Item 5 Extend Meeting Past 5pm March 5

Motion 7 · Public Hearing, February 19, 2026

Carried Location 2028-2038 Barclay Street Moved by Mike Klassen

Summary

A rezoning application proposes to redevelop a boutique four-storey, 27-suite hotel at 2028–2038 Barclay Street in the West End into a 25-storey hotel building with 248 hotel units, a ground-floor restaurant, and a rooftop lounge and patio.
The rezoning would change the designation from RM-5B (Residential) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development), significantly increasing density from an FSR of 2.75 to 11.84 and raising the maximum building height from 58 m (190 ft.) to 83 m (272 ft.).
The application is assessed under the City's Hotel Development Policy, which allows case-by-case consideration of rezoning on sites with existing hotels, with the aim of expanding hotel room supply without reducing housing capacity.
The surrounding West of Denman neighbourhood is primarily low-rise to mid-rise residential and was not anticipated to undergo significant change under the West End Community Plan; staff note the proposed density, height, massing, and other design elements do not fully align with the Plan.
Four levels of underground parking accessed from the lane are proposed, and amendments to the Sign By-law and Noise Control By-law would accompany approval.
The General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability recommends approval in principle subject to conditions, with the application to proceed to a Public Hearing.