Bylaw and Land Use Notifications
Change of Land Use District Application #1/23
Musqueam Block F District Lot 140 Group 1 Townline Developments Inc. on behalf of the Musqueam Block F Land Ltd. has applied for a CHANGE OF LAND USE DISTRICT APPLICATION to amend the existing CD-2 zoning for leləṁ Lots E, F, G, H and I, District Lot 140 Group 1. The proposed amendments would permit additional density allotment to the parcels of 31,149.18 square metres (335,287 square feet) in the form of market rental housing. The form of development would include five residential towers ranging from 22 to 34 storeys to a maximum height of 107 metres as well as townhomes at grade and a maximum combined Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 4.0. For more information, please see the Neighbour Notification letter here. The full application is available to view at the UEL Administration Office, 5495 Chancellor Blvd, from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. Written comments addressed to the Manager will be accepted up to 4:00 pm on March 18, 2024. and must be submitted to PlanUEL@gov.bc.ca or to the UEL Administration Office. Email submissions are acceptable. Your name and address must be included with your comments. All comments form part of the public record and copies of the comments will be provided to the applicant. Posting Date: 2024-02-13 |
UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw Amendment On October 18, 2023, pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs amended the UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw to implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #3/21 at 2026 and 2076 Wesbrook Mall. The Bylaw is amended to add a new site specific comprehensive Land Use District, CD-3, to:
BACKGROUND Shape Architecture Inc. on behalf of the Pacific Centre for Discipleship Association applied for a Change of Land Use District (rezoning) on May 21, 2021 to create a new site-specific comprehensive Land Use District to permit a 4 to 6 storey mixed-use Institutional, Student Dorm and Residential at 2026 and 2076 Wesbrook Mall. These amendments will implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #3/21. The signed Ministerial order number M322 can be found here. Posting Date: 2023-10-23 |
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT BYLAWS Pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs intends to amend the following bylaw: University Endowment Lands Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw
These amendments will implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #3/21 at 2026 Wesbrook Mall and 2076 Wesbrook Mall, applied for by Shape Architecture on behalf of the Pacific Centre for Discipleship Association on May 21, 2021. The bylaws are available for review at the UEL Administration Office from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm and available online here. Posting Date: 2023-08-22 |
UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw Amendment On June 28, 2023, pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs amended the UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw to implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #1/21 at 2620 Acadia Road. The CD-2 Land Use District for Lot 5 Community Facilities Child Day Care Centre is amended to: BACKGROUND Polygon Development 339 Ltd. applied to the UEL on behalf of the Musqueam Block F Limited Partnership for a Change of Land Use District (rezoning) on December 22, 2020 to allow for a larger Child Day Care Facility at 2620 Acadia Road. These amendments will implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #1/21 at 2620 Acadia Road. The signed Ministerial order number M192 can be found here. Posting Date: 2023-07-05 |
Change of Land Use District Application #1/22
Change of Land Use District Application #1/22 Polygon Development 387 Ltd. on behalf of Regent College has applied for a CHANGE OF LAND USE DISTRICT APPLICATION to amend the existing Institutional and Public Use District (“I-A”) zoning for the existing surface level parking lot portion at the above address to create a new site-specific Comprehensive District (“CD”) zone that would permit an 18 storey (58 metre) mixed-use commercial residential high rise building with three levels of underground parking to a maximum FSR of 4.0. For more information, please see the Neighbour Notification letter here. The full application is available to view at the UEL Administration Office, 5495 Chancellor Blvd, from 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday. Written comments addressed to the Manager will be accepted up to 4:00 pm on July 10, 2023 and must be submitted to PlanUEL@gov.bc.ca or to the UEL Administration Office. Email submissions are acceptable. Your name and address must be included with your comments. All comments form part of the public record and copies of the comments will be provided to the applicant. Posting Date: 2023-06-07 |
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT BYLAWS Pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs intends to amend the following bylaw: University Endowment Lands Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw
These amendments will implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #1/21 at 2620 Acadia Road applied for by Polygon Development 339 Ltd. on behalf of the Musqueam Block F Limited Partnership on December 22, 2020. The bylaws are available for review at the UEL Administration Office from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm and available online here. Posting Date: 2023-04-26 |
Change of Land Use District Application #4/21 2225 Acadia Road (PID 011-158-701) RH Architects on behalf of Westland Living (1075683 BC Ltd.) has applied for a CHANGE OF LAND USE DISTRICT APPLICATION to change the existing MF-1 Land Use District at the above addresses to a new site-specific Comprehensive Development Land Use District to permit a 6-storey Residential Building and a 16-storey Residential Building with five levels of underground parking, to a maximum FSR of 4.0. For more information, please see the Neighbour Notification letter here. The full application is available to view at the UEL Administration Office, 5495 Chancellor Blvd, from 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday. Written comments addressed to the Manager will be accepted up to 4:00 pm on January 2nd, 2022 and must be submitted to PlanUEL@gov.bc.ca or to the UEL Administration Office. Email submissions are acceptable. Your name and address must be included with your comments. All comments form part of the public record and copies of the comments will be provided to the applicant. Posting Date: 2022-11-29 |
Official Community Plan Amendments Pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs has amended the UEL Official Community Plan (OCP) to:
The signed Ministerial Order number M293 can be found here. BACKGROUND The University Endowment Lands Official Community Plan (OCP), Section 4.1 a) and b) provides the authority for the creation of the Community Advisory Council (CAC) and the Advisory Design Panel (ADP), respectively. Authority to create a third advisory group, the Community Centre Advisory Board, was approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs through an amendment of the OCP, Section 4.1 c) in December 2021. As the CAC and ADP provide advice to the Manager, as the Minister’s delegated authority for the UEL, the Manager requested the changes to improve the function and structure of the CAC and ADP.Posting Date: 2022-09-29 |
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT BYLAWS Pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs intends to amend the following bylaw: University Endowment Lands Official Community Plan
The bylaw is available for review at the UEL Administration Office from Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and available online here. Posting Date: 2022-08-09 |
Change of Land Use District Application #3/21 2026 Wesbrook Mall (PID 025-598-244) and Shape Architecture Inc. on behalf of the Pacific Centre for Discipleship Association has applied for a CHANGE OF LAND USE DISTRICT APPLICATION to amend the existing SF-1 zoning to create a new site-specific comprehensive Land Use District to permit a 4 to 6 storey mixed-use Institutional, Student Dorm and Residential Building with two levels of underground parking to a maximum FSR of 3.0. For more information, please see the Neighbour Notification letter here. The full application is available to view at the UEL Administration Office, 5495 Chancellor Blvd, from 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday. Written comments addressed to the Manager will be accepted up to 4:00 pm on June 15, 2022 and must be submitted to PlanUEL@gov.bc.ca or to the UEL Administration Office. Email submissions are acceptable. Your name and address must be included with your comments. All comments form part of the public record and copies of the comments will be provided to the applicant. Note: The applicant has elected to hold their own informational open house on Thursday, June 2nd from 5pm to 7:30pm at the University Golf Club, Westpoint Room, 5185 University Boulevard, Vancouver. The applicant has chosen to provide more information on their website: https://www.mennohall.com. |
UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw Amendment On April 14, 2022, pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs amended the following bylaws: UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw
UEL Fees Bylaw
BACKGROUND Burb Cannabis Corporation applied to the UEL on behalf of Mandial Holdings Ltd. for a Change of Land Use District (rezoning) to allow for the conditional use of a non-medical cannabis retail store at 5784 University Boulevard. These amendments will implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #1/20 at 5784 University Boulevard applied for by Burb Cannabis Corporation of June 5, 2020. The signed Ministerial order number M112 can be found here. |
UEL Fees Bylaw Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw Amendment Works & Services Bylaw Amendment On March 30th, 2022, pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs amended and enacted the following bylaws: UEL Fees Bylaw
Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw
Works & Services Bylaw
The bylaws are available for review at the UEL Administration Office from Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and available online here. BACKGROUND The UEL fees were set out in Schedule 2 of the UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw (LUB) and Schedule A of the Works and Services Bylaw, as authorized under s. 12(1)(f) of the UEL Act. The UEL’s existing fee structure has not been substantially updated since 1989. The new UEL Fees Bylaw includes an updated fee structure that consolidates fees into a single bylaw for improved clarity and function. The bylaw amendments amend the UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw and the UEL Works and Services Bylaw, and enact the UEL Fees Bylaw The signed Ministerial Order number M97 can be found here. |
Official Community Plan Amendments Pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs amended the UEL Official Community Plan to:
BACKGROUND In 2016, bylaws were created for the leləm development (Block F) that require the Musqueam Capital Corporation (MCC) to build a community centre and turn it over to the Province to operate for the benefit of UEL residents. In 2018, MCC proposed an additional funding source for the community centre in the form of guaranteed community centre memberships from leləm strata residents in exchange for them having input into the operations of the community centre through seats on an advisory board. The bylaw amendment amends the UEL Official Community Plan to establish this advisory board. More information on the Area D Neighbourhood Plan can be found here. The signed Ministerial Order number M523 can be found here. |
Change of Land Use District Application #1/21 Polygon Development 339 Ltd. on behalf of the Musqueam Block F Limited Partnership has applied for a CHANGE OF LAND USE DISTRICT APPLICATION to amend the existing CD-2 zoning for lot 5 Community Facilities Child Day Care Centre. The proposed amendments would:
For more information, please see the Neighbour Notification letter here. The application materials are available for review at the UEL Administration Office from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm (please contact the UEL office to make arrangements). Written comments addressed to the Manager will be accepted up to 4:00 pm on March 30, 2022. |
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT BYLAWS Pursuant to Section 12 of the University Endowment Land Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs intends to amend the following bylaws: University Endowment Lands Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw
UEL Fees Bylaw
These amendments will implement the Change of Land Use District (rezoning) application #1/20 at 5784 University Boulevard applied for by Burb Cannabis Corporation on June 5, 2020. The bylaws are available for review at the UEL Administration Office from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm and available online here. BACKGROUND Burb Cannabis Corporation has applied to the UEL on behalf of Mandial Holdings Ltd., Inc for an amendment to the UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw for a Change of Land Use District (rezoning) to allow for the conditional use of a non-medical cannabis retail store at 5784 University Boulevard. The applicant has proposed the following hours of operation for the cannabis retail store: 9:00am to 11:00pm Monday – Saturday; 10:00am to 8:00pm Sunday. For more information, please see the Neighbour Notification letter here. Have questions? Please direct all inquiries to PlanUEL@gov.bc.ca. |
Official Community Plan Amendment - Draft Bylaw for Referral The University Endowment Lands Official Community Plan (OCP), Section 4.1 a) and b) provides the authority for the creation of the Community Advisory Council (CAC) and the Advisory Design Panel (ADP), respectively. Authority to create a third advisory group, the Community Centre Advisory Board, was approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs through the amendment of the OCP Section 4.1 c) in 2021. As the CAC and ADP provide advice to the Manager, as the Minister’s delegated authority for the UEL, the Manager has requested changes to improve the function and structure of the CAC and ADP. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 8 of the University Endowment Lands Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw, on behalf of the Minister, the Manager is referring the Official Community Plan bylaw amendment to the Community Advisory Council and Advisory Design Panel. DRAFT -UEL OCP Amendment S.4 Advisory Groups can be found here. As noted above, Section 4.1 c) Community Centre Advisory Board was recently added by amendment to the OCP. The signed Ministerial Order number M523 can be found here.Written comments, if any, can be submitted to the UEL Administration Office by the end of business on Friday, March 4, 2022. Comment may be sent by email to PlanUEL@gov.bc.ca. |
Change of Land Use District Application #1/20 Burb Cannabis Corporation has applied to the UEL on behalf of Mandial Holdings Ltd., Inc for an amendment to the UEL Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw for a Change of Land Use District (rezoning) to allow for the conditional use of a non-medical cannabis retail store at 5784 University Boulevard. The applicant has proposed the following hours of operation for the cannabis retail store: 9:00am to 11:00 pm Monday – Saturday; 10:00am to 8:00 pm Sunday. For more information, please see the Neighbour Notification letter here. Written comments will be accepted up to 4:00 pm on June 9th, 2021. Please note that for non-medical cannabis retail licence applications in the UEL, written comments submitted as part of this rezoning application will be considered as gathering residents’ views for the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), and will inform MVRD’s recommendations on the licensee’s application to the BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB). |
AREA D NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Land Use, Building and Community Administration Bylaw
The signed Ministerial Order number M164 can be found here. The Area D Neighbourhood Plan can be found here. Learn more on our webpage: AreaDPlan.ca |