Municipal Government, British Columbia, Canada
453 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
City Hall East Wing:
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Phone: 3-1-1
Outside Vancouver: 604.873.7000
TTY: 604.873.7193
The City of Vancouver wants to hear from you. It is our commitment to be accessible, accountable and inclusive to our citizens. Please take the time to visit one of our open houses, fill out one of our online surveys or write to us. Your views and comments are important to us, and we want you to have your say.
Vancouver City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30 pm, City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor, Council Chamber to consider zoning, sign and heritage by-law amendments for:
1. 906 Salsbury Drive
To designate the ‘C’-listed heritage building as protected heritage property as part of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Restore It grant program.
2. 1055 Canada Place (Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre)
To amend the existing CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) By-law for the new Convention Centre to permit office use in a second storey location originally approved for retail.
3. 2727 East 12th Avenue (Rona)
To amend the CD-1 By-law for the existing Rona store to replace some parking spaces with outdoor storage.
4. 3003 East 22nd Avenue (Firehall #15)
To rezone the Firehall #15 site from RS-1 (Single-Family) to CD-1 District to increase the allowable density on the site to 1.0 floor space ratio (FSR) and permit the construction of three new truck apparatus bays and underground parking with access off the lane.
5. 1201-1215 Bidwell Street and 1702-1726 Davie Street
Rezoning to permit the development of a 210-foot residential/commercial building with a density of 6.27 FSR. The development includes retention of the façade of the ‘C’-listed heritage building at 1215 Bidwell and construction of a 20-storey tower providing commercial uses at grade, 49 market rental units on the second, third and fourth fl oors of the podium (under the Short Term Incentives for Rental Housing (STIR) program), and 98 units of market condominiums above.
Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments may speak at the Public Hearing. Please register individually by telephone before 5 pm, December 1 by calling 604.871.6355, or register in person at the door between 7 and 7:30 pm before the Hearing. Copies of the draft by-laws are available for viewing starting November 20 at the City Clerk’s Department in City Hall.
Come to a community workshop and share your ideas about the future of Mount Pleasant’s residential areas. Five different workshops will explore issues and opportunities: November 25: Housing - Addressing local and city-wide housing needs; and December 9: Transportation - Increasing pedestrian safety, promoting walking and biking, and addressing transit issues.
You’re welcome to attend any or all of the workshops. Feedback will lead to the drafting of policies and plans for the residential areas in Mount Pleasant. All workshops take place on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 pm at Native Education College, 285 East 5th Avenue.
Sandwiches and snacks will be provided. Childcare is available upon request.
Encouraging the use of environmentally friendly forms of transportation is an important part of the City’s transportation plan. Currently, we have 42 metered spaces on Vancouver streets reserved for motorcycles and scooters. Several of the City’s EasyPark lots also provide scooter and motorcycle parking at a reduced rate.
We’re now looking at ways to expand motorcycle and scooter parking opportunities and we want your feedback on the following options:
Free parking areas: Would designate the space between a crosswalk and the last-metered parking spot on a street as an area where pedal-assisted scooters, limited-speed motorcycles/scooters and zero-emission scooters could park for free.
Reduced parking meter rates and multiple vehicles in spots: Scooter and motorcycle drivers would get a discount on meter parking when using the pay-by-phone system, and more than one motorcycle or scooter could park within each metered spot.
We want your opinion on how we can prioritize services and keep property taxes down. It’s your chance to ask questions and offer your ideas to Mayor and Council on service levels and property tax increases for 2010.
Give us your feedback on possible changes to view corridors and downtown height limits.
Results of the survey will provide the City with direction on how to support both growth and public benefits in downtown.
The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete.
The City has launched its first open data website as part of its commitment to enhancing citizen engagement, fostering digital innovation and improving service delivery.
As a first step, it is focusing on providing geospatial data — data used to build VanMap. Over time, this data catalogue will continue to grow as more types of data is added in a greater variety of formats.
