{"title":"RT-2 zone in Maple Ridge: Ground-Oriented Residential Infill","code":"RT-2","slug":"rt-2","name":"Ground-Oriented Residential Infill","group":"Residential","section":"616","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Infill ground-oriented residential: triplex, fourplex and courtyard residential.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Infill ground-oriented residential: triplex, fourplex and courtyard residential.","quotes":["infill ground-oriented Residential Development as Triplex","Residential, Fourplex Residential and Courtyard Residential Uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Courtyard Residential","Fourplex Residential","Triplex Residential"],"quotes":["Courtyard Residential","Fourplex Residential","Triplex Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation","Short-Term Rental","Secondary Suite Residential"],"quotes":["Boarding;","Home Occupation;","Short-Term Rental, subject to Section 402.31","Secondary Suite Residential."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Triplex 800.0 m² (700.0 m² in the Town Centre Area); Fourplex 850.0 m² (800.0 m² in the Town Centre Area); Courtyard 950.0 m² (900.0 m² in the Town Centre Area)","quotes":["in Lot Area 800.0 square metres","in Lot Area 700.0 square metres","in Lot Area 850.0 square metres","in Lot Area 950.0 square metres","in Lot Area 900.0 square metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Triplex 20.0 m; Fourplex 22.0 m; Courtyard 25.0 m","quotes":["in Lot Width 20.0 metres","in Lot Width 22.0 metres","in Lot Width 25.0 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 45%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 0.75 times the lot area","quotes":["Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.75 times the Lot Area."]},"max_height":{"value":"8.0 metres","quotes":["Principal Buildings and Principal Structures shall not exceed","8.0 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Accessory Structures shall not exceed","4.5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres (triplex); 6.0 metres (fourplex or courtyard); 5.5 metres in the Town Centre Area","quotes":["from a Front Lot Line for Triplex Residential 7.5 metres","or Courtyard Residential 6.0 metres","from a Front Lot Line 5.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["from a Rear Lot Line 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.25 metres, except up to 40% of the wall length may be 1.5 metres","quotes":["from an Interior Side Lot Line 2.25 metres, except up to 40%","1.5 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["from an Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 3.0 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m","quotes":["from a Front Lot Line 3.0 metres","from a Rear Lot Line 1.5 metres","from an Interior Side Lot Line 1.5 metres","from an Exterior Side Lot Line 3.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Private outdoor area for each dwelling unit: 45.0 m² for 3 or more bedrooms, 30.0 m² for fewer than 3 bedrooms","Courtyard residential needs a shared courtyard at least 7.0 m wide"],"quotes":["45.0 square metres for each Dwelling Unit with 3 or more bedrooms","30.0 square metres for each Dwelling Unit with less than 3 bedrooms","be not less than 7.0 metres in width"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026)","url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated PDF with a list of amending bylaws at the end. Residential sections 601 to 604 and 615 are deleted by Bylaw 8104-2026; CD sections 1037, 1038, 1043, 1044 and 1046 to 1049 are held for future zones (no text). Zone section numbers are the bylaw's 3 to 4 digit section numbers. The City's map still carries old Bylaw 3510 zones (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, RT-1) on some lots, which are not part of Bylaw 7600."},"source_url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=164","place":{"path":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rt-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rt-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rt-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/index.json"}}