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Project Background

Project Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Project Kick-off

    On January 19, 2021, Planning and Housing Committee (PH20.4) (opens in new window) asked staff to review Requirements for automobile and bike parking in newly erected or enlarged buildings are identified in the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013.

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Phase 1 Milestone: Removal of Parking Minimums

    The initial phase of the review focused on automobile and bicycle parking. New regulations related to automobile parking came into force on February 3, 2022 and new regulations related to bicycle parking came into force on July 22, 2022.

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    Phase 2 Kick-off

    Following the conclusion of the initial phase, Planning and Housing Committee directed staff to continue work on the review of parking requirements in the Zoning By-law as part of the City-Wide Parking Strategy, which includes:

    • a review of accessible parking requirements;
    • a review of bicycle parking requirements; and
    • the establishment of a parking monitoring program

  • Timeline item 4 - complete

    Phase 2 Milestone: Accessible Parking and Bicycle Parking Update

    The work on accessible and bicycle parking requirements is completed through 2025.PH18.3, which addresses an increasing demand for bicycle parking, growing interest in the impact on housing affordability and travel behaviour, and the importance of providing appropriate accessible parking spaces.

  • Timeline item 5 - active

    Phase 3 Kick-off

    Following the conclusion of Phase 2, City Council requested staff to:

    a. identify areas in the City where the amount of visitor parking provided in new development is inadequate;

    b. draft new minimum visitor parking standards for new development in those areas, potentially including a minimum proportion of proposed parking which must be designated for visitors;

    c. consult the public on the draft new minimum visitor parking standards; and

    d. report back to Council by fourth quarter of 2025 with a Zoning By-law Amendment if necessary to update the minimum visitor parking standards for new development.

  • Timeline item 6 - incomplete

    Phase 3 Milestone: Visitor Parking Update

    The intent of this milestone is to report back to City Council with a Zoning By-law Amendment if necessary to update the minimum visitor parking standards for new development.

Contact Us

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Contact Information
Name Michael Hain
Phone 416-392-8698
Website www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/review-of-parking-requirements-for-new-development/

Form Identifier #: 11-0109 2025-03