Dear Editor,
You have to wonder why Richmond is allowing all these McMansions/hotels to be built (see No. 2 Road from Steveston Highway south) mostly on agricultural land that either house two to four people, or are totally empty, when this entire province is screaming for more housing and rental housing.
If these people building these monstrosities are currently renting out most of the house, I applaud you, but if not, why not?
I thought that the City of Richmond had passed a bylaw to limit the size of housing, but these enormous houses still seem to be going up and I do wonder why.
Denyne Butler
Richmond
*Editor's note: The City of Richmond confirmed no new permits for homes larger than 400 square metres were issued after the bylaw was changed in 2018. There is no time limit on completion, but there must be construction activity within a six-month period.
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