Public Hearing
January 20–27, 2026
Sessions
Session 1 Tue, January 20, 2026 · 06:00 pm–09:56 pm Watch
- Miscellaneous CD-1 By-law Amendments: Three minor zoning updates approved: broadening permitted office uses at 1102–1138 East Georgia Street; relaxing restrictions on commercial use locations at 26 Southwest Marine Drive; and allowing a modest height increase (to 49.9 m) at 1045 Burnaby Street to accommodate elevator and mechanical design changes. No public speakers.
- 426–428 West 14th Avenue and 3015–3027 Yukon Street (Mount Pleasant): 18-storey, 133-unit rental building approved in principle. Debate deferred from January 20 to January 22 due to the volume of questions. A council amendment added specific street-tree protection requirements as conditions of approval. Significant public opposition centred on building height, neighbourhood character, traffic, school capacity, and groundwater concerns; supporters cited housing need and transit proximity.
- 2260–2266 West 2nd Avenue (Kitsilano): 22-storey, 176-unit rental building approved in principle. Mayor Sim and Councillors Dominato and Klassen declared conflicts of interest and did not participate. Debate continued to January 27 due to loss of quorum. Public opposition raised concerns about neighbourhood scale, infrastructure, and tenant displacement; supporters cited rental housing need.
- 2233 West 3rd Avenue (Kitsilano): 17-storey, 131-unit rental building approved in principle. Same conflict-of-interest recusals as item above. Public opposition similar to 2260–2266 West 2nd Avenue; supporters cited housing need and Broadway Plan alignment.
Session 2 Thu, January 22, 2026 · 03:00 pm–04:10 pm Watch
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Session 3 Thu, January 22, 2026 · 06:00 pm–09:58 pm Watch
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Session 4 Tue, January 27, 2026 · 03:00 pm–05:38 pm Watch
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Session 5 Tue, January 27, 2026 · 06:00 pm–09:03 pm Watch
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From official documents
- Miscellaneous CD-1 By-law Amendments: Three minor zoning updates approved: broadening permitted office uses at 1102–1138 East Georgia Street; relaxing restrictions on commercial use locations at 26 Southwest Marine Drive; and allowing a modest height increase (to 49.9 m) at 1045 Burnaby Street to accommodate elevator and mechanical design changes. No public speakers.
- 426–428 West 14th Avenue and 3015–3027 Yukon Street (Mount Pleasant): 18-storey, 133-unit rental building approved in principle. Debate deferred from January 20 to January 22 due to the volume of questions. A council amendment added specific street-tree protection requirements as conditions of approval. Significant public opposition centred on building height, neighbourhood character, traffic, school capacity, and groundwater concerns; supporters cited housing need and transit proximity.
- 2260–2266 West 2nd Avenue (Kitsilano): 22-storey, 176-unit rental building approved in principle. Mayor Sim and Councillors Dominato and Klassen declared conflicts of interest and did not participate. Debate continued to January 27 due to loss of quorum. Public opposition raised concerns about neighbourhood scale, infrastructure, and tenant displacement; supporters cited rental housing need.
- 2233 West 3rd Avenue (Kitsilano): 17-storey, 131-unit rental building approved in principle. Same conflict-of-interest recusals as item above. Public opposition similar to 2260–2266 West 2nd Avenue; supporters cited housing need and Broadway Plan alignment.
Motions
Miscellaneous CD-1 By-law Amendments
1102-1138 East Georgia Street; 26 Southwest Marine Drive; 1045 Burnaby Street Carried Details
- Three minor amendments to existing CD-1 by-laws, initiated by city planning staff rather than private applicants.
- 1102–1138 East Georgia Street: removes restriction limiting office uses to "General Office," permitting all office types to support commercial viability.
- 26 Southwest Marine Drive: relaxes location restrictions on commercial uses within the site to provide greater tenant flexibility.
- 1045 Burnaby Street: increases maximum building height from 49.0 m to 49.9 m (and rooftop appurtenances from 50.02 m to 50.9 m) to accommodate detailed design changes such as elevator overruns and acoustic flooring discovered during construction documentation.
- No correspondence received and no public speakers appeared.
- Staff noted a yellow memorandum with updated height figures for 1045 Burnaby Street was tabled at the hearing.
Street Tree Retention Amendment
426-428 West 14th Avenue and 3015-3027 Yukon Street Carried Details
- Proposal: rezone 426–428 West 14th Avenue and 3015–3027 Yukon Street (Mount Pleasant/Broadway Plan area) from RT-6 to CD-1 to allow an 18-storey, 133-unit purpose-built rental building; 20% of floor area secured as below-market rental; FSR 5.5; height 58 m.
- 64 pieces of correspondence in opposition, 8 in support, 3 other; 4 speakers in favour, 28 against at the hearing.
- Opposition themes: building too tall and out of scale for a residential side street; neighbourhood character and heritage concerns; traffic on narrow streets; inadequate school and infrastructure capacity; groundwater and hydrogeological risks; 20% below-market threshold seen as insufficient.
- Support themes: housing supply and affordability; transit-oriented location near Broadway Skytrain; purpose-built rental preferred over condos; replacing low-density houses rather than existing rental stock.
- Council amendment (moved by Councillor Kirby-Yung) added detailed street-tree retention conditions, including mandatory arborist root study before permit issuance, restrictions on construction access along West 14th Avenue, excavation limits around tree protection zones, and a security deposit held for five years post-occupancy to ensure tree health.
- A staff yellow memorandum dated January 13, 2026 with amendments to rezoning conditions was incorporated into the motion.
CD-1 Rezoning 426-428 West 14th Avenue
426-428 West 14th Avenue and 3015-3027 Yukon Street Carried Details
- Procedural motion to defer debate and decision on Item 2 (426–428 West 14th Avenue) to January 22, 2026 at 3 pm, allowing more time for council questions to staff.
CD-1 Rezoning 2260-2266 West 2nd Avenue
2260-2266 West 2nd Avenue Carried Details
- Proposal: rezone 2260–2266 West 2nd Avenue (Kitsilano/Broadway Plan area) from R3-3 to CD-1 to allow a 22-storey, 176-unit purpose-built rental building; 20% of floor area secured as below-market rental; FSR 6.5; height 70.8 m.
- Mayor Sim and Councillors Dominato and Klassen declared conflicts of interest related to the applicant and did not participate; Acting Mayor Zhou chaired.
- Hearing opened January 20 but lost quorum when those three members left; debate continued to January 27.
- 44 pieces of correspondence in opposition, 17 in support, 2 other; 1 speaker in opposition, 3 in support.
- Opposition themes: tower incompatible with low-rise Kitsilano character; traffic and parking strain; displacement of existing affordable rental tenants; infrastructure and school capacity; questions about industrial land conversion.
- Support themes: urgent need for rental housing near transit; proximity to Broadway Millennium Line extension; below-market units address affordability.
- Staff yellow memorandum dated January 15, 2026 with amended rezoning conditions incorporated into the motion.
CD-1 Rezoning 2233 West 3rd Avenue
2233 West 3rd Avenue Carried Details
- Proposal: rezone 2233 West 3rd Avenue (Kitsilano/Broadway Plan area) from R3-3 to CD-1 to allow a 17-storey, 131-unit purpose-built rental building; 20% of floor area secured as below-market rental; FSR 6.5; height 52.5 m.
- Same conflict-of-interest recusals as Item 3 (Mayor Sim, Councillors Dominato and Klassen); Acting Mayor Zhou chaired.
- 35 pieces of correspondence in opposition, 8 in support, 1 other; 1 speaker in opposition, 2 in support, 1 general comment.
- Opposition themes: 17-storey height inconsistent with surrounding low-rise neighbourhood; combined shadow impact with nearby 22-storey proposal; traffic and infrastructure concerns; tenant displacement; concern over pace of Broadway Plan redevelopment affecting existing renters.
- Support themes: rental housing need in Kitsilano; transit accessibility; Broadway Plan alignment; modern energy-efficient buildings replace aging stock with tenant protections.
- Staff yellow memorandum dated January 15, 2026 with amended rezoning conditions incorporated into the motion.
Agenda documents (22)
ROLL CALL
1. Miscellaneous Amendments Concerning Various CD-1 By-laws
- Summary and Recommendation
- Referral Report dated November 25, 2025
- Draft By-law to amend CD-1 (772) By-law - 1102-1138 East Georgia Street
- Draft By-law to amend CD-1 (475) By-law - 26 Southwest Marine Drive
- Draft By-law to amend CD-1 (868) By-law - 1045 Burnaby Street
- Yellow Memorandum from the General Manager, Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability dated January 20, 2026
2. CD-1 Rezoning: 426-428 West 14th Avenue and 3015-3027 Yukon Street
3. CD-1 Rezoning: 2260-2266 West 2nd Avenue
Vote matrix
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sim🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Rebecca Bligh🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Lisa Dominato🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Sarah Kirby-Yung🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Pete Fry🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Mike Klassen🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Peter Meiszner🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Lucy Maloney🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Brian Montague🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Sean Orr🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Lenny Zhou🥜 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |