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Originally Posted by bcedhk
Those type of infill developments are a win-win for both buyer and sellers/developers.
Buyer is one step closer to the SFH lifestyle while developers/sellers can make an extra mil or more from their SFH lot.
CoV needs to do a better job fast tracking these development applications.
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Pretty challenging to do these as this particular lot had a heritage home on it and part of the deal is that you have to preserve it to get the extra square footage needed to do an infill. That said, I fully agree that more infill would be great - there are lots of lots out there (especially in Killarney or so) that are big enough to retain the existing home and put in a nice infill. Every corner lot should be rezoned to allow for a healthy sized infill (1000sf).
I have both anger and sympathy for the city planning department - as long as city council is full of old white people who live on the west side of Vancouver we will not see serious changes in zoning. We need folks on the east side to vote in droves and support the progressives so city planning can make the changes they know we need.