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2022–2026 term

City CouncilMeeting 14

High Performance Development Standard Update 2023

Council was asked to

  1. Council refer the recommendations on High Performance Development Standards as outlined in Report ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0016 back to staff, and direct staff to bring forward an updated report to Committee following the release of the Ontario government’s guidance on this issue, expected in the Summer of 2023 with recommendations for revised phasing timelines, resource requirements and associated amendments to the Site Plan Control By-law by no later than Q1 2024
  2. staff be directed
    • Include a review of resources required to conduct timely internal review of energy model and Community Energy Plan submissions in place of a third-party reviewer for submissions associated with Site Plan Control and Plan of Subdivision applications
    • Provide clarification in the associated Terms of Reference for a Community Energy Plan for a Plan of Subdivision that a letter of intent is required at the submission of an application, and is to indicate the applicants proposed means of considering energy efficiency within a future community and that this information is considered to be preliminary and to the best information available, which will be subject to revision and validation through submission of a CEP or equivalent certification and labelling program as a condition of approval
    • Further review the proposed Site Plan Control amendments to enact HPDS within the Site Plan Control Bylaw alongside changes to the By-law arising from Bill 23, and changes that may result from proposed Planning Act amendments currently under consideration through Bill 97 and consider revisions to respond to concerns identified at the April 18th, 2023, Environment and Climate Change Committee.
Carried

14 for, 10 against

Affects
City-wide
Agenda item
12.1
Motion number
2023 - 14-02
City file number
ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0016

How each member voted

The recitals

  • the staff report entitled, High Performance Development Standard Update 2023 (ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0016) was approved by the Environment and Climate Change Committee on April 18, 2023
  • , at the time of approval, staff recommended the item proceed to the City Council meeting of May 10, 2023 to coincide with the consideration of an upcoming staff report entitled Bill 109 Implementation/ Update report
  • the Province has advised that potential provincial directions impacting building energy efficiency and green development standards are anticipated to occur in Summer 2023 along with accompanying changes to the Ontario Building Code
  • the Committee heard concerns with respect to the implementation of High Performance Development Standards (HPDS) ahead of Provincial changes to the Building Code, as well as concerns related to other components of the implementation plan, including third-party review, Community Energy Plans (CEP) and HPDS criteria to be addressed as part of a Site Plan Control Approval

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