Posted May 13, 2024, 5:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Changing City
You think that West Vancouver residents of single family homes would be constructing enough secondary suites to meet the municipal target, but aren't doing so because of the fees?
I would think that any that want to add a suite (and you can't convince me there are a lot of them) might be more put off by the requirement to meet the BC building code which requires, among other things, a separate heating system for the suite, and the addition or alteration of a sprinkler system, and a 45 minute fire separation between the suite and dwelling, and potentially increasing the width of the exit stairs or corridors to the suite.
Those items would all take a while, be quite disruptive to the home owners, and cost a lot more than any associated permits.
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For 50 units in the entirety of West Vancouver? Yes, obviously. It's not like the building code is any different in West Vancouver than in any other municipality.
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