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The affordability zone: Planners consider ways to give more people a shot at living in Vancouver

Cottage clusters, ADUs, micro-housing could all be in Vancouver's future

By Lauren Ellenbecker, Columbian staff writer
Published: February 20, 2022, 6:05am
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Patrick Quinton, Vancouver economic development director, said the city is not keeping pace with the demand for affordable housing, as the stock is low and prices are unattainable.
Patrick Quinton, Vancouver economic development director, said the city is not keeping pace with the demand for affordable housing, as the stock is low and prices are unattainable. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Vancouver planners are proposing sweeping changes to the city’s zoning regulations that will reimagine what it means to live in the growing city’s neighborhoods.

The changes, which are still being reviewed, are a response to a widespread shortage of affordable housing; some families are left with no choice but to pay more than half their income on rent.

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