02-17-2018, 12:39 AM
(02-16-2018, 03:46 PM)dubya Wrote:(02-12-2018, 04:39 PM)tomh009 Wrote: I am curious about the bedroom ratios. I looked in the City of Toronto zoning documents:
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/upload...Part-1.pdf
I read through section 15 (residential apartment buildings) but I could not find any reference to a bedroom ratio minimum. Could you please point me to the bylaw or regulation for this minimum?
This dates back to 2009:
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009...-24366.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009...-21308.pdf
In essence the city requires that 10% of all dwelling units in larger developments (with 100 or more dwelling units) in the downtown area be built either with three or more bedrooms, or offer the potential to be easily converted to contain three or more bedrooms.
One must only look at any large project being proposed in the city just in the last few weeks to see every single one has a good bedroom mix because every builder knows they won't pass muster unless they do:
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/02/exca...egent-park
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/02/bazi...and-church
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/02/pete...l-approval
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/01/revi...ce-spadina
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/01/rezo...bloor-west
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/01/grea...rns-condos
Thanks. Your links are the committee recommendation, though, and it seems it was only partially implemented.
The official plan chapter 7 is here:
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/upload...7-saps.pdf
Area 383 does specify this ("Development of new housing suitable for households with children is encouraged. At least 15 per cent of the total number of dwelling units to be constructed will contain three or more bedrooms, comprised of a mix of publicly-owned replacement rental units and market condominium units.") Subsequently it says condos only need 5% of units. Area 383 is bounded by Queen, Dundas, Cameron and Denison. As far as I could find, none of the other areas have any similar verbiage.
And I still didn't find this in the zoning regulations, which is what the builders need to abide by.