Approval of Item 3 (CD-1 Rezoning, 3553-3563 East Hastings Street) — Public Hearing, March 5, 2026
← Public Hearing March 5, 2026
Summary
- Motion to approve the CD-1 rezoning at 3553–3563 East Hastings Street for an 18-storey, 178-unit rental building (20% below-market) on a vacant site beside the Kootenay Loop bus exchange.
- Supporters noted the site is vacant (no tenant displacement), is well-served by transit, and will add commercial space and vibrancy to a historically underinvested stretch of Hastings.
- Concerns raised included: building height and density; shadowing on a nearby elementary school (staff said solar access guidelines are met); traffic and laneway impacts; and a speaker's account of alleged management problems and tenant intimidation at a nearby PCI-built rental building after it was sold (staff clarified the housing agreement securing affordability runs with title for 60 years regardless of ownership changes).
- Carried unanimously (all members present in support).
Vote
Documents
- Summary and Recommendation
- Referral Report dated January 20, 2026
- Draft Zoning and Development By-law
- Draft Sign By-law
- Staff Presentation
- Correspondence – Support: 10 (March 2, 2026, up to 5 pm)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 4 (March 2, 2026, up to 5 pm)
- Correspondence – Other: 1 (March 2, 2026, up to 5 pm)
- Correspondence – Support: 3 (March 4, 2026, up to 2 pm)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 3 (March 4, 2026, up to 2 pm)
- Correspondence – Support: 2 (March 5, 2026, up to 4:30 pm)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 3 (March 5, 2026, up to 4:30 pm)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 1 (March 5, 2026, after 4:30 pm)