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Toronto wants to add garden suites to neighbourhood housing options
By Tess Kalinowski | Toronto Star | Dec. 7, 2020 | Toronto wants to add garden suites to its expanding tool kit of options for boosting the supply of homes in established neighbourhoods that are rich in amenities such as schools and transit but don’t have much in the way of affordable or rental housing. … Read more
Backyards: Way Forward Assessing the potential for detached secondary suites in Toronto
Kelsey Carriere | University of Toronto | April 1, 2017 | As the Greater Toronto Area struggles to accommodate over 100,000 new residents every year, and house prices continue to soar, how can we maintain an adequate supply of rental units? The success of Toronto’s 1999 Secondary Suites bylaw, with secondary apartments now making up … Read more
Garden Suites – How To Guide (Edmonton)
City of Edmonton | 2020 WHAT IS A GARDEN SUITE?A garden suite is an apartment-sized living space that’s located in the backyard of a single detached house. To qualify as a garden suite, the space needs to have its own kitchen, bathroom, sleeping and living space. Some garden suites include garage space and some have … Read more
Backyard Suites – How To Guide (Calgary)
City of Calgary | Jan. 15, 2019 | What is a backyard suite?A backyard suite is a second residence that is in a building located behind or beside the primary residence. They are sometimes referred to as laneway houses, carriage houses, garden suites or garage suites. Why support backyard suites?Backyard suites provide flexibility and choice … Read more
Accessory Coach House -Development Permit Guidelines (North Van)
City of North Vancouver | July 2018 | IntroductionCoach Houses are detached non-strata units also known as granny suites, lane way housing, garden suites and carriage houses. Coach houses have been present in the community over the last century. In the early 1900s, a coach house was sometimes the first unit built on a lot … Read more
What to know about ADUs in Los Angeles
By Elijah Chiland | May 29, 2018 | la.curbed.com Amid a profound housing shortage that’s driving up rents and property values statewide, California officials and real estate experts are looking to an often overlooked form of housing as a potential solution: the in-law unit. Thousands of Angelenos already live in back houses and granny flats (officially called “accessory dwelling … Read more
How to plan your – COACH HOUSE IN OTTAWA
City of Ottawa | Fall 2017 | Coach house principles: Principle 1 – Form of IntensificationCoach houses are meant to be a gentle form of intensification, allowing for affordable housing options, on residential properties that are developed with a detached, semi-detached, duplex or rowhouse dwelling (if that rowhouse dwelling is on a corner lot or … Read more
Accessory Dwelling Units in Austin
Davey McEathron Architecture | June 21, 2017 | We have experience designing many building types within the complex zoning codes of Austin, TX. We also know that dealing with permits and zoning can be a nightmare. To put your mind at ease, we’ve assembled some quick notes on what will likely come up during the … Read more
The Garden Suite Policy and Guidelines (Victoria)
City of Victoria | Feb. 24, 2017 | Design Guidelines – Character Quality in design, high quality architectural expression, and unique individual identity of a Garden Suite are encouraged. However, the Garden Suite should relate to the principal building on site in terms of materials, roof form, and general architectural expression. The intent, however, is … Read more