90% of B.C. communities adopt changes to allow multiplex housing

Almost each British Columbia communities person adopted nan provincial government’s scheme to tackle nan housing situation by allowing much multi-unit homes connected properties.

The state says astir 90 per cent of 188 section governments person followed nan authorities that would let for statement homes, triplexes and townhouses connected erstwhile single-home lots.

It says successful a connection that 15 communities person asked for extensions to nan June 30 bylaw deadline, while nan District of Wells and nan Northern Rockies Regional Municipality person been granted extensions because of caller aliases existent wildfire evacuations.

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The authorities says nan District of West Vancouver — wherever immoderate of B.C.’s astir costly properties are located — has rejected passing nan bylaw, but it has been issued a non-compliance announcement and a ministerial bid could beryllium issued.

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says they’re encouraged to spot that astir section governments person worked difficult to adopt nan much-needed changes to hole aged zoning rules that will present nan types of homes group need.

Local governments were required to make changes depending connected nan location of nan spot to let either a minimum of 1 secondary suite aliases detached location connected a lot, aliases up to six homes successful areas that person predominant transit service.