265_2023 — Vancouver Transit-Oriented Areas Regulation

s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation, Act means the Vancouver Charter.

s. 2 — Prescribed distances for transit-oriented areas

s. 2(1)

For the purposes of the definition of transit-oriented area in section 2 [interpretation] of the Act, the following distances are prescribed:

s. 2(1)(a)

400 m, in relation to a transit station that is a bus stop or bus exchange or a planned bus stop or bus exchange;

s. 2(1)(b)

800 m, in relation to a transit station that is a passenger rail station or a planned passenger rail station.

s. 2(2)

If, because of a distance prescribed under subsection (1), the boundary of a transit-oriented area bisects a parcel of land, the parcel of land is deemed to be wholly within the transit-oriented area.

s. 3 — Prescribed transit stations

s. 3(1)

The transit stations located at the longitudes set out in column 2 of the Schedule and the latitudes set out opposite in column 3 of the Schedule are prescribed for the purposes of the definition of "transit station" in section 2 of the Act.

s. 3(2)

The name of the transit station set out in column 1 of the Schedule and the type of transit station set out in column 4 of the Schedule are listed for ease of reference only.

s. 4 — Classes of land within transit-oriented areas

s. 4(1)

The following classes of land within a transit-oriented area in relation to a passenger rail station or a planned passenger rail station are established:

s. 4(1)(a)

tier 1 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 200 m or less from the passenger rail station;

s. 4(1)(b)

tier 2 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 400 m or less from the passenger rail station but further than 200 m from the passenger rail station;

s. 4(1)(c)

tier 3 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 800 m or less from the passenger rail station but further than 400 m from the passenger rail station.

s. 4(2)

The following classes of land within a transit-oriented area in relation to a bus stop or bus exchange or a planned bus stop or bus exchange are established:

s. 4(2)(a)

tier 4 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 200 m or less from the bus stop or bus exchange;

s. 4(2)(b)

tier 5 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 400 m or less from the bus stop or bus exchange but further than 200 m from the bus stop or bus exchange.

s. 4(3)

A parcel of land that is partly within more than one class of land established under subsection (1) or (2) is deemed to be wholly within the class of land to which the highest density, as set out in section 5, applies.

s. 5 — Density and height requirements

For the purposes of section 565.001 [restrictions on zoning authority in relation to transit-oriented areas] of the Act, the density set out in column 2 of the following table and the height set out opposite in column 3 of the table are prescribed for the class of land, in the City of Vancouver, set out opposite in column 1 of the table: Table

s. 6 — Exemption related to transit-oriented areas

Section 565.001 of the Act does not apply in relation to land in a transit-oriented area that is zoned to permit residential use if the only residential use permitted is residential use that is ancillary or secondary to an industrial or agricultural use permitted by the zoning bylaw.

s. 7 — Off-street parking

For the purposes of section 633 (1) [transition — off-street parking] of the Act, June 30, 2024 is prescribed.

Schedule

Schedule [en. B.C. Reg. 267/2023, App. 2.]