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BRENT RICHTER
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City of North Vancouver council has passed an omnibus of bylaw changes intended to allow multiplex housing in single-family neighbourhoods and bring the municipality into compliance with provincial housing mandates.
But critics say the changes fall short and are unlikely to result in the ground-oriented family housing council desires. Municipal councils in B.C. are facing a Dec. 31 deadline from the province to make changes to official community plans and zoning bylaws to clear the regulatory hurdles for enough new housing to meet the community’s needs over the next 20 years. According to staff, the city’s zoning bylaw had a shortfall of 6,556 new homes. Since June, council has been working on a strategy to meet the province’s requirements by adding more housing options in low-density neighbourhoods and on five cityowned sites. Under the new rules, just under 4,300 properties east of St. Andrews Avenue and west of Mahon Avenue would be eligible for up to four units. Another 600 or so single-family lots in between those boundaries could have up to six units. The heritage home areas along Grand Boulevard and East 19th and East 10th streets will be exempted to give the city more time to study options that balance heritage Continued on A26
CHRISTMAS BUREAU Michele Varley (left), Family Services of the North Shore community hub director, and volunteer Sanima Hosseini stock the shelves of the North Shore Christmas Bureau. See Page B1 for this story and much more in our Giving Tuesday special feature section. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN