Discussion question two…

Discussion question two asked : What further changes to the planning and development process would you suggest to make it easier to support gentle density and build missing middle housing and multigenerational housing, in Ontario?

The first step is to educate people about what can currently be done without needing planning, development or even building permits. For example, most municipalities allow three unrelated persons to live together in a single building. Many people could be sharing their houses, without losing their privacy, and supplementing their income, at minimal cost, if they just knew how.

Developing and publicizing easy expanded use examples is a first step. If Ministry and Municipal Affairs Ministry staff took the lead in this, they could share shortcuts and examples of time and money-saving measures developed in one municipality with others.