PDC110 130-2024

Background

• Relevant policy directions in Brampton Plan include:
• Streetscapes to be designed to facilitate the movement of people, keeping the comfort of pedestrians, pedestrians, cyclists and transit users top of mind (Policy 3.1.1.23).
• A healthy and sustainable tree canopy as a fundamental element character of the City (Policy 3.1.26). (Policy 3.1.26). Mature street trees require sufficient soil volume that are not compacted by heavy impervious pavement to allow for the root system to grow.
• All new development to support high-quality streetscape that… de-emphasize the importance of the importance of the car/garage on the streetscapes… (Policy 3.1.1.27).

• Principle: Driveways should be subordinate to landscaped areas of front yard and appropriate to size of house.

• Impermeable surfaces, such as paved driveways, mean that rain/storm water cannot pass through to ground below.
• Soil compaction from driveways also reduces the soil’s ability to absorb rain/stormwater.
• Limiting driveway widths and widenings can help alleviate pressures on the City’s sewer and stormwater infrastructure.
• Increased landscaped area also means more room for trees and contributes to sustainability/climate change objectives.

Source: City of Toronto

Item Description

Caps the maximum driveway widths for properties in mature neighbourhoods to:
• the width of the garage door/openings plus 2.0 m; or, 50% of the lot width, whichever is less, with a floor for the maximum width based on the width of the garage door.
• If no garage is on site, then maximum of 50% of the lot width with a further cap based on two cars parked side by side.

PDC110-2024

1. That the presentation from Edwin Li, Planner, Integrated City Planning, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of June 17, 2024, re: City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment - Changes in Residential Driveway Standards, Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8, be received; and

2. That the following delegations re: City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment - Changes in Residential Driveway Standards, Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of June 17, 2024, be received:

1. Carol Danchuk, Brampton Resident

2. Margaret Wise-Hellmuth, Brampton Resident

3. Michelle Gauthier, Brampton Resident

4. Cynthia Sri Pragash, Brampton Resident.

3. That the program be expanded to include properties city-wide, and incorporate design to respect the existing nature, such as estate and multi-generational homes, with staff to report thereon to a future meeting.

Proposed by

Deputy Mayor Singh