NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Planning and Housing Committee

(Under the Planning Act)

City-initiated amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 pertaining to the modernizing of zoning regulations for low-carbon technologies, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning devices, energy storage systems, solar energy systems, cladding, electric vehicle charging equipment, and solar parking canopies.

Location of Application:	City-wide
Applicant:	City-initiated
Date:	June 11, 2026
Time:	9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:	Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall and by Video Conference

PROPOSAL

The City of Toronto is proposing to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 to modernize existing zoning regulations for low-carbon technologies in residential zones, and all zones, in some cases. The proposed zoning amendments would enable the adoption of low-carbon technologies in residential zones, and all zones, in some cases, throughout the city. These proposed zoning amendments would support the implementation of Toronto’s climate strategy, TransformTO, and contribute towards the City’s goal of being carbon-net-zero by 2040.

The proposed zoning amendments include the following changes:

· Replace legislative references to the Green Energy Act, 2009, S.O. 2009 in Zoning By-law 569-2013 with references to the Electricity Act, 1998, S.O. 1998;

· Update and harmonize regulations in residential zones for building and ground-mounted heating, ventilation, and cooling devices, including new locational permissions, setback requirements, and encroachment permissions.

· Introduce a new defined term for “energy storage systems” with associated regulations in the Residential Zone Category;

· Update and harmonize regulations for building- and ground-mounted solar energy devices in the Residential Zone Category;

· Introduce and update permissions for over-cladding, as well as vents, pipes, and utility equipment located beneath the cladding, to be added to the original exterior wall of a building in all zones.

· Introduce new permissions to convert lawfully existing parking spaces, excluding residential occupant, residential visitor, or accessible parking spaces, for electric vehicle charging equipment; and

· Introduce a new defined term for “solar parking canopies” with associated regulations in the Residential Zone Category;

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Daniel Hahn, Senior Planner at 416-394-8071, or by e-mail at Daniel.Hahn2@toronto.ca.

Further information can be found at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/zoning-for-low-carbon-technologies/.

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Planning and Housing Committee will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive.

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by e-mail to phc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address the Planning and House Committee, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address the Planning and Housing Committee directly, please register by e-mail to phc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-397-4579, no later than 12:00 p.m. on June 10, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Planning and Housing Committee may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Nancy Martins, Planning and Housing Committee, Phone: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 2^nd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-397-4579, Fax: 416-392-2980, E-mail: phc@toronto.ca.

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-397-4579, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail phc@toronto.ca.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Given that the amendments listed in this Notice regulate the use of lands at several locations within the geographic boundaries of the City of Toronto, a key map has not been provided with this notice.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Planning and Housing Committee, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal: If a specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which by-law would apply would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply is not entitled to appeal the by-law.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting: The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available. Direct any questions about this collection to City Clerk’s Office at the telephone number or email address set out above.

An online version of this Notice is available at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws/.

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

Dated at the City of Toronto on May 19, 2026.

John D. Elvidge

City Clerk