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Council sends 50 Eighth Street rezone to public hearing after neighbors raise density, safety concerns
Summary
Vancouver City Council agreed Aug. 4 to send a proposed rezone at 50 Eighth Street (from R22 to R50) to a public hearing Aug. 11 after residents and council members raised concerns about transit access, sidewalks, tree removal and neighborhood compatibility; the applicant indicated willingness to accept R35 if the process allows.
A proposed rezone for a 1.6-acre property at Northeast 50 Eighth Street that would change the designation from R22 to R50 was sent to a public hearing on Aug. 11 after residents and councilors raised questions about density, pedestrian access and trees.
The rezone would allow denser, multi-story housing than the surrounding Walnut Grove neighborhood. Anastasia Kozlowska, a Walnut Grove resident, told the council the R50 designation is “unprecedented” in Vancouver and does not fit the area’s character, saying the surrounding lots are mostly R9 and R18 and that the site lacks “robust infrastructure and good pedestrian connections.”
The council’s discussion focused on multiple…
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