Maplewood Village Centre and area

Construction projects that impact traffic

We have created a map that shows major construction projects in the area, and notes the impact they may have on local traffic. The map is updated regularly with the newest traffic information.

View the map of projects that are impacting traffic

Opportunities for public input

April 4 to April 25, 2022 — Public input meeting for 2045-2075 Old Dollarton Road

The applicant is hosting a pubic input meeting, which we require as part of the application process. The public input meeting is your chance to learn more about the proposal, ask questions, and share your thoughts.

Get meeting details

Applications currently in process

Achieving the vision for Maplewood

To achieve the vision for Maplewood, the plan divides the area into three precincts, each with its own unique purpose, character, and identity: 1. Maplewood Village Centre; 2. Maplewood North Innovation District; 3. Dollarton Highway South.

EXPLORE | Select the numbered icons on this map to learn more about the three Maplewood precincts

Highlights of the plan

Housing mix

The plan will provide for a diversity of housing types to accommodate all ages, incomes, and family circumstances, including townhouses, co-housing, fee simple row housing, lock-off suites, apartment units, live/work and other innovative forms of housing.

Non-market housing

Non-market housing is encouraged in Maplewood Village Centre as well as in the Innovation District. A minimum of 300 net new non-market housing units are targeted for the Village Centre. A portion of the roughly 900 residential units anticipated in the Innovation District should be comprised of a mix of non-market rental and below-market ownership. 

Village Centre

Maplewood has an evolving village heart between Old Dollarton Road and Dollarton Highway, west of Riverside Drive. The plan aims to further enhance the village heart as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly area with a mix of residential, retail, and community uses.

Community amenities

The Maplewood Village Centre Community Needs Assessment (2017) provides a summary of needed community amenity spaces in Maplewood to serve its growing population.

Mobility

Maplewood streets should safely accommodate everyone — people walking, cycling, taking transit, or driving — for a range of uses (such as access to businesses or to accommodate deliveries).

Conservation and ecology

Maplewood has significant amounts of green space and several environmentally sensitive features, which the plan will protect and enhance. Some lands previously used for industrial uses will be restored and wetlands enhanced through improved water flows.

Parks and recreation

This plan aims to expand the parks and recreation system to accommodate the expected population and employment growth in the area. 

Final Plan document

• Review the complete Maplewood Village Centre Plan document (PDF; 25.9MB)
• View plan highlights on an interactive map

Council reports and presentations

January 9, 2018 — Public hearing for OCP bylaw amendments

• Staff presentation to Council (PDF; 5.45MB)
• Bylaw information (PDF; 4.97MB)

November 6, 2017 — Plan approved by Council

• Staff presentation to Council (PDF; 4.8MB)
• Staff report with draft plan and recommendation (PDF; 71.5MB)

October 23, 2017 — Update to Council on public engagement

• Staff presentation to Council (PDF; 6.7MB)
• Staff report with engagement summary and draft plan (PDF; 58.7MB)

May 29, 2017 — Update to Council on Phase III

• Regular Council meeting staff report (starts on page 337)

January 31, 2017 — Update to Council on planned public engagement for Phase III

• Council workshop staff presentation 
• Council workshop staff report (starts on page 7) 

December 5, 2016 — Update to Council on Phase II stakeholder engagement

• Council workshop staff presentation
• Council workshop staff report (starts on page 7)

July 18, 2016 — Update to Council on Phase I public and stakeholder engagement

• Council workshop staff presentation
• Council workshop staff report (starts on page 15)

Public open house materials

June 21, 2017 — Public open house

• Download the presentation from the event
• Download the display boards that explain the emerging plan

October 18 & 19, 2016 — Design charrette and public open house

We held a two-day design charrette for stakeholders, which ended with a public open house for the community. 

• Download the charrette report​
• Download the open house presentation
• Download the design brief 

April 20, 2016 — Community workshop

We held a public workshop to kick off the planning process. Community members joined us at Kenneth Gordon School to share their ideas and help shape the future of the Maplewood area.

• Download the display materials from the open house

August 4, 2016 — Phase I engagement summary

Review a summary of everything that we heard during the community and stakeholder workshops and phone interviews conducted in May-July of 2016. 

• Download the engagement summary (PDF; 6.15MB)

Studies that inform the plan

Transportation studies

• Maplewood Village Transportation Study Update
• Maplewood Village Functional Design Report

Public safety studies and reports

• When the Ground Shakes: Earthquake risk in the District and what to do about it
• Update on planning and management practices associated with chemical hazard risk in Maplewood
• Maplewood Chemical Hazard DPA Preliminary Study

Previous plans and studies

These documents will also inform the Maplewood Village Plan: 

• Maplewood Area Plan
• Maplewood Village Centre Transportation Study
• Maplewood Village Centre Transportation Study Update (December 21, 2017)

Background reports

• Maplewood Employment Lands Strategy (October, 2016)
• Maplewood Lands Environmental and Hydrogeological Assessment Report (October, 2016)
• Maplewood Village Flood Risk Management Strategy (September, 2016)

Development guidelines and policies

These documents guide development in the District of North Vancouver: 

• Official Community Plan (OCP)
• Development permit areas

January 9, 2018 — Public hearing

We held a public hearing to update the Official Community Plan (OCP) with the newly approved Maplewood Village policy and land uses.

Review the staff presentation and bylaw information from the hearing in the Documents tab.

November 6, 2017 — Maplewood Plan approved by Council

At their regular meeting, Council voted to approve the draft Maplewood Village Centre and Innovation District Implementation Plan & Design Guidelines.

This plan will lead to a compact, complete, connected and energy-efficient community that will provide residents with the opportunity to live, work, play, learn, and create within their community. View the complete Plan in the Documents tab.

The final Plan document is available in the Documents tab.

October 23, 2017 — Update to Council

Staff met with Council to inform them of the results of our June and July 2017 (Phase III) public engagement efforts, outline key components of the draft plan, and illustrate how the draft plan reflects the feedback we received through the public process.

View the staff presentation to Council and the staff report in the Documents tab.

June 26 - July 7, 2017 — Online consultation

For those people who did not attend the June 21, 2017 public open house, we made all of the open house materials and an online survey available on our website, so everyone could share their thoughts. We will report back on what we heard once the information has been compiled and reviewed.

June 21, 2017 — Public open house

We held a public open house for members of the public to come and see our emerging plan, and share their views

November 30, 2016 — Charrette report now available

Our full report from the community stakeholder design charrette we held on October 18 and 19 was made available to the public. It contains a complete record of the two-day charrette process, along with the outcomes. You can download a copy in the 'Policies, reports, public input' tab.

November 1-November 16, 2016 — Preliminary design ideas questionnaire

For those residents who were unable to attend our October 19 public open house — where we shared the preliminary design ideas from our intensive design workshop with the community and got everyone's feedback — we gathered feedback using an online questionnaire.

October 19, 2016 — Public open house

We held a public open house for members of the community to view the results of the October 18-19 community stakeholder group design charrette. You can view the materials from the open house in the Documents tab.

Get open house details

October 18-19, 2016 — Community stakeholder group design charrette

​We held a two-day collaborative design workshop (called a charrette) with members of local community groups, non-profit organizations, and businesses, where we developed, discussed, and tested preliminary ideas for land use and network concepts for the Maplewood area.

Charrettes do not produce a final plan; they establish fundamental directions and early concepts for further development and refinement.

August 4, 2016 — Complete engagement summary now available

A summary report of everything that we heard during the community and stakeholder workshops and phone interviews conducted in May-July is now available in the Documents tab of this web page.

July 18, 2016 — Council update

Staff met with Council to update them on community and stakeholder engagement, ongoing technical reviews, and next steps for the planning process. You can view the staff report to Council, along with their presentation, in the Documents tab.

April 21, 2016 to May 6, 2016 — Online questionnaire

We made an online questionnaire available so people could share their ideas about the future of Maplewood. It included the information that we presented at the April 20 community workshop.

The questionnaire was available from Thursday, April 21 (the day after the workshop) until Friday, May 6.

April 20, 2016 — Community workshop

We held a public workshop to get the planning process started. Community members joined as at Kenneth Gordon School to share their ideas and help shape the future for the Maplewood area.

April, 2016 — Maplewood area planning process begins

Council directed staff to start a planning process for the Maplewood area. This includes Maplewood Village Centre, the light industrial and business area south of Dollarton Highway and the Maplewood North lands located east of the Village Centre.