Multi-Tenant (Rooming) Houses Regulatory Framework

City Council on October 1 and 4, 2021, referred Item PH25.10 to the City Manager and requested the City Manager to work with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Communications Officer to permit them to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in 2022.

Details can be found here.

Implications of MTH are:

  • Rooming houses (up to 6 bedrooms)

  • Garden Suites

  • Laneway Suites

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Tridel Proposal for Montgomery and Bloor

The case management conference between the applicant appellant (developer), the city solicitor (Alexander Suriano) and local organizations/residents for the Hearing regarding 3100 Bloor, the 13 storey condo for the corner of Montgomery and Bloor was held May 28, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. It was brief: a review of who has a dog in the game, and what is expected of that dog and all his backers.

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Resident Associations Workshop - Multi-Tenant (Rooming) Houses

The City proposes creating a comprehensive as-of-right city-wide zoning approach and enhancements to licensing and enforcement to encourage and regulate multi-tenant houses across the city, adding all of York and Etobicoke, Scarborough, North York, Leaside, and East York.

There was an online workshop Thursday May 27th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm with members of various Residents Associations attending.

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Increasing Housing Options & Planning Permissions in Toronto Neighbourhoods

Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that:

City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in the fourth quarter of 2019 on options and a timeline to increase housing options and planning permissions in areas of Toronto designated as Neighbourhoods in Toronto’s Official Plan.

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LPAT Support Office for residents closing in June 2019

LPAT's support office was to provide information for residents to appeal development applications.

The Government of Ontario has made a decision to close the Local Planning Appeal Support Centre (LPASC). LPASC has until June 30, 2019 to wind down the business.

Effective immediately, LPASC will no longer be accepting new requests for professional services from the public. During this wind down period, LPASC is committed to continuing to serve, to the best of its ability, those clients who have retained its services. LPASC staff will be in contact with those clients with further details shortly.

A heated discussion took place at City Hall about this issue and you can see it via the following link by starting at the 16 minute point of this YouTube video taken at the event.

If you have any questions, please send an email to info@lpasc.ca or call 1-800-993-8410.