Image: Realtor.ca / A real estate image advertising a home for sale at 46110 Third Avenue in Chilliwack, with an asking price of $1.1 million.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Redevelopment potential

Real estate ad implying six-plex for Third Avenue lot doesn’t necessarily square with the City of Chilliwack

May 26, 2025 | 6:02 PM

CHILLIWACK — A real estate listing for a single-family home on Third Avenue in Chilliwack suggests it could potentially accommodate up to six homes, but a spokesperson for the City of Chilliwack has confirmed a six-plex on the property would involve an OCP amendment and other requirements.

According to the text of an ad circulating online, the property at 46110 Third Avenue east of Young Road boasts three bedrooms, in a “quiet neighbourhood” with an “investor alert.”

“Investor Alert…Renovated 3BDR family home, quiet neighborhood, new kitchen, bath & carpet. Original hardwood floor. Corner lot, ample parking with 4-car driveway & lane access, lots of space for your equipments & trailer. Detached garage/shop w’ 220V. Fenced bkyd, garden boxes & shed. Close to Elementary & Middle Schools. Build YR coach house/rezoning potential for six-plex (please verify with the City Hall).”

Fraser Valley Today reached out to the City of Chilliwack last week to verify these sometimes specious claims made by real estate companies and learned there are no current plans for up to six homes on the property at 46110 Third Avenue.

“There are currently no development applications submitted to the City to facilitate a 6-unit residential development for this property,” a city spokesperson told Fraser Valley Today. “The property is designated as RES1 within the Downtown Land Use and Development Plan and zoned R1-A (Urban Residential), meaning the long-term vision for the area is for single detached homes, carriage homes and cottage home clusters. However, as the property is zoned R1-A, small-scale multi-unit housing of up to 3 or 4 units would be permitted, subject to meeting development criteria as outlined within the Zoning Bylaw.”

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The City of Chilliwack states that in order to facilitate five, six or more units on this property, an amendment to the Official Community Plan and a rezoning application would be required. Even then, a lot consolidation would need to enter the equation.

“Given the relatively small size of the property (~790m²), lot consolidation would be necessary to realize a higher-density development. Anyone wanting to explore redevelopment options concerning the property is encouraged to connect with the City’s Planning Department at planning@chilliwack.com, or 604-793-2906,” the city spokesperson told Fraser Valley Today.

The property has a current asking price of $1,128,000. It was purchased in March 2022 for $852,000, and has an assessed value of $668,200, according to public records available to anyone on the BC Assessment website.

Image: BC Assessment