Want an ice cream shop near your house? City staff float new rules for small businesses in residential zones

Where do corner stores, cafes and ice cream shops belong in Toronto? It’s a question city planners will be asking Torontonians in the weeks ahead, as they float a new set of rules that would allow new tiny retail and service establishments in the city’s residential neighbourhoods.

Right now, Toronto’s planning rules say areas zoned residential are meant only for homes. Businesses that existed before the city’s zoning rules can still operate, but retail or other commercial operations are largely pushed to other parts of the map. 

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