1038 Balsam St
White Rock · PID 010-095-624
BC law allows 4 homes on this lot
8,364 ft² lot · zone RS-1
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What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 4 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).
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Lot facts
- Address
- 1038 Balsam St
- City
- White Rock
- PID
- 010-095-624
- Lot size
- 777 m² · 8,364 ft²
- Zone
- RS-1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RS-1 rules
- Street
- All 16 lots on Balsam St
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in White Rock?
- Property tax
- $4.32 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RS-1 · RS-1 SSMUH Residential Zone
Up to four dwelling units per parcel (six within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop) inside the urban containment boundary, in a variety of building forms.
- Max floor area
- 6,273 ft² (583 m²), floor space ratio 0.75
- Max height
- 25 ft (7.7 m)
- Max building footprint
- 3,345 ft² (311 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 6.0 m, side 1.5 m, rear 6.0 m, flanking side 3.8 m
- Homes
- 4 outside 400 m of a prescribed bus stop (lots >280 m2 and <4,050 m2); 6 within 400 m (lots >=281 m2); 3 on lots <280 m2
White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated to June 2026, incl. Amendment No. 21, Bylaw 2585, adopted 2026-06-22) - replaced Zoning Bylaw 2012, No. 2000 on 2024-06-27 · s.6.1, s.4.8, s.4.10.2, s.5.5, s.5.6. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
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- 15628 Cliff Ave 874 m² · RS-1
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Data updated Nov 5, 2026. Sources: lot lines from city open data and ParcelMap BC, zoning from each city's open data and bylaw, values from city open data where published, BC Bills 44 and 47. Estimates only, not an appraisal or legal advice; confirm with the city.