bild leadership meeting with mayor meed ward

BILD LEADERSHIP MEETING WITH MAYOR MEED WARD:

Meeting 1

February 9, 2021

AGENDA

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WELCOME |ROUNDTABLE OF INTRODUCTIONS(Mayor Meed Ward, Jason Sheldon – BILD Chair)

SCOPE OF ONGOING DISCUSSION ITEMS | FUTURE MEETINGS(Shane Cooney, BILD Halton Chapter Co-Chair)

PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION | STREAMLINING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION & PERMITTING PROCESS(Kevin Singh, BILD Halton Chapter Co-Chair)

SNAPSHOT OF THE BILD HALTON CHAPTER(Victoria Mortellitti, BILD Planner)

MOVING FORWARD(Paula Tenuta, BILD SVP Policy & Advocacy)

Development Application

Review Process

Affordable Housing Strategy

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Terms of Reference

General Discussion around the Official Plan & Secondary

Plans

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Infrastructure and Growth

Opportunities

BILD as your community building partners –

a vision to move forward

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SCOPE OF ONGOING DISCUSSION ITEMS | FUTURE MEETINGS

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• Engagement and Education

with other Councilors

• We welcome additional

discussion items

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

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PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION | STREAMLINING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS & PERMITTING PROCESS

What is the current process? Is there a timeline, chart, or structure in place to ensure a clear understanding of the process?

Who is in charge and is there a clear understanding of processes and requirements with all staff at all levels?

Are the resources in place within all departments and are more needed? (ie. Planning/Engineering)

How do we encourage better communication among departments?

How do we identify the challenges, and opportunities and how do we address them?

STRONG VISION &

LEADERSHIP

CLEAR COMMUNICATION

DEFINED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

RECOMMENDATION:COLLECTIVELY

WORKING TOGETHER

THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

AN WORKING GROUP WITH THE

INDUSTRY

AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL ASSETS MASTER PLAN

SNAPSHOT | THE BILD HALTON CHAPTER

2021/2022 DEVELOPMENT CHARGES REVIEW

2021 DEVELOPMENT CHARGES REVIEW

PARKLAND DEDICATION BY-LAW

NEW CBO & COMMISSIONERS

BUILDING SERVICES

GREEN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

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BILD/CH LIASION GROUP

CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES ACT

MOVING FORWARD …

Take-aways from today’s meeting

Next meeting date: March 30th

Topic: ? Additional Attendees from the City?

Outstanding items

Other/New Business

BILD LEADERSHIP MEETING WITH MAYOR MEED WARD:

Meeting 2

March 30, 2021

AGENDA

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WELCOME | Roundtable of Introductions(Mayor Meed Ward, Dave Wilkes – BILD President & CEO, Jason Sheldon – BILD Chair)

SCOPE OF ONGOING DISCUSSION ITEMS &ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS• Application Submissions • Latest Halton Region Council Resolutions on Urban

Boundary Expansions/ ‘No Growth’• Burlington Lands Partnership • Brownfield CIP • Developers Liaison Committee (BILD & CITY Discussion)

CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON STREAMLINING THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION & PERMITTING PROCESS | Facilitated working group with the Industry(Kevin Singh & Shane Cooney, BILD Halton Chapter Co-Chairs)

SNAPSHOT OF THE BILD HALTON CHAPTER(Victoria Mortelliti, BILD Planner)


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ONGOING DISCUSSION | STREAMLINING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS & PERMITTING PROCESS

Current internal planning and circulation process: Is there an organization chart to help understand the City’s process? What are the City’s goals in terms of milestone timelines?

Who is responsible for managing the process in addition to collaborating and streamlining the review between the City’s internal departments?

Are the resources in place within all departments and are more needed? (i.e. Planning/Engineering)

Streamlining Internal Department Communication: how can this be improved? Can the applicant play a role?


STRONG VISION &

LEADERSHIP

CLEAR COMMUNICATION

DEFINED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES RECOMMENDATION:

COLLECTIVELY WORKING TOGETHER

THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP WITH THE INDUSTRY

Development Application

Review Process

Affordable Housing Strategy

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Terms of Reference

General Discussion around the

Official Plan & Secondary

Plans

Infrastructure and Growth

Opportunities

BILD as your community building partners –

a vision to move forward

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SCOPE OF ONGOING DISCUSSION ITEMS | & FUTURE MEETINGS

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Burlington Lands

Partnership

Brownfield Community

Improvement Plan

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Developers Liaison

Committee

Please note, all items in coloured boxes have been added as a result of the February 9th meeting.



BROWNFIELDS CIP

BURLINGTON LANDS PARTNERSHIP



REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN

GROWING THE GREENBELT

GTA WEST




BUILDING SERVICES


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MOVING FORWARD …

Takeaways from today’s meeting

Next meeting date: May 11th


Outstanding items

Other/New Business

BILD LEADERSHIP MEETING WITH MAYOR MEED WARD

Meeting 3

May 11, 2021

AGENDA

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5SNAPSHOT OF THE BILD HALTON CHAPTER(Victoria Mortelliti, BILD Planner)


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WELCOME | ROUNDTABLE OF INTRODUCTIONS(Mayor Meed Ward, Jason Sheldon – BILD Chair)

BILD REPRESENTATION REQUEST | DEVELOPMENT CHARGES & CBC COMMITTEE(BILD)

DISCUSSION ON ROPA 48 | URBAN GROWTH CENTRES, NODES & MAJOR TRANSIT STATION AREAS(Kevin Singh & Shane Cooney, BILD Halton Chapter Co-Chairs)

CITY UPDATES(Heather MacDonald, City of Burlington)

SCOPE OF ONGOING DISCUSSION ITEMS &ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS

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(CITY & BILD)

DISCUSSION | ROPA 48

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• Major Transit Station Areas and Urban Growth Centres

• Housing Choice and Affordability • Growth Targets• Background Studies

• Downtown Burlington

• Existing Communities

• COVID-19

C I T Y U P DAT E S

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HOUSING STRATEGY HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT LIAISON

COMMITTEE

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION WORKING

GROUP

DEVELOPMENT CHARGES AND COMMUNITY

BENEFITS CHARGE COMMITTEE

BILD as your community building partners – a vision to move forward

SCOPE | ONGOING DISCUSSION ITEMS | & FUTURE MEETINGS

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION WORKING GROUP

Infrastructure & Growth Opportunities


BROWNFIELDS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN

OFFICIAL PLAN | SECONDARY PLANS

HOUSING STRATEGY

HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT LIAISON COMMITTEE

SITE PLAN WORKING GROUP

DC & CBC REVIEW/COMMITTEE



DC/CBC REVIEW






GTA WEST




BUILDING SERVICES


DEVELOPMENT CHARGES REVIEW & CBC

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MOVING FORWARD …


Next meeting date: June 22nd


Outstanding items

Other/New Business

APPENDIX 1







STRONG VISION &

LEADERSHIP

CLEAR COMMUNICATION




APPENDIX 1

Approximately 8,000 Units available from townhouses to mid-rise & taller buildings

Up to 1,800,000 Square feet available for employment

Over 200,000Square feet available for retail

Approximately 20,000The anticipated number of residents

Up to 9,000Total long-term jobs

10 - 12Acres available for campus & cultural lands

DEVELOPMENTMASTERPLAN

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Meeting 5

September 14, 2021

AGENDA

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5SNAPSHOT OF THE BILD HALTON CHAPTER(Victoria Mortelliti, BILD Manager Policy & Advocacy)


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DISCUSSION | CHALLENGES RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING & IZ / PRIVATE & PUBLIC PARKSInclusionary Zoning & Affordable Housing | Paula Tenuta, BILD SVP Policy & Advocacy, Shane Cooney, BILD Halton Co-Chair Private & Public Parks | Jason Sheldon, BILD Chair, Kevin Singh & Shane Cooney, BILD Halton Co-Chairs

CITY UPDATES(Mark Simeoni, City of Burlington)


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(CITY & BILD)

Industry Sentiments for the IZ Road Ahead…

Burlington’s Affordable Housing Strategy

Consultation with BILD HaltonChapter

Focused Discussions with Members in PMTSAs

BILD Analysis of City’s Background Work & Assumptions

Incentives Are Key

Let’s arrive at a framework so that affordable housing gets built

• We support IZ, but certain parameters must be included to make this work for the delivery of all types of affordable housing

• We are your community building partners – we’re in this together

• We have a collective goal to achieve transit-oriented development

• A balanced approach is needed across the GTA that does not undermine the delivery of new non-IZ residential development– market housing

IZ Recommendations for Our Municipal Partners:

Implement a Partnership Model (incentives and offsets are fundamental)

Provide Clear and Reasonable Transition

Phased Implementation

Be Flexible & Compatible (i.e. off-sites, CIL, reduced/waived obligations)

Provide As-of-Right Zoning

UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC & PRIVATE PARKS

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1. Conveyance of a public easement vs. Conveying the land

2. Long-term maintenance and care

3. When is it appropriate?

What does this mean for Burlington? How does it relate?

C I T Y U P DAT E S

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HOUSING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT CHARGES/PARKLAND/CBC

REVIEW


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HOUSING STRATEGY




ZONING BY-LAW REVIEW

HOUSING STRATEGY


DC/CBC REVIEW






GTA WEST


ENGINEERING REVIEW

BUILDING SERVICES IMPROVEMENT


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MOVING FORWARD …


Next meeting date: October 26th


Outstanding items

Other/New Business

APPENDIX 1







STRONG VISION &

LEADERSHIP

CLEAR COMMUNICATION




APPENDIX 1


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• COVID-19

APPENDIX 2

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D I S C U S S I O N | C o m p l e t e C o m m u n i t i e s i n B u r l i n g t o n

• How can we strive towards the development of Complete Communities in Burlington?

• What are some of the opportunities and challenges related to Complete Communities in Burlington?

• Partnerships• Land Assembly• Placemaking• Major Transit Station Areas• Public and Private Parks • Schools

APPENDIX 3


Meeting 6

October 26, 2021

AGENDA

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5SNAPSHOT OF THE BILD HALTON CHAPTER(Victoria Mortelliti, BILD Manager Policy & Advocacy)


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DISCUSSION | CHALLENGES RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING & IZ / PRIVATE & PUBLIC PARKSInclusionary Zoning & Affordable Housing | Paula Tenuta, BILD SVP Policy & Advocacy, Shane Cooney, BILD Halton Co-Chair Private & Public Parks | Jason Sheldon, BILD Chair, Kevin Singh & Shane Cooney, BILD Halton Co-Chairs

CITY UPDATES(Mark Simeoni, City of Burlington)


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(CITY & BILD)

Industry Sentiments for the IZ Road Ahead…

Burlington’s Affordable Housing Strategy

Consultation with BILD HaltonChapter

Focused Discussions with Members in PMTSAs

BILD Analysis of City’s Background Work & Assumptions

Incentives Are Key

Let’s arrive at a framework so that affordable housing gets built

• We support IZ, but certain parameters must be included to make this work for the delivery of all types of affordable housing

• We are your community building partners – we’re in this together

• We have a collective goal to achieve transit-oriented development

• A balanced approach is needed across the GTA that does not undermine the delivery of new non-IZ residential development– market housing

IZ Recommendations for Our Municipal Partners:

Implement a Partnership Model (incentives and offsets are fundamental)

Provide Clear and Reasonable Transition

Phased Implementation

Be Flexible & Compatible (i.e. off-sites, CIL, reduced/waived obligations)

Provide As-of-Right Zoning

UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC & PRIVATE PARKS

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1. Conveyance of a public easement vs. Conveying the land

2. Long-term maintenance and care

3. When is it appropriate?

What does this mean for Burlington? How does it relate?

C I T Y U P DAT E S

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HOUSING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT CHARGES/PARKLAND/CBC

REVIEW


GROUP




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HOUSING STRATEGY




ZONING BY-LAW REVIEW

HOUSING STRATEGY


DC/CBC REVIEW






GTA WEST


ENGINEERING REVIEW

BUILDING SERVICES IMPROVEMENT


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MOVING FORWARD …


Next meeting date: October 26th


Outstanding items

Other/New Business

APPENDIX 1







STRONG VISION &

LEADERSHIP

CLEAR COMMUNICATION




APPENDIX 1


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• COVID-19

APPENDIX 2

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D I S C U S S I O N | C o m p l e t e C o m m u n i t i e s i n B u r l i n g t o n

• How can we strive towards the development of Complete Communities in Burlington?

• What are some of the opportunities and challenges related to Complete Communities in Burlington?

• Partnerships• Land Assembly• Placemaking• Major Transit Station Areas• Public and Private Parks • Schools

APPENDIX 3

AGENDA

1 WELCOME I ROUNDTABLE OF INTRODUCTIONS

(Mayor Meed Ward, Jason Sheldon - BILD Chair)

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DISCUSSION I Industry Sentiments for

the IZ Road Ahead ...

(BILD & ALTUS)

MOVING FORWARD

(Paula Tenuta, BILD SVP Policy & Advocacy)

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Inclusionary ZoningCity of Burlington - Issues and Considerations

November 2021

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Considerations re: Official Plan Policies

• Burlington Official Plan:

• “Objective: To encourage the development of affordable housing throughout the City”

• Halton Region Official Plan:

• 86(6): “at least 30 percent of new housing units produced annually be Affordable or Assisted

Housing.”

• “Objective: To explore and implement new approaches to reduce residential land and

construction costs and to effect an adequate supply of Affordable Housing.”

• 205.3(3) – the Region may designate all or part of the Region as a Community Improvement

Project Area … to improve the following elements within the Project Area: (3) Affordable

Housing

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Considerations re: Land Values in MTSAs

• Without offsetting incentives, IZ would be paid for via reduced land values or higher prices (where

the market will bear it), or some combination of the two.

• NBLC report for Toronto:

• “where costs increase – or revenues decrease, in the case of IZ, a proportional increase in pricing or

decrease in land value must occur to keep a project viable”

• “where the cost increase occurs after the land acquisition has occurred…a developer either accepts a lower

return, delays the project until the market is more favourable, or cancels the project.”

• “The primary impact of an IZ policy is to reduce the development revenue from a project. When revenues are

decreased, the amount of a developer can pay for land decreases. … the motivation for land to be

redeveloped and for housing to be created, is similarly reduced.”

• “If land was purchased in 2019 and a policy was introduced in 2020, the 2019 price would not have accounted

for reduced revenue impacts associated with IZ. This could create financial hardship in the development

community and discourage the creation of new housing stock.”

• “Targeted financial incentives could mitigate adverse near-term impacts by offsetting the reduction in

revenue caused by affordable unit requirements.”

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Issues with Toronto IZ Pro-Forma Analysis

• Lack of sensitivity analysis

• Study was done to see whether IZ works for ‘average’ site (average costs, average revenues),

• Many sites present unique challenges that may result in higher than average costs or lower than average

revenues (environmental contamination, awkward site configuration, compatibility with nearby uses, etc.)

• Blunt use of Altus Group Cost Guide data

• E.g. – cost guide based on Gross Construction Area of building. NBLC report for Toronto only referenced

Gross Floor Area (GFA), however GCA is usually 7-12% higher than GFA, meaning costs were significantly

understated

• Importance and potential impact of policy requires more rigorous cost analysis

• Cost Inflator significantly understated construction cost escalation

• Model based on 2% annual cost inflation assumed based on CPI,

• Construction costs have escalated much higher than CPI – from 4-6% per annum over 2016-2019 period.

Most recent year-over-year data is 11% (Q3 2021 vs. Q3 2020)

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Need to Maximize Growth Potential in MTSAs to Meet

Growth Projections

Location Net Population Potential

Burlington GO 10,181 persons

Aldershot GO 12,134 persons

Appleby GO 5,226 persons

Downtown Burlington 14,611 persons

Uptown Urban Centre 2,438 persons

Secondary Growth Areas 60,216 persons

Source: Dillon Consulting, City of Burlington Growth Analysis Study (June 2019)

Population Growth Required for Burlington Built-Up Area (Halton IGMS), 2021-

2051: 48,418 to 50,928 persons

If MTSA potential is 100%

utilized, they’d be responsible for

55% to 57% of BUA population

required to 2051

Given importance of MTSAs in

City meeting population

projections, it is vital that new

housing is not discouraged in

MTSAs by any IZ policy

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Considerations re: Housing Markets

• Overall housing production in Burlington decreasing over the past 20 years

• Limited purpose-built rental housing is being constructed in the City

• Natural affordability mitigates need for long-term affordability requirements

• Buildings get more affordable as they age

• 39% of new housing sales in Burlington were below blended affordable price

threshold

• Takes 12-18 months to achieve 70% pre-sales

• Reduced revenues may impact ability to achieve construction financing

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Housing Starts by Year and Unit Type, City of Burlington, 2001-2020

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400

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021YTD

Singles / Semis

Rows

Apartments

UnitsAverage Annual Housing Starts, City of Burlington

Unit Type 2001-2010 2011-2020

Singles/Semis 542 133

Rows 378 75

Apartments 283 413

Total 1,203 622

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Apartment Housing Starts by Tenure, by 5-Year Period

City of Burlington, 2001-2020

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987

1181

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307

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2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2015 2016-2020

Units

20.7%

rental

27.3%

rental

20.6%

rental

7.5%

rental

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Rental Apartment Vacancy Rate, City of Burlington, 2001-2020

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Percent

Balanced market

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Data from Region’s Annual State of Housing Report

Average Rents

Period of Construction Hamilton CMA Toronto CMA

2005+ (0-15 years old) $1,788 $2,109

1990-2004 (16-30 yrs) n.a. $1,871

1975-1989 (31-45 yrs) $1,240 $1,558

1960-1974 (46-60 yrs) $1,213 $1,528

Pre-1960 (60+ yrs) $1,049 $1,384

Average rents generally decline as buildings age

Mitigates need for long-term affordability term requirements

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Data from Region’s Annual State of Housing Report

Burlington (all unit types) Halton Region (all unit types)

Year New Sales Affordable

New Sales

Affordable as

% of New

Sales

New Sales Affordable

New Sales

Affordable as

% of New

Sales

2020 287 101 35% 2,347 585 26%

2019 33 9 27% 1,728 150 9%

2018 77 21 27% 2,295 407 18%

2017 115 72 63% 2,157 1,059 49%

2016 210 76 36% 2,155 689 32%

Total 2016-2020 722 279 39% 10,682 2,890 27%

Region target – affordable/assisted - 30% of annual housing production

Burlington has achieved 39% over past five years, including 30%+ in three of past five years

Region – five year average (27%) just below 30% target

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Revenue Impacts – IZ w/Affordable Ownership

Based on above scenario (10% IZ, 200-unit building), cost of affordable ownership unit (via foregone revenue):

• $558,000 per affordable unit or

• $62,100 per market unit

Thank You

Questions / Comments

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% of Units Sold by Month After Launch – Actively Marketed Condo Apt Developments, Burlington

37%

43%

48%

53%55% 56% 58% 60%

62%64%

66%68% 70% 70% 70% 71% 73%

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Lost Revenue - Affordable Rental

Most market rents would meet definitions of affordability. IZ may not be needed to produce affordable

rental housing – it just needs to get encouraged to be built.

Definitions – 2020 SOH Report Small Households Large Households

Assisted – Max. Monthly Rent $1,440 $1,640

Affordable – Max. Monthly Rent $1,650 $2,630

Average Rents / Market Rents Studio 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom

Average Rents – Private

Apartments – Burlington

$1,221 $1,468 $1,635 $1,773

Average Rents – Rented Condo

Apartments – Hamilton CMA

n.a. $1,642 $1,947 n.a.

Average Rents – Rented Condo

Apartments – Halton Region (excl.

Burlington)

n.a. $1,777 $2,215 $2,395

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Changing Conditions Merit Ongoing Review

• Region DCs under review and expected to escalate significantly in 2022

• City DCs under review

• Community Benefits Charges take effect September 2022

• City updating Parks Master Plan – updated Parkland Cash-in-Lieu policies may

follow

• MTSA planning still underway

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Housing Completions by Year and Unit Type, City of Burlington, 2001-2020

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400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021YTD

Singles / Semis

Rows

Apartments

UnitsAverage Annual Housing Completions, City of

Burlington

Unit Type 2001-2010 2011-2020

Singles/Semis 555 142

Rows 369 73

Apartments 252 367

Total 1,176 582

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