12578 27 Ave
Surrey · PID 001-943-146
BC law allows 4 homes on this lot
8,794 ft² lot · zone R3
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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
- 12578 27 Ave
- City
- Surrey
- PID
- 001-943-146
- Lot size
- 817 m² · 8,794 ft²
- Zone
- R3 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R3 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Surrey?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,854,000 (land $1,486,000)
- Property tax
- about $6,350 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 0.73
- Max height
- 30 ft (9.0 m), 3 incl. basement (houseplex) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 4,925 ft² (458 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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Nearby lots
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- 12525 26 Ave 1,007 m² · R3
- 12536 26A Ave 1,007 m² · R3
- 12558 27 Ave 816 m² · R3
- 12570 28 Ave 6,012 m² · R3
- 12606 28 Ave 808 m² · R3
- 12627 27A Ave 804 m² · R3
- 12641 26 Ave 855 m² · R3
- 12652 26A Ave 850 m² · R3
- 2620 124B St 746 m² · R3
- 2665 126 St 809 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.