Public Hearing — February 10, 2026

Summary

Vancouver City Council held a public hearing on February 10, 2026, chaired by Mayor Ken Sim, reconvening from the previous week to complete one remaining agenda item.

CD-1 Rezoning – 1405 Main Street & 1510 Quebec Street: Council considered a city-initiated rezoning of a surface parking lot near the Main Street–Science World SkyTrain station to allow two rental residential towers (42 and 25 storeys) with 780 rental units and ground-floor commercial space.
Two amendments to add affordability requirements were defeated; the main rezoning motion passed.

Attendance

Present: Ken Sim, Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, Rebecca Bligh, Pete Fry, Brian Montague, Peter Meiszner, Lenny Zhou, Lucy Maloney, Sean Orr

Partial attendance:

Mike Klassen : absent all day

Motions

Amendment to CD-1 Rezoning 1405 Main Street and 1510 Quebec Street — Include 20% Inclusionary Below Market Housing (Fry Amendment)

Defeated

Moved by Pete Fry Vote 2 – 6 +1 abstained ▶ Watch Details →

Councillor Fry proposed requiring 20% of units to be below-market (inclusionary) rental housing as a condition of the rezoning.
Supporters argued the city, as trustee of public land, should meet the same affordability standards it requires of private developers, particularly on a transit-oriented site.
Opponents argued the amendment would undermine the project's financing model, which depends on fully market rents to service an estimated $700 million in construction debt, and that revenue generated could instead fund affordable housing elsewhere.
The applicant confirmed that adding below-market units would likely require a substantial public equity injection from senior governments, which is currently unavailable.
Defeated: Mayor Sim and Councillors Kirby-Yung, Dominato, Montague, Meiszner, and Zhou voted against; Councillor Maloney abstained.

Amendment to CD-1 Rezoning 1405 Main Street and 1510 Quebec Street — Include 20% Social Housing (Orr Amendment)

Defeated

Moved by Sean Orr Vote 2 – 6 +1 abstained ▶ Watch Details →

Councillor Orr proposed requiring 20% of units to be social housing, framing it as a compromise and the minimum the city should expect given it owns the land.
Supporters echoed the public-trust argument and expressed concern that without a guarantee, future councils could redirect revenue away from housing affordability entirely.
Opponents reiterated the financing viability concern and noted that blocking the project would result in zero affordable units rather than a potential pathway to affordability through future financing negotiations.
Councillor Maloney again abstained, expressing support for the intent but concern the amendment would likely prevent the project from proceeding at all.
Defeated: same voting pattern as Motion 1 — Mayor Sim and Councillors Kirby-Yung, Dominato, Montague, Meiszner, and Zhou opposed; Councillor Maloney abstained.

CD-1 Rezoning 1405 Main Street and 1510 Quebec Street — Approve Application in Principle (Main Motion)

Carried

Moved by Lisa Dominato Vote 8 – 2 ▶ Watch Details →

Council voted to approve in principle the rezoning of a city-owned parking lot at Main and Terminal into two rental towers (42 and 25 storeys, 780 units) with ground-floor commercial space and an FSR of 10.6, subject to conditions including architectural excellence, shadow mitigation, and public realm improvements.
Staff acknowledged the proposal exceeds existing policy height limits and has negative urban design impacts (view cone encroachment, shadowing of nearby parks), but recommended approval given the significant public benefits: ~$34–35 million in DCLs and public art, plus an estimated $695 million in non-tax revenue to the city over 35–40 years.
Supporters highlighted the transit-oriented location directly across from a SkyTrain station, the addition of 780 rental homes on underutilised land with no tenant displacement, and the revenue potential to fund city priorities including affordable housing on other sites.
The sole public speaker opposed the application, citing height far exceeding the Southeast False Creek ODP (which contemplated ~20–25 storeys), irreversible neighbourhood impacts, and the example of an adjacent approved development delivering housing at lower heights.
Carried: Councillors Fry and Orr opposed; all others in favour.

Source

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ROLL CALL

1. Enabling Greater Flexibility for Childcare in Residential Zones: Amendments to the Zoning and Development By-law

2. CD-1 (776) Text Amendment: 118-150 Robson Street (Now 828 Cambie Street)

3. CD-1 Rezoning: 800-876 Granville Street

4. CD-1 Rezonings: (i) 15-27 West Hastings Street and (ii) 8-36 West Cordova Street