2. Official plan policies.

(3) An updated assessment report required by subsection 16 (10) or (11) of the Act shall contain the information specified in subsection (1).

3. (1) Official plan policies described in subsection 16 (4) of the Act shall set out the approach to authorizing inclusionary zoning, including the following:

  1. The minimum size, not to be less than 10 residential units, of development or redevelopment to which an inclusionary zoning by-law would apply.

  2. The locations and areas where inclusionary zoning by-laws would apply.

  3. The range of household incomes for which affordable housing units would be provided.

  4. The range of housing types and sizes of units that would be authorized as affordable housing units.

  5. For the purposes of clause 35.2 (2) (a) of the Act, the number of affordable housing units, or the gross floor area to be occupied by the affordable housing units, that would be required.

  6. For the purposes of clause 35.2 (2) (b) of the Act, the period of time for which affordable housing units would be maintained as affordable.

  7. For the purposes of clause 35.2 (2) (e) of the Act, how measures and incentives would be determined.

  8. For the purposes of clause 35.2 (2) (g) of the Act, how the price or rent of affordable housing units would be determined.

  9. 9. For the purposes of section 4, the approach to determine the percentage of the net proceeds to be distributed to the municipality from the sale of an affordable housing unit, including how net proceeds would be determined.

  10. 10. The circumstances in and conditions under which offsite units would be permitted, consistent with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of section 5.

  11. 11. For the purposes of paragraph 2 of section 5, the circumstances in which an offsite unit would be considered to be in proximity to the development or redevelopment giving rise to the by-law requirement for affordable housing units.

Net proceeds from sale of affordable housing unit

4. (1) An inclusionary zoning by-law may require a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of an affordable housing unit to be distributed to the municipality.

(2) A by-law referred to in subsection (1) shall set out the percentage of the net proceeds to be distributed to the municipality, which shall not exceed 50 per cent.

(3) If a by-law referred to in subsection (1) is in force, an agreement referred to in clause 35.2 (2) (i) of the Act shall provide that, where an affordable housing unit is sold, a percentage of the net proceeds from the sale shall be distributed to the municipality in accordance with the by-law.

Restrictions on offsite units

5. The authority of a council of a municipality under clause 35.2 (5) (a) of the Act is subject to the following restrictions:

  1. Offsite units shall not be permitted unless there is an official plan in effect in the municipality that sets out the circumstances in and conditions under which offsite units would be permitted.

  2. Offsite units shall be located in proximity to the development or redevelopment giving rise to the by-law requirement for affordable housing units.

  3. The land on which the offsite units are situated shall be subject to an inclusionary zoning by-law.

  4. Offsite units shall not be used to satisfy the by-law requirement to include a number of affordable housing units, or gross floor area to be occupied by affordable housing units, that applies to the development or redevelopment in which the offsite units are permitted.

Restrictions on the use of s. 37 of the Act

6. The authority of a council of a municipality under section 37 of the Act is subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions: