City Council adopted the Inclusionary Zoning Official Plan Amendment (OPA 557) and the Zoning By-law amendment on November 12, 2021.

In addition to the materials that were presented to Planning and Housing Committee on October 28, 2021 (see below), two supplementary staff reports are available on the agenda item webpage:

These supplementary reports summarize staff-recommended minor technical changes to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendment as a result of comments received in deputations and written submissions to the Planning and Housing Committee and comments received from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

You can watch the entire November 9, 2021 Council meeting on the City’s YouTube Channel.

The Inclusionary Zoning Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment were adopted with amendments by the Planning and Housing Committee at its October 28, 2021 meeting. The accompanying staff report, staff presentation and attachments are available on the agenda item webpage.

Planning and Housing Committee meetings are recorded and archived on YouTube. You can watch the entire October 28, 2021 Committee meeting on the City’s YouTube channel.

City Planning hosted an open house on inclusionary zoning and the proposed affordable housing definitions on October 21, 2021. The meeting included a presentation from City staff and time for questions and answers on the proposed:

  • inclusionary zoning Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments, draft implementation guidelines and background analysis; and
  • changes to the Official Plan definitions of affordable rental housing and affordable ownership housing.

Consultation Materials

City Planning hosted three public meetings on inclusionary zoning on October 29, November 5 and November 10. Each meeting included a presentation from City staff and time for questions and answers and comments on the draft policies.

Consultation Materials

Draft inclusionary zoning official plan policies were considered by the Planning and Housing Committee on September 22, 2020. For more information see the Committee Report and staff presentation.

The Planning and Housing Committee considered a staff report on November 13, 2019 that presented the results of public consultations on the Inclusionary Zoning proposed policy directions. For more information, see the Committee report.

On November 6th, leaders from New York City and Boston shared their experiences with developing and implementing Inclusionary Zoning. The panel discussion explored lessons learned for creating mixed income communities.

Moderator: Nicole Swerhun

Speakers:

  • Deputy Mayor Ana Bailão, City of Toronto
  • Gregg Lintern, Chief Planner & Executive Director, City of Toronto
  • Tim Davis, Housing Policy Manager, Boston Planning & Development Agency
  • Louise Carroll, Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, New York City

Presentations:

We bundled our engagement material into a convenient Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Workshop Kit to assist community groups, organizations and individuals in hosting their own conversations on Inclusionary Zoning. Twelve Do-it Yourself Workshops were held in August and September 2019.

City Planning hosted four public meetings on inclusionary zoning on June 17 (Metro Hall), June 18 (Etobicoke), June 19 (Scarborough) and June 24 (North York). Each meeting included a presentation from City staff, interactive display boards, and table discussions.

Consultation Materials:

Proposed inclusionary zoning policy directions were considered by the Planning and Housing Committee on May 28, 2019. For more information see the Committee Report and staff presentation.

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