TEAM Calls for Moratorium on Rezoning Affordable Rental Buildings
Mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick says the city should stop allowing larger developments on sites with affordable rental housing and require neighborhood-level input on where new homes go.
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TEAM for a Livable Vancouver mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick announced a set of housing proposals on September 28, including a moratorium on rezoning sites that hold affordable rental buildings, according to a Daily Hive Vancouver report.
Hardwick told Daily Hive that the city cannot leave middle-income housing to the private market alone. "We can't rely on developers who are making building decisions based on the market alone to deliver affordable middle-income housing," she said. "Government has a role to play in setting the stage for success."
The moratorium proposal
Daily Hive reported that TEAM's plan would halt zoning changes on sites where the existing buildings meet three conditions: at least 10 rental units, adequate physical condition, and rents below 30 percent of a median-income earner's income. The aim, according to the report, is to stop affordable rental housing from being torn down to make way for new, more expensive development.
The party also proposes setting development rules neighborhood by neighborhood, with residents identifying where new housing should go, rather than applying the same zoning changes city-wide. Hardwick told Daily Hive: "Instead of simply asking how many units were approved, we need to ask questions like: who can afford the units in question? For how long? And who will actually live in them?"
Land value and public benefit
Daily Hive reported that TEAM wants to tie rezoning decisions to public infrastructure requirements and capture the increase in land value that rezoning creates, directing that money toward public benefit. Hardwick was quoted saying that City Hall has to avoid unnecessary land-value escalation and explore ways of removing or reducing land costs from the affordability equation.
TEAM also proposes a city-wide land review to identify idle properties and underutilized sites that could support new housing, producing what the party calls an opportunities map. Daily Hive reported that this would run alongside, not instead of, the neighborhood-based planning process.
No other candidates or parties were quoted in Daily Hive's report. No responses from other campaigns were included.
Voters can read Colleen Hardwick's full candidate profile and compare party platforms at /parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver. The election takes place on October 17, 2026.
Questions this story answers
What is TEAM's proposed moratorium on rezoning?
According to Daily Hive's report on September 28, TEAM mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick says the city should stop allowing larger developments on sites that already have affordable rental housing. The moratorium would apply to buildings with at least 10 units that are in adequate condition and where rents are below 30 percent of a median-income earner's income. The point, Hardwick says, is to protect existing affordable homes that would otherwise be replaced by new, more expensive ones.
What does TEAM mean by neighborhood-based planning?
Daily Hive reported on September 28 that TEAM wants development rules set neighborhood by neighborhood, with residents having a say in identifying where new housing should go, rather than applying uniform citywide zoning changes. Hardwick said the city should stop asking only how many units were approved and also ask who can afford them, for how long, and who will actually live in them.
What is TEAM's position on land-value increases from rezoning?
Daily Hive reported that Hardwick's platform calls for the city to capture increases in land value that come from rezoning decisions and direct that money toward public benefit. Hardwick was quoted saying that City Hall has to avoid unnecessary land-value escalation and explore ways of removing or reducing land costs from the affordability equation. The party also proposes tying zoning decisions to public infrastructure requirements.
What is TEAM's land-use review proposal?
According to Daily Hive's September 28 report, TEAM would create what it calls an opportunities map by reviewing land across the city to identify idle properties and underutilized sites that could support new housing. The goal, the report says, is to find overlooked sites before applying broader zoning changes. This would run alongside the neighborhood-based planning process.
Who is Colleen Hardwick?
Colleen Hardwick is the mayoral candidate for TEAM for a Livable Vancouver in the October 17, 2026 Vancouver municipal election. She is a former Vancouver city councillor. Her candidate page is at /candidates/colleen-hardwick. TEAM is one of 11 parties running candidates in the 2026 election.
What did Hardwick say about the current housing approach?
Daily Hive quoted Hardwick directly on September 28 saying: 'We can't rely on developers who are making building decisions based on the market alone to deliver affordable middle-income housing. Government has a role to play in setting the stage for success.' She said the city needs to ask not just how many units were approved but who can afford them, for how long, and who will actually live in them.
Did other parties or candidates respond to TEAM's housing announcement?
Daily Hive's September 28 report did not quote any other candidate or party responding to TEAM's housing proposals. No response from other campaigns was included in the article. This article reports only what was in that source.
When is the Vancouver municipal election and where can I learn more?
The Vancouver municipal election takes place on October 17, 2026. Voters choose a mayor, city councillors, park board commissioners, and school board trustees. You can read Colleen Hardwick's full candidate profile at /candidates/colleen-hardwick and see TEAM's party page at /parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver. Voting locations and advance dates are at /where-to-vote.
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