Councillor wants modular housing allowed in all areas of Vancouver

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — City regulations prohibit building modular or supportive housing in most parts of the Vancouver, but a councillor is trying to change that.

There are over 2,200 homeless people in the city, according to the 2019 Homeless Count. That number is the highest recorded since the count began in 2002.

The motion from Coun. Christine Boyle says says ” the land options for the provision of modular housing is extremely limited, and is quickly diminishing.” in

It asks the city to amend zoning bylaws that currently limit what can be built large swathes of the city to single-family dwellings and duplexes.

“Those experiencing homelessness come from every neighbourhood of our city, and so housing for homeless and low-income residents should be available in every neighbourhood of our city,” the motion says.

Scott de Lange Bloom from Abundant Housing says the current rules that mean that modular housing is illegal in about 75 per cent of Vancouver.

“Right now we’re still making it illegal to not only build social and supportive housing but a whole wide selection of housing in most of the city,” he says.

He supports the motion because he says without it the city will have a very hard time making good on their promise to respond to the homelessness and housing crises by creating more affordable units.

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