Residential Intensification Project

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The City of Belleville conducted a project to initiate changes to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law that would increase opportunities for “missing middle” housing options by adding permissions for different forms of development, including four-unit dwellings on urban serviced residential parcels of land. Staff identified three (3) changes to encourage appropriate residential intensification in existing and new urban residential neighbourhoods, and to permit four-unit dwellings on urban residential land parcels in the City (i.e. four-units as-of-right zoning). These changes included:

  • Initiative 1: Aligning residential zoning along key road corridors;

  • Initiative 2: Expanded permissions for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), including permitting a third ADU where two ADU’s are already permitted; and

  • Initiative 3: Reducing barriers for ground-oriented housing options, including three-unit and four-unit dwellings.

The Residential Intensification Project was implemented in stages, beginning with amending the Official Plan to broadly support the implemented Zoning By-law and the practice of intensification. Secondly, to align zoning along key corridors with the Official Plan to unlock more housing opportunities.

Staff conducted a review of additional as-of-right permissions that could be implemented, and the City of Belleville passed a by-law to reduce barriers for housing options for urban serviced parcels to permit ADUs within houses and more purpose-built dwelling types, up to a total of (4) units.

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The City of Belleville conducted a project to initiate changes to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law that would increase opportunities for “missing middle” housing options by adding permissions for different forms of development, including four-unit dwellings on urban serviced residential parcels of land. Staff identified three (3) changes to encourage appropriate residential intensification in existing and new urban residential neighbourhoods, and to permit four-unit dwellings on urban residential land parcels in the City (i.e. four-units as-of-right zoning). These changes included:

  • Initiative 1: Aligning residential zoning along key road corridors;

  • Initiative 2: Expanded permissions for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), including permitting a third ADU where two ADU’s are already permitted; and

  • Initiative 3: Reducing barriers for ground-oriented housing options, including three-unit and four-unit dwellings.

The Residential Intensification Project was implemented in stages, beginning with amending the Official Plan to broadly support the implemented Zoning By-law and the practice of intensification. Secondly, to align zoning along key corridors with the Official Plan to unlock more housing opportunities.

Staff conducted a review of additional as-of-right permissions that could be implemented, and the City of Belleville passed a by-law to reduce barriers for housing options for urban serviced parcels to permit ADUs within houses and more purpose-built dwelling types, up to a total of (4) units.

Stay Informed:

Keep updated on this project by following this page. Submit your email, and any project updates posted here will be sent to your inbox.