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This week, Mayor Gregor Robertson announced the city would consider allowing for different kinds of housing in low-density areas of Vancouver previously dominated by single-family houses.

A report going to council next week will propose incentives for homeowners in pre-1940s character homes to densify their single-family lots with coach houses, duplexes and laneway homes, for rental and ownership.

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The proposed changes could add several thousand new homes over the next 10 years and would apply to neighbourhoods such as Dunbar, Kerrisdale and Arbutus Ridge.

This follows months of consultation and is aimed at increasing housing options for renters earning between $30,000 to $80,000 a year, and couples and families earning between $80,000 to $150,000.