Public Hearing — February 12, 2026

Summary

Vancouver City Council held a public hearing on February 12, 2026, chaired by Acting Mayor Lisa Dominato.

324 West 10th Avenue rezoning (CD-1): Council approved an application to rezone a Mount Pleasant site for an 18-storey mixed-use rental building with 181 units, 20% below-market rent, and ground-floor retail. Speakers raised concerns about traffic, parking, tree removal, and school capacity; staff and the applicant addressed these, noting the Broadway Plan supports the proposal.
7051 Ash Crescent – Langara Gardens rezoning (CD-1): Council approved a large phased redevelopment of the 20.8-acre Langara Gardens site, replacing 270 townhouses with approximately 2,600 new homes across a mix of market, rental, below-market, and social housing tenures, while retaining four existing towers. Public benefits include a 74-space childcare facility, a new linear park, and upgrades to Cambie Park.
215 West 1st Avenue – CD-1 454 Text Amendment (Olympic Village School): Council heard from numerous speakers for and against a proposal to increase the height limit for a planned elementary school from 13.5 m to 18.8 m, allowing a four-storey, 630-student school. The hearing ran late; council voted to extend the meeting to hear remaining speakers, then referred debate and the decision to February 26, 2026 at 3 p.m.

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

Partial attendance:

Carried

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Proposed rezoning a Mount Pleasant site at 324 West 10th Avenue from low-density residential to CD-1 to allow an 18-storey rental tower with 181 units and ground-floor retail.
Key arguments in favour: aligns with the Broadway Plan, delivers much-needed rental housing (including 20% below-market), is transit-oriented, and replaces a deteriorating 35-unit building while protecting existing tenants through a relocation policy.
Key concerns raised by the public: increased traffic on Alberta Street (already a cut-through), insufficient parking, impact on street trees and the cycling corridor on 10th Avenue, crane swing safety near adjacent homes, and pressure on school capacity at Simon Fraser Elementary.
Staff noted the driveway off 10th Avenue will be removed (improving the bike route), street trees will be protected under arborist conditions, and the Broadway Plan permits this scale of development.
Carried unanimously by councillors present.

Carried

Proposed rezoning of the 20.8-acre Langara Gardens site at 7051 Ash Crescent to permit a phased, multi-decade redevelopment replacing 270 aging townhouses with approximately 2,600 new homes (strata, market rental, below-market rental, and social housing), while retaining and upgrading four existing 18-storey rental towers.
Key arguments in favour: significant delivery of housing at scale, 438 social housing units and 84 below-market rentals, on-site phased tenant relocation minimises displacement, turnkey 74-space childcare facility, new park space, and seismic upgrades to existing towers; aligns with the 2018 Langara Gardens Policy Statement.
Key concerns raised by the public: affordability of market-rate units, adequacy of 20% social housing, corporate profit motives, lack of a nearby grocery store, and uncertainty about tenant protections if financial difficulties arise.
Staff confirmed social housing financing will seek senior government funding to deepen affordability beyond the baseline, and that phased construction allows many tenants to relocate on-site.
Carried unanimously by councillors present.

Carried

Proposed extending the February 12 meeting past 10 p.m. to finish hearing registered speakers on the Olympic Village School text amendment (Item 3), then referring all follow-up questions, debate, and the final decision to February 26, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Brought forward because the speakers list was very large (estimated 25–35 in chambers plus additional callers online) and it was not feasible to hear everyone and hold a proper debate before midnight.
No substantive arguments against the procedural motion; council agreed it was fairer to speakers to let everyone be heard rather than cut off the list.
Carried unanimously by councillors present.

2. CD-1 Rezoning: 7051 Ash Crescent (Langara Gardens)

3. CD-1 (454) Text Amendment: 215 West 1st Avenue