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Public Hearing – January 23rd, 2024 - 6:00pmUpdate : As city council was unable to finish the meeting before 10pm, they voted to recess and resume it on January 30th at 3pm. At that point, they will hear from public speakers, as well as debate, and decide the fate of Item #4. Items #1-3 were approved... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – December 14th, 2023 - 1:00pm As this is the last public hearing of the year, Hannah and I had assumed its agenda would be a relatively quiet one. Certainly the first item, an application under the Secured Rental Policy for a five-floor building across from the oldest remaining BC Housing site in... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – October, 17, 2023 – 6:00pm As one of our cats has fallen critically ill within the last few days, I hope you’ll forgive Hannah and I if this post is a little more unpolished than usual. Thankfully, this hearing’s agenda is almost entirely comprised of simplified rental buildings under the Secured Rental... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – July 13th, 2023 As this is the last public hearing until city council returns from their summer break in September, some may have hoped its agenda would consist of some minor items. Well, Hannah and I have bad news, as like the Duplex amendments in 2018, or last year’s Broadway Plan, there’s... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – June 15th, 2023 Whether you’re a morning person like Hannah, or a night owl like me, there’s never really a good time to sit down for a public hearing, especially when they often drag on late into the night. City council’s recent decision to move the start time for these meetings from... Continue Reading →
Updated - May 19th, 2024 Since 2009, various policies have been crafted in Vancouver with the intent of incentivizing the construction of new rental homes as as very few have been built after the 1980s. While Hannah and I have written about some of these largely failed measures, this article is meant to track the... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – March 7th, 2023 In hindsight, perhaps Hannah and I could have consolidated this post with our coverage of the other public hearing scheduled later this week. Certainly Item #1 shouldn’t take up much time, as this text amendment serves to correct a few spelling, and grammar errors in previously-approved city bylaws. Item... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – February 16th, 2023 This public hearing brings uncharted territory for Hannah and I, as it will be the first time city council will hear streamlined rezoning applications under the Secured Rental Policy. These projects are similar to the Cambie Corridor’s pre-designed townhome forms, like Item #1, 691 West 28th Avenue. However, in... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – February 14th, 2023 (Update February 16th, 2023 - Item #5 faced a stronger level of written opposition than expected due to efforts from the Italian Cultural Centre, and the Jericho Coalition. Although this didn't translate into a larger number of speakers, city council was still unable to finish this meeting, and will... Continue Reading →
Public Hearing – June 14th, 2022With less than eight weeks to go before city council stops meeting until after the election, Hannah and I expected this would be a busy time. However, we never would have guessed seven public hearings would be scheduled within the next month, especially since they’ll draw literally hundreds of public... Continue Reading →
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