"New small shops and cafes will once again be allowed to open inside some of Toronto's neighbourhoods, reversing decades of strict planning policy that kept businesses out of residential areas. Council voted Thursday to allow some detached properties on certain residential streets, like a house or multiplex, to become a retail store in certain wards whose councillors want it. Small-scale retail businesses in neighbourhoods were an important part of the city's history, according to a city staff report, but were strictly limited"
"A corner lot on a community street, examples of which include Sorauren Avenue, Brock Avenue, Shaw Street or Palmerston Boulevard. A lot abutting a park or school that fronts onto the same street. A lot abutting a lot that fronts on the same street which has been zoned commercially. The businesses can sell retail products, food that was cooked and prepared off-site as well as beverages like espresso-based drinks."
City council approved allowing small shops and cafes to open inside selected residential neighbourhoods, reversing mid-20th-century planning rules that had kept businesses out of residential areas. The change permits some detached properties, including houses and multiplexes, to become retail stores in specified wards where councillors support the change. Eligible lots include corner lots on community streets, lots abutting parks or schools, or lots next to commercially zoned parcels. Permitted offerings include retail goods, food prepared off-site and espresso-based beverages. Councillors also expanded allowable businesses on major streets city-wide, while some suburban councillors opposed the selective rollback.
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