Arbutus Ridge · Phase 3 · For sale
Lot 6 770 Hayes Road, Bowen Island
$999,000Reduced from $1,200,000plus GST · as of September 4, 2026
- Area
- 0.89 acres · 38,750 sq ft
- Orientation
- west
- Septic
- on-lot septic field area (s.219 covenant, about 550 sq m)
- Water · power
- Municipal water; BC Hydro and telecom to the lot line
- Zoning
- CD 18 — house up to 260 m², 9 m high, 25% coverage
- Parcel
- PID 031-890-989, Plan EPP125322
The lot
Lot 6 lies immediately south of Lot 5, on the southern side of Hayes Road where the road has turned to run east towards the three half-acre lots. Lot 7 is its neighbour to the east; forest and the preserve land shown on the master plan lie along its southern boundary. It is 0.89 acres, 38,750 square feet, and faces west.
The 180-degree photograph below is taken from the building area. It shows what the lot is: grass and moss over cleared ground, second-growth fir standing at a comfortable spacing, rock breaking the surface, and the road verge at the right-hand edge. Light comes through the trunks from the west in the afternoon.
Services and septic
Lot 6 has its own septic field area rather than a share of the Lot 10 field. A section 219 covenant identifies about 550 square metres as primary and reserve field, and that area may not be built on or disturbed. The Municipality may allow it to be relocated within the lot if an alternative position satisfies both the Municipality and Vancouver Coastal Health. The purchaser designs and installs the system to Vancouver Coastal Health requirements.
Water is municipal, from the King Edward Bay water system that the Municipality owns and operates, with the hookup at the lot line and the municipal connection fee of $1,500 payable to the Municipality before a building permit is issued. BC Hydro service and telecommunications were ducted to the lot line, underground along the new road. Natural gas is not available. Fire hydrants are installed to municipal drawings and the Design Guidelines require a sprinkler system in the house.
What you could build here
CD 18 allows one house of up to 260 square metres with site coverage capped at 25 per cent and three-metre setbacks on all sides. On this lot the order of work is the usual one for an on-lot field: fix the 550 square metre septic area first, then place the house and driveway around it. Plans go to the Approving Authority under the registered Design Guidelines before any building permit is applied for.
What you can build CD 18 zoning and the Building Scheme, per the Disclosure Statement
| Zoning | CD 18 - Comprehensive Development 18 (Arbutus Ridge), Sub Area 1 (Bowen Island Municipality Bylaw No. 344, 2013) |
|---|---|
| Floor area | Up to 260 m² (about 2,799 sq ft) for the house, excluding garages and accessory buildings |
| Lot coverage | 25% maximum |
| Setbacks | 3.0 m front, side and rear |
| Height | 9.0 m for the house and for accessory buildings |
| Buildings | One dwelling plus up to 2 accessory buildings; carriage houses are not permitted under the current bylaw |
| Design review | Plans go to the Approving Authority before any work or permit application; approval is deemed after 30 days once a complete package is received; a $3,500 design-approval fee is payable on completion |
| Build timing | Start within 6 months of approval, complete all but landscaping within 18, landscaping within 24; tree felling and blasting only between 16 August to 1 February; fire sprinklers are mandatory |
The ferry, in numbers as of September 4, 2026
- 20 minutes Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) to Snug Cove on the Queen of Capilano, Route 8. No reservations: vehicles and walk-ons board in order of arrival.
- 15 sailings a day from Horseshoe Bay on weekdays, first 5:45 am, last 11:00 pm; 16 from Snug Cove, first 5:15 am, last 11:30 pm. Saturdays drop one late-evening sailing each way; Sundays start at 6:15 am from Snug Cove.
- Fares are return, collected on the way to Bowen: adult $12.45, vehicle under 20 ft $35.55, so a car and driver pay $48.00. A BC Ferries Experience Card saves $4.70 per adult and $12.05 per vehicle, about 35% for a car and driver.
- Without a car: West Vancouver Blue Bus routes 250 and 257 stop at the Horseshoe Bay terminal; on Bowen, route 280 Bluewater runs along Windjammer Road (nearest stop about 700 m from Hayes Road). Cormorant Marine runs a foot-passenger water taxi from Snug Cove.
- Door to door: about 20 minutes from the lots to Snug Cove, 20 minutes on the water, then 26 minutes from Horseshoe Bay to downtown Vancouver or 18 to Park Royal in normal traffic.
Schedule season Jun 03, 2026 - Mar 31, 2027. Live timetable and conditions: bcferries.com.
See Lot 6 in person
Tours are by appointment and take about two hours including the ferry. We meet at the Snug Cove terminal or at Hayes Road.
This is not an offer for sale. Any such offering may only be made with a disclosure statement. E.&O.E.