Vancouver City Council is expected to approve Laneway Housing this week. This will allow the construction of a laneway house in the back yard of a single detatched lot with a minimum width of 33 feet. An area of 16 feet between the back of the existing house and the laneway house will be required to maintain a backyard open space. There are also parking spot requirements.
The purpose of this initiative is to help Vancouverite's deal with the high prices of real estate and the shortage of living areas in Vancouver's single detached housing areas. Although there has been some resistance to laneway housing in Vancouver, it is a foregone conclusion that it will be approved. If you would like to discuss Laneway Housing in Vancouver please contact me for more information.
Here is a link to a city hall policy report on laneway housing with diagrams and requirements: _media/Documents/laneway_housing.pdf
Here is a link to a Globe and Mail article discussing the issues and the controversy: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/the-laneway-house-a-novel-solution-to-vancouvers-real-estate-crunch/article1233008/
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