<aside> 👋🏾 This session explains the planning approval process for the development. It covers the process for application, the different agencies involved, the time period for review and approval. It also explains the appeal process for contesting the city's decision. It highlights the Land Use Planning Framework and the Site Plan Application Requirements. The session also delves into design considerations to gain acceptance by the community, and the community consultation process that is required for the project's approval. The session also highlights the cost of the zoning and planning approval process through development charges and community benefit charges.

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SESSION INSTRUCTORS:

Greg Lintern: Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, City of Toronto.

Natalie Kaiser: Stakeholder Engagement & Special Projects, Office of the Chief Planner.

Learning Guidelines

  1. Understand how to read zoning plans for small to medium scale development projects
    1. Understand the regulatory environment (provincial & municipal) governing land use in the GTHA
      1. Committee of Adjustment
      2. Different types of approvals and understanding the planning approval process
  2. Understand the overview the elements that would affect your scale, and understand how new provincial and municipal changes impact doing this
    1. Understand the different types of development application (Official Plan Amendment, Zoning-by-law amendment, Site Plan Applications, Plan of Subdivision, Minor Variance Application, etc)
      1. Understand the Site Plan Control Review Process
      2. Understand Development Charges and how they are calculated
      3. Understand the Appeal Process at the municipal and provincial levels
      4. Review the Toronto Green Standards
  3. Develop a timeline for your project's approval process
    1. Understand the Urban Design Guidelines (if applicable to your project site)
  4. From the Case studies presented, understand the process of receiving zoning approval
    1. Get familiar with the paperwork, forms, and application processes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E1emBTkmqw

KEY TERMS

Definitions for these terms can be found in the glossary

SESSION RELATED LINKS

READINGS

Shared by Guest Speaker:

  1. Gregg Lintern appeared on TVO’s the Agenda, discussing Laneway suites: https://www.tvo.org/video/can-laneway-housing-help-solve-the-housing-crunch
  2. Here is a link to the City’s Zoning map: https://map.toronto.ca/maps/map.jsp?app=ZBL_CONSULT
  3. “Triplex conversion a model for housing more Toronto residents” Toronto Star