12798 20 Ave
Surrey · PID 027-902-731
BC law allows 4 homes on this lot
6,157 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
- 12798 20 Ave
- City
- Surrey
- PID
- 027-902-731
- Lot size
- 572 m² · 6,157 ft²
- Zone
- R3 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R3 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Surrey?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,856,000 (land $1,163,000)
- Property tax
- about $6,360 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
- 6,105 ft² (567 m²), floor space ratio 0.99
- Max height
- 30 ft (9.0 m), 3 incl. basement (houseplex) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 3,694 ft² (343 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
- 12696 20 Ave 714 m² · R3
- 12758 20A Ave 664 m² · R3
- 12780 20A Ave 909 m² · R3
- 12843 19A Ave 661 m² · R3
- 12860 20 Ave 660 m² · R3
- 1903 128A St 773 m² · R3
- 1923 127A St 719 m² · R3
- 1935 128A St 665 m² · R3
- 1952 127A St 690 m² · R3
- 1972 128 St 660 m² · R3
- 2002 127A St 799 m² · R3
- 2049 127A St 684 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.