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As-of-Right Zoning for Secondary Suites

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The decision

2019-03-27 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on March 27 and 28, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 1 to the report (February 25, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning as follows: a. to amend the site specific exceptions to the R zone in Chapter 900 of Zoning By-law 569-2013 that apply to lands in the area bounded on the north by Queen Street West, on the east by Dufferin Street, on the south by Lake Shore Boulevard West and on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue by removing from the list of prevailing sections item (ii) from Section 12(2)(70) of Zoning By-law 438-86, which restricts the average floor area of all the dwelling units in a converted house to at least 65 square metres.

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2. City Council enact the Zoning By-law Amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (February 25, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Part 1 above. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. City Council, pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, determine that no further notice to the public is required of the changes. 5. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review the City's development charges policy and business case for secondary dwelling units in new construction, and report on the feasibility of including new construction in the development charges exemption regime for secondary dwelling units in existing construction to the Planning and Housing Committee by the third quarter of 2019.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 23-2

For (23)Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, Jim Karygiannis, Joe Cressy, John Filion, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll
Against (2)Josh Matlow, Stephen Holyday
Absent (1)Anthony Perruzza
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On the agenda

As the city filed it

This report recommends the adoption of a Zoning By-law Amendment to the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to support the creation of secondary suites. The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment (Attachment 1) reflects feedback received through public consultations, discussion with relevant City Divisions, and research across other municipalities. The Zoning By-law Amendment responds to the City Council motion to report back on a range of measures that could provide incentives to encourage the creation of secondary suites.

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The recommended changes also respond to recent provincial policy changes to the Planning Act and the associated proposed minister's regulation, the Provincial Policy Statement, 2014, and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017 to further encourage the creation of second units, referred to as secondary suites in the city-wide Zoning By-law. The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment would bring the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 into conformity with the Official Plan and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, and would be consistent with the Provincial Planning Policy Statement. The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment (see Attachment 1) includes: - Permitting the creation of secondary suites in new construction and existing homes - A permitted maximum percentage of interior floor area a secondary suite may comprise to ensure it remains subordinate to the primary dwelling unit - Removal of minimum secondary suite and dwelling unit sizes - Reduced parking requirements - Permitting secondary suites in all townhouses across the city - Permitting an entrance to a secondary suite in a front wall facing a street in townhouses, and on a side wall facing a street on corner lots in detached houses, semi-detached houses and townhouses

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council enact the Zoning By-law Amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

Considered

  • 2019-03-20 · Planning and Housing Committee · amended

    Decision as filed

    The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 1 to the report (February 25, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning as follows: a. to amend the site specific exceptions to the R zone in Chapter 900 of Zoning By-law 569-2013 that apply to lands in the area bounded on the north by Queen Street West, on the east by Dufferin Street, on the south by Lake Shore Boulevard West and on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue by removing from the list of prevailing sections item (ii) from Section 12(2)(70) of Zoning By-law 438-86, which restricts the average floor area of all the dwelling units in a converted house to at least 65 square metres.

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    b. to permit a pedestrian entrance to a secondary suite in a front wall of a detached house and semi-detached house. 2. City Council enact the Zoning By-law Amendment substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (February 25, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 1 above. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. City Council, pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, determine that no further notice to the public is required of the changes.

    Clerk’s note

    The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Requested the Director, Affordable Housing Office to investigate the possibility of establishing a secondary suites affordable housing program similar to the Affordable Laneway Suites Pilot Program and to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee. The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on March 20, 2019, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

  • 2019-03-27 · Toronto City Council · amended

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