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Implementation Guidelines for Section 37 of the Planning Act
Published by City of Toronto
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- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Toronto
- Date
- January 2016
- Also called
- Consolidated Section 37 Implementation Guidelines and Protocol (and Official Plan S.37 Policies)
- For
- any
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 35
Overview
The City of Toronto's Implementation Guidelines for Section 37 of the Planning Act, adopted by City Council in November 2007 and revised to January 2016, with the Protocol for Negotiating Section 37 Community Benefits adopted in December 2007. Published by City Planning in 35 pages, it supports Official Plan Section 5.1.1, Height and/or Density Incentives, covering implementation principles, general considerations, specific benefits such as affordable rental housing, child care and public art, the protocol and, in Appendix A, the Official Plan policies.
What it covers
- Section 37 Implementation Guidelines
- Introduction
- Implementation Principles of Section 37
- General Considerations
- Heritage Conservation
- Non-Profit Child Care Facilities
- Public Art
- Streetscape Improvements
- Protocol for Negotiating Section 37 Community Benefits
- Appendix A - Approved Section 37 Policies of the Official Plan
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