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The City has initiated reform of it's existing Zoning By-Law to facilitate diversity in housing supply. The Zoning Bylaw Reform will address "missing middle" housing development and infill redevelopment in the City's existing neighbourhood's.
The concept of "missing middle" housing targets the gap in housing options that often leads to a lack of affordable, moderate-density housing in many urban areas.
What housing types fit into the "missing middle" piece?
🏠 Duplexes and Triplexes
🏠 Fourplexes
🏠 Townhouses
🏠 Low-rise Apartments
🏠 Courtyard Buildings
🏠 Accessory Dwelling Units
🏠 Back Yard or Garden Suites
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Here is what the City proposes:
➡️ Rezoning of low‐density, serviced, one and two-unit Residential zones (R1 & R2), to permit up to four dwelling units.
➡️ Bylaw revisions to existing serviced urban and suburban residential intensification areas to permit up to six dwelling units.
➡️ Bylaw revisions to increase density along key roadway corridors and in post-secondary educational neighbourhoods.
➡️ Bylaw revisions to the existing Mid-Rise Residential (RM) zone standards, including permitting building heights to 6 stories and necessary revisions to setbacks and other site standards required to approve 6 story heights.
➡️ Increasing options for the development of accessory dwelling units (secondary suites and garden suites).
➡️ Review and confirm best practices, with respect to the 2023 Zoning Bylaw amendments for supportive housing and supportive facility uses, to encourage affordable housing opportunities for these uses within low density zones.
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✅ What these reforms will do is create "gentle density". Gentle density refers to a housing approach that increases residential density in a gradual and non-disruptive way. It aims to enhance urban environments by adding more homes or units without drastically altering the character of established neighborhoods. This approach focuses on integrating new housing in a way that respects existing community aesthetics and maintains a balance between growth and livability.
❌ And with that, lets be clear: what gentle density doesn't do is make high-rises zoned by-right in low density neighbourhoods. This is about creating balance.
There is lots of informaton to unpack and we have several opportunities lined up for public engagement over the coming months. In the mean time, check our new Shape Your City page:

shapeyourcitysaintjohn.ca

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