Last updated: May 12th, 2024
At the time Hannah and I thought 2018 would be remembered as a transformative moment in Vancouver’s history, though not because we started City Duo that February. Rather the promises of the Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Program, and the “chainsaw massacre” of allowing duplexes into single-family neighbourhoods seemed transformational. However, as the spreadsheet below shows, the election of a city council with no party in overall control led to years of delays, and a worsening housing crisis.
| Project Status | Pin |
| Rezoning application, submitted or approved | Red Square – □ |
| Development application submitted, approved, or issued | Yellow Star – ✰ |
| Stage 1 building permit submitted, approved, or construction underway | Purple Hammer – 🔨 |
| Construction complete, occupancy permitted | Green check mark – ✓ |
| Application has been rejected, or withdrawn | Black X – ✖ |
| Project stalled (colour indicates at what stage) | Triangle with ! – △ |
| Master plan – Approved | Blue House – 🏠 |
The spreadsheet below includes the details, and timeline for every rezoning application for this timeframe, from when it was first submitted to when it was ready for occupancy. This includes all notable dates in the rezoning, development application, and the building permit stage, along with details about what each project sought to provide. Obviously we note when/if something was rejected or withdrawn too.
Each of these steps represents a negotiation between our city officials, as well as private, and/or public developers. As such, the review process can grind to a halt simply because an applicant team is unable, or unwilling to move ahead with their vision at that point in time.
You can explore this spreadsheet in detail here.
It’s also important to note that the city’s switch from the old application website to the Shape Your City page in 2020 means access to some webpages has been permanently lost, and we’ve done our best to work around that. The addresses, and permit numbers have all been hot-linked, so if you click on them, it’ll take you either to the Shape Your City page or an archived version of the City off Vancouver’s former website.
For those inexperienced with spreadsheets, you can drag the horizontal scroll button to move left and right, or the vertical one to scroll up and down. We hope you find this helpful, any appreciate any comments you may have.
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