British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment, 2023, s (O.C. 675/2023)

O.C. 675/2023

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective December 7, 2023, (

a) sections 27, 28, 30, 32, 34 to 37, 41, 42 and of the Housing Statutes (Res idential Development) Amendment Act, 2023, S.B.C. 2023, c. 45, are brought into force, and (

b) the attached Vancouver Zoning Bylaw Regulation is made. Minister of Housing Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023, S.B.C. 2023, c. 45, s. 48 Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, ss. 2.2 and 565.06 Other: R10730637 December 7, 2023 VANCOUVER ZONING BYLAW REGULATION Definition In this regulation, “Act” means the Vancouver Charter. Small-scale multi-family housing requirements for zoning bylaws 2

(1) For the purposes of

section 565.03 (4) [zoning by-laws and small-scale multi-family housing] of the Act, (

a) the prescribed minimum number of housing units for each parcel of land that is m2 or smaller is 3, and (

b) the prescribed minimum number of housing units for each parcel of land that is larger than m2 is 4.

(2) For the purposes of

section 565.03 (5) of the Act, (

a) the prescribed minimum num ber of housing units is 6, (

b) the prescribed distance is m, and (

c) the prescribed parcel size is m 2.

(3) A bus stop is a bus stop for the purposes of

section 565.03 (5) (

a) of the Act if the bus stop is served by at least one bus route in respect of which a bus is scheduled to stop at the bus stop as follows: (

a) at least every 15 minutes, on averag e, between the hours of a.m. and p.m., Monday to Friday; (

b) at least every 15 minutes, on average, between the hours of a.m. and p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Exemptions from small-scale multi-family housing requirements 3

(1) Section 565.03 (3), (4) and (5) of the Act does not apply in relation to land in respect of which the following apply: (

a) the land is subject to a hazardous condition; (

b) development of the land to a density of use required to be permitted under the applicable provision of the Act w ould significantly increase the threat or risk from the hazardous condition; (

c) the threat or risk from the h azardous condition cannot be practically mitigated; (

d) the Council has obtained a report in which a qualified professional, as described in paragraphs (

c) to (

f) of

section 55 (1) of the Community Charter, certifies to the Council the matter s set out in paragraphs (

a) and (b).

(2) Section 565.03 (4) and (5) of the Act does not apply in relation to land that is within a transit-oriented area.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 675/2023
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0675 2023
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	78c2967d7a9d857cb14dcb7169df675cc1e5cd77

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