How many homes can I build in Lions Bay?

What BC law requires

Lions Bay has fewer than 5,000 people, so under Bill 44 (2023) lots in single-family zones inside the urban containment boundary must allow a house plus one secondary suite or one laneway or garden home, rather than the 3 to 6 homes required in larger cities.

The city's own zones can allow more than this. Lots in the Agricultural Land Reserve, outside the urban boundary, or on hazard land are treated differently.

Lots in Lions Bay by homes allowed

We can't estimate this for Lions Bay yet (zoning isn't published as open data, or the lots are rural).

Our estimate per lot from lot size, distance to frequent transit and SkyTrain, the urban boundary and the farmland reserve.

House lots by size

No house lots with zoning on the map.

Lot size decides the 3- versus 4-home threshold and, in most zones, how much floor space you can build.

What Lions Bay's zones allow

No zone-by-zone rules with homes counts for this city yet.

Zoning changes in progress

• Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017, Amendment Bylaw No. 663, 2026 (Minimum Lot Size) public hearing held 2026-06-02; adoption not confirmed (not in the July 2026 consolidation)
  Rewrites s.7.1-7.3 to set a uniform 700 m2 minimum parcel area for RS-1 subdivision and removes the Community Amenity Contribution references (today 8,000 m2 base, 700 m2 min / 800 m2 average only with CACs). source ↗
• Official Community Plan review in progress 2026 (no bylaw number or readings)
  OCP review under way; the 2026-06-10 Special Village Update says Council could consider adding Hazard Development Permit Areas through the OCP. source ↗