3188 W 20th Ave
Vancouver · PID 010-002-383
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
- 3188 W 20th Ave
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 010-002-383
- Lot size
- 629 m² · 6,770 ft²
- Zone
- R1-1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R1-1 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Vancouver?
- Property tax
- $3.36 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · R1-1 · Residential Inclusive District
Enable a variety of small-scale housing options (multiplexes, duplexes, houses with suites and laneway houses) while retaining the single-lot character of the area; character-house retention encouraged (s.1.1).
- Max floor area
- 6,770 ft² (629 m²), floor space ratio 1.00
- Max height
- 38 ft (11.5 m), 3 storeys
- Setbacks
- front 4.9 m, side 1.2 m, rear 10.7 m
- Homes
- 6 multiplex (strata/any tenure) or 8 if 100% secured rental, on sites >= 557 m2 and >= 15.1 m frontage; 5 units on >= 464 m2/13.4 m; 3-4 units on >= 306 m2/10.0 m. Otherwise duplex + suites, or house + suite + laneway house.
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, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2.13, 3.1.1.2-3.1.1.4, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.11, 3.2.1.1, 3.2.2.1-3.2.2.13, 4.1.2, 5.1. 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
- 2985 W 20th Ave 498 m² · R1-1
- 3006 W 20th Ave 512 m² · R1-1
- 3039 W 20th Ave 562 m² · R1-1
- 3083 W 20th Ave 561 m² · R1-1
- 3128 W 19th Ave 567 m² · R1-1
- 3189 W 20th Ave 563 m² · R1-1
- 3253 W 22nd Ave 251 m² · R1-1
- 3477 Puget Drive 567 m² · R1-1
- 3563 Puget Drive 511 m² · R1-1
- 3640 Quesnel Drive 402 m² · R1-1
- 3715 Puget Drive 568 m² · R1-1
- 3768 Quesnel Drive 693 m² · R1-1