Bill 44-2023 What We Heard Report - Part 4: Online Survey - The Last Public Hearing Survey

The Last Public Hearing Survey

286 Responses
16:46 Average time to complete
Closed Status

1. Do you live in View Royal?

Option	Responses
Yes	219
No	67

Pie chart showing the distribution of respondents living in View Royal

2. If yes, please select the area of View Royal you reside in.

Area	Responses
Atkins	25
Burnside	16
Craigflower	19
Harbour	69
Helmcken	51
Hospital	23
Thetis	13
Wilfert	3

Bar chart showing the number of respondents residing in different areas of View Royal

3. If no, please select the municipality you reside in.

Municipality	Responses
Central Saanich	0
Colwood	3
Esquimalt	6
Esquimalt First Nation	0
Highlands	3
Langford	5
Metchosin	0
North Saanich	0
Oak Bay	2
Saanich	29
Sidney	0
Songhees First Nation	0
Sooke	1
Victoria	8
I do not reside in the Greater Vi...	10

Bar chart showing the residency of respondents who do not live in View Royal

4. Do you own or rent your home?

Option	Responses
Own	238
Rent	46
Other	2

Pie chart showing the home ownership status of respondents

5. Are you aware the Provincial Government has introduced proposed legislation that will affect the zoning in your community?

Option	Responses
Yes	272
No	14

Pie chart showing respondent awareness of proposed Provincial legislation

6. If yes, how did you find out about the Province's proposed legislation?

Source	Responses
Newspaper	101
Provincial Website	38
Social Media	106
Word of Mouth	77
Other	66

Pie chart showing how respondents learned about the proposed legislation

7. If no, do you feel the Provincial Government should have informed you on the proposed legislation?

Option	Responses
Yes	13
No	0
Other	1

Pie chart showing if uninformed respondents feel the government should have informed them

8. Currently, the Town of View Royal holds a Public Hearing meeting for rezoning applications to give the public an opportunity to hear representations and provide their views to Council. The Province's proposed legislation will prohibit municipalities from having a Public Hearing on rezoning applications for housing projects that are consistent with the Official Community Plan. Do you agree with this change?

Option	Responses
Yes	97
No	189

Pie chart showing respondent agreement with prohibiting Public Hearings for OCP-consistent projects

9. The Province's proposed legislation will permit up to six housing units on single-family residential lots (with lot sizes greater than 280m2), including lots currently zoned R-1 Detached Residential within 400m of a prescribed bus stop, without input from the Town of View Royal. Do you agree with this zoning change?

Option	Responses
Yes	84
Yes, but only in certain areas	34
No	168

Pie chart showing respondent agreement with the proposed zoning change for multi-unit housing on single-family lots

10. How might this zoning change to increase density allowance affect you?

Concern	Responses
Traffic	174
Parking	148
Increased taxes for infrastructure	149
Concerns about sidewalks and r...	142
Other	166

Pie chart showing potential concerns regarding increased density allowance

11. The Province's proposed legislation will prohibit municipalities from requiring off-street parking and loading spaces for small-scale, multi-family housing (i.e. secondary suites, garden suites, house-plexes, townhomes, etc.) and residential development within a prescribed Transit Oriented Development area (i.e. an area within 800m of a rapid transit station and 400m of a bus exchange where passengers transfer from one route to another). Do you agree with this zoning change?

Option	Responses
Yes	92
No	194

Pie chart showing respondent agreement with removing off-street parking requirements

12. How might this zoning change to not require parking spaces affect you?

Concern	Responses
Traffic	138
Parking	174
Increased taxes for infrastructure	91
Concerns about sidewalks and r...	131
Other	137

Pie chart showing potential concerns regarding the removal of parking requirements

13. Do you use public transit regularly during peak times?

Option	Responses
Yes	74
No	189
Other	23

Pie chart showing respondents' regular use of public transit during peak times

14. Do you feel public transit is adequate?

Option	Responses
Yes	76
No	210

Pie chart showing respondents' perception of public transit adequacy

15. Do you believe this proposed legislation change will lead to more affordable housing in the Province?

Option	Responses
Yes	82
No	163
Unsure	41

Pie chart showing respondents' belief in the legislation's impact on housing affordability

16. Further comments?

179 Responses

Latest Responses:

"This should have been focused on AFFORDABLE housing."
"I'm personally outraged at the proposal and feel government w..."

43 respondents (24%) answered government for this question.

Key themes mentioned in responses include rental housing, increase in density, housing market, housing options, people, cost of housing, View Royal, housing density, housing crisis, need housing, affordable housing, legislation, government, community, built, change, housing affordability, and housing need.

17. To which gender do you most identify?

Gender	Responses
Female	105
Male	138
Transgender Female	0
Transgender Male	0
Gender Variant/Non-Conforming	2
Prefer not to Answer	36
Other	5

Bar chart showing the gender identity distribution of respondents

18. How old are you?

Age Group	Responses
Under 18	0
18-24	5
25-34	29
35-44	60
45-54	49
55-64	44
Above 64	67
Prefer not to Answer	32

Bar chart showing the age distribution of respondents