Open houses today Wed. & Thurs. for upcoming public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 3:00 pm is for rezoning across the city that will increase demolitions of character houses. There has been no public consultation on these proposed rezonings.
Your letters to the city and attendance at the public hearing is urgently needed. More details to come once meeting agenda is posted.
1.) Rezoning all RS (single detached) to duplex, allowing up to 4 units per lot. This includes new outright development for 2 strata duplex units and 2 secondary suites or 2 lock off units (with waived onsite parking requirements). There has been no public consultation process. It undermines all neighbourhood-based planning and increases incentives to demolish character houses. Report is here.
Information open houses are ahead of the public hearing on Sept. 18 as follows:
- Wednesday September 12, 5-8pm - Dunbar Community Centre - 4747 Dunbar Street
Thursday September 13, 5-8pm - Peretz Centre - 6184 Ash Street
Letters to Council:
Please send emails, even with one line to say you are opposed.
Re: Rezoning all RS zones - public hearing Sept. 18
Some additional reasons may be:
- no consultation with communities affected & overrides community plans
- incentivises more demolition of character and heritage houses
- has no disincentives for demolition like RT zones
- undermines character house zoning review and incentives for retention
2.) Rezoning Kitsilano's RT7 & RT8 (character house retention duplex zoning) to a new RT5 zone that allows more infill units, multifamily development and makes it easier to demolish character houses while gutted design guidelines. This affects the area east of Alma St. and north of Broadway, as well as an area west of Arbutus. Again, no public consultation. Report is here.
Letter Re: Rezoning Kitsilano RT7/RT8 & Cedar Cottage RT10 - public hearing Sept. 18
- - no consultation with communities affected & overrides community plans
- incentivises more demolition of character and heritage houses
- current RT zones are much better than the RT5 and RT11 they would be replaced with
Send emails to:
publichearing@vancouver.ca; gregor.robertson@vancouver.ca; clrdegenova@vancouver.ca; adriane.carr@vancouver.ca; elizabeth.ball@vancouver.ca; george.affleck@vancouver.ca; andrea.reimer@vancouver.ca; heather.deal@vancouver.ca; kerry.jang@vancouver.ca; raymond.louie@vancouver.ca; tim.stevenson@vancouver.ca; hector.bremner@vancouver.ca
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