Gentle Density Housing Bylaw Guide: A pathway for local governments

This Guide aims to provide local governments with a roadmap for changing their zoning bylaws to allow gentle density housing, based on experiences from jurisdictions leading the way.

Drawing from the experiences of local governments in British Columbia mandated to enable gentle density housing, and sharing the wide range of approaches that could be taken, the Guide provides technical and procedural insight from basic zoning bylaw amendments through to a suite of regulatory changes to make it easier to produce gentle density housing.

Key features:

• An example work plan for the zoning bylaw update; 
• Discussion and critical questions to ask around key zoning parameters such as setbacks and parking; 
• Insight into other bylaws and policies that should also be updated to achieve a cohesive framework; and
• Example precedent gentle density housing zones from Kelowna, Victoria, Coquitlam, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.