
9×12 North Vancouver Lifestyle Backyard Office
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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

10×12 North Vancouver Backyard Editing Studio
10×12 North Vancouver Backyard Office
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.
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Type: Modular | CSA-A277 Factory Built Building
Design: Lifestyle Outbuilding
Size: 10′ x 12′ (120 sq/ft)
Porch: Yes
Decking: Treated
Overhangs: Front 24″ | Sides = 24″
Siding: Hardie Lap + Corrugated Galvalume
Ceiling / Walls / Flooring: Pine T&G / Drywall / Vinyl Plank
Door: 36″ Full Lite Fiberglass / 14′ Rolltop Garage Door
Windows: Vinyl
Roofing: Standing Seam Galvalume
Electrical: Yes
Heat: Yes
Customization: Entire Building
Project Cost: Private

District of North Vancouver
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
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Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 |
Suite Defined
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Accessory Coach House |
Premitted Zoning
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Single Family Residential. Must be located in a Development Permit Area (DPA) |
Type of Suite
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Number of Suites Allowed
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Only 1 suite per lot. You cannot have an existing secondary suite, either attached or detached |
Size of Suite
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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
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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
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NO |
Parking Requirements
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1 additional off-street parking space per Coach House |
Owner Occupation Restriction
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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
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Development Variance Permit Fees: $645 – $940
Building Permit (may include environmental permits): Approximately 1.5% of total construction cost ($3,750 – $4,500) |
Notes
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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

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City of North Vancouver Coach House Guidelines
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Bylaw or Policy
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Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 |
Suite Defined
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Accessory Coach House |
Premitted Zoning
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One-Unit Residential (RS-1) (RS-2) (RS-3) |
Type of Suite
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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
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Only 1 suite per lot. Either a garden suite or a secondary suite (contained within the principal dwelling), but not both |
Size of Suite
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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
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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
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NO |
Parking Requirements
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1 additional off-street parking space per dwelling unit |
Owner Occupation Restriction
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Either the principal dwelling unit or the coach house must be occupied by the registered owner |
Fees
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Level A North Vancouver coach house development permit: $500
Level B accessory coach house development zoning amendment: $1,750 |
Notes
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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.
9′ x 12′ Lifestyle Backyard Office

North Vancouver 9×12 Lifestyle Backyard Office
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.
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Lifestyle Backyard Office
9′ x 12′ Lifestyle Backyard Office
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.
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City of North Vancouver Shed Regulations
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.
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North Vancouver Storage Lockers
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.

North Vancouver Storage Lockers
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