FAST TRACKING SSMUH

SSMUH stands for small scale multi-unit housing. 

Last year the Province introduced legislative change through Bills 44 and 47 to increase density so more people have access to homes in transit-oriented hub communities.

The BC Ministry of Housing has released free standardized home designs.

The design phase and hiring architects is an expensive and time-intensive process.

This link will take you view the 81-page PDF with ten sample designs.

This initiative is to help build homes faster.

Bill 44 requires municipalities with at least 5,000 people (86 are exempt out of 191 municipalities) to allow multiplexes on a standard residential lot.

Nearly 90% of B.C. communities have adopted small-scale multi-unit housing legislation | BC Gov News

You know what this means: real estate prices will continue to increase in these areas.