Rezoning or a Variance? What to Do When Your Coast Lot’s Zoning Almost Fits
You found the lot. You picked the home. Then the zoning check comes back with a “yes, but” — the use is fine but the setback is tight, or the…
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What’s Actually on Your Lot’s Title? Covenants, Easements, and Rights-of-Way Before You Build
You can walk a Sunshine Coast lot, love the view, and picture exactly where the home should sit. But the lot has a second life on paper, in the land…
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Do You Need a Property Survey Before You Build on the Sunshine Coast?
Most people assume they know where their property ends. The fence, the hedge, the old row of cedars – surely that’s the line. On a lot that has changed hands…
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Getting In and Out: Driveway Access and Permits for Your Sunshine Coast Lot
The Gate Everyone Forgets to Check Buyers spend weeks on zoning, servicing and floor plans, then get surprised by the most physical question of all: how do you legally drive…
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Could There Be an Archaeological Site on Your Sunshine Coast Lot?
People have lived on the Sunshine Coast for a very long time. Artifacts found in the shishalh swiya date back roughly 10,000 years, and the shoreline you are thinking of…
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Does Your Coast Lot Need a Geotechnical Report Before You Build?
You have found the lot, you love the view, and the zoning checks out. Then someone mentions you might need a “geotechnical report” before the district will issue a building…
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More Homes on One Lot: BC’s New Small-Scale Housing Rules on the Coast
If you own a lot on the Sunshine Coast, the rules about what you can build on it have shifted — and it is worth understanding, because for many owners…
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Is There Water? The First Question on Any Sunshine Coast Build
When people picture building a home on the Sunshine Coast, they think about the view, the floor plan, the drive to the ferry. The question that actually decides whether a…
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Getting Power to Your Lot: BC Hydro Connections for a Coast Modular Home
Water gets the attention. Septic gets the worry. But there is a third service that decides whether a Sunshine Coast lot is ready for a home, and it sets its…
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Gibsons Just Rewrote Its Zoning Rulebook: What the New Bylaw Means for Your Lot
In early 2026, the Town of Gibsons did something big: it retired its 2007 zoning bylaw and adopted a brand-new one, Zoning Bylaw No. 1342. If you own property in…
