Vancouver city council has voted to remove some of the city's 'view cones' in an effort to bring additional housing to the city.
Vancouver city council is considering changes to its regulations that protect the city's ' view cones ' so that more housing can be built. Travis Prasad reports.Vancouver city council has voted to remove some of the city’s “ view cones ” in an effort to bring additional housing to the city.
The cones were implemented to preserve ocean and mountain views for specific locations within the city, and have limited the size and location of construction projects. Changes to the view cone policy were approved on Wednesday, which will allow for more building space. Fourteen view cones have been removed and 24 remain. Eleven of the remaining 24 view cones have been amended as well.Councillors in favour of the changes argued some of the protected viewpoints had become outdated and more housing is needed.”The Vancouver of 1989 when these view cone guidelines were set 35 years ago is not the Vancouver of today and nor do our residents have the same needs,” Vancouver Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung said.“Some have suggested the views will be gone.… No, they won’t.
Some councillors were against removing certain viewpoints, including ones in Choklit Park and along the Cambie and Granville Street bridges, but were ultimately outvoted.The changes to policy could add between 108 million and 215 million square feet of floor space for future housing, offices and hotels.
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