B.C. property checker

One address. One complete property report.

Start with the municipality and street address. The report combines the parcel match, provincial SSMUH starting point, available local mapping and the remaining checks that still need municipal confirmation.

Interactive property lookup

Check a B.C. property by address.

Select a B.C. property to check the parcel, available zoning and suite-planning data.

Can’t find your address?

Use the manual property check below.

Start with the municipality and parcel area. The manual check stays open here, but the questions are split into 4 short steps so you do not have to scroll through everything at once.

Manual property check

Check the lot using what you know.

Four short steps. Answer what you know and choose “Not sure” for anything you have not checked.

Step 1 of 4Property basics

Municipality

Parcel area

m² ft²

Use the parcel area from your property record, assessment or municipal mapping tool.

What are you planning? optional

This does not change the provincial unit-count math. It only tailors the next-step checklist in your result.

Does local zoning allow residential use on this property?

If you do not know the zoning, choose Not sure.

Is this property inside the municipality’s urban boundary?

What does this mean?

If you have never checked this on a municipal map or plan, choose Not sure.

Is this a regular low-density residential zone?

Why are we asking?

Think houses, duplexes or small multiplexes. If you only know the zone code, choose Not sure.

Does this property have both city water and city sewer?

Does zoning require newly created lots to be about 1 acre or larger?

This is about subdivision rules, not the size of your current lot. Choose Not sure unless you know.

Is this property inside an official Transit-Oriented Area (TOA)?

A TOA is a special mapped area around major transit. If you have never checked the map, choose Not sure.

Is this property officially heritage protected?

Has the municipality specifically confirmed a hazard exemption for this property?

Choose Yes only if the municipality has specifically confirmed it. Otherwise choose Not sure.

Has an official map confirmed this property is within 400 m of a qualifying frequent bus stop?

If you have not checked an official map, choose Not sure.

Private by default: the calculation runs in your browser. No name, phone number or email is required.

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How the result is built

The checker keeps three different things separate.

Lot-size band

Up to 280 m² is the 3-unit band. Above 280 m² is the 4-unit band, unless the 6-unit frequent-bus test applies. A parcel larger than 4,050 m² is exempt from the provincial 3 / 4 / 6 requirement.

Legal scope + exemptions

The lot also has to be in the statutory geographic scope and a Restricted Zone, with residential use permitted. Water/sewer, subdivision-lot-size, TOA, heritage and qualifying hazard exemptions can change the result.

Buildability

Even a 3 / 4 / 6-unit zoning baseline is not a building approval. The result now turns your project goal into a practical next-step checklist, but local setbacks, lot coverage, height, access, servicing, covenants, Building Code and permits still control buildability.