Victoria councillors votes 6-3 to pass Missing Middle Housing Initiative after years of discussion and debate
After years of debate, Victoria’s Missing Middle Housing Initiative passed its final hurdle Thursday, clearing one last vote by city council.
Currently, medium-density housing makes up just five percent of new home construction in Victoria. Supporters of the policy argue that it will strike a balance between high-rise towers in the downtown area and the mostly single-family homes in surrounding neighbourhoods. “[It’s] going to bring more three-bedroom units, more townhomes, more duplexes into the city and I think that was widely, strongly supported in the election and that’s what we voted on to reflect that tonight.”
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