Thousands of Vancouver housing units in limbo in tug-of-war between developers, city planners

Vancouver City Council’s desire to hasten new home building overtaken by city planner’s refusal to veer from the rules

When the previous Vancouver city council heard there were thousands of potential new homes held up in planning-department limbo because the projects didn’t meet every city guideline or policy requirement, they voted to bend some rules to get things going.

Members of the development community say there isn’t a single project of the 40 proposals put forward under the council’s It was told the planned development, near the 29th Avenue SkyTrain station, requires a “station-area planning program” first, along with a comprehensive study on what new services, such as sewer lines, might be needed.

“There seems to be a different spirit than what I thought the PEP was,” said Duncan Wlodarczak, chief of staff at Onni. “I thought it was up to council to decide. But it appears the planning department has just added a whole new level of process.” That’s something newbie councillor Mike Klassen, who has already heard an earful from various builders on the topic, said he is going to be pursuing.

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