936 Semlin Drive
Vancouver · PID 009-199-331
BC law allows 3 homes on this lot
2,659 ft² lot · zone RT-5
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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
- 936 Semlin Drive
- City
- Vancouver
- PID
- 009-199-331
- Lot size
- 247 m² · 2,659 ft²
- Zone
- RT-5 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RT-5 rules
- Street
- All 86 lots on Semlin Drive
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Vancouver?
- Property tax
- $3.36 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RT-5 · Two-Family Dwelling District (RT-5)
Strongly encourage retention and renovation of character houses through extra floor area and units, while new development stays consistent with lot pattern and character (s.1.1).
- Max floor area
- 1,994 ft² (185 m²), floor space ratio 0.75
- Max height
- 35 ft (10.7 m), 3 (third partial) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 1,196 ft² (111 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 7.3 m, side 1.5 m, rear 10.7 m
- Homes
- Up to 74 units per hectare (incl. suites and lock-offs) for multiple dwelling and on sites >= 338 m2 or with a character house; otherwise 2 units (s.3.1.1.2, 3.2.1.4).
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, 3.1.1.1-3.1.1.2, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 4.3.1, 5.1-5.2. 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
- 1003 Semlin Drive 187 m² · RT-5
- 1114 Semlin Drive 252 m² · RT-5
- 1928 Adanac St 25 m² · RT-5
- 1944 Adanac St 25 m² · RT-5
- 1962 Napier St 209 m² · RT-5
- 2006 Venables St 374 m² · RT-5
- 2030 Adanac St 380 m² · RT-5
- 2050 Adanac St 25 m² · RT-5
- 2074 Parker St 443 m² · RT-5
- 2115 Parker St 374 m² · RT-5
- 2130 Napier St 374 m² · RT-5
- 824 Semlin Dr 25 m² · RT-5
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.