Ontario Premier Doug Ford will override municipal zoning to allow more housing across Ontario, confidential document reveals

The Ford government is expected to unveil a new piece of its housing plan next week.

According to The Star News Article  " Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government will override local municipal zoning to allow duplexes and triplexes across Ontario as part of sweeping new housing legislation. "

The Progressive Conservatives want to “remove rules that prevent missing middle” housing — multi-dwelling units curbed by local zoning laws favouring single-family homes.

In legislation to be tabled when the house resumes Tuesday, the Tories will “accelerate planning” in a number of potentially controversial ways.

They will limit the role of conservation authorities to “commenting agencies” focused on preventing floods and other natural hazards rather than panels that residents have used to stall development.

The province is expected to amend the Building Code to allow two- and three-unit homes in existing houses provided the same square footage is retained — so no extensions or additional floors without municipal permission.

The legislation is also expected to include changes to development charges, which municipalities set and developers pay, to encourage construction, the same two sources said. Changes to how local heritage and conservation protections are applied to give the province more authority over them are also expected, these sources added.

Ford previously announced his government would aim to build 1.5 million more homes in the next 10 years, which was a goal recommended by a government-commissioned housing task force report earlier this year to address soaring house prices.

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