Vancouver city staff will explore making it easier and faster for non\u002Dprofit developers to build up to 12 storeys in certain neighbourhoods.
City council unanimously supported a motion Wednesday, introduced by OneCity Coun. Christine Boyle, that essentially seeks to tilt the scales a bit more to favour non-market housing developers by allowing them to build taller without requiring a rezoning and full public hearing.
Generally, when a property owner wants to build something bigger than what’s allowed under current zoning, they must seek a rezoning, which entails a public hearing, where members of the public share their thoughts on the project — sometimes taking several days — before council approves or rejects the project.Article content
But because the property was on a hill, one side of the building was about 1 1/2 metres too tall to be allowed under existing zoning, which triggered a requirement for a rezoning and a full public hearing. The extra time that public hearing added meant a $4 million increase in the project cost, Azaroff said.Article content
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