---
title: "RST zone in Maple Ridge: Street Townhouse Residential"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: RST
bylaw: Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rst/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rst.json"
---

# RST zone in Maple Ridge: Street Townhouse Residential

Attached street townhouses on individual fee simple lots designated Eco-Cluster in the Silver Valley Area Plan.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Attached street townhouses on individual fee simple lots designated Eco-Cluster in the Silver Valley Area Plan.
- **Main uses:** Street Townhouse Residential (maximum four units attached)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** End unit lot 234.0 m²; exterior end unit lot 273.0 m²; interior unit lot 195.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** End unit lot 9.0 m; exterior end unit lot 10.5 m; interior unit lot 7.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55% (end unit lot); 45% (exterior end unit lot); 65% (interior unit lot); accessory buildings 3% of the lot within those totals
- **Maximum density:** Dwelling unit floor area of at most 223.0 m², not counting basement and garage
- **Maximum height:** 9.5 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 4.0 metres; the garage must be set back 5.5 metres or recessed at least 0.6 metres from the building face, whichever is less
- **Rear setback:** 14.0 metres (lot with lane access); 8.0 metres (lot without lane access), or 6.0 metres where the rear lot line abuts a greenbelt dedicated as conservation or park
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres; 0.0 metres where the interior side wall is attached to the neighbouring building's wall
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 0.5 m (1.5 m for a garage), interior side 1.5 m (0.0 m where garages are attached), exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** No more than four street townhouse units attached; Vehicle access for lots backing on a lane is restricted to the lane; All required parking must be concealed; Lots with rear lane access need a private outdoor area of 6.5 m by 7.5 m in the rear yard

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 612](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=155) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Maple Ridge: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rst/_