'Inevitable decimation': Burnaby residents petition against B.C.'s transit-oriented housing rules
'Save Brentwood Park' petition seeks municipal support for exemptions from transit-oriented development rules.
Lauren Vanderdeen Apr 26, 2024
A group of concerned residents living in Burnaby’s Brentwood Park neighbourhood have filed a petition to be exempted from the province’s new legislation on transit-oriented development.
The rules will require cities, including Burnaby, to allow buildings with minimum heights of eight to 12 storeys within a ring 400 to 800 metres circling transit hubs like SkyTrain stations.
But Save Brentwood Park petition leader Edward Pereira said the law exposes his neighbourhood of single-family homes “to its inevitable decimation.”
Pereira said the coalition believes the 104 transit-oriented rings identified by the province deserve “bespoke application of the legislation” that considers local differences.
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https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/in...s-transit-oriented-housing-rules-8661993
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