Bylaws & Policies

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Find the City of Maple Ridge’s most commonly requested bylaws and policies. Use this page to browse or search by title, number, or topic.

If you need an official copy of a bylaw, or if you cannot find the document you are looking for, please contact Legislative Services at Clerks@MapleRidge.ca. Some bylaws on this page are consolidated for convenience and should not be used in place of the official version.

Disclaimer

While we make every effort to ensure that the most accurate versions of bylaws are available on our website, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. 

Contacts

Please contact the Legislative Services Department at clerks@MapleRidge.ca for official copies of a bylaw or if you are looking for a bylaw or policy that is not listed below.

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Historic Bylaw Book

Interested in our historical bylaws? Check out the book below:

 1876 - 1913 Historic Bylaw Book

Commonly Requested Bylaws/Policies

The most commonly requested policies and bylaws are listed alphabetically below. You can search the list by title if you know the policy/bylaw name or number, or by using keywords if you know the topic.

Emergency Program Bylaw

Number: 6487-2007
To provide for a comprehensive program of emergency planning and management.
Emergency Program Bylaw No. 6487-2007 [PDF/88KB]

Excess or Extended Services and Latecomer Payments Policy

Number: 9.11
To outline procedures for calculating and recovering the upfront construction costs where the City has required a Developer to provide Excess or Extended Services.
Excess or Extended Services and Latecomer Payments Policy 9.11 [PDF/149KB]

Exempt Employee Compensation Policy No. 30.45

Number: 30.45
To provide a transparent and consistent framework for determining and managing compensation for exempt staff, to be able to attract and retain the right employee resources to ensure Council Strategic Priorities and Objective and Key Results (OKR) are achieved. Consequently, what the external market pays for different work performed is important.
Exempt-Employee-Compensation-Policy-No-30.45.pdf [PDF/3.2MB]

Facility Rental Fee Waiver - Registration Subsidy Rebate Policy

Number: 4.27
To permit a waiver of a portion of rental fees for groups that offer reduced fees to residents who otherwise would not be able to participate in the activity.
Facility Rental Fee Waiver - Registration Subsidy Rebate Policy 4.27 [PDF/116KB]

Fee for Service Agreements Policy

Number: 5.60
To establish the criteria that will be used to evaluate the feasibility of entering into Fee for Service Agreements with local Not-for-Profit organizations for the provision of services aligned with Strategic Priorities.
Fee for Services Policy 5.60 [PDF/150KB]

Fees & Charges Bylaw

Number: 7575-2019
To establish fees for City services and information. Schedule "A" - Building, Planning, Board of Variance, and Engineering Fees, Schedule "B" - Recreation Services Fees, Schedule "C" - General Administration Fees , Schedule "D" - Filming Fees, Schedule "E" - Electric Vehicle Parking Fees, Schedule "F" - Police Services Fees, Schedule "G" - Fire Services Fees, Schedule "H" - Water Services Fees, Schedule "I" - Sewer Services Fees, Schedule "J" - Tree Protection and Management Fees, Schedule "K" - Cemetery Fees
Fees & Charges (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7575-2019 [PDF/887KB]

Festival Support Policy

Number: 4.22
To provide guidelines for the equitable resource allocation of financial and in-kind support to qualified festivals, events and groups.
Festival Support Policy 4.22 [PDF/125KB]

Filming Policy

Number: 30.40
The purpose of this Policy is to set out clear and consistent requirements and expectations for Filming in the City of Maple Ridge.
Filming Policy 30.40 [PDF/851KB]

Financial Plan 2023-2027 Bylaw

Number: 7926-2023
To provide the consolidated financial plan, revenue and property tax disclosure and capital expenditure disclosure for the City of Maple Ridge.
Maple Ridge 2023 - 2027 Financial Plan Bylaw No. 7926-2023 [PDF/5.2MB]

Financial Support Process Policy

Number: 5.49
To evaluate requests for support using a standard process to ensure the best use is made of available budget dollars.
Financial Support Process Policy 5.49 [PDF/103KB]