Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Type: Modular | CSA-A277 Factory Built Building
Design: Lifestyle Outbuilding Size: 9′ x 12′ (108 sq/ft) Porch: No Decking: No Overhangs: Front 24″ | Sides = 42″ Siding: Hardie Lap + Corrugated Steel Ceiling / Walls / Flooring: Pine T&G / White Melamine / Vinyl Plank Door: 72″ Full Lite French Windows: Vinyl Roofing: Standing Seam Metal Electrical: Yes Heat: Yes Customization: Entire Building Project Cost: Private
Wanting a quiet place to work from home our client hired us to build this beautiful Modular 10×12 North Vancouver Backyard Editing Studio.
The biggest challenge for us was the location. The client wanted the building in the far south-west corner of the property nearly 112 feet from the from front curb.
Time to bring out the big guns. In this case, it was a 200 Ton Liebherr Mobile crane from RMK Cranes. With a reach of over 200 feet, this crane made easy work of the lift and once rigged up it was in the backyard in minutes.
When you take into consideration the cost to truck crews and materials across town day after day to the job site Modular Construction is definitely the way to go. It’s far more affordable for ourselves and our clients to build our building offsite in our North Vancouver Factory.
Once complete we truck the building to the site and crane it into place or deliver it with our special delivery trailer. Our Lifestyle Outbuildings are also CSA-A277 Factory Building Certified which takes care of all the typical Building Inspections but does it in our factory rather than onsite.
And one of the best things about modular construction…. you don’t have construction crews traipsing through your yard day after day for a couple of weeks.
The District of North Vancouver Coach House is a smaller, detached home located where the garage would normally go on a single-family lot.
Coach Houses houses contribute to the overall sustainability of the city. They give people more opportunities to live close to where they work, shop, and play, and they make the city’s urban lanes more green, liveable, and safe.
Coach Houses also contribute to the amount of affordable rental housing available in the city.
The District of North Vancouver has a step-by-step how-to guide for anyone interested in building a Coach House.
The guide will answer your questions about North Vancouver Coach Houses and help you put your ideas into action.
The how-to guide includes:
Step-by-step help for the application process
Illustrations of regulations and guidelines
Sketches of North Vancouver Coach House floor plans and exteriors
Resources for designing and building your Coach house
Photos of completed Coach house
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District of North Vancouver Coach House Guidelines
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Bylaw or Policy
Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700
Suite Defined
Accessory Coach House
Premitted Zoning
Single Family Residential. Must be located in a Development Permit Area (DPA)
Type of Suite
Number of Suites Allowed
Only 1 suite per lot. You cannot have an existing secondary suite, either attached or detached
Size of Suite
Lot Size 6000 – 7000 sq. ft. | Max Coach House size 736 sq. ft. + 232 sq. ft. garage
Lot Size 7000 – 8000 sq. ft.)| Max Coach House size: 868 sq. ft. + 232 sq. ft. garage
Lot Size 8000 sq. ft and greater | Max Coach House size: 968 sq. ft. + 232 sq. ft. garage
Location on lot
One storey Coach Houses will be a minimum of 4ft from the side lot lines and 5ft from rear line.
Two storey Coach Houses will be a minimum of 8ft from the side lot lines and 5ft from rear line.
Lane Access Required
NO
Parking Requirements
1 additional off-street parking space per Coach House
Owner Occupation Restriction
The registered owner of the lot must occupy, as his/her principal place of residence, either the principal dwelling unit or the coach house unit
Fees
Development Variance Permit Fees: $645 – $940
Building Permit (may include environmental permits): Approximately 1.5% of total construction cost ($3,750 – $4,500)
Notes
District of North Vancouver Coach House
DISCLAIMER: District of North Vancouver Coach House Regulations are provided as a courtesy only. Always consult the District North Vancouver Building Department prior to any construction.
A North Vancouver Coach House is a smaller, detached home located where the garage would normally go on a single-family lot.
Coach Houses houses contribute to the overall sustainability of the city. They give people more opportunities to live close to where they work, shop, and play, and they make the city’s urban lanes more green, liveable, and safe.
Coach Houses also contribute to the amount of affordable rental housing available in the city.
The City of North Vancouver has a step-by-step how-to guide for anyone interested in building a Coach House.
The guide will answer your questions about North Vancouver Coach Houses and help you put your ideas into action.
The how-to guide includes:
Step-by-step help for the application process
Illustrations of regulations and guidelines
Sketches of North Vancouver Coach House floor plans and exteriors
Resources for designing and building your Coach house
Photos of completed Coach house
DOWNLOAD
City of North Vancouver Coach House Guidelines
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Bylaw or Policy
Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700
Suite Defined
Accessory Coach House
Premitted Zoning
One-Unit Residential (RS-1) (RS-2) (RS-3)
Type of Suite
Coach house is a detached secondary suite usually located at the rear of the lot Level A coach house is a one storey building with a smaller floor area (up to 800ft2) and will require staff approval Level B coach house is a 1.6 storey building with a larger floor area (up to 1,000ft2) and will require city council approval
Number of Suites Allowed
Only 1 suite per lot. Either a garden suite or a secondary suite (contained within the principal dwelling), but not both
Size of Suite
Level A coach house maximum floor area of 800ft2 or 15% of lot coverage, whichever is less
Maximum height of Level A 10ft or 15ft if roof is peaked (1 storey)
Level B coach house maximum floor area of 1,000ft2 or 15% of lot coverage, whichever is less
Maximum height of Level B 10ft or 22ft if roof is peaked (1.6 storeys)
Location on lot
Setbacks for both Level A and B: rear 5ft; interior side lot line 5ft; exterior lot line 10ft (or 0.2 times the lot width whichever is less); 20ft from principal building
There are some exceptions to these setbacks, see guidelines
Lane Access Required
NO
Parking Requirements
1 additional off-street parking space per dwelling unit
Owner Occupation Restriction
Either the principal dwelling unit or the coach house must be occupied by the registered owner
Fees
Level A North Vancouver coach house development permit: $500
Level B accessory coach house development zoning amendment: $1,750
Notes
City of North Vancouver Coach House
DISCLAIMER: The City of North Vancouver Coach House Regulations are provided as a courtesy only. Always consult the City North Vancouver Building Department prior to any construction.
Our aesthetically discerning client was looking to re-locate his office from a paid office space to his backyard. Looking for something a clean modern design he choose a 9×12 Lifestyle Office with Open-Joint Hardie Siding with sleek Easytrim Anodized Aluminum reveals.
Our aesthetically discerning North Vancouver client was looking to relocate his office from a paid office space to his backyard. Looking for something a clean modern design he chooses a 9×12 Lifestyle Backyard Office with Open-Joint Hardie Siding with sleek Easytrim Anodized Aluminum reveals. Tucked into an un-used deck this Modern Office makes an excellent addition to any backyard.
DISCLAIMER: The City of North Vancouver Shed Regulations are provided as a courtesy only. Always consult the City of North Vancouver Building Department prior to any construction.
Sheds and Accessory Buildings are meant to be used as minor accessory structures for storing goods ancillary to the principal use of single or two family dwelling. Sheds are not permitted in a front yard in most zones and cannot be used for vehicle parking or a home occupation.
Our client was a commercial landlord with a stinky problem. With the District of North Vancouver’s recent change to picking up garbage every two weeks he could foresee and ever growing problem; overturned garbage cans with a bunch of very happy neighbourhood raccoons.
All joking aside, statistically speaking it would be highly likely that from time to time his tenants would forget to put out the garbage. With the bi-weekly collection the chance of animals getting into it would skyrocket.
The solution was to have Westcoast Outbuildings design, fabricate and install two new storage buildings with a total of four storage rooms to accommodate the four-plex’s garbage storage needs.
Each building was custom built to integrate into the existing construction seamlessly.
Location: North Vancouver, BC Canada
Size: Two 8’x8′ Buildings with Two Lockers in Each.
Design: Westcoast-Custom
Porch: No
Decking: No
Overhangs: Front = 18″ | Sides/Rear = 2″ & 24″
Siding: Fiber Concrete Lap Siding
Ceiling: Plywood
Door: 4′x7′ Roll-Up Door Smart Garage
Windows: No
Electrical: No
Heat: No
Customization: All Custom
