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Expanding Housing Options in Toronto- Tackling the Missing Middle and the ‘Yellowbelt’ - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão

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2019-07-16 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in the fourth quarter of 2019 on options and a timeline to increase housing options and planning permissions in areas of Toronto designated as Neighbourhoods in Toronto's Official Plan and that Planning staff consult with registered community associations prior to submitting their report.

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2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include in the report back in Part 1 above opportunities for a missing middle pilot area in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, in consultation with the local Councillor.

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Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 20-3

For (20)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, Jennifer McKelvie, Joe Cressy, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll
Against (3)Jaye Robinson, John Filion, Stephen Holyday
Absent (3)Denzil Minnan-Wong, James Pasternak, Jim Karygiannis
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In decades past, many of Toronto's neighbourhoods housed more people than they do today. Shrinking family sizes and changing demographics have reduced the population in many neighbourhoods. To allow residents to age in their communities, and to accommodate more people in their underused houses and to provide alternative forms of housing, we must examine the means by which we can expand permissions to construct the so-called 'Missing Middle' housing form.

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The Missing Middle refers to housing forms that range from duplexes to low-rise walk-up apartments many of which can be found in a number of Toronto's neighbourhoods today. Areas of Toronto designated as Neighbourhoods in the Official Plan, and coloured yellow in the land use plan map, are referred to as the 'Yellowbelt.' Toronto has made significant strides in the last several years to expand housing options in the City's neighbourhoods including approving laneway housing and secondary suites. These changes have added the potential for thousands of additional units to be created in neighbourhoods without significant impacts. It is imperative that we continue to look for ways to allow gentle density throughout the City to alleviate the demand for housing and to build a more equitable City.

Staff recommended

Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in the fourth quarter of 2019 on options and a timeline to increase housing options and planning permissions in areas of Toronto designated as Neighbourhoods in Toronto's Official Plan.

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