Item - 2017.PG24.8

That City Council delete the Planning and Growth Management Committee Recommendations:

Recommendations to be deleted

1. City Council amend Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to not allow Secondary Suites to be used as Short-term Rentals.

2. City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required.

and adopt instead the following recommendations contained in the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

1. City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required;

with Attachments 1 and 2 to be amended to require that a Secondary Suite can be used as a Short-term Rental, if it is exclusively and separately occupied as a principal residence.

That City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with appropriate City staff, provincial staff, industry and community stakeholders, to report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the second quarter of 2018 on a range of measures, including policy, regulatory and financial measures, that could provide incentives to facilitate the creation of additional secondary suites in Toronto.

That City Council delete the Planning and Growth Committee Recommendations:

Recommendations to be deleted

1.  City Council amend Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to not allow Secondary Suites to be used as Short-term Rentals.

2.  City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required.

and adopt instead the following recommendations contained in the staff report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 

1. City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required.

That City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Director, the Affordable Housing Office, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to ensure that affordable housing rental developments, which have been approved by City Council, are monitored and enforcement measures are implemented to ensure the units remain in the permanent affordable rental stock for which they were developed.

That in the event that motion 2a by Councillor Bailão carries that City Council prohibit the use of Secondary Suites for short-term rentals in Wards 23, 29, 39, 7, 9, 1 10, 12, 24 and 34.

That City Council delete the Planning and Growth Management Committee Recommendations:

Recommendations to be deleted

1.  City Council amend Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to not allow Secondary Suites to be used as Short-term Rentals.

2.  City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required.

and adopt instead the following recommendations contained in the report (October 19, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

1. City Council enact zoning by-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachments 1 and 2.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to each zoning by-law amendment as may be required;

subject to the following rental limitation:

- an operator shall not be permitted to operate a secondary suite rental for more than 90 nights per calendar year.

Councillor Grimes, rising on a Point of Order, stated that we would like to ask the City Solicitor whether Council can prohibit secondary suites for short term rentals in certain wards as is being proposed in motion 4 by Councillor Fragedakis.

Councillor Mammoliti, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he would like the City Solicitor to comment, before the vote on the Item, whether Councillor Fragedakis is right and whether Councillor Bailão's motion is opening up a different interpretation for rooming houses.

Councillor Perks, rising on a Point of Order, stated that the Speaker adhering to the Council Procedures By-law cannot be challenged.

Councillor Shiner, rising on a Point of Order, stated that it was wrong for the Speaker to comment about what staff had said and their perspective on it.  Councillor Shiner further stated that the Speaker is to rule whether something is in order or not, and not make commentary as it is not staff's decision but it is Council's decision.

Councillor Mammoliti, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that he may have not been heard properly and would like to ask the City Solicitor whether Councillor Fragadakis' motion would allow rooming houses throughout the City.

Councillor Grimes, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he would like to add Ward 6 to Councillor Fragedakis' motion 4.

1.  That speakers who have not pre-registered be allowed to register to speak for Item PG24.8 until 12:00 p.m. on November 15, 2017 after which no further registration is allowed and the speakers list will be closed.

2.  That the length of public presentations be limited to 3 minutes.

3.  That questions of speakers by Members of Council (including Members of the Planning and Growth Management Committee) be limited to 3 minutes, with one round of questions per Member.

That Attachments 1 and 2 be amended to not allow Secondary Suites to be used as Short-term Rentals.

That the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning be requested to report directly to City Council on December 6, 2017 if he wishes to clarify or modify any recommendations.