1553 Smith Ave
Coquitlam · PID 009-159-886
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
Google Street View from the street in front of the lot; drag to look around. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
Aerial view
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
Google Map
Lot facts
- Address
- 1553 Smith Ave
- City
- Coquitlam
- PID
- 009-159-886
- Lot size
- 730 m² · 7,858 ft²
- Zone
- R-1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R-1 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Coquitlam?
- Property tax
- $3.85 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · R-1 · Small-Scale Residential
Low-density residential uses of up to four dwelling units per lot.
- Max floor area
- 5,893 ft² (548 m²), floor space ratio 0.75
- Max height
- 36 ft (11.0 m), 3 storeys
- Max building footprint
- 3,929 ft² (365 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 5.5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 6.0 m, flanking side 3.0 m
- Homes
- 4 (any mix of principal and accessory units; 3 on lots <=280 m2 under provincial SSMUH rules)
Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated to 2026-07-27) · Part 10 s.1002; Bylaw 5547, 2026. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
The map shows this lot's true shape and buildable area, slope, sun and shadow, walking distances, schools, hazards, rents and building permits nearby.
Nearby lots
- 1421 Cornell Ave 732 m² · R-1
- 1428 Cornell Ave 735 m² · R-1
- 1515 Milford Ave 769 m² · R-1
- 1522 Milford Ave 706 m² · R-1
- 1531 Smith Ave 5 m² · R-1
- 1545 Cornell Ave 730 m² · R-1
- 1565 Cornell Ave 729 m² · R-1
- 1582 Regan Ave 730 m² · R-1
- 1605 Cornell Ave 729 m² · R-1
- 1632 Cornell Ave 730 m² · R-1
- 1652 Milford Ave 723 m² · R-1
- 1677 Cornell Ave 730 m² · R-1