The City of Toronto is exploring opportunities to introduce more low-rise housing in Toronto’s residential neighbourhoods as part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighborhoods Initiative (EHON).
In the Spring of 2023, Toronto’s City Council approved city-wide permissions for multiplexes with up to 4 dwelling units – also commonly referred to as a duplex, triplex or fourplex (City-wide Multiplex Study – Final Report). As part of this decision, City Council directed staff to undertake an area-specific study (focusing on Ward 23) examining the opportunity to permit multiplexes with up to six dwelling units within the principal building of a property designated Neighbourhoods in the Official Plan. City Council also directed staff to review the potential of permitting a building depth of 19 metres for all multiplexes within Ward 23.
Similar to the City-wide Multiplex Study, the Ward 23 Multiplex Study applies a “thinking inside the box” approach, which would allow for more units while generally maintaining the same built form permissions.
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City staff hosted a Community Consultation at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto on October 3, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m.
For more information, please see the following meeting materials:
Yes, if the following criteria are met:
To check which zone your property is located in, please visit the Interactive By-Law Map. Use the search bar at the top of the webpage to enter your address, and a box containing key zoning information for your property will appear.
If you have zoning questions for a specific property, please contact Toronto Building Staff at 416-397-5330 between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday or in person at a Toronto Building Customer Service counter.
The City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 defines “Building Depth” as the horizontal distance between the front yard setback required on a lot and the portion of the building’s rear main wall furthest from the required front yard setback, measured along a line that is perpendicular to the front yard setback line.
The City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 defines “Building Length” as the horizontal distance between the portion of the front main wall of a building on a lot closest to the front lot line, and the portion of the rear main wall of the building closest to the rear lot line, measured along the lot centreline. If the main walls are not intersected by the lot centreline, the measurement is from the point on the lot centreline where a line drawn perpendicular to the lot centreline connects with the main wall.
For more information on the consultation process, and the Ward 23 Multiplex Study, please contact us at Ward23-Multiplex@toronto.ca.