Comment
The Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association (CHNA) strongly opposes the proposed Schedule 7 of Bill 17 to amend the Planning Act to provide regulation-making authority to reduce planning applications for minor variances.
The CHNA does not support enabling the Minister, by regulation, to permit variation to a zoning by-law to be “as of right” if a proposal is within a prescribed percentage of the required setback.
The CHNA argues that the proposed legislative and regulatory changes are too broad and remove important discretionary municipal authorities and does not necessarily promote the intent of Ontario getting new homes built faster and smarter.
Please refer to our full comments, specific concerns and recommendations in the attached document.
Supporting documents
Submitted June 26, 2025 4:57 PM
Comment on
Proposed Regulation – As-of-right Variations from Setback Requirements
ERO number
025-0463
Comment ID
150217
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