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E 46th Ave, Vancouver

Every home lot on E 46th Ave: lot size, zone and how many homes BC's new housing laws allow.

472 of 473 home lots can have 3 to 6 homes under BC law
house numbers 4–3688 · typical lot about 4,026 ft²

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All 473 lots on E 46th Ave

AddressLot ft²ZoneBC law allows
4 E 46th Ave4,844R1-16 homes
7 E 46th Ave5,931R1-16 homes
12 E 46th Ave3,843R1-16 homes
20 E 46th Ave4,004R1-16 homes
21 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
28 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
33 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
34 E 46th Ave3,746R1-16 homes
39 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
40 E 46th Ave4,263R1-16 homes
47 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
48 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
55 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
56 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
61 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
62 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
69 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
70 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
75 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
76 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
81 E 46th Ave3,907R1-16 homes
82 E 46th Ave3,875R1-16 homes
87 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
88 E 46th Ave3,993R1-16 homes
98 E 46th Ave3,875R1-16 homes
103 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
108 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
111 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
112 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
119 E 46th Ave3,907R1-16 homes
120 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
127 E 46th Ave3,907R1-16 homes
128 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
135 E 46th Ave3,907R1-16 homes
136 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
141 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
142 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
149 E 46th Ave3,907R1-16 homes
150 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
157 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
160 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
165 E 46th Ave3,907R1-16 homes
170 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
173 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
188 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
206 E 46th Ave4,359RT-26 homes
219 E 46th Ave3,843R1-16 homes
220 E 46th Ave4,887R1-16 homes
231 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
232 E 46th Ave4,887R1-16 homes
241 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
246 E 46th Ave5,866R1-16 homes
249 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
257 E 46th Ave3,907R1-16 homes
258 E 46th Ave3,918R1-16 homes
265 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
266 E 46th Ave3,918R1-16 homes
277 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
278 E 46th Ave3,918R1-16 homes
285 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
288 E 46th Ave3,918R1-16 homes
297 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
302 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
311 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
312 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
319 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
320 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
327 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
328 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
333 E 46th Ave6,028R1-16 homes
336 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
342 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
345 E 46th Ave6,017R1-16 homes
350 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
360 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
363 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
365 E 46th Ave3,003R1-13 homes
366 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
367 E 46th Ave3,003R1-13 homes
369 E 46th Ave2,002R1-13 homes
373 E 46th Ave4,004R1-16 homes
374 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
381 E 46th Ave3,778R1-16 homes
382 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
389 E 46th Ave3,778R1-16 homes
392 E 46th Ave6,943R1-16 homes
404 E 46th Ave3,218R1-16 homes
407 E 46th Ave2,885R1-13 homes
408 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
411 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
412 E 46th Ave4,004R1-16 homes
415 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
416 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
419 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
420 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
423 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
427 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
428 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
431 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
432 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
434 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
435 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
436 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
438 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
439 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
443 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
444 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
447 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
448 E 46th Ave3,983R1-16 homes
451 E 46th Ave3,993R1-16 homes
452 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
455 E 46th Ave4,058R1-16 homes
456 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
459 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
460 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
463 E 46th Ave3,983R1-16 homes
464 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
467 E 46th Ave4,058R1-16 homes
468 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
471 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
472 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
475 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
478 E 46th Ave3,993R1-16 homes
479 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
480 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
484 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
485 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
488 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
491 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
492 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
505 E 46th Ave12,066R1-16 homes
516 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
526 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
530 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
535 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
545 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
546 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
548 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
555 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
565 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
566 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
575 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
576 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
585 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
586 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
595 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
596 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
605 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
606 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
615 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
616 E 46th Ave3,993R1-16 homes
620 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
625 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
628 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
638 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
645 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
649 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
655 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
656 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
677 E 46th Ave6,781R1-16 homes
1702 E 46th Ave4,090R1-16 homes
1705 E 46th Ave3,983R1-16 homes
1708 E 46th Ave3,940R1-16 homes
1711 E 46th Ave3,843R1-16 homes
1715 E 46th Ave3,853R1-16 homes
1718 E 46th Ave3,950R1-16 homes
1720 E 46th Ave3,961R1-16 homes
1726 E 46th Ave3,940R1-16 homes
1729 E 46th Ave3,875R1-16 homes
1732 E 46th Ave3,950R1-16 homes
1736 E 46th Ave3,950R1-16 homes
1741 E 46th Ave3,886R1-16 homes
1742 E 46th Ave3,950R1-16 homes
1748 E 46th Ave3,617R1-16 homes
1761 E 46th Ave3,897R1-16 homes
1767 E 46th Ave5,210R1-16 homes
1773 E 46th Ave5,242R1-16 homes
1781 E 46th Ave5,264R1-16 homes
1788 E 46th Ave3,972R1-16 homes
1793 E 46th Ave5,285R1-16 homes
2005 E 46th Ave3,843RT-26 homes
2011 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2020 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2028 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2031 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2038 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2041 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2055 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2062 E 46th Ave6,060R1-16 homes
2063 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2065 E 46th Ave6,049R1-16 homes
2068 E 46th Ave6,049R1-16 homes
2078 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2081 E 46th Ave6,028R1-16 homes
2086 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2097 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2098 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2103 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2104 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2111 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2112 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2119 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2120 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2127 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2128 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2136 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2137 E 46th Ave6,049R1-16 homes
2138 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2153 E 46th Ave6,028R1-16 homes
2160 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2161 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2162 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2166 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2171 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2173 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2174 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2181 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2182 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2188 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2189 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2202 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2203 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2207 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2208 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2211 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2212 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2217 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2218 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2225 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2228 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2231 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2232 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2235 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2236 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2238 E 46th Ave4,058R1-16 homes
2241 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2247 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2248 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2253 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2254 E 46th Ave4,058R1-16 homes
2257 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2258 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2262 E 46th Ave5,134R1-16 homes
2265 E 46th Ave4,047R1-16 homes
2267 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2268 E 46th Ave5,091R1-16 homes
2273 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2276 E 46th Ave5,102R1-16 homes
2279 E 46th Ave4,047R1-14 homes
2283 E 46th Ave4,123R1-14 homes
2284 E 46th Ave5,102R1-16 homes
2309 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2321 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2331 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2345 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2355 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2363 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2373 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2379 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2390 E 46th Ave314,317R1-1—
2393 E 46th Ave6,039R1-14 homes
2405 E 46th Ave6,039R1-14 homes
2425 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2433 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2445 E 46th Ave4,015R1-14 homes
2451 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2465 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2475 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2487 E 46th Ave5,371R1-14 homes
2505 E 46th Ave5,360R1-14 homes
2517 E 46th Ave5,382R1-14 homes
2531 E 46th Ave5,360R1-14 homes
2545 E 46th Ave5,371R1-14 homes
2557 E 46th Ave5,371R1-14 homes
2569 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2573 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2579 E 46th Ave4,273R1-14 homes
2603 E 46th Ave6,297R1-14 homes
2604 E 46th Ave7,061R1-16 homes
2607 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2611 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2612 E 46th Ave6,028R1-16 homes
2617 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2618 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
2625 E 46th Ave4,058R1-14 homes
2626 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
2631 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2632 E 46th Ave4,004R1-16 homes
2635 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2636 E 46th Ave4,004R1-16 homes
2641 E 46th Ave4,047R1-14 homes
2642 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2647 E 46th Ave4,047R1-14 homes
2648 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2649 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2654 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2657 E 46th Ave4,047R1-14 homes
2658 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2661 E 46th Ave4,047R1-14 homes
2662 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2663 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2668 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2673 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2674 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2679 E 46th Ave4,058R1-14 homes
2680 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2683 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2684 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2687 E 46th Ave4,036R1-14 homes
2688 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2691 E 46th Ave4,047R1-14 homes
2692 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2696 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2702 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2705 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2706 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2709 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2710 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2712 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2715 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2718 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
2719 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2722 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2725 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2726 E 46th Ave4,036R1-16 homes
2727 E 46th Ave4,026R1-14 homes
2729 E 46th Ave4,295R1-14 homes
2730 E 46th Ave4,015R1-16 homes
2738 E 46th Ave3,972R1-16 homes
2740 E 46th Ave3,993R1-16 homes
2741 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2745 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2746 E 46th Ave4,026R1-16 homes
2747 E 46th Ave3,961R1-14 homes
2750 E 46th Ave3,950R1-16 homes
2753 E 46th Ave3,983R1-14 homes
2756 E 46th Ave3,950R1-16 homes
2757 E 46th Ave3,961R1-14 homes
2758 E 46th Ave3,983R1-16 homes
2761 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2762 E 46th Ave3,983R1-16 homes
2765 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2768 E 46th Ave3,972R1-16 homes
2769 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2770 E 46th Ave3,670R1-16 homes
2773 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2774 E 46th Ave3,670R1-16 homes
2776 E 46th Ave4,607R1-16 homes
2777 E 46th Ave3,961R1-14 homes
2780 E 46th Ave3,972R1-16 homes
2781 E 46th Ave3,983R1-14 homes
2784 E 46th Ave3,972R1-16 homes
2785 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2786 E 46th Ave3,972R1-14 homes
2787 E 46th Ave5,124R1-14 homes
2790 E 46th Ave5,543R1-14 homes
2793 E 46th Ave5,005R1-14 homes
2797 E 46th Ave5,005R1-14 homes
2798 E 46th Ave6,103R1-14 homes
2805 E 46th Ave4,994R1-14 homes
2815 E 46th Ave4,994R1-14 homes
2821 E 46th Ave5,005R1-14 homes
2831 E 46th Ave5,005R1-14 homes
2841 E 46th Ave5,016R1-14 homes
2851 E 46th Ave4,994R1-14 homes
2859 E 46th Ave5,005R1-14 homes
2865 E 46th Ave5,134R1-14 homes
2873 E 46th Ave5,005R1-14 homes
2881 E 46th Ave5,016R1-14 homes
2889 E 46th Ave5,005R1-14 homes
3101 E 46th Ave3,606R1-14 homes
3108 E 46th Ave3,358R1-16 homes
3109 E 46th Ave3,617R1-14 homes
3112 E 46th Ave3,358R1-16 homes
3113 E 46th Ave3,767R1-14 homes
3117 E 46th Ave3,606R1-14 homes
3118 E 46th Ave3,369R1-16 homes
3121 E 46th Ave3,606R1-14 homes
3122 E 46th Ave3,358R1-16 homes
3125 E 46th Ave3,606R1-14 homes
3128 E 46th Ave4,553R1-16 homes
3131 E 46th Ave3,595R1-14 homes
3132 E 46th Ave4,553R1-14 homes
3137 E 46th Ave3,595R1-14 homes
3143 E 46th Ave3,606R1-14 homes
3147 E 46th Ave3,595R1-14 homes
3148 E 46th Ave3,369R1-14 homes
3150 E 46th Ave3,358R1-14 homes
3153 E 46th Ave3,606R1-14 homes
3154 E 46th Ave3,046R1-14 homes
3157 E 46th Ave3,606R1-14 homes
3161 E 46th Ave3,918R1-14 homes
3162 E 46th Ave3,369R1-14 homes
3164 E 46th Ave3,369R1-14 homes
3166 E 46th Ave3,035R1-14 homes
3167 E 46th Ave3,940R1-14 homes
3168 E 46th Ave2,831R1-13 homes
3178 E 46th Ave4,790R1-14 homes
3184 E 46th Ave4,833R1-16 homes
3185 E 46th Ave6,910R1-14 homes
3188 E 46th Ave4,833R1-16 homes
3195 E 46th Ave6,770R1-14 homes
3215 E 46th Ave7,965R1-14 homes
3218 E 46th Ave4,822R1-16 homes
3225 E 46th Ave4,359R1-14 homes
3228 E 46th Ave4,833R1-16 homes
3229 E 46th Ave4,349R1-14 homes
3230 E 46th Ave4,833R1-16 homes
3235 E 46th Ave5,124R1-14 homes
3238 E 46th Ave4,833R1-16 homes
3245 E 46th Ave6,189R1-14 homes
3248 E 46th Ave4,833R1-16 homes
3256 E 46th Ave4,682R1-16 homes
3257 E 46th Ave5,985R1-14 homes
3259 E 46th Ave5,436R1-14 homes
3262 E 46th Ave5,662R1-16 homes
3263 E 46th Ave5,436R1-14 homes
3267 E 46th Ave5,447R1-14 homes
3268 E 46th Ave5,673R1-16 homes
3271 E 46th Ave5,436R1-14 homes
3272 E 46th Ave5,673R1-16 homes
3275 E 46th Ave5,457R1-14 homes
3276 E 46th Ave5,662R1-16 homes
3281 E 46th Ave5,436R1-14 homes
3287 E 46th Ave5,457R1-14 homes
3288 E 46th Ave5,662R1-14 homes
3290 E 46th Ave5,662R1-14 homes
3295 E 46th Ave5,985R1-14 homes
3298 E 46th Ave5,673R1-14 homes
3302 E 46th Ave5,673R1-16 homes
3307 E 46th Ave5,995R1-14 homes
3310 E 46th Ave5,662R1-16 homes
3315 E 46th Ave5,457R1-16 homes
3320 E 46th Ave5,673R1-16 homes
3327 E 46th Ave5,436R1-16 homes
3330 E 46th Ave5,673R1-16 homes
3345 E 46th Ave5,457R1-16 homes
3350 E 46th Ave5,673R1-16 homes
3351 E 46th Ave5,457R1-16 homes
3360 E 46th Ave5,673R1-16 homes
3365 E 46th Ave5,436R1-16 homes
3370 E 46th Ave5,683R1-16 homes
3375 E 46th Ave5,457R1-16 homes
3380 E 46th Ave5,662R1-16 homes
3385 E 46th Ave5,447R1-16 homes
3390 E 46th Ave5,726R1-16 homes
3393 E 46th Ave5,974R1-16 homes
3507 E 46th Ave4,327R1-14 homes
3508 E 46th Ave4,596R1-14 homes
3512 E 46th Ave4,456R1-14 homes
3515 E 46th Ave6,211R1-14 homes
3522 E 46th Ave4,456R1-14 homes
3527 E 46th Ave6,286R1-14 homes
3532 E 46th Ave4,456R1-14 homes
3537 E 46th Ave6,361R1-14 homes
3538 E 46th Ave4,456R1-14 homes
3549 E 46th Ave6,361R1-14 homes
3552 E 46th Ave4,456R1-14 homes
3559 E 46th Ave6,361R1-14 homes
3562 E 46th Ave4,510R1-14 homes
3571 E 46th Ave6,361R1-14 homes
3585 E 46th Ave6,361R1-14 homes
3588 E 46th Ave3,810R1-14 homes
3593 E 46th Ave6,372R1-14 homes
3605 E 46th Ave6,361R1-14 homes
3615 E 46th Ave6,372R1-14 homes
3627 E 46th Ave6,372R1-14 homes
3637 E 46th Ave6,372R1-14 homes
3649 E 46th Ave6,372R1-14 homes
3659 E 46th Ave6,372R1-14 homes
3671 E 46th Ave6,372R1-14 homes
3681 E 46th Ave6,329R1-14 homes
3688 E 46th Ave5,683R1-14 homes

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