Monthly Archives September 2015

Developer fees set to double for some housing projects GRAEME WOOD / RICHMOND NEWS  SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 05:24 PM Richmond city council passed two measures Monday night aimed at increasing affordable housing in the city. Developers building single-family homes on recently subdivided lots and new townhouses will be asked to pay

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Grand one-storey ceilings stay in Richmond while home heights reduced back to nine metres RICHMOND NEWS  SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 05:37 PM New residential zoning bylaw amendments to address the size of homes officially passed Monday evening at a Richmond city council meeting. Councillors Carol Day and Harold Steves voted against

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Emotional meeting results in lower home heights while grand single-storey ceilings are maintained GRAEME WOOD / RICHMOND NEWS  SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 05:40 PM A marathon, six-hour public hearing on residential bylaw amendments to address the size of new homes resulted in a new, nine-metre height limit for all homes. But critics

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With a family of doctors soon to be priced out of the local housing market, the News examines the balance between neighbourhood specific homes and market forces GRAEME WOOD / RICHMOND NEWS 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 01:46 PM As residents and local politicians prepare for a public hearing Tuesday about the size

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