The City of Burnaby appears to be pushing back on additional B.C. government requirements to increase housing density.

A public hearing held recently in the city received a lot of comments from residents that they don’t want to see more towers and small-scale multi-unit housing districts.

Two years ago, the B.C. government mandated municipalities to build this multi-unit housing, allowing up to six housing units on single-family home lots. It also eliminated minimum on-site parking requirements.

Burnaby has made some amendments already and now Mayor Mike Hurley is proposing a new motion to the Burnaby City Council to limit zoning to four units on lots of less than 623 square metres and require a minimum of one parking spot per unit.

“I’m not sold on the one-size-fits-all for all muni

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