BC Provincial Government Housing Policies 2023

[chowhou]

You two are both silly in your own special ways. That building was built in 1911. They'd be banned from building this nowadays even though it's a completely reasonable housing form.

People and politicians speak a lot about the missing middle, but there's a missing bottom too? We're allowed to pack people into SFH bedrooms and living rooms 12 a pop, but heaven forbid we have 200sqft micro suites huh?

[Migrant_Coconut]

Some new builds are 300-400 sq ft.

Originally Posted by chowhou

People and politicians speak a lot about the missing middle, but there's a missing bottom too? We're allowed to pack people into SFH bedrooms and living rooms 12 a pop, but heaven forbid we have 200sqft micro suites huh?

Good thing we've just upzoned a large chunk of the metro and adjusted the building code for larger units so that we can have Option 3: none of the above.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

Some new builds are 300-400 sq ft.

The City of Vancouver allows micro suites as small as 250 sq ft. 325 Carrall was approved in 2018, and completed in 2021, with a mix of 38 studios and micro suites between 250 and 319 sq ft.

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by Changing City

The City of Vancouver allows micro suites as small as 250 sq ft. 325 Carrall was approved in 2018, and completed in 2021, with a mix of 38 studios and micro suites between 250 and 319 sq ft.

Under the proposed new building codes I can't see how those units will still be legal.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by chowhou

Under the proposed new building codes I can't see how those units will still be legal.

250 sq ft may be more difficult as a workable bathroom layout and required doorway width might add a few sq ft. 300 sq ft should certainly be achievable. You can rent a fully accessible room in several Downtown hotels that are that size that have two queen beds.

With only one bed, (or a Murphy bed) it should be possible to design a reasonable micro suite. It's having walls between rooms that adds to the space needed to make them accessible, and multi use flex space (without fixed items like kitchen Islands) can more easily meet the needs of disabled residents.