Summary of Fall 2022 (Phase 1) Engagement Findings

Engagement for infill housing and townhouses for the Infill Housing Phase 1 Review took place from September to October 2022 through:

  • Community surveys,
  • Program participant surveys, and
  • Interviews.

The below table provides a summary of what we heard:

Infill Housing Phase 1 Review (2022) – Key Findings


Laneway and Carriage Houses

Infill Townhouses / Rowhouses

Support for:

  • relaxing regulations, streamlining process, reducing costs
  • not restricting stratifications
  • permitting larger, more livable laneway and carriage houses
  • reducing the massing of principal dwellings
  • easing Development Permit review process
  • reducing servicing and tree-related requirements
  • allowing in all neighbourhoods
  • making regulations and approvals processes less restrictive and shorter
  • accounting in policy for the financial viability of projects
  • relaxing zoning bylaw and design guidelines
  • increasing maximum floor space ratio
  • providing pre-approved designs and building plans
  • allowing parking pads and carports in place of garages to increase cost-effectiveness
Concerns with:
  • overlooking/loss of privacy
  • greenspace
  • parking
  • traffic
  • traffic, infrastructure, services, and amenities for more dense population
  • similar look to adjacent single detached dwellings
  • unit size, especially to make them sufficiently family oriented


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