Righting the ship: City of Toronto looks at regulating ‘iceberg homes’
Righting the ship: City of Toronto looks at regulating ‘iceberg homes’
Planning division staff at the City of Toronto will report back this fall on how to regulate “iceberg homes” which are dwellings that have a basement that is larger than the above-grade footprint. A staff report presented at the city’s planning and housi...
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