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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.
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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)
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• 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Date of Report: March 18, 2024
Proposed Zone Categories
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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