Item - 2024.PH10.13
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 20 and 21, 2024 with amendments.
- This item was considered by Planning and Housing Committee on February 28, 2024 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024.
PH10.13 - Eliminating Education Development Charges on Missing Middle Housing Forms
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Toronto Catholic District School Board to review their 2023 Education Development Charge By-law for alignment with the City’s Development Charges By-law, and consider exempting secondary dwelling units ancillary to the principal residence.
2. City Council request the City-School Boards Advisory Committee to examine the broader issue of the relationship between Development Charges and Education Development Charges.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-243300.pdf
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-244057.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council delete the Planning and Housing Committee Recommendation 1.
Recommendation to be deleted:
1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the Education Act for the purpose of adding secondary dwelling units to the list of exempted properties, regardless of whether the secondary dwelling unit is created within or ancillary to the principal residence.
and, adopt instead the following:
1. City Council request the Toronto Catholic District School Board to review their 2023 Education Development Charge By-law for alignment with the City’s Development Charges By-law, and consider exempting secondary dwelling units ancillary to the principal residence.
2. City Council request the City-School Boards Advisory Committee to examine the broader issue of the relationship between Development Charges and Education Development Charges.
Vote (Amend Item) Mar-21-2024 5:04 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PH10.13 - Bradford - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Lily Cheng, Vincent Crisanti, Jaye Robinson |
PH10.13 - Eliminating Education Development Charges on Missing Middle Housing Forms
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the Education Act for the purpose of adding secondary dwelling units to the list of exempted properties, regardless of whether the secondary dwelling unit is created within or ancillary to the principal residence.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Planning and Housing Committee:
1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to engage in discussions with the Toronto Catholic District School Board on this matter and report directly to the March 20, 2024 City Council meeting with any additional information.
Origin
Summary
On November 27, 2023, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) adopted a new Education Development Charges Bylaw that reinstated education development charges on missing middle housing forms like laneway suites and garden suites. As a result, households in the process of obtaining building permits for the purpose of constructing these housing forms are now being asked to pay ~$3,600 in development charges, despite previous guidance that none would be payable.
The decision to reinstate education development charges on missing middle housing forms is counterintuitive to the City of Toronto’s goal to expand housing options in neighbourhoods, the Province of Ontario’s goal to rapidly increase the supply of housing, and our collective goal to increase housing affordability writ large. Therefore, this letter requests that the Province of Ontario amend the Education Act for the purpose of adding secondary dwelling units such as garden suites and laneway houses to the list of properties exempted from education development charges, thereby eliminating this gap in legislation.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-243300.pdf
Motions
That:
1. Planning and Housing Committee direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to engage in discussions with the Toronto Catholic District School Board on this matter and report directly to the March 20, 2024 City Council meeting with any additional information.