Davelle Morrison

Guest Speaker: Craig Race (Co-Founder of Lanescape) Craig’s design process focuses on environmental and contextual sensitivity. His skill in crafting buildings that fit sensitively into their surroundings has engendered a passion for laneway development. • When was Laneway housing was approved in Toronto? • Have there been a flood of applications for Laneway houses? • What are the benefits of Laneway housing? • What are the requirements for someone to be allowed to have a Laneway house? • Do they need their neighbour’s approval, for example, do they have to go to the committee of adjustment? • What does Lanescape do? • How long does the approval process take? • What are the costs like? • What if a homeowner wants to sever their laneway house and sell it to someone? • What’s the timeline from start to finish from when someone first meets Lanescape to when their laneway house is completed? • Can you create more than one apartment with the Laneway house?