The City of 性视界传媒 aims to slash its timelines for issuing building permits by a minimum of 30 per cent, according to a from the planning and development department that came before council tonight (Monday, Nov. 18).
Council directed city staff to set development and permit approval targets and provide council "with an overview of the land development approval process key improvement areas, including the impact of deficiencies on these target timelines," in accordance with the report by Ron Gill, 性视界传媒's acting management of planning and development.
Gill noted that last December, under the Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan, a goal was set to expand the guaranteed permitting timeline program with a focus on the processing time for simple rezonings as well as rezonings with development permits, single-family building permits and tenant improvement building permits within the City of 性视界传媒's control.
These timelines are updated weekly and can be found on the City's website at
性视界传媒 determined to increase housing starts by 27 per cent by way of issuing building permits.
"To date, the City has exceeded this goal, with building permit data showing 84 per cent above target, and with 2024 expecting to set a new record for housing starts, surpassing the prior record set in 2019," Gill noted.
He added that while housing start have significantly increased, "concerns remain around development and permit approval times, highlighting the need for a more comprehensive approach to further streamline processes."
Earlier this month, council received an update on the city's financial activity during the first nine months of this year in which Kam Grewal, 性视界传媒's general manager of finance, said that while 性视界传媒 saw a 40 per cent increase in residential dwelling unit permits issued compared to the first three quarters of 2023, it also recorded a 22 per cent decrease in construction of new single-family homes during that time.
Meantime, Ron Gill told council in the report that came before it on Nov. 18 that "the impact of deficiencies on applications cannot be understated" and that "this problem has led to added pressures on staff to perform multiple reviews on the same applications which, in turn, limits staff鈥檚 ability to commence reviews on new applications, thereby delaying the overall application review process for multiple applications in the queue."
He said city staff has shifted its focus on improving "the applicant experience in its entirety" to ensure "meaningful, effective, and sustained reduction to the development and permitting processes." and expects to provide council with semi-annual progress reports that track performance and trends related to the targets.
