Item - 2012.PG17.9
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on October 2, 2012 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on September 13, 2012 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on October 2, 2012.
PG17.9 - Official Plan Review - Proposed Section 37 Policies Related to Housing
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on October 2, 3 and 4, 2012, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend the report (August 16, 2012) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning as follows:
a. amend item 6. j. of Attachment 1 to remove the 20 unit restriction so that it reads as follows:
"affordable rental units located in registered condominiums, provided the units are owned and operated as rental housing by a registered non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City and meet established criteria, including securing through an agreement the maintenance of affordable rents for at least 25 years and rental tenure for at least 50 years. Such units will be deemed to be rental housing notwithstanding the definition of rental housing that would otherwise exclude condominium-registered units."
2. City Council authorize City Planning staff to further consult on the proposed revisions to the Official Plan Section 37 policies related to housing as contained in Attachment 1, as amended, to the report (August 16, 2012) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, with the public at large, housing stakeholders, and the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).
3. City Council direct City Planning staff to conduct a public open house on the attached proposed revisions to the Official Plan policies in November of 2012.
4. City Council direct City Planning staff to include amendments to the housing definitions of the Official Plan in their upcoming consultation and open house and include these in the report to Planning and Growth Management Committee with final recommendations and amendments in the first quarter of 2013. The amendments to the housing definitions for consultation to include:
a. removing restrictions to affordable rental housing owned and operated by the City, or a non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City, located in registered condominiums. This form of affordable rental housing should be treated identically to purpose-built, stand alone, affordable rental housing;
b. align the definition of affordable ownership housing with the current Federal/Provincial affordable housing programs which is set at the average resale price of a home and the existing calculation determining an affordable price is removed;
c. that units may either remain affordable on future sales from one purchaser to the next or, upon resale the public contribution to affordability be returned to the City for reinvestment in future affordable housing initiatives; and
d. stipulate that the affordability of affordable ownership housing be overseen by the City or a non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City.
5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back with final recommendations and an Official Plan Amendment to the Section 37 policies related to housing to a meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the first quarter of 2013 for the special meeting in fulfillment of Section 26 of the Planning Act.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-49671.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Oct-03-2012 10:40 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PG17.9 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 37 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 8 | Members that were absent are Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Karen Stintz |
PG17.9 - Official Plan Review - Proposed Section 37 Policies Related to Housing
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:
1. The report (August 16, 2012) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning be amended as follows:
a. amend item 6. j. of Attachment 1 to remove the 20 unit restriction so that it reads as follows:
"affordable rental units located in registered condominiums, provided the units are owned and operated as rental housing by a registered non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City and meet established criteria, including securing through an agreement the maintenance of affordable rents for at least 25 years and rental tenure for at least 50 years. Such units will be deemed to be rental housing notwithstanding the definition of rental housing that would otherwise exclude condominium-registered units."
2. City Council authorize City Planning staff to further consult on the proposed revisions to the Official Plan Section 37 policies related to housing as contained in Attachment 1, as amended, to the report (August 16, 2012) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, with the public at large, housing stakeholders, and the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).
3. City Council direct City Planning staff to conduct a public open house on the attached proposed revisions to the Official Plan policies in November of 2012.
4. City Council direct City Planning staff to include amendments to the housing definitions of the Official Plan in their upcoming consultation and open house and include these in the report to Planning and Growth Management Committee with final recommendations and amendments in the first quarter of 2013. The amendments to the housing definitions for consultation to include:
a. removing restrictions to affordable rental housing owned and operated by the City, or a non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City, located in registered condominiums. This form of affordable rental housing should be treated identically to purpose-built, stand alone, affordable rental housing;
b. align the definition of affordable ownership housing with the current Federal/Provincial affordable housing programs which is set at the average resale price of a home and the existing calculation determining an affordable price is removed;
c. that units may either remain affordable on future sales from one purchaser to the next or, upon resale the public contribution to affordability be returned to the City for reinvestment in future affordable housing initatives, and;
d. stipulate that the affordability of affordable ownership housing be overseen by the City or a non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City.
5. The Chief Planner report back with final recommendations and an Official Plan Amendment to the Section 37 policies related to housing to a meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the first quarter of 2013 for the special meeting in fulfillment of Section 26 of the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
Pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act, a review of the City's Official Plan is being conducted to determine what policies of the existing Official Plan are working, what policies need to be updated, revised or deleted, and what new policies are required to be added. The Official Plan housing-related policies are part of this review.
The key principles under consideration as part of the housing policies review include: ensuring that the affordable housing policies can be implemented equitably across the City; updating the policies in order to encourage new affordable housing; and creating a framework to encourage new affordable ownership housing.
This report proposes changes to address one aspect of this policy review, namely to propose amendments to the Section 37 policies to explicitly authorize affordable ownership housing and condominium-registered rental units as eligible Section 37 benefits.
The proposed policy revisions are attached to this report as Attachment 1. The proposed changes are the first in a series of proposed amendments that will provide a framework for new affordable housing to be created. Further changes on additional housing policy matters are proposed to be brought forward in the fall of 2012 and in early 2013; notably revisions to the definition of "affordable ownership housing", adding secondary suites to the list of a full range of housing, adding demolition control for residential buildings, revisions to the "large site" affordable housing policy, adding requirements for "family-sized" units, and revisions to facilitate tower renewal.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-49671.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That the report (August 13, 2012) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning be amended as follows:
1. amend item 6. j. of Attachment 1 to remove the 20 unit restriction and read as follows:
"affordable rental units located in registered condominiums, provided the units are owned and operated as rental housing by a registered non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City and meet established criteria, including securing through an agreement the maintenance of affordable rents for at least 25 years and rental tenure for at least 50 years. Such units will be deemed to be rental housing notwithstanding the definition of rental housing that would otherwise exclude condominium-registered units."
2. direct City Planning staff to include amendments to the housing definitions of the Official Plan in their upcoming consultation and open house and include these in the report to Planning and Growth Management Committee with final recommendations and amendments in the first quarter of 2013. The amendments to the housing definitions for consultation to include:
- removing restrictions to affordable rental housing owned and operated by the City, or a non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City, located in registered condominiums. This form of affordable rental housing should be treated identically to purpose-built, stand alone, affordable rental housing;
- align the definition of affordable ownership housing with the current Federal/Provincial affordable housing programs which is set at the average resale price of a home and the existing calculation determining an affordable price is removed;
- that units may either remain affordable on future sales from one purchaser to the next or, upon resale the public contribution to affordability be returned to the City for reinvestment in future affordable housing initatives, and;
- stipulate that the affordability of affordable ownership housing be overseen by the City or a non-profit housing provider satisfactory to the City.