Maple Ridge added a use instead of a zone, and set the region's highest parking rate
You cannot read a Maple Ridge zoning label and know what a lot allows, because the permission was added as a use inside existing zones. And at 1.5 spaces per unit, parking will decide more projects there than elsewhere.
Trent Praski · October 24, 2026 · 8 min
Pitt Meadows put the unit count in the zone name
Most cities buried their small-scale rules inside existing zones. Pitt Meadows eliminated three zones and built three new ones whose names tell you the unit count, then tied parking to unit size.
Trent Praski · October 13, 2026 · 8 min
Parking is where Metro Vancouver cities disagree most
The provinces set the unit counts. The cities kept control of parking, and they used it differently. Maple Ridge asks 1.5 spaces per unit. The City of North Vancouver removed the requirement entirely in its transit areas.
Trent Praski · October 8, 2026 · 9 min
Parking and bike rules for new multiplex homes in Vancouver
Parking rules have changed dramatically for new multiplex homes, and that change shapes how much of your lot goes to homes versus cars. Here's how parking and bike requirements work in Vancouver and across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Trent Praski · August 2, 2026 · 8 min
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