CD-1 Rezoning 2260-2266 West 2nd Avenue

Motion 5 · Public Hearing, January 20, 2026

Carried Location 2260-2266 West 2nd Avenue Moved by Rebecca Bligh, Pete Fry

Summary

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.