Housing is the foundation of a vibrant and prosperous community. I will continue to support innovative projects and approaches including reducing parking minimums in areas close to transit and walkable neighbourhoods. This will make it easier to explore different types of housing and create more housing to reduce the pressure on the rental markets.
I will also continue to work at the Provincial level to advocate for incentives for developments to be accessible and include affordable rental units. I'll also continue to support providing land options for affordable housing to be built and the exploration of different housing models like cooperatives and land trusts.
Other initiatives to implement ASAP include:
- online application portal which includes all required information relevant to a project (OCP, neighbourhood plans, zoning requirements etc)
- pre-zoning certain areas to streamline development application
- having pre-approved plans for different types of housing