Image: Google Maps, April 2009, showing 8850 School Street in Chilliwack.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Public hearing

Public hearing set for proposed rezoning of Chilliwack parcel just off Yale Road

Dec 29, 2025 | 12:17 AM

CHILLIWACK — A public hearing will be held next week on a rezoning application to possibly convert a long dormant parcel of land just off Yale Road in Chilliwack into mixed use commercial and residential.

The City of Chilliwack posted to social media that OTG Developments has submitted an application to rezone two fenced properties at 8850 and 8890 School Street across from Big O Tires (45829 Yale Road).

The application proposes to rezone the two properties on School Street from a CS1 (service commercial) zone to a C9 zone (mid rise apartment commercial) to facilitate a future mixed-use commercial and residential development.

The two properties combined are 125,888 square feet, or 2.89 acres (1.17 ha). Their combined assessed value is $6,608,000, according to public records available on BC Assessment’s website.

A Google Maps image from April 2009 depicts the two properties as bare, meaning the property has been vacant for at least 16.5 years. However, some people on Facebook have estimated it’s been upwards of 30 years, possibly longer, since a gas station was last located on the property.

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The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Chilliwack City Hall, 8550 Young Road.