City staff say they're optimistic over the province's decision to re-consider the design of temporary housing for the homeless.
On Monday, council granted BC Housing's request to defer its development permit application for the 55 units of modular housing on Commerce Avenue.
Planning Director Doug Gilchrist says given the decision to redesign, he's confident it'll get built properly.
"When they own the site, and they can invest for the long-term, I think BC Housing's quite comfortable with putting up a fairly significant amount of infrastructure that's aesthetically pleasing for the neighbourhood," he said.
"On a temporary basis, you can appreciate their reluctance to invest quite as heavily, but it seems that they're willing to step up and do something more substantive, even though it's still intended to be temporary."
The land is currently privately owned, and being leased to BC Housing.
Gilchrist says he's hopeful that things will get back to council quickly.
"My hope is in January, so that we can get rolling on this. Obviously anything more substantial will take longer to build, and we're in fire need in this community to get some housing on the ground. I'm hopeful the sooner, the better."
The $3.4 million project was announced by the province at the beginning of December.