In addition to , the City of 麻豆传媒映画also announced June 21 that it is going ahead with its 鈥淢aking Room鈥� initiative, which aims to significantly increase the supply of medium-sized, medium-density housing throughout the city.
The key plank of the new program is widespread 鈥済entle鈥� densification of residential neighbourhoods across 麻豆传媒映画to allow for higher densities the nearer the block is to a major arterial route.
The City said that the Making Room initiative will 鈥渇ocus on adding a greater variety of housing types in single-family neighbourhoods, ranging from laneway houses and infill to townhouses, rowhouses to low-rise apartment buildings.鈥�
It added in a statement, 鈥淭his directly supports the Housing 麻豆传媒映画strategy, which targets the delivery of 10,000 units of 鈥榤issing middle鈥� housing over the next 10 years, specifically 1,000 coach houses, 5,000 townhouses and 4,000 laneway houses.鈥�
City senior planner Paula Huber said, 鈥淐ouncil approved several quick start actions, including adding duplex as a new housing option in single family areas across the city鈥� [to] offer another 鈥榤enu鈥� choice for property owners.鈥�
The City is also looking at bringing back specific options on triplexes, quadplexes and multi-unit buildings in RS- and RT-zoned areas, and offering incentives for rental, co-ops, land trusts and co-housing in low-density neighbourhoods.
The Making Room program will aim to take the next year mapping out areas that are ripe for densification, such as those close to transit, shopping, schools, parks and amenities, to 鈥渋ncrease housing diversity with the least impacts.鈥�
On July 24, council will be presented with a report detailing the program鈥檚 referral to a public hearing.
In addition, there will be a public hearing on July 18 on proposed updates to the City鈥檚 existing Laneway Housing Program. The proposed changes aim to make it easier to build a laneway home and create laneway homes that are 鈥渕ore livable.鈥�
