Expanding Permitted Uses in Laneway and Garden Suites

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2024-07-24 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on July 24 and 25, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake a review of the feasibility of a Zoning By-law amendment to permit additional residential uses in buildings ancillary to residential buildings, including but not limited to group homes and residential care homes, including the identification of appropriate performance standards, and report back in the first quarter of 2025.

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2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake a review of the feasibility of a Zoning By-law amendment to permit multi-tenant homes in buildings ancillary to residential buildings, including the identification of appropriate performance standards, and report back as part of the first annual report on the implementation of the Multi-Tenant Homes Framework in 2025. 3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to bring forward a Zoning By-law amendment for consideration at a statutory public meeting at Toronto and East York Community Council no later than October 24, 2024, with the effect of removing zoning permissions for garden suites from properties that back onto the portion of Craven Road from Danforth Avenue to Hanson Street.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 20-1

Against (1)Stephen Holyday

Absent (4)Brad Bradford, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson, Vincent Crisanti

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On September 28, 2023, House of Compassion, a non-profit housing provider, submitted a minor variance application (A0862/23TEY) proposing to build a laneway suite as an expansion of a residential care home use for their property at 169, 171, and 171½ Shaw Street. On November 29, 2023, the Committee of Adjustment approved the application. On May 10, 2024, my office shared an inquiry from House of Compassion with City Planning, providing some suggestions following their above-noted Committee of Adjustment application.

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The inquiry requested that staff investigate the possibility of amending the Zoning By-law to provide as-of-right permissions for other residential uses in laneway suites and/or garden suites including multi-tenant houses, group homes/residential care homes, multiplexes and co-living.

Staff recommended

Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake a review of the feasibility of a Zoning By-law amendment to permit additional residential uses in buildings ancillary to residential buildings including but not limited to: multi-tenant homes, group homes, and residential care homes; including the identification of appropriate performance standards; and report back in the first quarter of 2025.

Considered

2024-07-11 · Planning and Housing Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake a review of the feasibility of a Zoning By-law amendment to permit additional residential uses in buildings ancillary to residential buildings, including but not limited to group homes and residential care homes, including the identification of appropriate performance standards, and report back in the first quarter of 2025.
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2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake a review of the feasibility of a Zoning By-law amendment to permit multi-tenant homes in buildings ancillary to residential buildings, including the identification of appropriate performance standards, and report back as part of the first annual report on the implementation of the Multi-Tenant Homes Framework in 2025.
2024-07-24 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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