Office-to-Residential Conversions
ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0010 – City Wide
Report recommendation(s)
That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council:
Approve that, where a development application for Office-to-Residential Conversion requires both an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and a Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA), and where the application is supported by Staff, the Official Plan Amendment portion of the Planning Application Fee be waived.
Approve the inclusion of an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250, as shown in Document 1, in the Q1 2024 Omnibus Zoning By-law Amendment Report to provide flexibility for Office-to-Residential Conversions by:
carrying forward the performance standards of the existing portion of the building; and
providing flexibility on how the amenity space requirement can be provided on site.
Receive an update on the Site Plan Control process for Office-to-Residential Conversions with no additions or new storeys, which would benefit from a scoped material and information list and be charged a “Standard Site Plan Control” fee.
Direct the General Manager of Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development to send a letter to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, copying the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Red Tape Reduction, expressing support for the Province to re-examine the exemption requirement for a Record of Site Condition to support Office-to-Residential Conversions, to assist municipalities with meeting their Housing Pledge targets.
Receive an update, detailed in this report, on Site Servicing for Office-to-Residential Conversions.
Receive an update, detailed in this report, on the financial mechanism reviewed in the context of Office-to-Residential Conversions.
In Camera Items
Information Previously Distributed
Update on Planning Act requirements for Protected Major Transit Station Areas
ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0047 - City Wide
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Next Meeting
Wednesday, November 15, 2023.