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Originally Posted by edslunch
R-C1. Is that better or worse for me? I guess it would need a developer wanting to build a premium house - there have been a few of those built and sold recently on my street.
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If you're in Altadore? Doesn't really make it any better or worse for you if yours is zoned R-C1. Yes, it means there won't be developers banging on your door looking to subdivide your lot and sell two semi-detached properties for $850,000+ apiece. But that's not stopping redevelopment of R-C1 properties, ripping down old 1950s bungalows and replacing them with comparatively monstrous 2000+ sqft, two or three-storey single family homes.
EDIT: You might have meant R-1 vs. R-C1. R-1 is really just a placeholder zone for detached homes in new neighbourhoods. R-C1, "Residential -
Contextual 1", is for areas that are already developed. The idea is that R-C1 holds new homes to be within the
context of the neighbourhood. It comes into play with respect to set backs (how far the building is from property lines), stuff like that.