Housing Statutes Amendment Act
British Columbia's Bill 28 (Housing Statutes Amendment Act) is the Eby NDP government's 2024 statute requiring municipalities of 5,000 or more residents to permit small-scale multi-unit housing (duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, secondary suites, accessory dwelling units) as-of-right on residential lots. The legislation effectively eliminates single-family-only zoning across BC. Couples with the federal Housing Accelerator Fund bilateral worth $1.4 billion for BC requiring zoning reform as a condition. The BC NDP set the 320,000-new-homes-over-10-years target as part of its 2024 election platform.
Status
Quick learn
Overrides certain BC municipal single-family zoning rules to allow multiplex units (up to four or six per lot, depending on transit access). One of the Eby government's main housing-supply moves; cities have to update their zoning bylaws to match within 12 months.
Issues this bill touches
- Housing
Overrides certain BC municipal single-family zoning rules to allow multiplex units (up to four or six per lot).
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Approved by both chambers and granted royal assent; now law.
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Sponsored by
David EbyBC NDPOfficial source
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