4255 Doncaster Way
Vancouver · PID 008-599-530
BC law allows 4 homes on this lot
8,622 ft² lot · zone R1-1
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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).
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Lot facts
- Address
- 4255 Doncaster Way
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 008-599-530
- Lot size
- 801 m² · 8,622 ft²
- Zone
- R1-1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R1-1 rules
- Street
- All 31 lots on Doncaster Way
- 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
- 8,622 ft² (801 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
- 4182 W King Edward Ave 732 m² · R1-1
- 4192 Doncaster Way 729 m² · R1-1
- 4207 Doncaster Way 780 m² · R1-1
- 4216 W King Edward Ave 677 m² · R1-1
- 4227 W 29th Ave 662 m² · R1-1
- 4237 W 29th Ave 678 m² · R1-1
- 4247 Doncaster Way 642 m² · R1-1
- 4255 W 29th Ave 637 m² · R1-1
- 4274 Doncaster Way 686 m² · R1-1
- 4286 W King Edward Ave 653 m² · R1-1
- 4295 Kevin Place 635 m² · R1-1
- 4319 Kevin Place 711 m² · R1-1
Data updated Nov 2, 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.