The City of Vancouver has developed a rezoning policy for the “Little Mountain – Adjacent Area” located at Main and 33rd to guide rezoning applications in the area next to the Little Mountain housing site soon to commence development by Holborn Group. The area is primarily comprised of single family homes, as well as 6 apartment buildings fronting Main Street, and a strata-titled complex at the corner of Main and 33rd.

The rezoning policy encourages redevelopment of this area to provide a variety of ‘ground oriented’ housing forms, with an emphasis on innovative housing types suitable for families and options to improve housing affordability. Highlights of the plan include:

• Two basic housing types: Townhouses, including stacked and courtyard forms up to 1.5 FSR and heights up to 45 ft; and Low to Mid-Rise Apartments (4 to 6 storeys) up to 2.3 FSR and heights up to 65 ft.
• Townhomes will not require a CAC on rezoning, lowrise and midrise apartments above 1.5 FSR will require a CAC of $23/SF.