Comment
It strikes me that with the Province providing policy direction on increasing the housing supply and many lower tier municipalities enacting zoning by-laws to permit accessory dwelling units in detached accessory structures located on the same lot as the principal dwelling, that the NEC should look to allow for these accessory dwelling units in accessory buildings as-of-right in the escarpment recreation land use designation. At this time, in the escarpment recreation land use designation located outside of the NEC’s development control area, municipal zoning by-laws apply to regulate the size and area of the main dwelling and accessory dwelling, why not broaden this scope and allow for a secondary dwelling in an accessory building where permitted by the lower tier zoning by-law,
Submitted May 5, 2024 2:01 PM
Comment on
Proposed amendments to development permit exemptions under R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 828 for lands in the Niagara Escarpment Planning Area that is under the area of development control
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019-8364
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98703
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