Housing approvals rebound, but still behind targets
Staff said market conditions and project timing helped limit approvals as the city finished 12 units below the province’s two-year target.
- Maple Ridge missed its year-two housing target, falling 12 units short of the cumulative two-year goal of 1,284 units set by the province.
- The City initially surpassed its first-year target by building 718 units against a 612-unit goal, but momentum stalled during the second year of the five-year order.
- Staff attributed the shortfall to market conditions; 46 permit applications were withdrawn, proposing 542 units, though occupancy permits for 1,338 total new units were delivered over the period.
- City official Sunny Schiller defended The City's efforts, citing a new concierge program and restructured planning department designed to streamline building approvals and hit housing marks.
- Despite the 12-unit deficit, Staff reported The City remains well-positioned to meet the cumulative five-year housing target of 3,954 units by June 30, 2029.
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The City of Maple Ridge missed the new housing target set by the province in its second year, and even the first year’s numbers were overstated. City council sent the second-year housing target progress report to the province, for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The province set targets in June 2024, and the city has now completed the second year of the five-year order. The city will report that it has a net of 554 new residential u…
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