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TracyHasselfeldt Jun 22 2022 at 10:34AM on page 3

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Georgina Craig May 2 2022 at 6:07PM on page 22

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Are incentives from a municipality required to lure rental property developers?
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Quinn Greer May 2 2022 at 3:44PM on page 79

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At rent levels that remain genuninly affordable in perpituity.
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Quinn Greer May 2 2022 at 3:41PM on page 61

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This should also include environmental performance to to address fuel poverty.
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Quinn Greer May 2 2022 at 3:37PM on page 53

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Any development on public land should be required to maximise the delivery of genuinely affordable housing. Public land should remain in public ownership or community land trusts for example.
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Quinn Greer May 2 2022 at 3:28PM on page 34

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This needs to be further broken down across all tenures (private and affordable) to reflect local housing need and demographics, for example 30% 1 bed, 30% 2 bed, 30% three bed, and 10% 4 bed plus.
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Quinn Greer May 2 2022 at 3:18PM on page 20

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To achieve this, and ensure all new developments benefit residents and existing communities, the city should ensure all new developments (greater than 10 units) include a percentage of genuinely affordable housing (suggest 35 - 50%).
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Quinn Greer May 2 2022 at 3:02PM on page 16

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Appropriate mechanism are need to promote secure long-term tenancies, including rent controls to ensure units remain affordable in perpetuity.
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Jamie Chisholm May 2 2022 at 2:22PM on page 15

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Allow properties that are zoned for commerical or industrial to include residential on the provision that it "rental" only. Anything near the go stations or delclining retail zones (Burloak power centre) and Burlington Mall (the Bay) should be allowed to build monster rental apartment towers with retail allowed to remain on the bottom. Significant reduction in parking requirements, where rental residential is added must be permitted. Car sharing programs, free bus/transit passes for all apartment tenants to discourage vehicles. Work with hydro to allow all hydro corridors to permit free parking for rental apartments so that the density/unit count for rental housing can be increased. THIS IS FOR RENTAL ONLY - not condos for sale.
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Jamie Chisholm May 2 2022 at 2:17PM on page 10

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I would cap buildings at 6 storeys but allow them everywhere like in Paris France. Any lot south of the QEW, between Guelph line and the Niagara QEW should be permitted up to 6 storeys. Create a set of architectural guidelines, using noble materials (brick and stone) - no stucco or all glass walls.
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Jamie Chisholm May 2 2022 at 2:11PM on page 3

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I am sorry. Dont hire new staff. Existing staff can handle. Empower them to say "yes" and encourage them not to find a way to say no.
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Gayle Kabbash May 2 2022 at 1:53PM on page 12

Yes, indeed fair housing for all.....While I so support housing for low income, my daughters could not stay in Burlington where they were raised. It is a shame that they needed to move farther away due to cost of housing.
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Gayle Kabbash May 2 2022 at 1:49PM on page 4

Re purposing buildings that are no longer in full use could help with the shortage of affordable housing. The pandemic has left some buildings empty - purchasing unused buildings like schools, warehouses etc. could be re-purposed for housing.
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Larry Tenaschuk May 2 2022 at 1:44PM on page 15

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Rental housing should be available for low, mid and higher income earners. The demographics of Senior Retiring and leaving their homes is also a need for the future. Seniors may not wish to own rather, stay in the community with reasonable rental opportunities. seniors have growing mobility issues but are not ready for assisted living, hence, housing with reasonable accessibility to basic shopping, parks and libraries as in European communities. All within walking distance. less reliance on vehicles should be an important driver for rental and multiple unit houising.
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Gayle Kabbash May 2 2022 at 1:43PM on page 10

I agree, we must control building heights- what happened to the official plan that stated 14 stories max. Our Burlington access to the lake is beautiful. We should be protecting these lands. We cannot accommodate the amount of cars and intensified housing in the downtown core. As it is now there is gridlock when anything goes wrong.
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Chris Ariens Apr 28 2022 at 7:13PM on page 37

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Need to be more specific here. At present, the OP and ZBL are a barrier to housing creation, as they do not permit viable alternative forms of housing as of right. Ending exclusionary zoning is one of the primary ways to facilitate missing middle housing and open up development to smaller & more diversified local participants.
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Chris Ariens Apr 28 2022 at 6:59PM on page 61

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Use of the word 'tenants' implies that ADUs will be primarily aimed at the rental market. Is this intended? There could be potential for ADUs to enable many forms of ownership, not necessarily limited to rentals.
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Chris Ariens Apr 28 2022 at 6:53PM on page 88

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This brings up an interesting point. While much of the housing strategy is aimed at setting target for new units, one of the biggest opportunities is with respect to the existing housing stock, which consists primarily of single-family, ground oriented units. As average household size shrinks in a neighbourhood, available space in existing dwellings is a resource that can potentially be freed up to enable new residents to have affordable places to live. It may not be necessary to place such targets solely on new construction, and it may benefit the city to track under-housing (persons > bedrooms) and over-housing (persons < bedrooms) in existing units to inform what the needed mix of new housing should be.
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Chris Ariens Apr 28 2022 at 6:42PM on page 4

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Building code should already ensure any constructions (including ADUs) meet safety standards. Overall it makes sense to have a framework in place to support residents in providing ADU housing on their properties, as well as supportive policies (such as removal of parking minimums) that would otherwise act as barriers to the provision of ADUs.
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Andrew Cousineau Apr 27 2022 at 7:46PM on page 81

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Love this!
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Andrew Cousineau Apr 27 2022 at 7:41PM on page 37

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Home owners are incentivized to prevent any changes to zoning. Their needs are already met. Frankly, it's a conflict of interest.
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Andrew Cousineau Apr 27 2022 at 7:34PM on page 29

I assume "dedicated staff resource" means a team, no?
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Andrew Cousineau Apr 27 2022 at 7:24PM on page 16

You can find this defined the annual State of Housing Report
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Andrew Cousineau Apr 27 2022 at 7:22PM on page 15

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I'd be curious to see this research, and whether it distinguishes "preference" from "necessity". With a growing population that has been priced out of the housing market, that would naturally increase the demand for rent... because it is the only other option, not necessarily the preferred one.
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 3:01PM on page 41

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Will the current taxpayers get any say about hiring resources for something that might only have an negative impact on them?
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 3:00PM on page 41

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How much staff are you suggesting? Does the city currently have the budget or will the cost of housing staff be added to the developers costs. (Build it into the application fee) Developers should pay….not existing home owners.
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:57PM on page 39

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Where do you suggest these Tiny Homes,or Trailers be installed. Are you suggesting that these be allowed in driveways of current homes, or in site specific areas?
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:53PM on page 37

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There MUST be a limit to Multigenerational housing. The number of legitimate bedrooms and bathrooms should determine the number of bodies in a house. Existing home owners in the area should be consulted before any zoning change permitted. Also, parking MUST also be considered. Cars on lawns and permapark on the street is NOT acceptable.
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:46PM on page 32

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NO TALL BUILDINGS!!!! WE DON'T WANT TO BE MINI MISSISSAUGA. Burlington downtown has already become an ugly concrete jungle with access only for the very wealthy. Traffic is a nightmare and access to the hospital restricted. I personally gave up going anywhere near the downtown a few years ago…Parking a nightmare, buses too slow, too many people crowded on sidewalks. It is a shame. It used to be lovely.
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:39PM on page 30

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Wouldn't this strategy be an ongoing agenda for the Councillors. If it is voted in to the bi-laws why would you need a Champion?
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:36PM on page 29

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What resources are you suggesting won't be available?
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:35PM on page 29

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Why do you need someone to CHAMPION defined housing criteria that the city will have already approved?? It will take a TEAM to ENFORCE the actions and the CONTINUED support of councillors to ensure the rules are followed. This statement is too wishywashy and subjective.
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:27PM on page 19

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Have you already informed current developers of your intention here? How did they respond?
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:24PM on page 12

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It is not just lowest income that need housing. My kids can't afford a home in Burlington and the rent s insane. PLEASE don't make this project just about the lowest income. Make it about all walks of life.. Even if you and your spouse have a combined income of $150,000 annually, you cannot afford a house in this city!!! PLEASE!!! MAKE THIS FAIR FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!
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Barb Woodworth Apr 26 2022 at 2:20PM on page 10

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Zoning Bi-Laws. I hope that this is not a new tool by which the City of Burlington is given absolute permission to keep adding 40 story buildings. The people of Burlington are NOT looking to become a mini Mississauga. Mississauga has become so ugly and cold as a result of lack of building height contril.
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Donald Husack Apr 25 2022 at 3:23PM on page 50

None of the objectives in this document are achievable. The City of Burlington has no capacity to process Development files any more. Site Plan is now a 2year to 4year process and a Subdivision Agreement is 7 to 15 years. None of these objectives take into consideration current processing times.
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Anonymous Apr 22 2022 at 10:03PM on page 14

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"All"? Some people have zero income.
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Anonymous Apr 22 2022 at 10:00PM on page 12

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What are the lower income deciles?
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Anonymous Apr 22 2022 at 9:58PM on page 16

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"Halton Region's definition of affordable rental housing." Which is…?
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