Well, six months have come and gone, and it has been a busy time for us indeed.  Updates coming soon.

In the meantime, laneway housing continues to progress.  Attended the “information session” (really, more like a bunch of posters flanking the walls, with people milling about reading them, while holding coffee and gulping down cookies) yesterday at the Italian Centre.  The public hearing is set for July 21st (here are the report and minutes).  For a 33′ lot like ours, we’re talking a max of 500 sq feet (1 or 1.5 stories).  One or two parking spaces may be required too — still TBD.

It looks like another company specializing in laneway housing, Vancouver Laneway Housing,  has come into play.  The spokesperson mentioned that there will be two options — either you can go with a custom design or choose from several predesign floorplan “models”  to keep costs down (this option starts in the ~$150/sq ft ballpark).

For the full scoop on the laneway housing proposal, see the official website.

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