• Reduced and standardized amenity area requirements for certain commercial (Mixed use) zoning districts. Allows for more flexibility of units and more efficient use of lot area and/or building area/space.

• Provisions based on net floor area changed to gross floor area. Allows for flexibility in design, especially when uses change, and reduces workload for applicants and municipal staff.

• Added Micro-brewery to various commercial zones. Increased the maximum gross floor area of a Micro-brewery to accommodate this growing industry.

• Revisions to manufacturing zones that simplified the list of permitted uses by moving the descriptions out of the list of permitted uses and into new defined uses. This removed inconsistency between some zoning districts.

• Reduced or eliminated loading space requirements for small-scale residential developments.

Risk Analysis:

As noted in the Discussion, the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) and the Ontario Planning Act provide the framework to allow a number of the pink zoning concepts to be implemented in Ontario.

Financial Matters: N/A

Consultations:

Office of the City Solicitor

Conclusion:

Pink Zoning as defined in the United States is not permitted by Ontario legislation. However, as noted in this report some of the pink zoning concepts are already imbedded in the Planning Act and have been implemented by the City. Existing City programs and efforts to simplify zoning already accomplish much of what Pink Zoning advertises in other jurisdictions.

Planning Act Matters:

N/A