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Public Hearing — April 25, 2023

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April 25, 2023 · 07:00 pm–07:49 pm

Chaired by Rebecca Bligh

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Summary

Vancouver City Council held a Public Hearing on April 25, 2023, chaired by Acting Mayor Rebecca Bligh. Three rezoning applications were considered, all approved unanimously with little public opposition.

  • 657–685 East 18th Avenue: Application to rezone for a four-storey rental building (13.7 m height, 1.75 FSR); staff presentation waived; no public speakers appeared; approved.
  • 5995–6015 Dunbar Street: Application to rezone three properties for a five-storey, 76-unit market rental building; one public speaker called in to express support; approved unanimously.
  • 3205 Arbutus Street (CD1): Application to rezone for a four-storey mixed-use building with 54 secured market rental units and ground-floor commercial space (19.2 m height, 2.56 FSR); staff presentation waived; no public speakers appeared; approved unanimously.
  • All three approvals add much-needed rental housing supply across different Vancouver neighbourhoods.

Attendance

Present: Rebecca Bligh, Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, Lucy Maloney, Pete Fry, Mike Klassen, Peter Meiszner, Lenny Zhou

Partial attendance:

Motions

Waive staff presentation for Item 1 – Rezoning 657–685 East 18th Avenue

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Moved by Mike Klassen Vote  0 – 0 ▶ Watch Details →
  • Council was offered a staff presentation on the 657–685 East 18th Avenue rezoning application.
  • Councillor Klassen moved to skip the presentation, which was seconded and carried.
  • Waiving the presentation is routine when council members are already familiar with the material.

Approve rezoning application – 5995–6015 Dunbar Street

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  • Council voted on whether to approve the rezoning of 5995–6015 Dunbar Street to allow a five-storey, 76-unit market rental building.
  • The applicant (Strand Development) spoke in support, noting the lack of rental supply in the Dunbar neighbourhood.
  • One member of the public called in to support the application, citing Vancouver's housing affordability crisis and limited rental supply.
  • No speakers appeared in opposition.
  • Motion carried unanimously.

Waive staff presentation for Item 3 – CD1 Rezoning 3205 Arbutus Street

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Moved by Sarah Kirby-Yung Vote  0 – 0 ▶ Watch Details →
  • Council was offered a staff presentation on the 3205 Arbutus Street CD1 rezoning application.
  • Councillor Kirby-Yung moved to waive the presentation; motion was seconded and carried.
  • Consistent with Motion 1, skipping the presentation streamlined the hearing given no registered speakers.

Approve CD1 rezoning application – 3205 Arbutus Street

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  • Council voted on whether to approve the CD1 rezoning of 3205 Arbutus Street for a four-storey mixed-use building with 54 secured market rental units and ground-floor commercial space.
  • The applicant (Yamamoto Architecture) was available to answer questions but none were raised by council.
  • No public speakers appeared in person or by phone.
  • The Acting Mayor noted the significance of approving much-needed rental housing.
  • Motion carried unanimously.

Adjourn the meeting

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  • With all agenda items concluded, a councillor moved to adjourn the meeting.
  • Motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
  • The meeting ended after a relatively brief session with all three rezoning applications approved.

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