Municipal measures for housing affordability and diversity in Metro

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MunicipalmeasuresforhousingaffordabilityanddiversityinMetroVancouver

SUBMITTEDTOCMHCEXTERNALRESEARCHPROGRAM

BYMARGARETEBERLE,JIMWOODWARD,MATTTHOMSONANDDEBORAHKRAUS

June2011

Acknowledgments

Asincerethankyoutoallthemunicipalstaffmemberswhoparticipatedinthesometimesoneroussurvey.ThanksalsotoMetroVancouverstaff,includingJanetKredaandNeilSpicer,fortheircollaborationonthisproject.AsukaYoshiokaassistedbypreparingthemunicipalprofiles.ThisstudywasfundedbyCanadaMortgageandHousingCorporation(CMHC)underthetermsofitsExternalResearchProgram(ERP).However,theviewsexpressedarethepersonalviewsoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsofCMHC.CMHC’sfinancialcontributiontothestudydoesnotconstituteanendorsementofitscontents.

AbstractThereisgrowingrecognitionthatmunicipalitiesinfluencehousingaffordabilityanddiversity.In2007MetroVancouveradoptedanAffordableHousingStrategy(AHS).Forthefirsttimeattheregionallevel,itlaidoutaframeworkformunicipalactiontoaddresshousingaffordability.Thisstudydocumentstheextenttowhichthe15largestMetroVancouvermunicipalitieshaveadopted35measuresreferencedinthestrategyandtheperceivedinfluenceofthestrategy.Usingawebsearchandinterviewswithmunicipalstaff,thestudyfoundthatover250zoning,fiscal,planning,approvalprocess,rentallosspreventionandeducation/advocacymeasureswereinplaceandanother30werependingadoption.Zoningandregulatorymeasureswerethemostcommontypeofmeasureadopted,followedbyfiscalmeasuresinvolvingcontributionsoflandorcash.Therehasbeenarangeofresponses,withmunicipalitiesadoptingbetween23%and80%ofthe35measuresconsidered.TheCityofVancouver,thelargestbypopulationandwiththemostcostlyhousinghasadoptedthemostmeasures,at80%.Manyofthemeasureshadbeenadoptedinthelasttwodecades,and22%ofallmeasureshadbeenintroducedsincetheAHSwasadoptedinNovember2007.Inoverfiftypercentofmunicipalitiesahomelessplanwasinplace,andtwothirdsparticipatedonahomelesstaskforceorcommitteeorhadfacilitatedhousingorshelterforhomelesspersons.Overall,theMetroAHS(2007)wasperceivedtohavehadlittleinfluenceonmunicipalactivitytodate,howeveritwasfelttooffersignificantindirectbenefitsinsettingacommonpolicydirectionfortheregion.ItiscleartheseMetromunicipalitiesarerespondingtogrowingconcernabouthousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Thisresearchhasservedasanindicatorofcurrentactivityandcanserveasabaselineagainstwhichfutureeffortsandchangescanbeassessed.

TABLEOFCONTENTSExecutiveSummary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….i1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1

1.1. Purposeandobjectives ....................................................................................................................11.2. Context.............................................................................................................................................11.3. Background ...................................................................................................................................... 21.4. Scope................................................................................................................................................31.5. Method ............................................................................................................................................31.6. Limitations ....................................................................................................................................... 41.7. Reportorganization .........................................................................................................................4

2. MunicipalhousingmeasuresinMetroVancouver .................................................................................52.1. Frequencyofmeasures....................................................................................................................52.2. Categoriesofmeasures....................................................................................................................82.3. Tenmostcommonmeasures........................................................................................................... 82.4. Leastcommonmeasures .................................................................................................................92.5. Measuresadoptedbymunicipality.................................................................................................. 92.6. Pendingmeasures..........................................................................................................................102.7. Measuresbycitysize .....................................................................................................................112.8. Measuresbydecadeandyearintroduced.....................................................................................122.9. Actionsonhomelessness ...............................................................................................................132.10. InfluenceofMetroAffordableHousingStrategy.........................................................................132.11. Findings ........................................................................................................................................152.12. Conclusions .................................................................................................................................. 17

3. Municipalprofiles ................................................................................................................................. 18Burnaby.....................................................................................................................................................19Coquitlam .................................................................................................................................................22Delta .........................................................................................................................................................24LangleyCity...............................................................................................................................................26LangleyTownship ..................................................................................................................................... 28MapleRidge ..............................................................................................................................................30NewWestminster ..................................................................................................................................... 32NorthVancouverCity ...............................................................................................................................35NorthVancouverDistrict ..........................................................................................................................38PortCoquitlam..........................................................................................................................................40PortMoody...............................................................................................................................................42Richmond..................................................................................................................................................44Surrey........................................................................................................................................................47Vancouver.................................................................................................................................................49WestVancouver........................................................................................................................................52

AppendixA‐InterviewGuide………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………54

ExecutiveSummaryBackgroundandcontextThereisgrowingrecognitionamonghousingstakeholdersthatmunicipalitiesinfluencehousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Therearedistinctmeasurestheycanimplementthatplayacriticalroleinfacilitatingthecreationandretentionofhousingthatisaffordableanddiverse,throughboththeprivatemarketandtheuseofnon‐marketapproaches.In2007MetroVancouver(formerlyGreaterVancouverRegionalDistrict)adoptedanAffordableHousingStrategy(AHS).Forthefirsttimeattheregionallevel,itlaidoutaframeworkformunicipalactiontoaddresshousingaffordability.Thisprojectdocumentstheextenttowhichthe15largestmunicipalitiesinMetroVancouverhaveadoptedandimplemented35measuresreferencedinthe2007MetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategy(AHS)toaddressissuesofhousingaffordabilityanddiversity.ItcreatesabaselineresourcethatcanbeusedbyMetroVancouvermunicipalitiesandotherstomeasureprogressintheyearsaheadandthesituationinMetroVancouverinrelationtootherlargeMetroareasinCanada.ObjectivesTheobjectivesofthisstudyareto:

a. Developasnapshotofeachmunicipalitydescribingrelativehousingaffordabilityandavailabilityofrentalandownershiphousing,aswellasdiversityofthehousingstock;

b. Conductresearchtodocumentcurrentmunicipalactivityaddressinghousingaffordabilityanddiversity,usingasaframeworkthemunicipalactionssetoutbytheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategy(2007);and

c. Discussthefindingsintermsofrecenttrendsinmunicipalhousingmeasures,gapswithrespecttotheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategyrecommendationsandmeasuresthatmunicipalitiesareconsidering.

Thisresearchrepresentsanassessmentofmunicipaleffortintermsofprovidingtheenablingtoolsandmeasuresthatinfluencetheaffordabilityanddiversityofthehousingstock,butnotameasureoftheextentofuseofthetoolsoroutcomesproducedbythemeasures.Forexample,althoughamunicipalitymayhaveanumberofmeasuresinplace,theymayhavebeenusedinfrequentlyorindeednotatall.MethodsTheworkwascarriedoutinthreephases.Phase1consistedofpreparingmunicipalprofilesusingpertinentdemographicandhousinginformationtosetthecontextforunderstandingthenatureandextentofhousingmeasuresthathavebeenadoptedindifferentmunicipalities.Phase2consistedofdatacollectionusingalistof35discretehousingmeasuresidentifiedintheMetroAHS,populatedfirstthroughawebsearchandthenthroughasurveyofmunicipalstafftocollectdescriptiveinformationaboutthemeasuresinplaceineachmunicipality.Thisincludeddateadopted,typeofmeasure,abriefdescription,adoptedviapolicy,planorbylaw,ifithasbeenused,theintendedtypeofhousingitaddresses,andthemeasure’sperceivedeffectiveness.AsecondaryaimwastoestablishtheinfluenceoftheMetroAHSonmunicipalhousingpoliciesandpractices.Phase3consistedofmunicipallevelreportingandanalysisofthecombinedresponses.


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FindingsMunicipalitiesinMetroVancouverhaveintheir“toolkits”arangeofmeasuresthatpromoteaffordabilityanddiversity.The15municipalitiesincludedinthisstudyhadadoptedover250measures,anaverageof17measureeachoutofthe35measuresconsideredinthisstudy.Anadditional30measuresarependingadoption.Onaverage,eachmeasurewasadoptedbysevenmunicipalities,justunderhalfthoseincludedinthestudy.Ofthe35municipalmeasuresconsidered,onlytwomeasureshadbeenadoptedbyallmunicipalities‐OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoarangeofhousingchoicesandIncreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing.TheLocalGovernmentActrequirestheformer.Fivemeasureshadbeenadoptedbyatleast80%ofmunicipalities.Intermsofspecificmeasures,onlysevenofthefifteenmunicipalitiesindicatedthattheyhadanaffordablehousingstrategyoractionplaninplace.ThisisofinterestastheMetroVancouverRegionalGrowthStrategy(Draft2011)requiresmunicipalitiestoadopttheseplanstodemonstratehowtheywillmeetaffordablehousingdemandgoingforward.Municipalitiesappeartofavourzoningmeasuresthataffectaffordabilitythroughdensificationanddiversity,suchaspermittingsecondarysuitesinallsinglefamilyresidentialareas,andsmallerlots.Ofthe253measuresadopted,46%werezoning/regulatorymeasuresand18%werecategorizedasfiscalmeasures.Somewhatsurprisinglygivenmunicipalresourceconstraints,onefiscalmeasure,leasingcityownedsitestonon‐profits,isamongthetenmostcommonmeasures.Only4%ofallmeasuresadoptedwereeducationandadvocacy.Therewasawiderangeamongmunicipalitiesintermsoftheshareofthe35measuresadopted‐from23%to80%.Notunexpectedlygivenitssizeandhighhousingcosts,theCityofVancouverhasadoptedthemostmeasures,28outofthe35considered,or80%ofthem.OthermunicipalitiessuchastheDistrictandCityofNorthVancouvercloselyfollow,however,theDistrictofNorthVancouveremphasizedthatmostmeasureshaverarelybeenused,andinfactwillberescindeduponadoptionofitsnewOCP.Thissuggeststhattheadoptionofameasureisalimitedmetric,asitdoesnotreflecttheextentorfrequencyofusenorthemagnitudeofoutcomesintermsofunitscreatedorpreserved.Therelationshipbetweenthenumberofmeasuresadoptedandcitypopulationsizeappearstobepositive,butweak.Somesmallandmoderatesizedmunicipalitieshaveahigherfrequencyofmeasuresthansomelargerones.Otherfactors,suchastypeandageofhousingstock,playarole.Thestudyshowstherehasbeenmuchmunicipalactivityinthelasttwodecades,arguablysincethewithdrawalbythefederalgovernmentoffundingfornewnon‐profithousingintheearly1990sandinthe2000’s,whenhighandrisinghomeownershipcostsbecameagrowingconcern.Inaddition,22%ofallmeasureshadbeenintroducedsincetheAHSwasadoptedinNovember2007.Inthelastfewyears,municipalitieshavebeenquiteactiveinthehomelessnessarea,thesecondgoaloftheAHS.Thisisnotunexpectedgiventhegrowingmagnitudeandvisibilityoftheissue,andthefactthatseveralseniorgovernmentfundingprogramswereintroducedtosupporttheseefforts.Inoverfiftypercentofmunicipalitiesahomelessplanwasinplace,andtwothirdsparticipatedonahomelesstaskforceorcommitteeorhadfacilitatedsomeformofemergencyshelterortransitional/supportivehousingforhomelesspersons.MorethanhalftheintervieweesreportedthattheMetroAHS(2007)hadnotdirectlyinfluencedmunicipaladoptionofhousingaffordabilityanddiversitymeasuresdespitethefactthat22%ofallmeasureshadbeenadoptedsince2007.Theremaybeseveralreasonsforthis.Firstly,theMetroAHShasbeeninplaceforashortperiodoftimeintermsofthetimeneededtopassbylaws,developplansandpolicies,andindeedhousing.Ittoomayhavebeenadoptedinresponsetosomeofthesamepressures


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thatledmunicipalitiestoadoptaffordabilityanddiversitymeasures.Nonetheless,respondentsreportedsignificantindirectbenefitsoftheAHS,includingsettingacommonpolicydirectionfortheregion.Goingforward,itmaybeseentohavemoreofadirectinfluenceonmunicipalactivity,particularlywithadoptionoftheRegionalGrowthStrategy.Infact,severalmunicipalitiesindicatedpendingadoptionofanaffordablehousingplanorstrategy.Ofthetenmostcommonmeasuresadoptedbymunicipalities,fourwerestronglysuitedtoaddressingentry‐levelhomeownershipincludingincreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing,infillhousing,neighbourhoodplansandsmallerlots.Onlyoneofthetenmostcommonmeasureswasconsideredwellsuitedtoaddresseithernon‐marketrentalorspecialneedshousing.Manyofthetenmostcommonmeasures,includingsecondarysuites,condo/strataconversionpoliciesanddensitybonusprovisions,wereintendedtoaddressmarketandlow‐endmarketrentalhousing.BroadpolicymeasuressuchasOCPsandneighbourhood/areaplansareperceivedasmoderatelyeffective.Othermeasurestendtobeeffectiveforaparticularhousingtypeortypes.Forexampleleasingcityownedsitesandhousingagreementswereviewedasmosteffectiveforspecialneedshousingsuchastransitionalandsupportivehousing.ConclusionsThestudyprovidesinformationonmunicipalmeasuresadoptedtopromotehousingaffordabilityanddiversityintheregionalcontext,specificallyMetroVancouver,anareaexperiencingtremendoushousingpriceincreasesandlowrentalvacancyrates.FramedinthecontextofthenewlyadoptedMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategy(2007),thedatashowsalongstandingmunicipalrole,beginninginthe1970s.Italsoshowsincreasingmunicipalactivity,withaparticularfocusinthe2000s,notunexpectedgiventhewithdrawalofseniorlevelsofgovernmentfromprogramscreatingnewaffordablehousinginthe1990s,andthemountinghomelessnesscrisiswithafederalresponsethatrequiredcommunity‐basedplanning.ThestudyalsoshowstherelativedifferenceintheextentofadoptionofmunicipalmeasuresamongMetroVancouvermunicipalitiesandalthoughsomeofthelargercitieshaveadoptedmanymeasures,citysizealonedoesnotexplainthevariations.Intermsofthetypeofmeasuresmunicipalitiesareadopting,thedatanotsurprisinglyrevealsafocusonregulatorymeasurestofacilitatehousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Thelargenumberofpendingmeasuressuggeststhatmunicipalactivityinthisareawillcontinuetogrow.Manyofthemostcommonmeasuresaddressentry‐levelhomeownershipormarketandlow‐endmarketrentalhousing.Onlyoneofthetenmostcommonmeasureswasconsideredwellsuitedtoaddresseithernon‐marketrentalorspecialneedshousing‐leasingcityownedlandtonon‐profits.Thislikelyreflectsthetraditionalmunicipalfocusonregulationaswellasrelativepaucityoffundingforthistypeofhousing.Thestudyattemptedtoassesstheinfluenceofthe2007RegionalAHSonmunicipalactivity,andnotedthatwhilemunicipalstafffeelstheinfluencehasbeenlimitedtodate,therearesomeclearbenefitsintermsofaregionalfocusonhousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Thisstudywillprovideabaselinewithwhichtocomparemunicipalactivityinthefuture,andperhapsinrelationtootherlargeCanadianmetropolitanareas.Thisresearchdocumentsmunicipaleffortintermsofprovidingtheenablingtoolsandmeasuresthatinfluencetheaffordabilityanddiversityofthehousingstock,butnotameasureoftheextentofuseofthetoolsoroutcomes(numberofunits)producedbythemeasures.Furtherresearchinthisareaiswarranted

1. Introduction

1.1. PurposeandobjectivesThereisgrowingrecognitionamonghousingstakeholdersthatmunicipalitiescananddoinfluencehousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Therearedistinctmeasurestheycanimplementthatplayacriticalroleinfacilitatingthecreationandretentionofhousingthatisaffordableanddiverse,throughboththeprivatemarketandtheuseofnon‐marketapproaches.Thisprojectdocumentstheextenttowhichthe15largestmunicipalitiesinMetroVancouverhaveadoptedandimplementedmeasureslaidoutintheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategy(2007)toaddressissuesofhousingaffordabilityanddiversity.ItcreatesabaselineresourcethatcanbeusedbyMetroVancouvermunicipalitiesandotherstomeasureprogressintheyearsaheadandthesituationinMetroVancouverinrelationtootherlargemetropolitanareasinCanada.Theobjectivesofthisstudyareto:● Developasnapshotofeachmunicipalitydescribingrelativehousingaffordabilityandavailability

ofrentalandownershiphousing,aswellasdiversityofthehousingstock;● Conductresearchtodocumentcurrentmunicipalactivityaddressinghousingaffordabilityand

diversity,usingasaframeworkthemunicipalactionssetoutbytheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategy(2007);and

● DiscussthefindingsintermsofrecenttrendsinmunicipalhousingmeasuresandgapswithrespecttotheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategyrecommendations.

1.2. Context

In2007MetroVancouver(formerlyGreaterVancouverRegionalDistrict)adoptedtheRegionalAffordableHousingStrategy(AHS).Forthefirsttimeattheregionallevel,itlaidoutaframeworkformunicipalactiontoaddresshousingaffordability.Thestrategyaimedtoimprovethehousingsupplyacrossthehousingcontinuum,fromtransitionalandsupportivehousing,non‐marketrental,marketrentalandentry‐levelhomeownership.ItsetoutspecificactionstobetakenbytheRegion,Municipalitiesandotheragencies.TheStrategyhasthreeobjectives:1. Toincreasethesupplyanddiversityofmodestcosthousing;2. Toeliminatehomelessnessacrosstheregion;and3. Tomeettheneedsoflow‐incomerenters.


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AlthoughthreemajortypesofactionswereenvisagedintheStrategy,Metrohassincedisaggregatedtheminthefollowingway:● Fiscalactionsdesignedtoimprovetheeconomicsofhousingproductionand/orcreateasource

ofequityforgeneratingadditionalaffordablehousingunits.Thiscouldincludetheuseofmunicipalassetsorfinancialincentivestoleveragefundsfromothersourcestoexpandthesupplyofaffordablehousing.

● PlanningmeasuressuchasOfficialCommunityPlanhousingpolicies,neighbourhood/areaplanning,andidentifyingsuitableaffordablehousingsitesinneighbourhoodandareaplanningprocesses.

● Zoning/regulatoryactionsrelyonmunicipaldevelopmentcontrolprocessestoencourageanincreaseinthesupplyanddiversityofhousingatkeypointsalongthecontinuum.

● Approvalprocessmeasuressuchasfasttrackingaffordablehousingprojectsandprovidingstaffassistancethroughouttheprocess.

● Rentalhousinglosspreventionmeasuresincludingdemolitionpolicies,replacementpoliciesforlossofrentalhousingstockandstandardsofmaintenancebylaws.

● Educationandadvocacydesignedtobuildcommunityawarenessandsupportforaffordablehousingandtoadvocateforsolutionstorespondtoneedsthatarenotcurrentlybeingmetthroughexistinggovernmentprograms.

TheMetroVancouverRegionalGrowthStrategy(Draft2011)likewiserequiresmunicipalitiestodevelophousingactionplansandsetsoutmunicipaltargetsfordifferenttypesofhousinginkeepingwiththeAffordableHousingStrategy.WhiletheAffordableHousingStrategy(AHS)outlinesanumberofmeasuresmunicipalitiesmayusetoimplementtheirhousingactionplans,theregionhasnoauthoritytomandatethem.ThreeyearsafterimplementationoftheAHS,thisstudysoughttoshedlightontheprogressmunicipalitieshavemadeinadopting35distinctmeasuresreferencedintheAHSthatmayassistinimprovinghousingaffordabilityanddiversity.

1.3. BackgroundBeginningin1992,thegovernmentofBritishColumbiaintroducedchangestotheMunicipalAct(nowtheLocalGovernmentAct),givingmunicipalitiesauthoritytoadoptavarietyoftoolsdesignedtoincreasetheirabilitytosupportthecreationofaffordablehousingortopreservetheexistingrentalstock.Thesetoolsincludedensitybonuses,standardsofmaintenancebylawstopreserveexistingrentalstock,andalternatebuildingcodesforsecondarysuites.Severalreportshavenotedmunicipaltake‐upofthesemeasuresprovince‐wide.1Thisissueisanimportantoneasthefederalgovernmenthasreduceditsexpendituresonnewnon‐markethousingandtheprovincialgovernmentinBChasfocusedonmeetingthehousingneedsofthemostvulnerable,includingpeoplewhoarehomelessandatriskofhomelessness,peoplewithcomplexneedsincludingmentalillnessand/oraddictions,andlowincomefamiliesandseniors.Thepriceofhomeownershipissoaring,andthereislittleprivateconstructionofnewpurposebuiltrentalhousing.InagrowingregionlikeMetroVancouver,thisisofsignificantconcern.TheDraftRegionalGrowthStrategyestimatesthatthepopulationofMetroVancouverwillincreaseby300,000peopleor185,600householdsby2021.2TheGrowthStrategyincludesdemandestimatesforaffordablehousingandrequires

1BCMinistryofCommunityAboriginalandWomen’sServices.2004.PlanningforHousing.AnOverviewofLocalGovernmentInitiativesinBC.2MetroVancouver.RegionalGrowthStrategy.BylawNo.1136,2010.SecondreadingJan14,2011.



municipalitiestodemonstratehowtheywillmeettheestimateddemand.Adiverseandaffordablehousingsupplywillberequired.

1.4. Scope Theresearchincluded15municipalitiesinMetroVancouverwithapopulationofover20,000asofthe2006Census.ThesurveywascompletedinallmunicipalitiesbyDecember31,2010,andiscurrentuptothatpoint.Whileonemunicipalitymayhaveleasedmanysitestonon‐profitprovidersovertheyearsandanothermayhavedonesoonlyonce,thisdifferencewouldnotbereflectedinthetablesbelow.Forexampleamongallfifteenmunicipalitiesstudied,27measureshadnotbeenused,althoughimplementedbybylaworpolicy.Thismightoccurforinstanceifamunicipalityhascreatedanaffordablehousingreservefundbuttherehavebeenfewornocontributionsandthereforenomoniesdisbursed.Mostmunicipalitieshadsomemeasureslikethis.Thisresearchrepresentsanassessmentofmunicipaleffortintermsofprovidingtheenablingtoolsandmeasuresthatinfluencehousingaffordabilityanddiversity,butnotameasureoftheextentofuseofthetoolsoroutcomesproducedbythemeasures.Forexample,althoughamunicipalitymayhaveanumberofmeasuresinplace,theymayhavebeenusedinfrequentlyorindeedonlyonce.Therearechallengesinvolvedinmeasuringoutcomesofthesemeasures.Mostmunicipalitiesdonottrackunitsbuiltbypriceoraffordabilitylevelandthusdonothavereadyaccesstothenumberofentry‐levelhomeownershipunitsbuiltorapproved.Furthermore,mostaffordablehousinginitiativesinvolvetheuseofseveralmunicipalconcessions,suchasincentivesorrelaxations,soitisdifficulttogaugetheimpactofasingletypeofmeasure.Finally,insomemunicipalitiesliketheCityofVancouverwithalonghistoryofaffordablehousinginitiatives,thiswouldbetimeprohibitive.TheresearchdidattempttogaugethenumberofunitsproducedsinceNov2007whentheAHSwasadoptedforeachoffourhousingtypesbutthiswasonlypartiallysuccessful.

1.5. Method TheresearchteamcollaboratedwithMetroVancouverstaffandtheTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee,HousingSubcommitteetocollectthedataforthisproject,asMetrorequiredsimilarinformationfortheirownreportingpurposes.Theworkwascarriedoutinthreephases:Phase1consistedofpreparingmunicipalprofilesusingpertinentdemographicandhousinginformationfromMetroVancouver,CMHC,StatisticsCanada,andBCHousing.Thepurposewastosetthecontextforunderstandingthenatureandextentofhousingmeasuresthathavebeenadoptedindifferentmunicipalities,asthe15municipalitiesrepresentadiverserangeofurban,suburbanandpartiallyruralareaswithdifferenthousingstockandaffordabilityissues.Phase2consistedofdatacollection.MetroVancouverstaffpreparedalistof35discreteaffordablehousingmeasuresbasedonthoseidentifiedintheMetroAHS.MetrostaffcarriedoutapreliminaryWebsearchtopopulatethematrix,usingOfficialCommunityPlans(OCPs)andotherpolicydocumentsavailableontheWeb.MetroVancouver’sTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee,HousingSub‐committeemembershipreviewedthisforaccuracy.Theresearchteamthendevelopedaninterviewguidecontainingquestionspertainingtothe35measuresandotherquestionsrelatedtotheAHS(seeAppendixA).Itwasdesignedtocollectdescriptiveinformationabouteachmeasuresuchasdateintroduced,typeofmeasure,abriefdescription,whetheritispolicyorpractice,ifithasbeenused,thehousingtargetgroup,andthemeasure’seffectiveness.AsecondaryaimwastoestablishtheinfluenceoftheMetroAHSon



municipalhousingpoliciesandpracticesandwhethertheAHSinfluencedthecreationorretentionofanaffordableanddiversehousingstocksinceitsinception.Theinterviewswerecarriedoutbytelephoneorin‐personwithmunicipalstaff.Phase3consistedofmunicipallevelreportingandanalysisofthecombinedresponses.Theresearcherspreparedasynopsisofmunicipalaffordabilityanddiversitymeasuresinatwo‐pagefactsheetforeachmunicipality.Thefactsheetsincludeabriefdescriptionofthemunicipalcontext,consistingofademographicandhousingprofile,anddescribetheaffordabilityanddiversitymeasuresinplace,includingnumberofmeasuresadopted,significanthousinginitiatives,recentinitiatives,homelessnessactions,planningforfutureneedsandtheinfluenceoftheMetroAHS.Italsocontainsatableshowingallmeasuresadoptedinthatmunicipality.Thesurveyresponseinformationwasenteredintoadatabaseforanalysis.Thismunicipalmeasuresdatabasewasanalyzedtodeterminethenumberandtypeofmeasuresadoptedandpending,byincidenceofuse,typeofmeasure,municipaldistribution,tenmostcommonmeasures,tenleastcommonmeasuresanddateintroduced.Toreflectthediversityofcitysizesandtypes,themunicipalitiesweregroupedbycitysizeandshownwiththerankingofmeasures.

1.6. Limitations Theresearchhasanumberoflimitations.

1. Firstly,theremaybealackofclarityarounddefinitionsofsomemeasures,andindeedsomeoverlapofmeasures.Forexample,“increasingdensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing”,and“broadeningduplexandtownhousezoning”mightbeviewedasoneandthesame,andthereforecountedtwice.

2. Secondly,thereisagreyareaintermsofwhatconstitutesameasure.Forthepurposesofthis

study,themeasuremusthavebeenadoptedinaplan;policyorbylawandnotrepresenta“one‐off”decision,i.e.spotrezoning.“Support”forameasureinanOCPisnotincludedifithasnotbeenimplementedthroughabylaworotherpolicy.

3. Thirdly,theinterviewersreliedonmunicipalstafffortheirviews.Insomecases,municipalstaff

couldnotrecalliforwhenameasurewasintroduced,asitmayhaveprecededtheirtenurebymanyyears.

4. Finally,theMetroVancouverAHShadbeeninplaceforapproximatelythreeyearsatthetimeof

thesurvey,soitisrelativelyearlytobegaugingitsinfluence.

1.7. Report organization Thereporthasthreesections:Introduction,AnalysisofMunicipalHousingMeasuresinMetroVancouver,andMunicipalProfilesandSummaries.



2. MunicipalhousingmeasuresinMetroVancouver

2.1. Frequency of measures Table1displaysall35AHSmeasuresandthenumber(andshare)ofmunicipalitiesthathaveadoptedeachasofDecember31,2010.3Intotalthe15municipalitieshaveadoptedover250measuresinsupportofaffordabilityanddiversityofthehousingstock.Theaveragenumberofmeasurespermunicipalitywas17.Twomeasureshadbeenadoptedinallmunicipalities–OfficialCommunityPlan(OCP)policiesandincreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing.Similarly,noneofthemunicipalitieshadlandtrustsforaffordablehousing.Onaverage,eachmeasurewasadoptedbysevenmunicipalities(excludingothermeasures),abouthalfthemunicipalitiessurveyed.Table1showsthatexcludingOCPhousingprovisions(whicharerequiredbytheLocalGovernmentAct),themostcommonmeasuresadoptedbymunicipalitiesare:● increasingdensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing;and● permittingsecondarysuitesinallsingle‐familyresidentialareas.Municipalhousingactionplanswereinplacein7outof15municipalities,justunderhalfthemunicipalitiesincludedinthisstudy.ThisissignificantbecausethismeasurewillberequiredofmunicipalitiesoncetheRegionalGrowthStrategyisadopted.4Over50%ofmunicipalitiespermitcoachhousesinsomeareas,asurprisesincetheyarearelativelynewhousingforminMetroVancouver.Thereareavarietyoffactorsaffectingmunicipaladoptionofthesemeasures,includingresourcesorstaffcapacity,perceivedneed,politicalconsiderations,andrelevance.Themeasuresarenotuniversallyapplicableinallmunicipalitytypes.Forexample,innewermunicipalitieswithlittlepurposebuiltrentalhousingstock,rentalhousingpreservationmeasuresmaynotbeapplicable.Likewisetheneedforaffordabilitymeasureslinkedtoheritagepreservationisnotapplicableinallmunicipalities.

3Somemunicipalitiesidentified“othermeasures”notspecificallylistedintheoriginal35measures.Theseareincluded.4TheRegionalGrowthStrategy(Draft2011)requiresMetroVancouvertomonitortheimplementationofHousingActionPlans.ItalsorequiresmunicipalitiestoadoptRegionalContextStatementsthatincludepoliciesorstrategiesthatindicatehowmunicipalitieswillworktowardsmeetingtheestimatedfuturehousingdemandassetoutintheRegionalGrowthStrategy.



Table1‐Frequencyofmeasures

MEASURES Number Share

Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing 15 100%

OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices

15 100%

Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones 13 87%

Condo/strataconversionpolicies 12 80%

Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing 12 80%

Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits 11 73%

HousingAgreements 11 73%

Infillhousing 11 73%

Neighborhoodplans/Areaplansshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices

11 73%

Smallerlots 11 73%

AffordableHousingReserve/TrustFund 10 67%

Broadeningrow/townhouseandtwofamilyzoning 8 53%

Coachhousespermittedinsomesinglefamilyzones 8 53%

AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan 7 47%

Fasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects 7 47%

Monitorrentalhousingstock 7 47%

Staffprovideassistance 7 47%

Grants/capitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing 6 40%

Reducedparkingrequirementsforaffordablehousing 6 40%

Reducedparkingrequirementsforallhousinglocatedinareaswithgoodaccesstotransit

6 40%

Comprehensivedevelopmentzoneguidelinesfavouraffordablehousing

5 33%

Identifyingsuitableaffordablehousingsitesinneighbourhoodandareaplanningprocesses

5 33%

Propertytaxexemptionorforgiveness 5 33%

StandardsofMaintenanceby‐law 5 33%

Waivedevelopmentpermitfees 4 27%



Guidetodevelopmentprocessforaffordablehousingoptions 4 27%

Inclusionaryzoningpolicies 4 27%

Modifiedbuildingstandards 4 27%

Replacementpoliciesforlossofrentalhousingstock 4 27%

Waive/reducemunicipaldevelopmentcostcharges 4 27%

Demolitionpolicies 3 20%

DonateCity‐ownedlandtofacilitateaffordablehousing 3 20%

Otherregulatory 2 13%

Otherrentallossprevention 2 13%

Heritagegrantsaddresshousingaffordability 1 7%

Heritageprogramincludesprovisionstoconsider/addresshousingaffordability

1 7%

Otherfiscalactions 1 7%

Otherplanning 1 7%

Landtrustforaffordablehousing 0 0%

TOTAL 252

Themostcommonfiscalmeasuresareleasingcity‐ownedsitestonon‐profitproviders(11outof15municipalities)forcreatingnewnon‐profithousingfollowedbyhousingreservefunds(10).Itshouldbenotedthatseveralmunicipalitiesthatleasecitylandhavedonesoforanominalfee,forexample$1,butretaintheleasetenure,andthattheyarethereforeincludedinthiscategory.Donatingcityownedlandislesscommonbut3out15municipalitieshavedonesoatleastonce.Examplesofotherfiscalmeasuresincludeamunicipalequitypartnershipinanon‐marketproject,andasecondmortgageprovidedbyamunicipalitytoaseasonednon‐profitoperatortopurchaseanexistingmultipleunitbuildingforconversiontonon‐profitstatus.ThemostcommonplanningmeasuresreportedareOCPpoliciesandneighbourhoodorareaplansshowingacommitmenttoarangeofhousingchoices.TheCityofVancouverdoesnothavea“standalone”housingstrategyorplan,butinsteadhasseveralfocusedhousingplans:asupportivehousingplan,adowntowneastsidehousingplan,andahomelessactionplan.5Themostcommonzoning/regulatorymeasuresaimtoincreasedensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing,topermitsecondarysuitesinallsingle‐familyareas,andtoprovidedensitybonuses.Zoningforsmallerlotsandimplementinghousingagreements6arealsocommonregulatorymeasurespromotingaffordabilityanddiversity.Thelatterusuallyaccompanyleasedordonatedmunicipallandorothersignificantmunicipalcontributionstoaffordablehousing.

5Sincethisresearchwascompleted,theCityofVancouverdraftHousingandHomelessnessStrategywasreleasedinFeb2011andisundergoingpublicreview.6Bylawspecifyingtheconditionsunderwhichprojectsreceivingpubliccontributionsmustoperatee.g.rentaltenurefor20yrs,servinglow‐incomeresidentsetc.



Condominiumconversionmeasuresaimedatrentallosspreventionarequiteprevalentaswell,adoptedby80%ofthesemunicipalities.

2.2. Categories of measures Forty‐sixpercentofallmeasuresadoptedwerezoningorregulatorymeasuresaffectingthedensityofhousingdevelopment.Thisisfollowedbyfiscalmeasures(18%),whichincludegrantsandcapitalcontributions,propertytaxexemptions,andlandleaseanddonations.Thisissomewhatsurprisinggivenlimitedmunicipaltaxrevenuesandbudgets,butthecurrentemphasisonpartnershipsasawayofobtainingseniorgovernmentfundingforaffordablehousingmakesthisanimportantapproach.Fewmeasureshavebeenadoptedthataffecttheapprovalprocessorfocusoneducationandadvocacy.Thesewouldberelativelylowcostmeasures.Table2–NumberofmeasuresadoptedbycategoryacrossallmunicipalitiesCategoryofmeasure Number shareZoning/regulatory 116 46%Fiscal 45 18%Planning 41 16%Rentallossprevention 25 10%Approvalprocess 14 6%Educationandadvocacy 11 4%Total 252 100%

2.3. Ten most common measures Thetenmostcommonmeasuresusemunicipalzoningpowerssuchasincreasingdensityinareassuitableforaffordablehousing,provisionsforsecondarysuitelegalizationandsmallerlotstopromoteaffordabilityanddiversity.Condominiumconversionpoliciesareinplacein12outof15municipalities,severalofthemdatingtothe1970s.Therealsotendstobeafocusonmeasuresthatassistinthecreationofnon‐profithousing,suchasleasingcitysitestonon‐profitsandhousingagreements.Housingreservefundsareintheeleventhspot.Table3‐Tenmostcommonmeasures

Measure NumberShareofmunicipalities

1OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices 15 100%

2 Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing 14 93%3 Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones 13 87%4 Condo/strataconversionpolicies 12 80%5 Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing 12 80%6 Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits 11 73%7 Infillhousing 11 738 HousingAgreements 11 73%

9Neighborhoodplans/Areaplansshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices 11 73%

10 Smallerlots 11 73%



2.4. Least common measures

Thenexttabledepictstheleastadoptedmeasuresofthe35considered.Landtrustsaresingularinthatnomunicipalityhasadoptedthismeasure.However,arguably,thisismoreofacommunity‐basedtool,inwhichamunicipalitymightplayarole.LandtrustsforaffordablehousingarenotprevalentinCanada.Thenexttwomeasuresareheritageprovisions,whichwouldapplyonlyinmunicipalitieswithheritagebuildings.Donatingcityownedlandisanuncommonapproachtosupportingnon‐profithousingdevelopers;rather,leasinglandisthecommonapproach,evenifitisdoneforanominalfee.Onlyfourmunicipalitieshaveadoptedinclusionaryzoningpoliciestodate.Table4‐Leastcommonmeasures

MeasureNumberofmunicipalities

Shareofmunicipalities

Landtrustforaffordablehousing 0 0%Heritagegrantsaddresshousingaffordability 1 7%Heritageprogramincludesprovisionstoconsider/addresshousingaffordability 1 7%Demolitionpolicies 3 20%DonateCity‐ownedlandtofacilitateaffordablehousing 3 20%Guidetodevelopmentprocessforaffordablehousingoptions 4 27%Inclusionaryzoningpolicies 4 27%Modifiedbuildingstandards 4 27%Replacementpoliciesforlossofrentalhousingstock 4 27%Waive/reducemunicipaldevelopmentcostcharges 4 27%Waivedevelopmentpermitfees 4 27%

2.5. Measures adopted by municipality Table5showsthenumberofmeasuresadoptedbyeachmunicipality,whichrangedfromalowof8measurestoahighof28outof35measures.Notsurprisingly,theCityofVancouverhasadoptedthemostmeasureswith28or80%oftheallmeasuresunderconsideration.TheCityhasbeenactiveinpromotingaffordablehousingformanyyearsandisconsideredaleaderinthefield.VancouverisfollowedbyNorthVancouverDistrict7,theCityofNorthVancouver,RichmondandNewWestminster,allinnersuburbsimmediatelyadjacenttotheCityofVancouver.PortMoodyandDelta,whichareoutersuburbanmunicipalities,hadthefewestmeasuresinplace(aboutonequarterofthemeasuresconsidered).Whileonemunicipalitymayhaveleasedmanysitestonon‐profitprovidersovertheyearsandanothermayhavedonesoonlyonce,thisdifferencewouldnotbereflectedinthetablebelow.Inaddition,27measures,althoughimplementedbybylaworpolicy,havenotbeenused.Thismightoccurforinstanceifamunicipalityhascreatedanaffordablehousingreservefundbuttherehavebeenfewornocontributionsandthereforenomoniesdisbursed.Mostmunicipalitieshadsomemeasureslikethis.

7TheDistrictofNorthVancouverhasarelativelyhighnumberofaffordabilityanddiversitymeasuresinplaceatthetimeofthestudy.Thesehavebeenadoptedprimarilythroughneighbourhoodplansandhavebeenusedinfrequently.Inaddition,withtheadoptionofnewOCPin2011,neighbourhoodplanswillberescinded,leavingthemunicipality,atleastuntilnewplansorpoliciesareadopted,withoutthebenefitofthesetoolsandmeasures.



Table5‐NumberandpercentofmeasuresadoptedbymunicipalityMunicipality Number PercentVancouver 28 80%NorthVancouverDistrict 24 69%NorthVancouverCity 23 66%Richmond 23 66%NewWestminster 21 54%Surrey 19 54%Burnaby 19 54%MapleRidge 18 51%Coquitlam 17 49%WestVancouver 12 34%LangleyTownship 11 31%PortCoquitlam 11 31%LangleyCity 10 29%PortMoody 9 26%Delta 8 23%Totalmeasuresconsidered 35 100%

2.6. Pending measures AsignificantnumberofmeasureswerependingadoptionasofDecember31,2010.Forexample,anOCPmaybeundergoingthirdreading,oraplanmaybeunderdevelopment.Of30“pending”measuresidentified,PortMoody,Richmond,andWestVancouverwillbeaddingthemostnewmeasuresifadopted.RichmondisrespondingtoitsrecentlyadoptedAffordableHousingStrategy,PortMoodyisinprocessofanOCPupdate,andWestVancouverhasinstitutedsomemeasuresarisingoutofitsCommunityDialogueprocess.Thetypesofpendingmeasuresvary.FourareHousingActionPlans,likelylinkedtotheMetroAHSandRegionalGrowthStrategyrequirements.Otherpendingmeasuresincludebroadeningmulti‐familyzoning,fast‐trackingapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects,andprovidinggrantsorcapitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing.Table6‐Pendingmeasures

Municipality

Numbermeasurespending

Burnaby 0Coquitlam 0Delta 0LangleyCity 0LangleyTownship 2MapleRidge 0NewWestminster 4NorthVancouverCity 1NorthVancouverDistrict 3PortCoquitlam 0



PortMoody 7Richmond 6Surrey 1Vancouver 1WestVancouver 5Total 30

2.7. Measures by city size Table7showstherankingofmunicipalitieswithinthreepopulationsizecategoriesbynumberofmeasuresadopted.Groupingmunicipalitiesby2006populationsizeintothreecategoriesshowsthereisaweakrelationshipbetweencitysizeandadoptionofhousingaffordabilityanddiversitymeasures.Onlysomeofthelargestmunicipalitiesbypopulationhaveadoptedthemostmeasures.Forexample,theCityofVancouver(whichalsohasthehighestlandandhousingcosts)hasadoptedthemostaffordabilityanddiversitymeasures.YettheCityofSurrey,thesecondlargestcitybypopulation,ranksfifthintermsofnumberofhousingmeasures,asdoesBurnaby.However,theCityofSurreyhasloweraveragesingledetachedhomepricesthanBurnaby.Ontheotherhand,mid‐sizedNorthVancouverDistrictrankssecondintermsofnumberofmeasuresadopted.Similarly,theCityofNorthVancouveriscategorizedasasmallcitybypopulationsize,butranksthirdintermsofnumberofmeasuresadopted.Clearlytheintroductionofaffordablehousinganddiversitymeasuresisnotrelatedtocitysizealone,butbyotherfactors,suchasperiodofdevelopment,proximitytotheurbancore,typeofhousingstockandrelativehousingcosts,andmunicipalstaffcapacity.Politicalconsiderationsalsoinfluencetheroleofmunicipalitiesinpromotinghousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Table7–Rankinginnumberofmeasuresadoptedbycitysize

Bypopulationsize(descendingorder)Rankingby#of

adoptedmeasuresOver100,000people Vancouver 1Surrey 5Burnaby 5Richmond 3Coquitlam 750,000‐100,000people Delta 12LangleyTownship 9NorthVancouverDistrict 2MapleRidge 6NewWestminster 4PortCoquitlam 9Under50,000people NorthVancouverCity 3WestVancouver 8PortMoody 11LangleyCity 10



2.8. Measures by decade and year introduced Table8showsthatthenumberofmeasuresintroducedroseeachdecadewithasignificantjumpinthe1990sandagaininthe2000s.Morethanhalf(54%)ofexistingmeasureswereadoptedinthelatterperiod,coincidingwithincreasinghome‐ownershipcostsandgrowingpublicawarenessofhousingaffordabilityissues.Forexample,provisionstolegalizesecondarysuitesinsingle‐familyzoneshavelargelycomeaboutinthelasttwodecades.Table8‐Measuresbydecadeadopted

YearadoptedNumberofmeasures

Shareofmeasuresadopted

1970‐1979 13 5%1980‐1989 14 6%1990‐1999 65 26%2000‐2010 137 54%DK/NA 23 9%Total 252 100%Table9showsthatsinceMetroAHSwasadoptedinlate2007,54measureshavebeenadoptedinthesemunicipalitiesrepresentingoveronefifthor22%ofallmeasures.Inaddition,30measuresarepending.Table9‐Measuresbyyearadopted

YearNumberMeasures

Adopted2000 152001 72002 62003 12004 122005 82006 162007MetroAHSintroduced 182008 202009 202010 14Pending 30



2.9. Actions on homelessness

Theresearchshowedthatmunicipalitieshavebeenactiveonthehomelessfile.Table10belowshowsthatinoverhalfofmunicipalitiesthereisalocalhomelessplanorstrategyinplace.Theseplanswerenotnecessarilydevelopedbythemunicipality,butusuallywithmunicipalinvolvement.Twothirdsofmunicipalitiesparticipateinahomelesstaskforceorcommitteeandtwothirdshavefacilitatedinsomewayemergencysheltersorsupportivehousingforhomelesspeople.Table10‐HomelessactionsActivity Numberof

municipalitiesShareofmunicipalities

Pending/underway

Localhomelessplanorstrategy 8 53% Participatesinhomelesstaskforceorcommittee 10 67% Facilitatedemergencyshelterortransitional/supportivehousing

10 67% 2

Total 15

2.10. Influence of Metro Affordable Housing Strategy WhenaskediftheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategywasafactorinmunicipaladoptionofanyofthesemeasures,overhalftherespondentssaidthestrategyhadlittleornoinfluence.OfthosewhosaidtheAHShadlittleornoinfluencetodate,twoindicatedthatitwouldinfluencethemunicipalityinthefuture.Table11‐InfluenceofMetroAHSonadoptionofmeasuresAHSinfluenceonadoptionofmeasures Numberof

municipalitiesShare

AHSinfluenced 4 27%Littleornoinfluence 8 53%Don’tknow 3 20%Total 15 Inaddition,sixmunicipalitiesnotedthatwhiletheAHShadhadlittledirectinfluenceontheadoptionofmeasureslocallytodate,therewereindirectbenefitsoftheAHS.Theseincluded:● promotesawarenessofhousingissues;● provideseducationorguidance;● acknowledges/demonstratestheimportanceofcreatingasufficientsupplyofaffordable

housing;and● demonstratesclearlythataffordablehousingisaregionalpriority.

Thesurveyaskedplannerstoidentifywhichtype(s)ofhousing(fromamongthefourAHSpriorities)eachmeasurewasintendedtoaddress.Table12providestheresponsesforthetenmostcommonmeasures.TheyareratedSforstrong,MformoderateorPforpoorbasedonthenumberofresponses.Forexample,measuressuchasincreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousingandneighbourhood/areaplansareintendedtoaddressbothentry‐levelhomeownershipandmarket/lowendmarketrental.Infillandsmallerlotsareintendedtofacilitatethecreationofentry‐levelhome‐ownershipoptions.Non‐marketrentalwasaddressedbyOCPpolicies.LeasingCity‐ownedlandtonon‐



profitswasintendedtoaddressspecialneedshousing.Densitybonusestendedtobetargetedformarketandlow‐endmarketrentalandnon‐marketrentalhousing.Ofthetenmostcommonmeasuresadoptedbymunicipalities,fourwerestronglysuitedtoaddressingentry‐levelhomeownershipincludingincreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing,infillhousing,neighbourhoodplansandsmallerlots.Onlyoneofthetenmostcommonmeasureswasviewedaswellsuitedtoaddresseithernon‐marketrentalorspecialneedshousing.Manyofthetenmostcommonmeasureswereintendedtoaddressmarketandlow‐endmarketrentalhousingincludingsecondarysuites,condo/strataconversionpoliciesanddensitybonusprovisions.Table12‐Tenmostcommonmeasuresbyintendedtypeofhousing

Measures(S‐strong,M‐moderate,P‐poor)

Entrylevelhome‐ownership

Marketandlow‐endmarketrental

Non‐marketrental

Specialneeds

OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices M M S M

Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing S S M P

Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones P M P P

Condo/strataconversionpolicies P M P P

Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordableandrentalhousing P M M P

Leasecityownedlandtonon‐profits P M M S

Infill S M P P

Housingagreements P M M M

Neighborhood/areaplansshowcommitmenttoprovidearangeofhousingchoices S S M M

Smallerlots S P P P

Plannerswereaskedfortheirviewsontheeffectivenessofvariousmeasuresinrelationtothehousingtypetargeted,howevermanyrespondentscouldnotanswerthisquestion.Table13describestheperceivedeffectivenessofthetenmostcommonmeasures.ItshowsthatbroadpolicymeasuressuchasOCPsandneighbourhood/areaplansareperceivedasmoderatelyeffectiveforallhousingtypes.Theeffectivenessofothermeasurestendstobespecifictoaparticularhousingtypeortypes.Forexample,leasingcitysites,grants/capitalcontributions,andhousingagreementswereperceivedashighlyeffectiveinfacilitatingnon‐marketandspecialneedshousing.Measuresaimedatincreasingaffordabilityanddiversitythroughtheprivatemarketthroughzoningmeasuressuchasinclusionaryzoning,increaseddensityinareasforaffordablehousing,secondarysuitesandsmallerlotsareeffectiveeitherforentrylevelhomeownershipormarket/lowendmarketrentalorboth.Fewrespondentswereabletogaugetheeffectivenessoftheirspecificdensitybonuspolicies.



Table13‐Perceivedeffectivenessofmeasuresbyhousingtype

TenMeasuresM‐moderatelyeffectiveH‐highlyeffective

Entrylevelhomeowner‐ship

Marketandlow‐endmktrental

Non‐marketrental

Specialneeds

OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices M M M MIncreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing H H Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones H Condo/strataconversionpolicies H Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits H H

Infill M Housingagreements H HNeighborhoodplans/areaplansshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices M M M MSmallerlots H M NB:blankcellsindicatefewresponsesThesurveyaskedmunicipalstafftoindicatewhethermeasureshadfacilitatedorpreservedunitssincetheAHSwasadoptedinNov2007,towhichtwothirdsrespondedpositively.Whenaskedtoreportonthenumberofunitsadded,assistedorprotectedbyhousingtypesince2007,somecouldnotprovidespecificfigures,particularlywithrespecttomarkethousingtypes.Altogether,municipalitiesreportedfacilitatinginexcessof2,500specialneedsunitssuchastransitionalandsupportivehousing,andemergencyshelterbeds.Fewmunicipalitieswereabletoprovideestimatesofthenumberofentry‐levelhomeownershipand/ormarket/lowendmarketrentalunitscreatedsinceNov.2007orthenumberofrentalunitsprotected,possiblybecausetheydonottrackthem.

2.11. Findings MunicipalitiesinMetroVancouverhaveintheir“toolkits”arangeofmeasuresthatpromoteaffordabilityanddiversity.The15municipalitiesincludedinthisstudyhadadoptedover250measures,anaverageof17measureseachoutofthe35measuresconsideredinthisstudy.Anadditional30measuresarependingadoption.Onaverage,eachmeasurewasadoptedbysevenmunicipalities,justunderhalfthoseincludedinthestudy.Ofthe35municipalmeasuresconsidered,onlytwomeasureshadbeenadoptedbyallmunicipalities‐OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoarangeofhousingchoicesandIncreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing.TheLocalGovernmentActrequirestheformer.Fivemeasureshadbeenadoptedbyatleast80%ofmunicipalities.Intermsofspecificmeasures,onlysevenofthefifteenmunicipalitiesindicatedthattheyhadanaffordablehousingstrategyoractionplaninplace.ThisisofinterestastheMetroVancouverRegionalGrowthStrategy(Draft2011)requiresmunicipalitiestoadopttheseplanstodemonstratehowtheywillmeetaffordablehousingdemandgoingforward.



Municipalitiesappeartofavourzoningmeasuresthataffectaffordabilitythroughdensificationanddiversity,suchaspermittingsecondarysuitesinallsinglefamilyresidentialareas,andsmallerlots.Ofthe253measuresadopted,46%werezoning/regulatorymeasuresand18%werecategorizedasfiscalmeasures.Somewhatsurprisinglygivenmunicipalresourceconstraints,onefiscalmeasure,leasingcityownedsitestonon‐profits,isamongthetenmostcommonmeasures.Only4%ofallmeasuresadoptedwereeducationandadvocacy.Therewasawiderangeamongmunicipalitiesintermsoftheshareofthe35measuresadopted‐from23%to80%.Notunexpectedlygivenitssizeandhighhousingcosts,theCityofVancouverhasadoptedthemostmeasures,28outofthe35considered,or80%ofthem.OthermunicipalitiessuchastheDistrictandCityofNorthVancouvercloselyfollow,however,theDistrictofNorthVancouveremphasizedthatmostmeasureshaverarelybeenused,andinfactwillberescindeduponadoptionofitsnewOCP.Thissuggeststhattheadoptionofameasureisalimitedmetric,asitdoesnotreflecttheextentorfrequencyofusenorthemagnitudeofoutcomesintermsofunitscreatedorpreserved.Therelationshipbetweenthenumberofmeasuresadoptedandcitypopulationsizeappearstobepositive,butweak.Somesmallandmoderatesizedmunicipalitieshaveahigherfrequencyofmeasuresthansomelargerones.Otherfactors,suchastypeandageofhousingstock,playarole.Thestudyshowstherehasbeenmuchmunicipalactivityinthelasttwodecades,arguablysincethewithdrawalbythefederalgovernmentoffundingfornewnon‐profithousingintheearly1990sandinthe2000’s,whenhighandrisinghomeownershipcostsbecameagrowingconcern.Inaddition,22%ofallmeasureshadbeenintroducedsincetheAHSwasadoptedinNovember2007.Inthelastfewyears,municipalitieshavebeenquiteactiveinthehomelessnessarea,thesecondgoaloftheAHS.Thisisnotunexpectedgiventhegrowingmagnitudeandvisibilityoftheissue,andthefactthatseveralseniorgovernmentfundingprogramswereintroducedtosupporttheseefforts.Inoverfiftypercentofmunicipalitiesahomelessplanwasinplace,andtwothirdsofthemparticipatedonahomelesstaskforceorcommitteeorhadfacilitatedsomeformofemergencyshelterortransitional/supportivehousingforhomelesspersons.MorethanhalftheintervieweesreportedthattheMetroAHS(2007)hadnotdirectlyinfluencedmunicipaladoptionofhousingaffordabilityanddiversitymeasuresdespitethefactthat22%ofallmeasureshadbeenadoptedsince2007.Theremaybeseveralreasonsforthis.Firstly,theMetroAHShasbeeninplaceforashortperiodoftimeintermsofthetimeneededtopassbylaws,developplansandpolicies,andindeedhousing.Ittoomayhavebeenadoptedinresponsetosomeofthesamepressuresthatledmunicipalitiestoadoptaffordabilityanddiversitymeasures.Nonetheless,respondentsreportedsignificantindirectbenefitsoftheAHS,includingsettingacommonpolicydirectionfortheregion.Goingforward,itmaybeseentohavemoreofadirectinfluenceonmunicipalactivity,particularlywithadoptionoftheRegionalGrowthStrategy.Infact,severalmunicipalitiesindicatedpendingadoptionofanaffordablehousingplanorstrategy.Ofthetenmostcommonmeasuresadoptedbymunicipalities,fourwerestronglysuitedtoaddressingentry‐levelhomeownershipincludingincreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing,infillhousing,neighbourhoodplansandsmallerlots.Onlyoneofthetenmostcommonmeasureswasconsideredwellsuitedtoaddresseithernon‐marketrentalorspecialneedshousing.Manyofthetenmostcommonmeasures,includingsecondarysuites,condo/strataconversionpoliciesanddensitybonusprovisions,wereintendedtoaddressmarketandlow‐endmarketrentalhousingBroadpolicymeasuressuchasOCPsandneighbourhood/areaplansareperceivedasmoderatelyeffective.Othermeasurestendtobeeffectiveforaparticularhousingtypeortypes.Forexampleleasingcitysitesandhousingagreementswereviewedasmosteffectiveforspecialneedshousingsuchastransitionalandsupportivehousing.



2.12. Conclusions

Thestudyprovidesinformationonmunicipalmeasuresadoptedtopromotehousingaffordabilityanddiversityintheregionalcontext,specificallyMetroVancouver,anareaexperiencingtremendoushousingpriceincreasesandlowrentalvacancyrates.FramedinthecontextofthenewlyadoptedMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategy(2007),thedatashowsalongstandingmunicipalrole,beginninginthe1970s.Italsoshowsincreasingmunicipalactivity,withaparticularfocusinthe2000s,notunexpectedgiventhewithdrawalofseniorlevelsofgovernmentfromprogramscreatingnewaffordablehousinginthe1990s,andthemountinghomelessnesscrisiswithafederalresponsethatrequiredcommunity‐basedplanning.ThestudyalsoshowstherelativedifferenceintheextentofadoptionofmunicipalmeasuresamongMetroVancouvermunicipalitiesandalthoughsomeofthelargercitieshaveadoptedmanymeasures,citysizealonedoesnotexplainthevariation.Intermsofthetypeofmeasuresmunicipalitiesareadopting,thedatanotsurprisinglyrevealsafocusonregulatorymeasurestofacilitatehousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Thelargenumberofpendingmeasuressuggeststhatmunicipalactivityinthisareawillcontinuetogrow.Manyofthemostcommonmeasuresaddressentry‐levelhomeownershipormarketandlow‐endmarketrentalhousing.Onlyoneofthetenmostcommonmeasureswasconsideredwellsuitedtoaddresseithernon‐marketrentalorspecialneedshousing‐leasingcityownedlandtonon‐profits.Thislikelyreflectsthetraditionalmunicipalfocusonregulationaswellasrelativepaucityoffundingforthistypeofhousing.Thestudyattemptedtoassesstheinfluenceofthe2007RegionalAHSonmunicipalactivity,andnotedthatwhilemunicipalstafffeelstheinfluencehasbeenlimitedtodate,therearesomeclearbenefitsintermsofaregionalfocusonhousingaffordabilityanddiversity.Thisstudywillprovideabaselinewithwhichtocomparemunicipalactivityinthefuture,andperhapsinrelationtootherlargeCanadianmetropolitanareas.Thisresearchdocumentsmunicipaleffortintermsofprovidingtheenablingtoolsandmeasuresthatinfluencetheaffordabilityanddiversityofthehousingstock,butnotameasureoftheextentofuseofthe



3. Municipalprofiles


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Burnaby Population • ThepopulationofBurnabywas227,389asofJanuary2011.• Between2001‐2006,Burnaby’spopulationgrewfrom193,954to202,799,anincreaseof4.6%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom74,000to78,030,upby5%or4,030unitsbetween2001‐

2006. Renters • Housingtenure:Theshareofrenters

decreasedfrom45%in1996to39%in2006,anabsolutedeclineof1,065rentalunits.

• Averagerentfor1bedroomwas$845in2009,upfrom$817in2008up3.4%.

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto3.4%in2009,from0.5%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas1.3%.

Housing diversity • Single‐detachedunitsaccountedfor27%ofthe

housingstockin2006,downfrom39%in1996.Conversely,theproportionofotherground‐orientedunitsincreasedfrom18%in1996to27%in2006.

• Theabsolutenumberofapartmentunitsincreasedby5,840units.However,theproportionofapartmentunitshasremainedapproximatelythesame,at46%ofstock.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$50,205in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.Median

householdincomeofownersinBurnabywas$62,037vsrenters$35,512.• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingwas$789,405in2010,upby$272,441or53%

from$516,964in2005.

Housing need • 19%ofhouseholds(14,040households)wereinCoreHousingNeedin2006.Ofthesehouseholds,5,770

householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH),a3%increasefrom5,610householdsin2001.• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto86personsin2008,from42in2005.• Thereare1,104applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinBurnabyasofMarch31,2010.(509

families,171peoplewithdisabilities,204seniors)

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefrom202,799in2006to277,000in2021,an

increaseofover74,000peoplein15years.• Burnabywillneed33,890additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.

Housing Tenure 1996 2001 2006

Owners 37,635 (55%)

41,705 (56%)

47,980 (61%)

Renters 31,120 (45%)

32,295 (44%)

30,055 (39%)

Total Households 68,755 74,000 78,035


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Burnaby housing affordability and diversity measures Burnabyisalargeinnersuburbwithsomehigherdensitiesalongtransitcorridorsandmajorcentres,aswellastheUniverCitydevelopmentatSimonFraserUniversity.TheCityadopteditsfirstmeasurein1969,withlowcostleasesoncity‐ownedsitestonon‐profitorganizations.TheCityhasdevelopedarangeoffiscal,planningandregulatory/zoningtoolstoaddressaffordablehousingneeds.Thepoliciesfocusondevelopingarangeofhousing,includingentry‐levelownership,marketandlow‐marketrentals,andspecialneeds,withaparticularfocusonnon‐marketrentals.Burnabyhasimplemented19outof35measuresor54%ofmeasuresconsidered,andnonearepending.SignificantInitiatives• TheCityhasfocusedonprovidingadiversityof

housingtypesthroughitsneighbourhoodplanningprocessinthe1990sand2000s.

• TheCommunityBenefitBonusHousingFundwascreatedin2006,asanoptionundertheirdensitybonusprograminwhichtheCitycanacceptafinancialcontributionfromdevelopersasanalternativetothedirectprovisionofaffordablehousingoramenities.AsofJune2010hadapprovedgrantsforthreeprojectstotaling$662,000.

RecentInitiatives• TwoCouncilreportshaverecentlybeencompleted

(2007,2008)onhousingandhomelessnessissuesandwillhelpsteerfutureeffortsforanAffordableHousingStrategy.

• Parkingrequirementsfornon‐profithousingandseniorshousingwererelaxedin2009.

• In2009,ComprehensiveDevelopmentZoningguidelinesfavouredaffordablehousingbyprovidingwaiversorreductionsofdevelopmentrequirementsfornon‐markethousing,onacase‐by‐casebasis.

Homelessness• WorkingwiththeBurnabyTaskForceon

Homelessness,whichhasdevelopedaStrategicPlantoEndHomelessness.

• AlsoparticipatesontheRegionalSteeringCommitteeonHomelessness.• In2005receivedauthorizationfromCounciltoworkwithBCHousingand2serviceprovidersforasitefor

emergencyshelterandsupportivehousing;thisworkisongoing.• TheCityhaspartneredwiththeProvincialHomelessnessInitiativeandIndependentLivingBContwo

additionalsupportivehousingprojects.PlanningforFutureNeeds• Councilreportsonhousingandhomelessnesswillprovidesomefuturedirectionforaffordablehousing.InfluenceofMetroAHS• MetroAHShashadlittleimpactontheCity’saffordablehousingdirections.

Measureadopted Category YearCityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits

fiscal 1969

DonateCity‐ownedlandtofacilitateaffordablehousing

fiscal 1999

Grants/capitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing

fiscal 2006

AffordableHousingReserve/TrustFund

fiscal 2006


planning 1998


planning 1976


planning 1976

Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing

zoning 1976

Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing

zoning 1998


zoning 1991

Reducedparkingrequirementsforaffordablehousing

zoning 2009

Inclusionaryzoningpolicies zoning 1988

Smallerlots zoning 1994

InfillHousing zoning NA

BroadeningRow/townhouseandtwofamilyzoning

zoning 2000

HousingAgreements zoning 1998

Fasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects

approvals 1991

Condo/Strataconversionpolicies rentallossprevention

1974

Guidetodevelopmentprocessforaffordablehousingoptions

education N/A


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• Arangeofhousingtypeshavebeenprotectedorcreatedsince2007,including99supportivehousingunits,and94marketorlow‐marketrentalunits.


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Coquitlam Population • ThecurrentpopulationofCoquitlamis126,594asofJan2011.• Coquitlam’spopulationgrewfrom112,890in2001to114,565in2006,anincreaseof1.5%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom40,215in2001to41,245in2006.Thisisanincreaseof

1,030,or2.6%. Renters • Housingtenure:Theshareofrenters

decreasedfrom31%in1996to25%in2006,adecreaseof685rentalunits.

• Averagerentfor1bedroom$756in2009,upfrom$746in2008(FiguresincludePortCoquitlamandPortMoody)

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto3.4%in2009,from0.7%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas2.1%.(FiguresincludePortCoquitlamandPortMoody)

Housing diversity • Theshareofsingle‐detachedhousingfellfrom

56%ofallhousingstockin1996to47%in2006.

• Theproportionofotherground‐orientedunitsincreasedfrom17%(1996)to24%(2006),anincreaseof3,845units.

• Thenumberofapartmentunitsalsoincreasedby2,350units,butitsshareoftotalhousingremainedapproximatelythesameat29%in2006.


householdincomeofownersinCoquitlamwas$70,095vsrenters$37,867.• HousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingat$686,612in2010.Thisisanincreaseof$228,675or

50%from$457,937in2005. Housing need • In2006,16%ofhouseholds(6,010households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,2,585

householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH),a9%decreasefrom2,835householdsin2001.• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto94personsin2008,from40in2005(FiguresincludePort

CoquitlamandPortMoody).• Thereare363applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinCoquitlamasofMarch31,2010.(182

families,58peoplewithdisabilities,80seniors) The Future • Projectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefrom114,565in2006to176,000in2021,anincreaseof

over61,000peoplein15years.• Coquitlamwillneed24,740additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 24,710 (69%)

28,365 (71%)

30,905 (75%)

Renters 11,025 (31%)

11,850 (29%)

10,340 (25%)



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Coquitlam Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

Coquitlamisamedium‐sizedsuburbancommunityintheNortheastareaoftheregionwithagrowingpopulation.Theearliestaffordablehousingmeasureswereasecondarysuitespolicy(1999),anaffordablehousingstrategy(2000)andacondoconversionpolicy(2001).Housingmeasureshavebeenaimedprimarilyatmarket/lowendofmarket.Leasingordonatinglandandwaivingdevelopmentfeesareaimedatspecialneedshousing.Whereitwaspossibletoevaluate,measuresweredeemedveryeffective.

Significantinitiatives• AnearlyAffordableHousingStrategy(2000)that

wasupdatedin2007• Afilemanagersystemtopromoteefficienthandling

ofaffordablehousingapplications• Pre‐zoningandanOCPamendmentprocessto

facilitateprovincialfundingforanemergencyshelterandtransitionalhousing

Recentinitiatives• Permittingdensitybonusesandincreaseddensityin

specifiedareas• Comprehensivedevelopmentzoningofalarge

developmentsitethatwilleventuallybecomeanewneighbourhoodandwillyield185unitsofaffordablehousing.

Homelessness• AmemberoftheTri‐CitiesHomelessnessTask

Group• Revisedzoninglawstoallowchurchestoprovide

cold‐wetweathermats• ContinuestoworkwiththeTaskGrouptoincrease

communityacceptanceoftheproposalfortheemergencyshelterandtransitionalhousingandtoidentifyafeasibleoptionforaninterimshelter.

Planningforfutureneeds• Continuingwithpublicconsultationtoensurearangeofhousing• Investigatinghowlegislativeauthoritycouldbeexpandedtoincludemoreflexiblepowersregardingthe

applicationofDevelopmentCostChargestoincludehousing• Producingasocialactionplaninoneneighbourhoodthatincludesproposedactionstoenhancesupport

servicesandprogramsforthoseinaffordablehousing.InfluenceofMetroAHSBasedoninterviewswithstaffMetroAHShasnotinfluencedCoquitlam’sactionswithrespecttoaffordablehousingmeasures.Severalmeasureshavebeenadoptedsincethen,andithasfacilitatedsomeaffordableunitssince2007.Theseare66marketrentalunits,12ofwhichare“reducedrental”by25%belowmarketrentinperpetuity,30transitionalhousingunitsandcold/wetweathershelterbeds.

Measure CategoryYear

AdoptedCityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits fiscal 2007Waivedevelopmentpermitfees fiscal 2007AffordableHousingReserve/TrustFund fiscal 2008AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan planning 2000OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2001Neighborhoodplans/Areaplansshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2008Identifyingsuitableaffordablehousingsitesinneighbourhoodandareaplanningprocesses planning 2007Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing zoning 2008Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing zoning 2008Comprehensivedevelopmentzoneguidelinesfavouraffordablehousing zoning 2007Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones zoning 1999Smallerlots zoning 2002HousingAgreements zoning NAStaffprovideassistance approvals 2006Condo/Strataconversionpolicies

rentallossprevention 2001

Otherrentallossprevention


Monitorrentalhousingstock educ 2007

Coquitlamhasadopted17measuresoutof35identifiedintheMetroAHSor49%ofmeasuresconsidered(includesothermeasures).Nonearepending.


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Delta Population • ThecurrentpopulationofDeltais100,000asofJan2011.• Delta’spopulationdecreasedslightlyfrom96,950in2001to96,723,in2006.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom32,790to33,555between2001‐2006.Thisrepresentsan

increaseof765,a1%increase. Renters • Housingtenure:Theshareofrenters


• Averagerentfor1bedroom$728in2009,asmallincreasefrom$723in2008.


Housing Diversity • Single‐detachedhousingaccountedfor74%

ofthehousingstockin1996,butdecreasedto64%in2006.

• Between1996‐2006,2,745unitsofotherground‐orientedhousingwereadded,increasingtheproportionofotherground‐orientedunitsfrom13%to20%.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$72,594in

2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinDeltawas$82,138vsrenters$38,365.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingwas$676,820inSouthDeltaand$525,200inNorthDeltain2010.ForSouthDelta,thiswasupfrom$477,398in2005,anincreaseof42%from2005.ForNorthDelta,thiswasanincreaseof42%from$370,930.

Housing need • In2006,11%ofhouseholds(3,590households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,1,600householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH).Thiswasupfrom1,480householdsin2001,anincreaseof8%.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto17personsin2008,from12in2005(figuresincludeWhiteRock).• Thereare114applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinDeltaasofMarch31,2010.(51families,29peoplewithdisabilities,25seniors)

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefrom96,723in2006to109,000in2021,anincreaseofover12,000peoplein15years.

• Deltawillneed6,000additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 24,810 (79%)

26,025 (79%)

27,265 (81%)

Renters 6,690 (21%)

6,765 (21%)

6,290 (19%)



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Delta Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

Deltaisasmalloutersuburb,withpopulationconcentratedinthecommunitiesofTsawwassen,LadnerandNorthDeltaandcontinuedagriculturaluses.TheOfficialCommunityPlanprovidesthebasisforadiversityofhousingtypes,andareaplansthenprovidefurtherpolicydetail.Mostpoliciesfocusonfacilitatingentry‐levelownershipandmarketorlow‐marketrentals,andareeitherplanningprocessorzoningmeasures.Measuresaregenerallyperceivedaseffectiveorveryeffective.Deltahasimplemented8of36measures,or23%ofallmeasures.Nonearepending. Significant Initiatives • TheLadnerAreaPlanwasupdatedin2006,

providingmorehousingopportunitiesthroughsmallerlotsizes,infilloptions,ground‐orientedmulti‐familyresidencesandafocusonseniorsandspecialneedshousing

• Smalllot,coachhouseandinfillzoningregulationsprovideopportunitiesforadiversityofhousingtypesacrossDelta

Recent Initiatives • Insummer2010asecondarysuitesbylawwaspassedbyCouncilforallsinglefamilyhomes;thebylawis

notdependentonowneroccupancy,butdoesrequireanadditionalparkingspaceandseparateutilitiestothesuite

• ThemunicipalityhasalsostruckanAffordableHousingTaskForce,whichisreviewingoptionsanddirectionsforaffordablehousingacrossDelta

Homelessness • ThelastMetroVancouverHomelessCountfoundonly11homelesspeopleinDelta;asaresultthe

municipalityisnotactivelyinvolvedinregionalhomelessnessinitiatives• DeltaPoliceworkwithBCHousingandtheTsawwassenFirstNationtoprovidehousingandservicesto

thosepeopletheyidentifyashomeless

Planning for Future Needs • ThemunicipalityisawaitingtheRegionalGrowthStrategytodeterminefuturedirectionsforhousingneed• ThemunicipalityisalsolookingatimplementingAffordableHousingTaskForcerecommendations

Influence of Metro AHS • WhiletheAHShasnotdirectlyinfluencedpolicyformulationinDelta,itspurredthedevelopmentofthe

TaskForce• TheAHSalsoprovidesatooltoplannersforraisingawarenessoftheneedtoconsiderhousingissuesin

policydevelopment,andtoadvocateforfundingfromseniorlevelsofgovernment

Measure Category YearAdopted


planning 2005


planning 1992


zoning 2005

Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones

zoning 2010


Coachhouses zoning 2003

Infillhousing zoning 2000

Standardsofmaintenanceby‐law

rentallossprevention

2004


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Langley City Current • ThecurrentpopulationofLangleyCityis25,858inJan2011.• LangleyCity’spopulationdecreasedslightlyfrom23,643(2001)to23,606(2006),by0.2%.• Between2001and2006,thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom10,085to10,570,upby485unitsor5%.

Renters • Housingtenure:Althoughtheabsolutenumberofrentalunitsincreasedby330unitsbetween1996‐2006,theshareofrentersdecreasedfrom41%to39%.

• Averagerentfor1bedroom$748in2009,asmallincreasefrom$740in2008.(FiguresincludeLangleyTownship)

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto3.4%in2009,from1.3%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas2.0%.(FiguresincludeLangleyTownship)

Housing Diversity • Theshareofsingle‐detachedunitsfellfrom34%in1996to26%in2006,adecreaseof345units.

• Together,apartmentsandotherground‐orientedhousingaccountedfor74%ofstockin2006,upfrom66%in1996.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$46,456in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinLangleyCitywas$60,338vsrenters$29,970.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforasingle‐detachedhousewas$523,327in2010,comparedto$379,964in2005,anincreaseof38%.(FiguresincludeLangleyTownship)

Housing need • 20%ofhouseholds(1,975households)wereinCoreHousingNeedin2006.Ofthesehouseholds,790householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH).Thiswasan8%decreasefrom855householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto86personsin2008,from57in2005.(FiguresincludeLangleyTownship)

• Thereare116applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinLangleyCityandTownshipasofMarch31,2010.(56families,23peoplewithdisabilities,18seniors).

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreaseto32,000in2021,anincreaseofover7,000peoplein15years.

• LangleyCitywillneed3,340additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 5,515 (59%)

5,860 (58%)

6,420 (61%)

Renters 3,820 (41%)

4,225 (42%)

4,150 (39%)



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City of Langley Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

TheCityofLangleyisasmallcitywithastablepopulationadjacenttothelargelyruralTownshipofLangley.Thecityadopteditsfirsthousingmeasureinthelate1970s,acondoconversionpolicy,amendedinthe1980s.Overtheyears,thecityhasapprovedeverysocialhousingprojectthathascomebeforeCouncil.Measuresdirectedataffordablehousinghavetargetedtheretentionofmarketandlowendofmarketrentalhousing,buthavealsofacilitatedentry‐levelownershipandspecialneedshousing.Measuresaredeemedeitherveryeffectiveoreffective.TheCityofLangleyhasadopted10measuresoutof35identifiedintheMetroAHSor29%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).Nonearepending.Significantinitiatives• Conversionpolicyprohibitsconversionunlessthe

vacancyrateisatleast4%.• TheCity’sAffordableHousingStrategywasadopted

in2009.• Secondarysuiteswereapprovedin2006forRS1

andRS2single‐familyzones.• Bylawsallowingincreaseddensityinmulti‐family

areasandpermittingareductioninparkingrequirementswhenhousingisclosetotransithaveresultedinanumberofsmall,moreaffordableentry‐levelownershipunitswithinlargerprojects.

Recentinitiatives

• Leasingcitylandat$1/yrforafacilitywith30emergencybedsand25transitionalbeds• Exemptingpropertytaxfortheaboveproject

HomelessnessLangleyCityhasaHomelessnessPlanandstaffattendsmeetingsoftheLangleyHomelessnessSteeringCommittee,whichalsoincludesparticipantsfromLangleyTownship.Thecityseesitsroleinaddressinghomelessnessasadvocatingtoseniorgovernmentforfunding,supportingnewfacilitiescomingintothecommunity,andmediatingcommunityoppositionifitoccurs.Thecityhasanewemergencyshelterandtransitionalhousingfacility.PlanningforfutureneedsThecity’sAffordableHousingStrategymadeanumberofrecommendationsforfurtherstudytoincreaseorprotectthestockofaffordablehousing.Federalandprovincialactionisalsoneeded,asnonewsocialhousinghasbeendevelopedsince2001.InfluenceofMetroAHSTheLangleyCityAHSwaswrittentobeinaccordwithMetro’sstrategy.LangleywouldliketoseeMetro’sstrategygivemoreweighttoamunicipality’sexistinginventoryofaffordablehousingwhenassigningtargets.


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits fiscal 2008Propertytaxexemptionorforgiveness fiscal 2010AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan planning 2009OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2006Neighborhoodplans/Areaplansshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2010Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing zoning 2008Reducedparkingrequirementsforallhousinglocatedinareaswithgoodaccesstotransit zoning 2008Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones zoning 2006Condo/strataconversionpolicies


Monitorrentalhousingstock education N/A


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Langley Township Population • ThecurrentpopulationofLangleyTownshipis104,697inJan2011.• LangleyTownship’spopulationgrewfrom86,896(2001)to93,726(2006),anincreaseof7.9%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitshasincreasedby12%or3,665unitsbetween2001‐2006,from29,670to33,335units.

Renters • Housingtenure:Thenumberofrentalunitsincreasedby355unitsbetween1996‐2006.,buttheshareofrentersfellfrom16%to14%.

• Averagerentfor1bedroom$748in2009,asmallincreasefrom$740in2008.(FiguresincludeLangleyCity)

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto3.4%in2009,from1.3%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas2.0%.(FiguresincludeLangleyCity)

Housing diversity • Theabsolutenumberofsingle‐detachedhousingunitsremainedalmostthesamewhilethenumberofapartmentsdoubledfrom1,120to2,515unitsbetween1996and2006.Otherground‐orientedhousingalmostdoubledfrom5,530unitsto10,595units.

• Together,theshareofapartmentsandotherground‐orientedhousingincreasedfrom25%in1996toalmost40%in2006.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$69,805in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinLangleyTownshipwas$74,619vsrenters$41,727.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingwas$523,327in2010,comparedto$379,964in2005,anincreaseof$143,363or38%.(FiguresincludeLangleyCity)

Housing need • In2006,10%ofhouseholds(3,095households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,1,445householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH).Thiswasdownfrom1,565householdsin2001,adecreaseof8%.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto86personsin2008,from57in2005.(FiguresincludeLangleyCity)

• Thereare116applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinLangleyasofMarch31,2010.(56families,23peoplewithdisabilities,18seniors)(FiguresincludeLangleyCity)


• LangleyTownshipwillneed19,000additionalhousingunitstomeetprojectedhousingdemandin2021.


Owners 22,340 (84%)

24,950 (84%)

28,675 (86%)

Renters 4,305 (16%)

4,720 (16%)

4,660 (14%)



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Langley Township Housing affordability and diversity measures

TheTownshipofLangleyisaruralandsuburbanmunicipalitycomposedofseveralsmallerandmid‐sizedcommunities.TheOCPfrom1979laysthegroundworkforfutureaffordablehousinginitiatives,andprovidesthebasisforcommunityandneighbourhoodplans.Mostpoliciesfocusonentry‐levelhomeownershipandmarketandlow‐marketrentals,andmostareeitherplanningorzoningmeasures.Measuresaregenerallyperceivedaseffectiveorveryeffective.LangleyTownshiphasimplemented11measuresoutof36,or31%ofallmeasurespossible.Fourofthesehavenotbeenusedandtwomeasuresarepending. Significant initiatives

• Communityandneighbourhoodplansincludearuralplanandnineadoptedresidentialcommunityplans,withanon‐goingprogramofdevelopingmoredetailedneighbourhoodplanstodeterminedensity,lotsize,etc.toallowforincreasedhousingoptions

• Significantinitiativesincludetheincreaseddensificationofresidentialdevelopments,particularlyinAldergrove,YorksonandLangleyTownCentre;thisincludesthedevelopmentofa1400‐unitapartmentcomplexandrowhousing

Recent initiatives • Mostrecentinitiativeisazoningamendmenttoallowrow‐housingdevelopments• Otherrecentinitiativesincludeupdatingsecondarysuitesbylaws(2006)andstrengtheningthe

mobilehomeredevelopmentpolicy(2008)Homelessness

• LangleyTownshipdonatedtothecapitalcostsofGatewayofHopeinpartnershipwithotherorganizations;thefacilityprovidesemergencyandtransitionhousingforthehomeless

Planning for future needs • MunicipalityisalsointheprocessofdevelopingaHousingActionPlan;itisexpectedtobecompleted

bynextyearInfluence of Metro AHS

• MetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategyhashadlittleimpactondirectionofpoliciesandregulationofhousinginitiativesinLangleyTownship,butisanticipatedtoplaymoreofarolewhenthemunicipalitycompletesitsownHousingActionPlan.


Grants/capitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing

fiscal 2009


planning 1979


planning 2001


zoning 1979


zoning 2001


zoning 2006


InfillHousing zoning 2002


zoning 2010

Replacementpoliciesforlossofrentalhousingstock


2008

Condo/strataconversionpolicies


1990


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Maple Ridge Current • ThecurrentpopulationofMapleRidgeis76,418inJan2011.• ThepopulationofMapleRidgegrewfrom63,169(2001)to68,949(2006),anincreaseof9%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom22,595(2001)to24,935(2006),upby2,340unitsor10%. Renters • Housingtenure:Theshareofrentersamongallhouseholdsdecreasedfrom24%in1996to19%in2006.

• Averagerentfor1bedroomwas$670in2009,upfrom$652in2008.(FiguresincludePittMeadows)

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto5.1%in2009,from2.0%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas3.0%(FiguresincludePittMeadows)

Housing Diversity • TherehasbeenverylittlechangeinthecompositionofMapleRidge’shousingstock.Between1996and2006,theproportionofsingle‐detachedunitsinthehousingstockdeclinedfrom66%to61%.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$64,017in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinMapleRidgewas$71,873vsrenters$34,895.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingwas$465,019in2010.Thisisupfrom$341,229in2005,anincreaseof36%.

Housing need • In2006,13%ofhouseholds(3,180households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,1,510householdswereatriskofbecominghomeless(INALH),a1%increasefrom1,490householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto90personsin2008,from44in2005(FiguresincludePittMeadows).

• Thereare151applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinMapleRidgeasofMarch31,2010.(67families,38peoplewithdisabilities,34seniors)

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreaseto95,000in2021,anincreaseof over26,000peoplein15years.

• MapleRidgewillneedapprox10,000additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.

HousingTenure 1996 2001 2006

Owners14,970(76%)

17,520(78%)

20,135(81%)

Renters4,815(24%)

5,075(22%)

4,800(19%)

TotalHouseholds 19,785 22,595 24,935


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Maple Ridge Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

MapleRidgeisanoutersuburblocatedintheFraserValleywithdensityfocusedintheTownCentre.TheDistrictadopteditsfirstmeasurein1985withtheadoptionoftwo‐familyzoning.Affordableanddiversehousinghasbeenbuiltintovariousplans,includingthe1996and2006OCPs.Mostpoliciesfocusonfacilitatingentry‐levelownershipandmarketorlow‐markethousing,andareeitherzoning/regulatoryorplanningmeasures.TheDistricthasimplemented18measuresoutof35identifiedintheAHSor51%ofallpossiblemeasures.Onehasnotbeenusedandnonearepending. Significant Initiatives • TheDistrict’soriginalAffordableHousingStrategy

datesfrom1991.Itprovidedthebasisforhousingpolicieslaterintroducedinthe1996and2006OCPs,andwasinstrumentalingettingcommunityacceptanceofzoning/regulatorymeasures,notablysecondarysuites

• TheDistrict’sOCPfocusesonurbancontainment,withdevelopmentlargelyfocusedontheTownCentreArea.Thishasledtothedevelopmentandimplementationofanumberofzoning/regulatorymeasuresincludingsecondarysuites,smalllots,coachhouses,andinfillhousing

Recent Initiatives • In2010theDistrictcreatedtheRM6zonethat

providesadensitybonusfornon‐markethousing;thebonusisanincreaseofbetween.1and.2FSRifdevelopersprovidebetween5%and10%non‐markethousing

• PreliminaryresearchandfundingisinplaceforanAffordableHousingStrategynextyear.

• In2008theDistrictadoptedabylawallowingdetachedgardensuites;approximately10applicationsarebeingplannedorimplemented,andthereisbroadinterestinthistypeofhousing.

Homelessness • MapleRidgeworksinpartnershipwithabroad

communitynetworktoaddresshomelessness,thoughnoplanisinplace

• TheDistrictleaseslandto3non‐profitsforyouthemergencyhousing,familyemergencyhousingandsupportivehousingforpeoplewithmentalhealthissues;andprovidesgrantsandsubsidizestherentofhousingfacilities

• TheDistrict’sSocialPlanningAdvisoryCommitteeisworkingonissuesofhousingandhomelessness.Planning for Future Needs • TheAffordableHousingStrategytobepursuednextyearbytheDistrictwillprovideabasisforthefutureInfluence of Metro AHS • WhilemanyofthemeasuresinMapleRidgealignwiththeAHS,therewasnodirectinfluenceinthe

developmentofmostmeasures• TheAHSpromotesnewaffordableanddiversehousingmeasuresandsupportscooperationonhousing

issuesamongstalllevelsofgovernment


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits fiscal 2005Grants/capitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing fiscal 2005Propertytaxexemptionorforgiveness fiscal 1998AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan planning 1991OfficialCommunityplanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2006Neighborhoodplans/Areaplansshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2001Identifyingsuitableaffordablehousingsitesinneighbourhoodandareaplanningprocesses planning 2008Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing zoning 2006Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing zoning 2010Reducedparkingrequirementsforaffordablehousing zoning 2008Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones zoning 1999Smallerlots zoning 1995Coachhouses zoning 2008InfillHousing zoning 2006BroadeningRow/townhouseandtwofamilyzoning zoning 1985HousingAgreements zoning 1999Demolitionpolicies rentalloss

prevention 2006Condo/strataconversionpolicies



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New Westminster Population • ThecurrentpopulationofNewWestminsteris66,892inJan2011.• NewWestminster’spopulationgrewfrom54,656(2001)to58,549(2006),anincreaseof7%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom26,025to27,050,upby4%or1,025unitsbetween2001‐2006. Renters • Housingtenure:Shareofrentersdecreasedfrom54%in1996to46%in2006.Thenumberofrentalunitsdecreasedby150units.

• Averagerentfor1bedroom$755in2009,upfrom$740in2008.

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto3.3%in2009,from1%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas1.7%.

Housing Diversity • Theproportionofsingle‐detachedhousingfellfrom26%to18%ofthehousingstock,whileotherground‐orientedhousingincreasedfrom8%to16%between1996‐2006.Apartmentsremainedunchangedat66%.

• Thenumberofsingle‐detachedhousesdecreasedby1,075units,whilethenumberofapartmentsandotherground‐orientedunitsincreasedsignificantly.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$48,773in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinNewWestminsterwas$66,231vsrenters$34,360.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingat$603,589in2010.Comparedto$422,762in2005,thisisanincreaseof43%.

Housing need • In2006,20%ofhouseholds(5,085households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,2,005householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH).Thiswasa13%decreasefrom2,295householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto124personsin2008,from97in2005.• Thereare414applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinNewWestminsterasofMarch31,2010.(147families,98peoplewithdisabilities,98seniors)


• NewWestminsterwillneedover9,000additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 10,890 (46%)

12,400 (48%)

14,555 (54%)

Renters 12,645 (54%)

13,625 (52%)

12,495 (46%)



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New Westminster Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures NewWestminsterisacompactinnersuburbwithoneofthehighestpercentageofrentersintheregion.Housingaffordabilityislessofanissueduetoalargestockofolderrentalproperties.Thecityadopteditsfirstaffordablehousingmeasure,aconversionpolicy,in1978.Measuresarealmostevenlyaimedatallfourtypesofhousing,withpredominancetomarket/lowendofmarketrental,andspecialneedshousingsuchasemergencyshelterbeds,andsupportiveandtransitionalhousing.Measuresweregenerallyperceivedaseffectiveorveryeffective.NewWestminsterhasadopted21measuresoutof35identifiedintheMetroAHSor54%ofallmeasuresconsidered(includesothermeasures).Threehavenotbeenusedandthreemeasuresarepending.Significantinitiatives• Amoratoriumonrentalconversions• Earlysecondarysuitepolicy(1998)allowssuitesin

allsinglefamilyareas• Leasingcitylandforprojectsproducingspecial

needsandnon‐markethousing• Fasttrackingnon‐markethousingproposals

throughthedevelopmentandapprovalsprocessbyassigningonestaffpersontothefile.

Recentinitiatives• AffordableHousingStrategyadoptedin2010• AnAffordableHousingReserveFundtoreceive

30%ofdensitybonusrevenues• AnExteriorHeritageRestorationgrantassisting

thedevelopmentoftransitionalhousingHomelessness• Fundedandendorsedinprinciplethe2006

HomelessnessActionStrategyandImplementationPlan.

• CouncilorsandstaffattendmeetingsoftheHomelessCoalitionandcityprovidesongoingadministrativesupport.

• WorkedwithBCHousingonnewemergencysheltersandsupportedhousingunits.

• Providestaxreliefforthesupportivehousingcomponentsoftworecentfacilitiesthroughnewprovincialtaxregulations.

PlanningforfutureneedsThecity’sAffordableHousingStrategyfocusesonanumberofnewmeasuresforconsiderationsuchas:

• Waivingofdevelopmentpermitfeesforaffordablehousing;

• Developingfurthermeasurestosupportretentionofrentalhousingstockand/orreplacementoflostunits;

• Allowingnon‐marketprojectsindensitybonuseligiblezonestobuildtothemaximumdensitywithoutrequiringpaymentforbonusdensity;and

Measure CategoryYear

AdoptedCityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits

fiscal 1971

HeritageGrantsaddresshousingaffordability

fiscal 2010


fiscal 2010

AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan

planning 2010


planning 1998


planning 2010

HeritageProgramincludesprovisionstoconsider/addresshousingaffordability

planning 2009


zoning 1998

Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousing

zoning NA


zoning 1998


zoning 1998


Infillhousing zoning N/A

Broadeningrow/townhouseandtwofamilyzoning

zoning 1998

HousingAgreements zoning N/A

Modifiedbuildingstandards zoning N/AFasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects

approvalprocess

N/A

Staffassistance approvalprocess

N/A

Condo/strataconversionpolicies rentallossprevention

1978

Standardsofmaintenanceby‐law rentallossprevention

2004

Monitorrentalhousingstockeducationadvocacy

1998


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• Facilitatinginnovationindesignandzoningmeasures.InfluenceofMetroAHS

SinceMetroAHSadopted,newunitsinclude27emergencyshelterbedsintwofacilitiesand107unitsoftransitionalandsupportivehousinginfourfacilities.


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North Vancouver City Current • ThepopulationoftheCityofNorthVancouverwas50,725inJan2011.• NorthVancouverCity’spopulationincreasedby2%between2001and2006.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom20,655(2001)to21,345(2006),anincreaseof3.3%or690units.

Renters • Housingtenure:Theshareofrentersdecreasedfrom55%in1996to46%in2006,adecreaseof925rentalunits.

• Averagerentfor1bedroom$899in2009,upfrom$869in2008.


Housing diversity • Thenumberofsingle‐detachedunitsdecreasedby700units,anditsshareofhousingstockfellfrom21%in1996to16%in2006.

• Apartmentsshareofhousingstockin2006was61%,with1,550additionalunits.Otherground‐orientedhousingincreasedby1,050units,to23%ofstock.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$49,486in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinCityofNorthVancouverwas$61,740vsrenters$38,180.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingat$920,633in2010.Thisisa$273,412or42%increasefrom$647,221in2005.(FiguresincludeNorthVancouverDistrict)

Housingneed• In2006,20%ofhouseholds(3,875households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,1,740householdswereatriskofbecominghomeless(INALH).Thiswasan8%increasefrom1,615householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto123personsin2008,from88in2005.(FiguresincludeNorthVancouverDistrict)

• Thereare379applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinNorthVancouverCityasofMarch31,2010.(130families,77peoplewithdisabilities,115seniors)(FiguresincludeNorthVancouverDistrict)

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefromto56,000in2021,anincreaseofapproximately8,500peoplein15years.

• TheCityofNorthVancouverisestimatedtoneed3,200additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 8,650 (44%)

9,935 (48%)

11,515 (54%)

Renters 10,755 (55%)

10,720 (52%)

9,830 (46%)


City of North Vancouver Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures TheCityofNorthVancouverisasmallurbaninnersuburbwithhighdensityinLowerLonsdalearea,locatedclosetodowntownVancouver.Thecityadopteditsfirstmeasurein1979withacondoconversionpolicy,whichhassincebeenrevised.Ithasdevelopedmanyplansaddressinghousingissuesovertheyears,includingmostrecently,aRentalHousingStrategy(2007).Mostpoliciesfocusonfacilitatingnon‐markethousingandspecialneedshousing(emergency,supportiveandtransitional)andmostareeitherfiscalorzoningmeasures.Measuresaregenerallyperceivedaseffectiveorveryeffective.TheCityhasimplemented23measuresoutof36identifiedinAHSor66%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).Onemeasureispending.Significantinitiatives• TheAffordableHousingReserveFund

(AHRF)establishedin1989,andfinancedbyCitycontributionsfromgeneralrevenue.Thishasenabledthecitytopurchaselandandleasetonon‐profitorganizations,partner,waivefees,andprovideequitycontributionstoprojects.

• Aninterestingsecondmortgageinitiativeusedmunicipalfundstoprovidealoantoanestablishednon‐profithousingprovider.

Recentinitiatives• TheCitypermitscoachhousesinall

single‐familyareas,someasofright,otherlargercoachhouses,withapproval(2010).Eitherasecondarysuiteorcoachhouseispermitted.Onecoachhousehasbeenapprovedtodate,butaffordabilityisquestionable.

• ArecentworkshopbroughtDr.AviFriedmannfromMontrealtoreviewCityactionswithrespecttoaffordablehousingandsuggestimprovements

• CurrentfiscalenvironmentincludesapossiblereviewofmunicipalcontributionstoAHRFandofpropertytaxrelief.

Homelessness• WorkingwithTaskForce,facilitatedtheopeningofNorthShoreyouthsafehouseandadulthomeless

shelter.• ParticipatesinNorthShoreHomelessTaskForce,whichhasdevelopedaHomelessStrategyand

achievedseveralsuccessesincludingbringinganursepractitionertotheadultshelter.Planningforfutureneeds• Undertooka100‐yearvisioningexerciseaspartofOCPreviewprocess,whichdemonstratedthehigh

densitiesneededtoaccommodateprojectedfuturepopulation.• Seniorgovernmentresourcesareneededforfutureaffordablehousing.


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits fiscal 1989Grants/capitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing fiscal 1991Propertytaxexemptionorforgiveness fiscal N/AWaive/reducemunicipaldevelopmentcostcharges fiscal 2001AffordableHousingReserve/TrustFund fiscal 1989Otherfiscalactions‐secondmortgagetonon‐profit fiscal 2010AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan planning 1989OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 1992Otherzoning‐unitsinbasementsofmulti‐familybuildings zoning 1996Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing zoning 2002Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing zoning 1990Reducedparkingrequirementsforaffordablehousing zoning N/ASecondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones zoning 1993Smallerlots zoning 1983Coachhouses zoning 2010InfillHousing zoning N/AHousingAgreements zoning 2000Fasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects approvals 1990Staffprovideassistance approvals 2000Condo/Strataconversionpolicies rentalloss

prevention 1979StandardsofMaintenanceby‐law rentalloss

prevention 1978Guidetodevelopmentprocessforaffordablehousingoptions education 2010Monitorrentalhousingstock education 2001


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InfluenceofMetroAHS• MetroAHShadlittleinfluencetodateovertheCity’saffordablehousingdirections.Therehavebeee

noaffordablehousingprojectsinitiatedsincetheMetroAHSwasadopted.


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North Vancouver District Current • ThecurrentpopulationofNorthVancouverDistrictis88,370inJan2011.• Between2001‐2006therewasvirtuallynopopulationgrowth;itremainedstableatapprox.82,000people.

• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom29,528in2001to29,755in2006,upby695unitsor2.4%. Renters • Housingtenure:Theshareofrentersdecreasedfrom22%in1996to18%in2006,adecreaseof695rentalunits.

• Averagerentfor1bedroomwas$958in2009,upfrom$941in2008.


Housing Diversity • Theshareofsingle‐detachedhousingfellfrom67%ofhousingstockin1996to57%in2006.Theshareofotherground‐orientedhousingincreasedfrom17%to26%.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$77,032in2006,higherthanthe$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinNorthVancouverDistrictwas$87,017vsrenters$44,574.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforasingle‐detachedhousewas$920,633in2010.Thisisanincreaseof$273,412or42%from$647,221in2005.(FiguresincludeNorthVancouverCity)

Housing need • In2006,10%ofhouseholds(2,705households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,1,280householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH),a13%decreasefrom1,465householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto123personsin2008,from88in2005.(FiguresincludeNorthVancouverCity.)

• Thereare379applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinNorthVancouverandtheCityofNorthVancouverasofMarch31,2010.(130families,77peoplewithdisabilities,115seniors).

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefrom82,562in2006to98,000in2021,anincreaseofover15,000peoplein15years.

• NorthVancouverDistrictwillneed6,200additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 21,720 (78%)

22,945 (79%)

24,275 (82%)

Renters 6,175 (22%)

6,115 (21%)

5,480 (18%)



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District of North Vancouver housing affordability and diversity measures TheDistrictofNorthVancouverisasuburbancommunitywithalargeproportionofsingle‐familydwellingsandground‐orientedhousing.TheDistrict’sfirsthousingmeasurewasacommitmenttodiversehousingtypesinits1991OCP.Mostmeasureshavebeenadoptedthroughneighbourhoodplansandhavebeenusedinfrequently.Inaddition,withthependingadoptionofanewOCPin2011,neighbourhoodplanswillberescinded,leavingthemunicipalitywithoutthebenefitofthesetoolsandmeasures,atleastuntilnewplansorpoliciesareadopted.TheDistricthasimplemented24outof35measuresor69%ofallmeasurespossible.Fourhaveneverbeenused.Twomeasuresarepending. Significantinitiatives• Theneighbourhoodplanningprocessin2areas,

andanewdevelopmentoutlinedintheSeylynnNeighbourhoodPlanprovideoptionsforhousingdiversity,withafocusonground‐orientedunits

• TheDistricthasahistoryofleasinghousingand/orlandtonon‐profitsforaffordablehousing:forexample,twoaffordableseniorshousingprojects,theZajacNorgateHouseandCapilanoLionsHouse.

Recentinitiatives• TheSeylynnNeighbourhoodPlancallsfor10%

affordablehousingand20%rentalinthedevelopment

• ThecurrentOCPisinreview,andwilllikelycommittoprovidinggreaterhousingoptionsthroughouttheDistrict

• TheDistrictwillbegindevelopmentofahousingstrategysoon

Homelessness• TheDistrictisapartoftheNorthShore

HomelessnessTaskForceandregionalhomelessnessinitiatives

• ThenewdraftOCPrecommendssupplyingadditionalsupportiveandtransitionalhousingunits,usingDistrictlandandworkinginpartnershipwithotherstakeholders

• TheDistricthasopenedaYouthSafeHousefortheNorthandfacilitatedanadultshelter,inpartnershipwiththeCityofNorthVancouver

Planningforfutureneeds• OCPredevelopmentwillhelpanticipatefuture

housingneedsofthecommunity• TheDistrictwillfocusondevelopingdensityinfourcentrestocreateadditionalrequiredhousingInfluenceofMetroAHS• MetroAHShadlittleinfluenceonthedevelopmentofhousingmeasures• TheYouthSafeHouseandSeylynndevelopmentshavebothbeeninitiatedsincetheAHSwas

adopted.


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits

fiscal 1995

Waivedevelopmentpermitfees fiscal 2009


fiscal 1995


planning 1991


planning 1996


planning 1996


zoning 1996


zoning 1996


zoning 2002


zoning 1996



zoning 1996



InfillHousing zoning 1998


zoning 1995

HousingAgreements zoning 1998

Modifiedbuildingstandards zoning 1996

Otherrentallossprevention‐covenantprohibitingstratasfrompreventingrentals

zoning 2008

Staffprovideassistance approvals 1995



1998


1995

Standardsofmaintenanceby‐law rentallossprevention

1997

Monitorrentalhousingstock education 1995


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Port Coquitlam Current • ThepopulationofPortCoquitlamwas57,431inJan2011.• Between2001‐2006,PortCoquitlam’spopulationincreasedfrom51,257to52,687,upby2.8%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedby1,441unitsor8%,upfrom17,760in2001to18,700in

2006. Renters • Housingtenure:Shareofrenters


• Averagerentfor1bedroomwas$756in2009,upfrom$746in2008.(FiguresincludeCoquitlamandPortMoody)

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto3.4%in2009,from0.7%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas2.1%.(FiguresincludeCoquitlamandPortMoody)

Housing diversity • Asmallabsolutedecreaseinthenumber

ofsingledetachedunitsledtoadeclineintheshareofsingle‐familyhousingstockfrom55%to47%between1996‐2006.

• Theshareofapartmentunitsrosefrom18%to20%in2006andotherground‐orientedhousingincreasedby1,895units,orfrom27%to33%oftotalstock.


householdincomeofownersinPortCoquitlamwas$73,968vsrenters$35,533.• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingat$565,666in2010.Thisisupfrom

$388,874in2005,anincreaseof45%over5years. Housing need • In2006,14%ofhouseholds(2,525households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,

1,190householdswereatriskofbecominghomeless(INALH).Thiswasupfrom1,170householdsin2001,anincreaseof2%.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto94personsin2008,from40in2005.(FiguresincludeCoquitlamandPortMoody)

• Thereare142applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinPortCoquitlamasofMarch31,2010.(68families,22peoplewithdisabilities,29seniors)

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefromto68,000in2021,anincreaseofover

15,000peoplein15years.• PortCoquitlamwillneed6,900additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 11,860 (74%)

13,220 (74%)

14,895 (80%)

Renters 4,070 (26%)

4,540 (26%)

3,805 (20%)



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Port CoquitlamHousing Affordability and Diversity Measures

PortCoquitlamisasmallgrowingsuburb,partoftheTri‐CitieswithCoquitlamandPortMoody.Whilesingle‐familyhomespredominate,theirshareoftotalhousingfellby8%between1996and2006.Thecityconsidersthatitshousingisgenerallymoreaffordablewhencomparedtoneighbouringmunicipalities.Itsfirstaffordablehousingmeasurewasadoptedinthelate1980sorearly1990stopermitsecondarysuites.Measurestakensofararelargelydirectedtowardsspecialneedshousing,althoughtherearemeasuresaimedatmarket/lowendofmarketandentryownership.Wheretheycouldbeassessed,measuresaredeemedtobeveryeffective.PortCoquitlamhasadopted11measuresoutof35identifiedinAHSor31%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).Onemeasurehasnotbeenused.Significantinitiatives• Secondarysuitesarepermittedinallbutone

neighbourhood• Permittingsmallerlotsindesignatedzones• Pre‐zoningsitesresultinginfasttrackingapprovalsforspecialneedshousingandnorequirementsfor

developmentpermitfees.Recentinitiatives• Tenunitsofspecialneedshousingwereassistedbypre‐zoningasite• Hasbeguntodesignateareasofthecitywhereadensitybonuscouldbeapplied• AdditionstotheOCPtopermitinfillhousingandcoachhouses

Homelessness• CouncilmemberattendsmeetingsoftheTri‐CitiesHomelessnessTaskGroupandparticipatedin

creatingtheTri‐CitiesHomelessnessActionPlan.• Coldwetweathermatprogramsupportedbythecity• HomesforGoodSociety,acityinitiative,istaskedwithendinghomelessnessinPortCoquitlaminfive

yearsbyfindinghomesthroughtheexistinginventorywheneverpossibleandapplyingcomprehensivemanagementguidedbyaCaseChampiontocoordinateservicesandsupportneededtomaintainthepersonintheirhousing.

Planningforfutureneeds• ApossibleHousingActionPlanthatwouldincludemeasuresfromMetro’sAHSwhereappropriate• Findinghomesforthehomeless,andcoordinatingnecessarysupportstokeepthemhoused.InfluenceofAHS• Whileithasnotinfluencedmunicipalmeasurestodatethemunicipalitywilllookatadoptingother

measuresfromtheMetroStrategyasappropriate.• Municipalmeasureshaveassistedwitha10‐bedsupportivehousingprojectforpeoplewithamental

illnessandColdwetweathermatprogramsince2007.


Waivedevelopmentpermitfees

fiscal 2008


fiscal 2008


planning 2005


zoning 2005


zoning 2005


zoning N/A

Smallerlots zoning 2008InfillHousing zoning 2009Broadeningrow/townhouseandtwofamilyzoning

zoning 2009

HousingAgreements zoning N/AFasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects

approvals N/A


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Port Moody Current• ThepopulationofPortMoodywas33,933inJan2011.• PortMoody’spopulationgrewfrom23,816in2001to27,512in2006,anincreaseof16%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom8,540to10,130unitsbetween2001‐2006,upby19%or

1,590units. Renters • Housingtenure:Theabsolutenumberof

rentalunitsincreasedby320units,buttheshareofrentersdecreasedfrom25%in1996to21%in2006.

• Averagerentfor1bedroomwas$756in2009,upfrom$746in2008.(FiguresincludeCoquitlamandPortCoquitlam.)

• Vacancyratesforpurposebuiltapartmentsroseto3.4%in2009,from0.7%in2008.The5‐yearaveragevacancyratewas2.1%.(FiguresincludeCoquitlamandPortCoquitlam)

Housing diversity • Theshareofsingle‐detachedhousing fell

from48%ofthehousingstockin1996to38%in2006.

• Between1996‐2006,theabsolutenumberofapartmentunitsdoubled,increasinginsharefrom18%to25%.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$74,527in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinPortMoodywas$82,683vsrenters$46,195.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingat$798,314in2010.Comparedto$500,383in2005,thisisanincreaseof$297,931or60%.

Housing need • In2006,9%ofhouseholds(920households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,380householdswereatriskofbecominghomeless(INALH).Thiswasa4%increasefrom365householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto94personsin2008,from40in2005.(FiguresincludeCoquitlamandPortCoquitlam)

• Thereare46applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinPortMoodyasofMarch31,2010.(20families,6peoplewithdisabilities,14seniors)

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefromto39,000in2021,anincreaseofalmost11,500peoplein15years.

• PortMoodywillneedapprox.5,000additionalhousingunitsby2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 5,515 (75%)

6,500 (76%)

8,015 (79%)

Renters 1,795 (25%)

2,040 (24%)

2,115 (21%)



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Port Moody Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

PortMoodyisasmallgrowingsuburbandpartoftheTri‐Cities.WhilePortMoodyislargelysingle‐familyhousing,ithasanareaofolderlow‐riserentalbuildingsandanewhigh‐densitycitycentre.ItsOCPof2000providestheframeworkformeetingthecity’sfuturehousingneedsbycallingforamixofhousingtypestoaccommodatediversepopulationsandincomes.Mosthousingpoliciesfacilitatemarket/lowendofmarketandspecialneedshousing.Zoningmeasuresfocusoncreatingaffordablehousing.Measuresaregenerallyperceivedaseffectiveorveryeffective.PortMoodyhasadopted9measuresoutof35identifiedintheMetroAHSor26%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).SixmeasuresarependingintheupcomingOCPupdate.Significantinitiatives• The96‐unitInletCentreResidences,built

oncity‐leasedland,providesnon‐profithousingtowomenatrisk,seniorsandfamilies,aswellasa10‐bedhospiceandissecuredwithhousingagreements.

• Acity‐widesecondarysuitepolicyintroducedin2004

• APortMoodyAffordableHousingStrategy,approvedin2009Recentinitiatives• AnupdatedOCPiscurrentlyinthirdreading.Itembedsmuchofthemeasurescontainedinthecity’s

AffordableHousingStrategyandexpandsonPortMoody’scommitmenttoprovidediverseandaffordablehousing.

Homelessness• ThecitysupportstheTri‐CitiesHomelessnessTaskGroupandstaffattendmeeting.TheTaskGroup

createdtheTri‐CitiesHomelessnessActionPlan,fundedinpartbyPortMoody• Acold‐wetweathermatfacilityforthehomelesslocatedinachurchsecuredwithahousing

agreementuntil2011.PlanningforfutureneedsAmongthenewmeasuresintheupdatedOCPare:• Explorationofanaffordablehousinglandbankandmeasurestoprotectexistingrentalhousingstock

fromdemolitionorconversion;• Identificationofappropriatesitesforsupportivehousingandtreatmentfacilitiesforpersonswith

mentalillnessandaddictionsforpre‐zoning;and• Considerationofaninclusionaryzoningpolicy.InfluenceofMetroAHS• MetroAHShashadnoinfluencetodateonthecity’saffordablehousingstrategy• NoaffordablehousingprojectshavebeeninitiatedsinceadoptionoftheMetroAHS


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits fiscal 2000AffordableHousingReserve/TrustFund fiscal 2007AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan planning 2009OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2000Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing zoning 2000Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing zoning 2000Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones zoning 2004Coachhouses zoning 2000Housingagreements zoning 2000


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Richmond Population • ThecurrentpopulationofRichmondis196,858inJan2011• Between2001‐2006,Richmond’spopulationincreasedfrom164,345to174,461,upby6.2%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom56,770in2001to61,430in2006,anincreaseof8%. Renters • Housing tenure: Theshareofrentersdecreasedfrom31%in1996to24%in2006,adecreaseof990rentalunits.

• Averagerentfora1bedroomremainedthesamebetween2008‐2009,at$893.


Housingdiversity• Theabsolutenumberofsingle‐detachedunitsremainedapproximatelythesamein2006,buttheshareofsingle‐familyunitswithinthestockfellfrom50%in1996to41%in2006.

• Between1996‐2006,thenumberofapartmentunitsincreasedby4,630,risingfrom28%to31%ofthestock.Theshareofotherground‐orientedhousingreached28%from22%oftotal.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$53,489in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinRichmondwas$59,768vsrenters$38,883.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingat$901,706in2010.Thisisupby$394,484or78%comparedto$507,222in2005.

Housing need • In2006,18%ofhouseholds(10,280households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,4,695householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH),a6%increasefrom4,415householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto56personsin2008,from35in2005.• Thereare469applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinRichmondasofMarch31,2010.(207families,32peoplewithdisabilities,160seniors)


• Richmondwillneed24,000additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 35,385 (69%)

40,250 (71%)

46,885 (76%)

Renters 15,535 (31%)

16,520 (29%)

14,545 (24%)



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Richmond Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

Richmondisalargeinnersuburbwithadevelopinghighdensitycitycentreadjacenttotransit.TheCity’sfirstOCPwasestablishedin1986,anditsmostrecentOCPlaysthegroundworkforsignificanteffortstoaddressaffordablehousingissues.Ithasadoptedanumberofmeasuresinthelast10yearsinallmajorcategories,withaparticularfocusonentry‐levelownership,marketandlow‐marketrentalandnon‐markethousing.TheCityhasimplemented23measuresoutof35identifiedintheAHSor66%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).Sixmeasuresarepending.Significantinitiatives• DirectionforRichmond’srecenthousinginitiatives

havebeenprovidedbytheCity’sAffordableHousingStrategy,adoptedin2007

• TheStrategyprovidesthebasisforfiscalsupporttoaffordablehousing,includingleasesandadonationoflandforaffordablehousingandanAffordableHousingReserveFund

• Asof2007,secondarysuitesorcoachhousesarerequiredinallsinglefamilydevelopmentrezoningapplications

Recentinitiatives• Recentchangestothezoningbylaw(2009)

implementaninclusionaryzoningpolicywherealldevelopmentsover80unitsmustprovide5%low‐endmarketrental;anydevelopmentswithlessthanany80unitsrequireadonationtotheAffordableHousingReserveFund

• Otherchangestothezoningbylawincludeacomprehensivedevelopmentzonethatincludesaffordablehousingandzonesforsmallerlots

• TheCitytakesarolebyimplementingtheirAHS,lookingatsupportinganddevelopingsubsidizedhousingforthosepopulationsidentifiedinthereport.

• TheCityalsoworksattheregionallevelwithMetroVancouverandthroughtheSocialCitygrantprogramtonon‐profitsocieties.

Homelessness• TheCityhasdevelopedaHomelessnessNeeds

AssessmentandStrategy:“It’sMyCityToo:AStudyoftheHousingNeedsofRichmond’sMostVulnerableCitizens”(2002)

• TheCity’sEmergencyResponseCommitteeisplanningawomen’sshelter,thoughitisundeterminedwhetheritwillprovidetransitionaloremergencyhousing

Planningforfutureneeds• TheCityiscurrentlyundertakinganOCPreviewandaSocialPlanningStrategy;theseareintendedto

strengthenpolicyandsupportworkonprovidingarangeofaffordablehousingtypes


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits

fiscal 2007

DonateCity‐ownedlandtofacilitateaffordablehousing

fiscal 2007


fiscal 2007

AffordableHousingStrategyorActionPlan

planning 2007


planning 1999

Reducedparkingrequirementsforaffordablehousing

planning 1999


planning 1999


zoning 2009


zoning 2009


zoning 2009



zoning 2007



Infillhousing zoning 1999

Housingagreements zoning 2007

Fasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects

approvals 1999

Staffprovideassistance approvals 2007



2006

Demolitionpolicies rentallossprevention

2007


2006

Guidetodevelopmentprocessforaffordablehousingoptions

education 2007

Monitorrentalhousingstock education 2007


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InfluenceofMetroAHS• Richmond’sAffordableHousingStrategywasdevelopedconcurrentlywiththeMetroAHSandmakes

referencetoit• AHSinfluencesmunicipalstrategiesbyacknowledgingtheimportanceofcreatingasufficientsupply

ofaffordablehousingthroughworkatalllevelsofgovernment


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Surrey Current • ThepopulationofSurreywas462,345inJan2011.• Between2001‐2006,Surrey’spopulationgrewfrom347,825to394,976,upby13.6%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom115,715to131,140,anincreaseof13%between2001‐2006.

Renters • Housingtenure:Theshareofrentersdecreasedfrom30%in1996to25%in2006.However,thenumberofrentalunitsincreasedby2,575units.

• Averagerentfor1bedroomfellslightlyfrom$709in2008to$707in2009.


Housing diversity • Between1996‐2006,theabsolutenumberofsingle‐detachedhousesdecreasedby1,205units,whileapartmentsincreasedby10,850units,andotherground‐orientedhousingincreasedby20,650units.

• Theproportionofsingle‐detachedhousingfellfrom58%to43%,apartmentsincreasedfrom20%to23%,andotherground‐orientedincreasedfrom23%to33%ofthehousingstock.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$60,168in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinSurreywas$70,074vsrenters$37,090.

• HousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingat$530,763in2010,upfrom$376,677in2005.Thisrepresentsanincreaseof$154,086or41%(FiguresexcludeSouthSurrey,whichiscombinedwithWhiteRock).

Housing need • In2006,15%ofhouseholds(19,210households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,8,185householdswereatriskofbecominghomeless(INALH).Thiswasvirtuallythesameasthe2001figure.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto402personsin2008,from392in2005.• Therewere1,146applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinSurreyasofMarch31,2010.(569families,203peoplewithdisabilities,173seniors)


• Surreywillneedalmost75,000additionalhousingunitsby2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 70,940 (70%)

82,695 (71%)

98,655 (75%)

Renters 29,910 (30%)

33,020 (29%)

32,485 (25%)



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Surrey Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

SurreyisthesecondlargestandrapidlygrowingsuburbanmunicipalitylocatedintheFraserValleywithsomeagriculturallands.Thereisasignificantstockofaffordableownershiphousingbutlittlepurposebuiltrentalhousing.Inthelastfewyears,theCityhasfocusedonhousingaffordabilityanddiversityandtakenanumberofactionstopromoteaffordablehousingandtomeetthehousingandsupportneedsofthehomelesspopulation.TheCityhasimplemented19measuresoutof35identifiedinAHSor54%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).Anadditionalmeasureispending.Significantinitiatives• Annualgrantsofapprox$200,000‐250,000fromthe

SurreyHomelessnessandHousingFundareprovidedtoorganizationsandprojectsthatworktowardsreducinghomelessness.Approx$1.5milliongrantedasofNov2010.Establishedin2007withinitialseedfundingof$9millionfromtheCityofSurreyAffordableHousingReserveFund.

• Surreyprovideslandandzoningformuchentry‐levelownershiphousingintheregion.

Recentinitiatives• Secondarysuitepolicyunderreview.Considering

legalizingonesuiteinallSFareas.Estimateof17,000unzonedsuitesand1,800authorized/zonedsuitesin2009.

• RecentlysignedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)withBCHousingfordevelopmentofthreesupportivehousingprojectstotaling57soberingandstabilizationbeds,and132supportivehousingunits.TheCityprovided3siteswitha60yrleasefor$1each.

Homelessness• RecentMOUs(seeabove).• SurreyHomelessnessandHousingFund.• CityparticipatesintheSurreyHomelessnessand

HousingTaskForcewhichunitesthecommunityofhomeless‐servinggroupstoreduceandpreventhomelessnessthroughincreasedcoordinationandcollaboration;increasingpublicawarenessofhomelessnessinSurrey;engagementofthebusinesscommunity;newprogramsand/orservicesinvolvingpartnerships;newsourcesofrevenuesforongoingcoordinationofthetaskforce.

Planningforfutureneeds• UpdatingtheOCP.• DevelopingaHousingActionPlanandpotentiallyahomelessplan.InfluenceofMetroAHS• MetroAHSprovidedpartoftherationalefortheCityundertakingdevelopmentofaHousingAction

Plan.• MetroAHSshowsthathousingisaregionalpriority.• SeveralhousinginitiativeshavebeenintroducedsinceAHSadopted,relatedtotheMOUsforthree

sites.


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits fiscal 2008Grants/capitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing fiscal 2009Waivedevelopmentpermitfees fiscal 2008Waive/reducemunicipaldevelopmentcostcharges fiscal 2008AffordableHousingReserve/TrustFund fiscal 1992OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 1996Neighborhoodplans/Areaplansshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning variousIncreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing zoning 1996Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing zoning 2007Reducedparkingrequirementsforallhousinglocatedinareaswithgoodaccesstotransit zoning N/AReducedparkingrequirementsforaffordablehousing zoning

2008Smallerlots zoning 2000Coachhouses zoning 2000Infillhousing zoning 1996Broadeningrow/townhouseandtwofamilyzoning zoning 2004HousingAgreements zoning N/AFasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects approvals 1989Staffprovideassistance approvals 2008Condo/strataconversionpolicies rentalloss

prevention 1996


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Vancouver Current • ThepopulationofVancouverwas642,843inJan2011.• Vancouver’spopulationgrewfrom545,671personsin2001to578,041in2006,upby6%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom236,095(2001)to253,385(2006),upby24,823unitsor

7%. Renters • Housingtenure:Theabsolutenumberof

rentalunitsincreasedby4,475units,buttheshareofrentersdecreasedfrom58%in1996to52%in2006.

• Averagerentfor1bedroomwas$990in2009,upfrom$936in2008.


Housing diversity • Single‐detachedhousingaccountedfor

19%ofthehousingstockin2006,downfrom30%in1996.

• Apartmentsincreasedby32,790units,andtheirshareofhousingstockincreasedfrom53%to59%.Theshareofotherground‐orientedhousingincreasedfrom17%to22%.


householdincomeofownersinVancouverwas$66,087vsrenters$34,872.• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexin2010forsingle‐detachedhousinginVancouverWestwas$1,648,096

andVancouverEastwas$745,497.Thisrepresentsanincreaseof84%forVancouverWestand59%forVancouverEastsince2005.

Housing need • In2006,21%ofhouseholds(47,580households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthese households,

20,120householdswereatriskofhomelessness(INALH),a3%decreasefrom20,740householdsin2001.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto1,576personsin2008,from1,364in2005.• Thereare3,264applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinVancouverasofMarch31,2010.

(862families,824peoplewithdisabilities,836seniors)The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreasefromto673,000in2021,anincreaseofalmost95,000peoplein15years.

• Vancouverwillneed42,200additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 91,480 (42%)

103,340 (44%)

121,850 (48%)

Renters 127,060 (58%)

132,755 (56%)

131,535 (52%)



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Vancouver Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

Vancouveristhemajorurbancentreintheregionwithagrowingpopulationandalonghistoryofaffordablehousinginitiatives.TheCity’sfirstnon‐profithousingprojectwasbuiltin1954andithasbeenleasingcity‐ownedlandtotheoperatorsofnon‐profithousingsincethe1970s.Itiscommittedtoprovidingshelterforthehomelessand,wherefundingisavailablefromseniorgovernments,toprovidingsupportiveandtransitionalhousing.Measuresrangedthroughallcategoriesandmostareaimedatmarket/lowendofmarketandnon‐profitrentals.Wheretheycouldbeassessedmeasureswereconsideredeitherveryeffectiveoreffective.Vancouverhasadopted28measuresoutof35identifiedintheMetro’sAHSor80%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).Onemeasureispending.Significantinitiatives• Establishedanendowmentfundin1981specifically

tosupporttheacquisitionoflandtobeleasedfortheprovisionofnon‐markethousing.Overonethirdofnon‐markethousingisoncity‐ownedland.

• Initiatedapolicyin1988thatrequiredthat20%oftheunitsinnewmajorneighbourhoodsbedesignatedfornon‐markethousing,withapriorityforcore‐needhouseholds.

• Foratleast30yearshasrezonedsitestoallowforaffordableandspecialneedshousing,eveninthefaceofcommunityopposition.

• Since1980hasmadecapitalgrantsinthemillionstonon‐marketprojectstobridgegapsincapitalfunding.

• Haspermittedsecondarysuitesinallsingle‐familydwellingssince2004andin2009hasapprovedzoningchangesanddesignguidelinestoallowforsecondarysuiteswithinapartments.

• Hashadacondoconversionpolicytoprotectrentalhousingsince1986wheretheCitycanlimittheconversionofbuildingsofmorethansixunits.TheCityhasalsohadarateofchangepolicysince1989,andovertheinterveningyears,hasappliedthispolicytoanincreasingnumberofneighbourhoods.

Recentinitiatives• TheShortTermIncentivesforRentalHousing(STIR)

2009programprovidesadensitybonusfortheinclusionofrentalunitsinacondominiumproject,andamongtheincentivestodevelopersarewaivingtheDevelopmentCostLevyontherentalunitsonly,parkingrequirementreductionsonrentalunitsonly,discretiononunitsizeandexpeditedpermitprocessing.

• Since2009,lanewayhousingispermittedincertainsingle‐familyzones.Oneofthehouses,eitherthe


Cityownedsitesleasedtonon‐profits fiscal 1971Grants/capitalcontributionstofacilitateaffordablehousing fiscal 1980Propertytaxexemptionorforgiveness fiscal 2002Waive/reducemunicipaldevelopmentcostcharges fiscal 2009AffordableHousingReserve/TrustFund fiscal 1981OfficialCommunityPlanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 1995Neighborhood/areaplansshowcommitmenttoarangeofhousingchoices planning 1997Identifyingsuitableaffordablehousingsitesinneighbourhoodandareaplanningprocesses planning NAIncreaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing planning NADensitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing zoning 1990Reducedparkingrequirementsforaffordablehousing zoning 2009Comprehensivedevelopmentzoneguidelinesfavouraffordablehousing zoning NAInclusionaryzoningpolicies zoning 1988Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones zoning 2004Infill zoning NACoachhouses zoning 2009BroadeningRow/townhouseandtwofamilyzoning zoning 1996HousingAgreements zoning 1996Modifiedbuildingstandards zoning 2004Otherregulatory‐secondarysuitesinapts zoning 2009Fasttrackapprovalofaffordablehousingprojects approvals 2007Staffprovideassistance approvals NAReplacementpoliciesforlossofrentalhousingstock


Demolitionpolicies rentallossprevention 1989

Condo/strataconversionpolicies rentallossprevention 1986

StandardsofMaintenanceby‐law rentallossprevention 1981

Guidetodevelopmentprocessforaffordablehousingoptions education 2009Monitorrentalhousingstock education 1990


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mainhouseorthelanewayhouse,hastoberentalaccommodation.Homelessness• TheCityhashadaHomelessnessActionPlansince2005,whichitreviewedin2008forfurther

implementation.• Since2008theCityhasprovidedlocationsforwinterHomelessEmergencyActionTeam(HEAT)low

barriershelters.TheprogramiscurrentlycontinuingunderthenameofWinterResponse2010‐11,withaplantoopen4shelters.InDecember2009,theCityallocated$500,000towardsthe2010WinterResponse.

• In2007theCitysignedaMemorandumofUnderstandingwiththeprovincialgovernmenttocommitCity‐ownedlandforthedevelopmentofsupportivehousingon12sites.

• Overthepastseveralyears,theCityprovided$5milliontoassistwithrenovationsof23Provincially‐ownedSROhotels.TheCityhasalsopurchased2additionalhotelsandplayedaroleinsecuringothers.ThesepurchasesandrenovationsofSROhotelswillresultinover1,600unitsofhousing.

Planningforfutureneeds• Continuingtoprovideinputintoarea(neighbourhood)plansandsupportforthedraftingofthese

plans.• ARentalHousingStrategytodeveloppoliciesandtoolstoencouragethepreservationandexpansion

oftherentalhousingstock.NewprojectssincetheMetroAHSwasadopted:• Almost3,000non‐marketunitshavebeencreatedorprotectedsinceJanuary2008throughsupport

fromthecityinpartnershipwiththeprovince,thehealthauthority,thefederalgovernmentandothers.


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West Vancouver Population • ThepopulationofWestVancouverwas44,058inJan2011.• WestVancouver’spopulationgrewfrom41,421in2001to42,131in2006,anincreaseof1.7%.• Thenumberofdwellingunitsincreasedfrom16,340to16,835,anincreaseof3%or495unitsbetween2001‐2006.

Renters • Housing tenure: Theshareofrenters fellfrom25%in1996to23%in2006,adecreaseof110rentalunits.

• Averagerentfor1bedroomwas$1,167in2009,upfrom$1,154in2008.


Housingdiversity• Theabsolutenumberofsingle‐detachedhomesdecreasedslightlybuttheshareofsinglefamilywithinthehousingstockfellfrom64%in1996to58%in2006.

• Theshareofgroundorientedunitsincreasedfrom8%to13%inthesametimeperiod.

• Theproportionofapartmentsremainedapproximatelythesameat29%.

Incomes and costs • Medianhouseholdincomewas$76,893in2006,comparedto$55,231inMetroVancouver.MedianhouseholdincomeofownersinWestVancouverwas$97,029vsrenters$38,970.

• MLSLinkHousingPriceIndexforsingle‐detachedhousingwas$1,410,756in2010,upfrom$1,080,240in2005.Thisrepresentsanincreaseof31%over5years.

Housing need • In2006,13%ofhouseholds(1,950households)wereinCoreHousingNeed.Ofthesehouseholds,1,035householdswereatriskofbecominghomeless(INALH).Thiswasupfrom805householdsin2001,asignificantincreaseof29%.

• Numberofhomelesscountedincreasedto4personsin2008,from2in2005.• Thereare63applicantsontheBCHousingwaitlistforaunitinWestVancouverasofMarch31,2010.(11families,14peoplewithdisabilities,19seniors)

The Future • Populationprojectionsshowthatpopulationwillincreaseto51,000in2021,anincreaseofapproximately5,600peoplein15years.

• WestVancouverwillneed2,400additionalhousingunitsin2021tomeetprojectedhousingdemand.


Owners 11,855 (75%)

12,490 (76%)

12,930 (77%)

Renters 4,015 (25%)

3,850 (24%)

3,905 (23%)



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West Vancouver Housing Affordability and Diversity Measures

WestVancouverisasmallwealthyNorthShoresuburbcomposedlargelyoflow‐densityresidentialdevelopment,withsomehigherdensityareassuchasAmbleside.TheDistrict’soldestinitiativeiszoningregulationsforsmalllots,whichwereadoptedin1984.The2004OfficialCommunityPlanencouragesarangeofhousingtypesandhaslaidthegroundworkformorerecentpilotprojects.TheDistrictofWestVancouverhasimplemented12measuresoutof35identifiedinAHSor34%ofallmeasurespossible(includesothermeasures).Significant Initiatives • TheDistrictdonatedlandtoKiwanisfora

seniorsnon‐markethousingdevelopmentin2004,whichwillallowaffordableunitsforaginginplace.

• TheOCP(2004)providesthebasisforhousingdiversitythatincludesdensitybonusprovisionsandinclusionaryzoning.

• TheDistrictisalsoparticipatinginanewly‐initiatedriskanalysisstudyof5municipalitiesintheregionthroughMetroVancouver.

Recent Initiatives • In2009theDistrictengagedinaCommunityDialogueseries,whichledtopolicyupdatesintheOCP,

aswellascreatingsupportandbasisforsecondarysuites,densityandpilotprojectspromotingground‐orienteddevelopment,purpose‐builtrentalandacoachhousepilotproject.

• In2010theDistrictapprovedsecondarysuitesinallsingle‐familyandtwo‐familyresidentialareas.• TheDistrictprovidedasmallgranttoLion’sViewSeniorsPlanning,aseniorshousingadvocacy

organization.Homelessness • TheDistrictworkswithcommunityandsocialservicesgroupsonhomelessnessissues,buthasno

dedicatedsocialplanningdivision.Planning for future needs • Forthcoming(2011)HousingActionPlanwillprovideguidanceforfutureofWestVancouverhousing.• CommunityDialogueswillcontinuetoworkwithcommunityonhowtoaccommodatedensity,

providingchoiceandmaintainingappropriatetypesofhousingfortheDistrict.Influence of Metro AHS • TheAHShashadlittleinfluenceinthedevelopmentofWestVancouver’shousinginitiatives• TheAHSwilllikelyplayaroleinthedevelopmentofthe2011HousingActionPlan


DonateCity‐ownedlandtofacilitateaffordablehousing fiscal 2004Propertytaxexemptionorforgiveness fiscal 2004Waive/reducemunicipaldevelopmentcostcharges fiscal 2005OfficialCommunityplanpoliciesshowingcommitmenttoprovidingarangeofhousingchoices planning 2004Otherplanning‐communityengagement planning 2009Increaseddensityinareasappropriateforaffordablehousing zoning 2004Densitybonusprovisionsforaffordablehousingandrentalhousing zoning 2004Reducedparkingrequirementsforallhousinglocatedinareaswithgoodaccesstotransit zoning 2006Comprehensivedevelopmentzoneguidelinesfavouraffordablehousing zoning 2006Secondarysuitespermittedinallsinglefamilyresidentialzones zoning 2010Modifiedbuildingstandards zoning 2010Condo/Strataconversionpolicies rentalloss

prevention 2004

APPENDIXA‐InterviewGuide

TheStateofMunicipalHousingActivityinMetroVancouver:AffordabilityandDiversityInterviewGuide

A. Background

ThisprojectisbeingfundedbyCanadaMortgageandHousingCorporationthroughitsExternalResearchProgram.TheresearchteamincludesMargaretEberle,DeborahKraus,JimWoodward,TomDurning,andMattThomson.Goalsandobjectives

ThepurposeofthisprojectistoreportontheextenttowhichmunicipalitiesinMetroVancouverareadopting,implementingandconsideringmeasurestoaddressissuesofhousingaffordabilityanddiversityintheircommunities.Theobjectivesofourresearchareto:• Developasnapshotofeachmunicipalitydescribingrelativehousingaffordability,

availabilityofrentalhousing(includingthesecondaryrentalmarket)andhomeownershiphousing,aswellasdiversityofthehousingstock,includingnon‐markethousing,supportivehousingandhomelessshelters;

• DocumentcurrentmunicipalactivityaddressinghousingaffordabilityanddiversityusingasaframeworkthemunicipalactionssetoutintheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategy(2007);and

• Discussrecenttrendsinmunicipalhousingmeasures,gapswithrespecttotheMetroVancouverAffordableHousingStrategyrecommendations,andmeasuresthatmunicipalitiesareconsidering.

CollaborationwithMetroVancouver

TheMetroVancouverTACHousingSubcommitteeisembarkingonasimilarundertakingtomonitorimplementationofMetro’sAffordableHousingStrategy(2007)andwewillbecollaboratingwithMetroVancouverintwoways:

• MetroVancouverhasgivenusacopyoftheMatrixofAffordableHousingMeasures(preparedwithassistancefrommembersoftheTACHousingSubcommittee);and

• WewillsharetheresultsofourinterviewswithMetroVancouvertoassistMetroinpreparingitsownreportonimplementationofitsAffordableHousingStrategy.


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Scopeofresearch

TheresearchwillfocusonmeasuresrecommendedintheAffordableHousingStrategy(2007)to:• Increasethesupplyanddiversityofmodestcosthousing

• Meettheneedsoflow‐incomerenters

• Eliminatehomelessness

Interviewprocess

Eachinterviewisexpectedtotakeaboutonehour.Topreparefortheinterview,theinterviewerwillreviewlocalcouncilreportsandbylaws.Weaskthattheintervieweereviewthequestionsandbepreparedtoanswerthemduringtheinterview.

Reportingandconsent

Aftertheinterview,theinterviewerwillsendyouacopyofournotes/resultstoensureaccuracy.TheresearchteamwillsharetheinterviewnoteswithMetroVancouvertoassistMetroinpreparingitsownreportontheimplementationofitsAffordableHousingStrategy.Thesenoteswillincludeyournameandcontactinformation,incaseMetroVancouverwillrequireadditionalinformation.Ourreportwillprofileeachmunicipalityseparately.Itwillnotincludethenameofthepersoninterviewed.However,privacycannotbeprotectedasreaderswilllikelyassumeitwasthelocalplannerwhowasinterviewed.Theinterviewerwillseekyourverbalconsentatthestartoftheinterview.

Timingandnextsteps

InterviewsshouldbecompletedbyendofNovember2010.

B. InterviewApproach• TheinterviewerwillaskabouteachmeasureincludedintheMatrixofAffordable

HousingMeasures.AcopyoftheMatrixforyourmunicipalityisincludedwiththisinterviewguide.Pleasehavethiswithyouduringtheinterview.

• Theinterviewerhasattemptedtolocateinformationontheinternetaboutmeasuresthatyourmunicipalityhasactedon‐asindicatedontheMatrixwitha“Y=Yes”,“N=No”,“P=Pending”or“I=Intent”.

• Theinterviewermayneedtorequestadditionaldetailsandclarification.

• TheinterviewerwillgothroughtheMatrixsectionbysectionandaskspecificallyabouteachmeasureyourmunicipalityhastakenactionon.

• Theinterviewerwillalsoaskadditionalquestionsasnotedintheinterviewguide.


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C. DefinitionsDefinitionscontainedintheMetroVancouverAFFORDABLEHOUSINGSTRATEGYfor:

Entry‐levelhomeownership‐Ownershipopportunitiesthatareaffordabletohouseholdswithincomesatorbelow120%ofthemedianincomefortheregionMarketandlowendofmarketrental‐Includespurpose‐builtrentalhousingaswellashousingsuppliedthroughthesecondaryrentalmarketincludingbasementapartmentsaswellasrentedcondostock.Non‐markethousing‐Government‐assistedhousingtypicallybuiltthroughoneofanumberofgovernment‐fundedprograms,andismanagedbythenon‐profitorco‐ophousingsectors.Emergency,transitionalandsupportivehousing‐Emergency:singleorsharedbedroomsordormitorytypesleepingarrangementswithvaryinglevelsofsupporttoindividuals.Transitional:Astayofanywherebetween30daystotwoorthreeyears.Transitionalhousingprovidesaccesstoservicesandsupportsneededtohelpindividualsimprovetheirsituationandisviewedasaninterimsteponthehousingcontinuum.Supportive:On‐goingsupportsandservicestoassistthosewhocannotliveindependently.Thereisnotimelimitonthelengthofstayforsupportivehousing.

A. InterviewQuestionsPart1‐ReviewMatrix

Pleasereviewthematrixtodetermineifanythingismissing.Ifso,besuretoaddittothematrixandconductinterviewaccordingly.

Askabouteachmeasure(e.g.if“Y”,“P”or“I”):


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FOREACHMEASURETHATHASBEENADOPTED

CategoryofAction_____________________Measure___________________________

1. Whenwasthismeasureintroduced?

2. Confirm/reviewdescriptionofthemeasure‐askforadditionalinformationifneeded.

ExampleSecondarysuites:Inallresidentialareasasofright?Owneroccupancy?Payutilities?On‐siteparkingrequired?Densitybonus:Whatincreaseispermitted?Whatconditions?Whathousingtype?3. Hasthismeasurebeenauthorizedinaplan/policy/by‐law?Yes/No

4. Hasthismeasurebeenused/implemented?Yes/No

Ifno,gotonextmeasure.AfterLASTmeasure,gotoPart3.Ifyes(i.e.measureused).5. Whichtype(s)ofaffordablehousingwasthismeasureintendedtoaddress:

Entrylevelhomeownership Marketandlowendmarketrentalhousing Nonmarkethousing Emergencyandsupportivehousing

6. Onascaleof1‐3‐‐‐where1isnoteffective,2ismoderatelyeffectiveand3is

veryeffective‐‐‐howeffectivedoyouthinkthismeasurehasbeeninhelpingtocreateorpreservethehousingforwhichitwasdesigned?

Entrylevelhomeownership Marketandlowendmarketrentalhousing Nonmarkethousing Emergencyandsupportivehousing


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Part2‐Outcomesofmeasures

7. Haveanyofthemeasuresused/implementedbyyourmunicipality(identifiedinPart1)facilitated,createdorprotectedanyhousingsincetheAHSwasadoptedinNovember2007?

Yes/No

Note1:E.g.,newunitsthathavebeendeveloped,includingsecondarysuites,coachhousesaswellasunitsprotectedfromdemolition/conversion.Note2:ThisincludesnewunitswherethedevelopmentpermitwasapprovedafterDecember2007.

Ifno,gotoPart3.

Ifyes:8. Foreachtypeofhousingthathasbeenadded,assistedorprotectedsinceDec.

2007,pleasedescribe:

Housingtype #units/beds/lots

Municipalmeasuresused(e.g.fromMatrix‐listallmeasuresused)

Othersupport(e.g.Provincial/Fed)

Avgrent/costofhousing

Occupancydate(estimate)ordateunitsprotected

Entrylevelownership

Marketandlowendmarketrental

Non‐markethousing

Emergencyandsupportivehousing

Part3‐MetroAffordableHousingStrategy

9. WastheMetroAffordableHousingStrategyafactorinmunicipaladoptionofanyofthesemeasures?Ifso,whichone(s)?

10. Whatarethestrengthsofthestrategy?

11. Whataretheweaknessesofthestrategy?

12. Howmightitbeimproved?


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Part4‐Homelessness13. Isthereaplantoaddresshomelessnessinyourcommunity?Yes/No

14. Ifyes,whatisthemunicipalroleinimplementingtheplan?

15. Doesyourmunicipalityparticipateonalocalhomelessnesstaskforceortable?Yes/No

16. Hasyourmunicipalityplayedaroleinfacilitatingemergencyshelterand/orsupportivehousing?Yes/NoIfyes,whatroledidthemunicipalityplay?

Part5‐OtherActions

17. Isyourmunicipalityconsideringorimplementinganyothermeasurestoaccommodatefuturegrowthandtheneedforaffordablehousing?Yes/No

Ifyes‐pleasedescribebriefly.

18. GiventhatMetroVancouverhasestimatedthedemandforaffordablehousinginyourmunicipality,basedontheactionsyourmunicipalityhastaken(aswe’vejustdiscussed),whatelseneedstohappen‐e.g.byyourmunicipality,otherlevelsofgovernment,andothersinthecommunity‐tohelpyourmunicipalitymeettheestimateddemandforhousing?

Documents

Municipal measures for housing affordability and diversity in Metro