Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Planning and Housing Committee

(Under the Planning Act)

Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) – Garden Suites Monitoring Program: Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to improve the implementation of garden suites and Zoning By-law Amendments to align permissions for garden suites, laneway suites and multiplexes with Ontario Regulation 462/24 (O. Reg. 462/24)

Location of Application:   City-wide
Applicant:                           City of Toronto
 
Date:                                    July 15, 2025
Time:                                   9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                  Committee Room 1, City Hall and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Garden Suites Monitoring Program proposes Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to further support the effective implementation of garden suites and to align zoning permissions for garden suites with recent provincial regulatory changes. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment includes changes to minimum separation distances, height, setbacks, provisions for second storey massing, floor area, lot coverage, clarification regarding additions to lawfully existing buildings, and minor technical amendment to clarify regulations for structures with openings. The proposed amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 also aligns the by-law with Ontario Regulation 462/24 (O. Reg. 462/24) with respect to minimum separation distance, lot coverage, angular planes, and applicability to more than three units. The Official Plan Amendment proposes to update policies for floor area to align with the proposed amendments to the Zoning By-law.

Staff are also proposing amendments to the Zoning By-law 569-2013 regulations for laneway suites and multiplexes to align with provincial O. Reg. 462/24, including regulations for angular planes, lot coverage, floor space index, and applicability to more than three units. Minor technical amendments are also proposed to clarify laneway suite regulations for additions to existing non-conforming buildings and consistency between garden suite and laneway suite regulations.

Detailed information regarding the proposed amendments, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Michael Romero, Planner at 416-395-6747, or by e-mail at Michael.Romero@toronto.ca.  

Further information, including the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments when available, can be found at www.toronto.ca/GardenSuites. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

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 application. 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 Housing Committee in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address 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 July 14, 2025. 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, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd 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 apply to all of the lands 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 Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention, Attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Planning and Housing Committee, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out in this notice.

Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal: With respect to the amendments to the Garden Suite and Laneway Suite policies and regulations, only the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing may appeal the decision of Toronto City Council regarding additional residential units to the Ontario Land Tribunal.  With respect to the amendments to the Multiplex regulations, 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 bylaw 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. You may submit comments to the City Clerk, Attention: Nancy Martin, Administrator, Planning and Housing Committee, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out in this notice.

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/. 

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