Green Roof Bylaw Vancouver

Each bylaw has a title and a number for example noise bylaw 6555.

Green roof bylaw vancouver. If you want to see the bylaw with all its amendments incorporated search or browse the consolidated bylaws. Rooftop park approved for redevelopment of. The first in north america to do so the city enacted a bylaw in 2009 requiring the construction of green roofs on all new developments. The green roof bylaw sets out a graduated green roof requirement for new development or additions that are greater than 2 000 m in gross floor area.

The requirement ranges from 20 60 of the available roof space of a building. At six acres the green roof that covers the west building of the downtown vancouver convention centre is the largest in canada and the largest non industrial vegetative roof in north america. Developers concerned by councillor s motion to make green roofs mandatory in vancouver this week the association announced it had filed for an appeal and a stay of proceedings with quebec s. Carr wants green roofs made mandatory on new buildings in vancouver back to video carr who has been lobbying for such a bylaw for years said the motion fits with the city s new rain city strategy.

Each amendment to a bylaw also has a number. A zoning bylaw amendment was adopted by council on december 11 2006 which requires green roofs for all large format buildings over 5 000 sq m. The roof features more than 400 000 native plants and grasses that provide insulation and habitat for pollinators. Green roofs were identified as one possible policy direction for vancouver s rain city strategy a strategy in development for deploying green infrastructure to effectively manage rainwater and included in the integrated rainwater management plan best management practice toolkit.

You can search or browse for a city of vancouver bylaw. Green roofs are part of the plan for several major projects in vancouver including the redevelopment of the plaza of nations and the oakridge centre.