Land near SkyTrain hubs is 'ideal' for increasing housing supply and a mix of housing types, says the B.C. government.
The provincial government is unmoved by a petition by homeowners in Burnaby’s Brentwood Park for an exemption from new legislation that could see up to 12-storey apartments built in their neighbourhood.
The petitioners said the new rules would lead to the “inevitable decimation” of their neighbourhood and an exemption would take into consideration the significant development already occurring in Brentwood.“The province is not considering exemptions to the TOA designations across B.C. that were established last year,” said the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in an emailed statement.
“New development within TOAs will be a gradual process that’s expected to happen over years,” said the province. Coun. Sav Dhaliwal said the City of Burnaby has done “an excellent job” building in its four town centre quadrants over the last 15 years. But Dhaliwal said there is now a “fatigue in terms of how much one area can take in terms of additional density that’s now going to be imposed by the bills that the province has brought.”
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