2857 Commonwealth St
Port Coquitlam · PID 005-164-982
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).
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Aerial view
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Lot facts
- Address
- 2857 Commonwealth St
- City
- Port Coquitlam
- PID
- 005-164-982
- Lot size
- 551 m² · 5,931 ft²
- Zone
- RS1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RS1 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Port Coquitlam?
- Property tax
- $3.78 per $1,000 of assessed value
• Near a frequent bus stop
Zoning rules · RS1 · Residential Small-Scale 1
Small-scale dwelling units on larger lots with at least 15 m lot widths.
- Max floor area
- 5,931 ft² (551 m²), floor space ratio 1.00
- Max height
- 34 ft (10.5 m), 3 incl. basement storeys
- Max building footprint
- 2,965 ft² (276 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 6.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 7.5 m, flanking side 2.4 m
- Homes
- 4 on lots 280-4,050 m2 (3 on lots <=280 m2; 6 within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop); no SSMUH units in Transit-Oriented Areas
Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (online copy, no consolidation date stated; includes 2024 SSMUH and 2026 RTh4 changes) · s.2 Tables 2.1-2.4, s.2.5; Table 2.3 notes 2-4, 14. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
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