![]() This is why you’ll often see mid-rise buildings with large deep floors towards the bottom but floors with step-backs towards the top. The angular plane can start at different points on a property depending on variables, like the size of the lot or type and location of nearby properties, but the key is that the new building cannot protrude through the imaginary angular plane. They can apply at both the front and rear of a property. ![]() Picture an imaginary 45-degree angle barrier that acts as a “cut-off” for how deep and tall a building can be. But what are they? Urban Strategies Smart Density They apply to most, if not all mid-rise and tall building development applications across the city. What Are Angular Planes and Why Does the City Enforce Them?Īngular planes are outlined in many of Toronto’s design guidelines. It’s an everyday planning tool that is ubiquitous in Toronto’s design policies. This might seem illogical for a city in desperate need of more housing supply, but it’s not an unintentional side effect that limits potential mid-rise and tall buildings. Yet, their impact extends beyond their property lines and limits the design and density of nearby mid-rise and tall buildings on main streets and major transit lines. Toronto’s neighbourhoods are notorious for their low-density typologies and their high cost of housing.
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