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The maximum lot coverage is 40 per cent. 4. The minimum yard setback to the north lot line is 7.5 metres for a building and 1.5 metres for an ancillary building or structure.

Compared to Version 3, Version 4 requires developers to ensure new buildings have lower carbon emissions and consume less energy, while adding more green infrastructure and EV parking spots, as well as promoting native plant species.

Tier 2 performance measures are voluntary with higher performance levels. Achieving Tier 2 means that you are eligible to apply for a 20% refund of the development charges paid to the City.

Cool roofs can be made of a highly reflective type of paint, a sheet covering, or highly reflective tiles or shingles. Whether constructing a green roof voluntarily, or as required by the Green Roof Bylaw, all green roofs in Toronto, at a minimum, must conform to the Toronto Green Roof Construction Standard.

Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets , stepped targets will result in greenhouse gas reductions of 30.6 Megatonnes by 2050, contributing to Transform TO's city-wide emissions reduction target of Net Zero by 2040. That is the equivalent to taking more than 250,000 cars off the road each year!

Here, the 2018 update to the Toronto Green Standard recommended a less than 50-per-cent window-to-wall ratio as part of a suite of energy efficiency measures, including solar shading, high-performance glazing assemblies and energy-recovery ventilation systems.