2025 Annual Report-final June 4

Strategic Priority: Liveable Community

Strategic Priority Goals • Facilitate expanded housing diversity and supply to promote attainability. • Improve mobility with safe, sustainable, and effective transportation options. • Develop infrastructure that positions

the City to provide accessible and sustainable services while accommodating growth.

2025 Activities

2026 Goals

Housing • Processed permits totalling $177.6 million in construction value (for Building Permits issued) and projects delivering 608 “net new” housing units (new units that received occupancy in 2025 minus number of demolitions). • Exceeded the Provincially mandated housing target in year one for new occupancy permits demonstrating the City's commitment to thoughtful growth. • Reduced processing times by up to 80% for simple home building permits through the Development Services Optimization project. • Launched Velocity , the City’s Concierge Service to facilitate high value development projects, and the Certified Professional service to speed up review of building permits certified by third parties. • Secured 30 below market housing units through housing agreements and increased the multi-unit housing portion of building stock by 2%. • Updated inclusionary zoning options for mixed-use developments around transit-corridors to expand housing choices. • Created development prioritization criteria as part of the development approvals process review. • Adopted a Short-Term Rental Framework and Registry in April 2025 and supported implementation of 49 licences in year one for operators of short-term rentals in their properties. • Completed inventory of City-owned land for housing. • Identified options for non-permitted secondary and detached garden suites to become compliant with bylaws. Mobility and Infrastructure • Increased the cycling network length by three kilometres.

Housing • Establish benchmark timelines for internal City processes and reviews within the development application process. • Continue implementation of the new Short-Term Rental Framework adopted by Council to mitigate risks from short-term rentals including parking, noise, and nuisance concerns. • Continue to facilitate affordable housing using City-owned lands. • Update regulations to facilitate additional secondary and detached garden suites. • Continue implementation of improvements and capital projects related to Housing Accelerator funding to increase the number of building permits issued and meet or exceed Provincial Housing Target Order and Housing Accelerator Fund unit targets for year two. • Update the Rental Premises Standards of Maintenance Bylaw to support tenants' right to cooling, and plant 1,500 climate resistant trees in heat vulnerable neighbourhoods. Infrastructure • Complete the review of Development Cost Charges and Amenity Cost Charges to ensure fees are adequate to fund growth-related infrastructure, services, and amenities. • Finalize and implement the draft Asset Management Strategy and determine an approach for long-term funding of asset management. • Continue to expand cycling and multi-use infrastructure to support active transportation consistent with projects in Council’s Capital Plan.

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