Vancouver city council will make decisions Tuesday on several rezoning proposals that would normally be referred to public hearing but are now no longer required because of provincial government legislation aimed at speeding up approvals for housing.
Council’s agenda for its May 5 meeting includes nine rezoning proposals and two others that are expected to be referred to a future meeting for decision. Tuesday’s meeting marks the first time council has dealt with such a large number of applications under the new rules.
Under the province’s Vancouver Charter amendments, brought forward through Bill 18, projects that are consistent with the recently passed Official Development Plan (ODP) and include at
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