Vancouver’s character homes program: An aesthetic fetish for wealthy people that does very little for housing, affordability or the environment (in its current form).
https://twitter.com/globeandmail/status/1340357109620170753
We should exclude basement FSR in existing character homes (so the density can be transferred the infill while leaving the character home intact)
Low basements that count as FSR = gut / lift / total rebuild
Low basements that count as FSR = gut / lift / total rebuild
We should ‘Downzone’ new 1 unit mansions so that existing character homes aren’t replaced by something with very little housing or environmental value
The best character homes should go on the heritage registry with some decent protections.
meanwhile every type of home should be able to be converted to multiple rentals or have a strata infill (these useful housing strategies shouldn’t be reserved just for character lots)
meanwhile every type of home should be able to be converted to multiple rentals or have a strata infill (these useful housing strategies shouldn’t be reserved just for character lots)
We should allow subdivision to smaller lots everywhere, legalize ‘plexes and make temp modular housing, non market multifamily, tiny houses etc ‘outright’ in the zoning
ie as easy to get a permit as it is for big single family house
ie as easy to get a permit as it is for big single family house
If character advocates actually supported these changes the I’d feel far less cynical about their preservation efforts
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