Clarington Council has passed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments to increase permission allowing additional dwelling units (ADUs), also known as secondary suites, in-law suites, basement apartments and in-house apartments on properties.
This will help to increase the inventory of available housing and rental housing in the municipality, said s statement.
Under the expanded permissions and subject to conditions, an additional dwelling unit will be permitted within a home, and another will be allowed within a detached structure, such as a garage, on the same property.
These ADUs will be allowed in urban and rural areas, with restrictions imposed on properties within the Oak Ridges Moraine and the Greenbelt. However, council has directed staff to ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to review the restrictions imposed on properties within the Oak Ridges Moraine and the Greenbelt and ease those if possible.
Under the new by-law, any additional dwelling units will have to be registered with the municipality. These new permissions support the recommendations made within Clarington’s Affordable Housing Toolkit, an overarching policy to support affordable housing for people of various income levels and seniors.
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