490 Ailsa Ave
Port Moody · PID 010-408-525
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
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Aerial view
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
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Lot facts
- Address
- 490 Ailsa Ave
- City
- Port Moody
- PID
- 010-408-525
- Lot size
- 669 m² · 7,201 ft²
- Zone
- RS1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RS1 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Port Moody?
- Property tax
- $4.29 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RS1 · Single Detached Residential
Single detached residential development, with Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing permitted in SSMUH Areas.
- Max floor area
- 5,761 ft² (535 m²), floor space ratio 0.80
- Max height
- 34 ft (10.5 m)
- Max building footprint
- 3,240 ft² (301 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 4.6 m, side 1.5 m, rear 4.0 m, flanking side 3.0 m
- Homes
- SSMUH: 3 on lots <=280 m2, 4 on lots 280-4,050 m2, 6 within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop (s.5.5.2-5.5.4), only inside SSMUH Areas (Schedule A Map 3); not in Transit-Oriented Areas. Base: house + secondary suite + ADU
City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience; latest amendment listed: Bylaw 3331, adopted 2026-03-10) · s.8.4.1-8.4.7, s.5.5, s.3.2 (lot sizes), Bylaw 3460 (2024). 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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