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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInformation Report 01-24 Information Report to Planning & Development Committee Report Number: 01-24 Date: April 2, 2024 From: Catherine Rose Chief Planner Subject: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/24 City Initiated: City of Pickering Consolidated Zoning By-law 1. Purpose of this Report The purpose of this report is to provide information on the second draft of the Consolidated Zoning By-law (Draft Zoning By-law). This report contains general information on the public engagement undertaken, how the current six parent Zoning By-laws were consolidated, the new structure of the zoning categories, and the new zoning provisions. This report is intended to assist members of the public and other interested stakeholders in understanding the proposed Draft Zoning By-law. The Planning & Development Committee will hear public delegations on the Draft Zoning By-law, ask questions for clarification, and identify any planning matters for further consideration. This report is for information purposes, and no decision is to be made at this time. Following a review of the public, agency and stakeholder comments, staff will bring forward a recommendation report, and a final Draft Zoning By-law for consideration by the Planning & Development Committee. 2. The Draft Zoning By-law A copy of the Draft Zoning By-law is available for viewing on the City’s website at Let’s Talk Pickering, or at the offices of the City of Pickering, City Development Department. 3. Background Report PLN 18-19 to the Planning & Development Committee outlined the need to update and consolidate the City’s existing six parent Zoning By-laws 2511, 2520, 3036, 3037, 7364/14 (Seaton) and 7553/17 (City Centre). In 2020, a multi-phase Comprehensive Zoning By-law Review (CZBR) was initiated. Phase 1 of the CZBR continued throughout 2020 and 2021, during which staff, with the assistance of the consulting firm of WSP Canada Group Ltd. (WSP) prepared a public consultation strategy, completed eight discussion papers, and hosted an electronic open house. The discussion papers provided an overview of the relevant provisions in each of the existing parent zoning by-laws, and an analysis of how the existing zoning relates to planning policies and legislation at the local, regional, and provincial levels. Also discussed were recent best practices in Ontario municipalities that have undertaken a comprehensive zoning by-law review. Guiding principles, and an approach to structuring zoning categories, were recommended. Information Report 01-24 Page 2 As Phase 2 of the CZBR commenced, the project was renamed as the “Consolidated” Zoning By-law Review, to more accurately reflect the nature of the work completed. By contrast, a “Comprehensive” Review would imply updating the zoning to implement the Official Plan designations. A Comprehensive Review of the Zoning By-law will be initiated following completion of a new Pickering Official Plan. Phase 2 includes the preparation of the Draft of the Consolidated Zoning By-law, and public engagement. In 2022, staff released the first Draft Zoning By-law for public review and comment. Staff reports PLN 03-22 and PLN 36-22 provided information on the first Draft Zoning By-law. Following comments received from City staff, the public, agencies, and stakeholders, a second Draft Zoning By-law was released on February 6, 2024. This Information Report 01-24 provides general information on the second Draft Zoning By-law. 4. Community Engagement The City’s website page, Let’s Talk Pickering, has been the central place for information about the CZBR and the Draft Zoning By-law. The site contains the following information: the eight discussion papers; reports to Council; open house and informational videos; the text and mapping of the Draft Zoning By-law; staff answers to submitted questions; the community consultation program; and next steps. To date, as part of Phases 1 and 2, four virtual open houses, and two in-person open houses have been held to address the discussion papers and the Draft Zoning By-law. The most recent in-person open house was held on March 12, 2024, at Pickering City Hall. Another in-person open house will be held at Pickering City Hall, immediately prior to the April 2, 2024 Statutory Public Meeting. Notice for these events has included ads in the News Advertiser (when in publication), and more recently, the Toronto Star; mobile boulevard signage; City website notices; brochure and post card drops; and emailing. In total, over 160 people have attended, or viewed, in-person and virtual open houses. The comments received are summarized in the Comment Summary Matrix available for viewing on Let’s Talk Pickering. This matrix also includes consultant/staff responses to each comment. To date, approximately 165 comments have been received from the public, agencies, and City staff. Comments on the Draft Zoning By-law will be accepted until May 1, 2024, and will be reviewed to inform the preparation of the final Draft Zoning By-law. The final Draft Zoning By-law will be presented later in 2024 to Council for consideration. The comments received to-date fall generally into one of the following themes: • general zoning inquiries for particular properties, requests for clarification of zoning provisions, and corrections to the online zoning map • requests from landowners/developers, some with submitted development applications, for site-specific zoning changes (staff advises that requests for site-specific zoning changes are not being considered through the Consolidated Zoning By-law Review) Information Report 01-24 Page 3 • requests from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to rezone certain Authority-owned lands to Environmental Protection that are currently zoned for residential uses, despite the presence of natural heritage features or hazard lands • general comments on the structure of the Draft Zoning By-law • comments that support more mixed-use zoning and implementation of Official Plan policies 5. Consolidating the Existing Zoning By-laws 5.1 The existing six parent Zoning By-laws are consolidated Except for the Seaton Zoning By-law 7364/14, the zones and provisions of all the existing parent zoning by-laws have been consolidated and harmonized in the Draft Zoning By-law. This includes administrative provisions; definitions; general regulations; parking and loading standards; definitions; zone-specific provisions for permitted uses, and lot and building standards; and provisions for enactment and transition. Seaton Zoning By-law 7364/14 has been retained except for its administration and enactment chapters as a chapter within the Draft Zoning By-law. In addition to the six parent zoning by-laws, the Draft Zoning By-law incorporates the following two zoning amendments recently passed by Council: • regulations for Infill and Replacement Housing in Established Neighbourhoods, which were adopted by Council in 2021 and approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal in 2023, are applied to the certain neighbourhoods through an overlay map, and establish additional lot and building standards that supersede the provisions for a given zone • regulations for Additional Dwelling Units, adopted by Council in 2023, bringing the Draft Zoning By-law in conformity with the changes to the Planning Act in 2022 5.2 Zoning categories are restructured The structure of the zone categories in the six existing zoning by-laws was reviewed to establish a single structure of new zones for the Draft Zoning By-law that would apply city-wide. The approach to consolidating the existing zone categories was to establish a clear zone structure to guide future development, simplify and consolidate the similar provisions of existing zones, reduce the number of zones, order residential zones according to density, and carry forward some site-specific zoning as exceptions. See Attachment 1 for a table of the Proposed Zone Categories. Consolidating residential zones from the six existing Zoning By-laws is a critical step in the new city-wide Draft Zoning By-law. The intent of this step of the process was not to result in any significant variances from the existing residential standards, but rather simplify and consolidate the similar provisions of the existing zones. The residential zones are reorganized into the three broader zone categories of R1 – Residential First Density, R2 – Residential Second Density, and R3 – Residential Third Density, according to the density of their permitted dwelling types. Within each category, there are subzones that establish lot frontage and lot area provisions. Information Report 01-24 Page 4 Attachment 2 of this report is a concordance table, demonstrating how the zones from the existing parent Zoning By-laws have been consolidated into the zone structure for the Draft Zoning By-law. 5.3 Site-specific Exceptions The existing six parent Zoning By-laws contain exceptions approved through site specific rezonings after the enactment of the original parent by-laws. All exceptions were reviewed to determine if they could be consolidated, deleted, or carried forward into the Draft Zoning By-law. This review looked at whether there were similarities among the exceptions, and whether they complied with zones and provisions of the Draft Zoning By-law. Exceptions were deleted if they complied with the provisions of the Draft Zoning By-law. Exceptions were carried forward if they did not comply with the Draft Zoning By-law provisions. Carrying forward exceptions into the Draft Zoning By-law ensures that existing zoning permissions are not removed from properties. This approach has reduced, in half, the total number from approximately 850 to 412 Exceptions. The exceptions that are carried forward are numbered, and the numbers are displayed at a property level on the interactive zone map. The user of the By-law can then search for it numerically if their property is subject to an exception. 5.4 Transition provisions The Draft Zoning By-law contains provisions that recognize, for a five-year period, the status of existing Planning Act and Building Act applications. These proposed provisions allow applications submitted prior to the Draft Zoning By-law coming into effect, to continue to be processed according to the Zoning By-laws that were in effect at the time of application. A by-law comes into effect once Council passes a by-law and the appeal period lapses without any appeals, or when a by-law is appealed, and the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) issues an order dismissing the appeal, or approving, or approving with modifications. 5.5 Kingston Road Corridor and Specialty Retail Node Intensification Areas Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 38 (OPA 38) for the Kingston Road Corridor and Specialty Retail Node Intensification Areas on January 24, 2022. On November 4, 2022, the Region of Durham issued a notice of decision to approve OPA 38. That decision was appealed to the OLT. The Draft Zoning By-law does not propose zoning for the lands subject to OPA 38. The new Zoning By-law will be amended following the decision of the Tribunal, and preparation of an implementing zoning by-law for the OPA 38 lands. Until then, the OPA 38 lands will continue to be subject to the current Zoning By-law 3036. 5.6 Minister’s Zoning Orders The Planning Act authorizes the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to make a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZOs) and enact an Ontario Regulation to regulate the use of land, buildings, and structures anywhere in Ontario. MZOs are a level of zoning that Information Report 01-24 Page 5 supersedes municipal zoning wherever the municipal and provincial zoning conflict. Four provincial Minister’s Zoning Orders cover certain lands in Pickering, and often, the public are unaware that their property may be subject to an MZO. To improve the understanding of zoning in Pickering, the Draft Zoning By-law contains an informational schedule (Schedule 2) that outlines the lands that are subject to the four MZOs. Schedule 2 – Minister’s Zoning Orders, can be viewed on Let’s Talk Pickering. In addition, Section 16, Enactment, states that the MZOs remain in effect and supersede the Draft Zoning By-law. 6. New and modified zoning provisions In addition to consolidation, the six existing Zoning By-laws were reviewed against the City’s Official Plan, current best practices, and emerging issues. Attachment 3 outlines the sections of the CZBL that were updated or modified. Below is a discussion of the new zoning provisions that were added to address the various emerging issues of Council or community interest. 6.1 Short-term rentals The existing parent Zoning By-laws do not contain provisions regulating short-term rentals. New provisions are proposed that would permit, in all residential zones, a maximum of one short-term rental in an owner-occupied principal residence, as defined by the federal Income Tax Act. 6.2 Nightclubs In response to public comments with concerns over noise, a new general regulation is introduced that prohibits nightclubs within 150 metres of a Residential Zone, as well as prohibiting an outdoor patio accessory to a nightclub. 6.3 Agriculture-Related and On-Farm Diversified Uses To conform to the City’s Official Plan and Provincial Policy, zoning regulations within the Rural Zones in the Draft Zoning By-law are updated to permit a range of agriculture- related uses, such as a farm winery or cidery, and on-farm diversified uses, such as an agritourism use. On-farm diversified uses are restricted to one hectare or two percent of the total lot area. These uses provide flexibility for farm-owners in diversifying their income, and boost the rural economy, while protecting primary agricultural use. 6.4 Driveway widenings and minimum interior garage size The current Seaton and Duffin Heights By-laws restrict driveway widths. The Draft Zoning By-law proposes zoning provisions regulating a maximum driveway width, and minimum landscaped open area, to accommodate additional parking. All residential lots in the City will be subject to restrictions to accommodate additional parking while protecting on-site drainage and streetscape concerns. These proposed provisions align with the additional dwelling unit zoning provisions. Information Report 01-24 Page 6 Also introduced are zoning provisions requiring a minimum interior garage size. These provisions ensure residential garages adequately accommodate the minimum required vehicle parking and storage. 6.5 Integrated Sustainable Design Standards To support the Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (ISDS), and as directed by Council Resolutions #914/22 and #3323/23, new definitions, and provisions that address heat island reduction, permit rooftop solar panels, specify minimum outdoor amenity areas for certain uses, and required minimum bicycle parking rates, are included in the Draft Zoning By-law. 7. Next Steps As noted in Section 2, a copy of the Draft Zoning By-law is available for viewing on the City’s website at Let’s Talk Pickering, or at the offices of the City of Pickering, City Development Department. Comments on the Draft Zoning By-law will be accepted up to May 1, 2024. Until this time, staff will continue to engage the public and stakeholders through providing information on the City’s website and meeting with stakeholders as requested. Comments received will inform staff of the preparation of a final Draft Zoning By-law. A staff recommendation report along with the final Draft Zoning By-law will be presented to Council later in 2024. 8. Procedural Information • written comments regarding the Draft Zoning By-law should be directed to the City Development Department • oral comments may be made at the Statutory Public Meeting • all comments received will be noted and used as input to a Recommendation Report and a final Draft Zoning By-law prepared by the City Development Department for consideration at a subsequent meeting of Council or a Committee of Council • any member of the public who wishes to reserve the option to appeal Council’s decision must provide comments to the City before Council adopts the final Draft Zoning By-law • any member of the public who wishes to be notified of Council’s decision regarding this proposal must request such in writing to the City Clerk Attachments 1. Proposed Zone Categories 2. Concordance of Zoning Categories 3. New and Modified Provisions Information Report 01-24 Page 7 Prepared By: Original Signed By Mimi Lau, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner, Zoning & Administration Original Signed By Deborah Wylie, MCIP, RPP Manager, Zoning & Administration Approved/Endorsed By: Original Signed By Catherine Rose, MCIP, RPP Chief Planner ML:DW:ld Date of Report: March 18, 2024 Proposed Zone Categories Page 1 of 5 Attachment 1 to Information Report 01-24 Zone Name Zoning Symbol(s) Main Permitted Uses Residential Residential First Density R1A, R1B, R1C, R1D, R1E, R1F, R1G, R1H, R1I Single-detached Residential Second Density R2A, R2B R1 permitted uses plus semi-detached, duplex Residential Third Density R3A, R3B, R3C R2 permitted uses plus townhouses, apartments Commercial Commercial General C1 Range of commercial uses Commercial Automotive Service C2 Automobile Service Station, Car Wash, Convenience Store, Restaurant, Outdoor Display Area uses Commercial Highway C3 Range of Retail and Automobile Service uses Commercial Hamlet CH Range of Retail and Automobile Service uses Mixed-Use Local Node LN Retail, service and office uses Community Node CN Community, cultural and limited retail uses Mixed-Use General MU1 Residential, retail, service uses City Centre City Centre One CC1 Residential, commercial and community uses City Centre Two CC2 Residential and commercial City Centre Residential One CCR1 Townhouses, office and personal service, park City Centre Residential Two CCR2 Similar but wider range of uses permitted in CCR1 Proposed Zone Categories Page 2 of 5 Zone Name Zoning Symbol(s) Main Permitted Uses City Centre Civic CCC Civic, community and office uses City Centre Open Space CCOS Park and community uses City Centre Natural Heritage System CCNHS Community garden and park Employment Employment General E1 Manufacturing Employment Prestige E2 Light manufacturing, warehousing Employment Commercial E3 Places of assembly, light manufacturing, warehousing, limited retail Environmental Protection and Open Space Environmental Protection EP Agriculture, conservation, passive recreation Open Space OS Agriculture, community centre, park, community garden Open Space Waterfront OSW Aquaculture, marina, community centre, conservation Stormwater Management Facility SWM Stormwater management pond Golf Course GC Golf course Rural and Oak Ridges Moraine Agriculture A Agriculture, a detached dwelling, farm related uses, community centre, schools Quarry Q Agriculture, quarry, forestry Oak Ridges Moraine – Agricultural ORMA Agriculture, a detached dwelling, conservation Proposed Zone Categories Page 3 of 5 Zone Name Zoning Symbol(s) Main Permitted Uses Oak Ridges Moraine – Environmental Protection ORMEP Conservation uses Oak Ridges Moraine – Institutional ORMI Community uses, school, recreation, place of worship Oak Ridges Moraine – Commercial ORMC Limited commercial uses Oak Ridges Moraine – Residential General ORMR5, ORMR6 Detached dwelling Institutional and Other Institutional General I1 Community uses Urban Reserve UR Uses legally existing at the date of the passing of the Draft Zoning By-law, passive recreation Utility UT Conservation, passive recreation, parking lot, stormwater management Seaton Urban Area Seaton Low Density Type 1 SLD1 Detached, semi, duplex, multi-attached, block & back-to-back townhouses Seaton Low Density Type 1 Heritage Lot SLD1HL Detached, semi, duplex, multi-attached, block & back-to-back townhouses Seaton Low Density Type 1 Townhouses SLD1T Detached, semi, duplex, multi-attached, block & back-to-back townhouses Seaton Low Density Type 2 SLD2 Detached, semi, duplex, multi-attached, block & back-to-back townhouses Seaton Low Density Type 2 Multiple SLD2M Detached, semi, duplex, multi-attached, block & back-to-back townhouses Proposed Zone Categories Page 4 of 5 Zone Name Zoning Symbol(s) Main Permitted Uses Seaton Medium Density Detached & Semi SMDDS Seaton Low Density uses and apartment dwelling Seaton Medium Density Multiple SMDM Seaton Low Density uses and apartment dwelling Seaton High Density SH Street multiple attached dwelling, apartment dwelling, personal service uses Seaton Mixed Corridor Type 1 SMC1 Range of residential, community, retail and automotive uses Seaton Mixed Corridor Type 2 SMC2 Range of residential, community, retail and automotive uses Seaton Mixed Corridor Type 3 SMC3 Range of residential, community, retail and automotive uses Seaton Minor Commercial Cluster SMCC Apartment dwelling, live work, and retail uses Seaton Local Node SLN Block and back-to-back townhouses, live work, and apartment dwelling, and retail, service, entertainment uses Seaton Community Node SCN Seaton Local Nodes uses, home improvement centre, hotel Seaton Community Node Pedestrian Predominant Area SCNPP Seaton Local Nodes uses, home improvement centre, hotel Seaton Prestige Employment General SPEG Light manufacturing, business services, schools, hotel, data and communications Seaton Prestige Employment Node SPEN Light manufacturing, business services, schools, hotel, data and communications Seaton Prestige Employment Heritage Lot SPEHL Light manufacturing, business services, schools, hotel, data and communications Proposed Zone Categories Page 5 of 5 Zone Name Zoning Symbol(s) Main Permitted Uses Seaton Employment Service SES Office, retail, business service Seaton Community Use SCU Schools, place of worship, community Seaton District/Community Park SDCP Community and recreational uses Seaton Open Space SOS Limited community and recreational uses Seaton Utility SUT Water and sewage pumping and treatment, energy pipelines, highways Concordance of Zoning By-law Categories Page 1 of 4 Attachment 2 to Information Report 01-24 Parent Zoning By-law Zone Category Draft Zoning By-law Zone Category Residential R6 First Density – R1A V First Density – R1B R1 First Density – R1C R3 First Density – R1D R4 First Density – R1E S1 First Density – R1F S2 First Density – R1G S3 First Density – R1H S4 First Density – R1I SD Second Density – R2A RM Second Density – R2B RMM Second Density – R3A n/a Third Density – R3B n/a Third Density – R3C Mixed Use, Commercial and Other Zones City Centre City Centre One – CC1 City Centre One – CC1 City Centre Two – CC2 City Centre Two – CC2 City Centre Residential One – CCR1 City Centre Residential One – CCR1 City Centre Residential Two – CCR2 City Centre Residential Two – CCR2 City Centre Civic – CCC City Centre Civic – CCC Open Space – OS City Centre Open Space – CCOS Natural Heritage System –NHS City Centre Natural Heritage System – CCNHS Mixed Use LCA, C1 Local Node Zone – LN CCA Community Node Zone – CN MU Mixed Use Zone – MU Commercial SC, SPC, CO, C2 Commercial General – C1 CA, CA3 Automotive Service Commercial – C2 C3 Highway Commercial – C3 Concordance of Zoning By-law Categories Page 2 of 4 Parent Zoning By-law Zone Category Draft Zoning By-law Zone Category HM, HMC Hamlet Commercial – CH Employment M2, M2S General Employment – E1 M1 Prestige Employment – E2 MC Employment Commercial – E3 Open Space and Environmental Protection G Environmental Protection – EP O1, O2, OS, CP, and NP Exceptions Open Space – O O3B Open Space Water – OSW OS – SWM Storm Water Management Facility – SWM GC Golf Course – GC Agriculture and Rural A Agriculture A Q Quarry Q ORM-A ORMA ORM-EP ORMEP ORM-I, ORM-R ORMI ORM-M1 ORM-M1 Institutional and Other ES, I(C), I(R), I(PRA), CU General Institutional – I1 R(NH) Institutional/Residential – I2 UR Urban Reserve – UR CNR Utility – U Concordance of Zoning By-law Categories Page 3 of 4 Parent Zoning By-law Zone Category Draft Zoning By-law Zone Category Seaton Residential Low Density Type 1 – LD1 Seaton Low Density Type 1 – SLD1 Low Density Type 1 – Townhouses – LD1-T Seaton Low Density Type 1 – Townhouse (SLD1T) Low Density Type 1 – Heritage Lot – LD1-HL Seaton Low Density Type 1 – Heritage Lot (SLD1HL) Low Density Type 2 – LD2 Seaton Low Density Type 2 (SLD2) Low Density Type 2 – Multiple – LD2-M Seaton Low Density Type 2 – Multiple (SLD2M) Medium Density – Detached & Semi – MD- DS Seaton Medium Density – Detached & Semi (SMDDS) Medium Density – Multiple – MD-M Seaton Medium Density – Multiple (SMDM) High Density – H Seaton High Density (SHD) Mixed Use Mixed Corridor Type 1 – MC1 Seaton Mixed Corridor Type 1 – SMC1 Mixed Corridor Type 2 – MC2 Seaton Mixed Corridor Type 2 – SMC2 Mixed Corridor Type 3 – MC3 Seaton Mixed Corridor Type 3 – SMC3 Minor Commercial Cluster – MCC Seaton Minor Commercial Cluster – SMCC Local Node – LN Seaton Local Node – SLN Community Node – CN Seaton Community Node – SCN Community Node Pedestrian Predominant Area – CN-PP Seaton Community Node Pedestrian Predominant Area – SCNPP Employment Seaton Prestige Employment General – PEG Seaton Prestige Employment General – SPEG Seaton Prestige Employment Node – PEN Seaton Prestige Employment Node – SPEN Concordance of Zoning By-law Categories Page 4 of 4 Parent Zoning By-law Zone Category Draft Zoning By-law Zone Category Seaton Prestige Employment Heritage Lot – PE-HL Seaton Prestige Employment Heritage Lot – SPEHL Seaton Employment Service – ES Seaton Employment Service – SES Community Use Seaton Community Use – CU Seaton Community Use – SCU Natural Heritage and Open Space Seaton District/Community Park – DCP Seaton District/Community Park – SDCP Seaton Open Space – OS Seaton Open Space – SOS Seaton Stormwater Management – SWM Seaton Stormwater Management – SSWM Seaton Golf Course – GC Seaton Golf Course – SGC Seaton Natural Heritage System – NHS Seaton Natural Heritage System – SNHS Seaton Cemetery – CE Seaton Cemetery – SCE Seaton Hamlet Heritage Open Space – HHOS Seaton Hamlet Heritage Open Space – SHHOS Seaton Utility – Utility – UT Seaton Utility – SUT New and Modified Provisions Page 1 of 3 Attachment 3 to Information Report 01-24 Draft Zoning By-law Section Added/Modified 1 Administration 1.9 Transition Clarifies how provisions apply to applications that have been submitted and deemed complete at the time the Draft Zoning By-law comes into effect. Transition provisions are proposed to be repealed 5 years from the effective date of the CZBL. 3 Definitions 3.2 Defined Terms Definitions added include: Adverse Effect; Amenity Area, Common Outdoor; Amenity Area, Common Indoor; Ancillary Retail Sales; Aquaculture; Common Outdoor; Dwelling Width; Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment; Flat Roof; Front Entrance; Green Roof; Dwelling Depth; Dwelling Width; Landscaped Open Space; Main Front Wall; Shipping Container; Short-term Rental; Solar or Shade Parking Structure; Stacking Lane; Vertical Farming; Veterinary Clinic Definitions modified include: Amenity Area; Area of High Aquifer Vulnerability; Commercial Vehicle; Contractor’s Yard; Drive-through Facility; Driveway; Dwelling Unit, Additional; Grade Existing; Average Grade; Ground Floor; Height; Landscaped Area; Lot coverage; Lot Depth; Motor Vehicle; Nightclub; Obnoxious; Park; Person; Retirement Home; Self-storage Facility; Setback; Theatre 4 General Regulations 4.3 Additional Dwelling Unit Zoning By-laws 8034/23, 8035/23, 8036/23, 8037/23, 8038/23, and 8039/23 permitting additional dwelling units are consolidated here. 4.9 CLOCA and TRCA Regulated Areas Recognizes Bill 23 and the evolving role of conservation authorities in application review. Provisions maintain that boundaries of regulated areas “shall be” determined by CLOCA and TRCA as applicable. However, the provision stating that “final boundaries of the regulated area shall be determined by CLOCA or TRCA, as appropriate” is removed. 4.11 Established Neighbourhood Precinct Overlay Zone Infill & Replacement Housing and Building Height Zoning By-laws 7872/21, 7873/21, 7874/21, 7900/22, 7901/22, and 7902/22 are consolidated here. New and Modified Provisions Page 2 of 3 Draft Zoning By-law Section Added/Modified 4.14 Height Exceptions Responds to Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (ISDS): a) Performance Measure ER2 to ER4 (Heat Island Reduction) general regulation for Height Exceptions permits rooftop solar panels and associated equipment to exceed the maximum permitted building height by 1.5 metres. b) Performance Measure ER1 (Emissions, Renewable Energy, and Resilience) general regulation for Height Exceptions permits a parapet wall that forms part of a green room to exceed the maximum permitted building height by 1.5 metres. 4.22 Nightclubs Establishes minimum distance separation from residential areas for night clubs. 4.23 Oak Ridges Moraine Area Special Provisions For clarification, Subsection 8 Areas of High Aquifer Vulnerability added to reference to Schedule 3 and the Official Plan, in particular section 10.13 Areas of Groundwater Protection and 16.43 Groundwater Vulnerability – Oak Ridges Moraine. 4.24 On-farm Diversified Uses Identifies that home industry is subject to a maximum gross floor area and applies the provisions of Section 4.16 Home Industries. 4.27 Outdoor Storage Permits outdoor storage as a principal use in any zone that permits outdoor storage and requires a visible barrier to any adjacent yard, highway, or street. Conditions remain and permission does not apply to Open Space Waterfront zone. 4.30 Public Uses Permitted in All Zones Clarifies the provisions that apply to public uses. 4.33 Rooming Homes Rooming houses are required to encompass the entire dwelling and limited to one per lot; the maximum number of bedrooms changed from 10 to 6. 4.35 Seasonal Farm Help Dwelling Removes the minimum floor area of 58.0 square metres as a requirement. 4.38 Shipping Containers Provides direction on the location of shipping containers used for storage. 4.39 Short term rental and definition Responds to public concerns and supports possible future licensing. New and Modified Provisions Page 3 of 3 Draft Zoning By-law Section Added/Modified 5 Parking, Stacking, and Loading Regulations 5.11 Residential Driveway and Front Yard Landscaping Requirements Responds to need for additional parking on private property. 5.12 Parking and Storage of Vehicles in Residential and City Centre Zones Provision implemented City-wide. 5.13 Bicycle Parking Space Requirements Responds to ISDS Performance Measure T3 (Bicycle Parking and Storage Facilities) minimum short-term and long-term bicycle parking rates applied. 6 Residential Zone Regulations Sections 6 Residential and Section 8 Mixed Use Zone Regulations Responds to ISDS Performance Measure LN7 (Common Outdoor Amenity Space) minimum outdoor amenity areas are specified for apartment dwellings in the City Centre zones and the Residential Third Density zones. 8 Mixed-Use Zone Regulations 8.3 Lot and Building Requirements Mixed Use General (MU1) the intent of the zone provisions changed from permitting high-rise mixed-use development to permitting low-rise mixed-use development. 12 Rual and Oak Ridges Moraine Zone Regulations 12.3 Oak Ridges Moraine Zones Adds Oak Ridges Moraine Commercial (ORMC) to reflect existing uses in the hamlet of Claremont. 13 Institutional and Other Zone Regulations 13.2 Permitted Uses UR Zone Urban Reserve Zone recognizes existing uses and permits a new detached dwelling provided a detached dwelling was already a permitted use