City of Victoria

A five-minute delegation will ask Council to address resurfacing the Vic West Skatepark.

Council may advance higher-density plans for a five-building site spanning Vancouver, Quadra and Burdett.

A proposed seven-storey residential building at 475 Kingston Street is the meeting’s biggest land-use item.

Council approved changes that will let the short-term rental operator at 1496 Dallas Road receive a business licence, despite concerns that the space could otherwise serve as a long-term rental. It also advanced a Gladst…

The main item was a plan to restore the 1950 BC Power Commission Building at 780 Blanshard Street and turn it into a 126-room hotel, with a one-storey rooftop addition. Councillors focused on what would happen to parking…

Council approved three contested development proposals: the rezoning at 770 Pemberton Road passed 5–4 despite objections about changing a covenant, while two downtown and Rockland projects also passed over opposition. Gl…

Council unanimously supported a 22-storey rental and commercial project at 3075 Douglas Street, despite it exceeding the area’s usual height and density guidance. The project would add 208 rental homes, but the applicant…

Council heard three advisory committees describe work on accessibility, newcomer inclusion and support for Black communities; each asked for its role to continue beyond the current Council term. Public speakers raised co…

Council unanimously approved a regional business-licensing bylaw and advisory-panel bylaws, and approved a sign variance for the Victoria Foundation’s office at 933 Douglas Street. The licensing discussion focused on whi…

Council advanced two very different development proposals: a 12-storey rental building in Old Town and a six-storey, 30-room hotel on Rockland Avenue. The Old Town project passed 7–2, with debate focused on whether its h…

Council approved a zoning change for the Evergreen Terrace site, clearing the way for a phased redevelopment that would replace 196 existing homes with about 700 new rental units. The bylaw change lets the site be divide…

Council backed a proposal for one additional home at 770 Pemberton Road, but split 6–3 over whether changing title covenants would weaken public trust in future agreements. It also approved the direction for a simpler no…

Council’s most contested debate was over new hotel incentives: some councillors backed tax relief to attract hotels and support downtown, while others questioned a projected $84 million cost over 10 years and the lack of…

Council backed changes to Victoria’s tenant-protection rules, including higher moving-cost payments and more compensation for longer tenancies; a contentious amendment also increased payments for some tenants with shorte…

Council unanimously approved every item on the consent agenda, including the 741 Fisgard Street rezoning and permit applications, bylaw officer appointments, a police-funding motion, and two housing agreement bylaws. The…

The police chief reported higher demand on VicPD, driven largely by social-order calls, while property crime and violent offences were down year over year. Council heard about staffing vacancies, a new South Island polic…

Council approved the 933 Douglas Street variance permit and patio fee update through the consent agenda, then directed staff to expand research for the market-rental tax exemption pilot. The added research will examine w…

Council spent the meeting reviewing the first year of Victoria’s Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan, a broad effort spanning housing, outreach, street cleaning, bylaw enforcement and partnerships with health and social-…

Council backed a non-binding Victoria–Saanich amalgamation question for October’s local election, but only by a 5–4 vote; opponents said it could mislead voters without a clear provincial follow-up. Council also advanced…

Council unanimously backed a 22-storey residential tower at 741 Fisgard Street, changing a long-standing agreement so the site can shift from office space to housing and redirect $350,000 in amenity contributions. The mo…

Council approved a development permit with variances for 2839 and 2845 Cedar Hill Road through the consent agenda, and adopted an amendment to the Development Cost Charges Bylaw. The main disagreement concerned the 2026–…

Council unanimously widened the City’s five-building rental retrofit pilot so taller buildings can qualify and unused seismic places can go to greenhouse-gas reductions. It also asked staff to study whether a future vers…

Council approved Phase Two of the zoning bylaw modernization for same-day ratification and passed an inflation increase to development cost charges after asking whether federal housing-related measures could put the City…

Council unanimously supported a six-storey, 87-unit rental building at 1908 Foul Bay Road, while debating whether its ground floor should include required shops. It also unanimously advanced a citywide update to industri…