Things to consider.

Some questions to ask if you're interested in building a small home or laneway house. However, if you want to start with a call to our office we would be very happy to discuss the idea of building a small home with you.

— Find out about the size and zoning of your property

Zoning Bylaws

Does your property qualify for a lane house?

In the City of Vancouver, the following property must:

  • — be zoned RS1 or RS5.
  • — be at least 33’ wide.
  • — have access to an open lane or flanking sidestreet

Financing

How much money would you like to spend on your small home project? Do you need information about financing options? If so, Vancity has developed a financing package specifically for laneway housing.

We can help

You can either work through some of these steps yourself or contact us directly and we can guide you through our process.

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