Howard is based in Burnaby and covers real estate, housing policy, and the development industry.
Last week, Burnaby City Council voiced support for a petition submitted by Save Brentwood Park that seeks an exemption from the Province's transit-oriented development legislation.Opposition to the various pieces of new legislation the provincial government introduced last fall is continuing to sprout up across British Columbia, but the opposition coming from Burnaby is a bit different.
Hurley's comments came ahead of council discussing a petition that was submitted by Save Brentwood Park, a group of residents "who are concerned about the future of our community.
There are currently more master plan projects in the area immediately surrounding Brentwood Town Centre Station than perhaps any other SkyTrain Station in Metro Vancouver. Those master plan projects includeAll of these master plan communities include multiple high-rises and all of them are within the Brentwood Town Centre TOD area.
"The Province is not considering exemptions to the TOA designations across BC that were established last year," the Ministry said. "The purpose of the legislation and the TOA designations is to ensure that appropriate densities are being achieved on all eligible properties that are zoned for residential purposes adjacent to high quality transit nodes like Brentwood Station."
The Ministry also pointed out that Bill 47 is not mandating that entire transit-oriented areas have to rise to the minimum heights and densities it has prescribed.
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