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Affordable Housing
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11-23-2018, 03:09 PM
(11-23-2018, 02:45 PM)nms Wrote: It would be nice if there were tools at the disposal of the Region and/or Cities to compel certain types of housing units as part of any development as a matter of public health. What do the various Official Plans say on the subject?

To make it mandatory, you would really need to do it using the zoning bylaws.

I think a better approach is to use the carrot rather than the stick, and to encourage developers to do the "right thing" through bonusing, development fees and property taxes.
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Affordable Housing - by darts - 11-21-2018, 08:47 PM
RE: Public Housing - by nms - 11-23-2018, 02:45 PM
RE: Public Housing - by tomh009 - 11-23-2018, 03:09 PM
RE: Public Housing - by Spokes - 11-24-2018, 08:33 AM
RE: Public Housing - by tomh009 - 11-24-2018, 03:51 PM
RE: Public Housing - by dtkmelissa - 11-25-2018, 10:10 AM
RE: Affordable Housing - by tomh009 - 11-27-2018, 02:40 PM
RE: Public Housing - by nms - 11-26-2018, 04:01 PM
RE: Public Housing - by darts - 11-27-2018, 11:38 AM

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