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VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has announced that starting in 2025 permitting times for certain multiplex applications will be cut by approximately 50 per cent.

The permitting will go through a streamlined Development Building Permit application pathway, part of the city’s .

Currently the City of Vancouver requires multiplex projects to apply for a separate development permit followed by a building permit, and the new development building permit combines the two processes into one application.

The change “eliminates redundancies and significantly reduces both staff review time and applicant revision requirements,” the release said.

“This change will streamline the journey from planning to construction for multiplex developers. It underscores our commitment to transparency, predictability, accuracy, consistency and timeliness in the permitting process,” City of Vancouver general manager of development, buildings and licensing Corrie Okell said.

Multiplex applications with up to four dwellings on a single site and no more than two units per building will qualify.

More information on the changes is available.