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Green Roof Bylaw |
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City of Toronto Green Roof Bylaw was adopted by Toronto City Council on May 26, 2009. The bylaw will apply to all new building permit applications made after January 31, 2010 (residential, commercial and institutional) and January 31, 2011 for all new industrial development.
To help answer your questions please take a look at the Q & A's.
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Coverage Requirement and Thresholds
Green Roof required for all new development above 2,000 m2 Gross Floor Area.
Graduated coverage requirement ranging from 20-60% of the available roof space (excluding industrial).
Coverage requirement for industrial buildings starting in 2011, equal to 10 percent of the available roof space up to a maximum of 2,000 m2.
Available roof space = total roof area excluding areas designated for renewable energy, private terraces and residential outdoor amenity space (to a maximum of 2m2/unit).
Tower roof exempted for buildings with a floor plate less than 750 m2
Gross Floor Area
(Size of Building)
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Coverage of Available Roof Space
(Size of Green Roof)
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| 2,000 – 4,999 m2 |
20% |
| 5,000-9,999 m2 |
30% |
| 10,000-14,999 m2 |
40% |
| 15,000-19,999 m2 |
50% |
| 20,000 m2 or greater |
60% |
Implementation:
- Green Roof Bylaw applies to all new building permit applications made after the January 31, 2010 (residential, commercial, institutional) and January 31, 2011 (industrial)
- Grandfathering of existing building permit and site plan applications made prior to January 31, 2010
- Variance and cash-in-lieu provisions
For more detail please see the May 25-26, 2009 City Council agenda or www.toronto.ca/greenroofs
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