1 0 obj Construction Standard & Biodiverse Green Roofs It was adopted by Toronto City Council in May 2009, under the authority of Section 108 of the City of Toronto Act. endobj Benefits of green roofs include reduced storm water runoff, reduced energy consumption, better air quality and increased green space.
The incentive program has provided funding for over 70 green roofs and 336 cool roofs since 2010. Payment of the cash-in-lieu is required to be paid by the applicant directly to Toronto Building (Customer Service) prior to issuance of the Building Permit.This template is required to be submitted for all Site Plan Control or Building Permit applications where a green roof is required under the City of Toronto Green Roof Bylaw. An Exemption allows a smaller amount of Green Roof than is required under the Bylaw, provided that a cash-in-lieu payment of $200/m² is made for the reduced green roof area, and the application is approved by the Chief Planner. Mandatory provisions are included in the Toronto Green Roof Construction for the following areas:Toronto Building has prepared a guideline document to the green roof construction standard, in consultation with the City’s Green Roof Technical Advisory Group. In 2009, in the City of Toronto, these ingredients were present under the political leadership of Mayor David Miller and Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone with the adoption of Toronto's Green Roof Bylaw, the first in North America. On May 26th the City of Toronto passed a new green roof by-law with overwhelming support (learn more on our website). <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> The Green Roof Bylaw sets out a graduated green roof requirement for new development or additions that are greater than 2,000 m² in gross floor area. A separate fee is charged for a permit to construct a stand-alone green roof.As part of the Building Permit process for a Green Roof, Toronto Building staff must review your plans to ensure that they comply with the Toronto Green Roof Construction Standard, Ontario Building Code, local Zoning Bylaws and other applicable laws.
Toronto is the first City in North America to have a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs on new development.
In 2016, Toronto was recognised as having the most green roof area installed of all North American cities according to the 13th Annual Green Roof Industry Survey .
The The green roof coverage requirement is graduated, depending on the size of the building. The table below shows how the requirement ranges from 20-60 per cent of Available Roof Space for commercial, institutional and residential development.Available Roof Space is defined in the Green Roof Bylaw as the total roof area minus the following:Only the roof ares identified in the Bylaw are permitted to be excluded from the calculation of Available Roof Space.The Green Roof Bylaw applies to new building permit applications for industrial buildings or additions to industrial buildings where the Gross Floor area is 2,000 m² or greater.
%PDF-1.5 Toronto’s Green Roof Strategy, Green Roof Bylaw, and Eco-Roof Incentive Program have stimulated a local green roof industry and created a new roofscape for the city. As of 2019, approximately 620 new green roof permits have been required under the bylaw, totaling over 501,000 square meters of new green roof area. roofs contributed to the enactment of a green roof policy comprised of the Toronto Green Roof Bylaw and financial incentives delivered from the Eco-Roof Incentive Program.
Ongoing bureaucratic leadership leading up to the By-law was provided by Joe D’Abramo, a Director in Toronto's Planning Division and Ann Borooah,then Chief Building Official. At Green Roofs for Healthy Cities we had been laying the ground work for this policy, with pilot projects, training, advocacy and research leadership. endobj 3 0 obj Requirements for Site Plan Control and Building Permit Applications Exemption under the Green Roof Bylaw
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