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The Zoning By-law team is responsible for the revising the city-wide zoning bylaw. Zoning bylaws regulate the use, size, height, density and location of buildings on properties and affect every property in the City.
The Environment Planning team is responsible for formulating and working to implement environmental policy for development in Toronto. Toronto's Official Plan guides development in the City, and together with Toronto's Environment Plan provide the foundations for much of City Planning's environmental policy work. Since issues of environmental sustainability are inherently interdisciplinary, Environmental Planning typically works closely with other City divisions and external stakeholders in policy development.
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| Toronto Green Standard |
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City Council adopted the revised Toronto Green Standard. This two-tiered Green Standard for new construction includes minimum performance measures, as well as enhanced measures. |
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| Green Roofs |
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The Green Roof By-law for the City of Toronto requires green roofs on certain types of new buildings and establish a standard for green roof design and construction.
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| Environmentally Significant Areas (file size 3.1 MB) |
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This report identifies areas within the natural heritage system that meet the Official Plan ESA criteria. Additional ESAs will be added to Map 12 through amendment to the Official Plan in 2013.
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| Provincially Significant Wetlands (file size 5.6 MB) |
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This study confirms that six Provincially Significant Wetland complexes located in Toronto continue to meet the criteria for which they were originally identified and strengthens the protection policies in the Official Plan
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Wind Turbines and Wildlife in the City of Toronto
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This report primarily looks at the impacts of wind turbines on birds, bats and wildlife habitats, as well as providing information on wind turbine-wildlife interactions in the context of the City of Toronto.
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| Migratory Birds (file size 5.2 MB) |
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Since Toronto is an annual stopover location for migratory birds this study identifies strategies that will support and enhance existing migratory bird conservation in Toronto. |
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