2523 E 40th Ave
Vancouver · PID 018-120-555
What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 6 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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Aerial view
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
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Lot facts
- Address
- 2523 E 40th Ave
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 018-120-555
- Lot size
- 520 m² · 5,597 ft²
- Zone
- RT-11 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RT-11 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Vancouver?
- Property tax
- $3.36 per $1,000 of assessed value
• Near a frequent bus stop
Zoning rules · RT-11 · Two-Family Dwelling District (RT-11)
Allow a variety of housing: several small houses and duplexes on larger or assembled sites, lower intensity on small sites, with laneway houses, suites and lock-offs; character retention encouraged (s.1.1).
- Max floor area
- 4,758 ft² (442 m²), floor space ratio 0.85
- Max height
- 35 ft (10.7 m), 2 (3 for duplex) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 2,519 ft² (234 m²)
- Setbacks
- side 1.2 m, rear 0.6 m, flanking side 2.4 m
- Homes
- Sites >= 511 m2 with >= 18.3 m frontage: 74 units/ha; under 18.3 m: 3 units (+1 discretionary); small corner/park/double-fronting sites: 3 units (s.3.1.1.5-6).
Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 (district schedules consolidated to 2026-06; RT-1, RT-2, RT-4/4A, RT-8, RT-10, RM-2, RM-3, FM-1 headers read May 2026; RM-6 February 2026) · s.1.1, 2.1, 2.2.1-2.2.9, 3.1.1.1-3.1.1.6, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.19, 4.3, 5.1. 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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