02-16-2018, 03:46 PM
(02-12-2018, 04:39 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(02-12-2018, 03:07 PM)dubya Wrote: The city of Toronto has a bedroom ratio minimum, requiring that every new development provide a good mix of unit types, including a minimum number of three bedroom units. They seem to have no issue making these demands of builders, why can't the cities here?
I am curious about the bedroom ratios. I looked in the City of Toronto zoning documents:
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/upload...Part-1.pdf
I read through section 15 (residential apartment buildings) but I could not find any reference to a bedroom ratio minimum. Could you please point me to the bylaw or regulation for this minimum?
This dates back to 2009:
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009...-24366.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009...-21308.pdf
In essence the city requires that 10% of all dwelling units in larger developments (with 100 or more dwelling units) in the downtown area be built either with three or more bedrooms, or offer the potential to be easily converted to contain three or more bedrooms.
One must only look at any large project being proposed in the city just in the last few weeks to see every single one has a good bedroom mix because every builder knows they won't pass muster unless they do:
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/02/exca...egent-park
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/02/bazi...and-church
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/02/pete...l-approval
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/01/revi...ce-spadina
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/01/rezo...bloor-west
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/01/grea...rns-condos