The City of Vancouver recently published a Bulletin on Building and Suite Number Address Assignment. The purpose of the Bulletin is to provide transparency into the process and requirements, and to help applicants submit a complete document that can be approved after the first review.
Bulletin Overview
The City’s increasing densification stemming from complex building design has created greater challenges for address assignment. As the assignment of building and suite numbers is fundamental to ensuring prompt Emergency response (Fire, Police and Ambulance) and civic function, it is necessary to respond to these challenges by re-evaluating numbering guidelines provided to owners and developers; ensuring that buildings are assigned number arrangements capable of achieving the needs of the City and public safety now and into the future.
In addition, to help applicants successfully navigate through the address review process, the Bulletin provides detailed requirements for drawings, and transparency on our process for selecting Building numbers (address ranges).
Read the Building and Suite Number Address Assignment Bulletin