Rick Conard, Director Building & Chief Building Official provided an overview of Increasing the Missing Middle: Pre-approved Garden Suite Design Plans.
Committee Members engaged in discussion and enquired regarding processing timelines to build garden suites; other types of garden suite concepts and layouts; is there a program to work with home owners who want to convert their home into a fourplex; small lot minimum areas and setback requirements; the number garden suites in each ward that could potential be built, each, can a second storey be built on top of existing garage and do development charges apply to garden suites.
Rick Conard, Director Building & Chief Building Official and Andrew Whittemore, Commissioner, Planning and Building responded to questions.