2965 Fir St
Vancouver · PID 026-536-005
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
- 2965 Fir St
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 026-536-005
- Lot size
- 1,161 m² · 12,497 ft²
- Zone
- R3-3 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R3-3 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Vancouver?
- Property tax
- $3.36 per $1,000 of assessed value
• On a heritage register (Vancouver Heritage Register: N/A): changes usually need heritage review
• Near a frequent bus stop
Zoning rules · R3-3 · R3-3 District (Residential, low-rise apartment, rental replacement)
Encourage low-rise apartments and mixed-use residential buildings of varied tenures while preserving lower-density options (s.1.1).
- Max floor area
- 29,993 ft² (2,786 m²), floor space ratio 2.40
- Max height
- 75 ft (23.0 m)
- Setbacks
- front 3.7 m, side 1.8 m, rear 3.1 m, flanking side 3.7 m
- Homes
- No unit cap for apartments (FSR-based); 100% rental required only where the project demolishes or changes use of rental units (or did so in the prior 3 years) (s.3.1.1.5(a)); Rental Housing Stock ODP applies to such projects of 3+ units (s.2.2.5); multiplex up to 8 under R1-1 rules. Unit mix (s.2.2.6): at least 35% of units 2+ bedrooms and at least 10% 3+ bedrooms (s.2.2.6).
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, 2.2.1-2.2.10, 3.1.1.1-3.1.1.5, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.10, 3.2.1.1, 3.2.2.1-3.2.2.4, 4.1.1-4.1.2. 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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