Provincially-mandated new housing targets

https://news.gov.bc....HOUS0135-001218

 

 

https://news.gov.bc....HOUS0123-001505

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 July 2024 - 10:29 AM.

The five-year targets are split into yearly quotas that get larger each year. Over the five-year span, it is expected that in Esquimalt, an additional 754 units will be built, in Central Saanich another 588, and an extra 468 units in Sidney.

 

 

Esquimalt an additional 754 units will be built

Central Saanich another 588

468 units in Sidney.

 

 

Esquimalt - 754

Central Saanich - 588

Sidney - 468

Oak Bay - 664

Saanich - 4610

Victoria - 4902

Colwood  - 940

North Saanich - 419

View Royal - 585

Highlands - 

Sooke - 

Metchosin -

Langford - 

 

 

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Highlands - 

Sooke - 

Metchosin - 

Langford - 

North Saanich - 419

Sidney - 468

View Royal - 585

Central Saanich - 588

Oak Bay - 664

Esquimalt - 754

Colwood  - 940

Saanich - 4610

Victoria - 4902

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 July 2024 - 10:38 AM.

Or, Ottawa could turn off the immigration (trap) tap.

It could all be moot come October.

I'd like to think so, but I doubt it.

BC Housing Minster Ravi Kahlon says he will not grant the District of West Vancouver an extension to align with housing legislation aimed at increasing small-scale multi-unit (SSMU) builds.

 

Days after the province put the the municipality on notice for failing to meet its goals, West Vancouver councillors agreed on Monday to ask for more time. By Tuesday afternoon, they got their answer.

In a post to social media, Kahlon said all communities across B.C. have to step up to address the housing crisis.

 

“West Vancouver council is the only community in B.C. which voted against allowing for housing options,” said Kahlon. “There will be no more extensions. We need to get housing approved and built.”

 

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West Vancouver councillors on Monday came to the consensus that more time was needed. During the district’s meeting, councillors’ availability during the next month, including vacation dates in August, were noted as reasons why the municipality may not be able to move into compliance within the 30-day notice.

 

“The 30-day deadline given recently by the Minister is Aug. 24, but since August is normally Council’s ‘break’ we have several councillors unable to attend meetings until September. To enable all members to be present, we have set the matter down for Sept. 23,” Coun. Nora Gambioli told CityNews Tuesday morning.

 

 

https://vancouver.ci...sing-extension/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 July 2024 - 06:41 PM.

West Vancouver needs to stand up against the NDP's tyranny.

They need to make the province force them. Too much voluntary capitulation lately. Our community Our Choice.

Why does all the new housing need to be in existing cities? There’s every reason to create some brand new settlements in BC, and no reason not to.

Why does all the new housing need to be in existing cities? There’s every reason to create some brand new settlements in BC, and no reason not to.

 

1.  There is no will (or budget) for the infastructure that is required - ie. esp. water services, sewage lines/systems.

2.  Most potential areas have strong, vocal defenders of the status quo.  Natural, rural, or parkland areas.  

3.  Politically, it's a no-win.

4.  We have no leaders to even consider this, see #3 above.

 

 

Even consider some places that could be built up substantially, Shawnigan Lake or Sproat Lake, south View Royal, Hatley Park, Cordova Bay, Metchosin to be really spectacular.  Those already there resist any significant additional density.    So you have Royal Bay/Beach, OK, that was a huge gravel pit, so housing seems better.   But anwhere you consider removing forest or natural areas, there will be an outcry.  Even Silver Spray went through years of resistance.  Bamberton was another one.

 

North Saanich is split on resisting, let's see how that goes with that target above.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 31 July 2024 - 01:43 AM.

It should be natural. Immigration is natural. If it’s natural it works itself out. As it always has. Forced immigration where the ruling class legislates the existing community to change their way of life to make way for people that the ruling class is recruiting to bring in. That is colonization, not immigration.

Edited by dasmo, 31 July 2024 - 04:02 AM.

In the 1800s they engineered consent by calling the established neighborhoods savage. Now they call them privileged.

They need to make the province force them. Too much voluntary capitulation lately. Our community Our Choice.

 

I think the West Vancouver Council is going to fold on this. Below is an extract from a staff report that was presented at their special council meeting held recently on July 29.
 

Next Steps
• New process for zoning amendment
• Set the date for readings & adoption (public hearing prohibited, public notice required)
• August 19, 2024: 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd reading and adoption
• By August 24, 2024: Council must have amended zoning to comply with Notice
• August: Submit amended zoning bylaw to Province

 

• Failure to comply
• Minister may make order to enact or amend zoning bylaw and force compliance

 

https://westvancouver.ca/media/4648

 

It would appear from watching the video of the meeting https://westvancouve...l/council-video

that the council is prepared to amend their bylaws to match the requirements of the BC Government BUT they won't vote on this until September 23 which is after the deadline of August 24. 

 

...stay tuned.

There's nothing that gives me more confidence in what government is doing quite like "forced compliance ".

Why does all the new housing need to be in existing cities? There’s every reason to create some brand new settlements in BC, and no reason not to.

 

I suspect the primary reason to be cost. While land may be cheap/free, when there is no infrastructure thats expensive. Need to build roads, sewer, power, schools, hospital, municipal works, retail, etc etc etc.

Or we could significantly reduce immigration to Canada.

I think maybe, that without a major employer showing up first, that new town sites would attract people who have nowhere else to go for whatever reason. That can create a town that is full of problems, and is under-resourced. Not a good combo.

But I do agree that we should be investing into rehabilitation of small towns that could be attracting retirees and people looking for second home spots on the Island. We’ve created a situation where we’re telling monied people to go away (can’t have a vacation cabin in a lot of places without the spec tax, can’t buy a luxury home without high taxes, there’s potential for even more taxes at any time, AirBnB restrictions mean you can’t rent the home out when you’re not there, etc).

We’re pulling money out of our communities very quickly.

...new town sites would attract people who have nowhere else to go for whatever reason...

I guess the 900 block of Pandora can be considered a new town site then?