Marpole Residents Rally Against Proposed Zoning Changes
Marpole residents rally against proposed zoning changes.
Close to 1,000 residents streamed into Marpole community centre Sunday to sign petitions and pick up lawn signs protesting proposed zoning changes in their neighbourhood.
The City of Vancouver’s draft community plan for Marpole includes rezoning to allow more highrises, apartments up to 12 storeys, stacked townhouses and mixed-use buildings.
Community spokesman Mike Burdick said the draft plan, which goes to council for consideration on October 24, came as a surprise to most Marpole residents.
“We are not opposed to rezoning or densification,” said Burdick, “but we need to slow down.”
Burdick said the city wants to increase the density of Marpole by as much as 50 per cent.
“Do the transit routes first, then take a breath and see if we need to do more.”
1000 residents is exaggerating. Considering everyone brings his/her family members and friends as well, you can say around 200 family residents which some are not even from Marpole.
Some that oppose the ideas are either misinform or just shock and follow the crowd. I agree the planning should be more open in the beginning instead of throwing at everyone’s face all of a sudden.