Inclusionary Zoning

[tomh009]

It’s meaningless unless it is accompanied by significant up-zoning of all residential zones, allowing multistory residential above commercial in all zones where commercial is allowed, and the elimination of parking minima, for a start.

If they won’t do the obvious things then some more complicated thing is just an attempt to look good.

And upzoning is, basically, a $0 cost and tehg fact that Davey thinks it all requires funding is perfect example of status quo causing problems.

Changing zoning bylaws is (kind of) zero cost at the municipal level, but it's a very long and onerous process. However, it the provincial government legislates it, it happens immediately in every municipality in the province. That's how it should be implemented (and Ford even mentioned such an ability when introducing the legislation).

And Davey did not claim that it required funding, at least not in the twitter thread linked here. (Funding would be very helpful for inclusionary zoning, though -- and the province outlawing development fees does nothing to help that.)