CD-1 Rezoning 2233 West 3rd Avenue

Motion 6 · Public Hearing, January 20, 2026

Carried Location 2233 West 3rd Avenue Moved by Sarah Kirby-Yung, Rebecca Bligh

Summary

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.