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Secondary Suites Survey

Participants chosen for this survey included Community League Presidents and Civics/Planning directors of Community Leagues who have updated their information at EFCL and who have subscribed to receive planning news. Thank you for your valuable input.

EFCL is regularly consulted by the City to represent the interests of community leagues and in some cases we take initiative and approach the City to recommend improvements to certain bylaws and zoning applications on behalf of community leagues. Your input lends credibility to these important endeavors.

Survey information regarding the context of the survey questions is available below.

Our position was formulated and is available in a pdf format.

1. Before now, I already knew all about the City's NEW proposal to permit rental suites in all single family houses, or in back yards and in garages?

Strongly agree (8)	47%
Agree somewhat (8)	47%
Don't know/Not sure (0)	0%
Disagree somewhat (0)	0%
Strongly disagree (1)	6%

2. City staff should be able to refuse or alter a permit for a rental suite in a single family house if there might be a problem with it.

Strongly agree (13)	76%
Agree somewhat (2)	12%
Don't know/Not sure (0)	0%
Disagree somewhat (1)	6%
Strongly disagree (1)	6%

3. Neighbours should be notified whenever the City allows a new rental suite in a single family house next to them.

Strongly agree (9)	53%
Agree somewhat (4)	24%
Don't know/Not sure (0)	0%
Disagree somewhat (2)	12%
Strongly disagree (2)	12%

4. People who want to add a rental suite to a single family house or in a back yard or in a garage should have to discuss the idea with their neighbours before getting a permit from the City.

Strongly agree (6)	35%
Agree somewhat (4)	24%
Don't know/Not sure (0)	0%
Disagree somewhat (6)	35%
Strongly disagree (1)	6%

5. The owner of the property should be required to live at the same address where there is a rental suite in the single family house or in the back yard or in the garage.

Strongly agree (9)	53%
Agree somewhat (3)	18%
Don't know/Not sure (0)	0%
Disagree somewhat (2)	12%
Strongly disagree (3)	18%

6. The density for single family housing areas should NOT be more than the density for row housing.

Strongly agree (13)	76%
Agree somewhat (3)	18%
Don't know/Not sure (0)	0%
Disagree somewhat (0)	0%
Strongly disagree (1)	6%

7. Garages with suites should be kept low to avoid blocking sunlight from the back yards of neighbouring properties.

Strongly agree (9)	53%
Agree somewhat (4)	24%
Don't know/Not sure (1)	6%
Disagree somewhat (2)	12%
Strongly disagree (1)	6%

8. Residents living in rental suites in single family houses and in back yards and garages should have their own parking spaces that are not blocked by the cars of other people living at the same property.

Strongly agree (10)	59%
Agree somewhat (2)	12%
Don't know/Not sure (2)	12%
Disagree somewhat (2)	12%
Strongly disagree (1)	6%

9. Not all single family areas are the same. Rules for rental suites in single family houses or in back yards and garages should respect differences between various kinds of single family areas.