How Parthi Kandavel voted at council

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1. 2024.PH16.13AMENDED

   Building More Missing Middle - Addressing Gaps in Multiplex Permissions

   On May 10, 2023, City Council adopted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit multiplexes city-wide. In recent years, Toronto City Council has made significant strides toward eliminating exclusionary zoning and promoting gentle density in Neighbourhoods across the city, including by legalizing multiplexes, garden suites, laneway suites, and permitting small-scale apartments on Major Streets. A primary objective of the award-winning Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) program is to legalize diverse housing types as-of-right. The minor variance process often leads to delays and increased costs, hindering the construction of new housing units. It is essential to address gaps in the zoning by-law to ensure consistent interpretations, rather than relying on the discretion of individual planners or the Committee of Adjustment. Stakeholders have raised concerns that the current interpretation of the Zoning By-law 569-2013 amendment to permit multiplexes is creating obstacles to building multiplex housing. Recently, applications for semi-detached fourplexes have been classified as one single apartment building instead of two multiplexes. This classification imp…

   City Council · 2024-11-14 14:38 PM

   Adopt Item as Amended

   Parthi Kandavel's vote: Yes

   Majority required - PH16.13 - Adopt the item as amended

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   24-2

   Source outcome