Laneway Housing Presentation to GVHBA

On September 22, 2009 the City of Vancouver presented its guidelines & regulations to members of the GVHBA.  This presentation provided further clarification to materials already distributed by the city.  Moreover, it further reiterates that due to the fact that LWH is new to Vancouver, city staff requires that all submissions adhere to regulations and guidelines to make the application process as smooth as possible.  One thing we recommend you pay close attention to are those “project killers”.  For example, is your home in RS-1 or RS-5 zones?  Currently, only homes in these two zones are allowed to build a LWH.  Further, do you have enough sideyard clearance for fire-fighting?  These are only a couple to look out for before you proceed too far and discover that your site does not meet all requirements.

Klondike Contracting would like to thank the City of Vancouver and GVHBA and their staff for organizing this session to keep us all informed.