CETANA PROOF - Flipbook - Page 17
FORWARD
STATE OF
THE MARKET
THE NEW KID
ON THE BLOCK
THE PROJECT
OVERCOMING
CHALLENGES
CONCLUSION
RPCO ONTARIO’S
UNBUILT HOUSING
SUPPLY REPORT
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The Role of the Municipality:
While there is a strong interest from local and provincial
governments to support affordable housing, municipalities
cannot make / struggle to incentivize property owners to build
new housing. It is up to developers to decide whether and
when to develop their lands for housing. Municipalities can
only issue development approvals for new home construction
subject to public consultation and Council decision-making.
Once development approvals are received, they remain in place
until the property owner decides to proceed. Municipalities
do not build market housing, but they do apply development
charges and other growth-related fees to build infrastructure
and community services to support growth ensuring complete
communities (e.g.transportation, water supply and distribution,
wastewater collection and treatment, stormwater management
and community amenities).
