Increasing Housing Options Survey

We are working together to increase housing options in our neighbourhoods.


We need to keep talking about our community’s housing needs so we can carry out:

  • Actions of the Housing Strategy; 
    • Action 6 – Build upon the policies of the Official Plan, 2020 and the findings of the Housing Strategy Project to inform the Comprehensive Zoning By-law (CZBL) project, to assist in broadening the range and mix of housing in the City and to explore tools to streamline processes. 
    • Action 7 – Support, permit, and encourage the development of alternate forms of housing, including higher density types of housing, where feasible and appropriate. 
    • Action 11 -  Encourage Additional Residential Units (ARUs) and consider a registry and monitoring program to evaluate the success of the framework and to make sure the ARUs meet health and safety standards.
  • Council’s motion to go from three units as-of-right to four units as-of-right; and 
  • The creation of more housing at a faster pace, as part of the Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan. 

 

This is just a part of what we need to do to meet our vision for housing in Burlington:

 

Everyone is welcome in Burlington. Burlington is a city where all current and future residents have access to the housing options that meet their needs at all stages of life, and that are attainable at all income levels. 


This survey is the first of many opportunities for you to get involved in this project. To learn more about the engagement plan for this project, please see the City of Burlington’s Official Plan Amendment to Increase Housing Options – Engagement Plan.


The survey is available until June 14, 2024.


Your participation in this survey is voluntary.  Individual responses will be kept confidential. Non-identifiable summaries of responses may be developed and shared publicly.  For questions regarding the collection, use and disclosure of this information,  please contact newop@burlington.ca. The survey is available in print, alternative formats or with communication support by contacting getinvolved@burlington.ca