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West 8th Avenue

120+ records of what the City decided about West 8th Avenue, 1973–2026, each linked to its source.

120+
records placed on West 8th Avenue, between 1973 and 2026
Most of them in the 2020s · Open on the map, street by street

What keeps coming up

RezoningA site or an area given new zoning rules, from one address's CD-1 rezoning to a text amendment across a zone.28
Demolition permitsDemolition permits the City issued.26
New-building permitsNew-building permits the City issued.22
Split votesCouncil decisions with a councillor recorded against: split tallies in the voting record, or an "opposed" note in the minutes (printed from 1974).10
Rental housing and tenantsRental buildings, their demolition or replacement, and the protections their tenants have.9
Heritage protectionBuildings designated, added to the Heritage Register, or restored under a heritage revitalization agreement.6

Decade by decade

Newest first, one record a decade; each line opens its source.

  1. 2020s39
    1434-1456 West 8th Avenue rezoned for 25-storey, 154-unit rental tower · 2025
  2. 2010s33
    $1.9M grant to Vancouver Masonic Centre for social housing at 1495 West 8th · 2018
  3. 2000s8
    $500,000 set aside for winter homelessness shelters; shelter permits sped up · 2009
  4. 1990s8
    Sasamat Gardens rezoning at 4470 West 8th Avenue approved, as amended · 1999
  5. 1970s32
    Fairview Slopes between Hemlock and Ash Streets rezoned, as amended · 1976

Council's decisions and permits to read first

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120 of its records are here, council's decisions first. Council's minutes, its voting record and the City's building permits, where a record names an address or a lot here. The voting record · The whole city