The sea is rising and the District of West Vancouver is taking steps now to keep the waves from crashing into people’s bedrooms.
Council approved Tuesday night (March 29) a new development permit area that will raise the minimum height for new buildings on properties at risk of coastal flooding.
Since 2018, the province has required municipalities to incorporate a one-metre sea level rise by 2100 into their waterfront development rules. But sending every project to council – about 10 per year – for approval has been onerous for property owners and developers and the municipality, and the process didn’t include any environmental considerations. READ MORE