Neighbourhoods and density at centre of public hearing August fourth

Victoria's Missing Middle Housing Initiative moves to public hearing August 4 in the next step in determining the future of neighbourhoods.

In many Victoria neighbourhoods single family homes dominate, but a motion being considered could see more “missing middle” options like townhouses in low density neighbourhoods.

Neighbourhoods with more density are necessary, according to housing advocate Luke Mari with Arzye Developments. “We need to ask ourselves as a city, our population is growing. We’re not closing the ferries, or the airports. Where do we think these people are going to live?” Mari asked.It means homeowners, or developers don’t have to go through time-consuming process of a public hearing for density changes to single-family homes.But some, like Bob June, a director on the Rockland Neighbourhood Association, think the changes are coming too quickly.

“This has to be more carefully thought through than a simple blanket policy,” June said. “I would like to say that what we have done is we’ve reached a point now with this latest proposal before council, we could go out citywide, and have an informed discussion.” The average cost of a home in Victoria is well over one million dollars, which is out of reach for many families.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Neal Lamontagne is a former city planner with the City of Vancouver, and the City of North Vancouver, and he’s a guest lecturer at the University of Alberta’s School of Urban and Regional Planning.Missing middle is just one piece of the housing puzzle towards more supply, according to Lamontagne..

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