Plan Implementation - Bylaw Amendments (June 2026)
What’s Happening - June 2026
As part of plan implementation, several bylaw changes were made earlier this year. The changes included city-initiated rezoning in villages and other low-rise areas. The rezoning made it faster and easier for 4-6 storey residential buildings to be constructed.
Now, as a next stage of plan implementation, we are bringing forward City-initiated rezoning for new mixed-use multifamily buildings (commercial on the ground floor with residential above). This will create new housing and introduce opportunities for new shops and services in the area. The City-initiated changes will make it faster for these types of developments to be approved by the City.
The changes would apply to portions of the village and other low-rise areas. Only parcels on Rupert Street, Renfrew Street, Broadway Street, and Boundary Road are included. You can view a map here. We have also mailed a written letter to each affected parcel.
Owners of these sites should be aware that the new rules would remove the option to redevelop sites for residential-only uses – e.g. building a new detached house, laneway house, duplex, or multiplex.
A staff report on the city-initiated rezoning to the C-2D district can be found here.
On June 2, 2026, Council decided to bring the recommendations to a public hearing. The hearing has been scheduled for July 14, 2026. If approved at the public hearing, the zoning change would take effect in fall 2026.
Members of the public can submit written feedback, or sign up the speak at the hearing.
How to Share Written Feedback
If you would like to provide feedback to Council, you can submit comments through the online form here.
Correspondence submitted through the Public Hearing comment form is circulated to Mayor and Council and will be made publicly available on the Public Hearing agenda page. Your name and comments will be posted publicly; however, your contact information will not be published.
Please note that the recommendations are part of a broader report titled "Villages Planning Program - Village Plan, City-Initiated Rezoning and Vancouver Official Development Plan". When you fill out the form, please reference that report title as the subject.
How to Speak at the Public Hearing
Information on how to register to speak at the Public Hearing is available here.
Public Hearing agendas are typically posted approximately ten days before the meeting date and can be accessed on the City of Vancouver website here. Please note that speaker registration may not be open until the agenda is posted.
Please contact us if you have questions
Please email rupertrenfrewplan@vancouver.ca for more information about the upcoming Public Hearing, or for any other questions about the plan and its ongoing implementation.
