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2025.IE22.4

Housing Accelerator Fund: Expanding Permissions in Neighbourhoods for Low-Rise Sixplexes - Final Report

Decrease Emissions from Buildings City Council consideration on Jun 25, 2025

Background

Amidst intensifying urban sprawl, the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) seeks to continue its plan to infill new residences in existing urban space. The goals of these plans are to address Toronto’s housing shortage while increasing space efficiency and thereby reducing emissions. New Torontonians “in low-rise neighbourhoods can help stabilize declining populations, optimize the use of existing infrastructure, and support local retail establishments and services.”
 

Source: City of Toronto

Item Description

Council amended various documents including Official Plan Amendment 818 here around mainly Toronto and East York and By-law 569-2013 generally in Toronto and East York. The goal of these amendments is to improve the capacity for the building of sixplexes — dwellings up to six units — in existing urban areas. 

Source: City of Toronto

Proposed by

Infrastructure and Environment Committee

Result

Carried
Yes0 No0 Absent0

Votes