388 E 15th Ave
Vancouver · PID 026-561-115
BC law allows 6 homes on this lot
12,228 ft² lot · zone R3-3
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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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Lot facts
- Address
- 388 E 15th Ave
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 026-561-115
- Lot size
- 1,136 m² · 12,228 ft²
- Zone
- R3-3 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R3-3 rules
- Street
- All 345 lots on E 15th Ave
- Condo building
- 388 E 15th Ave: all 11 units
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Vancouver?
- Year built
- 2006
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,491,000 (land $1,274,000)
- Property tax
- about $5,020 a year
• 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
- 29,347 ft² (2,726 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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Data updated Nov 5, 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.