Over 1000 permits have been issued in Vancouver for laneway houses. That means if we were all gathered together, we would have a real village of laneway homes! A community of people living in laneway houses!
“Whether for students, aging family members, or young people looking to live close to home or new job opportunities, Vancouver’s successful laneway housing program is creating more affordable and sustainable housing options in single-family neighbourhoods and contributing significant new rental housing,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson in a news release.
Whether you’re building for family members:
Michael Lyons, vice-president of marketing for Smallworks, a builder of laneway homes in Vancouver, said last year that at least half his customers are building the small houses at the back of their lots for the next generation.Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Vancouver+boasts+more+than+laneway+house+permits/8976018/story.html#ixzz2gX3ercl9
Many laneway homes rent for around $1,500. That is an excellent mortgage helper. Throw in the odd illegal basement suite or two (that are littered all over the city) and you have a house that generates close to $3,000 in income per month.
Laneway homes are proving to be more and more popular.
In fact, Comox is deciding to join the laneway revolution. But they call their ADUs “coach homes”.
Comox council has passed two bylaws that establish the general guidelines and principles for the development of coach houses in residential homes.
It’s time to embrace the idea of “gentle densification”. It’s time for a city of laneway houses.
Or better still, a global village of laneway houses. Perth, Australia, is embracing laneway life.
The Lady Who Lives Down the Lane 