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I'm not a fan of this entire Bill, but to comment on this regulation I believe that the parkland rate should be reconsidered. By adjusting the rate to one hectare per 600 units you may end up will some pretty unliveable neighbourhoods. Not to mention the high costs required to build new infrastructure to service this new areas.
Also, if you're destroying the greenbelt can you at least incentivize developers to build high density units? It's still unclear to me what types of units we're talking about. It seems like it will you be your sprawled out single family detached homes with large driveways and backyards. That is not a very effective use of land.
Encouraging the supply of rental housing is good, but there is a good chance that the developers will own and rent the units they build. So they get a discount on building it and can charge high rents maximizing profit. Are there provisions to ensure that the developer isn't essentially double dipping?
Submitted December 4, 2022 3:06 PM
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Proposed Planning Act and Development Charges Act, 1997 Changes: Providing Greater Cost Certainty for Municipal Development-related Charges
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