A laneway house is a form of detached secondary suites in Canada built into pre-existing lots , usually in the backyard and opening onto the back lane . Most laneway houses are small. However, public concern has been raised in some communities about the impact that larger forms of this type of housing may have on privacy. Laneway houses are found in densely populated areas in Canadian cities, including Edmonton , Toronto , and Vancouver .
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76-628: A deficit for its annual operating budget . The city's revenues include 33% from property tax, 6% from the land transfer tax, subsidies from the Canadian federal government and the Ontario provincial government , and the rest from other revenues and user fees. The council has set the limit of debt charges not to exceed 15% of the property tax revenues. The city has an AA credit rating from Standard & Poor's , and an Aa1 credit rating from Moody's . Toronto's debt stood at $ 3.9 billion at
114-552: A residential area on its upper levels. The earliest modern laneway home was built in 1989 at Kensington Market , and was designed by Jeffrey Stinston, a professor at the University of Toronto 's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design . Another early example of a modern laneway home includes one built by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects in Leslieville in 1992. The architectural firm received approval for
152-575: Is 550 square feet (51 m ), one and a half stories, with one or two bedrooms. Typical regulations require that the laneway home is built in the back half of a traditional lot in the space that is normally reserved for a garage. In December 2009, the Sustainable Laneway House project began. BC Hydro Power Smart joined Simon Fraser University and the City of Vancouver in championing the project. A host of industrial partners joined
190-610: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Laneway house In Edmonton, laneway homes are called garden suites and the numbers keep increasing as the City changes bylaws to increase density. The suites are very popular as Airbnb properties, as retirement homes and for mortgage helpers. During the 19th century, back lanes were used by Toronto residents to house accessory buildings, including garages, storage units and/or stables. A number of these stables were mews , which included
228-407: Is responsible for providing politically neutral advice to council, and delivering services to the City's residents. As of March 2022, there were nearly 40,000 active employees. The city manager (formerly the chief administrative officer), who reports to the mayor and the council, is the administrative head of the City of Toronto. While the city manager and public service are ultimately accountable to
266-477: The City of Toronto Act, 1996 , which spelled the demise of the Metro Toronto federation. During 1997, the municipalities of Metro were placed under provincial trusteeship. On January 1, 1998, Metro and its constituent municipalities were dissolved, replaced by the single-tier "megacity" of Toronto, which is the successor of the previous City of Toronto. Mel Lastman , the long-time mayor of North York before
304-568: The Toronto Police Service , Fire Services and Paramedic Services . As the City of Toronto is constituted by, and derives its powers from, the province of Ontario, it is a "creature of the province" and is legally bound by various regulations and legislation of the Ontario Legislature , such as the City of Toronto Act , Municipal Elections Act , Planning Act , and others. The City of Toronto Act lays down
342-607: The 2009 laneway house bylaw was the Mendoza Lane House by Lanefab Design/Build. The Mendoza lane house is 710sf and was built on a 33'x122' lot and features a single outdoor parking space. The project was granted an occupancy permit by the City of Vancouver in May 2010. One of the top Vancouver-based laneway construction companies, home wealth investments, specializes in affordable-cost effective home construction. The first unsubsidized ' net zero ' solar-powered laneway house
380-554: The Canadian Criminal Code within its borders. It also forms several committees, including the Board of Health and "Community Councils", which hear matters relating to narrower, district issues, such as building permits and developments requiring changes to zoning by-laws. Community Council decisions, as well as those of the mayor, must be approved by the city council at regular sessions. The Toronto Public Service
418-434: The City of Toronto are exercised by its legislative body , known as Toronto City Council , which is composed of 25 members and the mayor. The council passes municipal legislation (called by-laws ), approves spending, and has direct responsibility for the oversight of services delivered by the city and its agencies. The mayor of Toronto serves as the chief executive officer and head of council. The day-to-day operation of
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#1732772248305456-887: The EcoDensity Charter is no longer applicable in Vancouver due to the current council's updated strategies on affordability and Greenest City initiatives, initial concerns around laneway housing and affordability that related to the EcoDensity Charter remain. The approach from the Charter was to increase the supply of housings to help moderate house prices and to reduce the living costs from transportation and energy. As of 2023 in British Columbia, housing policy changes are coming that aim to simplify regulations, increase design choices, and promote Missing Middle Housing, making it easier to build laneway homes and navigate
494-573: The Ontario courts of the act's constitutionality. Its constitutionality was upheld and the reduced number of councillors was elected. In 2022, the Ford government passed the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act , which redefined the powers of the mayor of Toronto. Under the act, the mayor could overrule a motion of City Council that had less than a 66 percent plurality. Ostensibly introduced to allow
532-488: The Ontario government of Doug Ford passed the Better Local Government Act , which redefined the number and representation of Toronto City Council. The number of councillors was reduced to 25, and council districts were defined that matched provincial electoral districts. The passage took place during the ongoing election campaign and spurred a number of lawsuits by potential candidates and a referral to
570-507: The Toronto tax base was now available to support the suburban growth. The new regional government built highways, water systems and public transit, while the thirteen townships, villages, towns, and cities continued to provide some local services to their residents. To manage the yearly upkeep of the new infrastructure, the new regional government levied its own property tax, collected by the local municipalities. On January 1, 1967, several of
608-446: The amalgamation, became the first mayor (62nd overall) of the new megacity. Existing by-laws of the individual municipalities were retained until new citywide by-laws could be written and enacted. New citywide by-laws have since been enacted, although many of the individual differences were continued, applying only to the districts where the by-laws applied, such as winter sidewalk clearing and garbage pickup. The existing city halls of
646-463: The approval of the municipal planning department before they can build a laneway home. In 2018, the municipal government of Toronto approved a zoning amendment by-law to permit the development of laneway suites on all properties that has a residential designation. The amendment was a response to growing concern around affordable housing, and as an effort to promote "gentle densification" by tapping into roughly 2400 publicly owned laneways spread across
684-451: The city includes Laneway Home Building Experts and 2x2 Construction, who is estimated to build 10-12 Laneway Homes in 2022 alone. The introduction to Vancouver of this form of housing was part of an initiative by former Mayor Sam Sullivan , as part of his council's EcoDensity initiative to increase urban density in pre-existing neighbourhoods while retaining the single-family feel of the neighbourhood. Vancouver's average laneway house
722-428: The city. As a result of the by-law, there exists approximately 257 kilometres (160 mi) of laneways where laneway houses may be built in the city. The majority of these laneways are situated in the old City of Toronto and East York . The municipal government of Toronto also launched the "Laneway Suites Pilot Program" in 2018, providing financial assistance to property owners that build laneway houses for rent, on
760-405: The condition that the property owner can not raise the price of rent past the city's average market rent for 15 years after it is completed. Toronto-based architects and architectural firms that have designed laneway houses in the city includes Lanescape, Donald Schmitt , LGA Architectural Partners, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, and Superkül. Toronto-based builders specializing in laneway houses in
798-423: The council, the council may not give specific direction to public servants, and members of the council do not manage the day-to-day operations of the city. The following senior staff report to the city manager: City officials reporting directly to the council: The following officials report to the council for statutory purposes, but to the city manager for administrative purposes: The City of Toronto represents
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#1732772248305836-607: The design from the Ontario Municipal Board , after the firm promoted the housing form as a method to take advantage of unutilized spaces. By 2005, there were approximately several dozen laneway homes in Toronto, including several that were raised illegally. The development of laneway houses in Toronto resulted in the municipal government reviewing their impact on services and their safety in 2006. Construction of laneway homes in Toronto remained limited until 2018, with earlier by-laws requiring property owners to gain
874-453: The division of powers, responsibilities and required duties of the corporation. It provides that if the City appoints a chief administrative officer (the city manager), then that person shall be responsible for the administrative management and operation of the City. The Toronto Public Service By-law (TPS By-law), Chapter 192 of Toronto's municipal code, further strengthens the separation of the administrative components (the public service) and
912-579: The effort by providing expertise, materials and labour, including Smallworks Studio and Laneway Housing, Fortin Terasen Gas, Embedded Automation, Day4 Energy, VerTech Solutions, MSR Innovations and Pulse Energy. Westhouse was showcased at the Yaletown LiveCity site during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games to over 66,000 people and subsequently moved to its current semi-permanent site at SFU. Vancouver's first laneway house to be completed under
950-411: The end of 2016. Capital expenditures are 39% funded from debt. The City of Toronto was incorporated in 1834, succeeding York , which was administered directly by the then-province of Upper Canada . The new city was administered by an elected council, which served a one-year term. The first mayor, chosen by the elected councillors, was William Lyon Mackenzie . The first by-law passed was An Act for
988-486: The fifth-largest municipal government in North America. It has two budgets: the operating budget, which is the cost of operating programs, services, and the cost of governing; and the capital budget, which covers the cost of building and the upkeep of infrastructure. The City's capital budget and plan for 2019–2028 is CA$ 40.67 billion . Under the City of Toronto Act , the Toronto government cannot run
1026-724: The legal structure came in 1954, with the creation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto (known more popularly as "Metro") in 1954. This new regional government, which encompassed Toronto and the smaller communities of East York , Etobicoke , Forest Hill , Leaside , Long Branch , Mimico , New Toronto , North York , Scarborough , Swansea , Weston and York , was created by the Government of Ontario to support suburban growth. This new municipality could borrow money on its own for capital projects and it received taxes from all municipalities including Toronto, which meant that
1064-481: The mayor. Elections are held every four years, in October, with the mayor and councillors being elected by Canadian citizens who live or own property in Toronto. The mayor of Toronto serves as the political head of the City of Toronto. The council is the only power able to enact Toronto laws, known as by-laws, which govern the actions of the corporation and/or matters within its jurisdiction, such as administration of
1102-613: The municipal government is managed by the city manager who is a public servant and head of the Toronto Public Service – under the direction of the mayor and the council. The government employs over 38,000 public servants directly, as well as affiliated agencies. Its operating budget was CA$ 20.53 billion in 2023, including over $ 5.1 billion for the Toronto Transit Commission and $ 4 billion on emergency service agencies, such as
1140-753: The official residence of the Chief Minister of Kerala United States [ edit ] Cliff House (San Francisco, California) , a restaurant Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colorado) , listed on the NRHP in El Paso County, Colorado Cliff Cottage , Southbridge, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts Z. E. Cliff House , Somerville, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts Topics referred to by
1178-419: The passage of bylaws that would increase the supply of housing in Toronto, the act received considerable criticism as anti-democratic. The mayor at the time, John Tory, supported the law and pledged to continue to act by consensus. Toronto City Council is the primary decision making body defined in the City of Toronto Act . A number of divisions (core public service, or "Toronto Public Service"; responsible to
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1216-451: The permit process for a more inclusive and adaptable housing landscape. Municipal government of Toronto The municipal government of Toronto ( incorporated as the City of Toronto) is the local government responsible for administering the city of Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario . Its structure and powers are set out in the City of Toronto Act . The powers of
1254-402: The political components (mayor and council) of the City of Toronto. In general, the council determines the services provided to residents and develops programs and policies, while the public service implements the council's decisions. The council is the legislative body of the City of Toronto. It is composed of 25 city councillors (each representing a ward of around 96,800 people), along with
1292-891: The preventing & extinguishing of Fires . The first mayor directly elected to the post was Adam Wilson , elected in 1859. Through 1955 the term of office for the mayor and the council was one year; it then varied between two and three years until a four-year term was adopted starting in 2006. (See List of Toronto municipal elections .) To finance operations, the municipality levied property taxes. In 1850, Toronto also started levying income taxes. Toronto levied personal income taxes until 1936, and corporate income taxes until 1944. Until 1914, Toronto grew by annexing neighbouring municipalities such as Parkdale and Seaton Village . After 1914, Toronto stopped annexing bordering municipalities, although some municipalities overwhelmed by growth requested it. After World War II, an extensive group of suburban villages and townships surrounded Toronto. Change to
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1368-454: The smaller municipalities were amalgamated with larger ones, reducing their number to six. Forest Hill and Swansea became part of Toronto; Long Branch, Mimico, and New Toronto joined Etobicoke; Weston merged with York, and Leaside amalgamated with East York. This arrangement lasted until 1998. Although a referendum of the Metro municipalities showed broad opposition, the Ontario government passed
1406-501: The various municipalities were retained by the new corporation for various purposes. The City of York's civic centre became a court office. The existing 1965 City Hall of Toronto became the city hall of the new megacity, while Metro Hall, the "city hall" of the Metro government, is used as municipal office space. The community councils of Etobicoke–York, North York and Scarborough meet in their respective pre-existing municipal buildings. In 2018, just before that year's provincial election ,
1444-415: Was completed in 2012. In July 2013, an updated set of rules governing laneway house design in Vancouver went into effect. The July 2013 rule update was aimed at making it easier to build one-storey laneway houses, and to address concerns about parking and the use of garages. Like Toronto, housing affordability is an important issue in Vancouver, due to the high density of population in the city. While
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