12161 59 Ave
Surrey · PID 023-448-148
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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).
Front of the lot
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Lot facts
- Address
- 12161 59 Ave
- City
- Surrey
- PID
- 023-448-148
- Lot size
- 633 m² · 6,814 ft²
- Zone
- R3 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R3 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Surrey?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,614,000 (land $1,188,000)
- Property tax
- about $5,530 a year
Zoning rules · R3 · Urban Residential Zone
Small-scale multi-unit housing for 2 to 6 units on urban lots typically 560 m2 or larger.
- Max floor area
- 6,458 ft² (600 m²), floor space ratio 0.95
- Max height
- 30 ft (9.0 m), 3 incl. basement (houseplex) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 4,088 ft² (380 m²)
- Setbacks
- side 1.2 m, rear 7.5 m, flanking side 2.4 m
- Homes
- 2 on lots >=4,050 m2; on lots 280-4,050 m2: 4 (house or duplex, with suite/coach house/garden suite), 6 on eligible lots in Frequent Bus Stop Areas, 2 inside Transit-Oriented Areas; lots <280 m2: 3 (2 in TOA). Heritage-protected or unserviced lots: 2. R3 also permits a houseplex.
Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidated to 2026-09-21, last amendment By-law 22120) · Part 15; Schedule G. 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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- 12115 59 Ave 632 m² · R3
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- 12144 Boundary Dr S 661 m² · R3
- 12157 Boundary Dr S 614 m² · R3
- 12181 Boundary Dr S 790 m² · R3
- 12211 Boundary Dr S 790 m² · R3
- 12233 59 Ave 566 m² · R3
- 12251 Boundary Dr S 790 m² · R3
- 5902 121 St 637 m² · R3
- 5953 Parkside Pl 413 m² · R4
- 5965 Southpark Cl 582 m² · R3
Data updated Nov 2, 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.