520 Glen Drive
Vancouver · PID 028-407-229
BC law allows 3 homes on this lot
2,637 ft² lot · zone RT-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 3 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).
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Lot facts
- Address
- 520 Glen Drive
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 028-407-229
- Lot size
- 245 m² · 2,637 ft²
- Zone
- RT-3 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RT-3 rules
- Street
- All 72 lots on Glen Drive
- Condo building
- 520 Glen Drive: all 2 units
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Vancouver?
- Year built
- 1910
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,037,000 (land $912,000)
- Property tax
- about $3,490 a year
• On a heritage register (Vancouver Heritage Register: James & Lillian Downer House #3): changes usually need heritage review
• Built 1910: older homes can face heritage or character-retention review before major changes
• Near a frequent bus stop
Zoning rules · RT-3 · Two-Family Dwelling District (RT-3, Strathcona)
Retain neighbourhood and streetscape character by keeping and restoring pre-1920 character buildings, with floor area incentives for affordable housing and rehabilitation (s.1.1).
- Max floor area
- 1,978 ft² (184 m²), floor space ratio 0.75
- Max height
- 35 ft (10.7 m), 3 (third partial) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 1,187 ft² (110 m²)
- Setbacks
- side 1.5 m, rear 20.0 m
- Homes
- No unit cap stated; multiple dwelling, infill, duplex, conversions permitted conditionally.
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, 3.1.1.1-3.1.1.4, 3.1.2.1-3.1.2.21, 4.3.1, 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.
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- 1030 E Hastings St 286 m² · M-1
- 1055 E Pender St 1,135 m² · CD-1 (385)
- 1115 E Hastings St 243 m² · M-1
- 1131 E Hastings St 243 m² · M-1
- 1149 Keefer St 284 m² · RT-3
- 1168 E Hastings St 284 m² · RT-3
- 1213 Frances St 605 m² · I-2
- 1220 E Pender St 1,814 m² · CD-1 (411)
- 1220 E Pender St 1,814 m² · CD-1 (411)
- 1222 Frances St 276 m² · I-2
- 512 Glen Drive 251 m² · RT-3
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.