As mentioned in previous updates, on October 20th Council gave first reading to the proposed amendments to the District of North Vancouver Official Community Plan Bylaw and the District of North Vancouver Residential Tenant Relocation Assistance Bylaw. The purpose of this report is to advance the Official Community Plan (OCP) Update to ensure that the District’s 20-year housing need is accommodated in the District’s OCP and Zoning bylaws by December 31, 2025, as required by provincial housing legislation.  

Council voted in favour of Option B: No change to existing housing growth plans. This option continues with housing growth envisioned in the OCP with focus on key town and village centres, and the zoning changes in 2024 to enable three units in single-family zones (suites and coach houses). This option does not include any changes to land use designations, pre-zoning, or amendments to the Zoning Bylaw.  

The District currently has a Residential Tenant Relocation Assistance Policy (RTRAP) that applies to rezoning applications that result in the demolition of the five or more residential rental units (purpose-built or secondary rental housing). Staff recommend converting the RTRAP into a bylaw.  

At this time, no changes are proposed to the financial compensations related to termination of tenancies, moving expenses, and other assistances tenants are eligible to receive. Some adjustments are necessary to convert policy direction into enforceable requirements and to meet the new tenant protection legislation.  

Adjustments include:  

• Bylaw implementation triggers (i.e., at time of development application, prior to issuance of permits);  

• Timing of tenant notification and access to assistance and compensation; • Method of securing compensation and assistance; and  

• Removal of 5% purchase discount for tenants wishing to purchase new strata units (not permitted by legislation).  

If the Residential Tenant Relocation Assistance Bylaw is adopted, staff would monitor and review application of the bylaw. If further changes are deemed to be warranted (e.g. to assistance provisions or related to compliance and enforcement) staff would engage with industry and housing providers, subject to Council direction and in balance with related work priorities. As the new bylaw would replace the existing policy, staff recommend repealing the existing Residential Tenant Relocation Assistance Policy, should Council adopt Bylaw 8750. 

Additional information can be found in the  full report by staff. A public hearing has been tentatively scheduled for November 12, 2025. 

July 7, 2025

At their meeting on June 23rd, Council directed staff to develop the necessary OCP and Zoning Bylaw amendments to implement the refined scenario AND directed staff to develop the necessary OCP and Zoning Bylaw amendments to implement a minimally compliant scenario reflecting the current OCP and Single Family 3rd Dwelling Units.  

The report provides a summary of the public engagement that took place earlier this spring that saw public support for Scenario 3 (Distribute Growth) and Scenario 2 (Expanded Centres) representing the preferred concepts for accommodating the District’s 20-year housing need. Furthermore, there was a desire expressed by the public to disperse growth and reduce the overall impacts of higher density growth while still supporting the OCP’s vision for growth and supporting the North Shore’s efforts to improve transportation and transit challenges. 

Additional information can be found in the  full report by District staff. 

March 4, 2025

At their meeting on February 24th,  Council directed staff to undertake the next phase of public engagement activities planned for spring of 2025 as detailed in the report entitled ““Official Community Plan Update – Scenarios and Public Engagement”. The report presents three conceptual land use scenarios for how the District could update its Official Community Plan to provide for its 20-year housing need of 22,369 units. The scenarios will form the basis for the public engagement process to be undertaken this spring, with the results returned to Council later this year. 

Scenario 1: Concentrate growth – 90% of growth allocated to existing key growth centres; 10% allocated elsewhere in the District.  

Scenario 2: Expand centres – 90% of growth allocated to expanded key growth centres; 10% allocated elsewhere in the District. 

Scenario 3: Distribute growth - 75% of growth allocated to existing key growth centres; 25% distributed to other centres, corridors, and neighbourhoods in the District. 

Additional information can be found in the full report by District staff.