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5653 Kerr St

Vancouver · PID 014-333-287

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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).

Lot facts

Address
5653 Kerr St
City
Vancouver
PID
014-333-287
Lot size
23 m² · 248 ft²
Zone
R1-1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R1-1 rules
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Property tax
$3.36 per $1,000 of assessed value

• No city sanitary sewer or water main found within about 50 m: check servicing with the city

• Near a frequent bus stop

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
248 ft² (23 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.

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