Ottawa has pushed for cities to change zoning rules to allow fourplexes to be built ‘as of right’ as a prerequisite for accessing the Housing Accelerator Fund
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is ruling out a policy to automatically allow fourplexes to be built across the province, arguing that it would be a big mistake to force them upon municipalities., who has made housing a key priority of his government, said Thursday that some residents don’t want multiplexes in their neighbourhoods and his government is focused on building single-dwelling homes and townhouses.
“Ontario had an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to building more homes and to take the housing crisis seriously. They could have adopted their own housing task force’s recommendation to allow people to build up to four units on their own land without having to go through lengthy application processes,” Mr. Fraser’s statement said. “Instead, they chose red tape and the status quo.”
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has also railed against municipal “gatekeepers” who prevent houses from being built and has said he would issue financial penalties or withhold funds from cities that do not increase homebuilding by 15 per cent annually. His office did not respond to a request for comment about Mr. Ford’s remarks.
Opposition parties accused Mr. Ford of being the kind of politician he has long derided: a NIMBY, short for “not in my backyard,” who doesn’t want any change around him.
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