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Zoning

Zoning is a municipality's set of rules for what can be built on a lot and how it can be used: the number of units, height, size, setbacks and uses allowed.

On the North Shore there are three separate sets of rules: the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver and the District of West Vancouver, each with its own zoning bylaw and map. Provincial small-scale multi-unit housing rules now sit on top of them, allowing more homes on many single-family lots.

Check the zone for the specific address before you pay for a lot's potential. What neighbours built isn't a guarantee of what's allowed today.

Look up City of Vancouver zoning by address →

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General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm the current figures with the province or your notary or lawyer before relying on them.

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