16789 61 Ave
Surrey · PID 025-807-722
BC law allows 3 homes on this lot
2,713 ft² lot · zone R5
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What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 3 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
- 16789 61 Ave
- City
- Surrey
- PID
- 025-807-722
- Lot size
- 252 m² · 2,713 ft²
- Zone
- R5 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R5 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Surrey?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,186,000 (land $959,000)
- Property tax
- about $4,060 a year
Zoning rules · R5 · Compact Residential Zone
Small-scale multi-unit housing (2 to 6 units) on compact, typically rear-lane lots of 291 m2 or larger.
- Max floor area
- 3,767 ft² (350 m²), floor space ratio 1.39
- Max height
- 36 ft (11.0 m), 3 incl. basement (duplex) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 1,628 ft² (151 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 3.5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 6.0 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.
Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidated to 2026-09-21, last amendment By-law 22120) · Part 17; 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
- 16650 61 Ave 560 m² · R3
- 16785 61 Ave 252 m² · R5
- 16808 61 Ave 559 m² · R3
- 16840 60A Ave 561 m² · R3
- 16852 61 Ave 560 m² · R3
- 16865 61A Ave 669 m² · R3
- 6122 168 St 560 m² · R3
- 6146 167B St 320 m² · R4
- 6158 168 St 584 m² · R3
- 6173 167B St 320 m² · R4
- 6185 167A St 560 m² · R3
- 6201 167B St 320 m² · R4
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.