BC to override local authorities to increase housing density
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British Columbia plans to boost housing density with legislation in the fall that will allow up to four homes on a traditional single-family detached lot, overriding some local governments that currently don’t allow basement suites.
Premier David Eby said the “restrictive” zoning approach by many communities is preventing the creation of small scale, multiunit homes that are needed to address the province’s housing crisis.
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