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Sep 5, 2024 · Granville Island has its own regulatory framework and is not bound by city zoning requirements. There is also a service agreement between the City of Vancouver and CMHC for the provision of basic municipal services.
Sep 10, 2012 · This permissive regulatory framework was acceptable to the City of Vancouver because Granville Island is federal land. If the land was privately owned, city zoning would have applied. This framework, along with the limited government funding for redevelopment, set the stage for Granville Island to develop in a very unique and organic way.
Sep 5, 2024 · Granville Island is rendered ‘invisible’ in its governance: it blends into the urban form as though part of the City of Vancouver, while at the same time lacking in accountability, transparency and representation.
There is no question Granville Island’s unique identity and attractions that make it an arts, culture, and tourism hub are a result of its unconventional operational and ownership model. Granville Island is federal property, which exempts it from following the municipal regulations of the City of Vancouver.
- Kenneth Chan
This study focuses on the heritage value of the Granville Island Public Market to offer a preliminary plan for preserving this landmark. The paper is primarily intended for Vancouver Heritage Foundation, and hopes to provide supplementary information for a Statement of Significance (SOS) document.
Feb 5, 2014 · McClanaghan wants the Granville Island Trust to reassert its original role governing vision and policy within the context of an improved financial framework to develop as-yet-unused tenant space. Hotson and McClanaghan agree that Granville Island may be at a turning point in its evolution.
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Feb 26, 2022 · Granville Island is owned by the federal government, but not funded by it: The island is required to be self-sustaining through revenues from leases, parking, and events, and island...
