The document discusses zoning policies and their impacts. It notes that there is no city-wide plan, and some neighbourhoods have their own plans and rezoning policies. It outlines issues with "pre-zoning" for single-family homes and re-zoning for large projects. It also discusses that many beloved older character homes are actually illegal due to current zoning envelopes. Both restrictive zoning and loose zoning can have unintended ugly consequences, such as monster homes or lack of affordable housing options. The document advocates for a city-wide zoning update to distribute impacts more fairly across the city.

7. Character Neighbourhood Plans

8. Down-Zone Up-Zone

9. No City-wide Plan…

10. No City-wide Plan…

11. No City-wide Plan…
Some
Neighbourhood
Plans
Rezoning
Policies

12. No City-wide Plan…
Some
Neighbourhood
Plans
Rezoning
Policies

13. No City-wide Plan…
‘Pre-zoning’
for
‘Single Family
Re-zoning
for big
projects

14. “Zoned Capacity”
‘Pre-zoning’
for
‘Single Family
Re-zoning
for big
projects

15. Missing
Middle
‘Pre-zoning’
for
‘Single Family
Re-zoning
for big
projects

16. Zoning…
The Good, The Bad and the
Ugly

17. Good?
Vancouver’s 2009 Lane House Policy

18. City-wide Zoning Update

19. City-wide Zoning Update
• Fair distribution of
impacts (and benefits) across entire
city
• No consolidation needed
(Existing owners as developers)
• Works for new build
or character retention

20. The Bad?
Many of the
character
buildings we
love…

21. …are illegal in
most of the city
RS-1ZoningEnvelope
The Bad?

22. Illegal
The Bad?

23. The Bad?
Illegal

24. The Bad?
Illegal

25. The Ugly?

26. The Ugly?
Many of the things
you hate about
tacky ‘monster
homes’…
…are the result of
zoning
restrictions.

28. Don’t like ‘Monster Houses’ on 50’ lots?

29. Don’t like ‘Monster Houses’ on 50’ lots?
How about 6 units on two freehold lots?

30. Don’t like ‘Monster Houses’ on 50’ lots?
How about 10 units on two lots?

31. Don’t like ‘Monster Houses’ on 50’ lots?
How about a zero-carbon passive house?
HCMA / Bernhardt Contracting

33. A vision for the future of the city, as a whole?
5 min. walk “micro ’hoods” Image: Scot Hein

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35. The Original ‘Vanishing Vancouver’