CD-1 Text Amendment Vancouver General Hospital
Motion 46 · Council Meeting, July 14, 2026
Summary
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is seeking a zoning text amendment for the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) campus to permit construction of a new 11-storey institutional building at 818–990 West 10th Avenue and 803–899 West 12th Avenue, containing approximately 34,000 sq. m of hospital uses including new emergency and inpatient care space.
- The amendment would modestly increase the maximum floor space ratio (FSR) from 2.60 to 2.65 and raise the maximum site coverage from 55% to 60%; a temporary cycling centre is also proposed at 2785 Ash Street.
- Following the original referral to Council in June 2026, staff identified an omission in the parking provisions and revised the recommendation to maintain existing off-street parking rates for hospital uses while adding flexibility to reduce parking supply, with a comprehensive campus-wide parking review planned as part of a broader rezoning targeting Q1 2027.
- No Public Hearing is required as the proposal is consistent with all relevant Official Development Plans, including the Vancouver ODP and the Broadway Plan, and is considered minor in nature.
- The General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability recommends approval in principle subject to conditions, with the VGH campus-wide rezoning expected to come before Council in early 2027.
- The application was prepared by Kasian Architecture on behalf of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, with design plans received in December 2025.
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get this wrong here okay uh so the following has uh or have been approved on consent uh communication number two uh reappointment of vancouver city of vancouver representative to ubcm executive board report number six below market lease and grant to marple terrorist co-op at 8695 southwest marine drive Report number eight, Vancouver Heritage Foundation VHF Heritage Conservation Grants Program, annual report 2025 through to 2026 and grant release for 2026. Report number 10, consultation for rezoning applications to amend the Vancouver official development plan.
Report number 14 revision of approval in principle CD-1 rezoning 282 West 49th Avenue. Report number 15, revision of approval in principle, CD-1 rezoning 8080 Yukon Street. Report number 16, CD-1 rezoning 6212 through 6218 Ash Street. Report number 17, CD-1 amendment, CD-1499 East Fraserlands, Area 2 South, 3202 through 3270 Riverwalk Avenue, Parcel 11. Then we go to report number 21, CD-1 rezoning 466 through 476 West 27th Avenue. Report number 22, CD-1 rezoning 365 through 395 West Broadway. Report number 23, CD-1 rezoning 1088 West 12th Avenue. Report number 24, CD-1 rezoning 1618 through 1680 East Hastings Street. And then report number 28, CD-1 Then we go to Referral Report Number 2, CD-1708, Text Amendment 2538-2550, Birch Street and 1293-1298, West Broadway. Referral Report Number 4, Vancouver ODP Amendment and CD-1 Rezoning 2516, Commercial Drive and 1704, East Broadway. And then Referral Report Number 5, Vancouver ODP Amendment and CD-1 rezoning 6525 through 6577 Oak Street. Does that? Yes. Awesome. Great. Okay. So the first item of business is communication number one. Oh.
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