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051 (newer zoning). Staff committed to Council to return after 1 year with an update report <br />on uptake and observations on Additional Dwelling Units; that is the purpose of this report. <br />REPORT: <br />As of the date of this report, a total of 30 building permits have been issued since the new <br />zoning came into effect on June 1, 2022. Specifically: <br /> <br /> 21 building permits for Semi-Detached Duplex units have been issued. Most were <br />within existing Semi-Detached Dwellings where a new basement unit was added. <br /> <br /> 9 building permits for Additional Dwelling Unit (Detached) have been issued. <br />Around 20 more are in the approvals process. <br />30 building permits for new semi-detached duplex and additional dwelling (detached) units have <br />been issued as a direct result of the zoning by-law amendment approved by Council in 2021. <br />This is a rate of about 1 new unit every 2 weeks. <br />The remainder of this report will focus on the uptake and observations of Additional Dwelling <br />Units (Detached), referred to herein constructed since June 2021. <br /> <br />Backyard Homes <br />The City has a two-step approvals process for backyard homes: (1) Site Plan and (2) <br />Building Permit. When the site plan is approved, a courtesy letter is mailed to properties <br />within 30 metres advising them of possible upcoming construction. <br /> <br />{ĭƚƦĻķ {źƷĻ tƌğƓ ΛυЎЋЋΜ <br />/ƚƓŅźƩƒƭ ǩƚƓźƓŭ ĭƚƒƦƌźğƓĭĻ ΛƭĻƷĬğĭƉƭͲ ŅƌƚƚƩ ğƩĻğͲ ĻƷĭ͵Μ <br />wĻǝźĻǞƭ ĬǒźƌķźƓŭ ğƓķ ƦğƩƉźƓŭ ƌğǤƚǒƷ <br />/ƚƓƭźķĻƩƭ ğŅŅĻĭƷĻķ ƷƩĻĻƭ ε ĻƒĻƩŭĻƓĭǤ ğĭĭĻƭƭ <br />.ǒźƌķźƓŭ tĻƩƒźƷ ΛĭƚƭƷƭ ǝğƩǤΜ <br />wĻǝźĻǞƭ ƦƌğƓƭ ğƓķ ķƩğǞźƓŭƭ Ʒƚ ĭƚƓŅźƩƒ ƩĻƨǒźƩĻƒĻƓƷƭ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ .ǒźƌķźƓŭ <br />/ƚķĻ ğƩĻ ƒĻƷ <br /> <br /> <br />To understand how the process and rules for backyard homes were working for applicants <br />and surrounding residents, the following questions were asked through a survey that was <br />sent to all applicants who have applied for a site plan and to all property owners who live <br />within 30 metres of two completely constructed backyard homes. <br /> <br /> How is the site plan application process and zoning regulations perceived by <br />applicants and staff? <br /> <br /> How are backyard homes perceived by surrounding residents? <br /> <br />