After five months of refusing to comply with provincial housing regulations, Burnaby city council is on track to approve the mandated bylaw. At a recent meeting, councillors unanimously passed three of four major approvals to introduce “transit-oriented areas,” or TOAs, around rapid transit stations, as required by the provincial legislation.
After five months of refusing to comply with provincial housing regulations, Burnaby city council is now on track to approve the mandated bylaw.
The provincial legislation requires cities to permit between eight- and 20-storey buildings within the designated areas, depending on the proximity to the station. The province could have overruled the city’s bylaws and designated the transit-oriented areas without council approval, according to Hurley.
HOUSING REGULATIONS BURNABY COUNCIL TRANSIT-ORIENTED AREAS NDP GOVERNMENT BYLAW APPROVAL
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