#175: Brad Appleby & Andrea Stillman - Everything You Need To Know About Investing In Peterborough

<p>#175: Brad Appleby & Andrea Stillman - Everything You Need To Know About Investing In Peterborough</p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>On this episode Gary chats with good friends Brad Appleby & Andrea Stillman, both with the planning department in the City Of Peterborough. They’ve done SHC webinars before, but today go deep with everything Peterborough! Vacancy rates, 2 suite conversions, legal non-conforming, the new official plan, it’s ALL here. If you are an investor in Peterborough or THINKING of investing there, this critical episode is for you.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What are the current economic drivers in Peterborough</li> <li>Who are some of the big employers in the city</li> <li>What are the current vacancy rates</li> <li>A a primer on secondary suite conversion and garden suite additions</li> <li>Can you convert suites in homes under 5 years old</li> <li>What is ‘legal non-conforming’<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>The new city official plan</li> <li>Doug Ford’s housing task force</li> <li>How to speed up the building of new homes</li> <li>And MORE!</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Bios</strong></p> <p><strong>Brad Appleby</strong> is the Supervisor of Development Planning for the City of Peterborough.  Brad oversees the City Planning Division’s processing of development applications including Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, Site Plan Approvals, and Committee of Adjustment applications and is specifically responsible for reviewing and processing plan of subdivision and condominium applications.  Brad also participates in a number of policy development initiatives, including the City’s Official Plan Review, and was involved in the preparation of the City’s Secondary Suites regulations in 2018.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Andrea Stillman</strong> is the Zoning Administrator for the City of Peterborough. She has worked with the City in the Building Services Division for over 5 years. Andrea completes zoning c