Moody Centre Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Area
Note: Moody Centre is divided into two distinct areas – properties within the Moody Centre Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Area and those properties outside. In 2017, Moody Centre Station TOD Area was established as the key focal point for high density, mixed use, transit-oriented development in the Moody Centre neighbourhood. As of 2024, with the designation of provincially mandated Transit-Oriented Areas (TOA, Bill 47), the Moody Centre Station TOD and properties beyond now fall within this broader TOA as well. The TOA identifies minimum densities and the following building heights around transit hubs: up to 20 storeys within 200 metres; up to 12 storeys within 400 metres; and up to 8 storeys within 800 metres. For consistency with OCP neighbourhoods, these two distinct areas are described in the proposed 2025 OCP update as Moody Centre Station TOD Area and Moody Centre Neighbourhood (excluding TOD).
The Moody Centre Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Area currently extends from the Canadian Pacific Railway line to St. Johns Street and from Electronic Avenue to Moody Street, with Moody Centre Station (SkyTrain, bus, West Coast Express) as a focal point.
TOD areas are a walkable, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use communities with access to shops, services, and basic needs, centred around rapid transit.
2014* OCP vision for this area:
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The Moody Centre Station TOD Area is intended to be a complete community focused on transit-oriented development with buildings up to 26 storeys.
*The current vision for the Moody Centre Station TOD Area referenced here was adopted and incorporated into the OCP in 2017.
What we proposed in the 2023 Draft OCP: 
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Since 2017, the vision for the Moody Centre Station TOD Area has been a complete community, focused on the provision of high density, mixed use, transit-oriented development with a range of building heights including buildings up to 26 storeys. Since 2023, additional height has been considered for key development applications where there is a commitment for financial contributions toward future amenities or construction of amenities, as per the Moody Centre Transit-Oriented Development Area Guidance Framework for Official Community Plan Amendment and Rezoning Applications(External link).
The Moody Centre Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Guidance Framework (External link)was approved by Council in 2023. It sets out a process for the City’s review of an OCP amendment or rezoning application, both as a stand-alone project and as an integral part of delivering the OCP vision for the overall area. The Framework provides guidance on several topics, such as land uses, building heights and forms, urban design, view corridors, housing types, parks and open space, sustainability, community wellbeing, employment creation, and amenity contributions. It is meant to work in coordination with the policy directions set out in the OCP. This guidance framework is still applicable even with the adoption of the Province’s Transit-Oriented Area (TOA) legislation.
To align with current practice, the 2023 Draft OCP includes a policy that “additional height [beyond 26 storeys] may be considered on a case-by-case basis subject to achieving other policy objectives” (e.g. amenities).
We proposed expansion of this area to the north (to include part of Murray Street), to the east (to Buller Street), and to the south (to include part of St. Johns Street near Williams Street).
What we are proposing now (2025) and why:
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What: We are proposing the same vision as in the 2023 Draft OCP (see above), and expansion of the Moody Centre Station TOD Area to the east (to Buller Street) to include properties within 400 metres of the transit station, with no expansion to the north or south.
Why: We’ve heard from the community that there is an aspirational vision for this area which includes: affordable/rental housing; provision of parks, open space, and watercourse daylighting; construction of a trail network and pedestrian overpass; and the creation of employment-generating space. Tower heights above the current 26-storey maximum would create the opportunity to realize this vision and help support achievement of community objectives and desires for this area. The City’s processes for reviewing OCP amendment and rezoning applications provide opportunities for community involvement as growth and change are contemplated.
Expansion to the north is not included in the proposed 2025 vision as Murray Street is intended for urban industrial uses with no residential component. These industrial zoned properties are exempted under the provincial TOA legislation. Expansion to the south is not included as the City is studying the area south of St. Johns Street to understand the full impact of recent provincial housing legislation.
Impact of provincial housing legislation:
In 2017, the Moody Centre Station TOD Area was established in the OCP as the key focal point for high density, mixed use, transit-oriented development in the Moody Centre Neighbourhood, and since 2023 has been guided by the Moody Centre Transit-Oriented Development Area Guidance Framework for Official Community Plan Amendment and Rezoning Applications(External link). As of 2024, with the designation of provincially mandated Transit-Oriented Areas (TOA, Bill 47), the Moody Centre Station TOD and properties beyond now fall within this broader TOA as well. The TOA identifies minimum densities and the following building heights around transit hubs: up to 20 storeys within 200 metres; up to 12 storeys within 400 metres; and up to 8 storeys within 800 metres.
