The City has updated its Housing Needs Report to better understand the housing landscape in Maple Ridge. It will be used as a foundation for planning and decision making to address existing and projected housing needs.
Housing Needs in Maple Ridge
Read more about the City's 2024 Housing Needs Report and Housing Strategy here.
2024 Proposed Housing Action Plan
The 2024 Proposed Housing Action Plan was submitted to Council for information on Nov 12, 2024. It highlights the key priorities and next steps that the City would be pursuing to address housing needs in Maple Ridge.
Informed by the City's latest housing needs report, this updated Housing Action Plan builds on the housing initiatives that the City has been working on over the last decade. It introduces new initiatives to better address affordable inclusive housing and meet the projected housing needs in Maple Ridge over the longer term.
The key priorities and initiatives of the 2024 Housing Action Plan fall under 4 broader strategy pillars:
- Prioritize needed forms of housing (including rental housing and housing for equity deserving groups)
- Harness regulatory and financial tools
- Streamline planning and development processes
- Craft a land governance strategy
The City will explore these strategies and initiatives and assess their feasibility and applicability in the context of Maple Ridge.
Previous reports:
The 2014 Housing Action Plan and implementation framework was endorsed by Council in 2015. Since that time, several pieces of work have been completed. Some of these have been superseded by the New Provincial Housing Legislation introduced in Spring 2024:
- Review of regulations for secondary suites and detached garden suites
- Removal of the owner occupancy provision for secondary suites and detached garden suites
- Creation of a new R-4 Single Detached (Infill) Urban Residential zone during the July 17, 2018 Council Workshop
- Reduction of the RT-1 Two-Unit Urban Residential minimum lot size; and February 26, 2019 Council Agenda and Reports pg. 69
- Adoption of Ground-oriented Residential Infill Guidelines for triplexes, fourplexes, and courtyard units
New Provincial Housing Legislation
Find out more about how the City of Maple Ridge is responding to the new Provincial Housing Legislation changes
Have Questions?
If you have questions, please contact the Planning Department:
Email: planning@mapleridge.ca
Phone: 604-467-7341
Fax: 604-466-4327