Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods - Garden Suites Review

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2020-12-08 · Planning and Housing Committee · amended

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The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Endorsed the contents of the report (November 24, 2020) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning as the basis for public consultation. 2. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prepare a report with necessary recommendations to permit Garden Suites in the second quarter of 2021. 3. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director,

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City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to provide specific consideration to existing garden suite and coach house dwellings, and consider incorporating any concurrent policies necessary to grandfather in these units, including a pathway to compliance, as part of the report back in the second quarter of 2021.

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The City Planning Division is working on a range of initiatives to safeguard and broaden our housing supply through the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) work program. This work plan builds on recent work in support of secondary and laneway suites, Inclusionary Zoning and dwelling room protections. Enabling more variety in the housing that can be built in the city's neighbourhoods is another part of Housing Action Plan to increase housing choice and access for current and future residents of Toronto.

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The Garden Suites Review is part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) work program. The Garden Suites review will expand upon the findings of the Laneway Suites initiative to add as-of-right options for Garden Suite units within Neighbourhoods city-wide. A Garden Suite is a detached accessory dwelling unit generally located in the rear yard of a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse, or other low-rise dwelling. It is generally smaller in scale than the main house on the lot and functions as a separate rental housing unit. Garden Suites are similar in form and function to Laneway Suites, which are currently permitted across the City in all low-rise residential zones in the City-wide Zoning By-law. The Garden Suites review is exploring and developing potential Official Plan, Zoning By-law, and other regulatory amendments, as necessary, to permit Garden Suites as-of-right within the City, subject to a range of criteria. This report summarizes the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative, relevant policy background, asks preliminary questions and details potential regulations regarding the form, scale, and location of garden suites, and other regulations. In Q1 2021, City Planning will consult with interested stakeholders on potential permissions for Garden Suites in the City of Toronto and report to Planning and Housing Committee with recommendations by the end of Q2 2021.

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that the Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Endorse the contents of this report as the basis for public consultation; and 2. Request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prepare a Report with necessary recommendations to permit Garden Suites in the second quarter of 2021.

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