COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

City Hall, 11995 Haney Place

All meetings are hybrid, allowing virtual or in person participation.

Online participation via zoom https://mapleridge-ca.zoom.us/j/85656842167

The meeting is live streamed and recorded by the City of Maple Ridge.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Territory Acknowledgement

The City of Maple Ridge carries out its business on the traditional and unceded territories of the Katzie (q̓ic̓әy̓) First Nation and the Kwantlen (qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼәn̓) First Nation. 

2.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Regular Council Meeting Agenda - November 25, 2025

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT the November 25, 2025, Regular Council Agenda be approved as circulated.

3.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

Regular Council Meeting Minutes - November 4, 2025
Special Council Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2025
Report of Public Hearing - November 18, 2025

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT the following minutes be adopted as circulated:
  
  Regular Council Meeting Minutes - November 4, 2025
  Special Council Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2025
  Report of Public Hearing - November 18, 2025

4.

PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL

5.

DELEGATIONS

6.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS

7.

CONSENT AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT the items contained in the November 25, 2025, Regular Council Consent Agenda be received into the record.

7.1

AP Disbursements July – September 2025

Staff report with disbursements summary for the months July - September 2025.

7.2

Council Expenses – October 2025

Council expenses recorded to October 31, 2025

7.3

Advisory Committee Minutes

- Engaged Healthy Community Advisory Committee - September 4, 2025
- Liveable Community Advisory Committee - September 11, 2025
- Diversified Thriving Economy Advisory Committee - October 1, 2025
- Audit and Finance Committee - July 29, 2025

7.4

Advisory Committee Appointments

The following Committee of Council appointments were released from the Closed Council Meeting held on November 18, 2025:

• Eve Lenkevitch, Member at Large, be appointed to the Diversified Thriving Economy Advisory Committee for the following term: November 18, 2025 - September 30, 2026
• Neeki Derhami, Member at Large, be appointed to the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness for the following term: November 18, 2025 - November 18, 2027

8.

BYLAWS

Items 8.1 ~ 8.7 are from the November 18, 2025, Public Hearing

8.1

2017-462-RZ, 22576, 22588, & 22596 Brown Avenue, C-3 & RS-1 to CD-1-18

To allow for the future construction of a 35-storey apartment building with 252 market strata dwelling units.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Zone Amending Bylaw No. 7435-2018 be given third reading.

8.2

2022-165-RZ, 13872 and 13894 Silver Valley Road, RS-3 to R-4

To rezone the subject properties from RS-3 (Single Detached Rural Residential) to R-4 (Single Detached (Infill) Urban Residential) to allow for a future subdivision creating 12 R-4 lots and to adjust the boundaries for the Eco Clusters, Low Density Urban, Open Space, and Conservation designations on the subject properties.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8078-2025 be given third reading.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Zone Amending Bylaw No. 7893-2022 be given third reading.

8.3

2023-018-RZ, 22551 Brown Avenue, RS-1 and RT-1 to RM-3

To rezone the subject property from RS-1 (Single Detached Residential) and RT-1 (Two-Unit (Duplex) Urban Residential) to RM-3 (Medium/High Density Apartment Residential), to allow for the future construction of a 6-storey apartment building with 53 market strata dwelling units.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Zone Amending Bylaw No. 7913-2013 be given third reading.

8.4

2025 Official Community Plan Housing Update 

Updates to Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the Official Community Plan to align with the Province’s Local Government Housing Framework and new housing legislation introduced since the Fall of 2023. These amendments integrate the findings from the City’s interim 2024 Housing Needs Report and initiatives from the 2024 Proposed Housing Action Plan.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8073-2025 be given third reading.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8073-2025 be adopted.

8.5

Hammond Area Plan Update

General housekeeping and updates to development related policies to implement recent legislative changed by the Province. Changes which include as-of-right housing densities in single-detached and duplex-zoned properties and transit-oriented development enabled by the Local Government Act.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No.8057-2025 be given third reading.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No.8057-2025 be adopted.

8.6

Silver Valley Area Plan Update 

General housekeeping and updates to development related policies and to implement recent legislative changes by the Province, which include as-of-right housing densities in single-detached and duplex-zoned properties enabled by the Local Government Act.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8061-2025 be given third reading.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8061-2025 be adopted.

8.7

Town Centre Area Plan Update

General housekeeping and updates to development related policies and to implement recent legislative changes by the Province, which include as-of-right housing densities in single-detached and duplex-zoned properties and transit-oriented development enabled by the Local Government Act. 

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8060-2025 be given third reading.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending Bylaw No. 8060-2025 be adopted.

9.

STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

9.1

2025-268-DP, 23697 Fern Crescent, Multi-Family Development Permit

To permit the construction of 11 modified market strata dwelling units within the subject property.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT the issuance of Multi-Family Development Permit 2025-268-DP for 23697 Fern Crescent be approved.

9.2

Accessory Dwelling Units Compliance Options

Overview of unpermitted accessory dwelling units and options for homeowner compliance.

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT the proposed approach outlined in the staff report titled “Pathways for Compliance: Unpermitted Accessory Dwelling Units”, dated November 18, 2025, to bring unpermitted accessory dwelling units into compliance, be endorsed. 

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT the abeyance of the bylaw enforcement files related to the unlawful or unregistered secondary suites authorized by Council under resolution R/2022-WS-018 be lifted. 

9.3

Major Event Development and Attraction Plan Report

Key findings and strategic recommendations from the Major Event Development and Attraction Plan

• RECOMMENDATION:

  THAT Council receive the “Major Events Development and Attraction Plan” dated June 11, 2025, for information

10.

OTHER MATTERS DEEMED EXPEDIENT

11.

PUBLIC INQUIRY

12.

MAYOR AND COUNCILLOR REPORTS

13.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS

14.

ADJOURNMENT