HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 8149-24 - Consolidated Zoning By-law (Exceptions 216-437)Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception Zone 216 (By-law 1158-80, as amended by
By-law 6124-03, By-law 3878-91 and By-law 5500-99)
Definitions
“Adult Entertainment Parlour” shall mean a building or part of a building in
which is provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation,
services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or
inclinations
“Bakery” shall mean a building or part of a building in which food products
are baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products
baked and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale.
“Business Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which one or
more persons are employed in the management, direction or conducting of
a business, a public or private agency, a brokerage or a labour or fraternal
organization and may include a financial institution, a telegraph office, a
data processing establishment, a newspaper publishing office, the
premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a radio or television
broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but shall not include a
retail store.
“Dry Cleaning Depot” shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes.
“Financial Institution” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged.
“Floor Area” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
“Gross Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
“Laundromat” shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing one or more washers and drying, ironing, finishing or other
incidental equipment.
“Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from, the front lot
line.
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“Neighbourhood Store” shall mean a store in which food, drugs, periodicals
or similar items of day-to-day household necessity are kept for retail sale
primarily to residents of, or persons employed in the immediate
neighbourhood.
“Personal Service Shop” shall mean an establishment where a personal
service is performed and may include a barber shop, a beauty salon, a
shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a bodyrub parlour as defined in The Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 284, or any successor thereto.
“Professional Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given and may include a clinic and the offices of an architect, chartered
accountant, engineer, lawyer or physician but shall not include a bodyrub
parlour as defined in The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 284, or any
successor thereto.
“Retail Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, offered or
kept for retail sale to the public.
“Restaurant – Type A” shall mean a building or part of a building where
food is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for
immediate consumption on or off the premises, or both, but shall not
include an adult entertainment parlour as defined herein.
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
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Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall o f the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
“Interior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
For the purpose of this subsection, the terms:
“Public School” shall mean,
A school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board
is established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto;
A college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to
the Ministry of College and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto; and
A university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister
of Education, Colleges and Universities, pursuant to the Ministry of
Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any successor
thereto.
“Private Non-Residential School” shall mean a school which is
maintained for education al or religious purposes but shall not include
any other school defined herein.
“Private Residential School” shall mean a school which is maintained
for educational or religious purposes and which includes accessory
residential facilities but shall not include any other school defined
herein.
“Commercial School” shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music
teacher, or an art school, a golf school, or any other such school
operated for gain or profit, but shall not include any other school
defined herein.
“Day Nursery” shall mean lands and premises duly licensed pursuant
to the provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto,
and for the use as a facility for the daytime care of children.
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (“C4” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “C4” use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
bakeries;
business offices:
day nurseries
dry cleaning depots;
financial institutions
laundromats;
neighbourhood stores;
personal service shops;
private non-residential schools;
professional office;
restaurants – type “A”; and
retail stores subject to the provisions of Section 2(b)(ii)(J)(2).
Zone Requirements (“C4” Zone)
For the purpose of this subsection the lot line flanking Bushmill Street
or an abutting reserve shall be deemed to be the front lot line.
No person shall within the lands designated “C4” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.4 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 45 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 12 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 4.5 metres, except
where an interior side lot line abuts a residential zone, the
minimum interior side yard width shall be 7.5 metres.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 12 metres
REAR YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 12 metres
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PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum)
1) There shall be provided and maintained on the lands
designated “C4”, a minimum of 45 parking spaces.
2) Despite clause (1) above, if any day nursery, private non-
residential school or restaurant type-A use exists on the lands
designated “C4”, a minimum of 54 parking spaces shall be
provided and maintained.
3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.21.2, entitled
Supplementary Parking Regulation of By-law 3036, as
amended, and more specifically paragraph (b) thereof
concerning the location of off-street parking spaces within the
Local Commercial “C4” Zone applicable to those lands located
adjacent the south-west corner of the intersection of Liverpool
Road and Bushmill Street, off-street parking shall be permitted
within the interior side yard provided that no part of any off-
street parking space is located closer than 4.5 metres to the
west property line, and 1.5 metres form the east flankage
property line.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
1) The gross floor area of all buildings on the lot shall not exceed
929 square metres.
2) The gross floor area of any individual retail store on the lot
shall not exceed 325 square metres.
3) The gross floor area of all day nurseries and/or private non-
residential schools on the lot shall not exceed 200 square
metres.
4) The gross floor area of any restaurant – type A, on the lot shall
not exceed 200 square metres.
5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law to the
contrary, a maximum of one restaurant – type A shall be
permitted on the lands zoned “C4”.
6) For the purpose of this clause, the term “drive-through facility”
shall mean a facility in which goods, products, or services are
provided directly to customers in vehicles.
7) No drive-through facility shall be permitted in association with
any of the uses permitted on the lands designated “C4”.
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Exception Zone 217 (By-law 1236-81)
Definitions
''Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all buildings
on the lot.
"Dwelling" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or capable of
being occupied as a single, independent and separate housekeeping unit
containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Single Dwelling'' shall mean a building containing not more than one
dwelling and uses accessory thereto.
"Single Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings.
''Semi-Detached Dwelling'' shall mean one of a pair of single dwellings
which are attached horizontally and divided vertically by an above grade
common wall.
''Single Attached Dwelling'' shall mean one of a group of not less than three
and not more than six single dwellings which are attached horizontally and
divided vertically by an above grade common wall between adjacent single
dwellings.
''Floor Area'' shall mean the total area of all storeys contained within the
outside walls of a building excluding, in the case of a building containing a
dwelling or dwellings, any private garage, porch, verandah, sunroom,
balcony, basement recreation room, unfinished attic or unfinished
basement.
''Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street, which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a single dwelling, together with any
accessory buildings or structures, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the horizontal distance between the side lot
lines, such distance being measured along a line which is parallel to and
7.5 metres distant from the front lot line.
''Private Garage'' shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
''Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (''S'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
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INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLOOR AREA (minimum): 100 square metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLINGS PER LOT (maximum): 1 only
PRIVATE GARAGES: (minimum): 1 per dwelling attached to
the main building and located not less than 6 metres from the front lot
line
Uses Permitted (''S-SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirement (''S-SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 10.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minima):
for single detached dwellings: 1.2 metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 1.2 metres, except that
no interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings
are attached together, so long as every wall on such side which is
not part of a common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be
set back from the side lot line separating such lots as follows:
1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
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FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLOOR AREA (minimum): 100 square metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLINGS PER LOT (maximum): 1 only
PRIVATE GARAGES (minimum): 1 per dwelling, attached
to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from the front
lot line
Uses Permitted ("SD-SA" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''SD-SA", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
single attached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("SD-SA" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-SA", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.7 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minima): 1.2 metres, except that
no interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings on
adjacent lots are attached together, so long as every wall on such side
which is not part of a common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set
back from the side lot line separating such lots as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLOOR AREA (minimum): 100 square metres
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLINGS PER LOT (maximum): 1 only
PRIVATE GARAGES (minimum): 1 per dwelling attached to
the main building and located not less than 6 metres from the front lot
line
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Exception Zone 218 (By-law 1264-81)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
''Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
"Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
''Single Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a pair of single dwellings,
such dwellings being attached together horizontally by an above grade
common wall.
"Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of a group of not less than 3
and not more than 6 single dwellings, adjacent dwellings being attached
together horizontally by an above grade common wall.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
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''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shill mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
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single attached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
for single detached dwellings: 250 square metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 225 square metres
for single attached dwellings: 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
for single detached dwellings: 10 metres
for semi-detached dwellings 7.5 metres
for single attached dwellings: 6.7 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for single detached dwellings:
1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side or no interior side yard
one side so long as 1.8 metres is provided on the other side.
for semi-detached and single attached dwellings:
1.2 metres, except that no interior side yard shall be provided on
the side where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached together so
long as every wall on such side which is not part of a common wall
extending along the side lot line separating such lots, or is not a
direct extension thereof, shall be set back from the side lot line
separating such lots a minimum of 1.2 metres measured
perpendicularly to such side lot line if no abutting side yard is
provided on the abutting lot, or 0.6 metres measured
perpendicularly to such side lot line if an abutting side yard is
provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
for single detached dwellings 38 percent
for semi-detached and single attached dwellings 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
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DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
no less than 66 and no more than 100 dwelling units shall be
permitted within the area designated ''S-SD-SA"
maximum 1 dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one (1) private garage per lot attached to the main building
and located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows from habitable rooms or doors shall be permitted on a
wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it;
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
if such buildings are attached together in whole or in part, shall be
not less than 1.8 metres.
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Definitions
''Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all buildings
on the lot.
''Dwelling'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or capable of
being occupied as a single, independent and separate housekeeping unit
containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Single Dwelling'' shall mean a building containing not more than one
dwelling and uses accessory thereto.
"Single Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings.
''Floor Area'' shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys of a building or structure or a portion thereof, as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street, which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a single dwelling, together with any
accessory buildings or structures, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Frontage" shall mean the horizontal distance between the side lot
lines, such distance being measured along a line which is parallel to and
7.5 metres distant from the front lot line.
"Private Garage'' shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
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''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1" and "S1-l" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1" and "S1-1", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S1" and "S1-1'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1" and "S1-1'', use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following:
LOT AREA (minimum): 500 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 18 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 6 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
within the lands designated ''S1'': 7.5 metres
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within the lands designated ''S1-1'': 15 metres
FLOOR AREA (minimum): 100 square metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLINGS PER LOT (maximum): 1 only
PRIVATE GARAGES (minimum): 1 per dwelling, attached
to the main building, and located not less than 6 metres from the front
lot line
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS: within the lands
designated ''S1-1'' no accessory buildings or structures shall be
permitted closer than 7.5 metres to the rear lot line
Uses Permitted ("S2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S2'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WI0TH (minimum): 2. 7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLOOR AREA (minimum): 100 square metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLINGS PER LOT (maximum): 1 only
PRIVATE GARAGE (minimum): 1 per dwelling, attached
to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from the front
lot line
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Uses Permitted (''G'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "G'' use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
greenbelt-conservation uses in accordance with Section 17 of By law
3036, as amended
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Exception Zone 220 (By-law 1289-81, as amended by By-
law 1524-82)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
''Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
"Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
''Single Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
''Neighbourhood Park'' shall mean a municipal public park including
recreation uses and buildings, and uses accessory thereto.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
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"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
''Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a
street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
‘’Interior Side Yard’’ shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements (''S1'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one (1) private garage per lot attached to the main building
and located not less than six (6) metres from the front lot line.
Uses Permitted (''S2'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S2'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 11 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side or no interior side yard one
side so long as 1.8 metres is provided on the other side.
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FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one (1) private garage per lot attached to the main building
and located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows from habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted
on a wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer
than 1.2 metres to the side lot line closest to it;
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, shall be
not less than 1.8 metres
Uses Permitted (“NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Neighbourhood park
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Exception Zone 221 (By-law 1340-81, as amended by By-
law 5650-00)
Definitions
"Assembly Hall" shall mean a building or part of a building in which facilities
are provided for purposes such as civic, educational, political, religious or
social meetings and which may include an auditorium or a banquet hall.
''Bakery'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which baked food
products are prepared and offered for retail sale, and which may include
incidental baking.
''Business Office'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which one or
more persons are employed in the management, direction or conducting of
a business, a public or private agency, a brokerage or a labour or fraternal
organization, and which may include a telegraph office, a data processing
establishment, a newspaper publishing office, the premises of a real estate
or insurance agent, or a radio or television broadcasting station and related
studios or theatres.
"Commercial Club'' shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club
operated for gain or profit and having public or private membership.
"Commercial-Recreational Establishment'' shall mean a commercial
establishment in which indoor recreational facilities such as bowling alleys,
miniature golf courses, roller skating rinks, squash courts, swimming pools
and other similar indoor recreational facilities are provided and operated for
gain or profit, and which may include an arena or a stadium but shall not
include a place of amusement or entertainment as defined herein.
''Commercial School'' shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and which may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music
teacher, or an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated
for gain or profit.
''Day Nursery'' shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provisions of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for use
as a facility for the daytime care of children.
''Dry Cleaning Depot'' shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes.
"Financial Institution" shall mean an institution in which money is deposited,
kept, lent or exchanged.
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''Food Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food,
produce and other items or merchandise of day-to-day household necessity
are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public.
''Gross Retail and Personal Service Floor Area" shall mean the gross retail
and personal service floor space contained in all buildings and structures
on the lot; as such space is defined in Section 8.2.2 of the Official Plan of
the Regional Municipality of Durham, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto.
''Laundromat'' shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing one or more washers and drying, ironing, finishing or other
incidental equipment.
"Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
''Personal Service Shop'' shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a bodyrub parlor as defined in The Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 284, as amended from time to time or any successor
thereto.
''Place of Amusement or Entertainment'' shall mean a building or part of a
building in which facilities are provided for amusement or entertainment
purposes, and which may include a billiard or pool room, a dance hall, a
music hall, a pin-ball arcade, or a theatre.
''Private Club'' shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having private membership.
''Professional Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlor as defined in The Municipal Act, R.S,O. 1970,
Chapter 284, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
"Public Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having public membership.
"Restaurant-Type A" shall mean a building or part of a building where food
is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both on and off the
premises.
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''Retail Store'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, offered or
kept for retail sale to the public.
''Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there it no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard'' shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (''CCA-2")
No person shall within the lands designated "CCA-2" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
assembly halls
bakeries
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business offices
commercial clubs
commercial-recreational establishments
commercial schools
day nurseries
dry cleaning depots
financial institutions
food stores
laundromats
personal service shops
places of amusement or entertainment
private clubs
professional offices
public clubs
restaurants - type A
retail stores
Zone Requirements ''CCA-2"
No person shall within the lands designated ''CCA-2'' use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 15 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (mini mum): 15 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
GROSS RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICE FLOOR AREA
(maximum): 16,725 square
metres
GROSS OFFICE FLOOR AREA (maximum): 500 square metres
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Special Restrictions (“CCA-2”)
Despite any provisions in By-law 3036, as amended by this exception,
a portion of the parking area within the “CCA-2” zone designation, may
be used for a maximum 500 square metres of outdoor storage
associated with a garden centre use from April 1 to June 30 of every
year.
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Exception Zone 222 (By-law 1493-82, as amended by By-
law 2317-86)
Definitions
“Community Park” shall mean a municipal public park including recreation
uses and buildings, and uses accessory thereto.
“Coverage” or “Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area
covered by all buildings on the lot.
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
“Dwelling Unit” shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit contain a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Single Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
“Single Detached Dwelling” shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
“Semi-Detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a pair of single dwellings,
such dwellings being attached together horizontally by an above grade
common wall.
“Single Attached Dwellings” shall mean one of a group of not less than 2 or
not more than 6 single dwellings, adjacent dwellings being attached
together horizontally by an above grade common wall.
“Floor Area” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
“Gross Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be, other
than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate the floor areas of all
habitable. rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
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"Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Private Garage" shall mean unenclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otl1erwise.
''Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal di1nension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot,
''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard'' shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S2” and "S3” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2'', and ''S3'' any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except tl1e following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S2” and “S3”, use lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated ''S2'' - 400 square metres
on the lands designated "S3'' - 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated ''S2” - 13.5 metres
on the lands designated "S3'' - 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres, or one side
between 0 metres and 0.3 metres inclusive so long as 1.8 metres is
provided on the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2. 7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot and minimum dwelling unit area
of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
minimum one (1) private garage per lot attached to the main building
and located not less than six (6) metres from the front lot line
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
each lot to which this section applies that abuts on its side lot line
lands designated “CP” or lands to which this By-law does not apply
shall provide a minimum side yard width of 1.2 metres adjacent to
such lands.
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no doors or windows from habitable rooms shall be permitted on a
wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it.
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots to which
the secti/on applies shall not be less than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted (“S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S4'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S4'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side
or
between 0 metres and 0.3 metres, inclusive, one side so long as on the
other side:
at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage; and
at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any other
wall of the main dwelling
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS maximum one (1) dwelling unit
per lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from
the front lot line.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
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each lot to which this section applies that abuts on its side lot line
lands designated ''CP'' or lands to which this By-law does not apply
shall provide a minimum side yard width of 1.2 metres adjacent to
such lands
no windows from habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted
on a wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer
than 1.2 metres to the side lot line closest to it
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall he
not less than 1.2 metres
Uses Permitted (''S-SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S-SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum)
for single detached dwellings 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other
side
or
between 0 metres and 0.3 metres, inclusive, one side so long as
on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage; and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main building
for semi-detached dwellings 1.2 metres, except that no interior side
yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are attached
together, so long as every wall on such side which is not part of a
co 1mon wall extending along the side lot line separating such lots,
or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set back from the side
lot line separating such lots as follows:
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1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum) 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS maximum one (1) dwelling unit
per lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from
the front lot line
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
no windows from habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted
on a wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer
than 1.2 metres to the side lot line closest to it;
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
if such buildings are attached in whole or in part, shall be not less
than 1.2 metres
Uses Permitted (''SD-SA'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-SA", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
single attached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (''SD-SA'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-SA", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.7 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH minimum 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings on
adjacent lots are attached together, so long as every wall on such side
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which is not part of a common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set
back from the side lot line separating such lots as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum) 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS maximum one (1) dwelling unit
per lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
minimum one (1) private garage per lot attached to the main building
and located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line.
Use Permitted ("CP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "CP", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
community park
Use Permitted (''G'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''G'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
greenbelt-conservation uses in accordance with section 17 of By-law
3036, as amended.
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Exception Zone 223 (By-law 1494-82, as amended by By-
law 6104-03)
Definitions
''Assembly Hall'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which facilities
are provided for purposes such as civic, educational, political, religious or
social meetings and which may include an auditorium or a banquet hall.
"Bakery" shall mean a building or part of a building in which baked food
products are prepared and offered for retail sale, and which may include
incidental baking.
''Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which one or
more persons are employed in the management, direction or conducting of
a business, a public or private agency, a brokerage or a labour or fraternal
organization, and which may include a telegraph office, a data processing
establishment, a newspaper publishing office, the premises of a real estate
or insurance agent, or a radio or television broadcasting station and related
studios or theatres.
"Commercial Club'' shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club
operated for gain or profit and having public or private membership.
''Commercial-Recreational Establishment'' shall mean a commercial
establishment in which indoor recreational facilities such as bowling alleys,
miniature golf courses, roller skating rinks, squash courts, swimming pools
and other similar indoor recreational facilities are provided and operated for
gain or profit, and which may include an arena or a stadium but shall not
include a place of amusement or entertainment as defined herein.
''Commercial School" shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and which may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music
teacher, or an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated
for gain or profit.
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provisions of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for use
as a facility for the daytime care of children.
''Dry Cleaning Depot'' shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes.
"Financial Institution'' shall mean an institution 1n which money is
deposited, kept, lent or exchanged.
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''Food Store'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which food,
produce and other items or merchandise of day-to-day household necessity
are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public.
''Games Arcade'' shall mean any building, room or area in which are
offered facilities for the play of:
three or more games of chance;
three or more games of mixed chance and skill; or
a combination of three or more games of chance and games of mixed
chance and skill,
for the amusement of the public, which games are not contrary to the
Criminal Code of Canada, but does not include premises in which the only
amusement facilities, offered are pool tables, billiards tables or bowling
alleys.
''Gross Retail and Personal Service Floor Area'' shall mean the gross retai1
and personal service floor space contained in all buildings and structures
on the lot, as such space is defined in section 8.2.2 of the Official Plan of
the Regional Municipality of Durham, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto.
''Laundromat" shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing one or more washers and drying, ironing, finishing or other
incidental equipment.
"Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
"Personal Service Shop" shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a bodyrub parlour as defined in The Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 284, as amended from time to time or any successor
thereto.
''Place of Amusement or Entertainment'' shall mean a building or part of a
building in which facilities are provided for amusement or entertainment
purposes, and which may include a billiard or pool room, a dance hall, a
music hall, or a theatre, but shall not include a games arcade.
''Private Club" shall mean an atl1letic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having private membership.
''Professional Office'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
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chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970,
Chapter 284, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
"Public Club'' shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having public membership.
"Restaurant-Type A" shall mean a building or part of a building where food
is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption or the premises or off the premises, or both on and off the
pre1nises.
''Retail Store'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, offered or
kept for retail sale to the public.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
''Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard'' shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
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''Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("LCA-2'' Zone)
No person shall with the lands designated "LCA-2'' use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
assembly halls
bakeries
business offices
commercial clubs
commercial-recreational establishments
commercial schools
day nurseries
dry cleaning depots
financial institutions
food stores
laundromats
personal service shops
places of amusement or entertainment
private clubs
professional offices
public clubs
restaurants - type A
retail stores
Zone Requirements ("LCA-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''LCA-2'' use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
FRONT Y ARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 15 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 15 metres
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REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 10 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 15 metres
GROSS RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICE FLOOR AREA
(maximum): 5,575 square metres
Special Regulations (“LCA-2” Zone)
Despite any provision of By-law 3036, as amended by this exception,
an outdoor garden centre having a maximum area of 362 square
metres in association with a food store is permitted from April 1st to
June 30th of very calendar year, while providing a minimum 297
parking spaces on the subject property.
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law 2495-87, By-law 4655-95, By-law 4766-96)
Definitions
“Business Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management of direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on, and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
“Commercial School” shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music teacher, or
an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated for gain or
profit;
“Drug Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
pharmaceutical prescriptions are compounded and dispensed to the public,
and where medicine, medical supplies and associated merchandise,
confectionery items, cosmetics, toiletries, periodicals, or similar items of
day-to-day household necessity are stored, displayed and offered for retail
sale;
“Dry Cleaning Depot” shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes.
"Dwelling'' shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
''Single Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
''Semi-Detached Dwelling'' shall mean one of a pair of single dwellings,
which are attached horizontally in whole or in part above grade, or below
grade or both.
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“Financial Institution” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged.
“'Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
"Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Laundromat'' shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing one or more washers and drying, ironing, finishing or other
incidental equipment.
"Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or part of a building, or a
group of buildings, as the case may be, together with any accessory
buildings or structures, or a public park or open space area, regardless of
whether or not such lot constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a
registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
“Medical Dispensary” shall mean an area of not more than 150 square
metres gross leasable floor area containing facilities where pharmaceutical
prescriptions are compounded and dispensed for the public by a
pharmacist licensed pursuant to the Health Disciplines Act, RSO 1990,
Chapter H4, as amended from time-to-time, or any successor thereto, and
where medicine, medical supplies and associated merchandise is stored,
displayed and offered for retail sale to the public.
"Neighbourhood Park'' shall mean a municipal public park including
recreation uses and buildings, and uses accessory thereto.
''Neighbourhood Store'' shall mean a retail store having a gross floor area
of no more than 400 square metres in which food, drugs, periodicals or
similar items of day-to-day household necessity are kept for retail sale
primarily to residents of, or persons employed in the immediate
neighbourhood.
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''Personal Service Shop'' shall mean an establishment where a personal
service is performed and may include a barber shop, a beauty salon, a
shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a bodyrub parlour as defined in The Municipal Act,
R.S.0. 1970, Chapter 284, or any successor thereto.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
“Professional Office” shall mean a building or prat of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, RSO 1980
Chapter 302 as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
“Retail Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and
offered for retail sale to the public, but shall not include a drug store or
medical dispensary.
''Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
''Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
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"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (''S" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 11 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres on one side,
0.6 metres on the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
DWELLING UNIT AREA (minimum): 100 square metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNITS PER LOT: 1 only
PARKING REQUIREMENTS PER LOT: minimum one (1) private
garage per dwelling unit attached to the main building and located not
less than 6 metres from the front lot line
Uses Permitted (''SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''SD'' use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements ("SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''SD", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres, except that
no interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings on
adjacent lots are attached together, so long as every wall on such side
which is not part of the common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set
back from the side lot line separating such lots a minimum of 1.2
metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no abutting
side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or 0.6 metres measured
perpendicularly to such side lot line if an abutting side yard is provided
on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
DWELLING UNIT AREA (minimum): 100 square metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNITS PER LOT: 1 only
PARKING REQUIREMENTS PER LOT: minimum one (1) private
garage per dwelling unit attached to the main building and located not
less than 6 metres from the front lot line
Uses Permitted ("C6" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''C6" on use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building for any purpose except the following:
business office
commercial school
dry cleaning depots
financial institution
laundromats
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medical dispensary
neighbourhood stores
personal service shops
professional offices
retail store
Zone Requirements (''C6'' Zone)
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.2 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): no minimum
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 12 metres
INTERIER SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
4.5 metres except where an interior side lot line abuts a residential
zone, the minimum interior side yard width shall be 7.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 12 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum): 4 parking spaces per 93
square metres gross floor area
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
the gross floor area of all buildings on the lot shall not exceed 500
square metres.
the gross floor area of all business offices, commercial schools’
financial institutions, professional offices, or any retail stores on the
lot shall not exceed 200 square metres.
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park
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Exception Zone 225 (By-law 1543-82)
Definitions
''Church'' shall mean a building dedicated to religious worship and may
include a Sunday School or parish hall as an accessory use;
''Day Nursery, Type A" shall mean "lands and premises duly licenced
pursuant to The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, for use as a
facility for the day- time care of not more than forty (40) children at any one
time.
''Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Single Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
''Single Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a pair of single dwellings,
such dwellings being attached together horizontally by an above grade
common wall.
"Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of a group of not less than 3
and not more than 6 single dwellings, adjacent dwellings being attached
together horizontally by an above grade common wall.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
"Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
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"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between tile side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
''Neighbourhood Park'' shall mean a municipal public park including
recreation uses and buildings, and uses accessory thereto.
''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Public School'' shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board is
established pursuant to The Education Act, 1974, or any successor
thereto:
a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to The
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, 1971, or any successor
thereto;
a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of
Colleges and Universities, pursuant to The Ministry of Colleges and
Universities Act, 1971, or any successor thereto.
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
''Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
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''Side Yard'' shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main building or
structure on the lot.
''Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S1'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than six (6) metres
from the front lot line.
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Uses Permitted (''S-SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
single attached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
for single detached dwellings: 250 square metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 225 square metres
for single attached dwellings: 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
for single detached dwellings: 9 metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 7.5 metres
for single attached dwellings: 6.7 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for single detached dwellings: 1.2 metres one side, 0.6
metres other side or no interior side yard one side so long as 1.8
metres is provided on the other side.
for semi-detached and single attached dwellings: 1.2 metres,
except that no interior side yard shall be provided on the side
where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached together so long as
every wall on such side which is not part of a common wall
extending along the side lot line separating such lots, or is not a
direct extension thereof, shall be set back from the side lot line
separating such lots a minimum of 1.2 metres measured
perpendicularly to such side lot line if no abutting side yard is
provided on the abutting lot, or 0.6 metres measured
perpendicularly to such side lot line if an abutting side yard is
provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
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REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
for single detached dwellings: 38 percent
for semi-detached and single attached dwellings: 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
no less than 175 and not more than 230 dwelling units shall be
permitted within the area designated “S-SD-SA''
maximum 1 dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from
the front lot line.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows from habitable rooms or doors shall be permitted on a
wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it;
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
if such buildings are attached together in whole or in part, shall be
not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted (''I(C)-DN'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(C)-DN'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
church
day nursery, Type A subject to the provisions of subclause (v) of clause
(g) of this subsection
Zone Requirements ("I(C)-DN'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(C)-DN'' use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
BUILDING SETBACK REQUIREMENT (minimum): 6 metres from any
lot line
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
PARKING REQUIREMENTS PER LOT (minimum): one (1)
space per four (4) persons church capacity
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SUPPLEMENTARY PARKING REGULATIONS:
Notwithstanding Section 2.57 of By-law 3036, as amended, a
parking space shall mean a useable and accessible space having
a minimum width of 2.7 metres and a minimum depth of 5.5
metres, excluding aisle space and driveways to the parking lot, for
the temporary parking of a vehicle.
Section 5.21.2 a) and Section 5.21.2 b) of By-law 3036, as
amended, shall not apply.
All parking areas shall be set back a minimum distance of 3 metres
from all lot lines.
Notwithstanding Section 5.21.2 g) of By-law 3036, as amended, all
parking areas shall be paved.
A day nursery-type A shall be permitted only if conducted within the
same building as a church
Uses Permitted ("S1-ES"Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1-ES", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
public school and uses accessory thereto
neighbourhood park
Zone Requirements ("S1-ES" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1-ES'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for single detached dwelling residential
uses except in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b).
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''NP", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park
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Exception Zone 226 (By-law 1634-83)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
''Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Single Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
"Singe Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area'' shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
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''Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (''S2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 11 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
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INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres one side, 0
metres other side, provided, however, that the aggregate of actual side
yard widths on a lot shall equal or exceed 1.8 metres.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from
the front lot line.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
no windows in habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted on
a wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than
1.2 metres to the side lot line closest to it;
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall be
not less than 1.8 metres.
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Exception Zone 227 (By-law 1675-83)
Definitions
''Dwelling'' shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
''Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, Independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
"Single Dwelling'' shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
''Single Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
''Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
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''Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
''Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Uses Permitted ("S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2'' and "S3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S2'' and ''S3'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2" and ''S3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated "S2": 400 square metres
on lands designated ''S3'': 350 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated ''S2'': 13.5 metres
on lands designated "S3": 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one (1)
dwelling unit per lot minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private
garage per lot attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot
line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows in habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted on a
wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not be
less than 1.8 metres
Uses Permitted ("G'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''G'', use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except:
greenbelt-conservation uses in accordance with Section 17 of By-law 3036,
as amended.
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Exception Zone 228 (By-law 1676-83, as amended by By-
law 2866-88)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
''Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
"Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
"Single Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
"Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
“Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
“Resource Management” shall mean a recreational, educational or
scientific program designed to further the conservation, restoration,
development, and management of renewable natural resources such as
water, vegetation, fisheries and wildlife;
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"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
''Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Uses Permitted ("S1", "S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1'', ''S2'' and "S3", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S1", ''S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1'', ''S2" and "S3", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated S1: 500 square metres
on lands designated S2: 400 square metres
on lands designated S3: 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated: 15 metres
on lands designated: 13.5 metres
on lands designated: 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2. 7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is
a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows in habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted on a
wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it
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the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not be
less than 1.8 metres
Uses Permitted ('OS-HL-1'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “OS-HL-1” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except for the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife
resource management
Zone Requirements (“OS-HL-1” Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be erected, nor any existing buildings or
structures be enlarged, modified or changed, nor shall fill the place or
removed, except for purposes of flood and erosion control or resource
management.
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Exception Zone 229 (By-law 1677-83)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units.
''Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one dwelling unit and
uses accessory thereto.
“Single Detached Dwelling” shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
“Floor Area” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
“Gross Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
“Dwelling Unit Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot be ween the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
''Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the 1o t.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Uses Permitted ("S1", "S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", ''S2" and "S3", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S1", "S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S1” “S2” and "S3", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated S1: 500 square metres
on lands designated S2: 400 square metres
on lands designated S3: 350 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated S1: 15 metres
on lands designated S2: 13.5 metres
on lands designated S3: 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is
a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows in habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted on a
wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not be
less than 1.8 metres
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Exception Zone 230 (By-law 1698-83)
Definitions
"Coverage" or "Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area
covered by all buildings on the lot.
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or a trailer.
"Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Dwelling Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
“Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
''Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall.
“Single Attached Dwelling'' shall mean one of a group of not less than 3
and not more than 6 single dwellings, adjacent dwellings being attached
together horizontally by an above grade common wall.
''Floor Area'' shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
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''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
''Neighbourhood Park'' shall mean a municipal public park including
recreation uses and buildings, and uses accessory thereto.
''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
''Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
''Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a
front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
''Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (''S4-SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S4-SD'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S4-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4-SD'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
for detached dwellings 250 square metres
for semi-detached dwellings 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
for detached dwellings 9 metres
for semi-detached dwellings 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for detached dwellings minimum 1.2 metres one side, no
minimum the other provided that the aggregate of actual side yard
widths on the lot equal or exceed 1.8 metres.
for semi-detached dwellings 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are
attached together, so long as every wall on such side which is not
part of the common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be
set back from the side lot line as follows:
1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot or,
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
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DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
the lands designated "S4-SD” shall be developed only for 25
detached dwelling units and 16 semi-detached dwelling units'
maximum 1 dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
no windows in habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted on
a wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than
1.2 metres to the side lot line closest to it.
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
if such buildings are attached in whole or in part, shall not be less
than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated, use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except:
neighbourhood park
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer.
''Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling'' shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together below
grade only.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys or a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot, except that where a one-storey detached dwelling is
constructed on a lot, lot coverage shall not include the area of the lot
covered by a private garage.
''Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
''Private Garage'' shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
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"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
''Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (''S2" and ''S3" zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2'' and "S3" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements ("S2'' and ''S3'' zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2'' and ''S3", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated S2: 400 square metres
on the lands designated S3: 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated “S2”: 13.5 metres
on the lands designated "S3": 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2. 7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS maximum one (1) dwelling unit
per lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on section applies shall not adjacent lots to which the be less
than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements ("S4'' zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONTAGE YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other well of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one (1) dwelling unit
per lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted (''S-SD" zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
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Zone Requirements ("S-SD'' zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage
per lot to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from the
front lot line
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: - minimum one (1) private garage per
lot attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall
be located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less
than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting
on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: - the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots, except if such buildings are attached in
whole or in part, shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("G" zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''G", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
greenbelt-conservation uses in accordance with section 17 of By-law
3036 as amended.
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Exception Zone 232 (By-law 1837-84, as amended by By-
law 1964-85)
Definitions
''Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or a trailer.
''Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
''Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling'' shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be other
than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
"Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
''Private Garage'' shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
''Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
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"Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
''Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Uses Permitted ("S1" and ''S2" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1'' and "S2'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S1" and "S2'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1" and ''S2'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”: 400 square metes
on lands designated “S2”: 300 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”: 13.5 metres
on lands designated “S2”: 11 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
on lands designated "S1": 1.2 metres (minimum)
on lands designated ''S2'': 1.2 metres one side, 0 metres other side
provided however, that the aggregate of actual side yards on a lot
equal or exceed 1.8 metres.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is
a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows in habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted on a
wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not be
less than 1.8 metres
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Exception Zone 233 (By-law 1840-84, as amended by By-
law 4549-95)
Definitions
''Automobile Service Station - Type 'A''' shall mean an establishment where
only vehicle fuels, lubricants and accessories are offered for retail sale;
''Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Restaurant Drive-through Take Out” shall mean an establishment that
provides light refreshment, such as sandwiches, doughnuts, muffins and
coffee, to customers from vehicles for consumption elsewhere.
"Structure Height" shall mean the vertical distance between the established
grade and the highest point of the structure.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("CA(A)" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated, ''CA(A)'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
automobile service station - type 'A'
restaurant drive-through/take out
Zone Requirements (''CA(A)" Zone)
For the purpose of this subsection,
the lot line abutting Durham Regional Road No. 1 (Brock Road)
and the lot line abutting Sheridan Mall Parkway, or abutting
reserves, shall be deemed to be front lot lines;
all other lot lines shall be deemed to be side lot lines;
there shall be no other front lot lines, no other side lot lines, no
flankage lot lines and no rear lot lines.
No person shall, within the lands designated ''CA(A)'', use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in compliance with
the following provisions:
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS (minimum):
1) The minimum setback of any building or structure, except a
sign, from a front lot line shall be 10.0 metres.
2) The minimum setback of any building or structure, except a
sign, from a side lot line shall be 3.0 metres.
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3) All accessory structures that are not part of the main building
shall be erected not less than 3.0 metres from any lot line.
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
STRUCTURE HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum):
1) a minimum of 5 parking spaces shall be provided
2) all parking spaces shall have a minimum of 13.78 square
metres
3) all parking spaces shall be set back a minimum of 3.0 metres
from all lot lines
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Exception Zone 234 (By-law 1889-84, as amended by By-
law 7276-13)
Definitions
“Business Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include, a data procession establishment, a newspaper publishing office,
the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a radio or television
broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but shall not include a
retail store;
“Floor Area” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey;
“Gross Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys above or below established grade, but shall exclude the floor area
of any parts of the building used for mechanical equipment, stairwells,
elevators, and any part of the building below established grade other than
that used for retail commercial or office purposes;
“Gross Leasable Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such a lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Medical Dispensary” shall mean an area of not more than 150 square
metres gross leasable floor area containing facilities where pharmaceutical
prescriptions are compounded and dispensed for the public by a
pharmacist licensed pursuant to the Health Disciplines Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 196 as amended from time-to-time, or any successor thereto, and
where medicine, medical supplies and associated merchandise is stored,
displayed and offered for retail sale to the public;
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“Medical Office Facility” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
professional medical services other than veterinary services are performed
to human beings, and includes
a medical dispensary,
facilities for medical, surgical, physiotherapeutic or other human
treatment,
medical testing and diagnostic facilities,
but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in section 368 a(6) of
The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended from time-to-
time, or any successor thereto;
“Personal Service Shop” shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended from time-to-time, or any
successor thereto;
“Professional Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 302, as amended from time-to-time, or any successor thereto;
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest main building or
structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
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junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Interior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Uses Permitted (“SC-5” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “SC-5”, use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
business office
professional office
personal service shop
medical office facility
Zone Requirements (“SC-5” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SC-5”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.2 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 40 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in any yard
LOT COVERAGE (maximum) 33 percent
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PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, “parking space” shall mean a usable
and accessible area of not less than 15.95 square metres, for the
temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any portion of a
parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of five (5) parking
spaces for each 93 square metres or part thereof of gross leasable
floor area.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
The gross floor area of a medical office facility on the lands designated
“SC-5” shall not exceed 1114 square metres
All medical office and related uses shall not exceed 50% of the gross
leasable floor area of the building
All garbage shall be stored entirely in the building
Section 5.21.2 b) of By-law 3036 shall not apply to the area subject to
this exception.
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Exception Zone 235 (By-law 1896-84, as amended by By-
law 6574-05)
Definitions
“Assembly Hall” shall mean a building or part of a building in which facilities
are provided for purposes such as civic, educational, political, religious or
social meetings and which may include an auditorium or a banquet hall but
does not include a place of religious assembly;
“Bakery” shall mean a building or part of a building which food products are
baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products baked
and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale, but shall not include a
Restaurant – Type A;
“Business Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
“Dry Cleaning Depot” shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes;
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or a trailer.
“Dwelling Unit” shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
“Single Attached Dwelling” shall mean one of a group of not less than three
single adjacent dwelling units, attached together horizontally by an above
grade common wall.
“Financial Institution” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged, and which includes a
chartered bank or a branch thereof;
“Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all storeys
above or below established grade, but shall exclude the floor area of any
parts of the building used for mechanical equipment, stairwells, elevators,
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and any part of the building below established grade other than that used
for retail commercial or office purposes;
“Gross Leasable Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade;
“Dwelling Unit Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
“Laundromat” shall mean a building or part of a building wherein machines
and facilities for wet laundering and drying are available for public use at a
charge, and may include a dry cleaning and laundry depot;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Neighbourhood Store” shall mean a retail store having a gross floor area
of not more than 400 square metres in which food, drugs, periodicals or
similar items of day-to-day household necessity are kept for retail sale
primarily to residents of, or persons employed in the immediate
neighbourhood;
“Personal Service Shop” shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto;
“Private Garage” shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Professional Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
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include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 302, as amended from to time, or any successor thereto;
“Restaurant – Type C” shall mean a building or part of a building where
food is prepared or offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption and is intended to be consumed off the premises, but shall
not include a drive-thru;
“Vehicle Rental Establishment” shall mean an establishment in which its
main use is the rent or lease of vehicles, but shall not include an accessory
vehicle repair shop;
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (“SA” Zone)
No person shall within the land designated “SA”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
LOT AREA (minimum): 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.0 metres
YARD REQUIREMENTS (minimum): as illustrated on Figure 1 -
except that no side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings
on abutting lots are attached together, so long as every wall on such
side which is not part of a common wall extending along the side lot
line separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be
set back from the side lot line separating such lots as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one (1) dwelling unit
per lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one (1) private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6 metres from
the front lot line.
Uses Permitted (“C10-R” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “C10-R, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
subject to the provisions of paragraph (2)(c)(v) A of this Section,
dwelling unit.
subject to the provisions of paragraph (2)(c)(v)B of this Section, the
following are permitted uses: assembly hall, bakery, business office,
dry cleaning depot, financial institution, laundromat, neighbourhood
store, personal service shop, professional office, restaurant - type C
and vehicle rental establishment.
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Zone Requirements (“C10-R” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “C10-R”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
YARD REQUIREMENTS (minimum):
The zone boundary of the lands designated “C10-R” which abuts a
street shall be deemed to be a front lot line and the minimum
setback of any building or structure, except a sign, from a front lot
line shall be 4.5 metres.
All zone boundaries of the lands designated “C10-R” not abutting a
street shall be deemed to be side lot lines and the minimum
setback of any building or structure except a sign, from a side lot
line shall be 1.2 metres.
There shall be no other front lot lines, no other side lot lines, no
flankage lot lines and no rear lot lines.
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause “parking space” shall mean a usable
and accessible area of not less than 15.95 square metres, for the
temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any portion of
a parking aisle or driveway;
For each establishment having any of the following uses there shall
be provided and maintained on the lot generating the requirement
a minimum of 4.0 parking spaces for each 93 square metres or part
thereof gross leasable floor area of the establishment:
1) assembly hall
2) bakery
3) business office
4) dry cleaning depot
5) financial institution
6) neighbourhood store
7) personal service shop
8) professional office
9) restaurant – type C
10) vehicle rental establishment
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For each dwelling unit there shall be provided and maintained on
the lot generating the requirement a minimum of 1.5 parking
spaces.
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
For Dwelling Unit
1) no dwelling unit shall contain more than two bedrooms.
2) no dwelling unit shall be located elsewhere than on the second
storey of a building containing any uses permitted in paragraph
2(b)(ii) of this section.
3) not less than six and not more than seven dwelling units shall
be permitted within the area designated “C10-R”.
For Other Permitted Uses
1) the aggregate of the gross leasable floor area of the assembly
hall, bakery, business office, dry cleaning depot, financial
institution, laundromat, neighbourhood store, personal service
shop, professional office, restaurant – type C and vehicle rental
establishment shall not exceed 500 square metres.
2) no dwelling unit shall be located elsewhere than on the second
storey of a building containing any uses permitted in paragraph
2(b)(ii) of this section.
3) only one restaurant – type C shall be permitted and the
maximum gross leasable floor area shall not exceed 125
square metres.
4) the aggregate of the gross leasable floor area of all assembly
halls shall not exceed 125 square metres.
Subsections 2.2.1, 5.21.2 b) and 5.21.2 d) of By-law 3036 shall not
apply to the area subject to this exception.
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 236 (By-law 1931-84)
Definitions
''Dwelling'' shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or a trailer.
''Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
''Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling'' shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
''Floor Area'' shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
''Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of a lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
''Private Garage'' shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
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''Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard'' shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
''Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Uses Permitted (''S2'' and ''S3'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2" and ''S3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S2'' and ''S3''Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2" and ''S3'', use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “S2”: 400 square metres
on lands designated “S3”: 350 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “S2”: 13.5 metres
on lands designated “S3”: 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum 1 dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum 1 private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is
a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between buildings on
adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("R5-S" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R5-S'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("R5-S" Zone)
LOT AREA (minimum) 740 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum) 22 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 7.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 1.8 metres one side and
3.0 metres the other side
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FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum 1 dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum 1 private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is
a street.
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Exception Zone 237 (By-law 1998-85, as amended by By-
law 2177-86)
Definitions
"Community Park" shall mean a municipal public park including recreation
uses and buildings, and uses accessory thereto.
"Dwelling'' shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer.
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities:
''Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto:
''Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above and/or below grade.
"Floor Area'' shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
"Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot, except tl1at where a one-storey detached dwelling is
constructed on a lot, lot coverage shall not include the area of the lot,
covered by a private garage.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
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''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Public School'' shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board is
established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto;
a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to the
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto; and
a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of
Education; Colleges and Universities; pursuant to the Ministry of
Colleges and Universities Act; R.S.O. 1980, or any successor thereto:
"Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot.
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"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1" and "S2" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1'' and "S2" use any lot or
erect; alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (“S1" and “S2'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1'' and "S2", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated "S1": 450 square metres
on the lands designated "S2": 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated "S1": 15.0 metres
on the lands designated "S2": 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1 .8 metres one side and no minimum other side.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum 1 dwelling, unit per lot
and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum 1 private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
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6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S4” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum 1 dwelling unit per lot
and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum 1 private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6;0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
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SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use and building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“S-SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
for single detached dwellings
1) minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
2) no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
I. at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to
the nearest wall of a private garage, and
II. at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to
any other wall of the main dwelling.
for semi-detached dwellings attached horizontally in whole or in
part above grade: 1.2 metres, except that no interior side yard
shall be provided on the side where dwellings are attached
together, so long as every wall on such side which is not part of a
common wall extending along the side lot line separating such lots,
or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set back from the side
lot line separating such lots as follows:
1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard of at least 0.6 metres is provided on the
abutting lot, or
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
for all other semi-detached dwellings:
1) minimum 1 .2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
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2) no minimum one side so long as on the other side
I. at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to
the nearest wall of a private garage, and
II. at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to
any other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots, except if such buildings are attached in
whole or in part above ground shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("G" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "G", use any lot or erect alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
greenbelt-conservation uses in accordance with section 17 of By-law
3036 as amended.
Use Permitted ("ES" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "ES", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
public school and uses accessory thereto
Use Permitted ("CP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "CP", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
community park
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Exception Zone 238 (By-law 2015-85, as amended by By-
law 2569-87, By-law 3324-89, By-law 3674-91, By-law 3925-
92, and By-law 4184-93)
Definitions
"Dwelling'' shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer.
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall.
"Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of a group of not less than three
single adjacent dwelling units, attached together horizontally by an above
grade common wall.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
"Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
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"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Public School" shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board is
established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto;
a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to the
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto; and
a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of
Education, colleges and Universities, pursuant to the Ministry of
colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any successor thereto.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
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"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1", "S1-2", S1-3", "S2" and "S3" zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", "S1-2", "S1-3", "S2" and
"S3" use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S1", "S1-2", "S1-3", "S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", "S1-2", "S1-3", "S2" and
"S3", use any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance
with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated "S1", "S1-2", "S1-3": 450 square metres
on lands designated "S2": 400 square metres
on lands designated "S3": 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated "S1", "S1-2", "S1-3": 15 metres
on lands designated "S2": 13.5 metres
on lands designated "S3": 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated "S1", ''S1-2'', "S2" and ''S3'':4.5 metres
on lands designated "S1-3": 4.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated "S1", "S2" and "S3": 7.5 metres
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on lands designated "S1-2" and "S1-3": see Figure 1 attached
hereto
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which the section applies shall not be less
than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted (“S1-6” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S1-6” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“S1-6” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S1-6”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 450 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 15.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
where a dwelling or any part or extension is constructed before
January 1, 1990 3.0 metres
where a dwelling or any part or extension is constructed after
December 31, 1989 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
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DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to or detached from the main building, any vehicular entrance
of which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line
and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a
street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings, on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be
less than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (''S-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 10.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
for single detached dwellings
1) minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
2) no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
I. at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to
the nearest wall of a private garage, and
II. at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to
any other wall of the main building.
for semi-detached dwelling attached horizontally above grade:
1) 1.2 metres except that no interior side yard shall be provided
on the side where dwellings are attached together, so long as
every common wall extending along the side lot line separating
such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set back
from the side lot line as follows:
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I. 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if
no abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot or,
II. 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if
an abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings, on adjacent lots, except if such buildings are attached in
whole or in part, shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Exemption:
This exemption applies only to the following lands:
1) Lot 7, Plan 40M-1511, Pickering;
2) That Part of Lot 10, Plan 40M-1511, Pickering, designated as
Parts 13, 14 and 15, Plan 40R-11631;
3) That Part of Lot 11, Plan 40M-1511, Pickering, designated as
Part 10, Plan 40R-11631; and
4) That Part of 13, Plan 40M-1511, Pickering, designated as Parts
2 and 16, Plan 40R-11631.
Despite Section 2(f)(vi) of this exception and Section 5.7 (b) of By-
law 3036, uncovered steps and platforms exceeding 1.0 metres in
height above grade may project a maximum of 2.5 metres into the
required rear yard of each lot so long as no part thereof shall
exceed 2.5 metres in depth or 6.0 metres in width.
Despite Section 2.16 of By-law 3036, for the purpose of calculating
maximum lot coverage under Section 2(f)(vii) of this exception,
uncovered steps and platforms shall be deemed not to be buildings
or structures.
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Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
single attached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
for detached dwellings: 250 square metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 225 square metres
for single attached dwellings: 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
for detached dwellings: 9 metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 7.5 metres
for single attached dwellings: 6.7 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for detached dwellings: 1.2 metres one side no minimum the
other side provided that the aggregate of actual side yard widths on
the lot equal or exceed 1.8 metres;
for semi-detached and single attached dwellings: 1.2 metres
except that no interior side yard shall be provided on the side
where dwellings are attached together, so long as every common
wall extending along the side lot line separating such lots, or is not
a direct extension thereof, shall be set back from the side lot line as
follows:
1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot or,
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
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REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
for detached dwellings: 38 percent
for semi-detached and single attached dwellings:40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
not more than 99 residential units be permitted within the areas
designated "S-SD-SA";
maximum one dwelling unit per lot;
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than six metres from
the front lot line.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots, except if such buildings are attached
together in whole or in part, shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted (''ES-S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "ES-S1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
public school and uses accessory thereto; or
single detached dwelling residential uses.
Zone Requirements (''ES-S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "ES-S1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for single detached dwelling residential
uses except in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b).
Use Permitted ("NP'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
neighbourhood park
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 239 (By-law 2024-85, as amended by By-
law 2099-85 and By-law 6116-03)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer.
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above and/or below grade.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7,5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Neighbourhood Park'' shall mean a municipal public park.
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"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1", "S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", "S2" and "S3" use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
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Despite subclause 2(b)(ix) or any other provision of this By-law, a
detached dwelling unit on Part of Lots 102 & 103, Plan 40M-1380, (Part
10, 40R-9291), may include a second dwelling unit in the main
dwelling;
Zone Requirements ("S1", "S2" and "S3'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", "S2'' and "S3", use any
lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated "S1" - 450 square metres
on the lands designated "S2" - 400 square metres
on the lands designated "S3" - 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated "S1" - 15.0 metres
on the lands designated "S2" - 13.5 metres
on the lands designated "S3" - 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2,7 metres except that in
the case of a lot flanking Brock Road the minimum flankage side yard
shall be 7.5 metres.
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
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where a detached dwelling is permitted to include a second
dwelling unit, there shall be provided and maintained a minimum of
three parking spaces on that lot.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 10 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
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SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots, shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH FOR SINGLE DETACHED
DWELLINGS:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH FOR SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS
ATTACHED HORIZONTALLY IN WHOLE OR IN PART ABOVE
GRADE: 1.2 metres except that no interior side yard shall be
provided on the side where dwellings are attached together, so long as
every wall on such side which is not part of a common wall extending
along the side lot line separating such lots, or is not a direct extension
thereof, shall be set back from the side lot line separating such lots as
follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard of at least 0.6 metres is provided on the abutting
lot.
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
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INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH FOR ALL OTHER SEMI-DETACHED
DWELLINGS:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots, except if such buildings are attached in
whole or in part, shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Use Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
neighbourhood park
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Exception Zone 240 (By-law 2025-85)
Definitions
"Assembly Hall'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which facilities
are provided for purposes such as civic, educational, political, religious or
social meetings and which may include an auditorium or a banquet hall;
"Bakery" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food products
are baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products
baked and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale;
"Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres; but
shall not include a retail store;
"Commercial Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club
operated for gain or profit and having public or private membership;
''Commercial-Recreational Establishment" shall mean a commercial
establishment in which indoor recreational facilities such as bowling alleys,
miniature golf courses, roller skating rinks, squash courts, swimming pools
and other similar indoor recreation facilities are provided and operated for
gain or profit, and which may include an arena or a stadium but shall not
include a place of amusement or entertainment as defined herein;
"Commercial School'' shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music teacher, or
an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated for gain or
profit but shall not include any other school defined herein;
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provisions of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
''Dry Cleaning Depot'' shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes;
''Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged, and which includes a
chartered bank or a branch thereof;
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"Food Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food,
produce and other items or merchandise of day-to-day household necessity
are stored, offered and kept for retail sale to the public;
"Games Arcade" shall mean any building, room or area in which are offered
facilities for the play of:
three or more games of chance
three or more games of mixed chance and skill, or
a combination of three or more games of chance and games of mixed
chance and skill;
for the amusement of the public, which games are not contrary to the
Criminal Code of Canada, but does not include premises in which the only
amusement facilities offered are pool tables, billiard tables or bowling
alleys;
"Gross Leasable Floor Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade;
"Gross Retail and Personal Service Floor Area" shall mean the gross retail
and personal service floor area contained in all buildings and structures on
the lot, as such space is defined in section 8.2.2 of the Official Plan of the
Regional Municipality of Durham, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto;
"Laundromat" shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or other incidental equipment;
"Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Personal Service Shop" shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto;
"Place of Amusement or Entertainment" shall mean a building in which
facilities are provided for amusement or entertainment purposes, and which
may include a billiard or pool room, a dance hall, a music hall, or a theatre,
but shall not include a games arcade;
''Private Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having private membership;
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''Private Non-Residential School'' shall mean a school which is maintained
for educational or religious purposes but shall not include any other school
defined herein.
"Private Residential School" shall mean a school which is maintained for
educational or religious purposes and which includes accessory residential
facilities but shall not include any other school defined herein.
"Professional Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
''Public Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having public membership;
"Public School" shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board is
established pursuant to The Education Act, 1974, or any successor
thereto;
a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to The
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, 1971, or any successor
thereto;
a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of
Colleges and Universities, pursuant to The Universities Act, 1971, or
any successor thereto;
"Restaurant-Type A" shall mean a building or part of a building where food
is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both on and off the
premises;
"Retail Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and
offered for retail sale to the public;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure, and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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''Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or ' where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("LCA-2" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "LCA-2" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
assembly hall
bakery
business office
commercial club
commercial-recreational establishment
commercial school
day nursery
dry cleaning depot
financial institution
food store
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laundromat
place of amusement or entertainment
personal service shop
private club
professional office
public club
restaurant-type A
retail store
Zone Requirements ("LCA-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "LCA-2", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 15 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 15 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
GROSS RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICE FLOOR AREA
(maximum): 5,575 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause "parking space" shall mean a
useable and accessible area of not less than 15.95 square metres,
for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway.
There shall be provided and maintained on the subject lands a
minimum 5 parking spaces for each 93 square metres or part
thereof gross leasable floor area.
Section 5.21.2b) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not apply to
the lands designated "LCA-2".
All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 3 metres from all
lot lines.
Notwithstanding Section 5.21.2g) of By-law 3036, as amended, all
parking areas shall be paved.
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Definitions
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provisions of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
''Gross Floor Area - Residential'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of all buildings or structures, used for residential
purposes, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
''Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
''Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S2-DN'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2-DN" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purposes except the following:
single detached dwelling residential use
day nursery subject to the provisions of paragraph 2(b)(xi)C
Zone Requirements ("S2-DN" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2-DN", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
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INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space'' shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 15.95 square metres,
for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any
portion of parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of two parking
spaces for a single dwelling residential use;
There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of five parking
spaces for each 93 square metres or part thereof of activity room
area associated with the day nursery use;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
The horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall be
not less than 1.8 metres;
Subsection 5.21.2 b) of By-law 3036 shall not apply to the area
subject to this exception;
Not more than ninety children at any one time may be permitted.
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law 5940-02)
Definitions
''Dry Cleaning Establishment'' shall mean a building or part of a building
used for dry cleaning and related processes but does not include a
laundromat.
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of all buildings or structures, used for residential purposes,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Food Preparation Plant" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
processed food products are cooked, baked, mixed, packaged or otherwise
prepared for distribution to retail or institutional outlets.
"Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Manufacturing Plant'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which is
carried on any activity or operation pertaining to the making of any article,
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and which shall include altering, assembling, polishing, washing, packing,
adapting for sale, breaking up or demolishing the said article.
"Light Manufacturing Plant'' shall mean a manufacturing plant used for:
the production of apparel and finished textile products other than the
production of synthetic fibres;
printing or duplicating;
the manufacture of finished paper other than the processing of wood
pulp;
the production of cosmetics, drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies;
or
the manufacture of finished lumber products, light metal products,
electronic products, plasticware, porcelain, earthenware, glassware, or
similar articles, including but not necessarily restricted to, furniture,
housewares, toys, musical instruments, jewellery, watches, precision
instruments, radios and electronic components.
''Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Scientific, Research or Medical Laboratory" shall mean a building or part
of a building wherein scientific, research or medical experiments or
investigations are systematically conducted, and where drugs, chemicals,
glassware or other substances or articles pertinent to such experiments or
investigations may be manufactured or otherwise prepared for use on the
premises.
"Warehouse" shall mean a building or part of a building which is used
primarily for the housing, storage, adapting for sale, packaging, or
wholesale distribution of goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs,
substances, articles or things, and includes the premises of a
warehouseman but shall not include a fuel storage tank except as an
accessory use.
"Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
''Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2" and "S3" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S2" and ''S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2" and "S3", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum)
on the lands designated"S2": 400 square metres
on the lands designated"S3": 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated "S2": 13.5 metres
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on the lands designated "S3": 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted (''S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
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1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (MAXIMUM): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("NP'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
neighbourhood park
Uses Permitted ("M1-4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "M1-4, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provision:
dry cleaning establishment
food preparation plant
light manufacturing plant
scientific, research or medical laboratory
warehouse
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Zone Requirements (“M1-4” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "M1-4", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA ( minimum): 0.15 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE ( minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH ( minimum): 7.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH ( minimum): 4.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH ( minimum): 12 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH ( minimum): 12 metres
LOT COVERAGE ( maximum): 50 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT ( maximum): 12 metres
OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in any yard
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law 6836-08)
Definitions
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing one more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
“Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
“Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling” shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
“Gross Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Private Garage” shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Public School” shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board is
established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto;
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a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to the
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto; and
a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of
Education, Colleges and Universities, pursuant to the Ministry of
Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any successor thereto.
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Interior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (“S2”, “S2-1”, “S2-3” and “S3” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S2”, “S2-1”, “S2-3” and “S3”
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“S2”, “S2-1”, “S2-3” and “S-3” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S2”, “S2-1”, “S2-3” and “S3”,
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “S2”, “S2-1” and “S2-3”: 400 square metres
on lands designated “S3”: 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “S2”, “S2-1” and “S2-3”: 13.5 metres
on lands designated “S3”: 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 12 metres
on lands designated “S2”, “S2-3” and “S3”: 4.5 metre
on lands designated “S2-1” 7.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum)
on lands designated “S2” and “S3”: 2.7 metres
on lands designated “S2-3”: 5.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
on lands designated “S3”: 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area - residential of 100 square metres
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PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
on lands designated “S2”, “S2-3” and “S-3”:
minimum one private garage per lot attached to the main building,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street
on lands designated “S2-1” and “S2-3”:
minimum one private garage per lot attached to the main building,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 9.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.8 metres
Uses Permitted (“ES” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “ES”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
public school and uses accessory thereto
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer:
"Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities:
''Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling'' shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto:
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures:
"Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or d part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
''Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
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unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
''Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
''Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted (''S3'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S3'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12 metres
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FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area- residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from any front lot line and not less
than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (''SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH: 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are
attached together, so long as every common wall extending along the
side lot line separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof,
shall be set back from the side lot line as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot or,
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0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: minimum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREIIENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
where such buildings are attached in whole or in part, shall be not
less than 1.2 metres
despite the definition of ''Dwelling, Semi- Detached or Semi-
Detached Dwelling" in Section 1(e), Semi-Detached Dwellings
erected in an ''SD-A" zone shall be attached above grade by a
common wall which shall be not less than 3 metres in length and
not less than 2.4 metres in height.
Uses Permitted (''SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use and building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("SD'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''SD", use any lot or erect, alter
or use building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIHDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
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no minimum one side so long as on the other side
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: minimum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots, except if such buildings are attached
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest main wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S2'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
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SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
2.7 metres except that in the case of a lot flanking Brock Road the
minimum flankage side yard width shall be 7.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not
be less than 1.8 metres
Despite Section 2.46(c)(i) of By-law 3036, the boundary of the lot
comprised of that Part of Lot 19, Concession 2, designated as Part
1, Plan 40R-12256 which abuts Regional Road No. 1 (Brock Road)
shall be deemed to be the front lot line of that lot;
Despite the parking requirements of Section 2(b)(x), the minimum
parking requirement for a detached dwelling located on that Part of
Lot 19, Concession 2, designated Part 1, Plan 40R-12256 shall be
one private garage erected in the rear or side yard no less than 1.0
metre from every lot line;
Despite the provision of Section 5.18 of By-law 3036 the minimum
north side yard width for an accessory structure (frame shed)
located on that Part of Lot 19, Concession 2, designated Part 1,
Plan 40R-12256, shall be 0.4 metres;
Paragraphs C and D, above, shall not apply where a detached
dwelling, private garage or accessory structure or extension thereof
is constructed after August 8, 1989.
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law 3685-91)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of a group of not less than three
single adjacent dwelling units, attached together horizontally by an above
grade common wall;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
“Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
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unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“S2” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S2” use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
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Zone Requirements ("S2” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 11.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted (“SA-1” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SA-1” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single attached dwellings
Zone Requirements ("SA-1” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "SA-1”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum): 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 0.6 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are
attached together;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
for the purpose of this paragraph lot coverage shall not include any
uncovered decks or platforms
maximum 45 % coverage
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
no more than 75 residential units shall be permitted within the
areas designated “SA-1”
minimum dwelling unit area 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one parking space per
dwelling unit located within a private garage attached to the main
building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than
6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
Uncovered steps and platforms exceeding 1.0 metres in height
may project a maximum depth of 1.8 metres into the required 7.5
metre rear yard so long as no part thereof shall exceed 1.8 metres
in depth or 3.0 metres in width
The horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots unless
such buildings are attached together in whole or in part, shall be
not less than 1.2 metres.
Section 5.7(a) and 5.7(b) of By-law 3036 shall not apply to the
subject lands.
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Definitions
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Religious Retreat Facility” shall mean a place maintained and controlled by
a religious order, where persons assemble for contemplative, counselling,
educational or other purposes of a religious nature and which may include
but not necessarily be limited to a chapel, meeting room, administrative
office, retreat house and residential accommodation for members, staff or
retired members of a religious order;
“Retreat House” shall mean a building or part of a building for the
temporary accommodation of persons taking part in a religious retreat and
which may include associated dining and assembly facilities.
“Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("I(R)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(R)" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
religious retreat facility
Zone Requirements ("I(R)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(R)”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
YARD SETBACKS (minimum): as illustrated on Figure 1 attached
hereto
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
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PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause “parking space” shall mean a usable
and accessible area of not less that 13.78 square metres, for the
temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any portion of
a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of one parking
space per 80 square metres of Gross Floor Area or a minimum of
one space per 2 bedrooms on the site, which ever is greater.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
Despite the provisions of 2(b)(i) any building or part of a building
existing on the date of passage of this By-law on that Part of Lots
22 and 23, Concession 2, designated Part 1, Plan 40R-12973, and
located within the minimum yard setback illustrated on Figure 1
attached hereto may remain and be maintained within that
minimum yard setback.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Semi-Detached Dwelling – Attached Below Grade” shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings which are attached together horizontally in whole or
in part below grade only and are separated from other main buildings by
yards
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of the storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
services is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
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unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot line adjoining a street or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTRIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line;
Uses Permitted ("S2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (''S2'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 11.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres one side and 0.6 metres the other side, or
1.8 metres one side and no minimum the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
no windows from habitable rooms and no doors shall be permitted
on a wall of any building when that wall of the building is closer
than 1.2 metres to the side lot line closest to it;
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall be
not less than 1.8 metres.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of the storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Neighbourhood Park” shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
services is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot line adjoining a street or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“S1”, “S1-7”, “S2” and “S2-7” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S1”, “S1-7”, “S2” and “S2-7”
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (“S1”, “S1-7”, “S2” and “S2-7” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S1”, “S1-7”, “S2” and “S2-7”,
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated "S1'' and “S1-7”: 450 square metres
on lands designated ''S2" and “S2-7”: 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated "S1" and “S1-7”: 15.0 metres
on lands designated "S2" and “S2-7”: 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated "S1" and "S2": 7.5 metres
on lands designated “S1-7” and “S2-7”: 18.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S4-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4-1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S4-1'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4-1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 10.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 18.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
“Single Attached Dwelling” shall mean one of a group of not less than three
single adjacent dwelling units, attached together horizontally by an above
grade common wall;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
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"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (“S1”, “S1-2”, “S1-3”, “S2”, “S2-2”, “S3” and “S3-2” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S1”, “S1-2”, “S1-3”, “S2”, “S2-
2”, “S3” and “S3-2” use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or
structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“S1”, “S1-2”, “S1-3”, “S2”, “S2-2”, “S3” and “S3-2”
Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S1”, “S1-2”, “S1-3”, “S2”, “S2-
2”, “S3” and “S3-2”, use any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in
accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”, “S1-2”, “S1-3”: 450 square metres
on land designated “S2”, “S2-2”: 400 square metres
on lands designated “S3” and “S3-2”: 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”, “S1-2”, “S1-3”: 15.0 metres
on land designated “S2”, “S2-2”: 13.5 metres
on lands designated “S3” and “S3-2”: 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”, “S2”, “S3”: 4.5 metres
on land designated “S1-2”,
“S1-3”, “S2-2”, “S3-2”: 4.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side except
that in the case of a lot abutting on a reserve on the opposite side
of which is Valley Farm Road, the minimum interior side yard width
shall be 7.5 metres;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”, “S2” and “S3”: 7.5 metres
on land designated “S1-2”, “S1-3”, “S2-2”, “S3-2”: 7.5 metres
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for the purposes of this provision, despite section 2.46 c) ii) of By-
law 3036, the term rear lot line, for any lot any part of which is
located in the “OS-HL” designation shall be deemed to be the
boundary on that lot between the “OSHL” zone designation and the
abutting “S1-2”, “S1-3”, “S2-2” or “S3-2” designation;
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted (“S4" and “S5” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4" and “S5” use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“S4" and “S5” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4" and “S5”, use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on land designated “S4”: 300 square metres
on lands designated “S5”: 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on land designated “S4”: 10.0 metres
on lands designated “S5”: 9.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
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no minimum one side as long as the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
on land designated “S4”: 38 percent
on lands designated “S5”: 40 percent
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.2 metres
Uses Permitted (“SD-A” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SD-A” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“SD-A” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SD-A”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are
attached together, so long as every common wall extending along the
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side lot line separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof,
shall be set back from the side lot line as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between building on adjacent lots, except
where such buildings are attached in whole or on part, shall be not
less than 1.2 metres;
despite the definition of " Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-
Detached Dwelling" in Section 1(e), Semi–Detached Dwellings
erected in an "SD-A" zone shall be attached above grade by a
common wall which shall be not less than 3.0 metres in length and
not less than 2.4 metres in height.
Uses Permitted (“S-SD” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S-SD” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“S-SD” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S-SD”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side as long as the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
building on adjacent lots, except where such buildings are attached in
whole or on part, shall be not less than 1.2 metres;
Uses Permitted (“SA-2” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SA-2” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“SA-2” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SA-2”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 180 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
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INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are
attached together, so long as every common wall extending along the
side lot line separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof,
shall be set back from the side lot line as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
“Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of the storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
services is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot line adjoining a street or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1-5" and "S2" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1-5" and "S2 use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
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Zone Requirements ("S1-5" and ''S2'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1-5" and "S2", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated "S1-5'': 450 square metres
on lands designated ''S2": 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated "S1-5": 15.0 metres
on lands designated "S2": 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 2.7 metres except that in the case of a corner lot flanking on
Finch Avenue, the minimum flankage side yard shall be 4.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated "S1-5": 10.0 metres
on lands designated "S2": 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall be
not less than 1.8 metres.
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despite the provisions of subclause (vi) above no main building
shall be erected, altered or used in the area diagonally hatched on
Figure 1 hereto.
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of the storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
services is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot line adjoining a street or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("R3-2" and "S1" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "R3-2" and "S1" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("R3-2" and ''S1'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3-2" and "S1", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated "R3-2'': 550 square metres
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on lands designated ''S1": 450 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated "R3-2'': 18 metres
on lands designated ''S1": 15 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
on lands designated "R3-2'': 1.8 metres
on lands designated ''S1":
1) minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
2) minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated "R3-2'' 10.0 metres
on lands designated ''S1": 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall be
not less than 1.8 metres.
despite the provisions of Section 2(a)(i) above, the area diagonally
hatched on Figure 1 attached hereto shall only be used for tree
preservation and conservation purposes, and no buildings or
structures of any kind, including accessory buildings, but excluding
fences along the lot lines, shall be erected; and no swimming
pools, tennis courts or like recreational facilities shall be permitted;
despite the provision of subclause (vi) above, no building or
structure shall be located closer than 6.0 metres to the nearest limit
of the area diagonally hatched on Figure 1, or to the area
designated “OS-HL”.
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Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of the storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
services is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
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unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot line adjoining a street or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S3” and “S3-2" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3” and “S3-2" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements ("S3” and “S3-2” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3” and “S3-2", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
A on lands designated "S3'' 7.5 metres
B on lands designated ''S3-2": 11 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall be not less than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential uses
semi-detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S-SD" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for single detached dwellings:
1) minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
2) no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
I. at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to
the nearest wall of a private garage, and
II. at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to
any other wall of the main dwelling
for semi-detached dwellings:
minimum 1.2 metres except that no interior side yard shall be
provided on the side where dwellings are attached together, so
long as every common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be
set back from the side lot line as follows:
1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicular to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
if such buildings are attached together in whole or in part, shall be
not less than 1.2 metres shall be not less than 1.8 metres.
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Despite the definition of "Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-
detached Dwelling" in Section 1(e) Semi-detached dwellings
erected in an "S-SD" zone shall be attached above grade only.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of the storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
services is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot line adjoining a street or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1” and “S1-8" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1” and “S1-8" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S1” and “S1-8" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1” and “S1-8", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 13.5 metres
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FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”: 1.2 metres
on lands designated “S1-8”:
1) North side yard: 1.2 metres
2) South side yard: 2.4 metres to the nearest wall of uninhabitable
portion of main building and 7.0 metres to nearest wall of
habitable portion of main building
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one uninhabitable private
garage per lot attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of
which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line
and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a
street;
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Neighbourhood Park” shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
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"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest main wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
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Zone Requirements ("S'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 11 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres on one side,
0.6 metres on the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
Uses Permitted ("S3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S3'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
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FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.8 metres
Uses Permitted ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S4'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres on one side,
0.6 metres on the other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
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located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.2 metres
Uses Permitted ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("SD-A'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are
attached together, so long as every common wall extending along the
side lot line separating such lots, or that is not a direct extension
thereof, shall be set back from the side lot line as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot or,
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
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6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
Despite Section 1(e), the pair of single dwellings comprising the semi-
detached dwelling permitted within the lands designated “SD-A” shall
be attached to each other by an above grade common private garage
wall which shall be not less than 3.0 metres in length and not less than
2.4 metres in height.
Uses Permitted “NP” Zone
No person shall within the lands designated “NP” use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following;
neighbourhood park
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Single, Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of a group of not less than
three single adjacent dwelling units, attached together horizontally by an
above grade common wall;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-SA" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
single attached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("SD-SA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-SA", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 170 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.0 metres
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FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
Minimum 1.2 metres except that no interior side yard shall be provided
on the side where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached together, so
long as every wall on such side which is not part of a common wall
extending along the side lot line separating such lots, or is not a direct
extension there of shall be set back from the side lot lien separating
such lots as follows
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot lien if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 45 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building and located not less than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: no more than 34 dwelling units shall be
permitted on the lands designated “SD-SA”
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Exception Zone 257 (By-law 2911-88, as amended by By-
law 3506-90)
Definitions
“Activity Room Area” shall mean the floor area within a day nursery that is
used by children for their day-to-say activities but shall exclude all floor
area allocated to corridors, storage areas, washroom and kitchen facilities
and offices;
“Day Nursery” shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Multiple Dwelling-Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically, by an above grade
wall or walls;
“Multiple Dwelling-Vertical” shall mean a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally and vertically by above grade wall or
walls or an above grade floor or floors or both;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
“Gross Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, and attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
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"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Senior Citizen Apartment Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling containing three
or more dwelling units attached horizontally or vertically for occupation by
elderly persons only;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("RM1-3/DN(3)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM1-3/DN(3)" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
day nurseries
multiple dwellings - horizontal
multiple dwellings - vertical
Zone Requirements ("RM1-3/DN(3)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM1-3/DN(3)", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
YARD SETBACKS (minimum): as illustrated on Figure 1 attached
hereto
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum):
on the lands designated “MD-H” on Figure 1 attached hereto:
2 storeys
on the lands designated “MD-V” on Figure 1 attached hereto:
3 storeys
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
No more than 141 dwelling units shall be permitted within the area
designated “RMI-3/DN(3);
Multiple dwellings-horizontal shall only be permitted on those lands
designated “MD-H” on Figure 1 attached hereto;
Any multiple dwelling-horizontal shall have a minimum dwelling unit
floor area of 84.0 square metres;
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Multiple dwellings-vertical shall only be permitted on those lands
designated “MD-V” on Figure 1 attached hereto;
Any multiple dwelling-vertical shall have a minimum dwelling unit
floor area of 56.0 square metres;
minimum of 30 multiple dwelling-vertical shall be provided and
maintained for use as senior citizen apartment dwellings.
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
“Parking Space” shall mean a usable and accessible area of not
less than 2.6 metres in width and not less than 5.3 metres in length
for the temporary parking of vehicles, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
The minimum perpendicular width of an aisle for two-way traffic,
used to gain access to a parking space shall be 5.5 metres;
For each dwelling unit within a multiple dwelling-horizontal there
shall be provided and maintained on the lot:
1) a minimum 1.2 parking spaces which shall include one parking
space located between the front wall of the dwelling unit and
the nearest two-way traffic aisle;
2) a minimum of 0.3 visitor parking spaces;
For each dwelling unit within a multiple dwelling-vertical there shall
be provided and maintained on the lot:
1) a minimum of 0.5 parking spaces;
2) a minimum of 0.15 visitor parking spaces;
For any day nursery use, there shall be provided and maintained
on the lot a minimum of 5.0 parking spaces for each 100 square
metres of activity room floor area associated with the day nursery;
Section 5.21.2 and 6.5 (c) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not
apply to lands designated “RM1-3/DN(3)”;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between multiple dwellings-horizontal shall
be a minimum of 1.8 metres.
Any day nursery use shall be located on the lands designated “MD-
V” on Figure 1 attached hereto;
The number of children attending at one time all day nurseries on
the land designated “MD-V” on Figure 1 attached hereto, shall not
exceed 40;
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One refuse storage building, ancillary to the permitted residential
uses, shall be provided and maintained within the lands designated
“RM1-3/DN(3)”.
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 258 (By-law 2917-88)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“R3-2” and “R3-3” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “R3-2” and “R3-3” use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“R3-2” and “R3-3” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “R3-2” and “R3-3”, use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 550 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 18.0 metres
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FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated “R3-2”: 10 metres
on lands designated “R3-3”: 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: where a lot is comprised of lands
designate both “R3-3” and “OS-HL”, any main building erected, altered
or used on that lot must, in addition to complying with the zone
requirements of each of those zones, also be located a minimum of 6.0
metres from the boundary between the “R3-3” and “OS-HL”
designations.
Uses Permitted (“OS-HL” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “OS-HL” use any lot or erect,
or alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements (“OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control.
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Exception Zone 259 (By-law 2921-88, as amended by By-
law 3475-90 and By-law 5352-98)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwelling being attached together horizontally
in whole or part above grade, below grade, or both above and below grade;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
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unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1”, S2”, and “S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1”, S2”, and “S3" use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements ("S1”, S2”, and “S3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1”, S2”, and “S3", use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”: 450 square metres
on lands designated “S2”: 400 square metres
on land designated “S3”: 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “S1”: 15.0 metres
on lands designated “S2”: 13.5 metres
on land designated “S3”: 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.8 metres.
Uses Permitted (“S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements (“S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side as long as the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted (“SD” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SD” use any lot or erect, or
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached residential uses
Zone Requirements (“SD” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SD", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side as long as the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
The horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots except if
such buildings are attached together in whole or in part, shall be not
than 1.2 metres.
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DEFINITIONS
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure
with a minimum accessible interior dimension of 2.6 metres wide by 5.3
metres long devoted to the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("R4-9" and “S3-7” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-9" and “S3-7” use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("R4-9" and “S3-7” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-9" and “S3-7” use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in
accordance with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 460 square metres
on lands designated “S3-7”: 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 15.0 metres
on lands designated “S3-7”: 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
for lots fronting on Fairport Road: 7.5 metres
for all other lots: 4.5 metres
despite clauses A and B above, a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda with no habitable space above, may
project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a required front yard.
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 1.2 metres
on lands designated “S3-7”:
1.2 metres on one side and 0.6 metres on the other side
despite clauses A and B above, where a detached garage is
located in the rear yard, the minimum interior side yard widths shall
be 3.0 metres on one side and 0.0 metres on the other side.
BUILDING SEPARATION (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 3.0 metres
on lands designated “S3-7”: 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for lots flanking on Fairport Road: 4.5 metres
for all other lots: 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
38 percent for all buildings and structures on a lot.
despite clause A above, where a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda having no habitable space above it is
attached to the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling
unit, such porch or veranda shall be excluded from the calculation
of lot coverage.
despite clause A above, where a one-storey detached dwelling with
an attached private garage is constructed on a lot, the attached
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private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of lot
coverage.
the total lot coverage of all accessory buildings, excluding
detached private garages shall not exceed five percent.
despite clauses A and C above, where a detached private garage
not exceeding 38 square metres in area is constructed in the rear
yard of a lot with an area of 350 square metres or greater, such
detached private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of
lot coverage.
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum):
for a dwelling with or without an attached private garage: 9.0
metres
for all accessory buildings which are not part of the main building:
3.5 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING AND PRIVATE GARAGE REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one private garage per lot.
a detached private garage shall be located in the rear yard or the
side yard, but no part of a private detached garage shall be located
in the front yard.
minimum driveway width of 5.0 metres.
despite the minimum driveway width requirement of clause C
above, where a private detached garage is located entirely in the
rear yard, clause C above shall not apply.
despite the front yard depth, interior side yard width and flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law, the vehicular entrance
to a private garage shall be located not less than 6 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street, except that for lots fronting on
Fairport Road, the vehicular entrance to garages shall be located
not less than 7.5 metres from the front lot line.
on lands designated “R4-9” and “S3-7”, no part of any attached
private garage shall extend more than 2.0 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, except where a
covered and unenclosed porch or veranda extends a minimum of
1.8 metres from the wall containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit, in which case no part of any attached private garage
shall extend more than 3.0 metres beyond the wall containing the
main entrance to the dwelling unit.
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despite the minimum rear yard depth and minimum interior side
yard width requirements of this by-law, if a detached garage is
located entirely within a rear yard, it may be located a minimum of
1.0 metres from any interior side lot line or rear lot line provided
that the provisions of clause E above and the minimum flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law are adhered to.
the maximum building height of any detached private garage shall
be 3.5 metres.
ACCESSORY BUILDING LOCATION REQUIREMENTS:
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling, with
the exception of a detached private garage, shall be located
entirely within in the rear yard, and not less than 1.0 metre from
any lot line other than a flankage lot line.
accessory structures shall adhere to the minimum flankage side
yard width requirements of this by-law.
despite clauses A and B above, an accessory building not
exceeding 1.8 metres in height and/or not exceeding 10.0 square
metres in area may be located in the rear yard not less than 0.6
metres from any lot line.
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor shall the
placing or removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures
are used only for purposes of flood and erosion control.
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure
with a minimum accessible interior dimension of 2.6 metres wide by 5.3
metres long devoted to the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("R4-9” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-9” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("R4-9” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-9” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance
with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum): 460 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 15.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
for lots fronting on Fairport Road: 7.5 metres
for all other lots: 4.5 metres
despite clauses A and B above, a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda with no habitable space above, may
project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a required front yard.
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres, except
where a detached garage is located in the rear yard, the minimum
interior side yard widths shall be 3.0 metres on one side and 0.0
metres on the other side.
BUILDING SEPARATION (minimum): 3.0 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for lots flanking on Fairport Road: 4.5 metres
for all other lots: 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
38 percent for all buildings and structures on a lot.
despite clause A above, where a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda having no habitable space above it is
attached to the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling
unit, such porch or veranda shall be excluded from the calculation
of lot coverage.
despite clause A above, where a one-storey detached dwelling with
an attached private garage is constructed on a lot, the attached
private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of lot
coverage.
the total lot coverage of all accessory buildings, excluding
detached private garages shall not exceed five percent.
despite clauses A and C above, where a detached private garage
not exceeding 38 square metres in area is constructed in the rear
yard of a lot with an area of 350 square metres or greater, such
detached private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of
lot coverage.
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BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum):
for a dwelling with or without an attached private garage: 9.0
metres
for all accessory buildings which are not part of the main building:
3.5 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING AND PRIVATE GARAGE REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one private garage per lot.
a detached private garage shall be located in the rear yard or the
side yard, but no part of a private detached garage shall be located
in the front yard.
minimum driveway width of 5.0 metres.
despite the minimum driveway width requirement of clause C
above, where a private detached garage is located entirely in the
rear yard, clause C above shall not apply.
despite the front yard depth, interior side yard width and flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law, the vehicular entrance
to a private garage shall be located not less than 6 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street, except that for lots fronting on
Fairport Road, the vehicular entrance to garages shall be located
not less than 7.5 metres from the front lot line.
no part of any attached private garage shall extend more than 2.0
metres beyond the wall containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit, except where a covered and unenclosed porch or
veranda extends a minimum of 1.8 metres from the wall containing
the main entrance to the dwelling unit, in which case no part of any
attached private garage shall extend more than 3.0 metres beyond
the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit.
despite the minimum rear yard depth and minimum interior side
yard width requirements of this by-law, if a detached garage is
located entirely within a rear yard, it may be located a minimum of
1.0 metres from any interior side lot line or rear lot line provided
that the provisions of clause E above and the minimum flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law are adhered to.
the maximum building height of any detached private garage shall
be 3.5 metres.
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ACCESSORY BUILDING LOCATION REQUIREMENTS:
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling, with
the exception of a detached private garage, shall be located
entirely within in the rear yard, and not less than 1.0 metre from
any lot line other than a flankage lot line.
accessory structures shall adhere to the minimum flankage side
yard width requirements of this by-law.
despite clauses A and B above, an accessory building not
exceeding 1.8 metres in height and/or not exceeding 10.0 square
metres in area may be located in the rear yard not less than 0.6
metres from any lot line.
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Exception Zone 262 (By-law 4963-97, as amended by By-
law 5338-98)
Definitions
"Build-to-zone" shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
or buildings is located;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
"Multiple Dwelling - Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically, by an above grade
wall or walls;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure
providing a parking space for the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
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unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("RMM-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RMM-1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following
residential uses:
semi-detached dwelling
multiple dwelling - horizontal
Zone Requirements ("RMM-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RMM-1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
semi-detached dwelling: 225 square metres
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multiple dwelling - horizontal: 180 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
semi-detached dwelling: 7.5 metres
multiple dwelling - horizontal: 6.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
A semi-detached dwelling: 4.5 metres
B multiple dwelling - horizontal: 4.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
semi-detached dwelling: 7.5 metres
multiple dwelling - horizontal: 7.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
semi-detached dwelling: 1.2 metres
multiple dwelling - horizontal: 1.2 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
semi-detached dwelling, multiple dwelling - horizontal, 1.2 metres,
except
1) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall, no
interior side yard shall be required adjacent to that wall on
either lot;
2) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has an extension of that common wall along
the common interior side lot line, no interior side yard shall be
required adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon
which that dwelling is located;
3) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has a wall extension, other than a common
wall, that is not along the common interior side lot line:
I. a minimum 1.2-metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which
that dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard is
not provided on the other lot, or
II. a minimum 0.6-metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which
that dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard not
less than 0.6-metre is provided on the other lot;
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
semi-detached dwelling: 38 per cent
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multiple dwelling - horizontal: 38 per cent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum):
semi-detached dwelling: 12 metres
multiple dwelling - horizontal: 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
semi-detached dwelling, and multiple dwelling - horizontal:
1) minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
2) maximum one dwelling unit per lot;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
semi-detached dwelling:
there shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
one private garage attached to the dwelling unit, and having a
vehicular entrance which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres
from the front lot line.
multiple dwelling - horizontal:
there shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
one private garage attached to the dwelling unit, and having a
vehicular entrance which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres
from the front lot line.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
despite the provisions of section 2(b)(iv)A above, for lots within the
shaded area illustrated on Figure 1 attached hereto, no building or
structure shall be located closer than 10.0 metres from the
boundary with the "OS-HL" zone designation within the shaded
area;
despite the provisions of section 2(b)(iv)B above, for lots abutting
Brock Road containing a build-to-zone as illustrated on Figure 2
attached hereto, a minimum of 60% of the length of the build-to-
zone within the lot shall contain a building or part of a building
containing dwellings units;
despite the provisions of section 2(b)(iv)B above, for lots abutting
Brock Road containing a build-to-line as illustrated on Figure 2
attached hereto, a minimum of 60% of the length of the build-to-line
within the lot shall have located on it, a building or part of a building
containing dwelling units;
no part of any private garage shall extend more than 2.2 metres
beyond the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit,
except where a covered and unenclosed porch or verandah
extends a minimum of 1.8 metres from the wall containing the main
entrance to the dwelling unit, in which case no part of any attached
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private garage shall extend more than 3.0 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit;
despite the provisions of section 5.7 of By-law 3036, as amended,
decks or balconies, whether covered or uncovered, shall be
permitted to project a maximum of 1.5 metres into the required rear
yard;
despite the provisions of section 5.18 of By-law 3036, as amended,
no accessory structure or building shall be permitted on lots
containing a build-to-zone or build-to-line, as illustrated on Figure 1
attached hereto;
despite the definition of "Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi
Detached Dwelling" in Section 1(d), semi-detached dwellings
erected in an "RMM-1" zone shall be attached above grade by a
common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the
roof line and for a horizontal distance of not less than 75 per cent
of the horizontal depth of the building.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted (“RMM-1(A)” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “RMM-1(A)” use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following residential uses:
multiple dwelling - horizontal
Zone Requirements (“RMM-1(A)” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “RMM-1(A)” use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in
accordance with the multiple dwelling - horizontal provisions as set out in
Section 2(b) of this By-law.
PROVISIONS ("OS-HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL use any land for
any purpose, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except for the preservation and conservation of the natural
environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any
existing buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the
placing or removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or
structures are used for the purposes of flood and erosion control.
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Figure 1
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure
with a minimum accessible interior dimension of 2.6 metres wide by 5.3
metres long devoted to the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S2-12", "S3-7" and "S4-5" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2-12", “S3-7” and “S4-5”
hereto use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("S2-12", "S3-7" and "S4-5" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2-12", "S3-7" and "S4-5"
hereto use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except in accordance with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated "S2-12" 400 square metres
on lands designated "S3-7" 350 square metres
on lands designated "S4-5" 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated "S2-12" 13.5 metres
on lands designated "S3-7" 12.0 metres
on lands designated "S4-5" 10.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
4.5 metres, except that
a single storey covered and unenclosed porch or verandah with no
habitable space above, may project a maximum of 1.5 metres into
a required front yard;
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres on one side and 0.6 metres on the other side, except
that
where a detached garage is located in the rear yard, the minimum
interior side yard widths shall be 3.0 metres on one side and 0.0
metres on the other side.
BUILDING SEPARATION (minimum):
on lands designated "S2-12" 1.8 metres
on lands designated "S3-7" 1.2 metres
on lands designated "S4-5" 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
38 percent for all buildings and structures on a lot;
despite clause A above, where a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or verandah having no habitable space above it
is attached to the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling
unit, such porch or verandah shall be excluded from the calculation
of lot coverage;
despite clause A above, where a one-storey detached dwelling with
an attached private garage is constructed on a lot, the attached
private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of lot
coverage;
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the total lot coverage of all accessory buildings, excluding
detached private garages shall not exceed five percent;
despite clauses A and C above, where a detached private garage
not exceeding 38 square metres in area is constructed in the rear
yard of a lot with an area of 350 square metres or greater, such
detached private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of
lot coverage;
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum):
for a dwelling with or without an attached private garage: 9.0
metres
for all accessory buildings, which are not part of the main building:
3.5 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one dwelling unit per lot and minimum gross floor area-
residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING AND PRIVATE GARAGE REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one private garage per lot;
a detached private garage shall be located in the rear yard or the
side yard, but no part of a private detached garage shall be located
in the front yard;
minimum driveway width of 5.0 metres;
despite the minimum driveway width requirement of clause C
above, where a private detached garage is located entirely in the
rear yard, clause C above shall not apply;
despite the front yard depth, interior side yard width and flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law, the vehicular entrance
to a private garage shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street;
no part of any attached private garage shall extend more than 2.0
metres beyond the wall containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit, except where a covered and unenclosed porch or
verandah extends a minimum of 1.8 metres from the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, in which case no
part of any attached private garage shall extend more than 3.0
metres beyond the wall containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit;
despite the minimum rear yard depth and minimum interior side
yard width requirements of this by-law, if a detached garage is
located entirely within a rear yard, it may be located a minimum of
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1.0 metres from any interior side lot line or rear lot line provided
that the provisions of clause E above and the minimum flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law are adhered to;
the maximum building height of any detached private garage shall
be 3.5 metres;
ACCESSORY BUILDING LOCATION REQUIREMENTS:
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling, with
the exception of a detached private garage, shall be located
entirely within the rear yard, and not less than 1.0 metre from any
lot line other than a flankage lot line;
accessory structures shall adhere to the minimum flankage side
yard width requirements of this by-law;
despite clauses A and B above, an accessory building not
exceeding 1.8 metres in height and not exceeding 10.0 square
metres in area may be located in the rear yard not less than 0.6
metres from any lot line;
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure
with a minimum accessible interior dimension of 2.6 metres wide by 5.3
metres long devoted to the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S2-12" and "S3-7" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2-12” and “S3-7” use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("S2-12" and "S3-7" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2-12" and "S3-7" use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in
accordance with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated "S2-12" 400 square metres
on lands designated "S3-7" 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated "S2-12" 13.5 metres
on lands designated "S3-7" 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
4.5 metres, except that
a single storey covered and unenclosed porch or verandah with no
habitable space above, may project a maximum of 1.5 metres into
a required front yard;
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres on one side and 0.6 metres on the other side, except
that
where a detached garage is located in the rear yard, the minimum
interior side yard widths shall be 3.0 metres on one side and 0.0
metres on the other side;
BUILDING SEPARATION (minimum):
on lands designated "S2-12" 1.8 metres
on lands designated "S3-7" 1.2 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
38 percent for all buildings and structures on a lot;
despite clause A above, where a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or verandah having no habitable space above it
is attached to the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling
unit, such porch or verandah shall be excluded from the calculation
of lot coverage;
despite clause A above, where a one-storey detached dwelling with
an attached private garage is constructed on a lot, the attached
private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of lot
coverage;
the total lot coverage of all accessory buildings, excluding
detached private garages shall not exceed five percent;
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despite clauses A and C above, where a detached private garage
not exceeding 38 square metres in area is constructed in the rear
yard of a lot with an area of 350 square metres or greater, such
detached private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of
lot coverage;
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum):
for a dwelling with or without an attached private garage: 9.0
metres
for all accessory buildings which are not part of the main building:
3.5 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING AND PRIVATE GARAGE REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one private garage per lot;
a detached private garage shall be located in the rear yard or the
side yard, but no part of a private detached garage shall be located
in the front yard;
minimum driveway width of 5.0 metres;
despite the minimum driveway width requirement of clause C
above, where a private detached garage is located entirely in the
rear yard, clause C above shall not apply;
despite the front yard depth, interior side yard width and flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law, the vehicular entrance
to a private garage shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street;
no part of any attached private garage shall extend more than 2.0
metres beyond the wall containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit, except where a covered and unenclosed porch or
verandah extends a minimum of 1.8 metres from the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, in which case no
part of any attached private garage shall extend more than 3.0
metres beyond the wall containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit;
despite the minimum rear yard depth and minimum interior side
yard width requirements of this by-law, if a detached garage is
located entirely within a rear yard, it may be located a minimum of
1.0 metres from any interior side lot line or rear lot line provided
that the provisions of clause E above and the minimum flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law are adhered to;
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the maximum building height of any detached private garage shall
be 3.5 metres;
ACCESSORY BUILDING LOCATION REQUIREMENTS:
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling, with
the exception of a detached private garage, shall be located
entirely within the rear yard, and not less than 1.0 metre from any
lot line other than a flankage lot line;
accessory structures shall adhere to the minimum flankage side
yard width requirements of this by-law;
despite clauses A and B above, an accessory building not
exceeding 1.8 metres in height and not exceeding 10.0 square
metres in area may be located in the rear yard not less than 0.6
metres from any lot line;
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Exception Zone 265 (By-law 4896-97)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure
with a minimum accessible interior dimension of 2.6 metres wide by 5.3
metres long devoted to the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("R4-8" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-8" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("R4-8" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-8" any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with
"R4" - Residential Detached Dwelling - Fourth Density Zone provisions of
Section 10 of By-law 3036, except that the minimum side yard and
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maximum lot coverage provisions of that Section shall not apply and the
following provisions shall apply:
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
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law 6618-06)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure
with a minimum accessible interior dimension of 2.6 metres wide by 5.3
metres long devoted to the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("R4-9", “S3-7” and “S4-5” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-9", “S3-7” and “S4-5” use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("R4-9", “S3-7” and “S4-5” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-9", “S3-7” and “S4-5” use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except in accordance with the following provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 460 square metres
on lands designated “S3-7”: 350 square metres
on lands designated “S4-5”: 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 15.0 metres
on lands designated “S3-7”: 12.0 metres
on lands designated “S4-5”: 10.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
for lots fronting on Fairport Road: 7.5 metres
for all other lots: 4.5 metres
despite clauses A and B above, a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda with no habitable space above, may
project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a required front yard.
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 1.2 metres
on lands designated “S3-7”: 1.2 metres on one side and 0.6 metres
on the other side
on lands designated “S4-5”: 1.2 metres on one side and 0.6 metres
on the other side
despite clauses A, B and C above, where a detached garage is
located in the rear yard, the minimum interior side yard widths shall
be 3.0 metres on one side and 0.0 metres on the other side.
BUILDING SEPARATION (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-9”: 3.0 metres
on lands designated “S3-7”: 1.2 metres
despite paragraph B above, for the lots hatched on Figure 1
attached, the minimum building separation distance shall be 1.8
metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for lots flanking on Fairport Road: 4.5 metres
for all other lots: 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
38 percent for all buildings and structures on a lot.
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despite clause A above, where a single storey covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda having no habitable space above it is
attached to the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling
unit, such porch or veranda shall be excluded from the calculation
of lot coverage.
despite clause A above, where a one-storey detached dwelling with
an attached private garage is constructed on a lot, the attached
private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of lot
coverage.
the total lot coverage of all accessory buildings, excluding
detached private garages shall not exceed five percent.
despite clauses A and C above, where a detached private garage
not exceeding 38 square metres in area is constructed in the rear
yard of a lot with an area of 350 square metres or greater, such
detached private garage shall be excluded from the calculation of
lot coverage.
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum):
for a dwelling with or without an attached private garage: 9.0
metres
for all accessory buildings which are not part of the main building:
3.5 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one dwelling unit per lot and minimum gross floor area-
residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING AND PRIVATE GARAGE REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one private garage per lot.
a detached private garage shall be located in the rear yard or the
side yard, but no part of a private detached garage shall be located
in the front yard.
minimum driveway width of 5.0 metres.
despite the minimum driveway width requirement of clause C
above, where a private detached garage is located entirely in the
rear yard, clause C above shall not apply.
despite the front yard depth, interior side yard width and flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law, the vehicular entrance
to a private garage shall be located not less than 6 metres from the
front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street, except that for lots fronting on
Fairport Road, the vehicular entrance to garages shall be located
not less than 7.5 metres from the front lot line.
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on lands designated “R4-9” and “S3-7”, no part of any attached
private garage shall extend more than 2.0 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, except where a
covered and unenclosed porch or veranda extends a minimum of
1.8 metres from the wall containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit, in which case no part of any attached private garage
shall extend more than 3.0 metres beyond the wall containing the
main entrance to the dwelling unit.
on lands designated “S4-5”, no part of any attached private garage
shall extend more than 4.0 metres beyond the wall containing the
main entrance to the dwelling unit.
despite the minimum rear yard depth and minimum interior side
yard width requirements of this by-law, if a detached garage is
located entirely within a rear yard, it may be located a minimum of
1.0 metres from any interior side lot line or rear lot line provided
that the provisions of clause E above and the minimum flankage
side yard width requirements of this by-law are adhered to.
the maximum building height of any detached private garage shall
be 3.5 metres.
ACCESSORY BUILDING LOCATION REQUIREMENTS:
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling, with
the exception of a detached private garage, shall be located
entirely within in the rear yard, and not less than 1.0 metre from
any lot line other than a flankage lot line.
accessory structures shall adhere to the minimum flankage side
yard width requirements of this by-law.
despite clauses A and B above, an accessory building not
exceeding 1.8 metres in height and/or not exceeding 10.0 square
metres in area may be located in the rear yard not less than 0.6
metres from any lot line.
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DEFINITIONS
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Dwelling, Semi Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
PROVISIONS ("SD-3" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("SD-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "SD-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("SD-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "SD-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 205 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres; and
on the side where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached, no side
yard is required, provided any wall other than the common wall that
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is on the side of the lot upon which the dwellings are attached,
shall be set back from the lot line separating such lots as follows:
1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
side yard is provided on the abutting lot; or
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if a
side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one dwelling unit per lot and minimum gross floor area
residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENT:
minimum one private garage per lot, any vehicular entrance of which
shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not
less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or
abutting a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATION:
despite the definition of “Dwelling, Semi-Detached” in Section 1(d),
semi-detached dwellings erected in the “SD-3” Zone shall be attached
above grade by a common wall which extends from the base of the
foundation to the roof line and for a horizontal distance of not less than
75 percent of the horizontal depth of the building.
PROVISIONS ("S3" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("S3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "S3", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("S3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "S3", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12.0 metres
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FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one dwelling unit per lot and minimum gross floor area -
residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENT:
minimum one private garage per lot, any vehicular entrance of which
shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not
less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or
abutting a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATION:
not withstanding the provisions of Section 3(b)(v), on the lands cross
hatched on Figure 1 attached hereto, a minimum 4.0 metre rear yard
depth shall be permitted for the dwelling existing on such lands on the
date of the passing of this by-law.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S3-7" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3-7" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling use.
Zone Requirements ("S3-7" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3-7" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
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FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum one private garage per lot, any vehicular entrance of
which shall be located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line
and not less than 6 metres from any side lot line immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street;
where a garage is attached to a dwelling unit, there shall be
provided a minimum driveway width of 5.0 metres.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling shall
be erected in the rear yard and shall not be less than 1.0 metre
from any lot line , save and except that a private garage detached
from the main dwelling may be located in any yard not less than
0.6 metres from any side lot line, not less than 0.6 metre from any
rear lot line, and not less than 2.7 metres from any flankage lot line;
despite the provisions of Section 2(b)(x) above, where the
vehicular entrance of a private garage is perpendicular to the front
lot line, the nearest wall of that private garage may be located not
less than 4.5 metres from the front lot line and the vehicular
entrance shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from the side lot
line immediately adjoining a street;
despite the provisions of Section 2(b)(viii) above, the maximum
building height of any detached garage shall be 4.0 metres.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("R4-7" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-7" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling
Zone Requirements ("R4-7" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-7" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 460 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 15.0 metres.
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres.
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.5 metres on one side and
2.4 metres on the other side
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres.
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 per cent.
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 9.0 metres.
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum gross floor area-residential: 100 square metres
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
when a private garage is attached to the main building, the
vehicular entrance to the garage shall be located not less than 6
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve
on the opposite side of which is a street.
no part of any attached garage shall extend more than 2.0 metres
beyond the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit.
notwithstanding sub-section 2(b)(iv) above, when a private garage
is attached to the main building, the minimum interior side yard
width shall be 1.5 metres on both sides.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single Attached or Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of
a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwellings attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
PROVISIONS ("SA-6" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("SA-6" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "SA-6", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single attached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("SA-6" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "SA-6", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 180 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 5.6 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 6.0 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres; and
on the side where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached, no side
yard is required, provided any wall other than the common wall that
is on the side of the lot upon which the dwellings are attached,
shall be set back from the lot line separating such lots as follows:
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1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
side yard is provided on the abutting lot; or
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if a
side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 6.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area - residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENT: minimum one private garage per lot,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
despite the definition of "Single Attached Dwelling" in Section 1(c),
Single Attached Dwellings shall be restricted to no more than 3
adjacent dwellings attached together horizontally by an above
grade common wall;
Single Attached Dwellings in an “SA-6” zone shall be attached
above grade by a common wall which extends from the base of the
foundation to the roof line and for a horizontal distance of not less
than 75 percent of the horizontal depth of the building;
no more than 6 dwelling units shall be permitted within the area
designated “SA-6”;
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Exception Zone 271 (By-law 4657-95, as amended by By-
law 4974-97)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade.
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line.
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise.
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park.
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"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S2")
No person shall within the lands designated "S2" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
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Zone Requirements (“S2”)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with
the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum) 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum) 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres each side; or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum) 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum) 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum): one private garage per
lot
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the vehicular entrance to garages shall be located not less than 6
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve
on the opposite side of which is a street.
notwithstanding clause A above, where the vehicular entrance of a
private garage is perpendicular to the front lot line, the nearest wall
of that private garage shall be located a minimum of 4.5 metres
from the front lot line, and vehicular entrance shall be located not
less than 6.0 metres from the side lot line immediately adjoining a
street.
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling shall
be erected in the rear yard and shall not be less than 1.0 metre
from any lot line, save and except that a private detached garage
may be located in any yard not less than 0.6 metres from any side
lot line and 0.6 metres from any rear lot line.
no part of any attached garage, whether or not such garage has a
second storey, shall extend more than 1.2 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit.
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despite the garage extension requirement of clause D above,
where a covered and unenclosed porch or veranda is attached to
the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, no part
of any attached private garage shall extend more than:
1) 1.4 metres beyond the front portion of that covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda, and,
2) no more than 2.6 metres beyond the wall containing the main
entrance to the dwelling unit.
on lands zoned “S2”, the horizontal distance between buildings on
adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.2 metres.
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(b)(viii) above, the
maximum building height of any detached garage shall be 3.6
metres.
covered porches, stairs and platforms not exceeding 1.0 metre in
height above grade may project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a
required front yard or flankage yard.
Uses Permitted ("S4")
No person shall within the lands designated "S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“S4”)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with
the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum) 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum) 11 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side; or
no minimum one side, provided on the other side;
1) a minimum 1.2 metre interior side yard is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage; and
2) a minimum 1.8 metre interior side yard is provided to any other
wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum) 7.5 metres
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum) 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum): one private garage per
lot
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the vehicular entrance to detached garages shall be located not
less than 6 metres from the front lot line and not less than 6 metres
from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on
a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
notwithstanding clause A above, where the vehicular entrance of a
private garage is perpendicular to the front lot line, the nearest wall
of that private garage shall be located a minimum of 4.5 metres
from the front lot line, and vehicular entrance shall be located not
less than 6.0 metres from the side lot line immediately adjoining a
street.
all accessory buildings which are not part of the main dwelling shall
be erected in the rear yard and shall not be less than 1.0 metre
from any lot line, save and except that a private detached garage
may be located in any yard not less than 0.6 metres from any side
lot line and 0.6 metres from any rear lot line.
no part of any attached garage, whether or not such garage has a
second storey, shall extend more than 1.2 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit.
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(d)(viii) above, the
maximum building height of any detached garage shall be 3.6
metres.
covered porches, stairs and platforms not exceeding 1.0 metre in
height above grade may project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a
required front yard or flankage yard.
on lands zoned “S4”, the horizontal distance between buildings on
adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted (“S4-3”)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4-3” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements (“S4-3”)
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No person shall within the lands designated “S4-3” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance
with the “S4” detached dwelling residential use provisions set out in
Section 2(d) of this By-law, except that the following additional provision
shall apply:
despite the garage extension requirement of section 2(d)(xi)(D) of this
By-law, where a covered and unenclosed porch or veranda is attached
to the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, no part of
any attached private garage shall extend more than:
1.4 metres beyond the front portion of that covered and unenclosed
porch or veranda, and,
no more than 2.6 metres beyond the wall containing the main
entrance to the dwelling unit.
Uses Permitted (“SD-A” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance
with the following provisions:
semi-detached residential uses
Zone Requirements (“SD-A” Zone)
LOT AREA (minimum) 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum) 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres; and
on the side where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached, no
interior side yard is required, provided any wall other than the
common wall that is on the side of the lot upon which the dwellings
are attached, shall be set back from the lot line separating such
lots as follows:
1) 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
side yard is provided on the abutting lot; or
2) 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if a
side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
7.5 metres
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16.5 metres when the lot also includes an “OS-HL-1” zone
LOT COVERAGE (maximum) 45 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum): one private garage per
lot (attached or detached)
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the vehicular entrance to a garage shall be located not less than 6
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve
on the opposite side of which is a street.
notwithstanding Section 5.18 (a) of By-law 3036, a detached
garage shall be located not less than 0.6 metres from both the side
lot line and rear lot line, except where a mutual garage is erected
on the common lot line, no setback is required from such lot line.
no part of any attached garage, whether or not such garage has a
second storey, shall extend more than 1.2 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling.
despite the garage extension requirement of clause C above,
where a covered and unenclosed porch or veranda is attached to
the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, no part
of any attached private garage shall extend more than:
1) 1.4 metres beyond the front portion of that covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda, and,
2) no more than 2.6 metres beyond the wall containing the main
entrance to the dwelling unit.
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(h)(viii) above, the
maximum building height of any detached garage shall be 3.6
metres.
covered porches, stairs and platforms not exceeding 1.0 metre in
height above grade may project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a
required front yard or flankage yard.
notwithstanding the definition of “Dwelling, Semi-Detached or
Semi-Detached Dwelling” in Section 1(e) of this by-law, Semi
Detached Dwellings erected in an “SD-A” zone shall be attached
above grade by a common wall which shall not be less than 3.0
metres in length and not less than 2.4 metres in height.
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Uses Permitted (“S-SD-A-2” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-A-2" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in
accordance with the following provisions:
single detached or semi-detached residential uses
Zone Requirements (“S-SD-A-2” Zone)
LOT AREA (minimum):
225 square metres for semi-detached dwellings
250 square metres for detached dwellings
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
9 metres for detached dwellings
7.5 metres for semi-detached dwellings
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
Detached Dwellings:
1) minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side; or
2) no minimum one side, provided on the other side;
I. a minimum 1.2 metre interior side yard is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
II. a minimum 1.8 metre interior side yard is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling
Semi-detached Dwellings:
1) 1.2 metres; and
2) on the side where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached, no
interior side yard is required, provided any wall other than the
common wall that is on the side of the lot upon which the
dwellings are attached, shall be set back from the lot line
separating such lots as follows:
I. 1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if
no side yard is provided on the abutting lot; or
II. 0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if
a side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
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38 percent for detached dwellings
45 percent for semi-detached dwellings
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum): one private garage per
lot
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the vehicular entrance to a garage shall be located not less than 6
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve
on the opposite side of which is a street.
notwithstanding Section 5.18 (a) of this By-law, a detached garage
shall be located not less than 0.6 metres from both the side lot line
and rear lot line, except where a mutual garage is erected on the
common lot line, no setback is required from such lot line.
no part of any attached garage, whether or not such garage has a
second storey, shall extend more than 1.2 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit.
despite the garage extension requirement of clause C above,
where a covered and unenclosed porch or veranda is attached to
the wall containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit, no part
of any attached private garage shall extend more than:
1) 1.4 metres beyond the front portion of that covered and
unenclosed porch or veranda, and,
2) no more than 2.6 metres beyond the wall containing the main
entrance to the dwelling unit.
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(j)(viii) above, the
maximum building height of any detached garage shall be 3.6
metres.
covered porches, stairs and platforms not exceeding 1.0 metre in
height above grade may project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a
required front yard or flankage yard.
notwithstanding the definition of “Dwelling, Semi-Detached or
Semi-Detached Dwelling” in Section 1(e) of this by-law, Semi
Detached Dwellings erected in an “S-SD-A-2” zone shall be
attached above grade by a common wall which shall not be less
than 3.0 metres in length and not less than 2.4 metres in height.
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Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL-1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil, and wildlife;
resource management.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-1" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be erected, nor any existing buildings or
structures be enlarged, modified or changed, nor shall fill be placed or
removed except for purposes of flood and erosion control or resource
management.
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "NP" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" o use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
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INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings on
adjacent lots are attached together, so long as every wall on such side
which is not part of a common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set
back from the side lot line separating such lots as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicular to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicular to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
where such buildings are attached in whole or in part, shall be not
less than 1.2 metres;
despite the definition of "Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-
Detached Dwelling" in Section 1(e), Semi-Detached Dwellings
erected in an "SD-A" Zone shall be attached above grade by a
common wall which shall not be less than 3.0 metres in length and
not less than 2.4 metres in height;
on lands zoned “SD-A” no part of any attached private garage shall
extend more than 2.4 metres beyond any part of the front wall of
the dwelling to which it is attached.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling. Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; and
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 450 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 15 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres each side; or
1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line and not less than 6
metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting
on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: on lands zoned "S1" the horizontal
distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.8
metres.
Uses Permitted ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 10 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side; or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
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1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REARYARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: on lands zoned "S4" the horizontal
distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.2
metres.
Uses Permitted ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
(FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings on
adjacent lots are attached together, so long as every wall on such side
which is not part of a common wall extending along the side lot line
separating such lots, or is not a direct extension thereof, shall be set
back from the side lot line separating such lots as follows:
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1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
where such buildings are attached in whole or in part, shall be not
less than 1.2 metres.
despite the definition of "Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-
Detached Dwelling" in Section 1(e), Semi-Detached Dwellings
erected in an "SD-A" Zone shall be attached above grade by a
common wall which shall not be less than 3.0 metres in length and
not less than 2.4 metres in height.
on lands zoned "SD-A" no part of any attached private garage shall
extend more than 2.4 metres beyond any part of the front wall of
the dwelling to which it is attached.
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Exception Zone 274 (By-law 4582-95, as amended by By-
law 4716-95 and By-law 5124-97)
Definitions
"Build-to-Zone" shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
or buildings is to be located;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling which is freestanding,
separate and detached from other main buildings or structures;
"Multiple Dwelling " shall mean a building containing three or more dwelling
units attached horizontally, or vertically, or both, by an above grade wall or
walls;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling
Zone Requirements ("S1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with
the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 450 square metres.
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 15.0 metres.
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres.
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres on one side and 0.6
metres on the other side.
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres.
PARKING (minimum): there shall be provided on each lot one private
garage that is attached to the detached dwelling, and having a
vehicular entrance which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line.
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres.
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent.
DWELLINGS (maximum): no more than one detached dwelling
having a minimum gross floor area residential of 100 square metres
shall be permitted on a lot.
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SPECIAL REGULATION: no part of any attached garage shall
extend more than 3.0 metres beyond the front wall of the dwelling to
which it is attached.
Uses Permitted ("MD-H1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "MD-H1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
multiple dwelling
Zone Requirements ("MD-H1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "MD-H1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
DWELLING REQUIREMENTS:
No less than 72 and no more than 103 dwelling units shall be permitted
within the area designated "MD-H1".
BUILDING RESTRICTIONS:
Building Location and Setbacks
1) A minimum of 60% of the length of the build-to-zone illustrated
on Figure 1 attached hereto shall contain a building or part of a
building or buildings containing dwelling units;
2) A minimum of 50% of the length of the build-to-line illustrated
on Figure 1 attached hereto shall have located on it, a building
or part of a building or buildings containing dwelling units;
3) Notwithstanding clause (2) above, any structure, or part of a
structure required for below-grade parking can be set back a
minimum of 0.5 metre from the property line with Southview
Drive;
4) Buildings and structures not located along the Kingston Road
and Southview Drive frontages shall comply with the minimum
setbacks illustrated on Figure 1 attached hereto;
5) Notwithstanding clause (4) above, when the end-wall of a
multiple dwelling building is parallel to the property line with the
lands that front Notion Road, the multiple dwelling building
shall be set back a minimum of 3.0 metres from the property
line;
6) Notwithstanding clause (4) above, when the end-wall of a
multiple dwelling building is parallel to the property line with the
lands that front Southview Drive, the multiple dwelling building
shall be set back a minimum of 5.0 metres from the property
line;
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7) For the purpose of this subsection, a wall is deemed to be
“parallel” if it does not exceed a 15 degree angle of divergence.
In this clause, the angle of divergence means the acute angle
formed by and lying between the wall or its projection and the
property line;
8) The horizontal distance between multiple dwelling buildings
shall be a minimum of 1.8 metres;
9) Section 5.22 of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not apply to
lands designated "MD-H1".
Building Height
1) Minimum: 12.0 metres and 3 - storeys of habitable space for
buildings located within the Build-to-Zone or along the Build-to-
Line illustrated on Figure 1 attached hereto. Buildings located
elsewhere on the lands designated "MD-H1" shall have a
minimum height of 9.0 metres.
2) Maximum: 18.0 metres and 4 - storeys of habitable
space for buildings located within the Build-to-Zone or along
the Build-to-Line illustrated on Figure 1 attached hereto.
Buildings located elsewhere on the lands designated "MD-H1"
shall have a maximum height of 12.0 metres.
3) For the purpose of this subsection, building height shall mean
the vertical distance between the established grade and the
highest point of the roof surface or parapet. A penthouse
tower, cupola, steeple or other roof structure which is used only
as an ornament upon or to house mechanical equipment of
any building shall be disregarded in calculating building height.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
1) For the purpose of this subsection "parking space" shall mean
a usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in
width and not less than 5.3 metres in length for the temporary
parking of vehicles, but shall not include any portion of a
parking aisle or driveway;
2) Notwithstanding clauses 6.5 b) and 6.5 c) of By-law 3036, as
amended, for development that provides resident parking
below grade, there shall be provided and maintained on the
lands, a minimum of 1.2 parking spaces per dwelling, and 0.3
parking space per dwelling for visitors;
3) Notwithstanding clauses 6.5 b) and 6.5 c) of By-law 3036, as
amended, for development that provides resident parking in a
private garage, there shall be provided and maintained on the
lands one private garage attached to the dwelling, one parking
space located between the vehicular entrance of the private
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garage and the nearest traffic aisle, and a minimum of 0.3
visitor parking spaces for each dwelling unit;
4) Clauses 5.21.2a), 5.21.2b), 5.21.2c), 5.21.2d), 5.21.2e), and
5.21.2i) of By law 3036, as amended, shall not apply to lands
designated "MD-H1";
5) Notwithstanding clauses 5.21.2g) and 5.21.2k) of By-law 3036,
as amended, all entrances and exits to parking areas and all
parking areas shall be surfaced with brick, asphalt or concrete,
or any combination thereof.
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 275 (By-law 1895-84, as amended by By-
law 4468-94)
Definitions
''Assembly Hall'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which facilities
are provided for purposes such as civic, educational, political, religious or
social meetings and which may include an auditorium or a banquet hall;
''Bakery'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which food products
are baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products
baked and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale;
"Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres; but
shall not include a retail store.
"Commercial Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club
operated for gain or profit and having public or private membership;
"Commercial-Recreational Establishment" shall mean a commercial
establishment in which indoor recreational facilities such as bowling alleys,
miniature golf courses, roller skating rinks, squash courts, swimming pools
and other similar indoor recreational facilities are provided and operated for
gain or profit, and which may include an arena or a stadium but shall not
include a place of amusement or entertainment as defined herein;
"Commercial School" shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and which may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music
teacher, or an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated
for gain or profit;
"Dry Cleaning Depot" shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes;
"Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged, and which includes a
chartered bank or a branch thereof;
"Food Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food,
produce and other items or merchandise of day-to-day household necessity
are stored, offered and kept for retail sale to the public;
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"Gross Leasable Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade.
"Gross Retail and Personal Service Floor Area" shall mean the gross retail
and personal service floor area contained in all buildings and structures on
the lot, as such space is defined in section 8.2.2 of the Official Plan of the
Regional Municipality of Durham, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto;
''Laundromat'' shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or other incidental equipment;
''Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
''Personal Service Shop'' shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a bodyrub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto;
''Private Club'' shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having private membership;
''Professional Office'' shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
''Public Club'' shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having public membership;
''Restaurant-Type A-1'' shall mean a building or part of a building where
food is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for
immediate consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both on
and off the premises and where, if liquor is to be served therein, it shall be
served only pursuant to a dining lounge licence or a dining room licence
issued by the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario.
"Retail Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and
offered for retail sale to the public;
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"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
''Flankage Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
“Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
No person shall within the lands designated ''LCA-1'' use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
assembly hall
bakery
business office
commercial club
commercial-recreational establishment
commercial school
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dry cleaning depot
financial institution
food store
laundromat
personal service shop
private club
professional office
public club
restaurants-type A-1
retail store
Zone Requirements (“LCA-1” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''LCA-1'' any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 15 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 15 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
GROSS RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICE FLOOR AREA (maximum):
The maximum gross leasable floor area permitted on the site shall not
exceed 7,000 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause "parking space" shall mean a usable and
accessible area of not less than 15.95 square metres, for the
temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any portion of a
parking aisle or driveway;
parking shall be provided on the subject lands at a ratio of a minimum
of 5.0 parking spaces for each 93 square metres or part thereof of
gross leasable area on the subject lands.
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By-law 3036
Definitions and subject matters not specifically dealt with in this By-law
shall be governed by the relevant provisions of By-law 3036, as
amended, except that sub- section 5.21.2 b) shall not apply to the area
subject to this exception.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("S1-E" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1-E” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S1-E "Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1-E" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line and not less than 6
metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting
on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots to which
the section applies shall not be less than 1.2 metres.
for lots fronting Rosebank Road the maximum projection of the
vehicular entrance to any garage from the main front wall of the
dwelling to which it is attached shall be 3.0 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S2-E" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2-E" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S2-E" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2-E" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 300 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 10 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
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minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 of a metre other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side,
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per
lot attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall
be located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line and not less
than 6 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which the section applies shall not be less
than 1.2 metres.
Uses Permitted ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for lots abutting Finch Avenue or a reserve on the opposite side of
which is Finch Avenue, minimum 4.5 metres
for all other lots minimum 1.2 metres one side and 0.6 of a metre
other side, or no minimum one side so long as on the other side,
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
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2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line and not less than 6
metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting
on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which the section applies shall not be less
than 1.2 metres.
EXEMPTION:
Despite Section 2(f)(vi) of this By-law and Section 5.7(b) of By Law 3036,
uncovered steps and platforms exceeding 1.0 metre in height above grade
may project a maximum of 2.5 metres into a required rear yard on those
lands cross hatched on Figure 1 attached hereto as long as no part thereof
exceeds 2.5 metres in depth or 6.0 metres in width.
Uses Permitted ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("SD-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 225 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH: 1.2 metres except that no
interior side yard shall be provided on the side where dwellings are
attached together, so long as every common wall extending along the
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side lot line separating such lots, or that is not a direct extension
thereof, shall be set back from the side lot line as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if no
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
0.6 of a metre measured perpendicularly to such side lot line if an
abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per
lot attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall
be located not less than 6 metres from the front lot line and not less
than 6 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATION:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
where such buildings are attached in whole or in part, shall be not
less than 1.2 metres
despite the definition of "Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-
Detached Dwelling" in Section 1(e), Semi-Detached Dwellings
erected in an "SD A" zone shall be attached above grade by a
private garage common wall which shall be not less than 3 metres
in length and not less than 2.4 metres in height.
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 277 (By-law 4508-94, as amended by By-
law 5024-97 and By-law 5494-99)
Definitions
"Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on, and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, and the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licensed pursuant to the
provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use of a facility for the day-time care of children;
“Dry Cleaning Establishment - Type B" shall mean a building or part of a
building where articles, goods or fabric to be subjected to dry-cleaning and
related processes are received or distributed, or where a dry- cleaning
plant is operated, or both! where a dry-cleaning plant does not exceed a
dry we 9ht capacity of 27 kilograms, does not vent or emit noxious gases,
odours or fumes, and is not a source of noise or vibration that cause a
nuisance to neighbouring premises, and which may include the laundering,
pressing or incidental tailoring or repair of articles, goods or fabric;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building containing one or more dwelling units, but
does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single Attached or Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of
a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwellings attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a s1ngle dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Multiple Dwelling-Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically by an above-grade
wall or walls;
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"Multiple Dwelling-Vertical" shall mean a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally and vertically by an above-grade wall or
walls, or an above-grade floor or floors, or both;
"Dwelling Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above-grade, below-grade or both above- and below-
grade;
"Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of a group of not less than three
single adjacent dwelling units, attached together horizontally by an above-
grade common wall;
"Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, attic or cellar;
("Floor Area Non-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys above or below established grade, but shall exclude the floor
area of any parts of the building used for mechanical equipment, stairwells
or elevators;
''Gross Leasable Floor Area - Non-Residential'' shall mean the aggregate of
the floor areas of all storeys above or below established grade designed for
owner or tenant occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage
areas below established grade;
"Laundromat" shall mean a self-serve, clothes-washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or incidental equipment;
“Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision,
and where a semi-detached dwelling or single attached dwelling is to be
constructed on a lot on a registered plan of subdivision, lot shall mean that
portion of the lot on which the semi-detached dwelling or single attached
dwelling is to be constructed;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
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"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Personal Service Shop" shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which m y include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or photographic studio,
but shall, not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.S. 1990, Chapter M.45, as amended from time to time or any
successor thereto;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
''Professional Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a chartered
accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not include a
body-rub parlour as defined in The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter
M.45, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
''Public School'' shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a Board of Education which Board is
continued or established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter E.2, or any successor thereto;
a college of applied arts and technology continued or established
pursuant to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter M.19, or any successor thereto; and,
a university eligible to receive Provincial funding pursuant to the
Ministry of College and Universities Act, or any successor thereto;
''Retail Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept or
offered for retail sale to the public;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted (“S2”and “S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2” and "S3” use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S2” and “S3” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S2” and “S3" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in
accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated "S2", 400 square metres
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on the lands designated "S3”, 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated “S2“: 13.5 metres
on the lands designated “S3”: 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres each side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: - maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum residential gross floor area per dwelling unit of 100
square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: - minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.O metres from the front lot line and not less
than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
Uses Permitted (“S4” and “S5” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S 4” and "S5” use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S4" and “S5" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4” and “S5" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in
accordance with the following previsions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated "S4”: 330 square metres
on the lands designated “S5": 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated “S4": 11.0 metres
on the lands designated “S5": 9.0 metres
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FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH - minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6
metres on the other side, or no minimum one side so long as, on the
other side:
at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and,
at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any other
wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS - Maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area residential per dwelling unit of
100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATION:
The horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not be
less than 1.2 metres
Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA-2” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S-SD-SA-2" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
single attached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S-SD-SA-2” use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except in
accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
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for detached dwellings: 250 square metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 205 square metres
for single attached dwellings: 180 square metres.
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
for detached dwellings: 9.0 metres
for semi-detached dwellings: 6.8 metres
for single attached dwellings: 6.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
for detached dwellings:
1) 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or,
2) 1.8 metres one side with no minimum other side
For semi-detached or single-attached dwellings: minimum 1.2
metres, except that,
1) where dwellings on abutting share lots a common wall, no
interior yard side shall be required adjacent that to wall on
either lot
2) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that
extends along the common interior side lot line, no interior side
yard shall be required adjacent to the extension of that wall
upon which that dwelling is located, or,
3) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that
does not extend along the common interior side lot line, the
following shall apply:
I. minimum 1.2 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which
that dwelling is located if an abutting side yard is not
provided on the other lot, or,
II. minimum 0.6 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which
that dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard is
provided on the other lot.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum):
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for detached dwellings, 38 per cent
for semi-detached dwellings and single attached dwellings, 40
percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: - minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting a reserve on the other side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
where such buildings are attached in whole or in part, shall not be
less than 1.2 metres
despite the definition of "Dwelling, Semi- Detached or Semi-
Detached Dwelling" in Section 1(k), Semi-Detached Dwellings
erected in an "S-SD-SA-2" Zone shall be attached above grade by
a common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to
the roofline and for a horizontal distance of not less than 75 per
cent of the horizontal depth of the building.
Uses Permitted ("S4-C4-3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S4-C4-3" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
business office subject to the provisions of Section 2(h)E
dry cleaning depot
financial institution subject to the provisions of section 2(h)E
laundromat
personal service shop
professional office subject to the provisions of Section 2(h)E
retail store subject to the provisions of Section 2(h)E
Zone Requirements ("S4-C4-3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S4-C4-3" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with:
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For detached dwelling residential uses, the provisions of Section 2(d);
for all other permitted uses:
YARD SETBACKS (minimum): 4.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 per cent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
1) "Parking Space" shall mean a usable and accessible area of
not less than 2.6 metres in width and 5.3 metres in length, for
the temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway.
2) There shall be provided and maintained on the lands zoned
"S4-C4-3'' a minimum 4.5 parking spaces for each 93 square
metres or part thereof gross leasable floor area - non-
residential.
3) Section 5.21.2b) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not apply
to the lands designated "S4-C4-3".
4) All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 3 metres from
all zone lines.
5) Notwithstanding Sections 5.21.2(g) and 5.21.2(k) of By-law
3036, all entrances and exits to parking areas and all parking -
areas shall be surfaced with brick, asphalt, concrete or any
combination thereof
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
1) The gross leasable floor area non- residential of all buildings
on the lot shall not exceed 930 square metres.
2) The gross leasable floor area - non-residential of all
professional and business offices on the lot shall not exceed
450 square metres.
3) The gross leasable floor area non- residential of any retail store
or financial institution shall not exceed 400 square metres.
Uses Permitted ("RM2-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM2-1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
single attached dwelling residential use
multiple dwelling-horizontal
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multiple dwelling-vertical
Zone Requirements ("RM2-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM2-1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
YARD SETBACKS (minimum):
for semi-detached dwelling residential and single attached dwelling
residential use:
1) in accordance with the building envelopes as set out on Figure
1 attached
for detached dwelling residential, multiple dwelling-horizontal or
multiple dwelling-vertical uses:
1) 4.5 metres from any lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
2) 7.5 metres from any zone line.
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
minimum residential gross floor area of 56 square metres.
the density of dwelling units permitted within the lands designated
"RM2-1" shall range between a minimum of 22.5 units per hectare
and a maximum of 82.5 units per hectare of net site area; for the
purposes of this section, "net site area" shall mean the sum of the
site areas for residential dwellings only, exclusive of any site area
required for dedication of public roads.
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
"Parking Space" shall mean a usable and accessible area of not
less than 2.6 metres in width and not less than 5.3 metres in length
for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway.
The minimum perpendicular width of an aisle for two-way traffic,
used to gain access to a parking space, shall be 6.5 metres.
For each dwelling unit within a multiple dwelling-horizontal or
multiple-dwelling-vertical there shall be provided and maintained on
the lot:
1) a minimum of 1.5 resident parking spaces; and,
2) a minimum of 0.3 visitor parking spaces.
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SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between semi-detached dwellings, multiple
dwellings-horizontal and/or single attached dwelling shall be a
minimum of 1.8 metres, except where such dwellings are attached
in whole or in part;
the interior side yard between abutting semi-detached dwellings
and/or single attached dwellings shall be a minimum of 0.9 metres;
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall, no interior
side yard shall be required adjacent to that wall on either lot.
Uses Permitted (“NP” Zone)
No person within the lands designated “NP” use any lot or erect, alter or
use, any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-1” Zone)
No person shall within the land designated "OS-HL-1" use any land for any
purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife; and,
resource management
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-1" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-SWM" Zone)
No person shall within the land designated "OS-HL- SWM", use any land
for any purpose except for storm water management, and for the
preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife
uses.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-SWM" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor shall the
placing or removal of fill be permitted, except for purposes of storm water
management and flood and erosion control.
Uses Permitted ("ES-DN-NP-S5" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "ES-DN- NP-S5", use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
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public school and uses accessory thereto
day nursery
neighbourhood park
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("ES-DN-NP-S5” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "ES-DN- NP-S5", use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following:
for public school, day nursery and uses accessory thereto:
minimum building setbacks as illustrated on Figure 2;
parking requirements based upon the greater of:
1) 25 parking spaces or 1.5 parking spaces for each classroom
(including special purpose spaces such as kindergarten, music,
art, science, and special education rooms, as well as libraries,
gymnasiums, and portables),
AND,
2) 5 parking spaces for every 93 square metres, or part thereof, of
activity room floor area in the day nursery.
for detached dwelling residential uses, the provisions of Section 2(d).
Model Homes
Notwithstanding any provision in By-law 3036 to the contrary, one or more
Model Homes may be constructed and used on any lot prior to the
registration of a plan of subdivision, within any residential zone on the
subject lands.
For the purposes of this by-law, "Model Home" shall mean a residential
dwelling unit, not occupied for residential purposes, constructed prior to the
registration of the plan of subdivision creating the lot on which such Model
Home is to be situated, pursuant to an agreement with the Town of
Pickering. Such Model home is to be used exclusively for sales display and
marketing purposes, for a maximum period of 36 months after the date of
construction, regardless of whether registration of the plan of subdivision
occurs at any time during that period.
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Definitions
''Church'' shall mean a building dedicated to religious worship and may
include a Sunday School or Parish hall as an accessory use;
''Day Nursery'' shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area'' shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
''Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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''Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
''Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted (''I(C)-DN" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(C)-DN" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
church
day nursery
Zone Requirements ("I(C)-DN" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(C)-DN" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.5 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 50 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): as illustrated on Figure 1 attached
hereto
OBSTRUCTION OF YARDS: Despite the provisions of Section 5.7 of
By-law 3036, where a front yard depth of 4.8 metres or less is required
by this By-law one set of uncovered steps and platform of up to 2.0
metres in height above grade and projecting not more than 3.0 metres
into that required front yard shall be permitted
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
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PARKING REQUIREMENTS (minimum): there shall be provided
and maintained one parking space per four persons church capacity
SUPPLEMENTARY PARKING REGULATIONS:
Despite Section 2.57 of By-law 3036, as amended, a parking space
shall mean a usable and accessible area of not less than 15.95
square metres, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not
include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway
Section 5.21.2 a) and Section 5.21.l b) of By-law 3036, as
amended, shall not apply.
Despite Section 5.21,2 g) of By-law 3036, as amended, all parking
areas shall be paved.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the number of children enrolled in all day
nurseries on the lands designated "I(C)-DN" shall not exceed sixty at
any one time
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Definitions
“Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
''Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot:
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("R1-1", "R1-2" and "R1-3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R1-1", "R1-2" and "R1-3" use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (''R1-1'', ''R1-2'' and ''R1-3'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''R1-1'', ''R1-2'' and ''R1-3'', use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 740 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 21 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD \/IDTH (minimum):
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on lands designated "R1-1": 3.0 metres
on lands designated "R1-3": 6.0 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area - residential of 139 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
on lands designated “R1-1” and “R1-3”:
minimum one private garage per lot attached to the main building,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street
on lands designated "R1-2":
minimum one private garage per lot attached to the main building,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 9.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street
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5633-00)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit'' shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
''Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling'' shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of all buildings or structures, used for residential purposes,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage'' shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
''Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Public School" shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board is
established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto;
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a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to the
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any
successor thereto; and
a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of
Education, Colleges and Universities, pursuant to the Ministry of
Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any successor thereto.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
''Side Yard'' shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest main wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
''Interior Side Yard'' shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (''S1'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1'' use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (''S1'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S1'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.8 metres
Uses Permitted ("S2'' and "S4" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S2" and ''S4", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
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Zone Requirements ("S2" and "S4'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated "S2'' and "S4", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated S2: 300 square metres
on the lands designated S4: 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated S2: 11 metres
on the lands designated S4: 9 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH:
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots, shall be not less than 1.2 metres
Uses Permitted ("ES" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''ES'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use and building or structure for any purpose except the following:
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public school and uses accessory thereto
Special Provision (“ES” Zone)
Despite the provision of Section 5.15 of By-law 3036, for the purposes of
the area zoned “ES”, two (2) portable classrooms may be located with a
minimum front yard depth of 8.0 metres until December 31, 2001.
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''NP'', use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
neighbourhood park
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Definitions
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
“Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally
in whole or in part above grade, below grade, or both above and below
grade;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
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unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("R3-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R3-2" hereto use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential use
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Zone Requirements (''R3-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R3-2", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 550 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 18 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 10 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling per lot
and minimum gross floor area - residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL", use any land for any
purpose except the preservation and conservation of the natural
environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
building or structures be modified or changed nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control.
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law 2757-88)
Definitions
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Multiple Dwelling-Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically, by an above grade
wall or walls;
"Multiple Dwelling-Vertical" shall mean a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally and vertically by an above grade wall or
walls, or an above grade floor or floors, or both;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (''OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
the preservation and conservation of the natural environment soil and
wildlife;
parking area
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL'' Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control.
Special Restrictions ("OS-HL" Zone)
Any parking area shall be set back a minimum distance of 3 metres
from all lot lines.
Uses Permitted ("RL2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “RL2” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
multiple dwelling – horizontal
multiple dwelling - vertical
Zone Requirements ("RL2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RL2", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
YARD SETBACKS (minimum): as illustrated on Figure 1 attached
hereto
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
minimum dwelling unit area 84 square metres
no less than 30 and no more than 75 dwelling units shall be
permitted within the area designated “OS-HL” and “RL2”
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
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PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
useable and accessible area of not less than 15.95 square metres
for the temporary parking of vehicles, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway; a ''tandem parking space"
shall mean a parking space that does not have direct access to a
parking aisle or driveway but that abuts end to end with a parking
space having direct access to a parking aisle or driveway;
Sections 5.21.2 and 6.5c) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not
apply to lands designated “RL2”;
For each dwelling unit having its own private garage on the lot,
there shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum 0.3
visitor parking spaces;
For each dwelling unit not having its own private garage on the lot,
there shall be provided and maintained on the lot:
1) where the dwelling unit is within a multiple dwelling-horizontal,
1.5 parking spaces if the dwelling unit contains less than three
bedrooms, 1.7 parking spaces if the dwelling unit contains
three bedrooms, and 1.9 parking spaces if the dwelling unit
contains more than three bedrooms;
2) where the dwelling unit is within a multiple dwelling-vertical, 1.4
parking spaces if the dwelling unit contains less than two
bedrooms, 1.5 parking spaces if the dwelling unit contains two
bedrooms, and 1.6 parking spaces if the dwelling unit contains
more than two bedrooms.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
The horizontal distance between multiple dwellings shall be not
less than 1.8 metres
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Figure 1
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("R3-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R3-2" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("R3-2'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R3-2", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 550 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 18 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 10 metres
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum gross floor area-residential: 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
Uses Permitted ("R4-2”, “R4-3” and R4-4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-2”, “R4-3” and R4-4" use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("R4-2”, “R4-3” and R4-4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R4-2”, “R4-3” and R4-4", use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 460 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 15 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum):
on lands designated “R4-2”: 7.5 metres
on lands designated “R4-3”: 10 metres
on lands designated “R4-4”: 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum gross floor area-residential: 100 square metres
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PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“S2” and “S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “S2” and “S3" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (“S2” and “S3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S2” and “S3" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on lands designated “S2”: 400 square metres
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on land designated “S3”: 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on lands designated “S2”: 13.5 metres
on land designated “S3”: 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots to which
this section applies shall not be less than 1.8 metres.
no building openings shall be permitted below the geodetic
elevation of 84.5 metres.
Uses Permitted (“S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements (“S4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “S4", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9 metres
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FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
no minimum one side as long as the other side:
1) at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to the
nearest wall of a private garage, and
2) at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to any
other wall of the main dwelling.
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots to which
this section applies shall not be less than 1.2 metres.
no building openings shall be permitted below the geodetic
elevation of 84.5 metres.
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("R3-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R3-2" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("R3-2'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "R3-2", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 550 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 18 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 10 metres
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum gross floor area-residential: 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
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Exception Zone 286 (By-law 2787-88, as amended by By-
law 2863-88)
Definitions
“Day Nursery” shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provision of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("DN" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "DN" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Day nursery
Zone Requirements ("DN Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "DN", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.17 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 27 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 21 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33%
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
for the purpose of this clause “parking space” shall mean a useable
and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and not
less than 5.3 metres in length for the temporary parking of vehicles,
but shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of 5 parking
spaces for each 93 square metres or part thereof of activity room
area associated with the day nursery use;
Sections 5.21.2(a) and 5.21.2(b) of By-law 3036 shall not apply to
lands designated “DN”;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
The number of children attending at any one time, all day nurseries on
lands designated “DN”, shall not exceed 45.
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Exception Zone 287 (By-law 2834-88)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Multiple Dwelling-Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically, by an above grade
wall or walls;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
“Gross Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, and attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("RM1-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM1-1" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
multiple dwelling-horizontal
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Zone Requirements ("RM1-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM1-1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
YARD SETBACKS (minimum): 7.5 metres from any lot line
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
minimum dwelling unit area 84 square metres
no less than 35 and no more than 46 dwelling units shall be
permitted within the area designated “RM1-1”
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
“Parking Space” shall mean a usable and accessible area of not
less than 2.6 metres in width and not less than 5.3 metres in length
for the temporary parking of vehicles, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For each dwelling unit, there shall be provided and maintained on
the lot one private garage attached to the dwelling unit, which shall
provide one parking space;
For each dwelling unit there shall be provided and maintained on
the lot one parking space with a minimum horizontal length of 6.0
metres located between the vehicular entrance of the garage and
the nearest traffic aisle;
For each dwelling unit there shall be provided and maintained on
the lot a minimum of 0.3 visitor parking spaces;
Section 5.21.2 and 6.5 (c) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not
apply to lands designated “RM1-1”
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between multiple dwellings-horizontal shall
be a minimum of 1.8 metres.
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Exception Zone 288 (By-law 2971-88)
Definitions
“Activity Room Area” shall mean the floor area within a day nursery that is
used by children for their day-to-day activities but shall exclude all floor
area allocated to corridors, storage areas, washroom and kitchen facilities,
and offices;
“Church” shall mean a building dedicated to religious worship and may
include a Sunday School or Parish hall as an accessory use;
“Day Nursery” shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provision of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
“Day Nursery Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of all day nursery and other related day care
services operated on or from the premises is carried on;
“Floor Area” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
“Gross Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be, other
than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("I(C)-DN(2)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(C)-DN(2)" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
church
day nursery
day nursery office
Zone Requirements ("I(C)-DN(2)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "I(C)-DN(2)", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.4 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 45 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
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INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: there shall be provided and maintained
on the lands designated “I(C)-DN(2)" one parking space per four
persons church capacity
SUPPLEMENTARY PARKING REGULATIONS: Section 5.21.2(a) and
Section 5.21.2(b) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not apply
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
A day nursery and day nursery office may be permitted only in a
church building on the site
The gross floor area of all day nursery office uses shall not exceed
84.0 square metres
A day nursery office shall be permitted only in association with at
day nursery operating on the lands
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Definitions
“Building Height” shall mean the vertical distance measured from the
average elevation of the finished grade at the front wall of the building to
the base of the eaves of the said building.
“Coverage” shall mean the percentage of the lot area covered by all
buildings.
“Dwelling” shall mean one or more rooms, occupied or capable of being
occupied as an independent and separate housekeeping unit containing a
separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Dwelling Types”
Bungalow shall mean a one-storey dwelling.
Split level dwelling shall mean a dwelling in which the first floor above
finished grade is so constructed as to create two or more different
levels, the vertical distance between such levels always being less than
a full storey.
Storey and a half dwelling shall mean a dwelling containing a half
storey wholly or in part within the roof having a floor area equal to at
least 50% of the area of the first storey.
Two storey dwelling shall mean a dwelling containing two storeys.
“Dwelling Zones”
Single-detached zone is an area where each dwelling is free standing
and separated from other uses by yards.
Semi-detached zone is an area where two dwellings may be joined
horizontally and the two dwellings are separated from other uses by
yards.
Single attached zone is an area where up to 6 dwellings may be joined
horizontally and the group of dwellings is separated from other uses by
yards.
“Elementary School” is a school including educational, recreational and
community uses, buildings and uses accessory thereto.
“Frontage'” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel and 20’ from the street line.
“Ground Floor Area” shall mean the area of a building based on the exterior
dimensions of the said building or buildings.
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“Neighbourhood Park” is a public park including recreation uses buildings
and uses accessory thereto.
“Private Garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which no business occupation or
service is conducted for profit.
“Yards”
Front Yard shall mean the space between the main front wall of a
building and a street extending the full width of the lot.
Side Yard shall mean the space between a main side wall of a building
and a side lot line, extending from the front yard to the rear yard.
Rear Yard shall mean the space between a main rear wall of a building
and the rear lot line, and extending the full width of the lot.
Flankage Yard shall mean the space between a main wall of the
building and a side lot line bounding on a public street and extending
from front lot line to rear lot line.
PROVISIONS
The performance standards and provisions as set out on Figure 1 hereto shall
apply to the area restricted by this by-law.
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Figure 1
Zone Symbol
Maximum Density Minimum Yards
Minimum Ground
Floor Area/Dwelling
(Sq. m.) Minimum
Parking
Space per
Dwelling Minimum
Frontage
Minimum Lot
Area/Dwelling Front Side and
Flankage Rear
Bung. Split
or 1
½
2
Storey
Single
Detached
Dwelling
S
1 dwelling
per
Registered
Lot
13.4
metres
15 metres
corner lot
418 sq.m
4.5
metres
1.2
metres
2.7
metres
7.5
metres
110 74 65
Each
dwelling
shall have at
least one
private
garage set
back no less
than 6
metres from
a street in
addition to
the minimum
ground floor
area
requirement
Semi-detached
Dwellings SD
2 dwellings
per
Registered
Lot
18 metres
21 metres
corner lot
275 sq.m
Single-
Attached
Dwellings
SA
Up to 6
dwellings/
Registered
lot
6.5 metres
200 sq.m
1.0
metres
2.4
metres
95 65 60
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7.5 metres
end lot
9 metres
corner lot
Neighbourhood
Park NP Public Park, recreation uses, buildings and uses accessory thereto
Elementary
School ES School including educational, recreational & community uses, buildings & uses accessory thereto
Additional Provisions
Maximum building height 10.5 metres
Maximum building coverage 33%
Where semi-detached dwellings are attached in part below grade and separated above grade, such
separation shall be a minimum of 1.2 metres
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Multiple Dwelling-Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically, by an above grade
wall or walls;
“Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwelling being attached together horizontally
in whole or part above grade, below grade, or both above and below grade;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
“Gross Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, and attic or a cellar;
“Landscaped Open Space” shall mean space on a lot which is open and
unoccupied and is suitable for growing grass, flowers, bushes, shrubs or
other landscaping plants and includes a waterway, walk, patio or similar
space but does not include any portion of a parking aisle, parking space,
ramp or driveway;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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Provisions
Uses Permitted ("RM1-4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM1-4" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
multiple dwellings – horizontal residential use
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("RM1-4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "RM1-4", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
BUILDING SETBACKS (minimum): as illustrated on Figure 1
attached hereto
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
minimum gross floor area-residential 100 square metres
No more than 19 dwelling units shall be permitted within the area
designated “RM1-4”;
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 per cent
LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS (minimum): 10 per
cent of lot area
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
“Parking Space” shall mean a usable and accessible area of not
less than 2.6 metres in width and not less than 5.3 metres in length
for the temporary parking of vehicles, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For each dwelling unit, there shall be provided and maintained:
1) minimum one private garage attached to the dwelling unit, the
vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0
metres from the nearest traffic aisle
2) a minimum 0.3 visitor parking space
Section 5.21.2 and 6.5 (c) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not
apply to lands designated “RM1-4”;
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SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between semi-detached dwelling or
between multiple dwellings-horizontal and semi-detached dwellings
shall be a minimum of 1.8 metres.
A minimum of 6 semi-detached dwellings shall be erected within
the lands designated “RM1-4”;
Despite Section 2(b)(i), a refuse storage structure, ancillary to a
multiple dwelling-horizontal use, with a maximum enclosed area of
50 square metres shall be provided and maintained within the
lands designated “RM1-4”;
Despite the definition of “Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-
detached Dwelling” in Section 1(d), Semi-detached Dwellings
erected in an “RM1-4” zone shall be attached above grade by a
common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the
roof line and for a horizontal distance of not less than 75 percent of
the horizontal depth of the building.
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Figure 1
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Definitions
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licenced pursuant to the
provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey
"Gross Floor Area- Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Public School" shall mean,
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a school under the jurisdiction of a Board of Education which Board is
continued or established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990,
chapter E.2, or any successor thereto;
a college of applied arts and technology continued or established
pursuant to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990,
chapter M.19, or any successor thereto; and
a university eligible to receive provincial funding pursuant to the
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, or any successor thereto;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side Jot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
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"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions ("R1-5", "R3-7" and "R7'' Zones)
Uses Permitted ("R1-5", "R3-7" and "R7'' Zones)
No person shall, within the lands designated "R1-5", "R3-7" and "R7'', use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
detached dwelling use
Zone Requirements ("R1-5", "R3-7" and "R7” Zones)
No person shall, within the lands designated "R1-5", "R3-7" and "R7'', use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance
with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated "R1-5": 700 square metres
on the lands designated "R3-7": 550 square metres
on the lands designated "R7'': 500 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated "R1-5": 20 metres
on the lands designated "R3-7": 18 metres
on the lands designated "R7'': 16.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
on the lands designated "R1-5": 1.8 metres each side
on the lands designated "R3-7":
1) 1.2 metres provided to the nearest wall of a private garage
attached to the main dwelling, and
2) 1.8 metres provided to any other wall of the main dwelling
on the lands designated "R7'':
1) minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
2) minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
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DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENT: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area - residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENT: minimum one private garage per lot,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATION: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots shall not be less than 1.2 metres
Provisions (''S1" and "S2" Zones)
Uses Permitted ("S1" and "S2" Zones)
No person shall, within the lands designated "S1" and "S2", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling use
Zone Requirements ("S1" and "S2" Zones)
No person shall, within the lands designated "S1" and "S2", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
on the lands designated "S1": 450 square metres
on the lands designated "S2": 400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
on the lands designated "S1": 15.0 metres
on the lands designated "S2": 13.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
on the lands designated and "S1":
1) minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
2) minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
on the lands designated "S2":
1) minimum 1.2 metres one side, 0.6 metres other side, or
2) no minimum one side so long as on the other side:
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I. at least 1.2 metres interior side yard width is provided to
the nearest wall of a private garage, and
II. at least 1.8 metres interior side yard width is provided to
any other wall of the main dwelling
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REARYARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENT: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area - residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENT: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not
be less than 1.2 metres
despite the side yard width provisions of Section 6(2)(d) above, the
minimum side yard width adjacent to a walkway shall be 1.2
metres.
Provisions ("ER-1" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("ER-1" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "ER-1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling use
Zone Requirements ("ER-1" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "ER-1", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 4,000 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 35 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
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REARYARD DEPTH (minimum): 10 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one dwelling unit per lot
minimum gross floor area - residential of 140 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum two parking spaces
minimum one private garage per lot attached to the main building,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUIREMENT: all accessory
structures, except a detached private garage, which are not part of the
main building shall be erected in the rear yard and shall be not less
than one metre from any side lot line
Provisions ("ES-DN" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("ES-DN" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "ES-DN", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
public school and uses accessory thereto
day nursery
Zone Requirements ("ES-DN" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "ES-DN", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 20 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 20 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: the greater of
25 parking spaces, or
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1.33 parking spaces for each classroom (including special purpose
spaces such as kindergarten, music, art, science, and special
education rooms, as well as libraries, gymnasiums, and portables)
and
5 parking spaces for every 93 square metres, or part thereof, of
activity room floor area in the day nursery
SPECIAL REGULATION: despite the rear yard depth provisions
of Section 5(b)(iii) above, portable classrooms may be located a
minimum of 4 metres from the rear lot line
Provisions ("OS-HL-SWM" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-SWM" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "OS-HL-SWM", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except for the
purposes of stormwater management, and for the preservation and
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-SWM" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor shall the
placing or removal of fill be permitted, except for the purposes of
stormwater management and flood and erosion control.
Provisions ("NP" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "NP", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park and uses accessory thereto
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Exception Zone 292 (By-law 4366-93, as amended by By-
law 5537-99)
Definitions
"Bakery" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food products
are baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products
baked and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale;
"Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
"Commercial Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club
operated for gain or profit and having public or private membership;
"Commercial School" shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music teacher, or
an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated for gain or
profit;
"Commercial-Recreational Establishment" shall mean a commercial
establishment in which indoor recreational facilities such as bowling alleys,
miniature golf courses, roller skating rinks, squash courts, swimming pools
and other similar indoor recreation facilities are provided and operated for
gain or profit, and which may include an arena or stadium but shall not
include a place of amusement or entertainment as defined herein;
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licensed pursuant to the
provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
"Dry-Cleaning Establishment - Type B" shall mean a building or part of a
building where articles, goods or fabric to be subjected to dry-cleaning and
related processes are received or distributed, or where a dry-cleaning plant
is operated, or both, where a dry-cleaning plant does not exceed a dry
weight capacity of 27 kilograms, does not vent or emit noxious gases,
odors or fumes, and is not a source of noise or vibration that causes a
nuisance to neighbouring premises, and which may include the laundering,
pressing or incidental tailoring or repair of articles, goods or fabric;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
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"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Multiple Dwelling - Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically, by an above grade
wall or walls;
"Multiple Dwelling - Vertical" shall mean a building containing four or more
dwelling units attached horizontally or vertically, each unit having access
from an internal corridor system connecting with at least one common
entrance from outside the building;
"Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged;
"Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all storeys
above or below established grade, but shall exclude the floor area of any
parts of the building used for mechanical equipment, stairwells, elevators;
"Gross Leasable Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade;
"Laundromat" shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or other incidental equipment;
"Personal Service Shop" shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto;
"Place of Amusement or Entertainment" shall mean a building or part of a
building in which facilities are provided for amusement or entertainment
purposes, and which may include a billiard or pool room, a dance hall, a
music hall, or a theatre, but shall not include a games arcade or an adult
entertainment parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
"Place of Assembly" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
facilities are provided for civic, educational, political, recreational, religious
or social meeting purposes and may include facilities for entertainment
purposes such as musical and theatrical performances, but shall not
include a place of amusement or entertainment;
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"Private Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having private membership;
"Private Non-Residential School" shall mean a school which is maintained
for educational or religious purposes but shall not include any other school
defined herein;
"Private Residential School" shall mean a school which is maintained for
educational or religious purposes and which includes accessory residential
facilities but shall not include any other school defined herein;
"Public School" shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a Board of Education which Board is
continued or established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. E.2, or any successor thereto;
a college of applied arts and technology continued or established
pursuant to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. M.19, or any successor thereto; and
a university eligible to receive provincial funding pursuant to the
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, or any successor thereto;
"Professional Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter M.45, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
"Public Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club not
operated for gain or profit and having public membership;
"Restaurant - Type A" shall mean a building or part of a building where food
is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both on and off the
premises;
"Retail Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and
offered for retail sale to the public.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("LCA-6" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "LCA-6" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
bakery
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business office
commercial club
commercial-recreational establishment
commercial school
day nursery
dry-cleaning establishment - type B
financial institution
laundromat
multiple dwelling - horizontal
multiple dwelling - vertical
personal service shop
place of amusement or entertainment
place of assembly
private club
private non-residential school
professional office
public club
restaurant - type A
retail store
Zone Requirements ("LCA-6" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "LCA-6" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS:
No less than 50 and no more than 138 dwelling units shall be
permitted.
BUILDING RESTRICTIONS:
No building, part of a building, or structure shall be erected unless
it is located wholly within the building envelope illustrated on Figure
1 attached hereto;
No building, part of a building, or structure that exceeds a height of
12.0 metres shall be erected except that
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1) in the area cross-hatched on Figure 1 attached to this By-law,
the minimum building height shall be 12.0 metres, and the
maximum building height shall be 18.0 metres; and
2) in the area hatched on Figure 1 attached to this By-law, the
minimum building height shall be 9.0 metres, and the maximum
building height shall be 18.0 metres;
There shall be a minimum horizontal distance of 1.8 metres
between blocks of multiple dwellings - horizontal;
The aggregate of the gross leasable floor areas of all buildings on
the lands, except multiple dwellings - horizontal and multiple
dwellings - vertical, shall be a minimum of 940 square metres;
Notwithstanding Section 5.7 of By-law 3036, as amended, and
clause A above, bay windows, balconies, decks, and porches,
whether covered or uncovered, shall be permitted to project a
maximum of 1.5 metres beyond the limits of the building envelope
illustrated on Figure 1 attached hereto, except for where the
building envelope is immediately abutting the Altona Road
frontage;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause "parking space" shall mean a usable
and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and not
less than 5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a
vehicle, but shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or
driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lands a minimum of
5.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres of gross leasable floor
area for all uses listed in Section 2(a) of this By-law, except
multiple dwelling - horizontal and multiple dwelling - vertical;
For each multiple dwelling - horizontal unit there shall be provided
and maintained on the lands one private garage attached to the
dwelling unit;
For each multiple dwelling - horizontal unit there shall be provided
on the lands one parking space located between the vehicular
entrance of the private garage and the nearest traffic aisle, or
public road;
For each multiple dwelling - vertical unit there shall be provided
and maintained on the lands 1.2 parking spaces per unit for
residents, and 0.3 of a parking space per dwelling unit for visitors.
All resident parking shall be provided below grade. Visitor parking
shall be provided at grade or below grade, or both;
Clauses 5.21.2a), 5.21.2b), 5.21.2c), 5.21.2d), 5.21.2e), and
5.21.2i) of By law 3036, as amended, shall not apply to the lands
designated "LCA-6";
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Notwithstanding clauses 5.21.2g) and 5.21.2k) of By-law 3036, as
amended, all entrances and exits to parking areas, and all parking
areas shall be surfaced with brick, asphalt or concrete, or any
combination thereof.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Notwithstanding Section 5.7 of By-law 3036, as amended, and
clause 2(b)(ii)(A) of this by-law, buildings, structures, and fences
associated with permitted mechanical, recreational, security,
parking and other ancillary residential facilities may be permitted
outside the limits of the building envelope illustrated on Figure 1
attached hereto;
Prior to the issuance of a building permit to allow development to
occur within the lands designated "LCA-6", Site Plan Approval
must be granted by the Town.
Uses Permitted ("OS-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil, and wildlife;
resource management;
landscape open space;
outdoor patio;
a maximum of 15 parking spaces.
Zone Requirements ("OS-A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-A" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
No buildings or structures shall be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be enlarged, modified or changed, nor shall
fill be placed or removed except for the purposes of flood and
erosion control, resource management, landscape open space, or
parking areas;
For the purpose of this clause, "landscape open space" shall mean
open and unobstructed space on a lot, which is suitable and used
for the growth and maintenance of grass, flowers, bushes, shrubs
or other landscape plants and may include any surface walk,
uncovered patio or similar space but does not include any portion
of a parking space, parking aisle, driveway or ramp;
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For the purpose of this clause, "outdoor patio" shall mean an
uncovered outdoor eating area not exceeding 150 square metres in
area, which occurs in conjunction with any restaurant use permitted
under the "LCA - 6" zone, where seating accommodation is
provided, and where meals and refreshments are served.
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 293 (By-law 4377-94, as amended by By-
law 7205-12)
Definitions
"Dwelling, Single or Single Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a
dwelling containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto which is
freestanding from other main structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of detached dwellings, such dwellings being attached above grade by
a common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the roof
line and for a horizontal distance of not less than 6.0 metres;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Gross Leasable Floor Area - Commercial" shall mean the aggregate of the
floor areas of all the storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the
case may be, other than rooms jointly used by tenants of the building such
as garbage storage areas, mechanical and electrical rooms;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA-4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA-4" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
detached dwelling;
semi-detached dwelling;
single-attached dwelling;
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA-4" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S-SD-SA-4" use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
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Lot Area (minimum)
detached dwellings 400 square metres
semi-detached dwellings 320 square metres
single-attached dwellings 270 square metres
Lot Frontage (minimum)
detached dwellings 9.0 metres
semi-detached dwellings 7.0 metres
single-attached dwellings 6.0 metres
Front Yard Depth: 4.5 metres (minimum) 7.5 metres (maximum)
Interior Side Yard Width (minimum)
detached dwellings:
1) 1.2 metres on one side,
2) 0.6 metres on the other side
semi-detached dwellings 1.2 metres except that:
1) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall, no
interior side yard shall be required adjacent to that wall on
either lot;
2) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has an extension, if that common wall
extends along the common interior side lot line, no interior side
yard shall be required adjacent to the extension of that wall on
the lot upon which that dwelling is located;
3) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that
does not extend along the common interior side lot line, the
following shall apply:
4) minimum of 0.6 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which that
dwelling is located;
single-attached dwellings 1.8 metres except that:
1) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall, no
interior side yard shall be required adjacent to that wall on
either lot;
2) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has an extension, if that common wall
extends along the common interior side lot line, no interior side
yard shall be required adjacent to the extension of that wall on
the lot upon which that dwelling is located;
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3) where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one
of those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that
does not extend along the common interior side lot line, the
following shall apply:
I. minimum 1.2 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which
that dwelling is located if an abutting side yard is not
provided on the other lot or;
II. minimum of 0.6 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which
that dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard is
provided on the other lot;
Flankage Side Yard Width (minimum) 2.4 metres
Rear Yard Depth (minimum) 7.5 metres
Building Height (maximum) 9.0 metres
Driveway Width (maximum)
detached dwellings 55 percent of the lot frontage
semi-detached dwellings 50 percent of the lot frontage
single-attached dwellings 50 percent of the lot frontage
Parking Requirements (minimum)
two parking spaces per dwelling unit, with a minimum of one parking
space provided within an attached garage and the other parking space
in a driveway;
Garage Requirements (minimum)
one private garage with a single car garage door per lot and if
attached to the main building, the vehicular entrance of which shall
be located not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street;
no part of any attached garage, whether or not such garage has a
second storey, shall extend more than 2.0 metres beyond the wall
containing the main entrance to the dwelling unit;
where the main entrance to the dwelling unit fronts a flankage side
yard, no part of any attached garage, whether or not such garage
has a second storey, shall extend more than 2.0 metres beyond
the wall containing the footprint of the dwelling unit;
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Garage Parking Size (minimum)
each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum width
of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided, however,
that the width may include one interior step and the depth may include
two interior steps;
Special Regulations
no more than 4 dwelling units shall be permitted within the area
designated as “S-SD-SA-4”;
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots shall not
be less than 1.8 metres;
despite Section 5.18(e) of Zoning By-law 3036, the total lot
coverage of all accessory buildings shall not exceed 20 square
metres;
Uses Permitted ("SA-5 " Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SA-5” any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single attached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (“SA-5” Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated “SA-5” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 270 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 6.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (maximum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):1.8 metres except that
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall, no interior
side yard shall be required adjacent to that wall on either lot;
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one of
those dwellings has an extension, if that common wall extends
along the common interior side lot line, no interior side yard shall
be required adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon
which that dwelling is located;
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one of
those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that does
not extend along the common interior side lot line, the following
shall apply;
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1) minimum 1.2 metres interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which that
dwelling is located if an abutting side yard is not provided on
the other lot or;
2) minimum of 0.6 of a metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the kit upon which that
dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard is provided
on the other lot;
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 9.0 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private
garage per lot attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance
shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not
less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a
street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
No more than 7 dwelling units shall be permitted within the area
designated “SA-5”;
Maximum 1 dwelling unit per lot, and minimum gross floor area –
residential of 100 square metres;
The maximum projection of the vehicular entrance to any garage
from the main front wall of the dwelling to which it is attached shall
be 2.0 metres
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Exception Zone 294 (By-law 4391-94)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached in whole or in part
above grade, below grade, or both above and below grade;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S3-5" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3-5" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S3-5" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "S3-5" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 350 square metres
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LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 12.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
1.2 metres each side, or
1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 10 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area residential of 170 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: the horizontal distance between
buildings on adjacent lots to which this section applies shall not be less
than 1.8 metres
Uses Permitted ("SD-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-2" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("SD-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-2" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 250 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 7.5 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.2 metres, except that,
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall, no interior
side yard shall be required adjacent to that wall on either lot;
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where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one of
those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that extends
along the common interior side lot line, no interior side yard shall
be required adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon
which that dwelling is located;
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one of
those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that does
not extend along the common interior side lot line,
1) minimum 1.2 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which that
dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard is not
provided on the other lot, or
2) minimum 0.6 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which that
dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard is provided
on the other lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 10 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, any vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area residential of 100 square metres
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
The horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots, except
where such buildings are attached together in whole or in part,
shall be not less than 1.2 metres;
Despite the definition of "Dwelling, Semi-detached or Semi-
detached Dwelling" in section 1(e), Semi-detached dwellings
erected in an SD-2 zone shall be attached above grade by a
common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the
roof line and for a horizontal distance of not less than 75% of the
horizontal depth of the building;
The maximum projection from the main front wall of the dwelling, of
a garage and any storey above a garage, shall be 2.4 metres.
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Exception Zone 295 (By-law 4402-73, as amended by By-
law 843-78)
Definitions
“Building Height” shall mean the vertical distance measured from the
average elevation of the finished grade at the front wall of the building to
the base of the eaves of the said building.
“Coverage” shall mean the percentage of the lot area covered by all
buildings.
“Dwelling” shall mean one or more rooms, occupied or capable of being
occupied as an independent and separate housekeeping unit containing a
separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Dwelling Types”
Bungalow shall mean one storey dwelling.
Split level dwelling shall mean a dwelling in which the first floor above
finished grade is so constructed as to create two or more different
levels, the vertical distance between such levels always being less than
a full storey.
Storey and a Half dwelling shall mean a dwelling containing a half
storey wholly or in part within the roof having a floor area equal to at
least 50% of the area of the first storey.
Two storey dwelling shall mean a dwelling containing two storeys.
“Dwelling Zones”
Single-detached zone is an area where each dwelling is free standing
and separated from other uses by yards.
Semi-detached zone is an area where two dwellings may be joined
horizontally in whole in part and above and/or below grade and the two
dwellings are separated from other uses by yards.
Single attached zone is an area where up to 6 dwellings may be joined
horizontally and the group of dwellings is separated from other uses by
yards.
“Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel and 20 feet from the street line.
“Ground Floor Area” shall mean the area of a building based on the exterior
dimensions of the said building or buildings.
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“Private Garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which no business occupation or
service is conducted for profit.
“Yards'”
Front Yard shall mean the space between the main front wall of a
building and a street extending the full width of the lot.
Side Yard shall mean the space between a main side wall of a building
and a side lot line, extending the full width of the lot.
Rear Yard shall mean the space between a main rear wall of a building
and the rear lot line, and extending the full width of the lot.
Flankage Yard shall mean the space between a main wall of the
building and a side lot line bounding on a public street and extending
from front lot line to rear lot line.
Provisions
The performance standards and provisions as set out on Figure 1 hereto shall
apply to the area restricted by this by-law.
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Figure 1
Zone Symbol
Maximum Density Minimum Yards Minimum Ground Floor
Area/Dwelling (Sq. m.) Minimum
Parking Space
per Dwelling Minimum
Frontage
Minimum Lot
Area/Dwelling Front Side and
Flankage Rear Bung. Split
or 1 ½ 2 Storey
Single
Detached
Dwelling 1
S1
1 dwelling
per
registered
lot
15 metres
16.5 metres
corner lot
510 square
metres
4.5
metres
1.2
metres
side
2.7
metres
flankage
7.5
metres
110 74 65
Each dwelling
shall have one
private garage
set back at
least 6.0
metres from a
street in
addition to the
minimum
ground floor
area
requirement
Single
Detached
Dwelling 2
S2
1 dwelling
per
registered
lot
13.4 metres
15 metres
corner lot
450 square
metres
Semi-detached
Dwellings SD
2 dwellings
per
registered
lot
18 metres
19.5 metres
corner lot
275 square
metres
Single
Attached
Dwellings
SA
Up to 6
dwellings/
registered
lot
9 metres
10.5 metres
end lot
275 square
metres 95 69 60
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12 metres
corner lot
Neighbourhood
Park NP Public Park, recreation uses, buildings and uses accessory thereto
Elementary
School ES School including educational, recreational & community uses, buildings & uses accessory thereto
Open Space O1 As defined in Section 15 of By-law 3036
Greenbelt G As defined in Section 17 of By-law 3036
Additional Provisions
Maximum building height 10.5 metres
Maximum building coverage 33 percent
Where semi-detached dwellings are attached part below grade and separated above grade, such separation
shall be a minimum of 1.2 metres
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Exception Zone 296 (By-law 4411-94)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
“Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling” shall mean one of a
pair of dwellings, such dwellings being attached together horizontally in
whole or in part above grade, below grade or both above and below grade;
"Dwelling, Single, Attached Dwelling or Single Attached Dwelling" shall
mean one of a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwelling attached together
horizontally by an above grade common wall;
“Floor Area-Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("SD-SA-3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-SA-3" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
single attached dwelling residential use
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Zone Requirements ("SD-SA-3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "SD-SA-3", use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 9.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 0.8 metres, except that,
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall, no interior
side yard shall be required adjacent to that wall on wither lot;
(where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one of
those dwellings has an extension of that common wall extending
along the common interior side lot line, no interior side yard shall
be required adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon
which that dwelling is located
where dwellings on abutting lots share a common wall and one of
those dwellings has an extension of that common wall that does
not extend along the common interior side lot line, the following
shall apply:
1) minimum 1.6 metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which that
dwelling is located if an abutting side yard is not provided on
the other lot or;
2) minimum 0.8 of a metre interior side yard shall be provided
adjacent to the extension of that wall on the lot upon which that
dwelling is located if an abutting interior side yard is provided
on the other lot;
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area-residential of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS: minimum one private garage per lot,
any vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0
metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any
side lot line immediately adjoining or abutting a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street;
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SPECIAL REGULATIONS: despite the definition of “Dwelling,
Semi-Detached” or “Semi-Detached Dwelling” in Section 1(d), Semi-
Detached Dwellings erected in an “SD-SA-3” zone shall be attached
above grade by a common wall which extends from the vase of the
foundation to
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Exception Zone 297 (By-law 4448-73)
Definitions
“Coverage” shall mean the percentage of the lot area covered by all
buildings.
“Dwelling” shall mean one or more rooms, occupied or capable of being
occupied or capable of being occupied as an independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Landscaped Open Space” shall mean that percentage of the lot area not
covered by buildings, driveways and parking spaces.
“Residential-Multiple” shall mean a building divided vertically and/or
horizontally into 3 or more dwelling units, each having independent external
entrances at grade level of the building.
"Private Garage" means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which no business occupation or
service is conducted for profit.
“Storey” shall mean that portion of a building (including a basement which
is less than 50% below ground level) between the surface of any floor and
the surface of the floor, roof deck or ridge above it. This shall not include a
cellar or attic.
Provisions
The performance standards and provisions as set out on Figure 1 hereto shall
apply to the area restricted by this by-law.
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Figure 1
Item # as
per
Figure 2
Zone Symbol Maximum
Density
Landscape
Open
Space
Coverage Maximum
Height
Setbacks Floor
Area
Unit
Breakdown
Parking
Requirements
Item 1
2
3
6
7
Residential
– Multiple
M16 40 u.p.ha
to the
nearest
full unit
50 percent 33
percent
3 storeys
Setbacks
from
streets &
property
boundaries
as per
Figure 2 -
C1-7
inclusive
3
bedroom
unit
1,250
square
feet
minimum
4
bedroom
unit 125
square
metres
minimum
Maximum
number of
4 bedroom
units 50
percent of
total units.
Units
exceeding
4
bedrooms
not
permitted
1 space per
unit internal
plus
1 space per
unit visitor
parking
Item 8
9
Residential
– Multiple
M16 40 u.p.ha
to the
nearest
full unit
60 percent 20
percent
4 storeys 1 space per
unit plus
0.5 space per
unit visitor
parking
Item 4
5
Residential
– Multiple
M12 40 u.p.ha
to the
nearest
full unit
50 percent 33
percent
3 storeys 1 space per
unit internal
plus
1 space per
unit visitor
parking
U.P.HA – Units per hectare
Item 8 Only Repealed and Replaced by The City Centre Parent By-law 7553/17
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Figure 2
Item 8 Only Repealed and Replaced by The City Centre Parent By-law 7553/17
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Exception Zone 298 (By-law 4451-94)
Definitions
"Build-to-zone" shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is located;
"Cultural Centre" shall mean a building or part of a building where facilities
catering to the activities of one or more ethnic groups are provided, which
may include facilities for the performing or fine arts, or for activities of a
social, recreational, political, religious, or educational nature, or for the
preparation and serving of food or drink, but does not include overnight
accommodation facilities or a retail store;
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licensed pursuant to the
provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, for the use
as a facility for the daytime care of children;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Hotel" shall mean a building, or two or more attached buildings used for
the purpose of providing the public with temporary accommodations,
having a minimum of 25 accommodation units accessed by internal
corridors, and uses accessory thereto, including meeting rooms,
conference rooms, recreational facilities, banquet halls, and dining and
lounge areas;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Multiple Dwelling-Horizontal" shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units attached horizontally, not vertically, by an above-grade
wall or walls;
"Multiple Dwelling-Vertical" shall mean a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally and vertically by an above-grade wall or
walls, or an above-grade floor or floors, or both;
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"Museum" shall mean a building or part of a building used for the purpose
of exhibiting to the public a collection of artifacts of historical interest, and
for the purposes of acquiring, conserving, assembling, interpreting, and
studying such artifacts;
"Nursing Home" shall mean a building or part of a building where people
are lodged, fed, cared and provided for, and may be aided in any or all
daily activities, or provided nursing services, medical care or treatment,
which is operated by a private, public, religious, cultural or charitable
organization, and which is duly licensed pursuant to the laws of the
Province of Ontario;
"Place of Religious Assembly" shall mean lands or premises where people
assemble for worship, counseling, educational, contemplative or other
purposes of a religious nature, which may include social, recreational, and
charitable activities, and offices for the administration thereof;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("RH/MU" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "RH/MU", use any lot, or
erect, alter, or use any building of structure for any purpose. except the
following:
cultural centre
day nursery
hotel
multiple dwelling - horizontal
multiple dwelling - vertical
museum
nursing home
place of religious assembly
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Zone Requirements ("RH/MU" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "RH/MU", use any lot, or
erect, alter, or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.4 metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 40 percent
BUILDING SETBACKS:
Despite section 5.22(7) of By-law 3036, no building, part of a
building, or structure shall be erected outside the building envelope
shown on Figure 1 attached hereto;
No building or structure shall be erected on the lands unless a
minimum of 50% of the building elevation of the side of that
building or structure adjacent to Pickering Parkway is located within
the build-to-zone shown on Figure 1attached hereto;
For the purpose of determining the percentage of building elevation
to be located within any build-to-zone, the 'building elevation' shall
mean the linear distance measured between lines drawn
perpendicularly to the build-to-zone at each end of a building
elevation of a building or structure;
BUILDING HEIGHT:
No building, part of a building, or structure that is less than a height
of 6 metres, or is more than a height of 35 metres shall be erected
on the lands, except that in the area hatched on Figure 1 attached
hereto, the maximum building height shall be 25 metres;
The minimum building height provision set out in A above does not
apply to accessory structures, or to a place of religious assembly;
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
not less than 5.3 metres in length for the temporary parking of a
vehicle. but shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or
driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of 5.0 parking
spaces per 100 square metres of gross floor area for all permitted
uses listed in Section 2(a) of this By-law, except for multiple
dwelling - vertical, multiple dwelling - horizontal, hotel, place of
religious assembly, and day nursery uses;
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For each multiple dwelling - vertical and multiple dwelling -
horizontal unit there shall be provided and maintained a minimum
of 1.2 parking spaces per unit for residents, and 0.3 of a parking
space per dwelling unit for visitors:
For hotel uses there shall be provided and maintained a minimum
of 1 parking space per accommodation unit, plus 3.6 spaces per
100 square metres gross floor area devoted to ancillary/support
uses and public uses including meeting rooms, conference rooms,
banquet halls, recreational facilities, dining rooms and lounges, but
excluding washrooms and lobbies;
For place of religious assembly uses there shall be provided and
maintained a minimum of one parking space per four persons
design capacity;
For day nursery uses there shall be provided and maintained a
minimum of 5.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres activity
room floor area;
Section 5.21.2(b) of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not apply to
lands designated "RH/MU";
All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 3 metres from all
lot lines;
(Despite Section 5.21.2(g) of By-law 3036, as amended, all parking
areas shall be paved;
SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
If the lands designated "RH/MU" are developed for residential
uses, no less than 128 dwelling units and no more than 260
dwelling units shall be permitted, however, a minimum of 60
dwelling units and a maximum of 77 dwelling units may be located
within the area hatched on Figure 1;
Notwithstanding Section 2.46(c)(i) of By-law 3036, the boundary of
the lands designated "RH/MU" which abuts Pickering Parkway
shall be deemed to be the front lot line.
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 299 (By-law 4474-73)
Definitions
“Coverage” shall mean the percentage of the lot area covered by all
buildings.
"Dwelling" shall mean one or more rooms, occupied or capable of being
occupied or capable of being occupied as an independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Landscaped Open Space” shall mean that percentage of the lot area not
covered by buildings, driveways and parking spaces.
“Residential-Multiple” shall mean a building divided vertically into 3 or more
dwelling units, each having independent external entrances at grade level
of the building.
"Private Garage" means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which no business occupation or
service is conducted for profit.
“Storey” shall mean that portion of a building (including a basement which
is less than 50% below ground level) between the surface of any floor and
the surface of the floor, roof deck or ridge above it. This shall not include a
cellar or attic.
“Neighbourhood Park” is a public park including recreation uses, buildings
and uses accessory thereto.
Provisions
The performance standards and provisions as set out on Figure 1 hereto shall
apply to the area restricted by this by-law.
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Figure 1
Item
# as
per
Figur
e 2
Zone Symb
ol
Maximu
m
Density
Landsca
pe Open
Space
Covera
ge
Maximu
m
Height
Setback
s
Floor
Area
Unit
Breakdo
wn
Parking
Requiremen
ts
Item
1
Residential –
Multiple
M16 40
U.P.HA
to the
nearest
full unit
50
percent
30
percent
including
Private
3
storeys
Setbacks
from
streets &
property
boundari
es as per
Figure 2
3
bedroo
m unit
1,300
square
feet
minimu
m
4
bedroo
m unit
1,400
square
feet
minimu
m
Maximum
number of
4 bedroo
m units
50 percen
t of total
units.
Units
exceeding
4
bedrooms
not
permitted
1 space per
unit private
garage
1 space per
unit visitor
parking plus
1 space per
unit private
garage
visitor
parking
Item
2
Residential –
Multiple
M16 40
U.P.HA
to the
nearest
full unit
55
percent
3
storeys
Item
3
Neighbourho
od Park
NP Public parks, recreation uses, buildings and uses accessory thereto.
U.P.HA – units per hectare
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Figure 2
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Exception Zone 300 (By-law 4476-73)
Definitions
“Building Height” shall mean the vertical distance measured in feet or
storeys from the established grade to the highest point of the roof surface.
"Coverage" shall mean the percentage of the lot area covered by all
buildings.
"Dwelling" shall mean one or more rooms, occupied or capable of being
occupied or capable of being occupied as an independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Landscaped Open Space” shall mean that percentage of the lot area not
covered by buildings, driveways and parking spaces.
“Parking Structure” shall mean a building for the temporary storage of one
or more vehicles accessory or incidental to the use provided for in a
particular zone.
“Residential-Apartment” shall mean a building containing 5 or more
dwelling units each having access from an internal corridor system.
“Storey” shall mean that portion of a building (including a basement which
is less than 50% below ground level) between the surface of any floor and
the surface of the floor, roof deck or ridge above it. This shall not include a
cellar or attic.
Provisions
The performance standards and provisions as set out on Figure 1 hereto shall
apply to the area restricted by this by-law.
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Figure 1
Zone Symbol Uses
Permitted
Maximum
Density
Landscape
Open Space
Coverage Maximum
Height
Setbacks Maximu
m
Gross
Floor
Area
Floor
Area
Unit
Breakdown
Parking
Requirements
Residential
-Apartment
A50 Residential
Apartment
Parking
Structure
125
u.p.ha. to
the nearest
full unit
(1.7
residential
hectares)
Zone Area
1.7
Residential
Apartment
Hectares
60 percent
including
recreation
roof area
above
parking &
commercial
structure
Maximum
30
percent
As per
Figure 2
Setbacks
from
streets &
property
boundarie
s as per
Figure 2
Minimu
m
Bachelor
40squar
e metres
1
bedroom
60
square
metres
2
bedroom
80
square
metres
Maximum
number of
2 bedroom
units 40
percent
Units
exceeding
2
bedrooms
not
permitted
1.25
spaces/unit
residents
parking,
within a
parking
structure 0.25
spaces/unit
visitor parking
Local
Commerci
al
LC Grocery
Store not
exceeding
230 square
metres,
bank,
barber
shop,
beauty
salon,
tobacco
shop,
cleaning &
Zone area
0.4 Local
Commerci
al
Hectares
As per
Figure 2
Setbacks
from
streets &
property
boundarie
s as per
Figure 2
1,020
square
metres
5.5 spaces /
93 square
metres gross
floor area
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Zone Symbol Uses
Permitted
Maximum
Density
Landscape
Open Space
Coverage Maximum
Height
Setbacks Maximu
m
Gross
Floor
Area
Floor
Area
Unit
Breakdown
Parking
Requirements
laundry
collecting
agency
U.P.HA – units per hectare
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Exception Zone 301 (By-law 1699-83, as amended
by By-law 2104-85 and By-law 6383-04)
Definitions
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing
one or more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or
a trailer.
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied
or capable of being occupied as a single, independent and
separate housekeeping unit containing a kitchen and sanitary
facilities.
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto.
''Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling'' shall mean a single
dwelling which is freestanding, separate and detached from other
main buildings or structures.
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling” shall mean
one of a pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached
together horizontally in whole or in part above grade, below grade,
or both above and below grade.
"Single Attached Dwelling'' shall mean one of a group of not less
than 3 and not more than 6 single dwellings, adjacent dwellings
being attached together horizontally by an above grade common
wall.
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the out-side walls of a storey or part of a storey.
''Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all the storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the
case may be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar.
''Dwelling Unit Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all habitable rooms of a dwelling unit.
''Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used
or intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of
buildings, as the case may be, together with any accessory
building or structures, or a public park or open space area,
regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the whole of a lot
or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by
all buildings on the lot.
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''Lot Frontage'' shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot
lines measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from
the front lot line.
''Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park
including recreation uses and buildings, and uses accessory
thereto.
''Private Garage'' shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed
structure for the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or
otherwise.
''Yard'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and
located on the same lot as a building or structure and is open,
uncovered and unoccupied above ground except for such
accessory buildings, structures, or other uses as are specific- ally
permitted thereon.
''Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot.
''Front Yard Depth'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest
wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the rear lot line of the lot or, where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of
the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a rear yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no
rear lot line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest
wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front
yard to the rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
''Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a side yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately
adjoining a street or abutting a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street.
''Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage
side yard.
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Provisions
Uses Permitted ("S1", "S2", and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1'', ''S2'', and ''S3'',
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following use:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("S1", "S2" and "S3" Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''S1'', "S2" and "S3",
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum)
on the lands designated S1 450 square metres
on the lands designated S2 400 square metres
on the lands designated S3 350 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum)
on the lands designated S1 15 metres
on the lands designated S2 13.5 metres
on the lands designated S3 12 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum) 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH
minimum 1.2 metres each side, or
minimum 1.8 metres one side and no minimum other side
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres,
except that in the case of a corner lot flanking Finch Avenue
the minimum flankage side yard width shall be 7.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum) 38 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS minimum one (1) private
garage per lot attached to the main building and located not
less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than
6.0 metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street
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or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a
street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
no windows in habitable rooms and no doors shall be
permitted on a wall of any building when that wall of the
building is closer than 1.2 metres to the side lot line
closest to it.
the horizontal distance between buildings on adjacent lots
shall not be less than 1.8 metres.
Despite the provisions of Section 2(b), the one store
detached dwelling existing on the lands zone S2, on the
date of passing of this By-law, knowns as 2050 Dixie
Road (South Part of lot 25, Concession 2), shall be
deemed to comply with the provisions of By-law 3036, as
amended by this exception. Any alterations, additions, or
new development on the lands shall comply with the
provisions set out herein.
Uses Permitted (“SD-SA” Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated “SD-SA”, use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
semi-detached dwelling residential use
single attached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements (''SD-SA'' Zones)
No person shall within the lands designated ''SD-SA'', use any lot
or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 200 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 6.7 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 1.2 metres,
except that no interior side yard shall be provided on the side
where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached together, so
long as every wall on such side which is not part of a common
wall extending along the side lot line separating such lots, or is
not a direct extension thereof, shall be set back from the side
lot line separating such lots as follows:
1.2 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line
if no abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot, or
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0.6 metres measured perpendicularly to such side lot line
if an abutting side yard is provided on the abutting lot
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum) 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum) 7.5 met res
LOT COVERAGE (maximum) 40 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS
no less than 30 and not more than 40 dwelling units shall
be permitted within the area designated "SD-SA"
maximum one (1) dwelling unit per lot
minimum dwelling unit area of 100 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS minimum one (1) private garage
per lot attached to the main building and located not less than
6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres
from any lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on
a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS no windows in habitable
rooms and no doors shall be permitted on a wall of any
building when that wall of the building is closer than 1.2
metres to the side lot line closest to it.
Uses Permitted (''NP'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''NP'', use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
neighbourhood park
Uses Permitted ("G'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated ''G'' o, use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except:
greenbelt-conservation uses in accordance with section 17 of
By-law 3036, as amended.
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Exception Zone 302 (By-law 8041-23)
Definitions
“Balcony” shall mean an attached covered or uncovered platform
projecting from the face of an exterior wall, including above a
porch, which is only directly accessible from within a building,
usually surrounded by a balustrade or railing, and does not have
direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” shall mean a window that protrudes from
the main wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental,
semicircular or square sided with window on front face in plan; one
or more storeys in height, which may or may not include a
foundation; may or may not include a window seat; and may
include a door.
“Corner Rounding” shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the
intersection of two street lines in the form of an arc that joins the
front lot line to the exterior side lot line or the rear lot line to the
exterior side lot line.
“Daylight Triangle” shall mean an area free of buildings,
structures, fences and hedges up to 0.9 of a metre in height and
which area is to be determined by measuring, from the point of
intersection of street lines to a corner lot, the distance along each
such street line and joining such points with a straight line. The
triangular-shaped land between the intersecting street lines and
the straight line joining the points the required distance along the
street lines is the daylight triangle.
“Deck” shall mean a raised platform attached to the exterior wall of
a building and with direct access from within a building and from
grade.
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing
one or more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or
trailer.
“Dwelling, detached” shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures.
“Dwelling Depth” shall mean a horizontal distance measured from
the front wall of a dwelling to the rear wall of a dwelling, excluding
any allowable projection.
“Front Entrance” shall mean the principal entrance oriented
towards the front lot line providing access to the interior of a
dwelling from the exterior and does not include an access
provided through an attached private garage. In the case of a
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corner lot, the principal entrance providing access to the interior of
a dwelling from the exterior may be oriented towards the side lot
line that is adjacent to the street, or abutting on a reserve on the
opposite side of which is a street.
“Grade” or “Established Grade” shall mean, when used with
reference to a building, the average elevation of the finished
surface of the ground where it meets the exterior of the front wall
of such building and when used with reference to a structure shall
mean the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground
immediately surrounding such structure, exclusive in both cases of
any artificial embankment.
“Height, Building” shall mean the vertical distance between the
established grade, at the front of the house, and in the case of a
flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or parapet wall, or in
the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case of a
gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height between eaves and
ridge.
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used
or intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of
buildings, as the case may be, together with any accessory
buildings or structures, or a public park or open space area,
regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the whole of a lot
or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
“Lot Coverage” shall mean the combined areas of all the buildings
on the lot measured at the level of the first floor and expressed as
a percentage of the lot area.
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot
lines measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from
the front lot line.
“Model Home” shall mean a dwelling unit used exclusively for
sales display and for marketing purposes pursuant to an
agreement with the City of Pickering, and not used for residential
purposes.
“Neighbourhood Park” shall mean a municipal public park.
“Porch” shall mean a roofed deck or portico structure attached to
the exterior wall of a building, a basement may be located under
the porch.
“Private Garage” shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed
structure for the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or
otherwise.
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“Storey” shall mean the portion of a building other than a
basement, cellar, or attic, included between the surface of any
floor, and the surface of the floor, roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Temporary Sales Office” shall mean a temporary building or
structure used for the sale of lots or units in a plan of subdivision.
“Wall, Front” shall mean a primary exterior wall of a building, not
including permitted projections, which contains the primary
entrance door.
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and
located on the same lot as a building or structure and is open,
uncovered, and unoccupied above ground except for such
accessory buildings, structures, or other uses as are specifically
permitted thereon.
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot.
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest
wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of
the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a rear yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where
there is no rear lot line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and
the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the
lot.
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front
yard to the rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a side yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street.
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal
dimension of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
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which is a street, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot.
“Interior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard other than a flankage
side yard.
Permitted Uses and Zone Regulations (“S5-3”, “S5-3-HL” and “S5-2”
Zones)
Permitted Uses (“S5-3”, “S5-3-HL” and “S5-2” Zones)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “S5-3”, “S5-3-HL” or “S5-
2”, use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for
any purpose except the following:
Detached dwelling
Zone Requirements (“S5-3” and “S5-3-HL” Zones)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “S5-3” or “S5-3-HL”, use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
“S5-3” Zone “S5-3-HL” Zone
(i) Lot Area
(minimum)
300 square metres 800 square metres
(ii) Lot Frontage
(minimum)
11.0 metres 20.0 metres
(iii) Front Yard
Depth (minimum)
4.5 metres 20.0 metres
(iv) Side Yard Width
(minimum)
1.2 metres on one
side, 0.6 metres on
the other side
3.0 metres on one
side, 4.5 metres on
the other side
(v) Flankage Side
Yard Width
(minimum)
2.5 metres -
(vi) Rear Yard
Depth (minimum)
7.5 metres 2.0 metres
(vii) Building Height
(maximum)
A. 10.0 metres or
B. 10.5 metres for
the lands in the
diagonal hatched
area on Figure 1
8.0 metres
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“S5-3” Zone “S5-3-HL” Zone
(viii) Lot Coverage
(maximum)
48 percent 30 percent
(ix) Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
A minimum of 2 parking spaces per
dwelling unit
(x) Driveway Width
(maximum)
Maximum driveway width shall not exceed
the width of the exterior walls of a private
garage.
(xi) Garage
Requirements
Minimum one
private garage per
lot attached to the
main building, the
vehicular entrance
of which shall be
located no less than
6.0 metres from the
front lot line.
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(xi) Interior Garage
Size (minimum)
Each parking space within a private
garage shall have a minimum width of 3.0
metres and a minimum deoth of 6.0
metres. However, the width may include
one interior step and the depth may
include two interior steps.
Special Provisions (“S5-3” Zone)
uncovered and covered unenclosed porches and associated
stairs not exceeding 1.2 metres in height above established
grade may encroach a maximum of 2.5 metres into the
required front and flankage side yard;
uncovered and covered decks and associated stairs not
exceeding 2.0 metres in height above established grade may
encroach a maximum of 3.0 metres into the required rear
yard, provided they are setback a minimum of 0.6 of a metre
from the interior side lot line;
balconies located above the first floor projecting or recessed in
the rear are prohibited;
stairs to an entrance may encroach to within a minimum of 0.6
of a metre from the interior and flankage side lot line;
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stairs to a below grade access may encroach a maximum of
2.0 metres into the required rear yard;
a bay, box or bow window, with or without foundation, having
a width of up to 4.0 metres may encroach a maximum of 0.6
metres into any required yard;
window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces, belt courses,
cornices, pilasters, eaves, eaves troughs, and other similar
architectural features may encroach a maximum of 0.6 of a
metre into any required yard and are required to be setback a
minimum of 0.6 of a metre from the interior side lot line;
where a lot abuts a daylight triangle, the setback provisions
shall be measured as if the daylight triangle did not exist;
despite any front yard depth or flankage side yard width
requirement, on a corner lot, the setback to a corner rounding
shall be 2.0 metres;
Special Provisions (“S5-3-HL” Zone)
window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces, belt courses,
cornices, pilasters, eaves, eaves troughs, and other similar
architectural features may encroach a maximum of 0.6 of a
metre into any required yard;
Zone Requirements (“S5-2” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “S5-2”, use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance
with the following provisions:
“S5-2” Zone
(i) Lot Area
(minimum)
250 square metres
(ii) Lot Frontage
(minimum)
9.0 metres
(iii) Front Yard
Depth (minimum)
4.5 metres
(iv) Side Yard
Width (minimum)
1.2 metres on one side and 0.6 metres on
the other side
(v) Flankage Side
Yard Width
(minimum)
2.7 metres
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“S5-2” Zone
(vi) Rear Yard
Depth (minimum)
7.5 metres
(vii) Building Height
(maximum)
12.0 metres
(viii) Lot Coverage
(maximum)
48 percent
(ix) Dwelling Unit
Requirements
(maximum)
Maximum one dwelling unit per lot and
minimum gross floor area residential of 100
square metres.
(x) Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
A. Minimum one private garage per lot
attached to the main building, the vehicular
entrance of which shall be located no less
than 6.0 metres from the front lot line.
B. No part of any attached private garage
shall extend more than 2.5 metres beyond
the wall containing the main entrance to
the dwelling unit, except:
I. where a covered and unenclosed
porch or verandah extends a
minimum of 1.8 metres from the wall
containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit, no part of any
attached private garage shall extend
more than 3.0 metres beyond the
wall containing the main entrance to
the dwelling unit; or
II. where a covered and unenclosed
porch or verandah extends a
minimum of 2.0 metres from the wall
containing the main entrance to the
dwelling unit and where second
storey habitable floor space located
above the garage is set back no
more than 2.5 metres beyond the
vehicular entrance of an attached
private garage, no part of any
attached private garage shall extend
more than 6.0 metres beyond the
wall containing the main entrance to
the dwelling unit.
Special Provisions (“S5-2” Zone)
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despite Section 5.7 of By-law 3036, uncovered steps and
platforms not exceeding 2.0 metres in height shall be
permitted to project a maximum of 1.5 metres into a required
rear yard;
a bay window shall be permitted to project a maximum of 0.6
metres into any required flankage side yard
Permitted Uses and Zone Regulations (“(H)S5-3-HL” Zone)
Permitted Use (“(H)S5-3-HL” Zone)
Until such time as the (H) Holding Provision is lifted, the lands
shall not be used for any purposes other than the existing lawful
uses, located on the land or in existing buildings or structures,
provided such uses continue in the same manner and for the
same purpose for which they were used on the day this By-law
was passed.
Zone Requirements (“(H)S5-3-HL” Zone)
The (H) Holding Provision shall, upon application by the Owner,
be removed from the “S5-3-HL” Zone by City Council passing a
By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
condition shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of
Pickering:
That the Owner obtain Site Plan Approval for the proposed
relocation, restoration and addition to the Dixon Farmhouse,
known municipally as 450 Finch Avenue.
Permitted Uses and Zone Regulations (“NP” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“NP” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “NP”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
Neighbourhood park
Permitted Uses and Zone Regulations (“(H)NP” Zone)
Permitted Use (“(H)NP” Zone)
Until such time as the (H) Holding Provision is lifted, no person
shall, within the lands zoned “(H)NP”, use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Detached dwelling, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) of
this By-law
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Zone Requirements (“(H)NP” Zone)
The (H) Holding Provision shall, upon application by the Owner,
be removed from the “NP” Zone by City Council passing a By-law
under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following condition shall
first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
That the Owner acquire Part Block 59 and Part Block 61 on
Plan 40M2254 to be formed with Block 32 within Draft Plan of
Subdivision SP2020-02, for the purposes of creating a single
park block.
Permitted Uses and Zone Regulations (“OS-HL” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“OS-HL” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “OS-HL”, use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except
the following:
Preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil
and wildlife;
Resource management;
Pedestrian trails and walkways;
Zone Requirements (“OS-HL” Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor
shall the placing or removal of fill be permitted, except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of preservation
and conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife,
resource management, or pedestrian trail and walkway purposes.
Model Homes and Temporary Sales Office
Despite the provisions of Section 6.1 of By-law 3036, a maximum
of three model homes, together with not fewer than three parking
spaces per model home, may be constructed on the lands zoned
by this By-law, prior to the division of these lands by registration of
a plan of subdivision.
A temporary sales office may be constructed on the lands zoned
by this By-law, prior to the division of these lands by registration of
a plan of subdivision, subject to the following:
That the temporary sales office not be permitted until the plan
of subdivision has received draft plan approval.
That the temporary sales office comply with the minimum
setback provisions of the applicable zone.
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Exception Zone 303 (By-law 1927-84)
Definitions
''BUILDING'' shall mean a structure occupying an area greater than 9.5
square metres consisting of a wall, roof and floor, or any one or more of
them, or a structural system serving the function thereof, including all the
works, fixtures and service systems appurtenant thereto;
''CEMETERY'' shall mean land that is set apart or used for the interment of
the dead or in which human bodies have been buried;
''CEMETERY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE'' shall mean a building or part of
a building in which the management or direction of a cemetery is carried
on;
''CEMETERY EQUIPMENT BUILDING'' shall mean a building or part of a
building used for the sheltering, storage, care, repair or equipping of
vehicles, machinery, equipment and property with respect to any of the
affairs of purposes of the operation of a cemetery;
"CEMETERY GREENHOUSE'' shall mean a building or part of a building
located in a cemetery and used for the shelter, care and growing of plants
and plant materials for use within that cemetery or other cemeteries
operated by the owners of that cemetery;
"COLUMBARIUM'' shall mean a structure designed for the purpose of
storing the ashes of human remains that have been cremated;
''CREMATORIUM'' shall mean a building used for the purposes of the
cremation of human remains, and includes everything incidental or
ancillary thereto;
''MAUSOLEUM" shall mean a building or other structure used as a place
for the interment of human remains in sealed crypts or compartments;
''STRUCTURE" shall mean anything installed, constructed or erected, the
use of which requires location on the ground, or attachment to something
having location on the ground and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, includes a vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, but
does not include an inground swimming pool;
''YARD'' shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied, above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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''FRONT YARD'' shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
''FRONT YARD DEPTH'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"REAR YARD" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
''REAR YARD DEPTH'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a
rear yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line,
the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
''SIDE YARD'' shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to
the rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
''SIDE YARD WIDTH'' shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a
side yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("CEM-1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned ''CEM-1" use any lot or erect, alter
or use and building or structure for any purpose except the following:
cemetery
cemetery administrative office
cemetery equipment building
cemetery greenhouse
columbarium
crematorium
funeral home
mausoleum
dwelling unit for a caretaker or watchman subject to the provisions of
Section 2(b)(iv)(4)
agricultural uses not having a building or structure.
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Requirements (''CEM-1'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned ''CEM-1'' use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 33 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 417 metres
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 18 metres
SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
No building or structure shall be erected, altered or used on the
lands unless it is wholly located within the building envelope shown
on Figure 1.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(b)(iv)(A) a memorial
stone or monument which is less than 3.0 metres in height, at least
3.0 metres from the front lot line and at least 1.0 metre from any
side lot line may be erected, altered or used outside the building
envelope.
For the purpose of this By-law a mausoleum or columbarium which
does not exceed 2 metres in height and has exterior dimensions
such that the volume enclosed thereby does not exceed 15 cubic
metres shall be considered to be a memorial stone or monument.
No more than one dwelling unit shall be permitted and only where
the caretaker or watchman is employed by the owner of the lands.
Uses Permitted ("OS-C" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected within the lands
zoned ''OS-C''.
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Exception Zone 304 (By-law 2623-87, as amended by By-
law 6696-07, By-law 6787-07, By-law 7116-11, and By-law
7382-14)
Definitions
"Body Shop" shall mean an establishment engaged in repairing or painting
vehicle bodies;
“Dog Daycare and Boarding Facility” – shall mean a facility in which the
daytime care of dogs is provided and shall include the overnight boarding
of dogs in a group environment, but shall not include the breeding or sale
of dogs, or a veterinary clinic;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all
storeys above or below established grade, but shall exclude the floor area
of any parts of the building used for mechanical equipment, stairwells,
elevators, and any part of the building below established grade other than
that used for retail commercial or office purposes.
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or a part thereof as the case may
be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
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"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Vehicle Repair Shop" shall mean an establishment containing facilities for
the repair and maintenance of vehicles on the premises, in which vehicle
accessories are sold and vehicle maintenance and repair operations are
performed in return for remuneration, but shall not include a body shop or
any establishment engaged in the retail sale of vehicle fuels;
"Vehicle Sales or Rental Establishment" shall mean an establishment used
for the sale, service, rent or lease of vehicles and which may include as an
accessory thereto the outdoor display of vehicles for sale, rent or lease and
a vehicle repair shop, but shall not include any establishment engaged in
the retail sale of motor vehicle fuels;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
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"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("CLR5", "CLR6", "CLR7", "CLR8" Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CLR5", "CLR6", "CLR7", and
"CLR8" use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("CLR5", "CLR6", "CLR7", and "CLR8" Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CLR5", "CLR6", "CLR7", and
"CLR8" use any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance
with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum):
1) on lands zoned "CLR5": 1,390 square metres
2) on lands zoned "CLR6": 2,000 square metres
3) on lands zoned "CLR7": 3,000 square metres
4) on lands zoned "CLR8": 6,000 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum):
1) on lands zoned "CLR5": 22 metres
2) on lands zoned "CLR6" or "CLR7": 30 metres
3) on lands zoned "CLR8": 75 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum):
12 metres except where such yard abuts Highway No. 7, the minimum
front yard depth shall be 14 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum):
3.0 metres except where such yard abuts Highway No. 7, the minimum
flankage yard depth shall be 14 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 12 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
1) maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
2) minimum gross floor area-residential: 95 square metres
Exception ("CLR6" Zone)
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Despite the provisions of section 2(b)(iii), the minimum front yard depth
for a detached dwelling located on that part of Lot 3, Concession 6,
zoned as Part 3, Plan 40R-5558 shall be 4.2 metres.
Subsection (i), above, shall not apply where the detached dwelling or
any part or extension thereof is constructed after January 1, 1988.
Exception (“CLR8-DD” Zone)
(i) Despite any provisions in this By-law to the contrary, in addition to
any other uses permitted under the “CLR8” zone, a dog daycare
and boarding facility shall be permitted on the lands zoned
"CLR8-DD" (North Part of Lot 2, Concession 5, save and except
Part 2, Plan 40R-25676) in accordance with the following
provisions:
1) maximum number of dogs permitted within a dog daycare and
boarding facility at any one time shall be 30;
2) a dog daycare and boarding facility shall be permitted to
operate within a building, with a maximum height of 5.5
metres;
3) an outdoor exercise area shall be provided in the rear yard and
shall be set back a minimum of 10.0 metres from all property
lines and shall not extend beyond the “CLR8-DD” Zone;
4) a maximum of one retail store not exceeding 50.0 square
metres of gross floor area shall be permitted for the sale of
products ancillary to a dog daycare and boarding facility;
5) an ancillary retail store shall only be permitted within a building
used for the purposes of accommodating a dog daycare and
boarding facility; and
6) in addition to the parking requirements for a detached dwelling,
a minimum of 5.0 parking spaces shall be provided and
maintained on-site.
Uses Permitted ("CL-CA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CL-CA" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
vehicle sales or rental establishment
Zone Requirements ("CL-CA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CL-CA" attached hereto use any
lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
1) LOT AREA (minimum): 1.0 hectare
2) LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 135 metres
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3) FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 14 metres
4) INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
5) REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
6) LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
7) BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
8) OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in
any yard
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
1) For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width
and 5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a
vehicle, but shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or
driveway;
2) There shall be provided and maintained on the subject lands a
minimum of 5.0 parking spaces for each 0.4 hectare of part
thereof lot area plus 2.0 parking spaces for each 93 square
metres or part thereof gross floor area;
3) No parking space required to be provided and maintained
pursuant to subclause B above shall be used for the display of
any vehicle;
4) Sections 5.19.2a) and 5.19.2b) of By-law 3037, as amended,
shall not apply to the lands zoned "CL-CA";
5) All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 3.0 metres
from all road allowances;
6) Notwithstanding Section 5.19.2g) of By-law 3037, as
amended, all parking areas shall be surfaced with brick,
asphalt or concrete, or any combination thereof.
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL" use any land for any
purpose except the preservation and conservation of the natural
environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control or a culvert for access.
Uses Permitted ("EP(ND)" Zone)
No person shall within lands zoned "EP (ND)" use any land for any
purpose except for the following:
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conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife, resource
management; and
nitrate dilution
Zone Requirements ("EP(ND)" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted, nor any existing buildings or
structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or removal of fill be
permitted, except where buildings or structures are used for resource
management.
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-EP (ND)" Zone)
No person shall within lands zoned "OS-HL-EP (ND)" use any land for any
purpose except for the following:
preservation or conservation of the natural environment, soil and
wildlife, resource management; and
nitrate dilution
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-EP (ND)" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted, nor any existing buildings or
structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or removal of fill be
permitted, except where buildings or structures are used for flood and
erosion control, or resource management.
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Exception Zone 305 (By-law 2870-88)
Definitions
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Truck Haulage Business" shall mean a business where trucks are kept
and used for the hauling of mineral aggregates, nursery products and other
similar materials;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("A(THB)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "A(THB)" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
truck haulage business
uses permitted in accordance with section 6.1 of By-law 3037
Zone Requirements ("A(THB)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "A(THB)" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS (minimum): as illustrated on Figure 1
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
Automobile Parking Space
1) For the purpose of this clause “parking space” shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width
and not less than 5.3 metres in length, for the temporary
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parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any portion of a
parking aisle or driveway;
2) For a truck haulage business, there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot a minimum of 15 automobile parking
spaces.
Truck Parking Space
1) For the purpose of this clause “parking space” shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 43 square metres,
for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall not include any
portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
2) For a truck haulage business there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot a minimum of 40 truck parking spaces.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
For a truck haulage business, no more than 40 trucks shall be
stored on the lot at any one time.
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Exception Zone 306 (By-law 4209-93)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area-Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("R6-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "R6-2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("R6-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "R6-2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 2400 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 22.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 4.5 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
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FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum 1 unit per lot;
minimum gross floor area residential 95 square metres.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS:
notwithstanding Section 5.18 (a) of By-law 3037, as amended, a
detached private garage may be erected in a side yard;
notwithstanding Section 2.39(c)(i) of By-law 3037, as amended, for
the lands identified, the westerly lot line shall be deemed to be the
front lot line.
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Exception Zone 307 (By-law 4804-96, as amended by
4993-07)
Definitions
"Golf Course" shall mean an area of land, and any ancillary building,
structure, or part thereof, operated for the purpose of playing golf and
includes any associated recreational facility, such as a club house, snack
bar, dining room, lounge, swimming pool and racquet sport court, operated
in conjunction therewith.
Provisions ("A/GC" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("A/GC" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "A/GC", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
any use permitted by section 6.1 of By-law 3037;
a golf course.
Zone Requirements ("A/GC" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "A/GC", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
for those uses permitted by section 2(a)(i), above, the provisions of
section 6.2 of By-law 3037;
for golf courses, the provisions of section 6.2.4 of By-law 3037.
Special Regulations ("A/GC" Zone)
notwithstanding section 2(a)(i) and 2(b)(i), a maximum of one dwelling
with a minimum front yard of 10 metres shall be permitted within the
lands zoned “A/GC”; and
notwithstanding section 2(b)(ii), a temporary clubhouse may be
permitted with a minimum front yard of 2.0 metres until June 30, 1999.
PROVISIONS ("OS/HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS/HL" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "OS/HL", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil, and wildlife; and
resource management.
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Zone Requirements ("OS/HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
Special Regulation (“OS/HL” Zone)
Notwithstanding section 3(b), one pedestrian bridge over the existing
watercourse shall be permitted within the lands zoned "OS/HL".
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Exception Zone 308 (By-law 7710-19)
Definitions
“Amenity Area” means an outdoor area located anywhere on a lot, or the
roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other building which
includes landscaped area, but which may also include areas of decking
decorative paving or other similar surface and includes a balcony, porch or
deck and which has direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” means a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation; may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door.
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10.0 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Build-to-Zone” means an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located.
“Deck” means a raised platform attached to the exterior wall of a building
and with direct access from within a building and from grade.
“Dwelling” means a building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the use of
the unit only; and
is not mobile home or any vehicle.
“Dwelling, Block Townhouse” means a residential use building containing
three or more attached principal dwelling units divided vertically, and where
all dwelling units are located on one lot and accessed from a private street,
laneway or common condominium aisle.
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“Dwelling, Stacked” means a residential use building of four or fewer
storeys in height containing three or more principal dwelling units where the
units are divided horizontally and vertically, and in which each dwelling unit
has an independent entrance to the interior unit.
“Front Wall” means a primary exterior wall of a building, not including
permitted projections, which contains the primary entrance door.
“Grade” or “Established grade” means, when used with reference to a
building, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where
it meets the exterior of the front of such building and when used with
reference to a structure shall mean the average elevation of the finished
surface of the ground immediately surrounding such structure, exclusive in
both cases of any artificial embankment.
“Height, Building” means the vertical distance between the established
grade, and in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or
parapet wall, or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case
of a gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and
ridge.
“Landscaped Area” means an outdoor area comprising trees, plants,
decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, or other landscape or
architectural elements, excluding aisles, private streets, driveways,
porches, decks, and areas for loading, parking or storing of vehicles.
“Lane” means a thoroughfare not intended for general traffic circulation
that provides means of vehicular access to the rear of a lot where the lot
also fronts or flanks onto a street, or where a lot fronts onto public or
private open space. The lane may be maintained by a condominium
corporation as a private road condominium or by a government authority.
“Neighbourhood Park” means a municipal public park.
“Parapet Wall” means the portion of an exterior wall extending above the
roof.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building; a basement may be located under the porch.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the
resident enters or exists a dwelling unit.
“Private Garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise.
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“Storey” means that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar or
attic, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor,
roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Street” mean a public highway but does not include a lane. Where a 0.3
metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight triangle abuts a street, for
the purposes of determining setbacks the street shall be deemed to include
the 0.3 metre reserve and/or the daylight triangle; however, nothing herein
shall be interpreted as granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre
reserve or as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway
for maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway, that is used by vehicles and is maintained
by a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting the private street, but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
“Water Meter Building” means a building or structure that contains devices
supplied by the Region of Durham which measures the quantity of water
delivered to a property.
Provisions (“MU-MD-2” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-MD-2” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-2”, use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Block Townhouse Dwelling
Stacked Dwelling
Zone Requirements (“MU-MD-2” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-2” use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Number of Dwelling Units:
Minimum number of dwelling units: 264 units
Maximum number of dwelling units: 704 units
Minimum number of Block Townhouse Dwelling units: 62 units
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Building Location and Setbacks:
No building or part of a building, or structure shall be erected
outside of the building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1.
No building, or portion of a building, or structure shall be erected
within the building envelope, unless a minimum of 60 percent of the
length of the build-to-zone along the frontages of Street ‘A’,
Palmer’s Sawmill Road, Four Season’s Lane and Tillings Road, as
illustrated on Figure 1, contains a building or part of a building.
The separation distance between the front wall of a building or a
dwelling where it faces the front wall of another building or a
dwelling shall be a minimum of 11.0 metres.
The minimum separation distance between the exterior walls of
buildings or dwellings, except for the front wall, shall be a minimum
of 3.0 metres.
Despite Section 2(b)(ii)D above, where a sidewalk is located
between buildings or dwellings, the minimum separation distance
between the exterior walls of buildings or dwellings, except for the
front wall, shall be a minimum of 4.5 metres.
1) Maximum length of a block of Townhouse Dwellings or a block
of Stacked Dwellings shall be 51 metres.
Building Height (maximum):
1) Block Townhouse – 12.0 metres
2) Stacked Townhouse – 14.0 metres
Parking Requirements (“MU-MD-2” Zone):
The minimum parking rates for the uses permitted in a “MU-MD-2”
Zone shall be provided in accordance with the following provisions:
Unit Type Residential Rate Visitor Parking Rate
(1) Block
Townhouse
A minimum of 2.0
parking spaces per
dwelling unit
a minimum of 0.2 of a
parking space per
dwelling unit
(2) Stacked
Townhouse
a minimum of 1.50
parking spaces per
dwelling unit
Special Parking Provisions (“MU-MD-2” Zone):
Any vehicular entrance for an enclosed private garage shall be
located a minimum of 6.0 metres from the private street that
provides vehicle access to the private garage.
Each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum
width of 3.0 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided;
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however, the width may include one interior step and the depth
may include two interior steps.
Each surface parking space, not within a private garage or on a
driveway shall have a minimum width of 2.6 metres and a minimum
depth of 5.3 metres.
No parking lot or parking space shall be permitted within 4.5
metres of a street.
The minimum right-of-way width for a private street shall be 6.5
metres.
Landscape Area and Private Residential Amenity Area
Minimum landscape area requirements – 20 percent
Minimum Private Residential Amenity Area – 4.5 square metres
per dwelling unit
Minimum Balcony depth – 1.5 metres
Air Conditioners
Air conditioner units shall not be located between the front wall of a
building or a dwelling and a street.
Projections (“MU-MD-2” Zone)
Despite Section 2(b)(ii)A, stairs, covered and uncovered porches and
platforms, uncovered decks, bay, box and bow windows, balconies,
eaves, canopies, window sills and other similar features are permitted
to project beyond the building envelope as illustrated on Figure 2, but
not closer than 1.5 metres to any lot line;
Despite Sections 2(a) and 2(b) of this By-law, a water meter building
required by the Region of Durham for the purpose of measuring the
quantity of water delivered shall be exempt from the “MU-MD-2” zone
use provisions and zone requirements;
Section 5.19.2 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to the
lands zoned “MU-MD-2”.
Provisions (“OS-HL” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“OS-HL” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-HL”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Resource Management, including a Stormwater Management Facility
Provisions (“NP” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“NP” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “NP”, use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
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Neighbourhood Park
Restrictions on the Parking and Storage of Vehicles
No person shall use any lot for the parking or storage of vehicles except in
accordance with the following provisions:
Number of Vehicles:
A maximum of 2 vehicles, only 1 of which may be a trailer, are
permitted to park on a driveway.
Size of Vehicles:
for those vehicles parked on any driveway, the maximum permissible
height is 2.6 metres, and the maximum permissible length is 6.0
metres;
height is measured from the established grade immediately beside the
vehicle up to the vehicle’s highest point, which excludes lights,
antennas and other such items ancillary to the vehicle’s body.
Location of Vehicles:
No part of any yard except a driveway is to be used for the parking or
storage of vehicles and no vehicle is to encroach onto any Street or
Private Street.
Inoperative Vehicles:
The parking or storage of an inoperative vehicle is not permitted unless
it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Construction Vehicles:
The parking or storage of a construction vehicle or a commercial
vehicle is not permitted, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed
building or structure.
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size
provisions of Section 5(b), is permitted to park temporarily for the sole
purpose of delivering to, servicing or constructing the premises
Section 37 Provisions
An indexed cash contribution of $260,300.00 to be paid to the City prior to
the issuance of site plan approval for the first phase, to be allocated
towards a new Village Green within the Draft Plan of Subdivision and/or
soccer pitches within the abutting hydro corridor;
The cash contribution identified in Section 6(a) of this By-law shall be
indexed in accordance with the most current Statistics Canada Non
Residential Construction Price Index reported quarterly by Statistics
Canada, calculated from the date of passing of this by-law to the date of
payment by the owner;
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In the event the cash contribution referred to in Section 6(a) of this By-law
has not been used for the intended purposes within 3 years of the By-law
coming into force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for
another purpose, at the discretion of the Director, City Development, in
consultation with the Ward Councillor(s), provided that the purposes will
benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands;
Pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and subject to compliance with
this By-law, the increase in density of the development is permitted beyond
that otherwise permitted on the subject lands in return for the provision by
the owner, at the owner’s expense of the facilities, services and matters set
out in Section 6(a) of this By-law and which are secured by one or more
agreements pursuant to Subsection 37(3) of the Planning Act that are in a
form and registered on title to the lands, to the satisfaction of the City
Solicitor;
The owner shall not use, or permit the use of, a building or structure
erected with an increase in density pursuant to this By-law unless all
provisions and obligations in this By-law are met; and
Despite Section 2(b)(i) of this By-law, an additional 22 dwelling units are
permitted upon execution and registration on title of a Section 37
agreement pursuant to Section 6(d) of this By-law.
Model Homes
For the purposes of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a dwelling unit
which is not used for residential purposes, but which is used exclusively for
sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an agreement with the
City of Pickering.
A maximum of 2 Block, together with not fewer than 4 parking spaces per
Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned MU-MD-2 prior to the
division of these lands by registration of a plan of subdivision.
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Exception Zone 309 (By-law 7191-12, as amended by By-
law 7768-20)
Definitions
“Adult Entertainment Parlour” shall mean a building or part of a building in
which is provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation,
services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or
inclinations;
“Banquet Facility” shall mean a building or part of a building used for the
purposes of catering to banquets, weddings, receptions, or similar functions
for which food and beverages are prepared and served on the premises but
shall not include a restaurant;
“Body Rub Parlour” includes any premises or part thereof where a body rub
is performed, offered or solicited in pursuance of a trade, calling, business
or occupation, but does not include any premises or part thereof where the
body rubs performed are for the purpose of medical or therapeutic
treatment and are performed or offered by persons otherwise duly qualified,
licensed or registered so to do under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
"Build-to-zone" shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located;
"Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
“Commercial Club” shall mean an athletic or recreational club operated for
gain or profit and having public or private membership, but shall not include
an adult entertainment parlour;
“Commercial Music School” shall mean a school which is operated for gain
or profit and contains the studio of a music teacher;
“Commercial School” shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher, or an art school, a
golf school or any other such school operated for gain or profit, but shall not
include any other school defined herein;
“Convenience Store” shall mean a retail store in which food, drugs,
periodicals or similar items of day-to-day household necessities are kept for
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retail sale primarily to residents of, or persons employed in, the immediate
neighbourhood;
"Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licensed pursuant to the
provisions of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
“Drug Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
pharmaceutical prescriptions are compounded and dispensed to the public,
and where medicine, medical supplies and associated merchandise,
confectionary items, cosmetics, toiletries, periodicals, or similar items of
day-to-day household necessity are stored, displayed and offered for retail
sale;
“Dry Cleaning Depot” shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes;
"Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged;
“Food Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which food,
produce, and other items or merchandise of day-to-day household
necessity are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public;
"Gross Leasable Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade;
“Laundromat” shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or other incidental equipment;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Personal Service Shop" shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
2001, as amended from time-to-time, or any successor thereto;
"Professional Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
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chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, 2001, as
amended from time to-time, or any successor thereto;
“Restaurant - Type A” shall mean a building or part of a building where food
is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both, but shall not
include an adult entertainment parlour as defined herein;
“Retail Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods;
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and
offered for retail sale to the public;
"Storey" shall mean that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar
or attic, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the
floor, roof deck or ridge next above it;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon.
Provisions (“MU-23” Zone)
Uses Permitted ("MU-23" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "MU-23", use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
banquet facility;
business office;
convenience store;
commercial club;
commercial music school;
commercial school;
day nursery;
drug store;
dry cleaning depot;
financial institution;
food store;
laundromat;
personal service shop;
professional office;
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restaurant - type A;
retail store;
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Zone Requirements ("MU-23" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "MU-23", use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
1) Buildings and structures shall be located entirely within the
building envelope shown on Figure 1 attached hereto;
2) No building, part of a building, or structure shall be erected
unless a minimum of 90 percent of the length of the build-to-
zone along the Brock Road frontage, and a minimum of 60
percent of the length of the build-to-zone along Dersan Street
as illustrated on Figure 1, contains a building or part of a
building;
3) Notwithstanding Section 2(b)(i)(1) above, below grade parking
structures shall be permitted beyond the limits of the building
envelope identified on Figure 1, but no closer than 0.5 metres
from the limits of the lands;
Building Height and Functional Floors:
1) Minimum 3 Storeys and 14.0 metres
2) Maximum 6 Storeys and 20.0 metres
Floor Space Areas:
1) The maximum gross leasable floor area for all uses shall be
10,000 square metres;
2) The maximum gross leasable floor area for any individual
convenience store, food store, drug store, or retail store shall
be 500 square metres;
3) The aggregate of the gross leasable floor area of medical
professional offices shall not exceed 50 percent of the
maximum permitted gross leasable floor area; and
4) A maximum of one banquet facility is permitted with a
maximum of 1,100 square metres of gross leasable floor area.
Parking Requirements:
1) There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of 4.0
parking spaces per 100 square metres of gross leasable floor
area for all permitted uses listed in Section 2(a) of this By-law;
2) Notwithstanding Section 2(b)(iv)(1) above, there shall be
provided and maintained a minimum of 10 parking spaces per
100 square metres of gross leasable floor area for any
restaurant or banquet facility floor area that exceeds a total
aggregate gross leasable area of 500 square metres in the
building;
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3) Parking shall be provided at grade, in a below grade structure,
in an above grade structure or any combination thereof;
4) All entrances and exits to parking areas and all parking areas
shall be surfaced with brick, asphalt or concrete, or any
combination thereof;
5) At grade parking lots and driving aisles shall be permitted no
closer than 1.5 metres from the north and west limits of the
property, and 3.0 metres from any road;
6) Buildings are permitted only within Building Envelope ‘A’
identified on Figure 1, with the exception of parking structures
which are also permitted within Building Envelope ‘B’;
7) Clauses 5.21.2(a), 5.21.2(b), 5.21.2(e), 5.21.2(f), 5.21.2(g),
and 5.21.2(k) of By law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to
lands zoned "MU-23".
Special Regulations
1) Drive-through facilities are not permitted on lands zoned "MU-
23";
2) Despite Section 2(b)(i)(1) of this By-law, outdoor patios
associated with a restaurant - type A are permitted to encroach
beyond the building envelope identified on Figure 1;
3) Despite Section 2(b)(i)(1) of this By-law, covered walkways
with supporting structures, are permitted to encroach beyond
the building envelope as identified on Figure 1;
4) Despite Section 2(b)(iii)(1) outdoor patios associated with a
restaurant - type A are not considered to be gross leasable
floor area;
5) Despite Section 2(b)(iii)(2) gross leasable floor area excludes
parking structures;
6) Despite Section 2(b)(ii), the minimum building height
requirement does not apply to parking structures.
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Exception Zone 310 (By-law 7706-19)
Definitions
“Amenity Area” means an outdoor area located anywhere on a lot, or the
roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other building which
includes landscape area, but which may also include areas of decking,
decorative paving or other similar surface and includes a balcony, porch or
deck and which has direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” shall mean a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation; may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door.
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10.0 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Build-to-zone” shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located.
“Deck” means a raised platform attached to the exterior wall of a building
and with direct access from within a building and from grade.
“Dwelling” means a building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the use of
the unit only; and
is not mobile home or any vehicle.
“Dwelling, Stacked” means a residential use building of four or fewer
storeys in height containing three or more principle dwelling units where the
units are divided horizontally and vertically, and in which each dwelling unit
has an independent entrance to the unit.
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“Front Wall” means a primary exterior wall of a building, not including
permitted projections, which contains the primary entrance door.
“Grade” or “Established Grade” means the average elevation of the finished
level of the ground adjoining all exterior walls of a building.
“Height, Building” shall mean the vertical distance between the established
grade, and in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or
parapet wall, or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case
of a gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and
ridge. When the regulation establishes height in storeys, means the
number of storeys. The height requirements of this By-law shall not apply to
roof top mechanical penthouse.
“Neighbourhood Park” means a municipal public park.
“Parapet Wall” shall mean the portion of an exterior wall extending above
the roof.
“Park, Private” shall mean a park which is maintained by a condominium
corporation.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building, a basement may be located under the porch.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the
resident enters or exists a dwelling unit.
“Storey” shall mean that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar
or attic, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the
floor, roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Street” means a public highway but does not include a lane. Where a 0.3
metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight triangle abuts a street, for
the purposes of determining setbacks the street shall be deemed to include
the 0.3 metre reserve and/or the daylight triangle; however, nothing herein
shall be interpreted as granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre
reserve or as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway
for maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway, that is used by vehicles and is maintained
by a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting the private street; but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
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“Water Meter Building” means a building or structure that contains devices
supplied by the Region of Durham which measures the quality of water
delivered to a property.
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street, and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
Provisions (“MD-HD-1” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MD-HD-1” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-HD-1”, use any lot or
erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
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1) Dwelling, Stacked
Zone Requirements (“MD-HD-1” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-HD-1” use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
No building or part of a building, or structure shall be erected
outside of the building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1;
No building, or portion of a building, or structure shall be erected
within the building envelope, unless a minimum of 60 percent of the
length of the build-to-zone along the frontages of William Jackson
Drive and Earl Grey Avenue, as illustrated on Figure 1, contains a
building or part of a building;
Despite Section 2(b)(i)A, retaining walls are permitted outside of
the building envelope for lands abutting the “OS-HL” Zone;
The minimum separation distance between the exterior walls of a
building shall be a minimum of 3.0 metres;
Despite Section 2(b)(i)D, the minimum separation distance
between the front wall of building, where it faces the front wall of
another building shall be a minimum of 14.0 metres;
Despite Sections 2(b)(i)D and 2(b)(i)E, the minimum separation
distance between the front wall of a building where it faces the side
wall of another building shall be a minimum of 8.5 metres;
The maximum length of a block of Stacked Dwellings shall be 45
metres;
Despite Sections 2(a) and 2(b), a water meter building required by
the Region of Durham for the purpose of measuring the quantity of
water delivered shall be exempt from the “MD-HD-1” zone use
provisions and zone requirements;
In addition to Section 2(a)(i), Uses Permitted (“MD-HD-1” Zone) an
indoor amenity building located adjacent to a private park is
permitted.
Number of Dwelling Units:
Minimum number of dwelling units: 133
Maximum number of dwelling units: 264
Building Height:
Maximum Building Height of 15.0 metres (4 storeys)
Private Residential Amenity Area:
Minimum 4.5 square metres per dwelling unit
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Private Park Area:
Minimum 230 square metres
Special Parking Requirements:
Minimum 1.25 parking space per dwelling unit plus 0.25 of a
parking space per dwelling unit for visitors;
No parking lot or parking space shall be permitted within 4.5
metres of a street;
The minimum right-of-way width for a private street shall be 6.5
metres.
Air Conditioners:
Air conditioner units shall not be located between the front wall of a
building or a dwelling and a street.
Special Provisions (“MD-HD-1” Zone)
Obstruction of Yards:
Despite Section 2(b)(i)A, stairs, covered and uncovered porches
and platforms, parking garage structure, bay, box and bow
windows, balconies, eaves, canopies, window sills and other
similar features are permitted to project beyond the building
envelope as illustrated on Figure 1, but not closer than 0.6 of a
metre to any lot line;
Sections 5.19.2 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to the
lands zoned “MD-HD-1”.
Provisions (“OS-HL” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“OS-HL” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-HL”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and
wildlife;
Resource Management;
Stormwater Management Facilities.
Provisions (“NP” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“NP” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “NP”, use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Neighbourhood Park
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Restrictions on Parking and Storage of Vehicles
No person shall use any lot for the parking or storage of vehicles except in
accordance with the following provisions:
Number of Vehicles:
A maximum of 2 vehicles, only 1 of which may be a trailer, are
permitted to park on a driveway.
Size of Vehicles:
for those vehicles parked on any driveway, the maximum permissible
height is 2.6 metres, and the maximum permissible length is 6.0
metres;
height is measured from the established grade immediately beside the
vehicle up to the vehicle’s highest point, which excludes lights,
antennas and other such items ancillary to the vehicle’s body.
Location of Vehicles:
No part of any yard except a driveway is to be used for the parking or
storage of vehicles and no vehicle is to encroach onto any Street or
Private Street.
Inoperative Vehicles:
The parking or storage of any inoperative vehicle is not permitted
unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Construction Vehicles:
The parking or storage of a construction vehicle or a commercial
vehicle is not permitted, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed
building or structure.
Oversize Vehicles:
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size
provisions of Section 5(b) is permitted to park temporality for the sole
purpose of delivering, to servicing or constructing the premises.
Model Homes
For the purposes of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a dwelling unit
which is not used for residential purposes, but which is used exclusively for
sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an agreement with the
City of Pickering.
A maximum of 2 Blocks, together with not fewer than 4 parking spaces per
Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MD-HD-1”.
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Exception Zone 311 (By-law 6708-06)
Definitions
“Conservation” shall mean the wise use, protection and rehabilitation of
natural resources according to principles that assure their highest
economic, social and environmental benefits;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent, and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate, and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic, or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Resource Management” shall mean the preservation, protection and
improvement of the natural environment through comprehensive
management and maintenance, under professional direction for both the
individual and society’s use, both in the present and the future, and shall
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also mean the management, development and cultivation of timber
resources to ensure the continuous production of wood or wood products,
the provision of proper environmental conditions for wildlife, the protection
against floods and erosion, the protection and production of water supplies
and the preservation of the recreational resource;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street, and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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Provisions
Uses Permitted ("ER-3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER-3", use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling.
Zone Requirements ("ER-3" Zone
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER-3", use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.4 of a hectare
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
Notwithstanding Clause (ii) above, on the lands cross-hatched on
Figure 1, the minimum lot frontage shall be 28 metres;
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: minimum gross floor area
residential of 140 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
1) minimum two parking spaces
2) a private detached garage may be erected in a side yard or a
front yard provided that such garage is located not less than
7.5 metres from any side lot line and not less than 15 metres
from any front lot line.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS: all accessory
structures, except a detached private garage, which is not part of the
main building, shall be erected in the rear yard and shall be not less
than one metre from any side or rear lot line.
Special Regulations (“ER-3” Zone):
Despite Subsection 5.18 (c) of By-law 3037, as amended, accessory
buildings may be permitted to have a maximum height of 5.0 metres.
Despite Subsection 2(b)(iv) of this By-law, where vehicular entrances
to garages face a side yard, the minimum side yard on the opposite
side shall be a minimum of 3.0 metres, provided that the distance
between dwelling units shall be a minimum of 15.0 metres.
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Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL-EP", use any lot or block,
or erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife; and
resource management
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
Model homes
Despite the provisions of Section 5.22 of By-law 3037, a maximum of two
Model Homes, having a minimum of three parking spaces per Model Home,
may be constructed on the lands zoned “ER-3” prior to division of those lands
by registration of a plan of subdivision. For the purposes of this By-law, “Model
Home” shall mean a dwelling unit used exclusively for sales display and for
marketing purposes pursuant to an agreement with the City of Pickering, and
not used for residential purposes.
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Definitions
''Dwelling'' shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
''Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling'' shall mean a dwelling containing one
dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area" shall mean the area of the floor surface contained within the
outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas
of all storeys of all buildings or structures used for residential purposes,
other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot'' shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
''Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage'' shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
''Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses a are specifically permitted thereon;
''Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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''Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point oft side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
''Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the let;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest main wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard;
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("ER" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER'' use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("ER'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER'' use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.6 hectares
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
INTERIOR YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
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DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one dwelling unit per lot
minimum gross floor area residential 140 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum two parking spaces
a detached private garage may be erected in a side yard or a front
yard provided that such garage is located not less than 7.5 metre
from the side lot line and not less than 15 metres from the front lot
line
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS:
all accessory structures, except a detached private garage, which
are not part of the main building, shall be erected in the rear yard
and shall be not less than one metre from any lot line
The total lot coverage for all accessory structures shall not exceed
the lesser of 5% of the lot area, or 50% of the total gross floor area
of the dwelling on the lot
Notwithstanding the provisions above, the minimum setback of any
accessory building to any lot line shall be at least one-half the
height of the accessory building
Uses Permitted ("OS-P" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-P", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except passive and active
recreational uses, which may include parks, play areas, skating rinks,
tennis courts, badminton courts, bathing stations, boating facilities and
picnic areas.
Zone Requirements ("OS-P" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-P", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
YARD REQUIREMENTS (minimum):
the minimum setback of any building or structure from every lot line
shall be 7.5 metres.
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
all parking spaces and aisles shall be set back a minimum of 3 metres
from any lot line
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Uses Permitted ("OS-H'' Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned ''OS-H" use any land for any
purpose except the preservation and conservation of the natural
environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements (''OS-H" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood or erosion control.
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Exception Zone 313 (By-law 5464-99, as amended by By-
law 5513-99, By-law 5565-99, By-law 5921-01, and By-law
6640-06)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing kitchen, and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
“Garden Suite - Type 1” shall mean a dwelling unit which is detached from,
but accessory to and sharing the same water and sanitary services as, a
main detached dwelling located on the same lot;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above-ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
Provisions ("R6-3" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("R6-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "R6-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
garden suite - type 1
Zone Requirements ("R6-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "R6-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.3 of a hectare
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 22.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.7 metres
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REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres, except where an
“OS-HL” - Open Space Hazard Land Zone exists in a rear yard of a lot,
the minimum rear yard depth shall be 15.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12.0 metres
DETACHED DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one
detached dwelling unit per lot and minimum gross floor area residential
of 100 square metres.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS - GARDEN SUITES:
Despite Section 2(b)(ix) above, where a detached dwelling exists
on a lot, a garden suite - type 1 may be established on the same lot
in accordance with Section 2(b)(x)(B) below.
Despite the accessory building and use provisions of Section 5.18
of By-law 3037, a maximum of one Garden Suite per lot may be
permitted in the rear yard of any lot on the lands Zoned “R6-3” in
accordance with the rear yard depth, side yard width, flankage side
yard width and lot coverage provisions of this section, and subject
to the following provisions:
1) Floor Area (maximum): 65 square metres
2) Ground Floor Area (maximum) 65 square metres for any
structure containing a garden suite
3) Height (maximum): 5.0 metres, except where a garden
suite is constructed as a second floor of a detached garage, in
which case the maximum height of the entire structure shall be
6.0 metres
4) Separation between Garden Suite and Main Dwelling
(minimum) 6.0 metres
VEHICLE PARKING: shall be governed by the provisions of Section
8.4 of By-law 3037
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Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent, and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate, and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic, or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a
front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a
rear yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is
no rear lot line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest
wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to
the rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a
side yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a
street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal
dimension of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining
a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a
street, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on
the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side
yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("ER" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER", use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("ER" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER", use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.6 of a hectare
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
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SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: maximum one dwelling unit per
lot and minimum gross floor area residential of 140 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum two parking spaces
B a private detached garage may be erected in a side yard or a
front yard provided that such garage is located not less than 7.5
metres from any side lot line and not less than 15 metres from any
front lot line.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS: all accessory
structures, except a detached private garage, which is not part of the
main building, shall be erected in the rear yard and shall be not less
than one metre from any side or rear lot line.
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL-EP", use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife; and
resource management
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
Special Regulation ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
Despite subsections 2(c) and 2(d) above, one detached dwelling, and
associated accessory buildings and structures thereto, shall be
permitted only on those lands contained within the cross-hatched area
on Figure 1.
Despite subsections 2(c) and 2(d) above, the driveway serving the
detached dwelling located within the cross-hatched area on Figure 1,
and existing on the subject lands at the time of passing of this By-law,
is permitted in its existing location.
Uses Permitted ("(ND)" Zone)
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No person shall within the lands zoned and containing the abbreviation
"(ND)" within the established zone categories outlined, use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
those uses permitted within the corresponding zone category together
with this designation; and
nitrate dilution
Zone Requirements ("ND" Zone)
No land shall be used except for the purpose of nitrate dilution from
sewage effluent originating from private sewage systems serving
residential development on abutting lands zoned "ER".
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Exception Zone 315 (By-law 6175-03)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic or a cellar;
"Golf Course" shall mean an area of land, and any ancillary building,
structure, or part thereof, operated for the purpose of playing golf and
includes any associated recreational facility, such as a club house, snack
bar, dining room, lounge, swimming pool and racquet sport court, operated
in conjunction therewith.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above-ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot.
Provisions ("ER-2" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("ER-2" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "ER-2", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential use;
Zone Requirements ("ER-2" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "ER-2", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 4,000 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30.0 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15.0 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
despite section 2(b)(iv) above, on the lands cross-hatched on
Figure 1, the minimum north side yard width shall be 15 metres;
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
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BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 9.0 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum one dwelling unit per lot and minimum gross floor area
residential of 100 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum of two parking spaces.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
a detached private garage may be erected in a side yard or a front
yard provided that such garage is located not less than 7.5 metres
from the side lot line and not less than 15 metres from the front lot
line.
Provisions ("OS/HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS/HL" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "OS/HL", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil, and wildlife; and
resource management.
Zone Requirements ("OS/HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
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Definitions
“Air Conditioner” means any mechanical equipment which is required for
residential domestic use and which must be installed outdoors including
central air conditioning units, heat pumps, heat exchange units, emergency
generators and other such equipment.
“Amenity Area” means an outdoor area located anywhere on a lot, or the
roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other building which
includes landscape area, but which may also include areas of decking,
decorative paving or other similar surface and includes a balcony, porch or
deck and which has direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Basement” means a portion of a building below the first storey.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” means a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation; may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door.
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the use of
the unit only; and
is not a mobile home or any vehicle.
“Dwelling, Stacked” means a residential use building of four or fewer
storeys in height containing three or more principal dwelling units where the
units are divided horizontally and vertically, and in which each dwelling unit
has an independent entrance to the interior.
“Grade” or “Established Grade” means the average elevation of the finished
level of the ground adjoining all exterior walls of a building.
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“Height” means the vertical distance between the established grade, and in
the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or parapet wall,
or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case of a gabled,
hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and ridge. When
the regulation establishes height in storeys, means the number of storeys.
The height requirements of this By-law shall not apply to roof top
mechanical penthouses.
“Lands, Subject” means the lands subject of this by-law.
“Lane” means a thoroughfare not intended for general traffic circulation that
provides means of vehicular access to the rear of a lot where the lot also
fronts or flanks onto a street, or where a lot fronts onto public or private
open space. The lane may be maintained by a condominium corporation as
a private road condominium or by a government authority.
“Lot” means an area of land fronting on a street which is used or intended
to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the case may
be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a public park or
open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the
whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot, Corner” means a lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets
or upon two parts of the same street having an angle of intersection not
exceeding 135 degrees;
“Lot, Through” means a lot bounded on opposite sides by a street.
“Parapet Wall” means the portion of an exterior wall extending above the
roof.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building. A basement may be located under the porch.
“Premises” means the whole or part of lands, buildings or structures, or any
combination of these.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the
resident enters or exits a dwelling unit.
“Private garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise.
“Storey, First” means the storey with its floor closest to grade and having its
ceiling more than 1.8 metres above grade.
“Street” means a public highway but does not include a lane. Where a 0.3
metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight triangle abuts a street, for
the purposes of determining setbacks the street shall be deemed to include
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the 0.3 metre reserve and/or the daylight triangle, however, nothing herein
shall be interpreted as granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre
reserve or as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway
for maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting a private road; but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
“Water Meter Building” means a building or structure that contains devices
supplied by the Region of Durham which measures the quality of water
delivered to a property.
Provisions (“MU-30” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-30” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-30” use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Dwelling, Stacked
Zone Requirements (“MU-30” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-30” use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
No building or part of a building, or structure shall be erected
outside of the building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1;
No building or portion of a building or structure shall be erected
unless a minimum of 60 percent of the length of the build-to-zone
along the Brock Road frontage contains a building or part of a
building;
Minimum separation between buildings: 3.0 metres
Building Height (maximum): 13.0 metres
Parking Requirements (minimum):
Stacked Dwelling: 2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit plus 0.2 of a
parking space per dwelling unit for visitors
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Garage Requirements:
Stacked Dwelling: Any vehicular entrance for an enclosed private
garage shall be located a minimum of 6 metres from
the private street that provides vehicle access to the
private garage.
Interior Garage Size (minimum):
Stacked Dwelling: Each parking space within a private garage for
stacked dwelling units shall have a minimum
width of 2.7 metres and a minimum depth of
6.0 metres; however, the width may include 1 interior
step and the depth may include 2 interior steps.
Special Provisions (“MU-30” Zone)
Despite Section 2(b)(i)A of this By-law, architectural projections
including balconies, covered porches, platforms and awnings, retaining
walls, window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces, belt courses, cornices,
pilasters, eaves, eave troughs and other similar architectural features
may project outside the building envelope identified on Figure 1, to a
maximum of 2.5 metres from the main wall of the building, and
uncovered steps may project outside the required building envelope to
the lot line.
The minimum pavement width for a private street shall be 6.5 metres.
Air conditioners shall not be located any closer than 0.6 metres to the
building envelope and shall not be located on any easement in favour
of the City.
Amenity Area (minimum) - 14.0 square metres per dwelling unit
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3037, as amended, the
requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be satisfied by
establishing frontage on a private street.
Despite provisions 2(a) and 2(b) of this By-law, a water meter building
required by the Region of Durham for the purpose of measuring the
quantity of water delivered shall be exempt from the “MU-30” zone use
provisions and zone requirements.
Clauses 5.19.2(a), 5.19.2(b), 5.19.2(d), 5.19.2(e), 5.19.2(f), 5.19.2(g),
and 5.19.2(k) of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply.
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Restrictions on the Parking and Storage of Vehicles
No person shall use any lot for the parking or storage of vehicles except in
accordance with the following provisions:
Number of Vehicles:
A maximum of 4 vehicles, only 1 of which may be a trailer, are permitted to
park on a driveway.
Size of Vehicles:
for those vehicles parked on any lot, the maximum permissible height
is 2.6 metres, and the maximum permissible length is 6.7 metres;
notwithstanding Section (a) above, 1 vehicle parked on a driveway in a
side yard or rear yard can be of a size up to a maximum permissible
height of 3.5 metres, and a maximum permissible length of 8.0 metres;
and
height is measured from the established grade immediately beside the
vehicle up to the vehicle’s highest point, which excludes lights,
antennas and other such items ancillary to the vehicle’s body.
Location of Vehicles:
No part of any front yard except a driveway is to be used for the parking or
storage of vehicles and no vehicle is to encroach onto any road allowance.
Inoperative Vehicles:
The parking or storage of an inoperative vehicle is not permitted on any lot
unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Construction Vehicles:
The parking or storage of a construction vehicle or a commercial vehicle is
not permitted, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or
structure.
Oversize Vehicles:
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size provisions of
Section 3(b), is permitted to park temporarily on a lot for the sole purpose
of delivering to, servicing or constructing the premises on that lot.
Provisions (“OS-HL” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“OS-HL” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-HL” use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and
wildlife;
resource management;
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pedestrian and walkways.
Zone Requirements (“OS-HL” Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor shall the
placing or removal of fill be permitted, expect where buildings or structures
are used only for the purposes of flood and erosion control, resource
management, or pedestrian trail and walkway purposes.
Model Homes
Notwithstanding any provisions in By-law 3037 to the contrary, a maximum
1 block, together with not fewer than two parking spaces per Model Home,
may be constructed prior to the division of these lands by registration of a
plan of subdivision;
For the purpose of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a dwelling unit
which is not used for residential purposes, but which is used exclusively for
sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an agreement with the
City of Pickering.
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Definitions
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Day Care Centre” means indoor and outdoor premises where more than
five children are provided with temporary care and/or guidance for a
continuous period but does not provide overnight accommodation and are
licensed in accordance with the applicable Provincial Act.
“Gross Floor Area” means the total area of each floor whether located
above, at or below grade, measured between the exterior faces of the
exterior walls of the building at each floor level but excluding any porch,
veranda, cellar, mechanical room or penthouse, or areas dedicated to
parking within the building. For the purposes of this definition, the walls of
an inner court shall be deemed to be exterior walls.
“Gross Leasable Floor Area” means the total floor area designed for tenant
occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines and upper
floor areas if any; expressed in square metres and measured from the
centre line of joint partitions and from outside wall faces.
“Landscaped Area” means an outdoor area on a lot comprising trees,
plants, decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, or other landscape
or architectural elements, excluding aisles and areas for loading, parking or
storing of vehicles.
“Neighbourhood Park” means a municipal public park.
“School, Elementary” means a place of instruction maintained and operated
under the jurisdiction of a public authority, and may also include a day care
centre as an accessory use.
“Structure” means anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts
joined together with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to
something having a fixed location in or on the ground and shall include
buildings, walls or any sign, but does not include fences below 1.8 metres
in height or in ground swimming pools.
Provisions (“ES” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“ES” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “ES” use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Elementary School
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Day Care Centre
Zone Regulations (“ES” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “ES” use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Lot Frontage minimum – 30.0 metres
Front Yard Setback minimum – 3.0 metres
Interior Side Yard Setback minimum – 1.5 metres
Rear Yard Setback minimum – 7.5 metres
Flankage Side Yard
Setback
minimum – 3.0 metres
Building Height 1) maximum – 12.5 metres for an
elementary school
2) maximum – 10.5 metres for a
day care centre
Vehicular Parking Regulations (“ES” Zone)
Minimum Parking Requirements
Elementary School 1.5 spaces per classroom
Day Care Centre 3.5 spaces per 100 square metres
of gross leasable floor area
Provisions (“NP” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“NP” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “NP” use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Neighbourhood park
Provisions (“OS” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“OS” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “OS” use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Perseveration and conservation of the natural environment
Stormwater management
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Zone Regulations (“OS” Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of perseveration and
conservation of the natural environment and/or stormwater management.
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Definitions
“Amenity Space” means the total passive or active recreational area
provided on a lot for the personal, shared or communal use of the residents
of a building or buildings, and includes balconies, patios, rooftop gardens
and other similar features, but does not include indoor laundry or locker
facilities.
“Art Gallery/Studio” means a premises used for the creation, exhibition,
collection and/or preservation of works of art for public viewing and sale
and may include educational classes.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Block” means all land fronting on one side of a street between the nearest
streets, intersecting, meeting or crossing said street.
“Build-to-Zone” shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located.
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Building, Main” means a building in which is carried on the principal
purpose for which the lot is used.
“Building, Mixed Use” means a building containing residential uses and at
least one non-residential use permitted by this By-law.
“Commercial Use” means any permitted use the primary purpose of which
is to sell, lease or rent a product of service directly to the public, including
but not limited to retail sales, entertainment services and personal or
professional services, but shall exclude residential uses.
“Commercial Fitness/Recreational Centre” means a commercial
establishment that has been designed for conduct of sport, athletic and
leisure activities such as squash courts, swimming pools, exercise classes
and other similar indoor recreational facilities are provided and operated for
gain or profit.
“Community Centre” means a multi-purpose facility that offers a variety of
programs or a recreational, cultural, day care, social, community service,
informational or instructional in nature.
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“Day Care Centre” means:
indoor and outdoor premises where more than five children are
provided with temporary care and/or guidance for a continuous period
but does not provide overnight accommodation and are licensed in
accordance with the applicable Provincial Act; or
indoor and outdoor premises in which care is offered or supplied on a
regular schedule to adults for a portion of a day but does not provide
overnight accommodation.
“Development Agreement” means an executed contract between a
developer/property owner and the City of Pickering that is required in order
to implement development and may include a subdivision agreement, site
plan agreement, or other similar agreements for development.
“Dwelling” includes:
“Apartment Dwelling” means a residential use building containing four
or more principal dwelling units where the units are connected by a
common corridor or vestibule, other than a townhouse dwelling or
stacked dwelling.
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the
use of the unit only; and
is not a mobile home or any vehicle.
“Existing” means existing as of the date of the enactment of the provision
that contains that word.
“Financial Institution” means a building or portions of a building used for the
purposes of administering or providing financial services to the public, other
than exclusively through an automated banking machine.
“Floor Area” means the total area of all floors of a building within the
outside walls.
“Floor Area, Net” means the total area of all floors of a building measured
from the interior faces of the exterior walls or demising walls, but does not
include the following areas:
Motor vehicle parking and bicycle parking below established grade;
Motor vehicle parking and bicycle parking at or above established
grade;
Loading spaces and related corridors used for loading purposes;
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Rooms for storage, storage lockers, washrooms, electrical, utility,
mechanical and ventilation;
Indoor amenity space required by this By-law;
Elevator, garbage and ventilating shafts;
Mechanical penthouse; and
Stairwells in the building.
“Floor Space Index” means the total net floor area of all buildings on a lot
divided by the total area of the lot.
“Food Store” means a premises that sells food and other non-food items,
primarily on a self-service basis.
“Grade” or “Established Grade” means the average elevation of the finished
level of the ground adjoining all exterior walls of a building.
“Gross Floor Area” means the total area of each floor whether located
above, at or below grade, measured between the exterior faces of the
exterior walls of the building at each floor level but excluding any porch,
veranda, cellar, mechanical room or penthouse, or areas dedicated to
parking within the building. For the purposes of this definition, the walls of
an inner court shall be deemed to be exterior walls.
“Gross Leasable Floor Area” means the total floor area designed for tenant
occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines and upper
floor areas if any; expressed in square metres and measured from the
centre line of joint partitions and from outside wall faces.
“Ground Floor” means the floor of a building at or first above grade.
“Ground Floor Area” means the gross floor area only on the ground floor.
“Height” means the vertical distance between the established grade, and in
the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or parapet wall,
or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case of a gabled,
hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and ridge. When
the regulation establishes height in storeys, means the number of storeys.
The height requirements of this By-law shall not apply to roof top
mechanical penthouses.
“Landscaped Area” means an outdoor area on a lot comprising trees,
plants, decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, or other landscape
or architectural elements, excluding aisles and areas for loading, parking or
storing of vehicles.
“Lane” means a thoroughfare not intended for general traffic circulation that
provides means of vehicular access to the rear of a lot where the lot also
fronts or flanks onto a street, or where a lot fronts onto public or private
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open space. The lane may be maintained by a condominium corporation as
a private road condominium or by a government authority.
“Loading Space” means an unobstructed area of land which is provided
and maintained upon the same lot or lots upon which the principal use is
located and which area is provided for the temporary parking of one
commercial motor vehicle while merchandise or materials are being loaded
or unloaded from such vehicles.
“Lot” means a parcel of land fronting on a street, whether or not occupied
by a building or structure.
“Lot Area” means the total horizontal area of a lot.
“Lot Line” means a line delineating any boundary of a lot.
“Main Wall” means a primary exterior front, rear or side wall of a building,
not including permitted projections.
“Office” means a building or part thereof, where administrative and clerical
functions are carried out in the management of a business, profession,
organization or public administration but shall not include a medical office.
“Office, Medical” means a premises designed and used for the diagnosis,
examination, and medical, surgical or physiotherapeutic treatment of
human patients, and which may include pharmacies and dispensaries,
waiting rooms, treatment rooms and blood testing clinics, but shall not
include overnight accommodation for in-patient care.
“Park, Private” means an area of land not under the jurisdiction of a public
authority that is designed or maintained for active or passive recreational
purposes.
“Park, Public” means an area of land under the jurisdiction of a public
authority that is designed or maintained for active or passive recreational
purposes and other uses authorized through an agreement with the City.
“Parking Area” means one or more parking spaces, including related aisles,
for the parking or storage of vehicles.
“Parking Garage” means a building, or part thereof, used for the parking
of vehicles and may include any permitted use in the first storey, but shall
not include any area where vehicles for sale or repair are kept or stored. A
parking garage includes underground parking and a parking structure.
“Parking Lot” means a lot or portion thereof provided for the parking of
motor vehicles accessory or incidental to the main use.
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“Parking Space” means an unobstructed area of land that is accessible by
an aisle, having access to a street or lane that is reserved for the purpose
of the temporary parking or storage of one motor vehicle.
“Parking Space, Bicycle” means an area used exclusively for parking or
storing a bicycle.
“Parking Structure” means a building or portion thereof, containing one or
more parking spaces.
“Patio” means an outdoor area where seating accommodation can be
provided and/or where meals or refreshments are served to the public for
consumption.
“Personal Service Shop” means a premises used to provide personal
grooming services or for the cleaning or care of apparel.
“Place of Amusement” means a premises which are devoted to the offering
of facilities for the playing of any game for the amusement of the public
such as a billiard or pool rooms, bowling alleys, electronic games, indoor
playground, miniature golf courses or roller skating rinks.
“Podium” means the base of a building, structure or part thereof located at
or above established grade that projects from the tower portion of the
building.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure with direct access to the
ground that is attached to the exterior wall of a building.
“Premises” means the whole or part of lands, buildings or structures, or any
combination of these.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the public
enters or exits a building or individual retail/commercial unit or the resident
enters or exits a dwelling unit.
“Restaurant” means a building or part of a building where the principal
business is the preparation of food and drinks for retail sale to the public for
immediate consumption on or off the premises, or both on and off the
premises but shall not include a night club.
“Retail Store” means a premises in which goods and merchandise are
offered or kept for retail sale or rental to the public.
“School, Commercial” means a building, or part thereof, where instruction
of a skill is provided for profit and may include instruction in a trade,
business, art, music, dance, cooking, athletic skill or any other specialized
instruction but does not include a commercial fitness/recreational centre or
a post-secondary school.
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“Setback” means the distance between a building and a lot line. In
calculating the setback the horizontal distance from the respective lot line
shall be used.
“Storey” means that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar, or
attic, included between the surface of any floor, and the surface of the floor,
roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Storey, First” means the storey with its floor closest to grade and having
its ceiling more than 1.8 metres above grade.
“Street” means a public highway but does not include a lane or a King’s
Highway (Highway 401). Where a 0.3 metre reserve abuts a street, or
where a daylight triangle abuts a street, for the purposes of determining
setbacks the street shall be deemed to include the 0.3 metre reserve
and/or the daylight triangle, however, nothing herein shall be interpreted as
granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre reserve or as an
assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway for maintenance
purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Street Line” means the dividing line between a lot and a street.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting a private road; but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
“Structure” means anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts
joined together with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to
something having a fixed location in or on the ground and shall include
buildings, walls or any sign, but does not include fences below 1.8 metres
in height or in ground swimming pools.
“Temporary Sales Office” means a building, structure, facility or trailer on
the lot used for the purpose of the sale of dwelling units to be erected on
the lot.
“Tower” means the storeys within that portion of a building or structure or
part thereof located above the podium.
“Tower Floor Plate” means the average floor area of all storeys within
that portion of a building or structure or part thereof located above the
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podium, measured to the exterior faces of exterior walls of each storey of a
building or structure.
“Uncovered Platform” means an attached or freestanding structure not
covered by a roof, which is located on the same level as or lower than the
first storey of the building associated with the platform.
“Veterinary Clinic” means a building or part of a building providing
the services of a veterinarian, and facilities for the medical treatment,
examination, surgery, diagnosis, grooming, general health care, and
observation of domestic animals and birds.
Provisions (“MU-34” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“MU-34” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-34”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Apartment Dwelling
Commercial Fitness/Recreation Centre
Day Care Centre
Financial Institution
Food Store
Office
Office, Medical
Park, Private
Personal Service Shop
Retail Store
Restaurant
School, Commercial
Veterinary Clinic
Zone Regulations (“MU-34” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “MU-34”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Floor Space Index (FSI) maximum – 2.5 FSI
Number of Dwelling Units 1) minimum – 81 units
2) maximum – 376 units
Building Height maximum building height – 60.0
metres
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Podium Requirements minimum height of podium – 10.5
metres
maximum height of podium – 22.0
metres
Building Setbacks 1) no building or part of a building
or structure above or below
grade shall be erected outside of
the building envelope, as shown
on Figure 2
2) no building or part of a building
or structure shall be erected
within the building envelope,
unless a minimum of 60 percent
of the length of the build-to-zone,
as shown on Figure 2, contains a
building or part of a building
above grade
3) notwithstanding 2(b)(v)(1)above,
a building or part of a building or
structure located at or above
grade, excluding a parking
structure, shall be setback a
minimum of 21.0 metres from the
north lot line
Tower Floor Plate maximum tower floor plate for a
residential building – 850 square
metres, which shall be measured to
the exterior faces of exterior walls of
each storey of a building or structure,
but shall exclude indoor amenity
space located on the rooftop of a
podium
Building Separation minimum – 25.0 metres, which shall
be measured from the main wall of
each tower, but shall exclude
balconies and indoor amenity space
located on the rooftop of a podium
Main Wall Stepback minimum main wall stepback – 1.8
metres from the main wall of a point
tower and the main wall of a podium
on any building face abutting a street
line
Balcony Requirements minimum depth – 1.5 metres
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Amenity Space Requirements
for Apartment Dwellings
1) minimum – 2.0 square metres of
indoor amenity space is required
per apartment dwelling unit
2) minimum – 2.0 square metres of
outdoor amenity space is
required per apartment dwelling
unit (a minimum contiguous area
of 40.0 square metres must be
provided in a common location)
Landscaped Area 1) minimum – 20 percent of the
land area
2) minimum 3.5 metre wide
landscaped area shall be
required and permanently
maintained along the entire
length of the north lot line
3) all parking spaces, drive aisles
and private roads shall be
setback a minimum of 6.0 metres
from the north lot line
Non-Residential Uses minimum 735 square metres of gross
leasable floor area (GLFA) shall be
located on the first floor of a building
within the lands zoned as “MU-34”
Permitted Encroachments
No part of the building envelope shall be obstructed except as follows:
Projections such as awnings, canopies, window sills, chimney
breasts, fireplaces, belt courses, cornices, pilasters, eaves, piers,
eave troughs, and other similar architectural features may be
permitted to project a maximum of 2.5 metres beyond the required
Building Setbacks, as outlined in Section 2(b)v. of this By-law.
Any stairs, including to a porch or any associated landing,
uncovered platform, covered platform, and any unenclosed ramp
for wheelchair access may encroach beyond the required Building
Setbacks, as outlined in Section 2(b)v. of this By-law, no closer
than 0.3 of a metre from a lot line.
A balcony, porch, uncovered platform or covered platform may
encroach beyond the required Building Setbacks, as outlined in
Section 2(b)v. of this By-law, to a maximum of 2.0 metres or half
the distance, whichever is less.
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Vehicular Parking Regulations:
Minimum Parking Requirements:
Accessible Parking Requirements
To be provided on-site in accordance with the requirements of the
Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05, as amended, or any successor
thereto.
Parking for Multiple Uses on One Lot:
A shared parking formula may be used for the calculation of required
parking for multiple uses on a lot.
Shared parking is to be calculated in compliance with Figure 1 –
Shared Parking Formula.
All required parking spaces must be accessible to all uses participating
in the shared parking arrangement and may not be reserved for
specific users.
The initial step in determining required parking for multiple uses on a
lot is to calculate the parking requirement for each use in the
development as if these uses were free-standing buildings. The parking
requirement for each use is then multiplied by the percent of the peak
period for each time period (i.e. noon), contained in Figure 1 – Shared
Parking Formula. Each column is totaled for weekday and weekend.
The highest figure obtained from all time periods shall become the
required parking for the development.
Residential Uses
Apartment Dwelling 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit and an additional
0.25 of a space per dwelling unit for visitors
Non-Residential Uses
Day Care Centre 3.5 spaces per 100 square metres of GLFA
Office 3.5 spaces per 100 square metres of GLFA
Financial Institution, Food
Store, Retail Store,
Commercial School,
Personal Service Shop,
Medical Office, Veterinary
Clinic and Restaurant less
than 465 square metres
of GLFA
4.5 spaces per 100 square metres of GLFA
Commercial Fitness/
Recreation Centre
5.0 spaces per 100 square metres of GLFA
Restaurant 5.0 spaces per 100 square metres of GLFA
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Figure 1 – Shared Parking Formula
Type of Use Percentage of Peak Period (Weekday)
Morning Noon Afternoon Evening
Financial Institution, Office,
Medical Office, Day Care
Centre
100 90 95 10
Food Store, Personal
Service Shop, Retail Store,
Commercial School,
Veterinary Clinic,
Commercial Fitness/
Recreation Centre
65 90 90 90
Restaurant 20 100 30 100
Residential – Visitor 20 20 60 100
Type of Use Percentage of Peak Period (Weekend)
Morning Noon Afternoon Evening
Financial Institution, Office,
Medical Office, Day Care
Centre
10 10 10 0
Food Store, Personal
Service Shop, Retail Store,
Commercial School,
Veterinary Clinic,
Commercial Fitness/
Recreation Centre
80 100 100 70
Restaurant 20 100 50 100
Residential – Visitor 20 20 60 100
Parking Off-Site:
Required parking spaces for any non-resident use may be located on
another lot provided that the parking spaces are no further than 500
metres from the northerly and easterly limits of the subject lands as
identified on Figure 2, and where a legal easement or an agreement
exists.
Surface Parking Spaces
All surface parking shall be located in the rear or interior side yards
of a building.
Parking Structures
Stairs associated with a parking structure are not permitted
between a street line and the main wall of a building.
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Air vents constructed in association with an underground parking
structure are permitted to project to a maximum of 1.2 metres
above established grade no closer than 1.2 metres to a street line.
Bicycle Parking Space Requirements:
Bicycle parking spaces must be located on the same lot as the use
or building for which it is required.
Minimum number of bicycle parking spaces:
1) for apartment dwelling: 1.0 bicycle parking space per dwelling
unit;
2) for non-residential uses: the greater of 2.0 or 1.0 bicycle
parking space for each 1,000 square metres of gross leasable
floor area or portion thereof.
A minimum of 75 percent of the total required bicycle parking
spaces must be located within:
1) a building or structure;
2) a secure area such as a supervised parking lot or enclosure; or
3) bicycle lockers.
Where bicycle parking spaces are provided in a common parking
area, each space must contain a parking rack that is securely
anchored to the ground and attached to a heavy base such as
concrete.
Dimensions:
1) if located in a horizontal position (on the ground): a minimum
length of 1.6 metres and a minimum width of 0.6 metres;
2) if located in a vertical position (on the wall): a minimum length
of 1.5 metres and a minimum width of 0.5 metres;
3) if stacked: a minimum length of 1.5 metres and a minimum
width of 0.45 metres.
Loading Standards
Where a loading space is provided, the following regulations apply:
the minimum dimensions of a loading space are 3.5 metres in
width and 12.0 metres in length, with a minimum vertical clearance
of 4.2 metres;
a loading space shall abut the building for which the loading space
is provided;
an unenclosed loading space located above established grade
shall be set back a minimum of 10.0 metres from a street line;
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an enclosed loading space located above established grade shall
not be located beyond the building envelope, as shown on Figure
2.
Noise Attenuation
Notwithstanding Section 2(b)(iv) related to Podium Requirements,
structures for noise attenuation purposes may exceed the maximum
podium height of 22.0 metres.
Inoperative Vehicles
The parking or storage of an inoperative vehicle is not permitted on any
lot unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Provisions (“(H)MU-34” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“(H)MU-34” Zone)
Until such time as the (H) Holding Provision is lifted, the lands shall not be
used for any purposes other than the existing lawful uses, located on the
land or in existing buildings or structures, provided such uses continue in
the same manner and for the same purpose for which they were used on
the day this By-law was passed.
Zone Regulations (“(H)MU-34” Zone)
The (H) Holding Provision shall, upon application by the landowner, be
removed from the “MU-34” Zone by City Council passing a By-law under
Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following condition shall first be
completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
That the Owner has made appropriate arrangements to become a
party to the Duffin Heights cost-sharing agreement or pay their
proportionate share of the development costs.
That the owner has satisfied all the requirements of the Regional
Municipality of Durham with respect to the provision of sewer and water
services, Regional roads, and entered into any necessary agreements
in this regard.
Provisions (“NHS” Zone)
Permitted Uses (“NHS” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “NHS”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Conservation projects and floor erosion control projects
Resource management
Zone Regulations (“NHS” Zone)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, any building, structure,
parking space, loading space or aisle located above or below established
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grade shall be setback a minimum of 10.0 metres from a Natural Heritage
System (“NHS”) Zone boundary.
Figure 2
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Exception Zone 319 (By-law 124-74, as amended by By-
law 2801-88)
Provisions
That notwithstanding the provisions of Restricted Area By-law 3036 and
Restricted Area By-law 3037, as amended, enacted by the former
Township of Pickering to which the Town of Pickering is successor, the
lands forming part of this By-law may be used as municipally owned and
operated areas for the purposes of receiving, dumping and disposing of
waste.
Despite the provisions of subsections 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4 and 12.5 of
By-law 3037, in addition to any other uses permitted by this by-law or any
amendment to it, the lands comprising that part of Lot 22, Concession 3
designated as Part 1, 40R-10979, and any buildings or structures thereon,
may be used for the purpose of:
electrical power generating plant, in accordance with the following
provisions:
building structure height (maximum):
1) transformer 8.0 metres
2) cooling tower 8.0 metres
3) stack 20.0 metres
4) all other buildings and structures 15.0 metres
Parking Spaces (minimum):
there shall be provided and maintained on the lands one parking
space for every 80 square metres of gross floor area of building
and structures, except transformer and substation, cooling tower,
and stack, associated with an electrical power generating plant
use.
Ground Floor Area (maximum):
The ground floor area of all buildings and structures, except
transformer and substation, cooling tower, and stack associated
with an electrical power generating plant use shall not exceed 600
square metres.
For the purposes of Section 1(b) of this By-law:
"electrical power generating plant" means a facility comprised of
various buildings and structures designated and used to generate
electricity through the combustion of gases originating on site.
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Definitions
“Air Conditioner” means any mechanical equipment which is required for
residential domestic use and which must be installed outdoors including
central air conditioning units, heat pumps, heat exchange units, emergency
generators and other such equipment.
“Amenity Area” means an outdoor area located anywhere on a lot, or the
roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other building which
includes landscape area, but which may also include areas of decking,
decorative paving or other similar surface and includes a balcony, porch or
deck and which has direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Basement” means a portion of a building below the first storey.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” means a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation; may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door.
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Dwelling” means a building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling, Block Townhouse” means a residential use building containing
three or more attached principal dwelling units divided vertically, and where
all dwelling units are located on one lot and accessed from a private street,
laneway or common condominium aisle;
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the use of
the unit only; and
is not a mobile home or any vehicle.
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“Dwelling, Stacked” means a residential use building of four or fewer
storeys in height containing three or more principal dwelling units where the
units are divided horizontally and vertically, and in which each dwelling unit
has an independent entrance to the interior.
“Grade” or “Established Grade” means the average elevation of the finished
level of the ground adjoining all exterior walls of a building.
“Height” means the vertical distance between the established grade, and in
the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or parapet wall,
or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case of a gabled,
hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and ridge. When
the regulation establishes height in storeys, means the number of storeys.
The height requirements of this By-law shall not apply to roof top
mechanical penthouses.
“Lands, Subject” means the lands subject of this by-law.
“Lot” means an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as
the case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures,
or a public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such
lot constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of
subdivision;
“Lot, Corner” means a lot situated at the intersection of two or more
streets or upon two parts of the same street having an angle of
intersection not exceeding 135 degrees.
“Lot, Through” means a lot bounded on opposite sides by a street.
“Lane” means a thoroughfare not intended for general traffic circulation that
provides means of vehicular access to the rear of a lot where the lot also
fronts or flanks onto a street, or where a lot fronts onto public or private
open space. The lane may be maintained by a condominium corporation as
a private road condominium or by a government authority.
“Mobile Home” means a prefabricated building that is designed to be made
mobile and is intended to provide permanent residence but does not
include any trailer otherwise defined in this By-law.
“Parapet Wall” means the portion of an exterior wall extending above the
roof.
“Parking Lot” means a lot or portion thereof provided for the parking of
motor vehicles accessory or incidental to the main use.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building. A basement may be located under the porch.
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“Premises” means the whole or part of lands, buildings or structures, or any
combination of these.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the
resident enters or exits a dwelling unit.
“Private garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise.
“Storey” means that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar, or
attic, included between the surface of any floor, and the surface of the floor,
roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Storey, First” means the storey with its floor closest to grade and having its
ceiling more than 1.8 metres above grade.
“Street” means a public highway but does not include a lane. Where a 0.3
metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight triangle abuts a street, for
the purposes of determining setbacks the street shall be deemed to include
the 0.3 metre reserve and/or the daylight triangle, however, nothing herein
shall be interpreted as granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre
reserve or as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway
for maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Street Line” means the dividing line between a lot and a street.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting a private road; but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
“Structure” means anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts
joined together with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to
something having a fixed location in or on the ground and shall include
buildings, walls or any sign, but does not include fences below 1.8 metres
in height or inground swimming pools.
“Water Meter Building” means a building or structure that contains devices
supplied by the Region of Durham which measures the quality of water
delivered to a property.
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Provisions
Uses Permitted (“MU-29” and “MU-30” Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-29” use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
1) Dwelling, Stacked
2) Dwelling, Block Townhouse
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-30” use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the
following:
1) Dwelling, Stacked
Zone Requirements (“MU-29” and “MU-30” Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-29” and “MU-30” use any lot or
erect, alter, or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
1) No building or part of a building, or structure shall be erected
outside of the building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1
attached hereto;
2) No building or portion of a building or structure shall be erected
unless a minimum of 60 percent of the length of the build-to-
zone along the Brock Road frontage, and a minimum of 60
percent of the length of the build-to-zone along the Street ‘A’
frontage, as illustrated on Figure 1 attached hereto, contains a
building or part of a building;
Minimum separation between buildings: 3.0 metres;
Minimum and Maximum Number of Dwelling Units for Parcels A, B and C
identified on Figure 1 of this By-law:
Parcel A
Minimum Number of Dwelling Units 31
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units 142
Parcels B
Minimum Number of Dwelling Units 35
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units 161
Parcel C
Minimum Number of Dwelling Units 28
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units 131
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Building Height (maximum): 13.0 metres
Parking Requirements (minimum):
Block Townhouse Dwelling: 2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
plus 0.2 of a parking space per dwelling unit for visitors
Stacked Dwelling: 2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit plus 0.2 of a
parking space per dwelling unit for visitors
Driveway Width (maximum):
Block Townhouse Dwelling: 3.7 metres
Garage Requirements:
Block Townhouse Dwelling: Minimum 1 private garage per unit
attached to the main building, the vehicular entrance of which shall be
located a minimum of 6 metres from the private street that provides
vehicle access to the private garage.
Stacked Dwelling: Any vehicular entrance for an enclosed private
garage shall be located a minimum of 6 metres from the private street
that provides vehicle access to the private garage.
Interior Garage Size (minimum):
Block Townhouse Dwelling: A private garage shall have a minimum
width of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres; however,
the width may include 1 interior step and the depth may include 2
interior steps.
Stacked Dwelling: Each parking space within a private garage
for stacked dwelling units shall have a minimum width of 2.7
metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres; however, the width
may include 1 interior step and the depth may include 2 interior
steps.
Special Provisions (“MU-29” and “MU-30” Zones)
Despite Section 2(b)(i)(1) of this By-law, architectural projections
including balconies, covered porches, platforms and awnings, window
sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces, belt courses, cornices, pilasters,
eaves, eave troughs and other similar architectural features may
project outside the building envelope identified on Figure 1 of this
By-law, to a maximum of 2.5 metres from the main wall of the building,
and uncovered steps may project outside the required building
envelope to the lot line.
The minimum pavement width for a private street shall be 6.5 metres.
Air conditioners shall not be located any closer than 0.6 metres to the
building envelope and shall not be located on any easement in favour
of the City.
Amenity Area (minimum) - 5.0 square metres per dwelling unit
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Private Parks:
Parcel A – minimum total area shall be 100 square metres
Parcel B – minimum total area shall be 1,000 square metres
Parcel C – not applicable
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3037, as amended, the
requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be satisfied by
establishing frontage on a private street.
Despite provision 2(a)(i) and 2(b) of this By-law, a water meter building
required by the Region of Durham for the purpose of measuring the
quantity of water delivered shall be exempt from the “MU-29” and “MU-
30” zone use provisions and zone requirements.
Clauses 5.19.2(a), 5.19.2(b), 5.19.2(e), 5.19.2(f), 5.19.2(g), and
5.19.2(k) of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply.
Restrictions on the Parking and Storage of Vehicles
No person shall use any lot for the parking or storage of vehicles except in
accordance with the following provisions:
Number of Vehicles:
A maximum of 4 vehicles, only 1 of which may be a trailer, are permitted to
park on a driveway.
Size of Vehicles:
for those vehicles parked on any lot, the maximum permissible height
is 2.6 metres, and the maximum permissible length is 6.7 metres;
notwithstanding Section (i) above, 1 vehicle parked on a driveway in a
side yard or rear yard can be of a size up to a maximum permissible
height of 3.5 metres, and a maximum permissible length of 8.0 metres;
and
height is measured from the established grade immediately beside the
vehicle up to the vehicle’s highest point, which excludes lights,
antennas and other such items ancillary to the vehicle’s body.
Location of Vehicles:
No part of any front yard except a driveway is to be used for the parking or
storage of vehicles and no vehicle is to encroach onto any road allowance.
Inoperative Vehicles:
The parking or storage of an inoperative vehicle is not permitted on any lot
unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
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Construction Vehicles:
The parking or storage of a construction vehicle or a commercial vehicle is
not permitted, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or
structure.
Oversize Vehicles:
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size provisions of
Section 4(b), is permitted to park temporarily on a lot for the sole purpose
of delivering to, servicing or constructing the premises on that lot.
Model Homes
A maximum of 2 blocks, together with not fewer than 2 parking spaces per
Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MU-29” and “MU-
30”. For the purpose of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a dwelling
unit which is not used for residential purpose, but which is used exclusively
for sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an agreement with
the City of Pickering.
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Definitions
“Air Conditioner” means any mechanical equipment which is required for
residential domestic use and which must be installed outdoors including
central air conditioning units, heat pumps, heat exchange units, emergency
generators and other such equipment.
“Amenity Area” means an outdoor area located anywhere on a lot, or the
roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other building which
includes landscape area, but which may also include areas of decking,
decorative paving or other similar surface and includes a balcony, porch or
deck and which has direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” means a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation; may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door.
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10.0 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Build-to-Zone” means an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located.
“Condominium, Common Element” means spaces and features owned in
common by all shareholders in a condominium and may include private
streets, walkways and parking and amenity areas.
“Corner Rounding” shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the intersection of
two street lines including private street lines in the form of an arc, which
joins the front lot line to the flankage or side lot line and joins the rear lot
line to the flankage or side lot line.
“Deck” means a raised platform attached to the exterior wall of a building
and with direct access from within a building and from grade.
“Dwelling” means a building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
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consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the use of
the unit only; and
is not a mobile home or any vehicle.
“Dwelling, Multiple – Horizontal” means a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally by an above-grade wall or walls.
“Dwelling, Stacked” means a residential use building for four or fewer
storeys in height containing three or more principle dwelling units where the
units are divided horizontally and vertically and in which each dwelling unit
has an independent entrance at the ground level or through a common
entrance at the ground level or at the first storey above ground and may
have shared exit facilities above the first floor.
“Grade” or “Established Grade” means, when used with reference to a
building, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where
it meets the exterior of the front of such building and when used with
reference to a structure shall mean the average elevation of the finished
surface of the ground immediately surrounding such structure, exclusive in
both cases of any artificial embankment.
“Height, Building” means the vertical distance between the established
grade, and in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or
parapet wall, or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case
of a gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and
ridge.
“Landscaped Area” means an outdoor area comprising trees, plants,
decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, or other landscape or
architectural elements, excluding aisles, private streets, driveways,
porches, decks, and areas for loading, parking or storing of vehicles.
“Lot” means an area of land fronting on a street which is used or intended
to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the case may
be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a public park or
open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the
whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Area” means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot;
“Lot Frontage” means the width of a lot between the side lot lines measured
along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
“Lot, Through” means a lot bounded on opposite sides by a street.
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“Parapet Wall” means the portion of an exterior wall extending above the
roof.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building, a basement may be located under the porch.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the
resident enters or exists a dwelling unit.
“Private garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise.
“Storey” means that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar or
attic, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor,
roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Street” means a public highway but does not include a lane. Where a 0.3
metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight triangle abuts a street, for
the purposes of determining setbacks the street shall be deemed to include
the 0.3 metre reserve and/or the daylight triangle, however, nothing herein
shall be interpreted as granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre
reserve or as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway
for maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting the private street, but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
“Wall, Front” a primary exterior wall of a building, not including permitted
projections, which contains the primary entrance door.
“Water Meter Building” means a building or structure that contains devices
supplied by the Region of Durham which measures the quantity of water
delivered to a property.
“Yard” means an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on the
same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and unoccupied
above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures, or other
uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
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“Front Yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between
the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a front yard
of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between
the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the junction
point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear yard
of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line,
the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” means a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the rear
yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a side yard
of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” means a side yard immediately adjoining a street not
including a private street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street;
Flankage Side Yard Width” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a
flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or abutting
on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street, and the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
Provisions (“MU-MD-3” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-MD-3” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-3” use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Multiple Dwelling – Horizontal
Private Park
Zone Requirements (“MU-MD-3” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-3”, use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
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Integrated garage at
the rear of the dwelling
Integrated garage at
the front of the
dwelling
(a) Lot Frontage
(minimum) 4.5 metres 5.5 metres
(b) Lot Area
(minimum) 110 square metres 130 square metres
(c) Front Yard
Depth
(minimum)
3.0 metres 4.5 metres
(d) Side Yard
Depth
(minimum)
1.5 metres except where dwellings on abutting
lots share a common wall, no interior side yard
shall be required adjacent to that wall on either
lot
(e) Rear Yard
Depth
(minimum) 6.0 metres 7.0 metres
(f) Flankage Yard
Depth
(minimum)
2.4 metres
(g) Building
Height
(maximum)
12.0 metres
(h) Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
(i) Visitor Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
0.2 of a parking space per dwelling unit which
may be provided on a separate lot.
(j) Garage
Requirements
Minimum one private garage per lot attached to
the main building, the vehicular entrance of
which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres
from the common element condominium street
(k) Interior
Garage Size
(minimum)
A private garage shall have a minimum width of
2.8 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres
provided, however, the width may include one
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Integrated garage at
the rear of the dwelling
Integrated garage at
the front of the
dwelling
interior step and the depth may include two
interior steps
(l) Driveway
Width
(maximum)
i) 3.7 metres
ii) For lots with an integrated garage at the
rear of the dwelling and with a lot frontage
of 6.0 metres or greater, the maximum
driveway width shall be 5.5 metres
Special Provisions (“MU-MD-3” Zone)
Projections such as window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces, belt
courses, cornices, pilasters, eaves, eave troughs, walls or screens to
screen utilities and other similar architectural features may be
permitted in any required yard, provided that no such feature projects
into the required yard more than 0.6 of a metre or half the distance of
the required yard, whichever is less;
A porch, uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any required
front yard to a maximum of 2.0 metres or half the distance of the
required yard, whichever is less;
A porch, uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any required
flankage yard to a maximum of 2.0 metres and into any required side
yard to a maximum of 1.2 metres;
A porch or uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any required
rear yard to a maximum of 3.0 metres for dwellings with an integrated
garage at the rear of the dwelling and 2.0 metres for dwellings with an
integrated garage at the front of the dwelling;
Stairs may encroach to within 0.3 of a metre of the front lot line or
flankage lot line; to within 1.0 metre of a rear lot line; and to within 0.3
of a metre of a side lot line;
A bay, box or bow window, with or without foundation, having a
maximum width of 4.0 metres may encroach into any required yard to a
maximum of 0.6 of a metre or half the distance of the required yard,
whichever is less;
Despite any minimum front yard depth, rear yard depth, side yard
depth or flankage yard depth, on a corner lot, the minimum setback to
a corner rounding at the front of a lot shall be 1.0 metre, the minimum
setback to a corner rounding at the rear of a lot shall be 0.4 of a metre,
and the minimum setback to a corner rounding at the side yard or
flankage of a lot shall be 0.4 of a metre;
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Air Conditioners are permitted on a lot provided they are located in the
rear yard or side yard or on a balcony or roof. In addition, such units
with the exception of units located in the amenity area provided on the
balcony above the garage or driveway shall not be located any closer
than 0.6 of a metre to a side lot line and shall not be located on any
easement in favour of the City.
Special Regulations (“MU-MD-3” Zone)
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3037, as amended, the
requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be satisfied by
establishing frontage on a common element condominium street for the
subject lands;
Despite Section 2(d)(i) above, the lot lines that abut Four Seasons
Lane and Palmer’s Sawmill Road shall be deemed to be the Front Lot
Lines for the lots zoned “MU-MD-3”;
A water meter building required by the Region of Durham for the
purpose of measuring the quantity of water delivered shall be exempt
from “MU MD-3” zone use provisions and zone requirements;
Minimum Private Amenity Area for units with an integrated garage at
the rear:
10 square metres of amenity area shall be provided on the balcony
above the garage or driveway and located at the rear of the
dwelling unit;
accessory structures such as pergolas, shed or other similar
structures shall not be permitted on the balcony above the garage
at the rear of the dwelling unit;
the outdoor private amenity area located above the garage at the
rear of the dwelling unit shall not be enclosed.
Provisions (“MU-MD-4” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-MD-4” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-4” use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Stacked Dwelling
Zone Requirements (“MU-MD-4” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-4” use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building except in accordance with the following
provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
No building or part of a building or structure shall be erected
outside of the building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1.
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No building or part of a building or structure shall be erected within
the building envelope, unless a minimum of 60 percent of the
length of the build-to-zone along the frontage of Brock Road as
illustrated on Figure 1 attached hereto, contains a building or part
of a building.
The minimum separation distance between the exterior walls of
buildings, except for the front wall, shall be 5.0 metres.
Building Height (maximum): 12.5 metres
Parking Requirements (“MU-MD-4” Zone)
1.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be provided either in a
private garage or in a parking area plus 0.2 of a parking space per
dwelling unit for visitors. Resident and visitor parking spaces may be
provided on a separate lot and secured by an easement.
Any vehicular entrance for an enclosed private garage shall be located
a minimum of 6 metres from the private street that provides vehicle
access to the private garage.
Each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum
width of 2.8 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres; however, the
width of a private garage may include 1 interior step and the depth may
include 2 interior steps.
Air Conditioners are permitted on a lot provided such units shall not be
located any closer than 0.6 of a metre to any lot line and shall not be
located on any easement in favour of the City.
Minimum Private Amenity Area for lands zoned “MU-MD-4”: 5.0 square
metres.
Projections (“MU-MD-4” Zone)
Despite Section 3(b)(i)A. of this By-law, stairs, covered and uncovered
porches and platforms, uncovered decks, bay, box and bow windows,
balconies, eaves, canopies, window sills, supporting structures and
footings and other similar features are permitted to project beyond the
building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1, but not closer than 1.5
metres to any lot line.
Special Provisions (“MU-MD-3” and “MU-MD-4” Zones)
Number of dwelling units permitted on lands zoned MU-MD-3 and MU
MD-4:
Minimum number of dwelling units – 190
One private park having a minimum lot area of 670 square metres shall
be provided on lands zoned “MU-MD-3” or “MU-MD-4”;
Sections 5.10, 5.19.2, 5.20, 5.21, and 5.22 of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned “MU-MD-3” and “MU-MD-
4”;
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Restrictions on the Parking and Storage of Vehicles (“MU-MD-3” and “MU MD-
4” Zones)
No person shall use any lot for the parking or storage of vehicles except in
accordance with the following provisions:
Number of Vehicles:
A maximum of 2 vehicles, only 1 of which may be a trailer, are
permitted to park on a driveway.
Size of Vehicles:
for those vehicles parked on any driveway, the maximum permissible
height is 2.6 metres, and the maximum permissible length is 6.0
metres;
height is measured from the established grade immediately beside the
vehicle up to the vehicle’s highest point, which excludes lights,
antennas and other such items ancillary to the vehicle’s body.
Location of Vehicles:
No part of any yard except a driveway is to be used for the parking or
storage of vehicles and no vehicle is to encroach onto any Street or
Private Street.
Inoperative Vehicles:
The parking or storage of an inoperative vehicle is not permitted unless
it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Construction Vehicles:
The parking or storage of a construction vehicle or a commercial
vehicle is not permitted, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed
building or structure.
Oversize Vehicles:
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size
provisions of Section 4(b) of this By-law, is permitted to park
temporarily for the sole purpose of delivering to, servicing or
constructing the premises.
Model Homes
A maximum of 2 blocks, together with not fewer than two parking spaces
per Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MU-MD-3” prior
to the division of those lands by lifting of part lot control.
A maximum of 1 block, together with not fewer than two parking spaces per
Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MU-MD-4”.
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For the purpose of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a dwelling unit
which is not used for residential purpose, but which is used exclusively for
sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an agreement with the
City of Pickering.
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Definitions
“Amenity Space” means the total passive or active recreational area
provided on a lot for the personal, shared or communal use of the residents
of a building or buildings, and includes balconies, patios, rooftop gardens
and other similar features, but does not include indoor laundry or locker
facilities.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Building, Apartment” shall mean a building containing more than four
dwelling units where the units are connected by an interior corridor.
“Build-to-zone” shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located.
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the use of
the unit only; and
is not a mobile home or any vehicle.
“Floor Space Index” means the total gross floor area of all buildings on a lot
divided by the total area of the lot on which the building is located,
excluding any portion of the building located below grade, such as parking
structures.
“Grade” or “Established Grade” means the average elevation of the finished
level of the ground adjoining all exterior walls of a building.
“Parapet Wall” means the portion of an exterior wall extending above the
roof.
“Park, Private” means a park which is maintained by a condominium
corporation.
“Parking Space, Bicycle” means an area used exclusively for parking or
storing a bicycle.
“Parking Structure” means a building or portion thereof, containing one or
more parking spaces.
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“Setback” means the distance between a building and a lot line. In
calculating the setback the horizontal distance from the respective lot line
shall be used.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“RMII-4” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “RMII-4” use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Apartment Building
Zone Requirements (“RMII-4” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “RMII-4” use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
Number of Dwelling Units:
Minimum number of dwelling units: 10 units
Maximum number of dwelling units: 44 units
Building Height:
Minimum building height: 8.0 metres (4-storeys)
Maximum building height: 22.0 metres (6-storeys)
Building Location and Setbacks:
No building or part of a building, or structure shall be erected outside of
the building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1.
No building, or portion of a building, or structure shall be erected within
the building envelope, unless a minimum of 80 percent of the length of
the build-to-zone, as illustrated on Figure 1, contains a building or part
of a building.
A below grade parking structure shall be permitted beyond the limits of
the building envelope as identified on Figure 1, but no closer than 0.3
of a metre from all lot lines.
Architectural projections including roof overhang, eaves, canopies,
balconies, awnings and other similar features shall be permitted to
extend a maximum of 2.0 metres beyond the building envelope as
identified on Figure 1.
Despite Section 2(c)(iv) above, outdoor amenity area for the dwelling
units on the first floor shall be permitted to extend to a maximum of 5.0
metres beyond the building envelope as identified on Figure 1.
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Vehicular Parking Requirements:
Parking Requirements for Apartment Building:
1) Minimum 1.0 parking space per dwelling unit
2) Minimum 1.75 parking space per 2-storey dwelling unit
3) Minimum 0.20 of a parking space per dwelling unit for visitors
All resident parking spaces shall be provided within a below grade
parking structure.
A parking lot shall not be permitted between a building and a street line
abutting Brock Road.
Bicycle Parking Requirements:
Minimum number of bicycle parking spaces: 0.5 of a space per
dwelling unit.
A maximum of 50 percent of the required bicycle parking spaces may
be vertical spaces; the rest of the required spaces must be horizontal
spaces.
Where four or more bicycle parking spaces are provided in a common
parking area, each space must contain a parking rack that is securely
anchored to the ground and attached to a heavy base such as
concrete.
Dimensions:
if located in a horizontal position (on the ground): a minimum length
of 1.8 metres and a minimum width of 0.6 metres
if located in a vertical position (on the wall): a minimum length of
1.5 metres and a minimum width of 0.5 metres
Balcony Requirements:
Minimum Balcony Area: 6.0 square metres
Minimum Balcony Depth: 1.5 metres
Despite (2)(f)(i) above, minimum private outdoor amenity area for
dwelling units on the first floor: 20 square metres
Indoor Amenity Area and Private Park:
Minimum indoor amenity area per dwelling unit: 2.0 square metres
Minimum area of a Private Park: 200 square metres
Rooftop Mechanical Equipment and Mechanical Penthouses:
Rooftop mechanical equipment, including any appurtenances thereto,
that exceed a maximum height of 2.0 metres shall be fully enclosed
within a mechanical penthouse.
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Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be setback a minimum of 5.0
metres from all edges of a roof.
Notwithstanding 2(h)(ii) above, no setback is required if rooftop
mechanical equipment is fully enclosed within a mechanical penthouse
or screened by an architectural feature.
Special Provisions:
Air conditioner units shall not be located between the front wall of a
building or a dwelling and Brock Road.
Waste shall be stored within a fully enclosed building, structure or
partially in-ground structure and shall not be located between a building
and a street line.
Sections 5.19.2 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to the
lands zoned “RMII-4”.
Restrictions on Parking and Storage of Vehicles
No person shall use any lot for the parking or storage of vehicles except in
accordance with the following provisions:
Size of Vehicles:
For those vehicles parked on any parking lot, the maximum permissible
height is 2.6 metres, and the maximum permissible length is 6.0
metres.
Height is measured from the established grade immediately beside the
vehicle up to the vehicle’s highest point, which excludes lights,
antennas and other such items ancillary to the vehicle’s body.
Location of Vehicles:
The parking of any vehicle outdoors is only permitted within a parking
lot, no vehicle is to encroach onto any Street or Private Street.
Inoperative Vehicles:
The parking or storage of any inoperative vehicle is not permitted
unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Construction Vehicles:
The parking or storage of a construction vehicle or a commercial
vehicle is not permitted, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed
building or structure.
Oversize Vehicles:
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size
provisions of Section 3(a) is permitted to park temporality for the sole
purpose of delivering, to servicing or constructing the premises.
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Definitions
"Community Use" shall mean a public use or facility serving residents of an
area, such as a community centre, a fire hall, a library, a neighbourhood
park, a police station and a postal station;
"Neighbourhood Store" shall mean a retail store in which food, drugs,
periodicals or similar items of day-to-day household necessity are kept for
retail sale to residents of, or persons employed in the immediate
neighbourhood and may include a postal station;
"Place of Religious Assembly" shall mean a building or part of a building
where persons assemble for contemplative, counselling, educational or
other purposes of a religious nature, which may include social, recreational,
and charitable activities, and offices for the administration thereof.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
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"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("HMR2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMR2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("HMR2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMR2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 3,000 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum floor area per dwelling unit: 95 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For each detached dwelling, there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot a minimum l parking space;
Subsection 7.4 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall apply to the
lands zoned "HMR2".
Exceptions
Despite the minimum lot area and lot frontage provisions of
subsections 2(b)(i) and 2(b)(ii), a detached dwelling and uses
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accessory thereto may be erected, altered or used on a lot which
existed on the date of the passing of this by-law providing:
such lot has a minimum lot area of 1,390 square metres and a
minimum lot frontage of 22 metres; or
such lot has been granted a variance by the Committee of
Adjustment to the minimum requirements for lot area and lot
frontage, which variance permits the erection, alteration or use of a
detached dwelling on the lot.
Despite the minimum lot area and front yard depth provisions of
subsections 2(b)(i) and 2(b)(iii), in the area cross-hatched on Figure 1,
a detached dwelling use may be established with a minimum lot area of
1200 square metres and a minimum front yard depth of 0.8 of a metre
if the building existed on the date of the passing of this by-law.
Special Regulations ("(HMC4)" Symbol)
On lands where the "HMR2" zone is followed by the symbol "(HMC4)" the
following regulations shall apply:
In addition to the uses specified in subsection 2(a) and providing a
dwelling unit exists on the lot, the following use shall be permitted on
the lot:
1) neighbourhood store
All zone requirements of subsection 2(b) shall apply, except that if one
or more neighbourhood stores are established:
1) despite subsection 2(b)(x)(B), there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot, in addition to a minimum 1 parking space
for the dwelling unit, a minimum of 4.0 parking spaces per 100
square metres gross floor area neighbourhood store
The gross floor area of all neighbourhood stores on the lot shall not
exceed 250 square metres.
Uses Permitted ("I(C)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "I(C)", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Church
Zone Requirements ("I(C)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "I(C)" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 25 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of 1
parking space per 4 persons capacity;
Subsections 5.19.2a), 5.19.2b), 5.19.2d) and 5.19.2k) of By-law
3037, as amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "I(C)";
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL" use any land for any
purpose except the preservation and conservation of the natural
environment, soil and wildlife.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
only for purposes of flood and erosion control or a culvert for access.
Uses Permitted ("A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "A" use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with Section
6 of By-law 3037, as amended.
Uses Permitted ("(I)PRA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "(I)PRA" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Place of Religious Assembly
Zone Requirements ("(I)PRA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "(I)PRA" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.8 of a hectare
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 60 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
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LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 25 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
GROSS FLOOR AREA (maximum): 500 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause "parking space" shall mean a
useable and accessible area not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, and
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
one parking space per four persons capacity;
The provisions of Section 5.19.2a) of By-law 3037 shall not apply
to the lands zoned "(I)PRA".
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Exception Zone 324 (By-law 2677-88, as amended by By-
law 2804-88, By-law 5629-00, By-law 5939-02, and By-law
6828-08)
Definitions
"Antique Store" shall mean a store in which antique articles, merchandise
or similar items are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public;
"Arts and Craft Shop" shall mean an establishment in which articles,
merchandise or similar items used in the production of arts, crafts and
domestic hobbies are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public,
and where lessons or instructions related to the production of arts, crafts
and domestic hobbies may be given;
"Bakery" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food products
are baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products
baked and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale;
"Bed & Breakfast Establishment" shall mean an establishment that
provides sleeping accommodation (including breakfast and other meals,
services, facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests) for the
traveling or vacationing public in up to three guest rooms within a building
or part of a building that is the principal residence of the proprietor of the
establishment;
"Book Store" shall mean a store in which books, magazines, periodicals
and similar items are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public;
"Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency,
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
"Clothing Boutique" shall mean an establishment in which clothes and
clothing accessories are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public;
"Community Use" shall mean a public use or facility serving residents of an
area, such as a community centre, a fire hall, a library, a neighbourhood
park, a police station and a postal station;
"Custom Workshop" shall mean a building or part of a building in which is
carried on the custom production of made-to-order articles including
furniture, pottery, glassware, jewellery, artwork, clothing, toys and musical
instruments.
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"Day Spa" shall mean a building or part of a building in which beauty and
aesthetic treatments are provided, such as hair removal, make-up
application, cosmetic tattooing, massage therapy, and weight loss
treatments, but shall not include a body rub parlour, and shall not provide
over night accommodations;
"Domestic Business - Type A" shall mean an antique store, an arts and
craft shop, a bookstore, a business office, a clothing boutique, a custom
workshop, a professional office, or a specialty home furnishing shop, which
is:
operated from a detached dwelling on the lot, or a building or structure
accessory to the detached dwelling on the lot; and
managed, directed or conducted by one or more of the occupants of
the detached dwelling on the lot.
"Domestic Business - Type B" shall mean a bakery or a tea room, which is:
operated from a detached dwelling on the lot, or a building or structure
accessory to the detached dwelling on the lot; and
managed, directed or conducted by one or more of the occupants of
the detached dwelling on the lot.
"Mill, Granary and Fertilizer Establishment" shall mean an establishment in
which grain is milled and in which agricultural fertilizers may be produced,
and wherein such products or by-products are stored, offered or kept for
wholesale or retail sale;
"Professional Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, and engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. l980,
Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
"Restaurant – Type A" shall mean a building or part of a building where
food is prepared or offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption on or off the premises;
“Retail Store” shall mean a building where goods, wares, merchandise,
substances, articles or things are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to
the public;
“Small Implement Repair Shop” shall mean a building where small
implement equipment, such as domestic pumps and rotor tillers, are
serviced, repaired or stored and may include the sale of used implements
only;
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"Specialty Home Furnishings Shop" shall mean an establishment in which
household furniture, utensils, draperies, linen, glassware, artwork and
similar domestic items are stored, offered and kept for retail sale to the
public;
"Tea Room" shall mean an establishment in which non-alcoholic
beverages, pastries, sandwiches and desserts may be kept and sold for
immediate consumption on the premises only;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("HMR3" Zone)
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No person shall within the lands zoned "HMR3", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
domestic business - type A
domestic business - type B
Zone Requirements ("HMR3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMR3" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 3,000 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum floor area per dwelling unit: 95 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For each detached dwelling there shall be provided and maintained
on the lot a minimum 1 parking space;
For each detached dwelling containing one or more domestic
business - type A, or one or more domestic business - type B,
there shall be provided and maintained on the lot, in addition to the
minimum 1 parking space for the detached dwelling, a minimum of
3 parking spaces per 100 square metres gross floor area domestic
business - type A, and a minimum of 5 parking spaces per 100
square metres gross floor area domestic business - type B;
Subsection 7.4 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall apply to the
lands zoned "HMR3";
Subsection 5.19.2 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to
the lands zoned "HMR3".
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SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
The aggregate of the gross floor areas of all domestic business -
type A, and domestic business - type B, on a lot shall not exceed
25 percent of the gross floor area of the detached dwelling on the
lot.
Exceptions
Despite the minimum lot area and lot frontage provisions of subsections
2(b)(i) and 2(b)(ii), detached dwelling and uses accessory thereto, a
domestic business - type A, and a domestic business - type B, may be
erected, altered or used on a lot which existed on the date of the passing of
this by-law, providing:
such lot has a minimum lot area of 1,390 square metres and a
minimum lot frontage of 22 metres, or
such lot has been granted a variance by the Committee of Adjustment
to the minimum requirements for the lot area and lot frontage, which
variance permits the erection, alteration or use of a detached dwelling
on the lot.
Uses Permitted ("HMC8" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMC8", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
arts and craft shop
Zone Requirements ("HMC8" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMC8" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 25 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in any yard
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
1) There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum
of 4.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres gross floor area
arts and craft shop;
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2) Subsections 5.19.2a), 5.19.2b) and 5.19.2k) of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "HMC8".
Uses Permitted ("I(C)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "I(C)", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Church
Zone Requirements ("I(C)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "I(C)" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 25 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of 1
parking space per 4 persons capacity;
Subsections 5.19.2a), 5.19.2b) and 5.19.2k) of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "I(C)".
Uses Permitted ("CU" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CU", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
community use
Uses Permitted ("A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "A", use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with Section
6 of By-law 3037, as amended.
Uses Permitted ("G" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "G", use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with
Section 14 of By-law 3037, as amended.
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Uses Permitted (“HMC9” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “HMC9”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
bed & breakfast establishment;
day spa;
dwelling unit;
professional office;
restaurant – type A
retail store;
small implement repair shop
Zone Requirements (“HMC9” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “HMC9” use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum) 18 metres
OPEN STORAGE:
no open storage shall be permitted in any yard
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, “parking space” shall mean a usable
and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and 5.3
metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but shall
not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
3.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres of gross leasable floor
area for any retail store and small implement repair shop;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
two parking spaces for any dwelling unit;
Subsections 5.19.2 a), 5.19.2 b) and 5.19.2 d) and 5.19.2 k) of By-
law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned “HMC9”.
Where a parking space abuts the Whitevale Road allowance a
minimum 2.0 metre landscaping buffer shall be provided;
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Despite clause 2.2.1 of By-law 3037, the minimum two-way traffic
aisle width shall be 6.0 metres;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
5.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres of gross leasable floor
area for any day spa and restaurant – type A;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
one parking space for each guest room associated with a bed &
breakfast establishment.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
The gross floor area of all retail uses shall be limited to a maximum
of 400 square metres on the ground floor only;
A maximum of one dwelling unit is permitted on the property;
Small engine repairs are to be conducted from an accessory
structure only;
The maximum gross floor area of all buildings on the lot shall not
exceed 1700 square metres;
Despite the provisions of Section 5.18 (a) (Accessory Buildings and
Uses), By-law 3037, an accessory building may be located in any
yard provided it has a minimum front yard depth of 7.5 metres and
complies with all other yard requirements of Section 2(l) above;
Despite the provisions of Section 5.18 (a) and (b) (provisions for
accessory structure location) of By-law 3037 and Section 2(l)(ix)(E)
above, an accessory, detached garage may be located in the rear
yard a minimum of 0.0 metres from the rear and side lot lines;
The gross leasable floor area of all restaurant – type A uses shall
be limited to a maximum of 200 square metres on the ground floor
only;
A maximum of one day spa use shall be permitted with a maximum
gross leasable floor area of 300 square metres;
Despite Section 2(l)(i) above, a professional office shall only be
permitted as a component of a day spa use, and shall be included
in the gross leasable floor area calculation for the day spa use;
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Definitions
In this By-law,
“Air Conditioner” means any mechanical equipment which is required for
residential domestic use and which must be installed outdoors including
central air conditioning units, heat pumps, heat exchange units, emergency
generators and other such equipment.
“Amenity Area” means an outdoor area located anywhere on a lot, or the
roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other building which
includes landscape area, but which may also include areas of decking,
decorative paving or other similar surface and includes a balcony, porch,
private patio or deck and which has direct access from the interior of the
dwelling unit.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” means a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation; may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door.
“Building” means a structure occupying an area greater than 10.0 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor but shall
not include a mobile home.
“Build-to-Zone” means an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located.
“Condominium, Common Element” means spaces and features owned in
common by all shareholders in a condominium and may include private
streets, walkways and parking and amenity areas.
“Corner Rounding” shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the intersection of
two street lines including private street lines in the form of an arc, which
joins the front lot line to the flankage or side lot line and joins the rear lot
line to the flankage or side lot line.
“Deck” means a raised platform attached to the exterior wall of a building
and with direct access from within a building and from grade.
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“Dwelling” means a building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” means a residential unit that:
consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building or
structure;
is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for the use of
the unit only; and
is not a mobile home or any vehicle.
“Dwelling, Multiple – Horizontal” means a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally by an above-grade wall or walls;
“Dwelling, Stacked” means a residential use building for four or fewer
storeys in height containing three or more principle dwelling units where the
units are divided horizontally and vertically and in which each dwelling unit
has an attached private garage and an independent entrance at the ground
level or through a common entrance at the ground level or at the first storey
above ground and may have shared exit facilities above the first floor;
“Dwelling, Stacked Back-to-Back” means a residential use building for four
or fewer storeys in height containing three or more principle dwelling units
where the units are divided horizontally and vertically and in which each
dwelling unit has an independent entrance at the ground level or through a
common entrance at the ground level or at the first storey above ground
and may have shared exit facilities above the first floor
“Grade” or “Established Grade” means, when used with reference to a
building, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where
it meets the exterior of the front of such building and when used with
reference to a structure shall mean the average elevation of the finished
surface of the ground immediately surrounding such structure, exclusive in
both cases of any artificial embankment.
“Height, Building” means the vertical distance between the established
grade, and in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or
parapet wall, or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case
of a gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and
ridge. The height requirements of this By-law shall not apply to a roof top
mechanical penthouse.
“Landscaped Area” means an outdoor area comprising trees, plants,
decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, or other landscape or
architectural elements, excluding aisles, private streets, driveways,
porches, decks, and areas for loading, parking or storing of vehicles.
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“Lot” means an area of land fronting on a street which is used or intended
to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the case may
be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a public park or
open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the
whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Area” means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot;
“Lot Frontage” means the width of a lot between the side lot lines measured
along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot line;
“Lot, Through” means a lot bounded on opposite sides by a street.
“Parapet Wall” means the portion of an exterior wall extending above the
roof.
“Private Park” means an area of land not under the jurisdiction of a public
authority that is designed or maintained for active or passive recreational
purposes and may be comprised of trees, plants, decorative stonework,
public art, retaining walls, walkways, stairs, steps or other landscape or
architectural elements.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building, a basement may be located under the porch.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the
resident enters or exists a dwelling unit.
“Private Garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise.
“Storey” means that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar or
attic, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor,
roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Street” means a public highway but does not include a lane. Where a
0.3 metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight triangle abuts a street,
for the purposes of determining setbacks the street shall be deemed to
include the 0.3 metre reserve and/or the daylight triangle, however, nothing
herein shall be interpreted as granting a public right of access over the
0.3 metre reserve or as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public
highway for maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
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a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting the private street, but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
“Tandem Parking Space” means two or more parking spaces abutting each
other end to end with only one having access to a private street.
“Wall, Front” a primary exterior wall of a building, not including permitted
projections, which contains the primary entrance door.
“Water Meter Building” means a building or structure that contains devices
supplied by the Region of Durham which measures the quantity of water
delivered to a property.
“Yard” means an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on the
same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and unoccupied
above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures, or other
uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between
the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a front yard
of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between
the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the junction
point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear yard
of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line,
the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” means a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the rear
yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a side yard
of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” means a side yard immediately adjoining a street not
including a private street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street;
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Flankage Side Yard Width” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a
flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or abutting
on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street, and the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
Provisions (“MU-MD-5” & “MU-MD-6” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-MD-5” & “MU-MD-6” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-5” & “MU-MD-6” use any
lot or erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except
the following:
“MU-MD-5”
Dwelling, Multiple – Horizontal
“MU-MD-6”
Dwelling, Multiple – Horizontal
Zone Requirements (“MU-MD-5” & “MU-MD-6” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-5” & “MU-MD-6” use any
lot or erect, alter, or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
MU-MD-5 MU-MD-6
i. Building Location No building or part of a building or structure shall
be erected outside of the building envelope as
illustrated on Figure 1.
ii. Lot Frontage
(minimum) 3.7 metres 5.5 metres
iii. Front Yard Depth
(minimum) Nil 6.0 metres
iv. Side Yard Setback
(minimum)
1.2 metres except
where dwellings on
abutting lots share a
common wall, no
interior side yard shall
be required adjacent to
that wall on either lot
1.2 metres except
where dwellings on
abutting lots share a
common wall, no
interior side yard shall
be required adjacent to
that wall on either lot
v. Rear Yard Depth
(minimum) Nil 6.5 metres
vi. Building Height
(maximum) 12.0 metres
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vii. Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
viii. Visitor Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
0.25 of a parking space per dwelling unit, which
may be provided on a separate lot.
ix. Garage
Requirements
Minimum one private
garage per dwelling
unit, the vehicular
entrance of which shall
be located not less
than 1.6 metres from a
private street.
Minimum one private
garage per dwelling
unit, the vehicular
entrance of which shall
be located not less than
6.0 metres from a
private street.
x. Interior Garage
Dimensions
(minimum)
A private garage
shall have a
minimum width of
5.6 metres and a
minimum depth of
5.7 metres
provided, however,
the width may
include one interior
step and the depth
may include two
interior steps; or
A private garage
may permit
tandem parking
and shall have a
minimum width of
3.0 metres and a
minimum depth of
11.4 metres
provided, however
the width may
include two interior
steps and depth
may include one
interior step
A private garage shall
have a minimum width
of 3.0 metres and a
minimum depth of
6.0 metres provided,
however, the width may
include two interior
steps and the depth
may include two interior
steps.
xi. Driveway Width
(maximum)
A driveway shall not
exceed the width of the
building or structure to
3.7 metres
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MU-MD-5 MU-MD-6
which it provides
access.
Provisions (“MU-MD-7” & “MU-MD-8” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-MD-7” & “MU-MD-8” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-7” & “MU-MD-8” use any
lot or erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except
the following:
“MU-MD-7” Zone
Dwelling, Stacked
“MU-MD-8” Zone
Dwelling, Stacked Back-to-Back
Zone Requirements (“MU-MD-7” & “MU-MD-8” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-7” & “MU-MD-8” use any
lot or erect, alter, or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
MU-MD-7 MU-MD-8
Building Location No building or part of a building or structure shall be
erected outside of the building envelope as illustrated on
Figure 1.
Setback between
building blocks
(minimum)
10.5 metres between
Front Walls
3.0 metres between Side
Walls
Building Height
(maximum) 12.0 metres 17.5 metres
Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
2.0 parking spaces per
dwelling unit
1.0 parking space per
dwelling unit
Visitor
Parking
Requireme
nts
(minimum)
0.25 of a parking space per dwelling unit, which may be
provided on a separate lot.
Garage
Requirements
Minimum one private
garage per dwelling, the
vehicular entrance of
Nil
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MU-MD-7 MU-MD-8
which shall be located
not less than 6.0 metres
from a private street.
Interior Garage
Dimensions
(minimum)
(i) A private garage
shall have a minimum
width of 3.0 metres and
a minimum depth of
6.0 metres provided,
however, the width may
include one interior step
and the depth may
include two interior
steps.
Nil
Driveway Width
(maximum)
A driveway shall not
exceed the width of the
building or structure to
which it provides access.
Nil
Provisions (“OS-PP” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“OS-PP”)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-PP” use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Private Park
Special Provisions (“MU-MD-5”, “MU-MD-6”, “MU-MD-7” and “MU-MD-8”
Zones)
Number of Dwelling Units:
Minimum: 76
Maximum: 197
No building, or portion of a building, or structure shall be erected within the
building envelope, unless a minimum of 60 percent of the entire length of
the build-to-zone, as illustrated on Figure 1, contains a building or part of a
building.
Sections 5.10, 5.19.1, 5.19.2, 5.20, 5.21, and 5.22 of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the subject lands.
A private street shall have a minimum width of 6.5 metres.
Despite any minimum front yard depth, rear yard depth, side yard depth or
flankage yard depth, on a corner lot, the minimum setback to a corner
rounding at the front of a lot shall be 1.0 metre, the minimum setback to a
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corner rounding at the rear of a lot shall be 1.0 metre, and the minimum
setback to a corner rounding at the side yard or flankage of a lot shall be
1.0 metre.
Projections such as window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces, belt courses,
cornices, pilasters, eaves, eave troughs, and other similar architectural
features may be permitted to be located beyond the building envelope as
identified on Figure 1 and in any required yard, provided that no such
feature projects beyond the building envelope or required yard more than
0.6 of a metre or half the distance of the required yard, whichever is less.
Walls or screens to screen utilities may be permitted to be located beyond
the building envelope as identified on Figure 1 and in any required yard to a
maximum of 1.2 metres, but shall not extend beyond the property line.
Despite Section 2(b)(i) and Section 3(b)(i), a porch, uncovered deck,
private patio or balcony may encroach beyond the building envelope as
illustrated on Figure 1 and any required front yard to a maximum of
2.5 metres, but shall be located a minimum of 1.2 metres from a lot line.
A porch, uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any required
flankage yard and side yard to a maximum of 2.0 metres, but shall not
extend beyond the property line.
Despite Section 2(b)(i) and Section 3(b)(i), an uncovered porch or
uncovered deck not exceeding 2.0 metres in height above grade, may
encroach a maximum of 2.0 metres beyond the building envelope as
illustrated on Figure 1, into any required rear yard.
Despite Section 2(b)(i) and Section 3(b)(i), stairs to a porch, uncovered
deck or entrance may encroach to within 0.45 of a metre of the front or
flankage lot line; to within 1.0 metre of a rear lot line and to within 0.6 of a
metre of a side lot line.
A bay, box or bow window, with or without foundation, having a maximum
width of 4.0 metres may encroach beyond the building envelope as
identified on Figure 1 and any required yard to a maximum of 0.6 of a
metre or half the distance of the required yard, whichever is less.
Despite Section 2(b)(i) and Section 3(b)(i), waste shall be stored within a
fully enclosed building, structure or partially underground structure, which
shall be permitted to be located beyond the limits of the building envelop as
identified on Figure 1, but no closer than 1.0 metre to any lot line.
Air Conditioners are to be located in the rear yard or side yard or on or
below a balcony or roof or on a private patio at or below grade. In addition,
such units shall not be located any closer than 0.6 of a metre to a side lot
line and shall not be located on any easement in favour of the City.
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Visitor parking spaces shall be setback a minimum of 3.0 metres from all
streets.
Despite Section 4(a), below grade parking structures shall be permitted to
be located within lands zoned “OS-PP”.
Special Regulations (“MU-MD-5”, “MU-MD-6”, “MU-MD-7” and “MU-MD-8”
Zones)
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3037, as amended, the
requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be satisfied by
establishing frontage on a private street for the lands on Figure 1.
Despite Section 6(a), the lot line abutting Dersan Street and Four Seasons
Lane shall be deemed the front lot line for lands zoned “MU-MD-5”.
Despite Section 6(b), where a lot is bounded on opposite sides by a private
street, the lot line closest to the primary entrance door is deemed to be the
front lot line for lands zoned “MU-MD-5”.
A water meter building required by the Region of Durham for the purpose of
measuring the quantity of water delivered shall be exempt from “MU-MD-5”,
“MU-MD-6”, “MU-MD-7” and “MU-MD-8” zone use provisions and zone
requirements.
Minimum Private Amenity Area for lands zoned “MU-MD-5”, “MU-MD-7”
and “MU-MD-8”:
4.5 square metres of private amenity area shall be provided for each
unit;
accessory structures such as pergolas, shed or other similar structures
shall not be permitted on the balcony above the garage of the dwelling
unit;
the outdoor private amenity area located above the garage at the rear
of the dwelling unit shall not be enclosed.
Restrictions on the Parking and Storage of Vehicles (“MU-MD-5”, “MU-MD-6”,
“MU-MD-7” and “MU-MD-8” Zones)
No person shall use any lot for the parking or storage of vehicles except in
accordance with the following provisions:
Number of Vehicles:
A maximum of 2 vehicles, only 1 of which may be a trailer, are
permitted to park on a driveway.
Size of Vehicles:
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for those vehicles parked on any driveway, the maximum
permissible height is 2.6 metres, and the maximum permissible length
is 6.0 metres;
height is measured from the established grade immediately beside the
vehicle up to the vehicle’s highest point, which excludes lights,
antennas and other such items ancillary to the vehicle’s body.
Location of Vehicles:
No part of any yard except a driveway is to be used for the parking or
storage of vehicles and no vehicle is to encroach onto any Street or
Private Street.
Inoperative Vehicles:
The parking or storage of an inoperative vehicle is not permitted unless
it is entirely within a fully enclosed building or structure.
Construction Vehicles:
The parking or storage of a construction vehicle or a commercial
vehicle is not permitted, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed
building or structure.
Oversize Vehicles:
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size
provisions of Section 5(b) of this By-law, is permitted to park
temporarily for the sole purpose of delivering to, servicing or
constructing the premises.
Model Homes
A maximum of 2 blocks, together with not fewer than two parking spaces
per Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MU-MD-5” and
“MU-MD-6” prior to the division of those lands by lifting of part lot control,
provided each zone does not exceed 1 block.
A maximum of 2 blocks, together with not fewer than two parking spaces
per Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MU-MD-7” and
“MU-MD-8”, provided each zone does not exceed more than 1 block.
For the purpose of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a dwelling unit
which is not used for residential purpose, but which is used exclusively for
sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an agreement with the
City of Pickering.
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Exception Zone 326 (By-law 6962-09)
Definitions
“Accessory Use” shall mean a use of land, buildings or structures that is
normally incidental or subordinate to the principal use, building or structure
located on the same lot.
“Agricultural Use” shall mean the growing of crops, including nursery and
horticultural crops, raising of livestock and other animals, including poultry
and fish, for food and fur, aquaculture, and agro forestry and maple syrup
production.
“Agriculture-Related Uses” shall mean commercial and industrial uses that
are small-scale, directly related to a farm operation, and required in close
proximity to the farm operation.
“Animal Agriculture” shall mean the growing, producing and raising farm
animals including, without limitation, livestock, including equines, poultry
and ratites, fur-bearing animals, bees, cultured fish, deer and elk, and
game animals and birds.
“Bed and Breakfast Establishment” shall mean an establishment that
provides sleeping accommodation (including breakfast and other meals,
services, facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests) for the
traveling or vacationing public within a detached dwelling that is the
principal residence of the proprietor of the establishment.
“Conservation” shall mean the wise use, protection and rehabilitation of
natural resources according to principles that will assure their highest
economic, social and environmental benefits.
“Exterior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street or
abutting a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street.
“Farm Vacation Home” shall mean an establishment that provides sleeping
accommodation (including participation in farm activities, meals, services,
facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests) for the traveling or
vacationing public in up to three guest rooms within a single dwelling that is
located on a farm and is the principal residence of the proprietor of the
establishment.
“Home Industry” shall mean a business that,
is carried on as a small-scale use that is accessory to a detached
dwelling or agricultural operation;
provides a service such as carpentry, metalworking, welding, electrical
work or blacksmithing, primarily to the farming community;
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may be carried on in whole or in part in an accessory building, and
does not include uses such as an auto repair or paint shop or furniture
stripping.
“Low Intensity Recreational Uses” shall mean recreational uses that have
minimal impact on the natural environment, and require very little terrain or
vegetation modification and few, if any, buildings or structures, including
but not limited to the following:
non-motorized trail uses;
natural heritage appreciation;
unserviced camping on public and institutional land;
accessory uses.
“Resource Management” shall mean the preservation, protection and
improvement of the natural environment through comprehensive
management and maintenance, under professional direction for both the
individual and society's use, both in the present and the future, and shall
also mean the management, development and cultivation of timber
resources to ensure the continuous production of wood or wood products,
the provision of proper environmental conditions for the preservation of fish
and wildlife habitat, the protection against floods and erosion, the protection
and production of water supplies and the preservation of the recreational
resource.
“Small-scale Environmental Education Facilities” shall mean classrooms
and support facilities used in association with low intensity recreation uses.
“Temporary Detached Dwelling” shall mean a dwelling constructed in
accordance with the requirements of the Building Code, excluding a
permanent foundation that is designed and constructed so as to enable
complete removal of the building within 48 hours of being required to do so.
Provisions
Permitted Uses OAK RIDGES MORAINE AGRICULTURAL (“ORM-A-2”
ZONE)
No person shall within an Oak Ridges Moraine Agricultural (“ORM-A-2”
Zone), use any land or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following:
agricultural use
bed and breakfast establishment
conservation projects and flood and erosion control projects
detached dwelling
farm vacation home
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home-based business
home industry
low intensity recreational use
publicly initiated transportation, infrastructure and utilities
resource management
small-scale environmental education facilities
temporary detached dwelling accessory to an agricultural use
Zone Requirements (“ORM-A-2” ZONE)
Minimum Lot Area 4 hectares
Minimum Lot Frontage 150 metres
Minimum Yard Requirements
Front Yard 15.0 metres
Interior Side Yard 6.0 metres
Exterior Side Yard 7.5 metres
Rear Yard 15.0 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage 20%
Maximum Height 12.0 metres
Minimum Dwelling Unit Gross Floor Area 139 square metres
Maximum Building Ground Floor Area 500 metres
Special Regulations (“ORM-A-2” ZONE)
The maximum floor area for all buildings used for accessory small-
scale environmental education facilities shall not exceed 350 square
metres;
A farm vacation home and a bed and breakfast establishment shall
provide a maximum of three guest rooms;
Temporary Detached Dwelling Requirements:
A A temporary detached dwelling shall be permitted on a lot with a
minimum lot area of 40 hectares;
B Maximum of one temporary detached dwelling shall be permitted
per lot; provided it is used by persons employed on the farm;
C Where a detached dwelling exists, the maximum distance between
the detached dwelling and a temporary detached dwelling shall be
50.0 metres, and the temporary detached dwelling shall not be
located in the front yard.
Where a home industry is permitted as an accessory use to a detached
dwelling or agricultural operation, the following provisions shall apply:
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In addition to persons living on the premises not more than two (2)
employees shall be engaged in the home industry;
A home industry may be located in part of a dwelling or in any
accessory building located on a lot on which a dwelling is in
existence, provided the total gross floor area utilized by the home
industry does not exceed a maximum of 140 square metres;
There shall be no display, other than a non-illuminated sign having
a maximum surface area of 1.0 square metre;
There shall be no outside storage of goods, materials or articles;
Only motor vehicles associated with the home industry may be
parked or stored on the lot in an interior side or rear yard;
A boarding kennel shall not be permitted as a home industry;
Home Industry uses shall not include the generation of or storage
of hazardous waste, liquid industrial waste, or any severely toxic
contaminant listed in Schedule 3 to Ontario Regulation 347 RSO,
1990.
Despite any provision of this By-law, with the exception of those uses
legally existing on November 15, 2001, which may continue until the
use(s) ceases, the following uses are prohibited within an Area of High
Aquifer Vulnerability:
Generation and storage of hazardous waste or liquid industrial
waste;
Waste disposal sites and facilities, organic soil conditioning sites,
and snow storage and disposal facilities;
Underground and above-ground storage tanks that are not
equipped with an approved secondary containment device;
Storage of contaminant listed in Schedule 3 (Severely Toxic
Contaminants) to Regulation 347 of the revised Regulations of
Ontario, 1990.
Despite any other yard or setback provisions of this By-law to the
contrary, all farm and non-farm development for livestock facilities will
comply with the Minimum Distance Separation formulae established by
the Province in order to minimize odour conflicts between livestock
facilities and development. All non-farm development on lots of record
existing as of the date of this By-law shall be exempt from Minimum
Distance Separation Formulae 1 requirements.
publicly initiated transportation, infrastructure and utilities may be
permitted to cross an Oak Ridges Moraine Protection (“ORM-EP”)
Zone.
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Permitted Uses OAK RIDGES MORAINE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION (“ORM-EP ZONE”)
The Oak Ridges Moraine Environmental Protection (“ORM-EP”) Zone
represents lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine that are located in a Key
Natural Heritage Feature, or a Hydrologically Sensitive Feature and/or the
feature’s associated minimum vegetation protection zone. No person shall,
within any Oak Ridges Moraine Environmental Protection (“ORM-EP”)
Zone use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
conservation projects and flood and erosion control projects;
publicly initiated transportation, infrastructure and utilities with the
exception of stormwater management ponds;
resource management.
Zone Requirements (“ORM-EP” ZONE)
No accessory buildings and structures shall exceed 10 square metres
in area.
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Exception Zone 327 (By-law 7020-10)
Definitions
"Bay, Bow, Box Window" shall mean a window that protrudes from the
main wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or
square sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in
height, which mayor may not include a foundation, mayor may not include a
window seat; and may include a door;
"Corner Rounding" shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the intersection of
two street lines in the form of an arc, that joins the front lot line to the
flankage lot line;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a
dwelling containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto which is
freestanding from other main structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached above grade by a
common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the roof line
and for a horizontal distance of not less than 6 metres;
"Dwelling, Single Attached or Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of
a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwellings attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with an accessory buildings or structures, or a public
park or open space area regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes
the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7,5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
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“Street” shall mean a street as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, as
amended from time to time, which may provide vehicular access to a lot. A
private road registered in a plan of condominium is also considered a street
for the purpose of this by-law;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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Provisions ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "S-SD-SA-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single dwelling;
semi-detached dwelling;
single attached dwelling;
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA-3")
No person shall, within the lands zoned ("S-SD-SA-3"), use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
provisions as set out in the following table. For a single dwelling the zoning
provisions shall be based on the lot frontage with the exception of corner
lots which will be based on the abutting lot size:
9.0 m
single
dwelling
12.0 m
single
dwelling
13.5 m
single
dwelling
semi-
detached
dwelling
Street
single
attached
dwelling
Lane
single
attached
dwelling
Lot
Frontage
(Minimum)
9.0 m 12.0 m 13.5 m 7.5 m 6.0 m 6.0 m
Lot Area
(Minimum)
225
square
metres
300
square
metres
335
square
metres
180
square
metres
150
square
metres
170
square
metres
Lot Depth
(Minimum)
25 m 25 m 25 m 24.5 m 24.0 m 29.0 m
Front Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m
Interior
Side yard
Width
(Minimum)
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
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adjacent
lots;
adjacent
lots;
adjacent
lots;
to that
wall on
either lot;
to that
wall on
either lot
to that
wall on
either lot
Flanking
Side Yard
Width
(Minimum)
2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m
Rear Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 12.0 m
Building
Height
(Maximum)
12.0 m 12.0 m 12.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m
Driveway
Width
(Maximum)
55
percent
55
percent
55
percent
50
percent
50
percent
50
percent
Lot
Coverage
of All
Accessory
Buildings
(Maximum)
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15
square
metres
15
square
metres
15
square
metres
The following special provisions shall be applicable to all lands zoned ("S-
SD-SA-3")
Corner Rounding Setback (minimum): despite any front yard depth or
flankage side yard width requirement; on a corner lot, the setback to a
corner rounding shall be 1.75 metres
Parking Requirement (minimum): two private parking spaces per dwelling
unit which can be provided either within an attached garage or with one
parking space in an attached garage and one parking space in a driveway
immediately in front of the parking garage for that dwelling unit;
Garage Requirements (minimum): one private garage per lot and if
attached to the main building, the vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the front lot line and not less than 6.0
metres from any side lot line immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a
reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
Garage Parking Size (minimum): each parking space within a private
garage shall have a minimum width of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of
6.0 metres provided, however, that the width may include one interior step
and the depth may include two interior steps;
Yard Encroachments
In addition to the provisions of Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, the following
shall also apply:
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a covered or uncovered porch, veranda or balcony and with or without
a foundation, may have the following setbacks:
to front lot line: 1.0 metres;
to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres;
to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
to rear lot line: 5.0 metres;
to a corner rounding: 1.0 metres;
Eaves above these features: May project a further 0.6 metres into
the required front, flankage or rear yard or corner rounding
setback;
uncovered steps minimum setback to a streetline: - 0.4 metres
uncovered decks of any height are permitted in the rear yard provided
minimum setbacks are provided as follows:
to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres
to rear lot line: 3.0 metres;
steps from a deck: may encroach an additional 1.2 metres onto the
rear yard
bay, bow or box windows may encroach a maximum into required
yards as follows:
front yard: 0.6 metres
flankage yard: 0.6 metres;
rear yard: 1.0 metres
Eaves above these features: may project to a further 0.6 metres
into the required front, flankage or rear yard;
Lane based Units that abut a Park or Village Green: Despite anything other
provision in this By-law where a lot line for lane based single attached
dwelling in a “S-SD-SA-3" zone abuts a Neighbourhood Park or Village
Green, said lot line shall be deemed the front lot line.
Detached Garages for Lane Based Dwelling Units: A detached garage in
not considered an accessory building for the purpose of lot coverage
Detached Garage Requirements: Where the rear lot line abuts a street and
vehicular access is provided from that street the following shall apply:
minimum side yard width of 0.0 m
minimum flanking side yard width of 2.4 m
minimum rear yard depth of 0.6 m
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a detached garage is not considered a main building for the purpose of
the by-law
Provisions ("OS-HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except the following:
resource management, including a stormwater management facility;
pedestrian and bicycle trails;
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of resource
management, including a stormwater management facility; pedestrian
and/or bicycle trails.
Provisions ("NP" Zone")
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "NP" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park.
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Exception Zone 328 (By-law 7021-10)
Definitions
"Bay, Bow, Box Window" shall mean a window that protrudes from the
main wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or
square sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in
height, which may or may not include a foundation, may or may not include
a window seat; and may include a door;
"Corner Rounding" shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the intersection of
two street lines in the form of an arc, that joins the front lot line to the
flankage lot line;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a
dwelling containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto which is
freestanding from other main structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached above grade by a
common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the roof line
and for a horizontal distance of not less than 6 metres;
"Dwelling, Single Attached or Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of
a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwellings attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with an accessory buildings or structures, or a public
park or open space area regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes
the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7,5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
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“Street” shall mean a street as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, as
amended from time to time, which may provides vehicular access to a lot. A
private road registered in a plan of condominium is also considered a street
for the purpose of this by-law;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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Provisions ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "S-SD-SA-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single dwelling;
semi-detached dwelling;
single attached dwelling;
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA-3")
No person shall, within the lands zoned ("S-SD-SA-3"), use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
provisions as set out in the following table. For a single dwelling the zoning
provisions shall be based on the lot frontage with the exception of corner
lots which will be based on the abutting lot size:
9.0 m
single
dwelling
12.0 m
single
dwelling
13.5 m
single
dwelling
semi-
detached
dwelling
Street
single
attached
dwelling
Lane single
attached
dwelling
Lot Frontage
(Minimum)
9.0 m 12.0 m 13.5 m 7.5 m 6.0 m 6.0 m
Lot Area
(Minimum)
225 square
metres
300
square
metres
335
square
metres
180
square
metres
150
square
metres
170 square
metres
Lot Depth
(Minimum)
25 m 25 m 25 m 24.5 m 24.0 m 29.0 m
Front Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m
Interior Side
yard Width
(Minimum)
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on adjacent
lots;
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
adjacent
lots;
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
adjacent
lots;
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots share
a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
to that
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
to that
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings on
abutting lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior side
yard shall be
required
adjacent to
that wall on
either lot
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wall on
either lot;
wall on
either lot
Flanking Side
Yard Width
(Minimum)
2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m
Rear Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 12.0 m
Building Height
(Maximum)
12.0 m 12.0 m 12.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m
Driveway Width
(Maximum)
55 percent 55 percent 55
percent
50
percent
50
percent
100 percent
Lot Coverage of
All Accessory
Buildings
(Maximum)
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15
square
metres
15 square
metres
Special Provisions (“S-SD-SA-3” Zone)
The following special provisions shall be applicable to all lands zoned (“S-
SD-SA-3”):
Corner Rounding Setback (minimum):
despite any front yard depth or flankage side yard width requirement;
on a corner lot, the setback to a corner rounding shall be 1.75 metres;
Parking Requirement (minimum):
two private parking spaces per dwelling unit which can be provided
either within an attached garage or with one parking space in an
attached garage and one parking space in a driveway immediately in
front of the parking garage for that dwelling unit or for single attached
dwelling that has its vehicular access from a lane or abut a village
green the required parking may be provided in a garage, either
attached or detached and/or one parking space in a garage and one
parking space on a parking pad located beside a garage;
Garage Requirements (minimum):
one private garage per lot and if attached to the main building, the
vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres
from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street;
Garage Parking Size (minimum):
each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum width
of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided, however,
that the width may include one interior step and the depth may include
two interior steps;
Yard Encroachments:
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In addition to the provisions of Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, the following
shall also apply:
a covered or uncovered porch, veranda or balcony and with or
without a foundation, may have the following setbacks:
1) to front lot line: 1.0 metres;
2) to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres;
3) to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
4) to rear lot line: 5.0 metres;
5) to a corner rounding: 1.0 metres;
6) Eaves above these features may project:
a further 0.6 metres into the required front, flankage or rear
yard or corner rounding setback;
uncovered steps minimum setback to a streetline: 0.4 metres
uncovered decks of any height are permitted in the rear yard
provided minimum setbacks are provided as follows:
1) to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
2) to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres;
3) to rear lot line: 3.0 metres;
4) steps from a deck:
5) may encroach an additional 1.2 metres onto the rear yard
bay, bow or box windows may encroach a maximum into required
yards as follows:
1) front yard: 0.6 metres;
2) flankage yard: 0.6 metres;
3) rear yard: 1.0 metres;
4) Eaves above these features:
may project to a further 0.6 metres into the required front,
flankage or rear yard;
Street or Lane based Units that abut and face a Park or Village Green:
Despite any other provision in this By-law where a lot line for lane
based single attached dwelling in a “S-SD-SA-3" zone abuts a
Neighbourhood Park or Village Green, said lot line shall be deemed the
front lot line;
Detached Garages for Lane Based Dwelling Units:
A detached garage is not considered an accessory building for the
purpose of lot coverage;
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Detached Garage Requirements:
Where the rear lot line abuts a street and vehicular access is provided
from that street the following shall apply:
minimum side yard width of 0.0 metres;
minimum flanking side yard width of 2.4 metres;
minimum rear yard depth of 0.6 metres;
a detached garage is not considered a main building for the
purpose of the by-law.
Lane Single Attached Dwelling Lot Depth and Lot area:
For lane based single attached dwelling in the cross hatched portion of
Figure 1 the minimum lot depth shall be 27.0 metres and the minimum
lot area shall be 160 square metres.
Provisions ("OS-HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except the following:
resource management, including a stormwater management facility;
pedestrian and bicycle trails;
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of resource
management, including a stormwater management facility; pedestrian
and/or bicycle trails.
Provisions ("NP" Zone")
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "NP" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 329 (By-law 2674-88)
Definitions
"Art Gallery" shall mean a building or part of a building used for the public
or private exhibition of collections of paintings and other works of art
devoted primarily to the recreation or education of the public, whether or
not the same are for sale;
"Automobile Service Station - Type C" shall mean an establishment where
vehicle fuels, lubricants and accessories are offered for retail sale and
where facilities for the repair and maintenance of vehicles may be provided
on the premises and may include a car wash but shall not include a body
shop, as defined herein;
"Bakery" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food products
are baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products
baked and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale;
"Body Shop" shall mean an establishment engaged in repairing or painting
vehicle bodies;
"Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency,
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
"Cemetery" shall mean land that is set apart or used for the interment of the
dead or in which human bodies have been buried;
"Cemetery Administrative Office" shall mean a building or part of a building
in which the management or direction of a cemetery is carried on;
"Cemetery Equipment Building" shall mean a building or part of a building
used for the sheltering, storage, care, repair or equipping of vehicles,
machinery, equipment and property with respect to any of the affairs of
purposes of the operation of a cemetery;
"Commercial Club" shall mean an athletic, recreational or social club
operated for gain of profit and having public or private membership;
"Commercial School" shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music teacher, or
an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated for gain or
profit but shall not include any other school defined herein;
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"Community Use" shall mean a public use or facility serving residents of an
area, such as a community centre, a fire hall, a library, a neighbourhood
park, a police station and a postal station;
"Dry Cleaning Depot" shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes;
"Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged, and which includes a
chartered bank or a branch thereof;
"Forestry Service Establishment" shall mean an establishment in which the
management or direction of a forestry service business is carried out, and
in which chain saws may be sharpened and repaired;
"Laundromat" shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or other incidental equipment;
"Manufacturing Plant" shall mean a building or part of a building in which is
carried on any activity or operation pertaining to the making of any article,
and which shall include altering, assembling, polishing, washing, packing,
adapting for sale, breaking up or demolishing the said article;
"Light Manufacturing Plant" shall mean a manufacturing plant use for:
the production of apparel and finished textile products other than the
production of synthetic fibres;
printing or duplicating;
the manufacture of finished paper other than the processing of wood
pulp;
the production of cosmetics, drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies;
or
the manufacture of finished lumber products, light metal products,
electronic products, plasticware, porcelain, earthenware, glassware, or
similar articles, including but not necessarily restricted to, furniture,
housewares, toys, musical instruments, jewellery, watches, precision
instruments, radios and electronic components.
"Neighbourhood Store" shall mean a retail store having a gross floor area
of not more than 400 square metres in which food, drugs, periodicals or
similar items of day-to-day household necessity are kept for retail sale to
residents of, or persons employed in the immediate neighbourhood;
"Personal Service Shop" shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
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but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereto;
"Private Non-residential School" shall mean a school which is maintained
for educational or religious purposes but shall not include any other school
defined herein;
"Private Residential School" shall mean a school which is maintained for
educational or religious purposes and which includes accessory residential
facilities but shall not include any other school defined herein;
"Professional Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, and engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 302, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
"Public School" shall mean,
a school under the jurisdiction of a board of education which board is
established pursuant to The Education Act, 1974, or any successor
thereto;
a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to The
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, 1971, or any successor
thereto;
a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of
Colleges and Universities, pursuant to The Universities Act, 1971, or
any successor thereto;
"Restaurant - Type A" shall mean a building or part of a building where food
is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both on and off the
premises;
"Retail Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods,
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and
offered for retail sale to the public;
"Scientific, Research or Medical Laboratory" shall mean a building or part
of a building wherein scientific, research or medical experiments or
investigations are systematically conducted, and where drugs, chemicals,
glassware or other substances or articles pertinent to such experiments or
investigations may be manufactured or otherwise prepared for use on the
premises;
"Warehouse" shall mean a building or part of a building which is used for
the housing, storage, adapting for sale, packaging, or wholesale distribution
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of goods, wares, merchandise, food-stuffs, substances, articles or things,
and includes the premises of a warehouseman but shall not include a fuel
storage tank except as an accessory use;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("HMR2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMR2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("HMR2" Zone)
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No person shall within the lands zoned "HMR2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 3,000 square metres
LOT FRONT AGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum floor area per dwelling unit: 95 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For each detached dwelling there shall be provided and maintained
on the lot a minimum of 1 parking space;
Subsection 7.4 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall apply to the
lands zoned "HMR2".
Exceptions
Despite the minimum lot area and lot frontage provisions of
subsections 2(b)(i) and 2(b)(ii), a detached dwelling and uses
accessory thereto may be erected, altered or used on a lot which
existed on the date of the passing of this by-law providing:
such lot has a minimum lot area of 1,390 square metres and a
minimum lot frontage of 22 metres; or
such lot has been granted a variance by the Committee of
Adjustment to the minimum requirements for lot area and lot
frontage, which variance permits the erection, alteration or use of a
detached dwelling on the lot.
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Special Regulations ("(HMC3)" Symbol)
On lands where the "HMR2" zone is followed by the symbol "(HMC3)" the
following regulations shall apply:
In addition to the uses specified in subsection 5.1(a) and providing a
dwelling unit exists on the lot, the following use shall be permitted on
the lot:
forestry service establishment
All zone requirements of subsection 2(b) shall apply, except that if one
or more forestry service establishments are established:
despite subsection 2(b)(x)(B), there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot, in addition to a minimum 1 parking space for
the dwelling unit, a minimum of 3,0 parking spaces per 100 square
metres gross floor area forestry service establishment;
The gross floor area of all forestry service establishments on the lot
shall not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit.
Uses Permitted ("HMC1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMC1" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
bakery
business office
church
commercial club
commercial school
community use
dry cleaning depot
financial institution
laundromat
neighbourhood store
personal service shop
professional office
restaurant - type A
retail store
Zone Requirements ("HMC1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMC1" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
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LOT AREA (minimum): 1,390 square metres
LOT FRONT AGE (minimum): 22 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 25 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in any
yard
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For churches, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot a
minimum 1 parking space per 4persons capacity;
For all other uses permitted by subsection 2(b)(i), other than
community uses, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot
a minimum 4.0 spaces per 100 square metres gross floor area
used or intended to be used by such uses;
Subsections 5.19.2a), 5.19.2b) and 5.19.2k) of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "HMC1".
Uses Permitted ("HMC2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMC2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
art gallery
Zone Requirements ("HMC2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMC2" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 1.8 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 25 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
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OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in any
yard
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum of
4.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres gross floor area art
gallery;
Subsections 5.19.2a), 5.19.2b) and 5.19.2k) of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "HMC2".
Uses Permitted ("HM1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HM1" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
business office
light manufacturing plant
professional office
scientific, research or medical laboratories
warehouse
Zone Requirements ("HM1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HM1" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 4,000 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 33 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in any
yard
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
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5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For business offices and professional offices, there shall be
provided and maintained on the lot a minimum 4.0 parking spaces
per 100 square metres gross floor area business office and
professional office;
For all other uses permitted by subsection 2(i) there shall be
provided an maintained on the lot a minimum l parking space per
56 square metres gross floor area used or intended to be used by
such uses;
Subsections 5.19,2a), 5.19.2b) and 5.19,2k) of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "HM1".
Uses Permitted ("GS3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "GS3" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
automobile service station - type C
Zone Requirements ("GS3" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "GS3" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the provisions of
section 5.17 of By-law 3037, as amended, and the following provisions:
OPEN STORAGE: no open storage shall be permitted in any
yard
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot minimum of 4.0
parking spaces per 100 square metres gross floor area automobile
service station - type C;
Subsections 5.19.2a), 5.19.2b) and 5.19.2k) of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "GS3".
Uses Permitted ("CEM-2" and "CEM-2/HMR2" Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CEM-2" and "CEM-2/HMR2", use
any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
on the lands zoned "CEM-2"
cemetery
cemetery administrative office
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cemetery equipment building
on the lands zoned "CEM-2/HMR2"
all uses permitted in subsection 2(m)(i)
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("CEM-2/HMR2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CEM-2/HMR2" use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for detached dwelling residential uses
except in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2(b).
Uses Permitted ("CU" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "CU" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
community use
Uses Permitted ("A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "A" use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with Section
6 of By-law 3037, as amended.
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Definitions
"Book Store" shall mean a store in which books, magazines, periodicals
and similar items are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public;
"Community Use" shall mean a public use or facility serving residents of an
area, such as a community centre, a fire hall, a library, a neighbourhood
park, a police station and a postal station;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;·
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line or, where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot bet ween the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("HMR1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMR1" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
detached dwelling residential uses
Zone Requirements ("HMR1" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMRI" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 4,000 square metres
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE. YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 2.4 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
minimum floor area per dwelling unit: 95 square metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or driveway;
For each detached dwelling, there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot a minimum 1 parking space;
Subsection 7.4 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall apply to the
lands zoned "HMR1".
Exceptions
Despite the minimum lot area and lot frontage provisions of
subsections 2(b)(i) and 2(b)(ii), a detached dwelling and uses
accessory thereto may be erected, altered or used on a lot which
existed on the date of the passing of this By-law, or on a parcel of land
for which the consent of the Land Division Committee has been given
to create a. lot on or before. the date of the passing of this By-law,
providing:
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such lot has a minimum lot area of 1,390 square metres and a
minimum lot frontage of 22 metres; or
such lot has been granted a variance by the Committee of
Adjustment to the minimum requirements for lot area and lot
frontage, which variance permits the erection, alteration or use of a
detached dwelling on the lot.
Despite the minimum front yard depth and interior side yard width
provisions of subsections 2(b)(iii) and 2(b)(iv), a detached dwelling and
uses accessory thereto may be erected altered or used on that part of
Lot 34, Concession 5, zoned as Part 1, Plan 40R-8549, providing:
the lot has a minimum front yard depth of 1.64 metres and a
minimum southerly interior side yard width of 2.26 metres;
any detached dwelling or extension to any detached dwelling
constructed after January 9th, 1985, shall have a minimum front
yard depth and interior side yard width in accordance with the
provisions of subsections 2(b)(iii) and 2(b)(iv).
Special Regulations ("(HMC5)" Symbol)
On lands where the "HMR1" zone is followed by the symbol "(HMC5)" the
following regulations shall apply:
In addition to the uses specified in subsection 2(a), providing a
dwelling unit exists on the lot, the following use shall be permitted on
the lot:
book store
All zone requirements of subsection 2(b) shall apply, except that if one
or more book stores are established:
despite subsection 2(b)(x)(B), there shall be provided and
maintained on the lot, in addition to a minimum 1 parking space for
the dwelling unit, a minimum of 4.0 parking spaces per 100 square
metres gross floor area book store;
The gross floor area of all book stores on the lot shall not exceed 700
square metres.
Special Regulations ("(HMC6)" symbol)
On lands where the "HMR1" zone is followed by the symbol "(HMC6)" the
following regulations shall apply:
For the purpose of this clause, "general contracting" shall mean the
carrying on and operation of a contractor's yard, including the servicing
and repairing of vehicles and equipment, the storage of new and used
material, vehicles and equipment but not including a cement batching
plant, asphalt plant, pit or quarry or uses ancillary thereto;
In addition to the provisions of subsections 2(a) and 2(b) of this By-law,
the subject lands may be used,
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for the purpose of general contracting, provided that, with the
exception of otherwise permitted outside storage associated
therewith, such use shall be permitted only when carried on within
enclosed buildings; and
for the purpose of outside storage in association with general
contracting, provided that,
1) such storage is limited to the side and rear yards only, and
2) such storage is limited to the storage of building material, sand,
gravel and top soil only.
Uses Permitted ("I(C)/CU" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "I(C)/CU" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
church
community use
Zone Requirements (“I(C)/CU)”
No person shall within the lands zoned "l(C)/CU" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
FRONT YARD DE.PTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
INTERIOR SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 3.0 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 9.0 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 2.5 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
For the purpose of this clause, "parking space" shall mean a
usable and accessible area of not less than 2.6 metres in width and
5.3 metres in length, for the temporary parking of a vehicle, but
shall not include any portion of a parking aisle or d rive way;
There shall be provided and maintained on the lot a minimum 1
parking space per 4 persons capacity;
Subsections 5.19.2a), 5.19.2b) and 5.19.2k) of By-law 3037, as
amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned "I(C)/CU”.
Uses Permitted ("HMA" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "HMA” use any lot except in
accordance with Section 6 of By-law 3037, as amended, providing no
buildings or structures are established.
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Uses Permitted ("A" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "A" use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with Section
6 of By-law 3037, as amended.
Uses Permitted ("G" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "G" use any lot or erect, alter or use
any building or structure for any purpose except in accordance with Section
14 of By-law 3037, as amended.
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Exception Zone 331 (By-law 6336-04)
Definitions
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent, and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory hereto;
"Dwelling, Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a single dwelling
which is freestanding, separate, and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic, or a cellar;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street, and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
PROVISIONS
Uses Permitted ("ER-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER-2", use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single detached dwelling residential use
Zone Requirements ("ER-2" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "ER-2", use any lot or erect, alter, or
use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
LOT AREA (minimum): 0.6 of a hectare
LOT FRONTAGE (minimum): 30 metres
FRONT YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
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FLANKAGE SIDE YARD WIDTH (minimum): 7.5 metres
REAR YARD DEPTH (minimum): 15 metres
LOT COVERAGE (maximum): 20 percent
BUILDING HEIGHT (maximum): 12 metres
DWELLING UNIT REQUIREMENTS: minimum gross floor area
residential of 140 square metres.
PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
minimum two parking spaces
a private detached garage may be erected in a side yard or a front
yard provided that such garage is located not less than 7.5 metres
from any side lot line and not less than 15 metres from any front lot
line.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS: all accessory
structures, except a detached private garage, which is not part of the
main building, shall be erected in the rear yard and shall be not less
than one metre from any side or rear lot line.
Special Regulations (“ER-2” Zone):
Despite Subsection 5.18 (c) of By-law 3037, as amended,
accessory buildings shall be permitted on lands zoned “ER-2”, at a
height not to exceed 5.0 metres.
Despite Subsection 2(b)(iv) of this By-law, where vehicular
entrances to garages face a side yard, the minimum side yard on
the opposite side shall be a minimum of 3.0 metres, provided that
the distance between dwelling units shall be a minimum of 15.0
metres.
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL-EP", use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife; and
resource management
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
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Uses Permitted (“OS-P1” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-P1”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except passive and active
recreational uses, which may include parks, play areas, tennis courts, an
open air pavilion, and picnic areas.
Zone Requirements (“OS-P1” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-P1”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
YARD REQUIREMENTS (minimum): the minimum setback of any
building or structure from every lot line shall be 7.5 metres.
BUILDING GROSS FLOOR AREA (maximum): 10 square metres.
Uses Permitted: (“(H)” Holding Symbol)
Despite the Provisions of Section 2(g) of this By-law, while the “(H)“
Holding Symbol is in place preceding the “OS-P1” Zone, no person shall
use any lands for any purpose other than those uses permitted in the “OS-
HL-EP” Zone as set out in Section 2(b) of this By-law.
Removal of the “(H)” Holding Symbol
Prior to an amendment to remove the “(H)” Holding Symbol preceding the
“OS-HL-EP” Zone, on all or part of the area so zoned, the owner shall
satisfy the Director, Planning & Development, in consultation with the
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, that the works proposed for
channel redesign and relocation for Carruthers Creek and its tributaries on
the subject lands have been approved to the satisfaction of the Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority.
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Exception Zone 332 (By-law 7022-10)
Definitions
In this By-law,
"Bay, Bow, Box Window" shall mean a window that protrudes from the
main wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or
square sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in
height, which mayor may not include a foundation, mayor may not include a
window seat; and may include a door;
"Corner Rounding" shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the intersection of
two street lines in the form of an arc, that joins the front lot line to the
flankage lot line;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a
dwelling containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto which is
freestanding from other main structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached above grade by a
common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the roof line
and for a horizontal distance of not less than 6 metres;
"Dwelling, Single Attached or Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of
a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwellings attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with an accessory buildings or structures, or a public
park or open space area regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes
the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7,5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
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"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Street” shall mean a street as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, as
amended from time to time, which may provide vehicular access to a lot. A
private road registered in a plan of condominium is also considered a street
for the purpose of this by-law;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot.
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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Provisions ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "S-SD-SA-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single dwelling;
semi-detached dwelling;
single attached dwelling;
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA-3")
No person shall, within the lands zoned ("S-SD-SA-3"), use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
provisions as set out in the following table. For a single dwelling the zoning
provisions shall be based on the lot frontage with the exception of corner
lots which will be based on the abutting lot size:
9.0 m single
dwelling
12.0 m
single
dwelling
13.5 m
single
dwelling
semi-
detached
dwelling
Street
single
attached
dwelling
Lane
single
attached
dwelling
Lot Frontage
(Minimum)
9.0 m 12.0 m 13.5 m 7.5 m 6.0 m 6.0 m
Lot Area
(Minimum)
225 square
metres
300
square
metres
335
square
metres
180
square
metres
150
square
metres
170
square
metres
Lot Depth
(Minimum)
25 m 25 m 25 m 24.5 m 24.0 m 29.0 m
Front Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m
Interior Side
yard Width
(Minimum)
1.2 m on one
side and 0.6
m on the
other side
and provided
there is a
minimum 1.2
m separation
between
dwellings on
adjacent lots;
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
adjacent
lots;
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
adjacent
lots;
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
to that
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
to that
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on abutting
lots share
a common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent to
that wall
on either
lot
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wall on
either lot;
wall on
either lot
Flanking
Side Yard
Width
(Minimum)
2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m
Rear Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 12.0 m
Building
Height
(Maximum)
12.0 m 12.0 m 12.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m
Driveway
Width
(Maximum)
55 percent 55
percent
55
percent
50
percent
50
percent
100
percent
Lot Coverage
of All
Accessory
Buildings
(Maximum)
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15
square
metres
15
square
metres
15 square
metres
The following special provisions shall be applicable to all lands zoned ("S-
SD-SA-3")
Corner Rounding Setback (minimum):
despite any front yard depth or flankage side yard width requirement;
on a corner lot, the setback to a corner rounding shall be 1.75 metres;
Parking Requirement (minimum):
two private parking spaces per dwelling unit which can be provided
either within an attached garage or with one parking space in an
attached garage and one parking space in a driveway immediately in
front of the parking garage for that dwelling unit or for single attached
dwelling that has its vehicular access from a lane or abut a village
green the required parking may be provided in a garage, either
attached or detached and/or one parking space in a garage and one
parking space on a parking pad located beside a garage;
Garage Requirements (minimum):
one private garage per lot and if attached to the main building, the
vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres
from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street;
Garage Parking Size (minimum):
each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum width
of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided, however,
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that the width may include one interior step and the depth may include
two interior steps;
Yard Encroachments:
In addition to the provisions of Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, the following
shall also apply:
a covered or uncovered porch, veranda or balcony and with or
without a foundation, may have the following setbacks:
1) to front lot line: 1.0 metres;
2) to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres;
3) to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
4) to rear lot line: 5.0 metres;
5) to a corner rounding: 1.0 metres;
6) Eaves above these features may project:
a further 0.6 metres into the required front, flankage or rear
yard or corner rounding setback;
uncovered steps minimum setback to a streetline: 0.4 metres
uncovered decks of any height are permitted in the rear yard
provided minimum setbacks are provided as follows:
1) to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
2) to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres;
3) to rear lot line: 3.0 metres;
4) steps from a deck:
may encroach an additional 1.2 metres onto the rear yard
bay, bow or box windows may encroach a maximum into required
yards as follows:
1) front yard: 0.6 metres;
2) flankage yard: 0.6 metres;
3) rear yard: 1.0 metres;
4) Eaves above these features:
may project to a further 0.6 metres into the required front,
flankage or rear yard;
Lane based Units that abut a Park or Village Green:
Despite anything other provision in this By-law where a lot line for lane
based single attached dwelling in a “S-SD-SA-3" zone abuts a
Neighbourhood Park or Village Green, said lot line shall be deemed the
front lot line;
Detached Garages for Lane Based Dwelling Units:
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A detached garage is not considered an accessory building for the
purpose of lot coverage;
Detached Garage Requirements:
Where the rear lot line abuts a street and vehicular access is provided
from that street the following shall apply:
minimum side yard width of 0.0 metres;
minimum flanking side yard width of 2.4 metres;
minimum rear yard depth of 0.6 metres;
a detached garage is not considered a main building for the
purpose of the by-law.
Provisions ("OS-HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except the following:
resource management, including a stormwater management facility;
pedestrian and bicycle trails;
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of resource
management, including a stormwater management facility; pedestrian
and/or bicycle trails.
Provisions ("NP" Zone")
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "NP" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park.
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Exception Zone 333 (By-law 7023-10)
Definitions
"Bay, Bow, Box Window" shall mean a window that protrudes from the
main wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or
square sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in
height, which may or may not include a foundation, may or may not include
a window seat; and may include a door;
"Corner Rounding" shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the intersection of
two street lines in the form of an arc, that joins the front lot line to the
flankage lot line;
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Single or Single Detached or Detached Dwelling" shall mean a
dwelling containing one dwelling unit and uses accessory thereto which is
freestanding from other main structures;
"Dwelling, Semi-Detached or Semi-Detached Dwelling" shall mean one of a
pair of single dwellings, such dwellings being attached above grade by a
common wall which extends from the base of the foundation to the roof line
and for a horizontal distance of not less than 6.0 metres;
"Dwelling, Single Attached or Single Attached Dwelling" shall mean one of
a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwellings attached together horizontally
by an above grade common wall;
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with an accessory buildings or structures, or a public
park or open space area regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes
the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision.
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
"Neighbourhood Park" shall mean a municipal public park;
"Private Garage" shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
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“Street” shall mean a street as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, as
amended from time to time, which may provide vehicular access to a lot. A
private road registered in a plan of condominium is also considered a street
for the purpose of this by-law;
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
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Provisions ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("S-SD-SA-3" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "S-SD-SA-3", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
single dwelling;
semi-detached dwelling;
single attached dwelling;
Zone Requirements ("S-SD-SA-3")
No person shall, within the lands zoned ("S-SD-SA-3"), use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
provisions as set out in the following table. For a single dwelling the zoning
provisions shall be based on the lot frontage with the exception of corner
lots which will be based on the abutting lot size:
9.0 m
single
dwelling
12.0 m
single
dwelling
13.5 m
single
dwelling
semi-
detached
dwelling
Street
single
attached
dwelling
Lane
single
attached
dwelling
Lot
Frontage
(Minimum)
9.0 m 12.0 m 13.5 m 7.5 m 6.0 m 6.0 m
Lot Area
(Minimum)
225
square
metres
300
square
metres
335
square
metres
180
square
metres
150
square
metres
170
square
metres
Lot Depth
(Minimum)
25 m 25 m 25 m 24.5 m 24.0 m 29.0 m
Front Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m
Interior
Side yard
Width
(Minimum)
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
1.2 m on
one side
and 0.6 m
on the
other side
and
provided
there is a
minimum
1.2 m
separation
between
dwellings
on
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots share
a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
1.2 m,
except
where
dwellings
on
abutting
lots
share a
common
wall, no
interior
side yard
shall be
required
adjacent
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9.0 m
single
dwelling
12.0 m
single
dwelling
13.5 m
single
dwelling
semi-
detached
dwelling
Street
single
attached
dwelling
Lane
single
attached
dwelling
adjacent
lots;
adjacent
lots;
adjacent
lots;
to that
wall on
either lot;
to that
wall on
either lot;
to that
wall on
either lot;
Flanking
Side Yard
Width
(Minimum)
2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m 2.4 m
Rear Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m 12.0 m
Building
Height
(Maximum)
12.0 m 12.0 m 12.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m 13.0 m
Driveway
Width
(Maximum)
55 percent 55 percent 55 percent 50
percent
50
percent
50
percent
Lot
Coverage
of All
Accessory
Buildings
(Maximum)
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15 square
metres
15
square
metres
15
square
metres
15
square
metres
The following special provisions shall be applicable to all lands zoned ("S-
SD-SA-3")
Corner Rounding Setback (minimum):
despite any front yard depth or flankage side yard width requirement;
on a corner lot, the setback to a corner rounding shall be 1.75 metres;
Parking Requirement (minimum):
two private parking spaces per dwelling unit which can be provided
either within an attached garage or with one parking space in an
attached garage and one parking space in a driveway immediately in
front of the parking garage for that dwelling unit;
Garage Requirements (minimum):
one private garage per lot and if attached to the main building, the
vehicular entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres
from the front lot line and not less than 6.0 metres from any side lot line
immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite
side of which is a street;
Garage Parking Size (minimum):
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each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum width
of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided, however,
that the width may include one interior step and the depth may include
two interior steps;
Yard Encroachments:
In addition to the provisions of Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, the following
shall also apply:
a covered or uncovered porch, veranda or balcony and with or
without a foundation, may have the following setbacks:
1) to front lot line: 1.0 metres;
2) to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres;
3) to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
4) to rear lot line: 5.0 metres;
5) to a corner rounding: 1.0 metres;
6) Eaves above these features may project:
a further 0.6 metres into the required front, flankage or rear
yard or corner rounding setback;
uncovered steps minimum setback to a streetline: 0.4 metres
uncovered decks of any height are permitted in the rear yard
provided minimum setbacks are provided as follows:
1) to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres;
2) to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres;
3) to rear lot line: 3.0 metres;
4) steps from a deck:
may encroach an additional 1.2 metres onto the rear yard
bay, bow or box windows may encroach a maximum into required
yards as follows:
1) front yard: 0.6 metres;
2) flankage yard: 0.6 metres;
3) rear yard: 1.0 metres;
4) Eaves above these features:
may project to a further 0.6 metres into the required front,
flankage or rear yard;
Lane based Units that abut a Park or Village Green:
Despite anything other provision in this By-law where a lot line for lane
based single attached dwelling in a “S-SD-SA-3" zone abuts a
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Neighbourhood Park or Village Green, said lot line shall be deemed the
front lot line;
Detached Garages for Lane Based Dwelling Units:
A detached garage is not considered an accessory building for the
purpose of lot coverage;
Detached Garage Requirements:
Where the rear lot line abuts a street and vehicular access is provided
from that street the following shall apply:
minimum side yard width of 0.0 metres;
minimum flanking side yard width of 2.4 metres;
minimum rear yard depth of 0.6 metres;
a detached garage is not considered a main building for the
purpose of the by-law.
Provisions ("OS-HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except the following:
resource management, including a stormwater management facility;
pedestrian and bicycle trails;
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of resource
management, including a stormwater management facility; pedestrian
and/or bicycle trails.
Provisions ("NP" Zone")
Uses Permitted ("NP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned "NP" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
neighbourhood park.
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Exception Zone 334 (By-law 7444-15)
Definitions
“Amenity Area” means an outdoor area located anywhere on a lot, or the
roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other building which
includes landscape area, but which may also include areas of decking,
decorative paving or other similar surface and includes a balcony, porch or
deck and which has direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow or Box Window” means a window that protrudes from the wall of
a dwelling usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or
square sided with a window on the front face in plan; one or more storeys
in height, which may or may not include a foundation and may or may not
include a widow seat.
“Building, Apartment” means a building containing more than four dwelling
units where the units are connected by an interior corridor.
“Building, Back-to-Back Townhouse” means a building containing a
minimum of 4 units that is divided vertically and where each unit is divided
by common walls, including a common rear wall without a rear yard
setback, and whereby each unit has an independent entrance to the unit
from the outside accessed through the front yard or exterior side yard.
“Building, Back-to-Back Stacked Townhouse” means a building containing
four or more principal dwelling units where the units in each pair are divided
horizontally, and the pairs are divided vertically, including a common rear
wall without a rear yard setback, and whereby each unit has an
independent entrance to the unit.
“Building, Stacked Townhouse” means a building containing four or more
principal dwelling units where the units in each pair are divided horizontally,
and the pairs are divided vertically, and in which each dwelling unit has an
independent entrance to the unit.
“Commercial Fitness/Recreational Centre” means a commercial
establishment in which indoor fitness and recreational facilities are provided
and operated for gain or profit, but does not include a place of amusement.
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“Day Care Centre” means:
indoor and outdoor premises where more than 5 children are provided
with temporary care and/or guidance for a continuous period but does
not provide overnight accommodation and are licensed in accordance
with the applicable Provincial Act; or,
indoor and outdoor premises in which care is offered or supplied on a
regular schedule to adults for a portion of a day but does not provide
overnight accommodation.
“Dry-Cleaner's Distributing Station” means premises used for the purpose
of receiving articles or goods of fabric to be laundered or dry-cleaned
elsewhere and does not include a dry cleaning establishment.
“Dry Cleaning Establishment” means premises in which the business of
laundry or dry cleaning is housed and where the cleaning, drying, ironing,
and finishing of such goods is conducted.
“Front Wall” means the closest point, measured at grade level, of the wall
of a building facing or most nearly facing the street from which the building
has its primary entrance door.
“Lane” means a thoroughfare not intended for general traffic circulation that
provides means of vehicular access to the rear of a lot where the lot also
fronts or flanks onto a street, or where a lot fronts onto public or private
open space. The lane may be maintained by a condominium corporation as
a private road condominium or by a governmental authority.
“Park, Private” means a park which is maintained by a condominium
corporation.
“Patio” means an outdoor amenity area where seating accommodation can
be provided and/or where meals or refreshments are served to the public
for consumption.
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building. A basement may be located under the porch.
“Primary Entrance Door” means the principal entrance by which the public
enters or exits a building or individual retail/commercial unit or the resident
enters or exits a dwelling unit.
“Restaurant” means a building or part of a building where the principal
business is the preparation of food for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption on or off the premises, or both on and off the premises but
shall not include a night club.
“School, Commercial” means a building, or part thereof, where instruction
of a skill is provided for profit and may include instruction in a trade,
business, art, music, dance, cooking, athletic skill or any other specialized
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instruction but does not include a commercial fitness/recreation centre a
college or university.
“Storey, First” means the storey with its floor closest to grade and having its
ceiling more than 1.8 metres above grade.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting the private street;
but is not maintained by a public body and is not a lane.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“MU-28”)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-28”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
apartment building
back-to-back stacked townhouse
commercial fitness/recreational centre
commercial school
day care centre
dry-cleaner's distributing station
financial institution
office, business
office, professional
personal service shop
restaurant
retail store
stacked townhouse
Zone Requirements (“MU-28”)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-28” use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
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Building Location and Setbacks:
No building, part of a building, or structure shall be erected outside
of the building envelope illustrated on Figure 1.
No building or portion of a building or structure shall be erected
unless a minimum of 60 percent of the length of the build-to-zone
along the Brock Road frontage, and a minimum of 60 percent of
the length of the build-to-zone along the Street ‘A’ frontage, as
illustrated on Figure 1, contains a building or part of a building.
60 percent of the non-residential floor façade of the first storey of
an apartment building along any street line shall consist of
openings and transparent glazing along any street line.
The primary entrance door open to the public shall be incorporated
into the wall of any building facing a street line.
For any portion of an apartment building located within the MU-28
Zone, and facing Brock Road, a minimum 3.0 metre stepback shall
be required between the 3rd and 8th storey.
Despite Section 2(b)(i)(A) above, below grade parking structures
shall be permitted beyond the limits of the building enveloped
identified on Figure 1, but no closer than 0.5 metres from the limits
of the lands.
The minimum setback between buildings shall be 4.0 metres.
Number of Dwelling Units
Minimum number of apartment dwelling units – 220 units
Building Height (minimum):
Apartment Building – 20.0 metres (6 storeys)
Stacked Townhouses – 11.0 metres (3 storeys)
Back-to-Back Stacked Townhouses – 11.0 metres (3 storeys)
Building Height (maximum):
Apartment Building – 26.0 metres (8 storeys)
Stacked Townhouses – 13.0 metres (4 storeys)
Back-to-Back Stacked Townhouses – 13.0 metres (4 storeys)
Minimum balcony depth – 1.5 metres
Private Residential Amenity Area – minimum 4.5 square metres per
dwelling unit
Minimum ground floor height within an apartment building – 4.5 metres
Minimum gross leasable floor area of 1,000 square metres for all non-
residential uses in an apartment building.
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Parking Requirements
For residential uses, there shall be provided and maintained a
minimum of 1.0 parking space per dwelling unit for residents, plus
an additional 0.2 of a parking space per dwelling unit for visitors.
For non-residential uses, there shall be provided and maintained a
minimum of 4.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres of gross
leasable floor area.
Despite Section 2(b)(ix)(B) above, there shall be provided and
maintained a minimum of 10 parking spaces per 100 square
metres of gross leasable floor area for all restaurants that exceeds
a total gross leasable floor area of 500 square metres.
All required parking spaces, except for visitor parking shall be
provided within an underground parking structure.
All entrances and exits to parking areas and all parking areas shall
be surfaced with brick, asphalt or concrete, or any combination
thereof.
Obstruction of Yards
Despite Section 2(b)(i), architectural projections, including balconies,
covered porches, platforms and awnings may project outside the
building envelope identified on Figure 1, to a maximum projection of
2.5 metres from the main wall of the building, uncovered steps may
project outside the required building envelope to the lot line.
Special Regulations
Despite Section 2(b)(i), an outdoor patio associated with a
restaurant is permitted to encroach beyond the building envelope
identified on Figure 1.
Despite Section 2(b)(ix)(B), an outdoor patio associated with a
restaurant is not considered to be gross leasable floor area.
Clauses 5.21.2(a), 5.21.2(b), 5.21.2(e), 5.21.2(f), 5.21.2(g), and
5.21.2(k) of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply.
Uses Permitted (“MU-MD-1”)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-1” use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Stacked Townhouse
Back-to-Back Townhouse
Back-to-Back Stacked Townhouse
Zone Requirements (“MU-MD-1”)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-MD-1”, use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
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Building Location and Setbacks:
No building, part of a building, or structure shall be erected outside
of the building envelope illustrated on Figure 1.
The minimum setback between buildings shall be 4.0 metres.
Building Height (maximum) – 12.0 metres
Minimum balcony depth – 1.5 metres
Residential Amenity Area – minimum 4.5 square metres per dwelling
unit
Parking Requirements
For stacked townhouse and back-to-back stacked townhouse
dwelling units, there shall be provided and maintained a minimum
of 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit for residents, plus an
additional 0.2 of a parking space per dwelling unit for visitors.
For back-to-back townhouse dwelling units, there shall be provided
and maintained a minimum of 2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
for residents, plus an additional 0.2 of a parking space per dwelling
unit for visitors.
Any vehicular entrance for an enclosed private garage shall be
located a minimum of 6 metres from the private street that provides
vehicle access to the private garage.
Each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum
width of 3.0 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided,
however, the width may include one interior step and the depth
may include two interior steps.
Each surface parking space, not within a private garage or on a
driveway shall have a minimum width of 2.6 metres and a minimum
depth of 5.3 metres.
No parking lot or parking space shall be permitted within 3.0 metres
of a streetline.
Obstruction of Yards
Despite Section 2(d)(i) (A), architectural projections, including
balconies, covered porches, platforms and awnings may project
outside the building envelope identified on Figure 1, to a maximum
projection of 2.5 metres from the main wall of the building, uncovered
steps may project outside the required building envelope to the lot line.
Special Regulations
Minimum total area for private parks shall be 0.19 hectares, which
can be built in 2 phases with the first phase having a minimum area
of 0.12 hectares.
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The minimum pavement width for a private street shall be
6.5 metres.
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3037, as amended,
the requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be satisfied
by establishing frontage on a private street.
Clauses 5.21.2(a), 5.21.2(b), 5.21.2(e), 5.21.2(f), 5.21.2(g), and
5.21.2(k) of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply.
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 335 (By-law 7642-18)
Definitions
“Aisle” shall mean an internal vehicle route immediately adjacent to a
parking space or loading space which provides vehicular access to and
from the parking space or loading space, and is not a driveway.
“Amenity Space” shall mean the total passive or active recreational area
provided on a lot for the personal, shared or communal use of the residents
of a building or buildings, and includes balconies, patios, rooftop gardens
and other similar features, but does not include indoor laundry or locker
facilities.
“Angular Plane” shall mean an imaginary flat surface projecting over a lot,
at an inclined angle measured up from the horizontal.
“Adult Entertainment Establishment” shall mean any premises or part
thereof used in the pursuance of a business, if:
entertainment or services that are designed to appeal to exotic or
sexual appetites are offered or provided in the premises or part of the
premises, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes
services or entertainment in which a principal feature or characteristic
is nudity or partial nudity of any person; or
body rubs, including the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging,
touching or stimulating by any means of a person’s body are
performed, offered or solicited in the premises or part of the premises,
but does not include premises or part or them where body-rubs
performed, offered or solicited are for the purpose of medical or
therapeutic treatment and are performed or offered by persons
otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered to do so under the laws
of the Province of Ontario; or
adult videos are sold, rented, or offered or displayed for sale or rental,
where the proportion of adult videos to other videos exceeds 1:10.
“Bake Shop” shall mean an establishment where baked goods are made
and sold to the public.
“Balcony” shall mean an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Body Rub Establishment” includes any premises or part thereof where a
body rub is performed, offered or solicited in pursuance of a trade, calling,
business or occupation, but does not include any premises or part thereof
where the body rubs performed are for the purpose of medical or
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therapeutic treatment and are performed or offered by persons otherwise
duly qualified, licensed or registered so to do under the laws of the
Province of Ontario.
“Building” shall mean a structure occupying an area greater than 10 square
metres and consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor.
“Building Height” shall mean the vertical distance between the established
grade and in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or
parapet wall, or in the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case
of a gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height level between eaves and
ridge. A penthouse, cupola, steeple or other roof structure which is used
only as an ornament upon or to house the mechanical equipment of any
building shall be excluded in calculating the height of such building.
“Build-to-zone” shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located.
“Commercial Fitness/ Recreational Centre” a commercial establishment
that has been designed for conduct of sport, athletic and leisure activities
such as squash courts, swimming pools, exercise classes and other similar
indoor recreational facilities are provided and operated for gain or profit, but
does not include an adult entertainment establishment, or place of
amusement as defined herein.
“Commercial School” shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher, or an art school, a
golf school or any other such school operated for gain or profit, but shall not
include any other school defined herein.
“Convenience Store” shall mean a retail store in which food, drugs,
periodicals or similar items of day-to-day household necessities are kept for
retail sale primarily to residents of, or persons employed in, the immediate
neighbourhood.
“Day Care Centre” shall mean:
indoor and outdoor premises where more than five children are
provided with temporary care and/or guidance for a continuous period
but does not provide overnight accommodation and are licensed in
accordance with the applicable Provincial Act; or
indoor and outdoor premises in which care is offered of supplied on a
regular schedule to adults for a portion of a day but does not provide
overnight accommodation.
“Drive-Through Facility” shall mean the use of land, buildings or structures,
or parts thereof, to provide or dispense products or services through an
attendant or a window or an automated machine to persons remaining in
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motor vehicles that are in a zoned stacking land. A drive-through facility
must be used in association with permitted uses.
“Driveway” shall mean a private way used to provide vehicular access from
a roadway to an off-street parking or loading space or aisle located on the
same lot as the principal use.
“Dry Cleaning Distribution Centre” shall mean a building or part of a
building used for the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be
subjected to dry cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of
distributing articles, goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any
such processes.
Dwelling shall mean:
“Apartment Dwelling” shall mean a residential use building containing
four or more principal dwelling units where the units are connected by a
common corridor or vestibule, other than a townhouse dwelling or
stacked dwelling.
“Dwelling Unit” shall mean a residential unit that:
1) consists of a self-contained set of rooms located in a building
or structure;
2) is used or intended for use as a residential premises;
3) contains kitchen and bathroom facilities that are intended for
the use of the unit only; and
4) is not a mobile home or any vehicle.
“Stacked Dwelling” shall mean a residential use building of four or
fewer storeys in height containing three or more principal dwelling units
where the units are divided horizontally and vertically, and in which
each dwelling unit has an independent entrance to the interior.
“Townhouse Dwelling” shall mean a residential use building containing
three or more attached principal dwelling units divided vertically and
where all dwelling units are located on a street
“Financial Institution” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept lent or exchanged.
“Food Store” shall mean a premises that sells food and other non-food
items, primarily on a self-service basis.
“Gross Floor Area” shall mean the total area of each floor whether located
above, at or below grade, measured between the exterior faces of the
exterior walls of the building at each floor level but excluding any porch,
veranda, cellar, mechanical room or penthouse, or areas dedicated to
parking within the building. For the purposes of this definition, the walls of
an inner court shall be deemed to be exterior walls.
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“Gross Leasable Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade.
“Ground Floor” shall mean the floor of a building at or first above grade.
“Landscaped Area” shall mean an outdoor area on a lot comprising trees,
plants, decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, stairs or other
landscape or architectural elements, excluding aisles and areas for loading,
parking or storing of vehicles.
“Laundromat” shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or other incidental equipment.
“Loading Space” shall mean an unobstructed area of land which is provided
and maintained upon the same lot or lots upon which the principal use is
located and which area is provided for the temporary parking of one
commercial motor vehicle while merchandise or materials are being loaded
or unloaded from such vehicles.
“Main Wall” shall mean a primary exterior front, rear or side wall of a
building, not including permitted projections.
“Medical Office” shall mean a premises designed and used for diagnosis,
examination, and medical, surgical or physiotherapeutic treatment of
human patients, and which may include pharmacies and dispensaries
which are limited to a maximum of 50 square metres of leasable floor area,
waiting rooms, treatment rooms and blood testing clinics, but shall not
include overnight accommodation for in-patient care.
“Motor Vehicle” shall mean an automobile, motorcycle, recreational vehicle,
trailer, and any other vehicle propelled, towed or driven otherwise than by
muscular power.
“Night Club” shall mean a building, or part thereof, whose primary function
is the provision of theatrical performances, pre-recorded music or live
musical entertainment, whether such music is provided for listening or
dancing by the patrons, or any combination of the above functions, and
where food and/or beverages may be served, but does not include a
restaurant or adult entertainment establishment.
“Office” shall mean a building or part thereof, where administrative and
clerical functions are carried out in the management of a business,
profession, organization or public administration, but shall not include a
medical office.
“Parapet Wall” shall mean the portion of an exterior wall extending above
the roof.
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“Parking Space” shall mean an unobstructed area of land that is accessible
by an aisle, having access to a street or lane that is reserved for the
purpose of the temporary parking or storage of one motor vehicle.
“Patio” shall mean an outdoor area where seating accommodation can be
provided and/or where meals or refreshments are served to the public for
consumption.
“Parking Area” shall mean one or more parking spaces, including related
aisles, for the parking or storage of vehicles accessory or incidental to the
main use.
“Personal Service Establishment” shall mean a building, structure, or part
thereof, where services area provided and administered to individual and
personal needs and where retail sale of goods accessory to the service
provided is permitted and include, but is not limited to, hair care, aesthetics,
health and beauty treatment, dressmaking, tailoring, shoe shining and
repair, and laundromat.
“Place of Amusement” shall mean a premises which are devoted to the
offering of facilities for the playing of any game for the amusement of the
public such as a billiard or pool rooms, bowling alleys, electronic games,
indoor playground, miniature golf courses or roller skating rinks.
“Podium” shall mean the base of a building, structure or part thereof
located at or above established grade that projects from the tower portion
of the building.
“Primary Window” shall mean all windows except bathroom, hallway,
closet or kitchen windows.
“Restaurant” shall mean a building or part of a building where the principal
business is the preparation of food and drinks for retail sale to the public for
immediate consumption on or off the premises, or both on and off the
premises but shall not include a night club.
“Retail Store” shall mean a premises in which goods and merchandise are
offered or kept for retail sale or rental to the public.
“Storey” shall mean that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar
or attic, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the
floor, roof deck or ridge next above it.
“Street” shall mean a public highway but does not include a lane. Where
0.3 metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight triangle abuts a street,
for the purposes of determining setbacks the street shall be deemed to
include the 0.3 metre reserve and/or the daylight triangle, however, nothing
herein shall be interpreted as granting a public right of access over the 0.3
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metre reserve or as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public
highway for maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
“Structure” shall mean anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts
joined together with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to
something having a fixed location in or on the ground and shall include
buildings, walls or any sign, but does not include fences below 1.8 metres
in height or in ground swimming pools.
“Tower” shall mean means the storeys within that portion of a building or
structure or part thereof located above the podium.
“Tower Floor Plate” shall mean the average floor area of all storeys within
that portion of a building or structure or part thereof located above the
podium, measured to the exterior faces of exterior walls of each storey of a
building or structure.
“Unencumbered Transparent Materials” shall mean completely transparent
glass or similar transparent material that does not include spandrel glazed
windows.
“Veterinary Clinic” shall mean a building or part thereof, where the services
of a veterinarian, and facilities for the medical treatment, examination,
surgery, diagnosis, grooming, general health care, and observation of
domestic animals and birds.
Provisions (“MU-32” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-32” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-32”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Bake Shop
Commercial Fitness/Recreational Centre
Commercial School
Convenience Store
Day Care Centre
Drive-through Facility
Dry Cleaning Distribution Centre
Financial Institution
Food Store
Medical Office
Office
Personal Service Establishment
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Restaurant
Retail Store
Veterinary Clinic
Zone Requirements (“MU-32” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-32”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
Buildings and structures shall be located entirely within the building
envelope as shown on Figure 1;
A minimum of 40 percent of the entire length of the build-to-zone,
as shown, is required to be occupied by a continuous portion of a
building;
Section 5.20 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to lands
zoned “MU-32”;
Building Height and Functional Floors:
Minimum building height: 9.0 metres and 2 functional storeys;
Despite Section 2(b)(ii)(A) above, the minimum height of a building
or structure wholly or partially located within the cross-hatched
area as shown on Figure 2 shall have a minimum building height of
11.5 metres and 3 functional storeys;
Minimum ground floor height: 4.5 metres;
Floor Space Areas:
Minimum total gross floor area: 12,400 square metres
Despite Section 2(b)(iii)(A) above, a minimum gross floor area of
3,000 square metres shall be provided above the ground floor;
Landscaped Area
Minimum landscaped area width abutting the west property line:
3.0 metres
Parking Requirements:
Parking spaces shall be a minimum of 2.6 metres in width and 5.3
metres in length, exclusive of any land used for access,
manoeuvring, aisles, driveways or similar purpose;
For all uses listed in Section 2(a) of this by-law, there shall be
provided and maintained a minimum of 4.5 parking spaces per 100
square metres of gross leasable floor area;
Despite Section 2(b)(v)(A) above, there shall be provided and
maintained a minimum of 2.5 parking spaces per 100 square
metres of gross leasable floor area for all permitted uses located
above the ground floor;
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Parking shall be provided at grade, in a below grade structure or
any combination thereof;
At grade parking areas and driving aisles shall be permitted no
closer than 3.0 metres from any property line;
All entrances and exits to parking areas and all parking areas shall
be surfaced with brick, asphalt or concrete, or any combination
thereof;
Parking spaces for any uses listed in Section 2(a) of this by-law
may be located on the adjacent Hydro Corridor lands immediately
to the south, where a legal easement or an agreement exists;
Sections 5.19.1 and 5.19.2 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not
apply to lands zoned “MU-32”;
Drive-through Facility Requirements:
A maximum of one (1) drive-through facility is permitted on lands
zoned “MU-32;
A drive-through queuing lane shall not be located between the
building and any public street;
A drive-through queuing lane shall be setback a minimum of 15.0
metres from a residential use on an adjacent property;
A minimum of eight (8) vehicle queuing spaces before the order
board and four (4) vehicles queuing spaces between the order
board and pick-up window shall be provided.
Special Regulations:
A minimum of 60 percent of all ground floor façades of a building
facing Brock Road and Palmer’s Sawmill Road shall be comprised
of openings and unencumbered transparent material;
A minimum of 33 percent of all façades above the ground floor for
buildings facing Brock Road and Palmer’s Sawmill Road shall be
constructed of unencumbered transparent material;
Despite Section 2(b)(i)(A) of this By-law, patios associated with a
restaurant use are permitted to encroach beyond the building
envelope, as identified on Figure 1;
Patios associated with a restaurant use is not considered to be
gross floor area or gross leasable floor area;
Despite Section 2(b)(i)(A) of this By-law, canopies, awnings and
associated supporting structures are permitted to project to within
1.5 metres of a property line;
Garbage and recycling areas are required to be contained within a
fully enclosed structure attached or integrated into a building for
which it is accessory to.
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Special provisions for Apartment Dwelling (“MU-32” Zone)
In addition to the list of uses permitted in Section 2(a) of this by-law,
the following additional use is permitted within the lands zoned “MU-
32”:
1) Apartment Dwelling
Zone Regulations for Apartment Dwelling (“MU-32” Zone)
In addition to Section 2(b) Zone Requirement (“MU-32” Zone) of this by-
law, any building or structure partially or wholly used for an Apartment
Dwelling shall be subject to the following requirements:
Building Height minimum – 11.5 metres and 3 storeys
maximum – 62.0 metres and 20 storeys
Building Height
Adjacent to a
Residential
Zone Category
building height shall be limited by a 45-degree
angular plane measured 7.5 metres from a
property line abutting a residential use a height of
10.5 metres above grade
Podium
Requirements Buildings greater than 37.5 metres in height shall
have a podium and a tower component to the
building, which shall meet the following requirements:
minimum height of a podium – 10.5 metres
maximum height of a podium – 20.0 metres
minimum setback from a podium to a tower –
3.0 metres
Building
Separation
minimum – 11.0 metres, except that the
separation may be reduced to 3.0 metres if there
are no primary windows or balconies on the mall
wall facing the adjacent flanking building
minimum – 18.0 metres for any portion of a
building greater than 25.5 metres in height,
except that the separation may be reduced to
11.0 metres if there are no primary windows or
balconies on the main wall facing the adjacent
flanking building
minimum – 25.0 metres for any portion of a
building greater than 37.5 metres in height
Tower Floor
Plates
maximum tower floor plate for a residential
building – 850 square metres
Balcony
Requirements
minimum depth – 1.5 metres
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notwithstanding Section 2(d)(vi)(A), balconies are
not permitted to project beyond the main wall less
than 10.5 metres in height above grade
Amenity Space
Requirements
for Apartment
Dwellings
(i) minimum – 2.0 square metres of indoor amenity
space is required per apartment dwelling unit
(ii) minimum – 2.0 square metres of outdoor amenity
space is required per apartment dwelling unit (a
minimum contiguous area of 40.0 square metres
must be provided in a common location)
Parking Space
requirements
for Apartment
Dwellings
(i) minimum – 1.0 space per dwelling unit and an
additional 0.2 of a space per dwelling unit for
visitors
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Exception Zone 336 (By-law 3155-89, as amended by By-
law 4825-96, By-law 5129-97, By-law 6175-03, and By-law
7150-11)
Definitions
“Conservation” shall mean the wise use, protection and rehabilitation of
natural resources according to principles that assure their highest
economic, social and environmental benefits.
“Golf Course” shall mean an area of land, and any ancillary building
structure, or part thereof, operated for the purpose of playing golf and
includes any associated recreational facility, such as a club house, snack
bar, dining room, lounge, swimming pool and racquet sport court, operated
in conjunction therewith.
“Resource Management” shall mean the preservation, protection and
improvement of the natural environment through comprehensive
management and maintenance, under professional direction for both the
individual and society’s use, both in the present and the future, and shall
also mean the management, development and cultivation of timber
resources to ensure the continuous production of wood or wood products,
the provision of proper environmental conditions for wildlife, the protection
against floods and erosion, the protection and production of water supplies
and the preservation of the recreational resource.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“A/GC” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “A/GC” use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
any use permitted by section 6.1 of By-law 3037;
a golf course
Zone Requirements (“A/GC” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “A/GC” use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
for those uses permitted by section 2(a)(i), above, the provisions of
section 6.2 of By-law 3037;
for golf courses, the provisions of section 6.2.4 of By-law 3037
Uses Permitted (“O2/GC” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “O2/GC” use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
any use permitted by section 13.1 of By-law 3037;
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a golf course
Zone Requirements (“O2/GC”)
No person shall within the lands zoned “O2/GC” use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with section 13.2 of By-law 3037.
Uses Permitted (“OS-HL-EP” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-HL-EP” identified as lands
being Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5, Plan 40R-27060, use any lot or block, or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife; and
resource management
Zone Requirements (“OS-HL-EP” Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
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Exception Zone 337 (By-law 5706-00, as amended by
By-law 5720-00)
Definitions
"Golf Course" shall mean an area of land, and any ancillary building,
structure, or part thereof, operated for the purpose of playing golf, and
includes any associated recreational facility, such as a club house, snack
bar, dining room, lounge, swimming pool and racquet sport court, operated
in conjunction therewith.
PROVISIONS ("A/GC" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("A/GC" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "A/GC", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
any use permitted by section 6.1 of By-law 3037; and
an 18-hole golf course;
Zone Requirements ("A/GC" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "A/GC" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
for those uses permitted by section 2(a)(i) above, the provisions of
section 6.2 of By-law 3037; and
for golf courses, the provisions of section 6.2.4 of By-law 3037.
Special Regulation (“A/GC” Zone)
Despite section 2(a) above, no active recreational golfing activities shall be
permitted within the area hatched in the “A/GC” Zone.
PROVISIONS ("OS/HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS/HL" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned "OS/HL" use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil, and wildlife; and
resource management;
Zone Requirements ("OS/HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management;
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Special Regulation (“OS-HL” Zone)
Despite the provisions of sections 3(a) and 3(b) above, a detached
residential dwelling and accessory buildings shall be permitted on the lands
cross hatched on Figure 1 in accordance with the following provisions:
for a detached residential dwelling, the provisions of Section 6.2.1 of
By law 3037, shall apply.
for accessory buildings, the provisions of Section 5.18 of By law 3037,
shall apply.
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Exception Zone 338 (By-law 7218-12, as amended by By-
law 7412-15)
Definitions
“Adult Entertainment Parlour” shall mean a building or part of a building in
which is provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation,
services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or
inclinations;
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” shall mean a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation, may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door;
“Body Rub Parlour” includes any premises or part thereof where a body rub
is performed, offered or solicited in pursuance of a trade, calling, business
or occupation, but does not include any premises or part thereof where the
body rubs performed are for the purpose of medical or therapeutic
treatment and are performed or offered by persons otherwise duly qualified,
licensed or registered so to do under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
“Build-to-zone” shall mean an area of land in which all or part of a building
elevation of one or more buildings is to be located;
“Business Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
“Commercial Club” shall mean an athletic or recreational club operated for
gain or profit and having public or private membership, but shall not include
an adult entertainment parlour;
“Commercial Music School” shall mean a school which is operated for gain
or profit and contains the studio of a music teacher;
“Commercial School” shall mean a school which is operated for gain or
profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher, or an art school, a
golf school or any other such school operated for gain or profit, but shall not
include any other school defined herein;
“Convenience Store” shall mean a retail store in which food, drugs,
periodicals or similar items of day-to-day household necessities are kept for
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retail sale primarily to residents of, or persons employed in, the immediate
neighbourhood;
“Corner Rounding” shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the intersection of
two street lines in the form of an arc, that joins the front lot line to the
flankage lot line;
“Day Nursery” shall mean lands and premises duly licensed pursuant to the
provisions of The Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, and for the
use as a facility for the daytime care of children;
“Drug Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
pharmaceutical prescriptions are compounded and dispensed to the public,
and where medicine, medical supplies and associated merchandise,
confectionary items, cosmetics, toiletries, periodicals, or similar items of
day-to-day household necessities are stored, displayed and offered for
retail sale;
“Dry Cleaning Depot” shall mean a building or part of a building used for
the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry
cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles,
goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes;
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
“Dwelling, Single Attached or Single Attached Dwelling” shall mean one of
a group of not less than 3 adjacent dwelling units attached together
horizontally by an above ground common wall;
“Dwelling, Back to Back Attached or Back to Back Attached Dwelling” shall
mean a group of not less than 6 and no more than 16 adjacent dwelling
units attached by common masonry walls, including a common rear wall
without a rear yard and whereby each dwelling has an independent
entrance to the dwelling from the outside accessed through the front yard
or flankage side yard.
“Dwelling, Stacked Townhouses or Stacked Townhouse Dwelling” shall
mean a building or structure divided into a minimum of six dwelling units
each dwelling unit being separated from the other vertically and/or
horizontally where each dwelling unit has an independent entrance at the
ground level or through a common entrance at the ground level or at the
first storey above ground and may have a shared exit facilities above the
first storey.
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“Financial Institution” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
money is deposited, kept lent or exchanged;
Food Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which food,
produce, and other items or merchandise of day-to-day household
necessity are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public;
“Gross Leasable Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade;
“Laundromat” shall mean a self-serve clothes washing establishment
containing washing, drying, ironing, finishing or other incidental equipment;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or a group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distance from the front lot
line;
"Multiple Dwelling-Vertical" shall mean a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally and vertically by an above-grade wall or
walls, or an above-grade floor or floors, or both;
“Personal Service Shop” shall mean an establishment in which a personal
service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon,
a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio,
but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act,
R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, as amended from time-to-time, or any
successor thereto;
“Private Garage” shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Professional Office” shall mean a building or part of a building in which
medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation
given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a
chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not
include a body-rub parlour as defined in the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 302, as amended from time-to-time, or any successor thereto;
“Restaurant – Type A” shall mean a building or part of a building where
food is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for
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immediate consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both, but
shall not include an adult entertainment parlour as defined herein;
“Retail Store” shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods;
wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and
offered for retail sale to the public;
“Storey” shall mean that portion of a building other than a basement, cellar
or attic, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the
floor, roof deck or ridge next above it;
“Street” shall mean a street as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, as
amended from time to time, which may provide vehicular access to a lot.
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line, or where there is no rear lot line the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard and from the side line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
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abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Interior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
Provisions (“MU-24” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-24” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-24”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Business office;
Convenience store;
Commercial club;
Commercial music school;
Commercial school;
Day nursery;
Drug store;
Dry cleaning depot;
Financial institution;
Food store;
Laundromat;
Multiple Dwelling-Vertical
Personal service shop;
Professional office;
Restaurant – Type A
Retail store
Zone Requirements (“MU-24” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MU-24”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
Buildings and structures shall be located entirely within the building
envelope shown on Figure 1;
No building, part of a building, or structure shall be erected unless
a minimum of 60% of the length of the build-to-zone along the
Brock Road frontage, and a minimum of 60% of the length of the
build-to-zone along William Jackson Drive as illustrated on Figure
1, contains a building or part of a building;
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Notwithstanding Section 2(b)(i)(A) above, below grade parking
structures shall be permitted beyond the limits of the building
envelope identified on Figure 1, but no closer than 0.5 metres from
the limits of the lands;
Building Height and Functional Floors:
Minimum 3 storeys and 14.0 metres
Maximum 6 storeys and 20.0 metres
Floor Space Areas:
The maximum gross leasable floor area for all non residential uses
shall be 10,000 square metres;
The aggregate of the gross leasable floor area of medical
professional offices shall not exceed 25% of the maximum
permitted gross leasable floor area;
Parking Requirements:
There shall be provided and maintained a minimum of 4.0 parking
spaces per 100 square metres of gross leasable floor area for all
permitted uses listed in Section 2(a) of this by-law;
For multiple dwelling-vertical uses, there shall be provided and
maintained a minimum of 1.0 parking space per dwelling unit for
residents, and 0.25 of a parking space per dwelling unit for visitors.
Parking spaces for residents shall be provided in a below grade
structure, at grade or both. Visitor parking shall be provided at
grade;
Notwithstanding Section 2(b)(iv)(A) above, there shall be provided
and maintained a minimum of 10 parking spaces per 100 square
metres of gross leasable floor area for any restaurant floor area
that exceeds a total aggregate gross leasable area of 500 square
metres in the building;
Parking shall be provided at grade, in a below grade structure, in
an above grade structure or any combination thereof;
All entrances and exits to parking areas and all parking areas shall
be surfaced with brick, asphalt or concrete, or any combination
thereof;
At grade parking lots and driving aisles shall be permitted no closer
than 3.0 metres from any road or property line;
Clauses 5.21.2(a), 5.21.2(b), 5.21.2(e), 5.21.2(f), 5.21.2(g), and
5.21.2(k) of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply to lands
zoned “MU-24”;
Special Regulations:
1) Drive-through facilities are not permitted on lands zoned “MU-
24”;
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2) Residential dwelling units shall be prohibited from the first two
storeys of a building;
3) Despite Section 2(b)(i)(A) of this By-law, outdoor patios
associated with a restaurant – type A are permitted to
encroach beyond the building envelope identified on Figure 1;
4) Despite Section 2(b)(i)(A) of this By-law, covered walkways
with supporting structures, are permitted to encroach beyond
the building envelope as identified on Figure 1;
5) Despite Section 2(b)(iv)(C) outdoor patios associated with a
restaurant – type A are not considered to be gross leasable
floor area;
6) Despite Section 2(b)(iii)(B) gross leasable floor area excludes
parking structures;
7) Despite Section 2(b)(ii), the minimum building height
requirement does not apply to parking structures.
Provisions (“MU-MD” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MU-MD” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “MU-MD”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Stacked Townhouse Dwelling;
Single Attached Dwelling;
Zone Requirements (“MU-MD”)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “MU-MD”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the provisions
set out below.
Lot Frontage (minimum) 75.0 metres
Lot Area (minimum) 0.5 hectares
Lot Depth (minimum) 50.0 metres
Building Location and Setbacks
Setback of buildings from Brock Road (minimum) 6.0 metres
Setback of buildings from all other streets (minimum) 3.0 metres
Setback of buildings from all other lot lines (minimum) 2.0 metres
Despite Section 3(b)(iv)(C) where an interior side abuts a public
walkway the minimum side yard width shall be 1.6 metres.
Building Height (maximum) 13.0
The following special provisions shall be applicable to all lands zoned
(“MU MD”):
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Parking Requirements (minimum)
Two private parking spaces per dwelling unit which can be provided
either within an attached garage or with one parking space in an
attached garage and one parking space in a driveway immediately in
front of the parking garage for that dwelling unit.
In addition, 0.25 parking spaces for each stacked townhouse dwelling
shall be set aside and clearly identified for visitor parking.
Garage Parking Size – Stacked Townhouse Dwelling (minimum)
Each parking space within a private garage for stacked townhouse
dwelling unit shall have a minimum width of 2.7 metres and a minimum
depth of 6.0 metres provided, however, that the depth may include two
interior steps.
Garage Parking Size – Single Attached Dwellings (minimum)
Each parking space within a private garage for a single attached
dwelling unit shall have a minimum width of 2.9 metres and a minimum
depth of 6.0 metres provided, however, that the width may include one
interior step and the depth may include two interior steps.
Setback Encroachments
In addition to the provisions of Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, the following
shall also apply:
A covered or uncovered porch, veranda or balcony, with or without
a foundation may have the following encroachments:
1) to Brock Road 2.0 metres
2) to any other street 1.5 metres
Uncovered steps maximum encroachment:
1) to Brock Road 3.0 metres
2) to any other streetline 1.5 metres
Provisions (“SA-13” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“SA-13” Zone)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “SA-13”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Single attached dwelling;
Back to back attached dwelling;
Zone Requirements (“SA-13”)
No person shall, within the lands zoned “SA-13”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the provisions as
set out in the following table.
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Street Single
Attached
Dwelling
Lane Single
Attached
Dwelling
Back to Back
Attached
Dwelling
Lot Frontage
(Minimum)
6.0 metres 6.0 metres 6.0 metres
Lot Area
(Minimum)
130 square
metres
110 square
metres
80 square
metres
Lot Depth
(Minimum)
22.0 metres 19.0 metres 14.0 metres
Front Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
3.0 metres 3.0 metres 3.0 metres
Interior Side
Yard Width
(Minimum)
1.2 metres
except where
dwellings on
abutting lots
share a
common wall,
no interior side
yard shall be
required
adjacent to that
wall on either lot
1.2 metres
except where
dwellings on
abutting lots
share a
common wall,
no interior side
yard shall be
required
adjacent to that
wall on either lot
1.2 metres
except where
dwellings on
abutting lots
share a
common wall,
no interior side
yard shall be
required
adjacent to that
wall on either lot
Flanking Side
Yard
Width
(Minimum)
2.4 metres 2.4 metres 2.4 metres
Rear Yard
Depth
(Minimum)
7.0 metres
except where
the rear lot line
abuts a hydro
easement, the
minimum rear
yard depth shall
be 6.0 metres
0.5 metres N/A
Building Height
(Maximum)
13.0 metres 13.0 metres 13.0 metres
Driveway Width
(Maximum)
50 percent
of lot frontage
100 percent
of lot frontage
50 percent
of lot frontage
Lot Coverage of
all Accessory
Buildings
(Maximum)
15 square
metres
10 square
metres
N/A
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The following special provisions shall be applicable to all lands zoned (“SA
13”)
Corner Rounding Setback (Minimum)
Despite any front yard depth, rear yard depth or flankage side yard
width requirement; on a corner lot, the setback to a corner rounding at
the front of a lot shall be 1.75 metres;
Parking Requirement (Minimum):
Two private parking spaces per dwelling unit which can be provided
either within an attached garage or with one parking space in an
attached garage and one parking space in a driveway immediately in
front of the parking garage for that dwelling unit or for single attached
dwelling that has its vehicular access from a lane the required parking
may be provided in a garage, either attached or detached and/or ones
parking space in a garage and one parking space on a parking pad
located beside a garage;
Garage Requirements (Minimum):
One private garage per lot. Where the vehicular entrance of such
garage is from the front yard it shall be located not less than 6.0 metres
from the front lot line. Where the vehicular entrance of such garage is
from the rear yard it shall be located not less than 0.5 metres from the
rear lot line;
Garage Parking Size (Minimum):
Each parking space within a private garage shall have a minimum
width of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided,
however, that the width may include one interior step and the depth
may include two interior steps;
Detached Garage Requirements:
Where the rear lot line abuts a street and vehicular access is provided
from that street the following shall apply:
minimum side yard width of 0.0 metres;
minimum flanking side yard width of 2.4 metres;
minimum rear yard depth of 0.6 metres;
a detached garage is not considered a main building for the
purpose of the by-law.
Detached Garages for Lane Based Dwelling Units:
A detached garage is not considered an accessory building for the
purpose of lot coverage;
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Yard Encroachments
In addition to the provisions of Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, the following
shall also apply:
A covered or uncovered porch, veranda or balcony and with or
without a foundation, may have the following maximum
encroachments:
1) to front lot line: - 2.0 metres
2) to flankage lot line: - 1.5 metres
3) to interior side lot line: - 0.6 metres
4) to rear lot line: - 2.0 metres
5) to a corner rounding: - 1.0 metres
6) eaves above these features may project: - A further 0.6
metres into the required front, flankage or rear yard or corner
rounding setback
Uncovered decks of any height are permitted in the rear yard
provided maximum encroachments as follows:
1) to interior side lot line: 0.6 metres
2) to flankage lot line: 1.0 metres
3) to rear lot line: 2.5 metres
4) steps from a deck: May encroach an additional 1.2 metres onto
the rear yard
Bay, bow or box windows may encroach a maximum into required
yards as follows:
1) front yard- 0.6 metres
2) flankage yard- 1.0 metres
3) rear yard- 0.6 metres
4) eaves above these features - May project to a further 0.6
metres into the required front, flankage or rear yard
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Exception Zone 339 (By-law 1132-80)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, a one-family detached
dwelling may be established on the lands designated "Q-1" in accordance with
the provisions of section 6.2.1 of By-law 3037.
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Exception Zone 340 (By-law 1763-83)
Definitions
"Theatre-Type A" means a building or part of a building used for the indoor
presentation of plays, operas and similar theatrical art;
"Theatre-Type B" means a place, a building, or part of a building, used for
outdoor presentation of plays, operas and similar theatrical arts, having a
maximum seating capacity of 150 persons and maximum total capacity of
200 persons; and,
"Restaurant-Type E" shall mean a building or part of a building where food
is prepared or offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate
consumption in the building or elsewhere on the premises.
Provisions
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this By-law, in addition to any
other uses that may be permitted thereon, the subject lands may be used
for the purposes of a "Theatre-Type A", a "Theatre-Type B, an auction, an
antique show and a "Restaurant-Type E", in accordance with the provisions
of Section 6.2.5 of By-law 3037
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this By-law, a "Restaurant-Type E"
may be permitted only in combination with a "Theatre-Type A" or "Theatre-
Type B" on the site.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this By-law, a residential use in a
detached dwelling may be permitted on the subject lands subject to the
provisions of Section 6.2.5 of By-law 3037.
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Exception Zone 341 (By-law 4292-93)
Provisions
Notwithstanding the lot frontage and the lot area provisions of Section 6.2.1
of By-law 3037, a minimum lot frontage of 4.5 metres and a minimum lot
area of 0.4 of a hectare shall be permitted for a residential lot o n the
subject lands.
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Exception Zone 342 (By-law 6614-06)
Definitions
“Bed and Breakfast Establishment’ means an establishment that provides
sleeping accommodation (including breakfast and other meals, services,
facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests) for the travelling or
vacationing public in up to three guest rooms within a detached dwelling
that is the principal residence of the proprietor of the establishment.
Provisions
Despite any provisions in this By-law to the contrary, in addition to any
other uses that may be permitted thereon, the lands identified as Part of Lot
19, Concession 9, Part 1, 40R-15519 (1610 Central Street) may be used
for the purpose of a bed and breakfast establishment; and,
In addition to the parking requirements for a detached dwelling, a minimum
of one parking space shall be provided on-site for each guest room
associated with a bed and breakfast establishment.
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Exception Zone 343 (By-law 3263-67)
Provisions
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1.2 of By-law 3037, the
property may be used for the purpose of the operation of a dog kennel, in
accordance with Section 6.2.2 of By-law 3037 and provision of closed
accommodation, satisfactory to the City.
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Exception Zone 344 (By-law 3264-67)
Provisions
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1.2 of By-law 3037, the
property may be used for the purposes of the operation of a dog kennel, in
accordance with the requirements of Section 6.2.2 of By-law 3037.
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Exception Zone 345 (By-law 3307-67)
Provisions
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1.2 of By-law 3037, the
property may be used for the purposes of a dog kennel, in accordance with
Section 6.2.2 of By-law 3037.
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Exception Zone 346 (By-law 3308-67)
Provisions
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1.2 of By-law 3037, the
property may be used for the purposes of a dog kennel, in accordance with
Section 6.2.2 of 3037.
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Exception Zone 347 (By-law 7966-22)
Provisions (“ORM-R6-7”)
Section 5.20 of By-law 3037 (Yard Requirements with Respect to Certain
Streets), shall not apply to lands zoned “ORM-R6-7”;
Despite Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, fences shall be permitted within the
front yard of lands zoned “ORM-R6-7”; and
Notwithstanding Section 5.40 of By-law 3037, Minimum Distance
Separation shall not apply to lands zoned “ORM-R6-7”.
Provisions (“ORM-R6-8”)
Notwithstanding Section 5.10 of By-law 3037, a front yard for lands zoned
“ORM-R6-8” shall not be required from Brock Road;
Section 5.20 of By-law 3037 (Yard Requirements with Respect to Certain
Streets), shall not apply to lands zoned “ORM-R6-8”;
Despite Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, fences shall be permitted within the
front yard of lands zoned “ORM-R6-8”; and
Notwithstanding Section 5.40 of By-law 3037, Minimum Distance
Separation shall not apply to lands zoned “ORM-R6-8”.
Provisions (“ORM-R6-9”)
Despite Section 8.6.2 (i) of By-law 3037, a minimum lot area of 0.27 of a
hectare shall be provided for lands zoned “ORM-R6-9”;
Despite Section 5.7 of By-law 3037, fences shall be permitted within the
front yard of lands zoned “ORM-R6-9”; and
Notwithstanding Section 5.40 of By-law 3037, Minimum Distance
Separation shall not apply to lands zoned “ORM-R6-9”.
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Exception Zone 348 (By-law 7623-18)
Provisions (“ORM-C2-2")
In addition to the uses permitted within subsection 9.3.1 of By-law 3037,
the following use shall be permitted on lands zoned “ORM-C2-2”:
Dwelling, Duplex
Despite Section 2.33 of By-law 3037, the following definition shall apply to
the lands zoned “ORM-C2-2”:
“Dwelling, Duplex” shall mean the whole of a two-storey building divided
vertically into two separate dwelling units, each of which has an
independent entrance.
Despite Section 9.3.1 (i) of By-law 3037, an accessory dwelling unit shall
not be permitted on lands zoned “ORM-C2-2”.
Despite Section 9.3.2 (iv) of By-law 3037 (Maximum Height), the maximum
building height permitted on lands zoned “ORM-C2-2” shall be 9.0 metres.
Section 15.19.2 of By-law 3037 (Supplementary Parking Regulation) shall
not apply to lands zoned “ORM-C2-2” when such lands are occupied by a
dwelling, duplex.
Section 5.20 of By-law 3037 (Yard Requirements with Respect to Certain
Streets) shall not apply to lands zoned “ORM-C2-2”.
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Exception Zone 349 (By-law 7985-23)
Provisions (“ORM-C2-3”)
In addition to the uses permitted within subsection 9.3.1 of By-law 3037, a
detached dwelling shall be permitted on lands zoned “ORM-C2-3”, subject
to the provisions of Section 8.5.2 of By-law 3037.
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Exception Zone 350 (By-law 3450-90)
Provisions
Notwithstanding the lot frontage provisions of Section 6.1.2, Section 6.2.2,
Section 6.2.4, and Section 6.2.5 of By-law 3037, the minimum lot frontage
provision for the subject lands shall be 46.6 metres.
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Exception Zone 351 (By-law 6577-05)
Provisions
The only institutional uses permitted on any lands zoned "Rural Agricultural
Zone - A" are as follows:
A church and religious institution, as defined herein, shall be permitted
on the lands designated "Rural Agricultural Zone - A" located in
Concession 8, S. Part of Lot 6, identified as Property Identification
Numbers 26394-0056 and 26394-0091 and known as 3000 Eighth
Concession Road;
A church and cemetery, as defined herein, shall be permitted on the
lands designated "Rural Agricultural Zone - A" located in Concession 9,
N. Part, Lot 30, DPW #612, identified as Property Identification No.
26388-0012 and known as 5475 Sideline 30;
A church and religious institution, as defined herein, shall be permitted
on the lands designated "Rural Agricultural Zone - A" located in Plan
585, Pt. Lot 9, Now RP 40R2633, Parts 1 - 3, identified as Property
Identification No. 26383-0033 and known as 2590 Brock Road;
Institutional uses permitted by Clause 6.1.4.1 (a) shall be governed by the
provisions of Section 5.15 of By-law 3037.
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Exception Zone 352 (By-law 6640-06)
Provisions (“ORM-EP-1” Zone)
In addition to the uses permitted in Subsection 14.4.1 of By-law 3037, a
home-based business, a bed and breakfast establishment, and accessory
structures shall be permitted on the lands zoned “ORM-EP-1”;
Despite Clause 5.19(6) of By-law 3037, a home-based business may
occupy 25 percent of the finished floor area of a building to a maximum of
75 square metres;
Despite Clause 5.19(7) of By-law 3037, a home-based business may be
permitted within an accessory building or structure;
Despite section c) above, a home-based business located within an
accessory structure may occupy 100 percent of the floor area of the
accessory structure to a maximum of 75 square metres.
Provisions (“ORM-A-1” Zone)
In addition to the uses permitted in Subsection 6.4.3 of By-law 3037, a bed
and breakfast establishment shall be permitted within a single dwelling
subject to the following requirements:
A maximum of three guest rooms shall be provided within the dwelling
containing a bed and breakfast establishment;
A minimum of one parking space shall be provided on site for each
guest room associated with a bed and breakfast establishment; and
A single dwelling that is the principal residence of the proprietor of the
establishment.
Provisions (“ORM-A-2” Zone)
Permitted Uses
No person shall within the “ORM-A-2” Zone use any land or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following:
agricultural use
bed and breakfast establishment
conservation projects and flood and erosion control projects
detached dwelling on a vacant lot that was zoned as of November 15,
2001
farm vacation home
home-based business
home industry
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low intensity recreational uses
new publicly initiated transportation, infrastructure and utilities as
defined in Section 5.39 of this By-law
resource management
small-scale environmental educational facilities
temporary detached dwelling accessory to an agricultural use
Zone Requirements (“ORM-A-2” Zone)
Minimum Lot Area 4 hectares
Minimum Lot Frontage 150 metres
Minimum Yard Requirements
Front Yard 15.0 metres
Interior Side Yard 6.0 metres
Exterior Side Yard 7.5 metres
Rear Yard 15.0 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage 20%
Maximum Height 12.0 metres
Minimum Dwelling Unit Gross Floor Area 139 square metres
Maximum Building Ground Floor Area 500 metres
Special Regulations (“ORM-A-2” Zone)
The maximum floor area for all buildings used for accessory small-
scale environmental education facilities shall not exceed 350 square
metres;
A farm vacation home and a bed and breakfast establishment shall
provide a maximum of three guest rooms;
Temporary Detached Dwelling Requirements:
A temporary detached dwelling shall be permitted on a lot with a
minimum lot area of 40 hectares;
Maximum of one temporary detached dwelling shall be permitted
per lot; provided it is used by persons employed on the farm;
Where a detached dwelling exists, the maximum distance between
the detached dwelling and a temporary detached dwelling shall be
50.0 metres, and the temporary detached dwelling shall not be
located in the front yard.
Where a home industry is permitted as an accessory use to a detached
dwelling or agricultural operation, the following provisions shall apply:
In addition to persons living on the premises not more than two (2)
employees shall be engaged in the home industry;
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A home industry may be located in part of a dwelling or in any
accessory building located on a lot on which a dwelling is in
existence, provided the total gross floor area utilized by the home
industry does not exceed a maximum of 140 square metres;
There shall be no display, other than a non-illuminated sign having
a maximum surface area of 1.0 square metre;
There shall be no outside storage of goods, materials or articles;
Only motor vehicles associated with the home industry may be
parked or stored on the lot in an interior side or rear yard;
A boarding kennel shall not be permitted as a home industry;
Home industry uses shall not include the generation of or storage
of hazardous waste, liquid industrial waste, or any severely toxic
contaminant listed in Schedule 3 to Ontario Regulation 347 RSO,
1990.
Provisions (“ORM-A-3” Zone)
Despite Subsection 6.4 of By-law 3037, a detached dwelling shall be
permitted in accordance with the following provisions:
Minimum Lot Area 4,000 square metres
Minimum Lot Frontage 35 metres
Minimum Yard Requirements
Front Yard 15.0 metres
Interior Side Yard 6.0 metres
Exterior Side Yard 7.5 metres
Rear Yard 15.0 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage 20%
Maximum Height 12.0 metres
Dwelling Unit Requirements
Maximum number of dwelling units per lot: one
Minimum gross floor area-residential: 95 square metres
Exceptions
Despite the minimum front yard depth provision of Subsection
3(b)(iii)(A), the minimum front yard depth for a detached dwelling
located on that Part of Lots 1, 2 and 3 of Plan 424 designated as Part
1, Plan 40R-14166, shall be 5.3 metres; and
Subsection (i) above shall only apply to the detached dwelling as it
existed on May 19, 1992 and shall not apply to any extension or
addition thereof.
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Provisions (“ORM-I-1” Zone)
Despite Subsections 7.5.1 and 7.5.2 of By-law 3037, a school shall only be
permitted on the lands zoned “ORM-I-1”, and all buildings or structures
shall be setback a minimum of 30.0 metres from any “ORM-EP” zone.
Provisions (“ORM-I-2” Zone)
Despite Subsections 7.5.1 and 7.5.2 of By-law 3037, a cemetery, and any
accessory buildings or structures, shall only be permitted on the lands
zoned “ORM-I-2” subject to the following:
Minimum front yard depth of 9.0 metres
Minimum interior side yard width of 3.0 metres
Minimum rear yard depth of 3.0 metres;
Despite subsection a) above, a memorial stone or monument which is less
than 3.0 metres in height, located a minimum of 3.0 metres from any front
lot line and at least 1.0 metres from any side lot line, may be erected,
altered or used;
A mausoleum, columbarium or crematorium shall not be permitted;
Despite subsection c) above, a mausoleum or columbarium which does not
exceed 2.0 metres in height and has exterior dimensions such that the
volume enclosed thereby does not exceed 15.0 cubic metres shall be
considered to be a memorial stone or monument;
Cemetery administrative buildings, cemetery equipment buildings and one
chapel shall be permitted only as ancillary to, and in conjunction with, a
cemetery use;
The floor area of any cemetery administrative buildings, cemetery
equipment buildings or chapel shall not exceed 200 square metres in size;
G The combined floor area of all cemetery administrative buildings,
cemetery equipment buildings or chapel shall not exceed 500 square
metres;
Subsections 5.19.2 and 2.2.1 of By-law 3037, as amended, shall not apply.
Holding Provision ("H" Symbol)
Despite subsections 6(a) through 6(h), the following provisions shall apply
to the lands knows as Concession 9, Part of Lot 14, 40R-20211, Part 2:
While the "(H)" Holding Symbol is in place preceding the "ORM-I-2"
zone designation, no person shall use any lands for any purpose other
than those uses permitted in Subsection 6.4.1 of By-law 3037;
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Prior to an amendment to remove the "(H)" Holding Symbol preceding
the “ORM-I-2” zone, the owner shall satisfy the City of Pickering with
respect to the following:
the completion and approval of a hydrogeological report;
the satisfaction of all provincial guidelines applicable to cemetery
developments;
the completion of an archaeological site inventory on all of the lands
zoned "ORM-I-2" and approved by the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture
and Recreation;
the owner obtaining site plan approval, and adhering to resultant
approved site plans as stipulated in an appropriate agreement with the
City of Pickering; and
the establishment and form of required operating by-laws, trust funds
and/or care and maintenance funds appropriate to govern the
operation and administration of the cemetery.
Provisions (“ORM-I-3” Zone)
Despite Subsection 7.5.1 of By-law 3037, a cemetery and place of religious
assembly shall only be permitted on the lands zoned “ORM-I-3”.
Provisions (“ORM-R5-1” Zone)
In addition to the uses permitted in Subsection 8.5.1 of By-law 3037, a day
care centre shall be a permitted use on the lands zoned “ORM-R5-1”
provided the lands and premises are duly licenced pursuant to the Day
Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, for use as a facility for the daytime
care of not more than fifty-five (55) children at any one time.
Provisions (“ORM-R6-1” Zone)
Despite Clause 5.18 (a) of By-law 3037, a detached garage shall be
permitted in a side yard on the lands zoned “ORM-R6-1”.
Provisions (“ORM-R6-3” Zone)
In addition to the uses permitted in Subsection 8.6.1 of By-law 3037, where
a detached dwelling exists on a lot, a garden suite may be established on
the same lot in accordance with the following:
Despite the accessory building and use provisions of Section 5.18 of
By-law 3037, a maximum of one garden suite, being defined as a
dwelling unit which is detached from, but accessory to and sharing the
same water and sanitary services as, a main detached dwelling located
on the same lot; may be permitted per lot in the rear yard of any lot on
the lands zoned “ORM-R6-3” in accordance with the rear yard depth,
side yard width, exterior side yard width and lot coverage provisions of
Section 8.6.2, and subject to the following provisions:
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the maximum floor area of a garden suite shall be 65 square
metres;
the maximum ground floor area of any structure containing a
garden suite shall be 65 square metres;
the maximum height of a garden suite shall be 5.0 metres, except
where a garden suite is constructed as a second floor of a
detached garage, in which case the maximum height of the entire
structure shall be 6.0 metres;
the minimum separation between a garden suite and the main
dwelling shall be 6.0 metres.
Provisions (“ORM-R6-4” Zone)
Despite Clause 8.6.2 i) of By-law 3037, for the lands zoned “ORM-R6-4” a
minimum lot area of 0.2 of a hectare shall be provided.
Provisions (“ORM-R6-5” Zone)
Despite Subsection 8.6.2 of By-law 3037, the following shall apply to the
lands zoned “ORM-R6-5”:
(i) no buildings or structures shall be permitted within 15 metres of a
railway right-of-way;
(ii) no buildings or structures including swimming pools, sheds, decks and
other appurtenances shall be permitted within 10 metres of an “ORM-
EP” Zone.
Despite Clause 5.18 (a) of By-law 3037, a detached garage shall be
permitted in a side yard.
Provisions (“ORM-R6-6” Zone)
Despite Section 5.18 and Section 5.31 of By-law 3037, where a detached
dwelling exists on a lot, a maximum of one additional dwelling unit may be
permitted on the second floor of a detached garage located in any side or
rear yard of any lot on the lands zoned “ORM-R6-6” in accordance with the
following:
a detached garage, and any associated uncovered steps and
platforms, may be erected in any side or rear yard, a minimum of 5.0
metres from any lot line;
the maximum residential floor area of the additional dwelling unit shall
be 90 square metres;
the maximum height of the detached garage shall be 9.0 metres;
a minimum of one parking space shall be provided and maintained on
the lot to serve the additional dwelling unit.
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Provisions (“ORM-C2-1” Zone)
In addition to the uses permitted in Subsection 9.3.1 of By-law 3037, a
maximum of four (4) dwelling units shall be permitted on the lands zoned
“ORM-C2-1” subject to the following:
a minimum of 1.25 parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling
unit which contains one or less than one bedroom;
a minimum of 1.75 parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling
unit which contains more than one bedroom.
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Exception Zone 353 (By-law 5872-01)
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated "OS-HL-EP", use any lot or erect,
alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil and wildlife; and
resource management
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL-EP" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or removal
of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used for purposes
of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
Uses Permitted ("(ND)" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designated and containing the abbreviation
"(ND)" within the established zone category, use any lot or erect, alter, or use
any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
those uses permitted within the corresponding zone category together with
this designation; and
nitrate dilution
Zone Requirements ("(ND)" Zone)
No land shall be used except for the purpose of nitrate dilution from sewage
effluent originating from private sewage systems serving residential
development located within those adjacent lands.
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Seaton Urban Area Exceptions
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
354 SLD1-1
(By-law
7364-14)
Whitevale
Road
frontage,
west of
Sideline 26
SP-2009-01,
Lots 137 and
138
SP-2009-05,
Lots 249-251
and Lots 259-
262
SP-2009-07,
Lots 1-8, Lots
210-213 and
Lot 215
Detached
dwelling
Minimum lot frontage: 16.0 m
Minimum lot area: 430 m2
Minimum front yard where a
front yard abuts Whitevale
Road: 6.0 m
Minimum interior side yard
where an interior side yard
abuts Whitevale Road: 1.8 m
Minimum flankage yard:
6.0 m
355 SMC1-1
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-13,
West of
Sideline 24,
south of the
pipeline but
excluding the
lots fronting
onto
Sideline 24
Detached
dwelling in
accordance
with the
provisions of
the SLD2
zone.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
356 SLN-1
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2008-12,
north of
Whitevale
Road By-
pass, west of
Sideline 24,
Lot 568
Car washing
establishment
357 SPEG-1
(By-law
7364-14,
as
amended
by By-law
7659-18)
Part of Lots
23 and 24,
Concession
5, now Part 1,
40R-29998
and Part of
Part 7, 40R-
25010
Controlled
Open
Storage(1)
Accessory
Display(2)
(1) Controlled open storage
areas may be permitted if
accessory and incidental to a
manufacturing/assembly plant
as the principal use on the
same lot, subject to the
following:
a) An open storage area shall
be permitted only in a rear
yard and not closer than 9.0
m to any street line, provided
that such storage area shall
be so located that it is not
visible from a street along
any line that is perpendicular
to such street;
b) An open storage area shall
not extend over more than
15% of the lot area and such
area shall be exclusive of
parking spaces required by
Section 14.3 of this By-law,
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
and shall not exceed the
ground floor area of
buildings upon the lot; and
c) An open storage area can
be used for only:
i. the temporary storage of
products manufactured,
assembled or used on the
premises.
(2) As an accessory use to
the manufacturing/assembly
plant, limited display of
finished products in a visible
location may be permitted.
358 SMC1-5
(By-law
7364-14,
previously
MC1-1-3)
Detached
dwelling in
accordance
with the
provisions of
the SLD2
zone.
Maximum encroachment of a
porch or deck into the
required rear yard shall be
1.0 m
359 SLD1-2
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-05,
Street K, east
of Sideline
28, Lots 233-
235
Minimum rear yard: 7.5 m
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
360 SLD1-4
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-01,
Whitevale
Road, east of
Sideline 26,
Lots 303 and
304
Minimum lot frontage: 22.0 m
Minimum front yard for Lot
303: 10.0 m
361 SLD1-5
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2008-12,
Whitevale
Road, east of
Street P, Lots
121-125)
Minimum setback for private
garages and coach houses
from Whitevale Road: 6.0 m
362 SLD1-6
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-02,
Street 3, Lot
38
SP-2009-03,
Street 2, Lot
28
Minimum rear yard: 1.2 m
Minimum interior side yard:
1.2 m and 6.0 m
363 SLD2-1
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-13,
Street 3,
Blocks 36
and 37,
Street 11,
Blocks 33, 34
and 35 and
Street 13,
Block 38
where they
abut the
Any building, porch or deck
shall have a minimum 5.0 m.
setback from the lot line
abutting the SUT zone.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Trans-norther
n pipeline
364 SLD2M-1
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-01,
Sideline 26/
Whites Road,
Blocks 229 to
236
Minimum lot frontage: 4.0 m
Minimum amenity area: 9 m2
Minimum lot area: 100 m2
365 SLD2M-2
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-01,
Sideline 26/
Whites Road,
Block 375
For attached private garages
accessed by a lane, the wall
of the private garage facing
the lane is located no further
than 12.0 m from the rear lot
line.
366 SLD2M-3
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-01,
Street 10,
Blocks 369
and 370
Minimum lot frontage: 4.0 m
Minimum amenity area: 9 m2
Minimum lot area: 100 m2
The lot line facing the SOS
zone shall be deemed to be
the front lot line.
The primary entrance door
shall face the front lot line.
The zone standards in Table
14.8 shall apply as if the lots
were through lots.
For detached private
garages, the private garage
and driveway requirements of
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Section 14.2.12 would apply
as if the lots were through
lots.
367 SMDDS-1
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-04,
Street 1, Lot
22
SP-2009-02,
Street 30, Lot
395
Minimum rear yard: 1.2 m
Minimum interior side yard:
1.2 m and 6.0 m
368 SMMDS-2
(By-law
7364-14,
as
amended
by By-law
7962-22)
SP-2015-05
(R)
Block 37
A 05/15 (R)
Notwithstanding Table 14.9, a
minimum rear yard shall be 4.3
metres for detached dwelling,
accessed from a street
abutting the front lot line or
flankage lot line for lands
zoned MD-DS-2.
369 SMDM-1
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-01,
Sideline 26/
Whites Road,
Blocks 225 to
228, 237 to
240 and 380.
SP-2009-02,
Sideline 26/
Whites Road,
Blocks 1, 2.
10, 11, 291 to
299, 446, 447
Minimum lot frontage: 4.0 m
Minimum amenity area: 9 m2
Minimum lot area: 100 m2
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
370 SMDM-2
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-05,
Street Q,
Block 380
SP-2009-06,
Street N and
Whitevale By-
pass, Blocks
365 to 374
Minimum front yard: 2.4 m
371 SMDM-3
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-07,
Blocks 216
and 217
The lot line facing the SOS
zone shall be deemed to be
the front lot line.
The primary entrance door
shall face the front lot line.
The zone standards in Table
14.10 shall apply as if the lots
were through lots.
For detached private
garages, the private garage
and driveway requirements of
Section 14.2.12 would apply
as if the lots were through
lots.
The minimum lot frontage
abutting the SOS zone for
most westerly end lot in Block
216: 2.8 m
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
372 SMC1-2
(By-law
7364-14,
as
amended
by By-law
7840-21)
SP-2009-13,
South of
Taunton
Road west of
Sideline 24,
north of the
pipeline
The minimum number of
dwelling units combined within
the SMC1-2, SMC1-6, SMC2-
1, and SMC2-3 zones: 267
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373 SMC2-1
(By-law
7364-14,
as
amended
by By-law
7840-21)
Part of Lots
25 and 26,
Concession
3, Now Parts
1 and 2, 40R-
24268 and
Part of Lot 3,
40R-29614
The minimum number of
dwelling units combined within
the SMC1-2, SMC1-6, SMC2-
1, and SMC2-3 zones: 267
Building, Multiple Attached
means a building containing
three or more dwelling units,
and may contain some of the
dwelling units accessed
directly from the outside.
Building, Block Townhouse
or Block Townhouse
Building means a building or
structure that is vertically
and/or horizontally divided
into a minimum of three
dwelling units, each of which
has an independent entrance
from grade to the front and
rear of the building, and each
of which are divided vertically
and/or horizontally above
grade by a common wall
adjoining dwellings units or
a private garage above
grade and where all dwelling
units are located on one lot
and accessed from a private
street, laneway or common
condominium driveway.
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
jurisdiction of a public
authority that is designed or
maintained for active or
passive recreational
purposes.
Minimum number of dwelling
units: 74 units
Minimum Front Yard: No
requirement
Maximum Front Yard: 5.5 m
Minimum Rear Yard: No
requirement
Minimum Front Landscaped
Open Space: No requirement
Minimum Park, Private: 95
m2
Maximum Building Height for
Block, Townhouse Building:
16 m
Section 14.3.5.2 and 14.3.5.3
shall not apply.
374
SMC1-3
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-13,
Street 2,
Blocks 8 and
9 and Street
13, Blocks
Maximum encroachment of a
porch or deck into the
required rear yard shall be
1.0 m
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
38, 39 and 40
where they
abut the
Trans-
northern
pipeline
375 SMC1-4
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2008-05,
Sideline 26 /
Whites Road,
Blocks 165 to
169
SP-2008-06,
Sideline 26 /
Whites Road,
Blocks 32 to
35 and 6 to
10
Minimum lot frontage: 4.0 m
Minimum amenity area: 9.0
m2
Minimum lot area: 100 m2
376
SMC2-2
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2008-05,
Street 10,
Blocks 222-
225
The lot line facing the SOS
zone shall be deemed to be
the front lot line.
The primary entrance door
shall face the front lot line.
The zone standards in Table
14.14 shall apply as if the lots
were through lots.
For detached private
garages, the private garage
and driveway requirements of
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Section 14.2.12 would apply
as if the lots were through
lots.
377 SMC2-3
(By-law
7364-14)
SP-2009-13,
South of
Taunton
Road, west of
Sideline 24,
east and west
of Street 3,
Blocks 5, 6,
12 and 14
The minimum number of
dwelling units combined within
the SMC1-2, SMC1-6, SMC2-
1, and SMC2-3 zones: 267
Minimum lot area: 84.0 m2
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Building, Multiple Attached
means a building containing
three or more dwelling units,
and may contain some of the
dwelling units accessed
directly from the outside.
Building, Block Townhouse
or Block Townhouse
Building means a building or
structure that is vertically
and/or horizontally divided
into a minimum of three
dwelling units, each of which
has an independent entrance
from grade to the front and
rear of the building, and each
of which are divided vertically
and/or horizontally above
grade by a common wall
adjoining dwellings units or
a private garage above
grade and where all dwelling
units are located on one lot
and accessed from a private
street, laneway or common
condominium driveway.
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public
authority that is designed or
maintained for active or
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
passive recreational
purposes.
Minimum number of dwelling
units: 74 units
Minimum Front Yard: No
requirement
Maximum Front Yard: 5.5 m
Minimum Rear Yard: No
requirement
Minimum Front Landscaped
Open Space: No requirement
Minimum Park, Private: 95
m2
Maximum Building Height for
Block, Townhouse Building:
16 m
Section 14.3.5.2 and 14.3.5.3
shall not apply.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
378 SCN-1
(By-law
7364-14)
Community
Node
straddling
Taunton
Road
between
Sideline 22
and Sideline
24, SP-2008-
07 Blocks
190 -191 and
SP-2009-14
Block 76
The gross leasable area on
the ground floor of all
buildings within the Seaton
Community Node (SCN)
including any adjacent
SCNPP zone shall not exceed
60,000 m2 for the retailing of
goods and services.
379 SCU-1
(By-law
7364-14)
Block 615,
Plan SP-
2008-11,
Sideline 24
The secondary school site
shall be exempt from the
provisions of Section
14.7.2.3.4 which requires a
primary entrance door to be
incorporated into the front
wall of the building facing the
front lot line.
380 SMC1-6
(By-law
7364-14,
previously
SMC1-2-3)
The minimum number of
dwelling units combined within
the SMC1-2, SMC1-6, SMC2-
1, and SMC2-3 zones: 267
Maximum encroachment of a
porch or deck into the
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
required rear yard shall be
1.0 m
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Exception Zone 381 (By-law 7364-14)
The following Holding provisions apply to the properties specified:
The lands beyond the Phase 1 lands as identified on Figure C of the
staged servicing and Implementation Strategy dated October 2012.
The “(H)” Holding Symbol shall be removed when:
a transportation study is completed identifying the need, and if
warranted, the extent and timing of additional transportation
improvements including collector and arterial roads internal to the
Seaton Urban Area, road linkages external to the Seaton Urban Area
including linkages internal and external to Durham Region and
interchanges with Highway 407 ETR that may be required to support
development beyond the first phase, which shall not exceed 9,800
detached equivalent units, as defined in the Staged Servicing and
Implementation Strategy. The transportation study is to be
undertaken by the landowners in consultation with the City of
Pickering, Durham Region, City of Toronto and York Region and shall
be in accordance with Policy 11.74 (b) of the Pickering Official Plan,
as amended by Pickering Official Plan Amendment 22; and
the City is satisfied that the transportation improvements identified in
the transportation study referred to in (a) above as required to
support the development of the subsequent phase to be released
from the H - holding provision will be provided in accordance with the
timing recommended by the transportation study, and that
satisfactory arrangements are in place for the funding of those
transportation improvements.
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Exception Zone 382 (E1 of By-law 7553-17)
Additional Permitted Uses
The following additional use is permitted:
Outdoor Storage associated with a Garden Centre Use
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Minimum Building Height: 10.5 metres and 2 functional storeys
Maximum size of outdoor storage associated with a garden centre use:
1,900 square metres
Minimum number of required parking spaces for outdoor storage
associated with a garden centre use: 0 parking spaces
Total number of required parking spaces that can be reduced while the
outdoor storage associated with a garden centre use is operating: 90
parking spaces
Maximum duration outdoor storage associated with a garden centre use
shall be permitted to operate outdoors: Between April 1st and August 1st
within a calendar year
Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Section 9.3.1, related to Continuous Length of Buildings along a Street
Line, shall not apply to any building or structure fronting Liverpool Road.
Additions or expansions to existing buildings or structures shall be
permitted provided that such additions or expansions shall not exceed 10
percent of the gross floor area of all existing buildings and structures as
legally existed on the effective date of this By-law.
For the purpose of calculating Floor Space Index for new buildings, the
area of the lot shall be equivalent to the ground floor area of the new
building.
Section 9.3.1 and 15.282.2 a), related to Floor Space Index and related to
Building Height, shall not apply to any additions or expansions to existing
buildings and structures as legally existed on the effective date of this By-
law.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to Buildings Requiring Active At
Grade Frontages, a primary entrance door with direct and unobstructed
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access open to the public shall be incorporated into the wall of a building
either facing or visible from the Kingston Road street line
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.26 Outdoor Storage, the
provisions shall not apply to a Garden Centre use.
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City of Pickering
Exception Zone 383 (E2 of By-law 7553-17)
Additional Permitted Uses
The following additional use is permitted:
Automobile Service Station on a lot where the use legally existed on the
effective date of this By-law.
Definitions
“Automobile Service Station” means an establishment where vehicle fuels,
lubricants, and automobile-related accessories are offered for retail sale,
and which also may include one mechanical car wash and limited
convenience retail sales, but shall not include facilities for the repair and
maintenance of vehicles, or facilities for the repairing or painting of vehicle
bodies.
“Mechanical Car Wash” means an establishment where facilities are
provided for the washing and cleaning of vehicles using production line
methods employing mechanical devices wholly enclosed within a building.
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply only to an automobile service station:
Minimum Building Height: As legally existing on the lot on the effective date
of this By-law
Minimum number of required parking spaces: 10 parking spaces
Maximum Gross Leasable Floor Area: 360 square metres
Maximum size of outdoor storage and display of convenience items: 10
square metres
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Exception Zone 384 (E3 of By-law 7553-17, as amended by
By-law 7713-19)
Additional Permitted Uses
The following additional use is permitted:
Farmers’ Market
Outdoor Sales and Display
Vehicle Repair Shop on a lot where the use legally existed on the effective
date of this By-law
Definitions
“Vehicle Repair Shop” means an establishment containing facilities for the
repair and maintenance of vehicles on the premises, in which accessories
are sold and vehicle maintenance and repair operations are performed in
return for remuneration, but shall not include a body shop or any
establishment engaged in the retail sale of vehicle fuels.
“Gross Leasable Floor Area” shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys above or below established grade, designed for owner or tenant
occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below
established grade.
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply only to an automobile service station:
Minimum Building Height: 10.5 metres and 2 functional storeys
Maximum size of outdoor sales and display area permitted accessory only
to a retail store having a gross leasable floor area in excess of 7,400
square metres: 650 square metres
Minimum number of required parking spaces for Farmer’s Market operating
outdoors : 0 parking spaces
Total number of required parking spaces that can be reduced while the
Farmers’ Market use is operating outdoors: 90 parking spaces
An existing vehicle repair shop may only be permitted in conjunction with
and as accessory to any retail store having a gross leasable floor area in
excess of 7,400 square metres
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, a maximum of one residential (1) building or structure
wholly located within the crossed hatched area as shown on Figure 1 shall
not exceed a building height of 153 metres.
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Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure wholly located within
the diagonal hatched area as shown on Figure 1 shall not exceed a
building height of 125 metres.
Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Additions or expansions to existing buildings or structures shall be
permitted provided that such additions or expansions shall not exceed 10
percent of the gross floor area of all existing buildings and structures as
legally existed on the effective date of this By-law.
For the purpose of calculating Floor Space Index for new buildings, the
area of the lot shall be equivalent to the ground floor area of the new
building.
Section 9.3.1, related to Floor Space Index and Building Height, and
Section 3 a) of this Exception, related to Building Height, shall not apply to
any additions or expansions to existing buildings and structures as legally
existed on the effective date of this By-law.
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 385 (E4 of By-law 7553-17)
Additional Permitted Uses
Automobile Service Station on a lot where the use legally existed on the
effective date of this By-law.
Definitions
“Automobile Service Station” means an establishment where vehicle fuels,
lubricants, and automobile-related accessories are offered for retail sale,
and which also may include one mechanical car wash and limited
convenience retail sales, but shall not include facilities for the repair and
maintenance of vehicles, or facilities for the repairing or painting of vehicle
bodies.
“Mechanical Car Wash” means an establishment where facilities are
provided for the washing and cleaning of vehicles using production line
methods employing mechanical devices wholly enclosed within a building.
Parking Provisions
Minimum number of required parking spaces for Automobile Service
Station and Mechanical Car Wash: As legally existing on the lot on the
effective date of this By-law
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Exception Zone 386 (E5 of By-law 7553-17)
Additional Permitted Uses
Detached Dwelling
Additional Dwelling Unit is permitted within an existing detached dwelling in
accordance with Section 4.3 of this By-law
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Maximum Lot Coverage: 50 percent
Minimum Front Yard Setback: 3.0 metres
Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: 1.2 metres and 0.3 metres, on the
side where dwellings on adjacent lots are attached, no interior side yard is
required
Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback: 2.7 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 6.0 metres
Covered and unenclosed porches, verandahs and flankage entrance
features not exceeding 1.5 metres in height above established grade may
project no more than:
1.5 metres into any required front or rear yard
1.0 metres into any required exterior side yard
0.6 metres into any required side yard
A minimum of one private garage shall be provided per lot, any vehicular
entrance of which shall be located not less than 6.0 metres from the front
lot line
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Exception Zone 387 (E6 of By-law 7553-17)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Minimum Floor Space Index: 1.5
Minimum Building Height: 12.0 metres
Minimum Landscaped Area between parking spaces and existing
residential development to the south: 2.5 metres
Parking Provisions
The following parking regulations apply:
Minimum Parking Requirement for Stacked Townhouse Dwellings: 1.0
parking space per dwelling unit and an additional 0.2 of a space per
dwelling unit for visitors
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Exception Zone 388 (E7 of By-law 7553-17)
Definitions
“Build-to-Zone” means an area of land within which all or part of a building
or buildings or part of a structure or structures are to be located.
“Building Envelope” means the three-dimensional buildable area prescribed
for a building by the regulations of this By-law.
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Buildings and structures shall comply with the minimum and maximum
building envelope as shown on Figure 1.
A minimum of 70% of the build-to-zone must be occupied prior to the
erection of any other buildings or structures on the subject lands.
Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Section 9.3.1, related to Building Setback from Street Line and related to
Continuous Length of Buildings along a Street Line, shall not apply to the
subject lands.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to Main Wall Stepback for Buildings
equal to or less than 37.5 metres in height, a minimum main wall stepback
of 1.5 metres is required between 4.5 metres and 15.0 metres in height for
that portion of a building located within the build to-zone as shown on
Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Section 4.41, related to Temporary Sales Office, a
temporary sales office is permitted on the subject lands for the leasing of
units where Site Plan Approval has been granted by the City.
Notwithstanding Section 5.10.3, related to Parking Structures, air vents are
permitted to be located within the building envelope as shown on Figure
Figure 1.
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 389 (E8 of By-law 7553-17)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Minimum Floor Space Index: 1.4
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to Continuous Length of Buildings
along a Street Line, a minimum of 50 percent of the street frontage of a lot
must be occupied by a building.
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Exception Zone 390 (E9 of By-law 7553-17)
Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 4, the total land area of the lot
as of the effective date of this By-law shall be deemed to be a lot for the
purposes of calculating Floor Space Index (FSI), as shown on Figure 1.
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 391 (E10 of By-law 7553-17)
Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 4, the total land area of the lot
as of the effective date of this By-law shall be deemed to be a lot for the
purposes of calculating Floor Space Index (FSI), as shown on Figure 1.
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 392 (E11 of By-law 7553-17)
Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 4, the total land area of the lot
as of the effective date of this By-law shall be deemed to be a lot for the
purposes of calculating Floor Space Index (FSI), as shown on Figure 1.
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 393 (E12 of By-law 7553-17)
Definitions
“Retirement Home” – means a building or part of a building providing
accommodation primarily for senior’s where each private bedroom or living
unit may contain a kitchen or stove top and oven, does have a separate
entrance from a common hall, and where common facilities and services
are provided for the residents including, but not limited to, personal
services, the preparation and consumption of food, nursing services,
common lounges, recreation rooms and ancillary support offices
Zone Provisions
Nothwithstanding Section 9.3.1, building height shall be limited by a 45
degree angular plane measured 7.5 metres from the rear lot line of the lots
on the north side of Avonmore Square at a height of 10.5 metres above
grade
Notwithstanding a) above, the height of a building or structure wholly
located within the crossed hatched area as shown on Figure 1 shall be
permitted to penetrate a 45 degree angular plane measured from the rear
lot line of the lots on the north side of Avonmore Square
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure wholly located within
the crossed hatched area as shown on Figure 1 shall not exceed a building
height of 70 metres
Minimum Building Height for stacked dwelling: 10.0 metres
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, minimum separation between blocks of
stacked dwelling: 3.0 metres
Podium Requirements for Buildings greater than 37.5 metres:
minimum height of a podium – 10.5 metres
maximum height of a podium – 26 metres
Tower Floor Plates:
maximum tower floor plate – 2,000 square metres between the 9th
storey and the 14th storey
maximum tower floor plate – 900 square metres above the 14th storey
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Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Notwithstanding any future severances, partition, or division of the lot, the
provisions of this By-law will apply to the whole of the lot as if no
severance, partition, or division had occurred, as shown on Figure 2
Figure 1
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Figure 2
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Exception Zone 394 (E13 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 7713-19)
Zone Provisions
The following regulation applies:
Notwithstanding any provisions of this By-law, as amended, no building or
structure, or part of a building, or structure located above established grade
shall be erected outside of the diagonal area as shown on Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Schedule 6, related to Maximum Building Height, the
maximum, the height of a building or structure wholly located within the
area identified by the dashed lines as shown on Figure 1 is specified by the
number following the HT symbol as shown on Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to minimum Building Setback from a
Street Line, the minimum setback for a building or structure from a street
line, located within the diagonal area as shown on Figure 1, shall be zero
metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to minimum Podium Requirements
for Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, the minimum height of a podium
shall be 9.0 metres.
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 395 (E14 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 7810-21)
Definitions
“Floor Area, Net” means the total area of all floors of a building measured
from the interior faces of the exterior walls or demising walls, but does not
include the following areas:
Motor vehicle parking and bicycle parking below established grade;
Motor vehicle parking and bicycle parking at or above established
grade;
Loading spaces and related corridors used for loading purposes;
Rooms for storage, storage lockers, washrooms, electrical, utility,
mechanical and ventilation;
Indoor amenity space required by this By-law;
Elevator, garbage and ventilating shafts;
Mechanical penthouse; and
Stairwells in the building.
“Floor Space Index” means the total net floor area of all buildings on a lot
divided by the total area of the lot.
Zone Provisions
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to permitted encroachments, a
balcony, porch or uncovered platform may encroach into any required
setback to a maximum of 2.2 metres.
Notwithstanding Section 4.43 related to Yards Abutting Daylight Triangles,
the minimum setback of buildings from the daylight triangle shall be 0.25 of
a metre.
Notwithstanding Section 5.2.1, related to Parking Space Requirements, the
minimum parking ratio shall be 0.71 parking spaces per apartment dwelling
unit for residents and 0.15 parking spaces per apartment dwelling unit for
visitors.
Notwithstanding Section 5.10.2 related to parking structures, stairs
associated with a parking structure are permitted to project to a maximum
of 1.2 metres above establishes grade no closer than 0.3 of a metre to a
street line.
Notwithstanding Section 5.10.3 related to parking structures, air vents
constructed in association with an underground parking structure, are
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permitted to project to a maximum of 1.2 metres above established grade
no closer than 2.8 metres to a street line.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure shall not exceed a
building height of 78 metres (26-storeys).
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Building Setback from Street Line,
the residential building along Bayly Street may be setback to a maximum of
4.5 metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Building Separation, the
separation of a second storey unit with primary windows may be reduced to
8.6 metres so long as the primary window is no larger than 0.9 square
metres, and the lowest point of the window is located a minimum of 1.8
metres from the floor.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Minimum Main Wall Stepback for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, the minimum main wall stepback from
the main wall of a point tower and the main wall of a podium on the building
face abutting Sandy Beach Road shall not apply.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Balcony Requirements, the
minimum area of a balcony is 4 square metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Balcony Requirements, balconies
are permitted to project beyond the main wall at any height.
Special Site Provisions
The following additional provision applies:
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 4, the total land area of the lot,
including lands conveyed to public ownership for a road widening as shown
in the figure below, shall be deemed to be a lot for the purposes of
calculating Floor Space Index (FSI), as shown on Figure 1.
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Figure 1
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Exception Zone 396 (E15 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 7909-22)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Notwithstanding Schedule 6, related to Maximum Building Height, the
maximum height of a building or structure wholly located within the area
identified by the dashed lines as shown on Figure 1 is specified by the
number following the HT symbol as shown on Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to maximum Tower Floor Plates for a
residential building, the maximum tower floor plate for any portion of a
building above 77 metres in height shall not exceed 650 square metres.
The minimum gross leasable floor area of non-residential uses shall be as
follows:
for lands located at 1300 Kingston Road: 3,700 square metres
for lands located at 1360 Kingston Road: 1,500 square metres
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 397 (E16 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 7909-22)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Notwithstanding Schedule 6, related to Maximum Building Height, the
maximum height of a building or structure wholly located within the area
identified by the dashed lines as shown on Figure 1 is specified by the
number following the HT symbol as shown on Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to maximum Tower Floor Plates for a
residential building, the maximum tower floor plate for any portion of a
building above 77 metres in height shall not exceed 650 square metres.
The minimum gross leasable floor area of non-residential uses shall be as
follows:
for lands located at 1550 Kingston Road: 2,300 square metres
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 398 (E17 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 7936-22)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure wholly located within
the area identified by the dashed lines as shown on Figure 1 is specified by
the number following the HT symbol as shown on Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Section 5.2.1, related to Parking Space Requirements, the
minimum parking ratio shall be 0.65 parking spaces per apartment dwelling
unit for residents, and 0.15 parking spaces per apartment dwelling unit for
visitors.
Notwithstanding Section 5.9.1 a), related to Surface Parking Spaces, a
maximum of ten surface parking spaces may be located in the front yard of
buildings.
Notwithstanding Section 5.9.1 b), related to Surface Parking Spaces, a
minimum 2.5 metre wide landscaped area shall be required and
permanently maintained between the street line of future Celebration Drive
and the parking spaces or aisles.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Minimum Main Wall Stepback for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres and buildings equal to and greater than
73.5 metres, the minimum main wall stepback shall not apply.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Balcony Requirements, the
minimum area of a balcony is 4 square metres.
Notwithstanding Section 5.10.2 related to Parking Structures, stairs and air
vents associated with a parking structure are permitted in a front yard.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Podium Requirements for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, structures on the podium for noise
attenuation purposes may exceed the maximum podium height of 20.0
metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Building Setback from Street Line,
the maximum building setback shall be 13.0 metres from future Celebration
Drive.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Permitted Encroachments,
projections such as awnings, canopies and other similar architectural
features may project a maximum of 2.0 metres into the required front yard
setback.
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Exception Zone 399 (E18 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 7948-22)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
For the purpose of calculating Floor Space Index (FSI) for Section 9.3.1
and Schedule 4 related to minimum FSI, the area illustrated with diagonal
hatching on Figure 1 shall be considered a lot.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure wholly located within
the area identified by the dashed lines as shown on Figure 2 is specified
by the number following the HT symbol as shown on Figure 2.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Minimum Main Wall Stepback for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres and buildings equal to and greater than
73.5 metres, the minimum main wall stepback shall not apply.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Podium Requirements for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, the following building elements may
exceed the maximum podium height:
equipment used for the functional operation of the building and
structures including electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation
equipment, enclosed stairwells roof access, maintenance equipment
storage, chimneys, vents, and window washing equipment;
architectural features, parapets, elements and structures associated
with a green roof;
planters, landscaping features, guard rails, divider screens on a
balcony and/or terrace; and
trellises, pergolas and unenclosed structures providing safety or
wind/noise protection to rooftop amenity space.
Notwithstanding Section 5.13.1.4 and 5.13.2 related to Bicycle Parking
Space Requirements, the required bicycle parking spaces may be stacked
bicycle parking spaces, subject to the following dimensions:
a minimum length of 1.8 metres and a minimum width of 0.45 metres.
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Figure 1
Figure 2
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Exception Zone 400 (E19 of By-law of 7553-17, as
amended by By-law 7981-23)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Notwithstanding Section 5.2.1 related to Parking Space Requirements, the
minimum parking ratio shall be 0.65 parking spaces per apartment dwelling
unit for residents and 0.15 parking spaces per apartment dwelling unit for
visitors, for the lands illustrated in Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Schedule 6, related to Maximum Building Height, the
maximum height of a building or structure wholly located within the area
identified by the dashed lines as shown on Figure 2 is specified by the
number following the HT symbol as shown on Figure 2.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to Amenity Space Requirements for
Apartment Dwellings, the minimum indoor and outdoor amenity space
requirements for apartment dwellings may be located on an abutting block
within the lands as identified in Figure 1, provided that:
appropriate cross-use legal easement and/or an agreement are
executed; and
the minimum aggregate amenity area requirement is provided in
accordance with Sections 9.3.1, as amended.
Special Site Provisions
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 4, related to Floor Space
Index, the total land area of the lot, including lands conveyed to public
ownership for a road widening, public street, and public park shall be
deemed to be a lot for the purposes of calculating Floor Space Index (FSI),
as shown on Figure 1.
Section 9.3.1, related to Main Wall Stepback for Buildings greater than 37.5
metres in height, shall not apply to the lands illustrated in Figure 1.
Minimum building setback abutting an Open Space (OS) zone – 3.0 metres
Require an aggregate minimum of 12,000 square metres of net floor area
of Office use, Financial Institution, Medical Office, Post-Secondary School,
Private School, Commercial School and Veterinary Clinic either in a single
building or in multiple buildings within the lands as shown on Figure 1.
Require an aggregate minimum of 2,000 square metres of net floor area of
non-residential uses, except for office, located on the first floor of a building
or multiple buildings within the lands as shown on Figure 1 of which a
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minimum of 150 square metres shall be provided on the first floor of each
building.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, the following Buildings Requiring Active At
Grade Frontages requirements shall apply:
minimum – 40 percent of the first storey of a building along any street
line and abutting an Open Space Zone with Active At Grade Frontages,
residential lobbies, amenity space or at grade dwelling units, as shown
on Schedule 7, as amended, shall comprise of openings and
transparent glazing;
a primary entrance door with direct and unobstructed access to the
public shall be incorporated into the wall of a building facing the street
line and abutting an Open Space Zone; and
minimum ground floor height – 4.5 metres
Figure 1
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Exception Zone 401 (E20 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 7924-22)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure shall not exceed a
building height of 117 metres (37-storeys).
Notwithstanding Section 5.2.1, related to Parking Space Requirements, the
minimum parking ratio shall be 0.65 parking spaces per apartment dwelling
unit for residents, and 0.15 parking spaces per apartment dwelling unit for
visitors.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Minimum Main Wall Stepback for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres and buildings equal to and greater than
73.5 metres, the minimum main wall stepback shall not apply.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Balcony Requirements, the
minimum area of a balcony is 4 square metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to Continuous Length of Buildings
along a Street Line, a minimum 55 percent of the street frontage of a lot
along Celebration Drive must be occupied by a building.
Notwithstanding Section 5.9.1 b), related to Surface Parking Spaces, a
minimum 0.6 metre wide landscaped area shall be required and
permanently maintained between the west lot line and the parking spaces
or aisles.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Amenity Space Requirements for
Apartment Dwellings, a minimum of 1.9 square metres of indoor amenity
space is required per apartment dwelling unit.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Podium Requirements for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, structures on the podium for noise
attenuation purposes may exceed the maximum podium height of 20.0
metres.
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Exception Zone 402 (E21 of By-law 7553-17, as amended
by By-law 8023-23)
Zone Provisions
Notwithstanding Section 5.2.1, related to Parking Space Requirements, the
minimum parking ratio shall be 0.55 parking spaces per apartment dwelling
unit for residents, and 0.15 parking spaces per apartment dwelling unit for
visitors.
Notwithstanding Section 5.2.1, related to Parking Space Requirements, the
minimum parking ratio for a Financial Institution wholly located within the
area identified by the cross hatching as shown on Figure 3, shall be
3.3 spaces per 100 square metres gross leasable floor area (GLFA).
Notwithstanding Section 5.9.1 b), related to Surface Parking Spaces, a
landscaped area shall not be required between any existing residential
development and the parking spaces or aisles.
Notwithstanding Section 5.10.2 related to Parking Structures, air vents
associated with a parking structure are permitted in a front yard.
Notwithstanding Section 5.10.3 related to Parking Structures, air vents
constructed in association with an underground parking structure, which
are located within a front yard, are permitted to be setback 0.0 metres from
a street line, provided the air vents do not exceed a maximum height of 1.2
metres above established grade.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 , related to Floor Space Index (FSI), the total
land area of the lot, including lands conveyed to public ownership for a
public park, shall be deemed to be a lot for the purposes of calculating
Floor Space Index (FSI), as shown on Figure 1.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure wholly located within
the area identified by the dashed lines as shown on Figure 2 is specified by
the number following the HT symbol as shown on Figure 2.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Podium Requirements for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, the minimum height of a podium shall
be 5.0 metres and the maximum height of a podium shall be 22.5 metres.
For the purposes of measuring the height of a podium for and measuring
Building Height for Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6 related to Maximum
Building Height, established grade shall mean the average elevation of the
finished level of the ground measured along the east exterior wall at grade
of a building fronting Liverpool Road.
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Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Minimum Main Wall Stepback for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres and buildings equal to and greater than
73.5 metres, the minimum main wall stepback shall not apply.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1, related to Continuous Length of Buildings
along a Street Line, a minimum 53 percent of the street frontage of a lot
along Liverpool Road must be occupied by a building wholly located within
the area identified by the cross hatching as shown on Figure 3.
Figure 1
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Figure 2
Figure 3
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Exception Zone 403 (H1 of By-law 7553-17)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
a block development plan, approved by City Council, has been prepared to
demonstrate the orderly development of the lands providing details
regarding such matters as: street and block pattern; pedestrian, landscape
and open space connections; parking strategy; community uses such as
parks, community centres and other public uses; public and private street
right-of-way design; and phasing of the proposed development
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Exception Zone 404 (H2 of By-law 7553-17)
Only Permitted Uses Prior to Removal of the “H”
For such time as the “H” symbol is in place, these lands shall only be used for
the following:
All uses permitted in the applicable Zone
Zone Regulations Prior to Removal of the “H”
For such time as the “H” symbol is in place, only the following shall be
permitted:
existing buildings or structures legally existing on the effective date of this
By-law
additions or expansions to existing buildings or structures shall be
permitted provided that such additions or expansions shall not exceed 10
percent of the gross floor area of all existing buildings and structures as
legally existed on the effective date of this By-law
new buildings or structures, subject to the provisions of this By-law,
provided that the maximum combined gross floor area shall not exceed
3,000 square metres
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
a block development plan, approved by City Council, has been prepared to
demonstrate the orderly development of the lands providing details
regarding such matters as: street and block pattern; pedestrian, landscape
and open space connections; parking strategy; community uses such as
parks, community centres and other public uses; conservation and
enhancement of natural features; public and private street right-of-way
design; and phasing of the proposed development
appropriate road infrastructure is in place or will be provided in conjunction
with the development
an Environmental Assessment or equivalent comprehensive evaluation of
alternatives for flood remediation and a road crossing of the Pine Creek
valley corridor, as identified on Schedule 2 of the Official Plan, has been
completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering and the Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority
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an Environmental Impact Study and a detailed engineering design and
restoration plan for the rehabilitation of Pine Creek valley corridor has been
completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering and the Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority
the execution of an Agreement to ensure that the Pine Creek valley corridor
will be conveyed into public ownership upon completion of the works to the
satisfaction of the City of Pickering and the Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority
appropriate arrangements have been made to the satisfaction of the City of
Pickering and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to implement
the recommendations of the Environmental Assessment or equivalent
comprehensive evaluation
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Exception Zone 405 (H3 of By-law 7553-17)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
appropriate public road infrastructure is in place or will be provided in
conjunction with the development
an Environmental Assessment or equivalent comprehensive evaluation of
alternatives for flood remediation and a road crossing of the Pine Creek
valley corridor has been completed to the satisfaction of the City of
Pickering and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
an Environmental Impact Study and a detailed engineering design and
restoration plan for the rehabilitation of Pine Creek valley corridor has been
completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering and the Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority
the execution of an Agreement to ensure that the Pine Creek valley corridor
will be conveyed into public ownership upon completion of the works to the
satisfaction of the City of Pickering and the Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority
appropriate arrangements have been made to the satisfaction of the City of
Pickering and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to implement
the recommendations of the Environmental Assessment or equivalent
comprehensive evaluation
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Exception Zone 406 (H5 of By-law 7553-17)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
a block development plan, approved by City Council, has been prepared to
demonstrate the orderly development of the lands providing details
regarding such matters as: street and block pattern; pedestrian, landscape
and open space connections; parking strategy; community uses such as
parks, community centres and other public uses; public and private street
right-of-way design; and phasing of the proposed development
appropriate road infrastructure is in place or will be provided in conjunction
with the development
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Exception Zone 407 (H6 of By-law 7553-17, as amended by
By-law 7639-18, By-law 7707-19, By-law 7728-19, and By-
law 7925-22)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
a block development plan, approved by City Council, has been prepared to
demonstrate the orderly development of the lands providing details
regarding such matters as: street and block pattern; pedestrian, landscape
and open space connections; parking strategy; community uses such as
parks, community centres and other public uses; conservation and
enhancement of natural features; public and private street right-of-way
design; and phasing of the proposed development
a comprehensive transportation study has been conducted to assess the
impact on the transportation system and appropriate road infrastructure is
in place to support the development of the lands
cost sharing agreements for matters such as community uses, public parks,
municipal roads and infrastructure, are made between the participating
landowners
an Environmental Impact Study and a detailed engineering design and
restoration plan for the rehabilitation of Krosno Creek valley corridor
consistent with the Final Floodplain Rationalization Study for Krosno Creek,
prepared by TMIG, dated February 2015 and the Krosno Creek Restoration
Plan and Cross Section Drawings, prepared by Schaeffers, dated March 9,
2017 have been completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering and
the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. In addition, all Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority comments 5 – 7, 8 – 22 and 23, dated
February 27th, 2017 shall be addressed to the satisfaction of the Toronto
and Region Conservation Authority
the execution of an Agreement to ensure that the restored and rehabilitated
Krosno Creek valley corridor, to include 6.0 metres from the long-term
stable top of bank, will be conveyed into public ownership upon completion
of the works, to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering
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Exception Zone 408 (H7 of By-law 7553-17)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
a block development plan, approved by City Council, has been prepared to
demonstrate the orderly development of the lands providing details
regarding such matters as: street and block pattern; pedestrian, landscape
and open space connections; parking strategy; community uses such as
parks, community centres and other public uses; conservation and
enhancement of natural features; public and private street right-of-way
design; and phasing of the proposed development
a comprehensive transportation study has been conducted to assess the
impact on the transportation system and appropriate road infrastructure is
in place to support the development of the lands
cost sharing agreements for matters such as community uses, public parks,
municipal roads and infrastructure, are made between the participating
landowners
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Exception Zone 409 (H8 of By-law 7553-17, as amended by
By-law 7909-22)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
The completion of an updated Functional Servicing Report (FSR), and that
the FSR include recommendations on how sanitary servicing capacity will
be provided to enable the full development of each site, to, the satisfaction
of the Region of Durham.
The submission of a comprehensive phasing plan and construction
management strategy, demonstrating how the demolition and construction
of new development will be phased and sequenced, while minimizing the
impact on the operation of the existing non-residential tenants located
within the existing buildings not to be demolished in that phase.
The submission of a tenant relocation plan, for both interim and long-term,
offering an option to the existing non-residential tenants to relocate their
businesses into the new development.
The submission of a block plan and/or site plan illustrating adequate and
appropriately located convenience surface parking spaces, and loading
facilities, to support the non-residential uses.
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Exception Zone 410 (H9 of By-law 7553-17, as amended by
By-law 7909-22)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
The completion of an updated Functional Servicing Report (FSR), and that
the FSR include recommendations on how sanitary servicing capacity will
be provided to enable the full development of each site, to, the satisfaction
of the Region of Durham.
The submission of a comprehensive phasing plan and construction
management strategy, demonstrating how the demolition and construction
of new development will be phased and sequenced, while minimizing the
impact on the operation of the existing non-residential tenants located
within the existing buildings not to be demolished in that phase.
The submission of a tenant relocation plan, for both interim and long-term,
offering an option to the existing non-residential tenants to relocate their
businesses into the new development.
The submission of a block plan and/or site plan illustrating adequate and
appropriately located convenience surface parking spaces, and loading
facilities, to support the non-residential uses.
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by By-law 8023-23)
Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the Regional
Municipality of Durham and the City of Pickering:
The owner has entered into a site servicing agreement with the Regional
Municipality of Durham that demonstrates that there is sufficient sanitary
servicing capacity available to enable the full development of the site.
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Definitions
"Golf Course" shall mean an area of land, and any ancillary building,
structure, or part thereof, operated for the purpose of playing golf and
includes any associated recreational facility, such as a clubhouse, snack
bar, dining room, lounge, swimming pool and racquet sport court, operated
in conjunction therewith.
“Clubhouse Accommodation" shall mean a limited portion of a clubhouse
accessory to a golf course use that is used for short term overnight
accommodation also accessory to the golf course use;
"Golf Course Child Care" shall mean a building or portion thereof accessory
to a golf course use that is used for a baby-sitting service provided to golf
course patrons while using the golf course.
PROVISIONS ("A/GC" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("A/GC" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "A/GC", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
any use permitted by section 6.1 of By-law 3037;
a golf course;
clubhouse accommodation;
golf course child care.
Zone Requirements ("A/GC" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "A/GC", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
for those uses permitted by section 2(a)(i), above, the provisions of
section 6.2 of By-law 3037;
for golf courses and associated uses, the provisions of section 6.2.4 of
By-law 3037.
Special Regulations ("A/GC" Zone)
notwithstanding section 2(a)(iii) above, clubhouse accommodation
provided shall be limited to not more than 10 bedrooms.
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PROVISIONS ("OS/HL" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("OS/HL" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "OS/HL", use any lot or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
conservation of the natural environment, soil, and wildlife;
resource management;
hiking trails, equestrian routes, and golf cart paths.
Zone Requirements ("OS/HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected nor any existing
buildings or structures be modified or changed, nor shall the placing or
removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are used
for purposes of flood and erosion control, or resource management.
Special Regulations ("OS/HL" Zone)
notwithstanding section 3(a) and 3(b) above, within the area diagonally
hatched on Schedule I attached hereto, golf fairways, tees, and greens
may be permitted;
notwithstanding section 3(a) and 3(b) above, within the area cross
hatched on Figure 1, facilities for the provision of water supplies to the
golf course use identified in 2(a)(ii) may be permitted.
PROVISIONS ("A" Zone)
Uses Permitted ("A" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "A", use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
any use permitted by section 6.1 of By-law 3037
Zone Requirements ("A" Zone)
No person shall, within the lands designated "A”, use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
the provisions of section 6.2 of By-law 3037.
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Definitions
“Air Conditioner” means any mechanical equipment which is required for
residential domestic use and which must be installed outdoors including
central air conditioning units, heat pumps, heat exchange units, emergency
generators and other such equipments.
“Balcony” means an attached covered or uncovered platform projecting
from the face of an exterior wall, including above a porch, which is only
directly accessible from within a building, usually surrounded by a
balustrade or railing, and does not have direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” means a window that protrudes from the main
wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental, semicircular or square
sided with window on front face in plan; one or more storeys in height,
which may or may not include a foundation; may or may not include a
window seat; and may include a door.
“Business Office” means a building or part of a building in which the
management or direction of business, a public or private agency, a
brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may
include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper
publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a
radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theatres, but
shall not include a retail store;
“Commercial School” means a school which is operated for gain or profit
and may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music teacher, or an art
school, a golf school or any other such school operated for gain or profit,
but shall not include any other school defined herein;
“Condominium, Common Element” means spaces and features owned in
common by all shareholders in a condominium and may include private
streets, walkways, and parking and amenity areas.
“Deck” means a raised platform attached to the exterior wall of a building
and with direct access from within a building and from grade.
“Dwelling” means a building or part of a building containing one or more
dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling, Detached” means a single dwelling which is freestanding,
separate and detached from other main buildings or structures;
“Dwelling, Multiple – Horizontal” means a building containing three or more
dwelling units attached horizontally by an above-grade wall or walls;
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“Dwelling Unit” means one or more habitable rooms occupied or capable
of being occupied as a single, independent, and separate housekeeping
unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities.
“Floor Area – Residential” means the area of the floor surface contained
within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey.
“Gross Floor Area – Residential” means the aggregate of the floor areas of
all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case may be,
other than a private garage, an attic, or a cellar.
“Height, Dwelling” means the vertical distance between the established
grade, at the front of the house, and in the case of a flat roof, the highest
point of the roof surface or parapet wall, or in the case of a mansard roof
the deck line, or in the case of a gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean
height between eaves and ridge.
“Lands, Subject” means the lands subject of this by-law.
“Lot” means an area of land fronting on a street which is used or intended
to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the case may
be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a public park or
open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the
whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Area” means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot;
“Lot Frontage” means the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Lot, Through” means a lot bounded on opposite sides by a street.
“Parapet Wall” means the portion of an exterior wall extending above the
roof.
“Park, Private” means an area of land not under the jurisdiction of a public
authority that is designed or maintained for active or passive recreational
purposes;
“Personal Service Shop” means an establishment in which a personal service
is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon, a shoe
repair shop, a tailor or a dressmaking shop or a photographic studio, but
shall not include an adult entertainment parlour as defined herein or a body-
rub parlour as .defined in Section 224(9)(b) of the Municipal Act
R.S.O.1990, Chapter M.45, as amended from time to time, or any successor
thereto;
“Porch” means a roofed deck or portico structure attached to the exterior
wall of a building. A basement may be located under the porch.
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“Private garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for the
storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or service
is conducted for profit or otherwise.
“Professional Office” means a building or part of a building in which medical,
legal or other professional service is performed or consultation given, and
which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a chartered accountant,
an engineer, a lawyer or physician, but shall not include a body-rub parlour
as defined in Section 224(9)(b) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O.1990, chapter
M.45, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto;
“Park, Private” means a park which is maintained by a condominium
corporation.
"Retail Store" means a building or part of a building in which goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and offered for
retail sale to the public
“Street” means a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and
includes a public highway and a private street within a condominium.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a private right-of-way over private property, that provides access to lots
abutting the private street;
but is not maintained by a public body and is not a lane.
“Wall, Front” means the wall of the dwelling closest to the front lot line.
“Water Meter Building” means a building or structure that contains devices
supplied by the Region of Durham which measures the quality of water
delivered to a property.
“Yard” means an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on the
same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and unoccupied
above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures, or other
uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between
the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a front yard
of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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“Rear Yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between
the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the junction
point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear yard
of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line,
the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” means a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the rear
yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a side yard
of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” means a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” means the shortest horizontal dimension of a
flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or abutting
on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street, and the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot.
Provisions
Uses Permitted (“MD-H23”, “MD-H24” and “MU-35” Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-H23”, “MD-H24” and “MU-35”,
use any lot or erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose
except the following:
Multiple Dwelling – Horizontal;
Zone Requirements (“MD-H23”, “MD-H24” and “MU-35” Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-H23”, “MD-H24” and “MU-35”,
use any lot or erect, alter, or use any building except in accordance with the
following provisions:
“MD-H23” Zone “MD-H24” Zone “MU-35” Zone
(a) Number of
Dwelling Units
(maximum)
51 dwelling units
(b) Lot Frontage
(minimum) 6.0 metres
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“MD-H23” Zone “MD-H24” Zone “MU-35” Zone
(c) Lot Area
(minimum) 130 square metres
(d) Front Yard Depth
(minimum) 4.5 metres
4.5 metres, but,
may be reduced
to 3.7 metres for
end units
(e) Side Yard Depth
(minimum)
1.5 metres, except
where dwellings on
abutting lots share a
common wall, no
interior side yard
shall be required
adjacent to that wall
on either lot. May be
reduced to 1.2
metres for the most
westerly unit fronting
Wharf Street.
1.5 metres,
except where
dwellings on
abutting lots
share a common
wall, no interior
side yard shall be
required adjacent
to that wall on
either lot.
1.2 metres,
except where
dwellings on
abutting lots
share a
common wall,
no interior side
yard shall be
required
adjacent to that
wall on either
lot.
(f) Rear Yard Depth
(minimum) 6.5 metres 0.6 metres 4.4 metres
(g) Flankage Yard
Depth (minimum) 2.4 metres 1.9 metres
(h) Building Height
(maximum) 11.0 metres (3 storeys)
(i) Driveway Width
(maximum) 3.4 metres Nil 3.4 metres
(j) Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
(k) Visitor Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
0.34 of a parking space per dwelling unit
(l) Garage
Requirements
Minimum 1 private
garage per lot
attached to the
main building, the
vehicular entrance
of which shall be
located not less
Minimum 1
private garage
per lot attached
to the main
building.
Minimum 1
private garage
per lot attached
to the main
building, the
vehicular
entrance of
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“MD-H23” Zone “MD-H24” Zone “MU-35” Zone
than 6.0 metres
from a private or
public street.
which shall be
located not less
than 6.0 metres
from a private
or public street.
(m) Interior Garage
Size (minimum) A private garage
shall have a
minimum width of
3.0 metres and a
minimum depth of
6.0 metres.
A private garage
shall have a
minimum width of
5.6 metres and a
minimum depth
of 6.0 metres.
A private
garage shall
have a
minimum width
of 3.0 metres
and a minimum
depth of 6.0
metres.
(o) Private Park
(minimum)
200 square metres, with a minimum frontage of 8.0 metres
along Liverpool Road and 22.0 metres along Wharf Street.
Special Provisions (“MD-H23”, “MD-H24” and “MU-35” Zones)
Projections such as window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces, belt
courses, cornices, pilasters, eaves, eave troughs and other similar
architectural features may be permitted in any required yard, provided
that no such feature projects into the required yard more than 0.6
metres or half the distance of the required yard, whichever is less;
A bay, box or bow window, with or without foundation, having a
maximum width of 4.0 metres may encroach into any required yard to a
maximum of 0.6 metres or half the distance of the required yard,
whichever is less;
Air conditioners are permitted on a lot provided they are located in the
rear yard or side yard or on a balcony or roof. In addition, such units
shall not be located any closer than 0.6 metres to a side lot line and
shall not be located on any easement in favour of the City;
Outdoor Private Amenity Area for lands zoned “MD-H24” and “MU-35:
a minimum of 12 square metres of outdoor private amenity area
shall be provided on a balcony or above the garage;
accessory structures such as pergolas, sheds or other similar
structures shall not be permitted on the balcony above the garage
at the rear of the dwelling unit;
the outdoor private amenity area located above the garage at the
rear of the dwelling unit shall not be enclosed.
Special Provisions (“MD-H23” Zone)
A porch, uncovered deck or balcony and associated steps may
encroach into any required front yard, side yard and flankage yard to a
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maximum of 2.5 metres or half the distance of the required yard,
whichever is less;
A porch or uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any required
rear yard to a maximum of 2.0 metres;
Stairs to a porch or uncovered deck may encroach to within 3.5 metres
of a rear lot line.
Special Provisions (“MD-H24” Zone)
A porch, uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any required
front yard to a maximum of 2.5 metres;
Stairs to a porch, uncovered deck or entrance may encroach to within
0.45 of a metre of the front lot line.
Special Provisions (“MU-35” Zone)
Dwelling units within the “MU-35” Zone shall provide a minimum ground
floor area of 50 square metres, with a minimum finished ceiling height
of 2.7 metres, exclusive of stairwells, to enable their use for commercial
purposes;
Despite Section 2(a)(i) above, the following non-residential uses may
be permitted within only the ground floor of a Multiple Dwelling –
Horizontal dwelling unit:
Business office
Professional office
Commercial school
Professional service shop
Retail store
A porch, uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any required
front or rear yard to a maximum of 2.5 metres or half the distance of
the required yard, whichever is less;
Stairs to a porch, uncovered deck or entrance may encroach to within
0.45 of a metre of the front lot line.
Special Regulations (“MD-23”, MD-H24” and “MU-35” Zones)
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 2511, as amended, the
requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be satisfied by
establishing frontage on a common element condominium street;
Despite Section 2(f)(i) above, the lot line abutting Annland Road shall
be deemed to be the Front Lot Line for the lands Zoned “MD-H24”;
Despite Section 2(f)(i) above, the lot line abutting Liverpool Road shall
be deemed to be the Front Lot Line for the lands zoned “MU-35”;
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A water meter building required by the Region of Durham for the
purpose of measuring the quantity of water delivered shall be exempt
from the “MD-23”, MD-H24” and “MU-35” zone provisions and zone
requirements;
Sections 5.20, 5.21.1, 5.21.2(a)(b)(d)(f), 6.4, 6.6 and 6.7a)(iv) of By-law
2511, as amended shall not apply to the lands zoned “MD-23”, MD-
H24” and “MU-35”.
Uses Permitted (“OS-HL-6” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-HL-6” use any lot or erect any
buildings or structures for any purpose except the following:
Preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and
wildlife;
Resource management;
Private park.
Zone Requirements (“OH-HL-6” Zone)
No building or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor shall placing
or removal of fill be permitted, except where buildings or structures are
used only for purposes of floor and erosion control, or resource
management.
Model Homes
A maximum of 1 block, together with not fewer than 2 parking spaces
per Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MD-H23”
prior to the division of those lands by lifting of part lot control;
A maximum of 1 block, together with not fewer than 2 parking spaces
per Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MD-H24”
prior to the division of those lands by lifting of part lot control;
A maximum of 1 block, together with not fewer than 2 parking spaces
per Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned “MU-35”
prior to the division of those lands by lifting of part lot control;
For the purpose of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a dwelling
unit which is not used for residential purpose, but which is used
exclusively for sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an
agreement with the City of Pickering.
Uses Permitted (“(H)MD-H23”, “(H)MD-H24” and “(H)MU-35” Zones)
Until such time as the “(H)” Holding Provision is lifted, the lands shall not be
used for any purposes other than the existing lawful uses, located on the
land or in existing buildings or structures, provided such use continues in
the same manner and for the same purpose for which they were used on
the day this by-law was passed.
Zone Requirements (“(H)MD-H23”, “(H)MD-H24” and “(H)MU-35” Zones)
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The “(H)” Holding Symbol shall be removed from the “(H)MD-H23”, “(H)MD-
H24” and “(H)MU-35” Zones until the completion of the following:
the owner has satisfied all the requirements of the Regional
Municipality of Durham with respect to the provision of sewer and water
services, Regional roads, and entered into any necessary agreements
in this regard.
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15.414 Exception Zone 414 (By-law 61-74)
1. Upon installation of full services and connection of the sanitary sewer to
permanent sewage treatment plant facilities the 'H' designation as specified within
Section 2 of By-law 2511 will be considered repealed.
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Definitions
"Air Conditioner" shall mean any mechanical equipment which is
required for residential domestic use and which must be installed
outdoors including central air conditioning units, heat pumps, heat
exchange units, emergency generators and other such equipment.
"Amenity Area" shall mean an outdoor area located anywhere on a
lot, or the roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other
building which includes landscape area, but which may also
include areas of decking, decorative paving or other similar
surface and includes a balcony, porch or deck and which has
direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
"Balcony" shall mean an attached covered or uncovered platform
projecting from the face of an exterior wall, including above a
porch, which is only directly accessible from within a building,
usually surrounded by a balustrade or railing, and does not have
direct exterior access to grade.
"Bay, Bow, Box Window" shall mean a window that protrudes from
the main wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental,
semicircular or square sided with window on front face in plan; one
or more storeys in height, which may or may not include a
foundation; may or may not include a window seat; and may
include a door.
"Condominium, Common Element" shall mean spaces and
features owned in comment by all shareholders in a condominium
and may include private streets, walkways and parking an amenity
areas.
"Corner Rounding" shall mean a lot line of a corner lot at the
intersection of two street lines including private street lines in the
form of an arc, which joins the front lot line to the flankage or side
lot line and joins the rear lot line to the flankage or side lot line.
"Dwelling" shall mean a building or part of a building containing
one or more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or
trailer;
"Dwelling Unit" shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied
or capable of being occupied as a single, independent, and
separate housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and
sanitary facilities;
"Dwelling, Detached" shall mean a single dwelling which is
freestanding, separate and detached from other main buildings or
structures;
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"Dwelling, Semi-Detached" shall mean a residential use building
containing two attached principal dwelling units that are divided
vertically, with each unit having frontage on a street, except where
located within a planned unit development;
"Multiple Dwelling - Horizontal" shall mean a building containing
three or more dwelling units attached horizontally by an above-
grade wall or walls.
"Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
"Gross Floor Area - Residential" shall mean the aggregate of the
floor areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof
as the case may be, other than a private garage, an attic, or a
cellar.
"Height, Building" shall mean the vertical distance between the
established grade, at the front of the house, and in the case of a
flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or parapet wall, or in
the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case of a
gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height between eaves and
ridge.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used
or intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of
buildings, as the case may be, together with any accessory
buildings or structures, or a public park or open space area,
regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the whole of a lot
or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
"Lot Coverage" shall mean the combined areas of all the buildings
on the lot measured at the level of the first floor and expressed as
a percentage of the lot area;
"Lot Frontage" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot
lines measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from
the front lot line.
"Park, Private" means a park which is maintained by a
condominium corporation.
"Private Garage" means an enclosed or partially enclosed
structure for the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or
otherwise.
"Storey" means the portion of a building other than a basement,
cellar or attic, included between the surface of any floor and the
surface of the floor, roof deck or ridge above it.
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"Street" shall mean a public highway but does include a lane.
Where a 0.3 metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight
triangle abuts a street, for the purposes of determining setbacks
the street shall be deemed to include the 0.3 metre reserve and/or
the daylight triangle, however, nothing herein shall be interpreted
as granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre reserve or
as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway for
maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
"Street, Private" means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is
maintained by a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to
individual freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular
and pedestrian access to parking lots and individual
retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords
access to lots abutting the private street,
but is not maintained by a public body and is not a lane.
"Water Meter Building" shall mean a building or structure that
contains devices supplied by the Region of Durham which
measure the quantity of water delivered to a property.
"Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and
located on the same lot as a building or structure and is open,
uncovered, and unoccupied above ground except for such
accessory buildings, structures, or other uses as are specifically
permitted thereon;
"Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest
wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of
the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a rear yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where
there is no rear lot line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and
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the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the
lot;
"Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front
yard to the rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a side yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
"Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street;
"Flankage Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal
dimension of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
"Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage
side yard.
Provisions
Uses Permitted ("MD-H19" and "MD-H20" Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned "MD-H19" and MD-H20"
use any lot or erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any
purpose except the following:
multiple dwelling - horizontal
Zone Requirements ("MD-H19" and "MD-H20" Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned "MD-H19" and "MD-H20"
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
“MD-H19” Zone “MD-H20” Zone
(a) Number of
Dwelling Units (i) Minimum number of dwelling units: 17
(ii) Maximum number of dwelling units: 48
(b) Lot Frontage
(minimum) 5.2 metres 5.5 metres
(c) Lot Area
(minimum) 105 square metres 130 square metres
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“MD-H19” Zone “MD-H20” Zone
(d) Front Yard Depth
(minimum)
3.0 metres 5.0 metres
(e) Side Yard Depth
(minimum)
1.2 metres except where dwellings on abutting lots
share a common wall, no interior side yard shall be
required adjacent to that wall on either lot
(f) Rear Yard Depth
(minimum) 4.5 metres 6.0 metres
(g) Flankage Yard
Depth (minimum)
2.4 metres, however, may
be reduced to 2.0 metres
for an end unit nearest to
the east property line
1.7 metres, however may
be reduced to 1.5 metres for
an end unit nearest to the
east property line
(h) Building Height
(maximum) 12.0 metres (3 storeys)
(i) Private Park
Areas (minimum) 790 square metres
(j) Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
(k) Visitor Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
0.25 of a parking space per dwelling unit which may be
provided on a separate lot
(l) Garage
Requirements
Minimum one private garage per lot attached to the
main building, the vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the private street.
(m) Interior Garage
Size (minimum)
A private garage shall have a minimum width of 3.0
metres and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres provided,
however, the width may include one interior step and the
depth may include two interior steps
(n) Driveway Width
(maximum)
Shall not exceed the width of the private garage
Special Provisions ("MD-H19" and "MD-H20" Zones)
Projections such as window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces,
belt courses, cornices, pilasters, eaves, eave troughs and
other similar architectural features may be permitted in any
required yard, provided that no such feature projects into the
required yard more than 0.6 of a metre or half the distance of
the required yard, whichever is less;
For lands zoned "MD-H19, a porch, uncovered deck or
balcony may encroach a maximum of 1.5 metres into any
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required front yard and flankage yard and 2.0 metres into any
required rear yard or half the distance of the required yards,
whichever is less;
For lands zoned "MD-H20", a porch, uncovered deck or
balcony may encroach a maximum of 1.5 metres into any
required front yard and flankage yard and a maximum of 1.6
metres into any required rear yard or half the distance of the
required yards, whichever is less;
For lands zoned "MD-H19", stairs to porch, uncovered deck or
an entrance may encroach to within 0.45 of a metre of the
front lot line or flankage lot line, to within 1.0 metre of a rear lot
line and to within 0.6 of a metre of a side lot line;
For lands zoned "MD-H20", stairs to a porch, uncovered deck
or an entrance may encroach to within 2.0 metres of the front
lot line, to within 0.6 of a metre of a flankage lot line, and to
within 0.6 of a metre of a rear lot line;
A bay, box or bow window, with or without foundation, having
a maximum width of 4.0 metres may encroach into any
required yard to a maximum of 0.6 of a metre or half the
distance of the required yard, whichever is less;
Air conditioners are permitted on a lot provided they are
located in the rear yard or side yard or on a balcony or roof. In
addition, such units shall not be located any closer than 0.6 of
a metre to a side lot line and shall not be located on any
easement in favour of the City;
Despite any minimum front yard depth, rear yard depth side
yard width or flankage side yard width requirement; on a
corner lot, the minimum setback to a corner rounding at the
front, rear, side or flankage of a lot shall be 1.3 metres.
Minimum Private Amenity Area for lands zoned "MD-H19":
10.0 square metres of amenity shall be provided on the
balcony above the garage or driveway and located at the
rear of the dwelling unit;
accessory structures such as pergolas, shed or other
similar structures shall not be permitted on the balcony
above the garage at the rear of the dwelling unit;
the private amenity area located above the garage at the
rear of the dwelling unit shall not be enclosed.
Special Regulations ("MD-H19" and "MD-H20" Zones)
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3036, as
amended, the requirement for the frontage on a public street
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shall be satisfied by establishing frontage on a common
element condominium street;
Despite Section 2(d)(i) above, the lot line abutting Altona Road
and Finch Avenue shall be deemed to be the Front Lot Lines
for the lands zoned "MD-H19”;
A water meter building required by the Region of Durham for
the purpose of measuring the quantity of water delivered shall
be exempt from "MD-H19", "MD-H20" zone use provisions
and zone requirements;
Sections 5.21.2(a), 5.21.2(b), 5.21.2(d), 5.21.2(f) and 5.22 of
By-law 3036, as amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned
"MD-H19" and "MD-H20".
Uses Permitted ("OS-HL" Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned "OS-HL", use any lot or
erect any buildings or structures for any purpose except the
following:
Preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil
and wildlife;
Resource management.
Zone Requirements ("OS-HL" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor
shall the placing or removal of fill be permitted, except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of flood and
erosion control, or resource management.
Dwelling Unit Requirements
Not more than a total of 48 dwelling units shall be permitted on
the lands zoned as "MD-H19" and "MD-H20".
Of the 48 dwelling units permitted, a maximum of 11 dwelling
units are transferred from the lands legally known as Part of
Lot 1, Plan 566 and Part of Lot 32, Concession 1 North, Now
Part 1, 40R-2545 to lands legally known as Part of Lots 2, 3, 4
Plan 566, Now Part 1, 40R-2549.
Model Homes
A maximum of 2 blocks together with no fewer than two
parking spaces per Model Home, may be constructed on the
lands zoned "MD-H19" and "MD H20" prior to the division of
those lands by registration of a plan of subdivision; and
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For the purpose of this By-law, "Model Home" shall mean a
dwelling unit which is not used for residential purposes, but
which is used exclusively for sales, display and marketing
purposes pursuant to an agreement with the City of Pickering.
Model Homes
A maximum of 2 blocks together with no fewer than two
parking spaces per Model Home, may be constructed on the
lands zoned "MD-H19" and "MD H20" prior to the division of
those lands by registration of a plan of subdivision; and
For the purpose of this By-law, "Model Home" shall mean a
dwelling unit which is not used for residential purposes, but
which is used exclusively for sales, display and marketing
purposes pursuant to an agreement with the City of Pickering.
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Definitions
“Amenity Space” shall mean the total passive or active recreational area
provided on a lot for the personal, shared or communal use of the residents
of a building or buildings, and includes balconies, patios, porches, rooftop
gardens and other similar features, but does not include indoor laundry or
locker facilities;
“Building, Apartment” shall mean a building containing more than four
dwelling units where the units are connected by an interior corridor;
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing one or
more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or
capable of being occupied as a single, independent, and separate
housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and sanitary facilities;
“Dwelling, Stacked” means a residential use building for four or fewer
storeys in height, containing three or more principle dwelling units, where
the units are divided horizontally and vertically, and where each unit has an
independent entrance at the ground level, or through a common entrance
at the ground level or at the first storey above ground, and may have
shared exit facilities above the first floor;
“Dwelling, Multiple – Vertical” shall mean a building containing three or
more dwelling units, attached horizontally and vertically, by an above-grade
wall or walls, or an above-grade floor or floors, or both, and in which each
dwelling unit has an attached private garage, and is accessed from a rear
lane;
“Floor Area – Residential” shall mean the area of the floor surface
contained within the outside walls of a storey or part of a storey;
“Gross Floor Area – Residential” shall mean the aggregate of the floor
areas of all storeys of a building or structure, or part thereof as the case
may be, other than a private garage, an attic, or a cellar;
“Building, Height” shall mean the vertical distance between the established
grade, and in the case of a flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or
parapet wall. A penthouse, tower, cupola, steeple or other roof structure
which is used only as an ornament upon or to house the mechanical
equipment of any building shall be disregarded in calculating the height of
such building;
“Grade” shall mean, when used within reference to a building, the average
elevation of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the exterior of
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the front of such building and when used with reference to a structure shall
mean the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground
immediately surrounding such structure, exclusive in both cases of any
artificial embankment;
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or
intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the
case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a
public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot
constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all
buildings on the lot;
“Lot Frontage”" shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot lines
measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from the front lot
line;
“Private Garage” shall mean an enclosed or partially enclosed structure for
the storage of one or more vehicles, in which structure no business or
service is conducted for profit or otherwise;
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on
the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and
unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures,
or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front
yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot
between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the
junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear
yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the
rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main
building or structure on the lot;
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“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side
yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest
main building or structure on the lot;
“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street
or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line adjoining a street or
abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street, and the
nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Interior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard.
“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is maintained by
a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to individual
freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to parking lots and individual retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords access to lots
abutting the private street, but is not maintained by a public body and is
not a lane.
Provisions
Permitted Uses (“(H) R2” Zone)
Until such time as the (H) Holding Provision is lifted, the lands shall not be
used for any purposes other than the existing lawful uses, located on the
land or in existing buildings or structures, provided such uses continue in
the same manner and for the same purpose for which they were used on
the day this By-law was passed.
Zone Regulations (“(H) R2” Zone)
The (H) Holding Provision shall, upon application by the landowner, be
removed from the “R2” Zone by City Council passing a By-law under
Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following condition shall first be
completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pickering:
That the City receives an acknowledgement from the Trustee of the
Duffin Heights Landowners Group that the applicant has made
satisfactory arrangements to pay its proportionate share of the
development costs to the Landowners Group.
Uses Permitted (“R2” Zone)
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No person shall within the lands designated “R2”, use any lot or erect, alter,
or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following:
Stacked Townhouses
Dwelling, Multiple – Vertical
Apartment Building
Zone Requirements (“R2”)
No person shall within the lands designated “R2” use any lot or erect, alter
or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions:
Building Location and Setbacks:
All buildings shall be located entirely within a building envelope
with a minimum setback of 25 metres to the CP Rail lands.
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units: 170
Stacked Townhouse Units: 46
Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical: 32
Apartment Units: 92
Minimum Setback from South Lot Line:
Stacked Townhouses: 4.5 metres
Apartment Building: 6.0 metres
Minimum Setback between Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical Building Blocks:
Between Building B and C: 10.5 metres
Between Building C and D: 12.5 metres
Minimum Setback between Stacked Townhouse Building Blocks:
Between Building A and B: 7.5 metres
Between Building B and C: 2.8 metres
Between Building C and D: 7 metres
Minimum Setback between Building A (Stacked Townhouses) Building
Block to Building B (Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical) Building Block: 13.0
metres
Maximum Height
Building A: 13.0 metres
Building B:
1) Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical: 11.5 metres
2) Stacked Townhouses: 13.0 metres
Building C:
1) Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical: 11.5 metres
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2) Stacked Townhouses: 13.0 metres
Building D:
1) Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical: 13.0 metres
2) Stacked Townhouses: 13.0 metres
3) Apartment Building: 28.0 metres
A below grade parking structure shall be permitted beyond the limits of
the building envelope as identified:
To the easterly lot line: 0.5 metres
To the southerly lot line: 1.0 metre
To the northerly lot line: 23.8 metres
Permitted Encroachments
No part of the building envelope shall be obstructed except as follows:
Projections including balconies, uncovered and covered porches,
decks, platforms and awnings, stairs, window sills, chimney breasts,
fireplaces, belt courses, cornices, pilasters, eaves, eave troughs and
other similar architectural features may project outside the building
envelope provided that no such feature projects a maximum of 2.5
metres from the main wall of the building
Vehicular Parking Requirements
Minimum Parking Requirements:
Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical: 2.0 spaces per dwelling unit
Stacked Townhouses: 1.0 space per dwelling unit
Apartment Building: 1.0 space per dwelling unit
Visitor Parking: 0.2 spaces per unit
Accessible Parking Requirements
To be provided in accordance with the Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05, as
amended, or any successor thereto.
Restrictions on Parking and Storage of Vehicles
A private garage associated with a Stacked Townhouse and a
Dwelling, Multiple-Vertical shall have a minimum width of 2.9 metres
and a minimum depth of 6.0 metres. The width may include one interior
step and the depth may include two interior steps.
A driveway shall not be wider than the building or structure to which it
provides access.
The parking or storage of an inoperative vehicle is not permitted on any
lot in a residential zone, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed
building or structure.
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The parking or storage or a construction vehicle is not permitted on any
lot in a residential zone, unless it is entirely within a fully enclosed
building or structure.
A vehicle that exceeds the maximum permissible vehicle size
provisions, is permitted to park temporarily on a lot in an residential
zone for the sole purpose of delivering to, servicing, building or
constructing the premises on that lot.
Subsection 5.19.2 of By-law 3037, as amended shall not apply.
Special Regulations ("R2" Zone)
A private street shall have a minimum width of 6.5 metres.
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3037, as amended, the
requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be satisfied by
establishing frontage on a private street.
A water meter building required by the Region of Durham for the
purposes of measuring the quality of water delivered shall be exempt
from the subject zoning requirements.
Landscaped Open Area and Residential Amenity Area ("R2" Zone)
A minimum landscaped open area of 20% is required.
6.0 square metres of amenity area shall be provided for each unit;
Accessory structures such as pergolas, sheds or other similar
structures shall not be permitted on the private amenity area above the
garage at the rear of the dwelling unit.
A minimum balcony depth of 1.5 metres is required.
Permitted Uses ("OS" Zone)
No person shall within the lands designed "OS" use any lot or erect, alter or
use any building or structure except the following:
Preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil and
wildlife;
Resource Management; and
Stormwater Management Facilities.
Zone Requirements ("OS" Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected where buildings
or structures are used only for purposes of resource management,
including a stormwater management facility, pedestrian and/or bicycle
trails.
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Model Homes
Notwithstanding any provisions in By-law 3037, a maximum of one
Model Home per dwelling unit type, having a minimum of one parking
spaces per Model Home unit is permitted.
For the purposes of this By-law, "Model Home" shall mean a dwelling
unit which is not used for residential purposes, but which is used
exclusively for sales, display and marketing purposes pursuant to an
agreement with the City of Pickering.
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Seaton Urban Area Exceptions
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
417 SMDM-4
(By-law
8090-24)
SP-2009-11
(R2)
Block 30
For a street townhouse
dwelling with integrated
private garage accessed from
a street abutting the rear lot
line on a through lot:
Maximum front yard: No
requirement
Section 14.2.21 shall not
apply.
418 SLD1-7
(By-law
8090-24)
SP-2009-11
(R2)
Block 58 and
Block V
For a detached dwelling with
attached private garage
accessed from a street
abutting the rear lot line on a
through lot:
Maximum front yard: No
requirement
Section 14.2.21 shall not
apply.
419 SMDDS-
3 (By-law
8090-24)
SP-2009-11
(R2)
Block 119
For a detached dwelling with
attached private garage
accessed from a street
abutting the rear lot line on a
through lot:
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Maximum front yard: No
requirement
Section 14.2.21 shall not
apply.
420 SMDM-5
(By-law
8100-24)
SP-2008-12
(R)
Blocks 491,
492, 527–540
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting public street, the
reserve shall be deemed to
constitute part of the lot for
the purposes of calculating
required setbacks only.
Reserves used for such
purposes must remain clear
and unencumbered.
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting street, the lot is
considered to have frontage
on a public street.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
For a street townhouse
dwelling with integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane:
Minimum lot frontage: 4.6
metres
Section 14.2.14.2 shall not
apply.
421 SMDM-6
(By-law
8100-24)
SP-2008-12
(R)
Blocks 493-
499
505-524, 541-
547
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting public street, the
reserve shall be deemed to
constitute part of the lot for
the purposes of calculating
required setbacks only.
Reserves used for such
purposes must remain clear
and unencumbered.
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
abutting street, the lot is
considered to have frontage
on a public street.
Section 14.2.14.2 shall not
apply.
422 SMDDS-
4 (By-law
8100-24)
SP-2008-12
(R)
Lots 195-215,
254, 256, 392-
456
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting public street, the
reserve shall be deemed to
constitute part of the lot for
the purposes of calculating
required setbacks only.
Reserves used for such
purposes must remain clear
and unencumbered.
For the purpose of this by-law,
where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting street, the lot is
considered to have frontage
on a public street.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Section 14.2.14.2 shall not
apply.
423 SLD1T-1
(By-law
8100-24)
SP-2008-12
(R)
Blocks 525,526
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting public street, the
reserve shall be deemed to
constitute part of the lot for
the purposes of calculating
required setbacks only.
Reserves used for such
purposes must remain clear
and unencumbered.
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting street, the lot is
considered to have frontage
on a public street.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
424 SLD1-8
(By-law
8100-24)
SP-2008-12
(R)
Lots 216-253,
257-391, 457-
460, 548-550,
562, 567, 572,
579-600
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting public street, the
reserve shall be deemed to
constitute part of the lot for
the purposes of calculating
required setbacks only.
Reserves used for such
purposes must remain clear
and unencumbered.
For the purpose of this By-
law, where the lot line of a lot
abuts a reserve of 0.3 metres
or less that has been
established by the City to
restrict or control access to an
abutting street, the lot is
considered to have frontage
on a public street.
Section 14.2.14.2 shall not
apply.
1707
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Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
425 SLN-2
(By-law
8100-24)
SP-2008-12
(R)
Block 577
Street
Townhouse
Dwelling
Despite Table
14.12 – Note 1,
a Live work
unit, Block
Townhouse
building, and
Back-to-back
townhouse
are not
required to be
constructed in
combination
with an
Apartment
dwelling.
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SLN-2 and SLN-3
zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.6.2.1
and 14.5.6.2.2, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SLN-2, and SLN-3:
i) the minimum density shall
be 80 units per net hectare
and one FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 140 units per net
hectare and up to and
including 2.5 FSI
1708
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Street townhouse dwelling,
Block Townhouse Building
and Back-to-back
townhouse uses shall meet
the setback, amenity area,
landscaped open space and
height requirements of the
SMC2 zone for those dwelling
types.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
quantity of water delivered,
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
in a building that is abutting a
water meter building or
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. The lot line that the
private garage entrance faces
1709
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
shall be deemed to be the rear
lot line.
Despite Table 14.17: Seaton
Local Node (SLN) and Seaton
Community Node (SCN) zone
standards, the following zone
standards shall apply to a
commercial building:
i) maximum Front Yard: 7.0
metres
ii) minimum Flankage Yard:
3.0 metres
iii) maximum Flankage Yard:
9.0 metres
iv) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
1710
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
i) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
Section 14.2.14.2 shall not
apply.
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling:
i) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply.
1711
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
426 SLN-3
(By-law
8100-24)
SP-2008-12
(R)
Block 563 and
569
For Block
563: Live
work unit,
Block
Townhouse
building,
and Back-
to-back
townhouse
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SLN-2 and SLN-3
zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.6.2.1
and 14.5.6.2.2, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SLN-2, and SLN-3:
i) the minimum density
shall be 80 units per net
hectare and one FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 140 units per net
hectare and up to and
including 2.5 FSI
1712
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Street townhouse dwelling,
Block Townhouse Building
and Back-to-back
townhouse uses shall meet
the setback, amenity area,
landscaped open space and
height requirements of the
SMC2 zone for those dwelling
types.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
quantity of water delivered,
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
in a building that is abutting a
water meter building or
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. The lot line that the
private garage entrance faces
1713
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
shall be deemed to be the rear
lot line.
Despite Table 14.17: Seaton
Local Node (SLN) and Seaton
Community Node (SCN) zone
standards, the following zone
standards shall apply to a
commercial building:
i) maximum Front Yard:
7.0 metres
ii) minimum Flankage Yard:
3.0 metres
iii) maximum Flankage Yard:
9.0 metres
iv) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
1714
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
Section 14.2.14.2 shall not
apply.
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply.
1715
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
427 SCN-2
(By-law
8091-24)
Block 203,
40M-2671
Private Park Live work
unit, Block
Townhouse
building,
and Back-
to-back
townhouse.
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SCN-2 and SCN-
3 zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.6.2.1
and 14.5.6.2.1, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SCN-2, and SCN-3:
i) the minimum density
shall be 80 units per net
hectare and one FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 140 units per net
hectare and up to and
including 2.5 FSI
The total area for Private Park
shall be a minimum of
5 percent of the area for the
1716
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
lands zoned SCN-2 and SCN-
3.
Within a Seaton Community
Node (SCN) zone and any
adjacent Seaton Community
Node – Pedestrian
Predominant Area (SCNPP)
zone, the total gross leasable
floor area on the ground floor
of all buildings within the two
zones that are available for the
retailing of goods and services
shall not exceed 60,000
square metres.
Street townhouse dwelling,
Block Townhouse Building
and Back-to-back
townhouse uses shall meet
the setback, amenity area,
landscaped open space and
height requirements of the
SMC2 zone for those dwelling
types.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
quantity of water delivered,
1717
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
that is located in a street
townhouse building abutting
a water meter building or a
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. If considered a Street
townhouse dwelling with an
integrated private garage
accessed from a lane, the lot
line that the private garage
entrance faces shall be
deemed to be the rear lot line
and a minimum lot frontage
shall not apply.
Despite Table 14.17: Seaton
Local Node (SLN) and Seaton
Community Node (SCN) zone
standards, the following zone
1718
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
standards shall apply to an
Apartment building:
i) minimum Interior Side
Yard: 3.0 metres
ii) maximum Flankage
Yard: 4.5 metres
iii) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
The lot line abutting Taunton
Road shall be deemed to be
the front lot line of the
Apartment building.
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) minimum rear yard: 5.0
metres
iii) minimum flankage yard
for lots adjacent to visitor
parking spaces: 1.6
metres
1719
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) maximum front yard for
lots fronting a public
Street: 6.5 metres
Sections 14.2.14.1 and
14.2.14.1 shall not apply.
Despite Table 14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) minimum flankage yard
for lots adjacent to visitor
parking spaces: 1.2
metres.
1720
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply.
428 SCN-3
(By-law
8091-24)
Blocks 188,
197 and 203,
40M-2671 and
Block 76,
40M-2664
Street
townhouse
dwelling
Private Park
Despite Table
14.12 - Note 1,
a Live work
unit, Block
Townhouse
building, and
Back-to-back
townhouse
are not
required to be
constructed in
combination
with an
Apartment
dwelling.
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SCN-2 and SCN-
3 zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.6.2.1
and 14.5.6.2.1, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SCN-2, and SCN-3:
i) the minimum density
shall be 80 units per net
hectare and one FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 140 units per net
hectare and up to and
including 2.5 FSI
1721
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
The total area for Private Park
shall be a minimum of
5 percent of the area for the
lands zoned SCN-2 and SCN-
3.
Within a Seaton Community
Node (SCN) zone and any
adjacent Seaton Community
Node – Pedestrian
Predominant Area (SCNPP)
zone, the total gross leasable
floor area on the ground floor
of all buildings within the two
zones that are available for the
retailing of goods and services
shall not exceed 60,000
square metres.
Street townhouse dwelling,
Block Townhouse Building
and Back-to-back
townhouse uses shall meet
the setback, amenity area,
landscaped open space and
height requirements of the
SMC2 zone for those dwelling
types.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
1722
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
quantity of water delivered,
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
that is located in a street
townhouse building abutting
a water meter building or a
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. If considered a Street
townhouse dwelling with an
integrated private garage
accessed from a lane, the lot
line that the private garage
entrance faces shall be
deemed to be the rear lot line
and a minimum lot frontage
shall not apply.
Despite Table 14.17: Seaton
Local Node (SLN) and Seaton
Community Node (SCN) zone
standards, the following zone
1723
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
standards shall apply to an
Apartment building:
i) minimum Interior Side
Yard: 3.0 metres
ii) maximum Flankage
Yard: 4.5 metres
iii) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
The lot line abutting Taunton
Road shall be deemed to be
the front lot line of the
Apartment building.
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) minimum rear yard: 5.0
metres
iii) minimum flankage yard
for lots adjacent to visitor
parking spaces: 1.6
metres
1724
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
i) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
ii) maximum front yard for
lots fronting a public
Street: 6.5 metres
Sections 14.2.14.1 and
14.2.14.1 shall not apply.
Despite Table 14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling:
i) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
ii) minimum flankage yard
for lots adjacent to visitor
parking spaces: 1.2
metres.
1725
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply.
429 SCN-4
(By-law
8091-24)
Block 76, 40M-
2664 and
Block 188,
40M-2671
Street
townhouse
dwelling
Private Park
Despite Table
14.12 - Note 1,
a Live work
unit, Block
Townhouse
building, and
Back-to-back
townhouse
are not
required to be
constructed in
combination
with an
Apartment
dwelling.
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SCN-4 and
SCNPP-1 zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.6.2.1
and 14.5.6.2.2, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SCN-4 and SCNPP-1:
i) the minimum density shall
be 80 units per net hectare
and 1.0 FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 140 units per net
hectare and up to and
including 2.5 FSI
1726
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
The total area for Private Park
shall be a minimum of
5 percent of the area for the
lands zoned SCN-4 and
SCNPP-1.
Within a Seaton Community
Node (SCN) zone and any
adjacent Seaton Community
Node – Pedestrian
Predominant Area (SCNPP)
zone, the total gross leasable
floor area on the ground floor
of all buildings within the two
zones that are available for the
retailing of goods and services
shall not exceed 60,000
square metres.
Street townhouse dwelling,
Block Townhouse Building
and Back-to-back
townhouse uses shall meet
the setback, amenity area,
landscaped open space and
height requirements of the
SMC2 zone for those dwelling
types.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
1727
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
quantity of water delivered,
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
that is located in a street
townhouse building abutting
a water meter building or a
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. If considered a Street
townhouse dwelling with an
integrated private garage
accessed from a lane, the lot
line that the private garage
entrance faces shall be
deemed to be the rear lot line
and a minimum lot frontage
shall not apply.
Despite Table 14.17: Seaton
Local Node (SLN) and Seaton
Community Node (SCN) zone
standards, the following zone
1728
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
standards shall apply to an
Apartment building:
i) maximum Front Yard:
6.0 metres
ii) minimum Interior Side
Yard: 3.0 metres
iii) maximum Flankage
Yard: 12.0 metres
iv) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) maximum front yard for
lots fronting a public
Street: 7.0 metres
Sections 14.2.14.1 and
14.2.14.1 shall not apply.
Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling shall have a
1729
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
maximum building height of
13.5 metres.
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) minimum rear yard: 5.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Live work unit:
i) minimum amenity area:
20 square metres
ii) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
430 SCNPP-1
(By-law
8091-24)
Block 76, 40M-
2664 and
Street
townhouse
dwelling
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
1730
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Block 188,
40M-2671
Private Park
Despite Table
14.12 - Note 1,
a Live work
unit, Block
Townhouse
building, and
Back-to-back
townhouse
are not
required to be
constructed in
combination
with an
Apartment
dwelling.
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SCN-4 and
SCNPP-1 zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.6.2.1
and 14.5.6.2.2, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SCN-4 and SCNPP-1:
i) the minimum density shall
be 80 units per net hectare
and 1.0 FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 140 units per net
hectare and up to and
including 2.5 FSI
The total area for Private Park
shall be a minimum of
5 percent of the area for the
lands zoned SCN-4 and
SCNPP-1.
1731
Section 15 | Exceptions
Consolidated Zoning By-law for Council Adoption | December 16, 2024
City of Pickering
Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Within a Seaton Community
Node (SCN) zone and any
adjacent Seaton Community
Node – Pedestrian
Predominant Area (SCNPP)
zone, the total gross leasable
floor area on the ground floor
of all buildings within the two
zones that are available for the
retailing of goods and services
shall not exceed 60,000
square metres.
Street townhouse dwelling,
Block Townhouse Building
and Back-to-back
townhouse uses shall meet
the setback, amenity area,
landscaped open space and
height requirements of the
SMC2 zone for those dwelling
types.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
quantity of water delivered,
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
that is located in a street
townhouse building abutting
a water meter building or a
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. If considered a Street
townhouse dwelling with an
integrated private garage
accessed from a lane, the lot
line that the private garage
entrance faces shall be
deemed to be the rear lot line
and a minimum lot frontage
shall not apply.
Despite Table 14.17: Seaton
Local Node (SLN) and Seaton
Community Node (SCN) zone
standards, the following zone
standards shall apply to an
Apartment building:
i) maximum Front Yard:
6.0 metres
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
ii) minimum Interior Side
Yard: 3.0 metres
iii) maximum Flankage
Yard: 12.0 metres
iv) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
i) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
ii) maximum front yard for
lots fronting a public
Street: 7.0 metres
Sections 14.2.14.1 and
14.2.14.1 shall not apply.
Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling shall have a
maximum building height of
13.5 metres.
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) minimum rear yard: 5.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Live work unit:
i) minimum amenity area:
20 square metres
maximum building height: 13.5
metres
431 SMC2-4
(By-law
8091-24)
Block 187,
40M-2671
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SMC2-4 and
SMC3-1 zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.4.2.1
and 14.5.4.2.2, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SMC2-4 and SMC3-1:
i) the minimum density shall
be 60 units per net hectare
and 1.0 FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 180 units per net hectare
and up to and including 2.5
FSI
The total area for Private Park
shall be a minimum of 5
percent of the area for the
lands zoned SMC2-4 and
SMC3-1.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
quantity of water delivered,
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
that is located in a street
townhouse building abutting
a water meter building or a
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. If considered a Street
townhouse dwelling with an
integrated private garage
accessed from a lane, the lot
line that the private garage
entrance faces shall be
deemed to be the rear lot line
and a minimum lot frontage
shall not apply.
Despite Table 14.15: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 3-
Gateway Sites (SMC3) zone
standards, the following zone
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
standards shall apply to an
Apartment building:
i) maximum Front Yard: 6
metres
ii) minimum Interior Side
Yard: 3.0 metres
iii) maximum Flankage
Yard: 17.0 metres
iv) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) minimum rear yard: 5.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
Zone Standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) maximum front yard for
lots fronting a public
Street: 10.0 metres
Sections 14.2.14.1 and
14.2.14.1 shall not apply.
Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling shall have a
maximum building height of
13.5 metres.
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply.
432 SMC3-1
(By-law
8091-24)
Block 187,
40M-2671
Park, Private means an area
of land not under the
jurisdiction of a public authority
that is designed or maintained
for active or passive
recreational purposes.
To calculate density and Floor
Space Index (FSI), the total
area of the lot shall be
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
deemed to be the combined
areas of the SMC2-4 and
SMC3-1 zones.
Despite Sections 14.5.4.2.1
and 14.5.4.2.2, the following
combined minimum and
maximum density and FSI
shall apply to the lands zoned
as SMC2-4 and SMC3-1:
i) the minimum density
shall be 60 units per net
hectare and 1.0 FSI
ii) the maximum density shall
be 180 units per net hectare
and up to and including 2.5
FSI
The total area for Private Park
shall be a minimum of 5
percent of the area for the
lands zoned SMC2-4 and
SMC3-1.
A water meter building
required by the Region of
Durham, to measure the
quantity of water delivered,
shall be exempt from Zoning
provisions and requirements.
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
The minimum flankage yard
for corner lots shall be
measured to the projection of
a private street line and not to
the corner rounding.
Street townhouse dwelling
that is located in a street
townhouse building abutting
a water meter building or a
private park may be deemed
to be a Street townhouse
dwelling with an integrated
private garage accessed from
a lane. If considered a Street
townhouse dwelling with an
integrated private garage
accessed from a lane, the lot
line that the private garage
entrance faces shall be
deemed to be the rear lot line
and a minimum lot frontage
shall not apply.
Despite Table 14.15: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 3-
Gateway Sites (SMC3) zone
standards, the following zone
standards shall apply to an
Apartment building:
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
i) maximum Front Yard:
6 metres
ii) minimum Interior Side
Yard: 3.0 metres
iii) maximum Flankage
Yard: 17.0 metres
iv) minimum Rear Yard: 3.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
zone standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
facing the front lot line:
i) maximum building
height: 13.5 metres
ii) minimum rear yard: 5.0
metres
Despite Table 14.14: Seaton
Mixed Corridor Type 2 (SMC2)
Zone Standards, the following
zone standards shall apply to
a Street townhouse dwelling
with integrated private garage
accessed from a lane:
i) maximum building height:
13.5 metres
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
ii) maximum front yard for
lots fronting a public
Street: 10.0 metres
Sections 14.2.14.1 and
14.2.14.1 shall not apply.
Back-to-back townhouse
dwelling shall have a
maximum building height of
13.5 metres.
Section 14.2.15.3(a) shall not
apply.
433 SPEG-3
(By-law
8109-24)
SP-2023-03
A11/23
Part Lots 27
and 28,
Concession 5
(575, 625 and
685 Highway
7)
(south of
Highway 7,
north of
Highway 407,
east of North
Freezer
Storage
Logistics and
Distribution
use
Stormwater
Management
Facility
(private)
A minimum 5%
of the net floor
area shall be
dedicated for
Despite Section 14.6.4.1 –
Table 14.21, a maximum front
yard (5.0 metres), shall not
apply to the lands zone
SPEG-3.
Despite Section 14.6.4.1 –
Table 14.21, a maximum
building height of 50 metres,
exclusive of mechanical
equipment and silos, shall
apply to the lands zoned
SPEG-3.
Despite Section 14.6.4.2.3,
parking shall be permitted
between the building and the
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Exception
# Zone Address
Additional
Uses
Permitted
Sole
Permitted
Uses
Excluded
Uses
Description of Special
Provision
Road, and
west of NHS)
an Office use
within a
building that
contains a
Freezer
Storage, or
Logistics and
Distribution, or
Warehousing
use.
A minimum
10% of the
total net floor
area shall be
dedicated for
an Office use
within all
buildings on a
lot that
includes a
Light
Manufacturing
and/or Food
Processing
use.
front lot line on the lands
zoned SPEG-3.
Despite Section 14.6.4.2,
Additional Provisions, Section
14.6.4.2.4 shall not apply to
the lands zoned SPEG-3.
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Exception Zone 434 (E22 & H11 of By-law 7553-17, as
amended by By-law 8099-24)
Zone Provisions
The following regulations apply:
Notwithstanding Section 5.2.1, related to Parking Space Requirements, the
minimum parking ratio shall be 0.55 parking spaces per apartment dwelling
unit for residents, and 0.15 parking spaces per apartment dwelling unit for
visitors.
Notwithstanding Section 5.13.1.4 and 5.13.2 related to Bicycle Parking
Space Requirements, all required bicycle parking spaces may be stacked
bicycle parking spaces, subject to the following dimensions:
a minimum length of 1.8 metres and a minimum width of 0.37 metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 and Schedule 6, related to Maximum
Building Height, the height of a building or structure shall not exceed a
building height of 133 metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Podium Requirements for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, the maximum height of a podium shall
be 23 metres.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Podium Requirements for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres, the following building elements may
exceed the maximum podium height:
equipment used for the functional operation of the building and
structures including electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation
equipment, enclosed stairwells roof access, maintenance equipment
storage, chimneys, vents, and window washing equipment;
architectural features, parapets, elements and structures associated
with a green roof;
planters, landscaping features, guard rails, divider screens on a
balcony and/or terrace; and
trellises, pergolas and unenclosed structures providing safety or
wind/noise protection to rooftop amenity space.
Notwithstanding Section 9.3.1 related to Minimum Main Wall Stepback for
Buildings greater than 37.5 metres and buildings equal to and greater than
73.5 metres, the minimum main wall stepback shall not apply.
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Conditions for Removal of the “H”
The “H” symbol shall, upon application by the landowner, be removed by City
Council passing a By-law under Section 34 of the Planning Act. The following
conditions shall first be completed to the satisfaction of the Regional
Municipality of Durham and the City of Pickering:
The owner has entered into a site servicing agreement with the Regional
Municipality of Durham that demonstrates that there is sufficient sanitary
servicing capacity available to enable the full development of the site.
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Exception Zone 435 (By-law 8089-24)
Definitions
“Air Conditioner” shall mean any mechanical equipment which is
required for residential domestic use and which must be installed
outdoors including central air conditioning units, heat pumps, heat
exchange units, emergency generators and other such equipment.
“Amenity Area” shall mean an outdoor area located anywhere on a
lot, or the roof of a parking structure, private garage or any other
building which includes landscape area, but which may also
include areas of decking, decorative paving or other similar
surface and includes a balcony, porch or deck and which has
direct access from the interior of the dwelling unit.
“Balcony” shall mean an attached covered or uncovered platform
projecting from the face of an exterior wall, including above a
porch, which is only directly accessible from within a building,
usually surrounded by a balustrade or railing, and does not have
direct exterior access to grade.
“Bay, Bow, Box Window” shall mean a window that protrudes from
the main wall, usually bowed, canted, polygonal, segmental,
semicircular or square sided with window on front face in plan; one
or more storeys in height, which may or may not include a
foundation; may or may not include a window seat; and may
include a door.
“Condominium, Common Element” shall mean spaces and
features owned in comment by all shareholders in a condominium
and may include private streets, walkways, parking, and amenity
areas.
“Dwelling” shall mean a building or part of a building containing
one or more dwelling units, but does not include a mobile home or
trailer;
“Dwelling Unit” shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied
or capable of being occupied as a single, independent, and
separate housekeeping unit containing a separate kitchen and
sanitary facilities;
“Dwelling - Semi-Detached” shall mean a residential use building
containing two attached principal dwelling units that are divided
vertically, with each unit having frontage on a street, except where
located within a planned unit development;
Dwelling - Stacked” means a residential use building of four or
fewer storeys in height containing three or more principal dwelling
units where the units are divided horizontally and vertically, and in
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which each dwelling unit has an independent entrance to the
interior;
“Dwelling, Multiple – Horizontal” shall mean a building containing
three or more dwelling units attached horizontally by an above-
grade wall or walls.
“Height, Building” shall mean the vertical distance between the
established grade, at the front of the house, and in the case of a
flat roof, the highest point of the roof surface or parapet wall, or in
the case of a mansard roof the deck line, or in the case of a
gabled, hip or gambrel roof, the mean height between eaves and
ridge.
“Lot” shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used
or intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of
buildings, as the case may be, together with any accessory
buildings or structures, or a public park or open space area,
regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the whole of a lot
or block on a registered plan of subdivision;
“Lot Coverage” shall mean the combined areas of all the buildings
on the lot measured at the level of the first floor and expressed as
a percentage of the lot area;
“Lot Frontage” shall mean the width of a lot between the side lot
lines measured along a line parallel to and 7.5 metres distant from
the front lot line.
“Park, Private” means a park which is maintained by a
condominium corporation.
“Private Garage” means an enclosed or partially enclosed
structure for the storage of one or more vehicles, in which
structure no business or service is conducted for profit or
otherwise.
“Storey” means the portion of a building other than a basement,
cellar or attic, included between the surface of any floor and the
surface of the floor, roof deck or ridge above it.
“Street” shall mean a public highway but does include a lane.
Where a 0.3 metre reserve abuts a street, or where a daylight
triangle abuts a street, for the purposes of determining setbacks
the street shall be deemed to include the 0.3 metre reserve and/or
the daylight triangle, however, nothing herein shall be interpreted
as granting a public right of access over the 0.3 metre reserve or
as an assumption of the 0.3 metre reserve as a public highway for
maintenance purposes under the Municipal Act.
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“Street, Private” means:
a right-of-way or roadway that is used by vehicles and is
maintained by a condominium corporation;
a private road condominium, which provides access to
individual freehold lots;
a roadway maintained by a corporation to provide vehicular
and pedestrian access to parking lots and individual
retail/commercial units;
a private right-of-way over private property, that affords
access to lots abutting the private street, but is not maintained
by a public body and is not a lane.
“Water Meter Building” shall mean a building or structure that
contains devices supplied by the Region of Durham which
measure the quantity of water delivered to a property.
“Yard” shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and
located on the same lot as a building or structure and is open,
uncovered, and unoccupied above ground except for such
accessory buildings, structures, or other uses as are specifically
permitted thereon;
“Front Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the
nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Front Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension
of a front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest
wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard” shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a
lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot
line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of
the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Rear Yard Depth” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a rear yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where
there is no rear lot line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and
the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the
lot;
“Side Yard” shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front
yard to the rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
“Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of
a side yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall
of the nearest main building or structure on the lot;
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“Flankage Side Yard” shall mean a side yard immediately
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street;
“Flankage Side Yard Width” shall mean the shortest horizontal
dimension of a flankage side yard of a lot between the lot line
adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of
which is a street, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building
or structure on the lot;
“Interior Side Yard” shall mean a side yard other than a flankage
side yard.
Provisions (“MD-H21” Zone)
Uses Permitted (“MD-H21” Zone)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-H21”, use any lot or
erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except
the following:
multiple dwelling – horizontal
Zone Requirements (“MD-H21” Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-H21”, use any lot or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance
with the following provisions:
“MD-H21” Zone
(a) Lot Frontage
(minimum) 5.5 metres
(b)
(b)
Lot Area
(minimum) 110 square metres
(c) Front Yard
Depth
(minimum) 4.5 metres
(d) Side Yard Depth
(minimum)
1.2 metres except where dwellings on
abutting lots share a common wall, no
interior side yard shall be required adjacent
to that wall on either lot
(e) Rear Yard Depth
(minimum) 6.0 metres
(f) Flankage Yard
Depth
(minimum)
2.4 metres
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“MD-H21” Zone
(g) Building Height
(maximum) 12.0 metres (3 storeys)
(h) Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
(i) Visitor Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
0.25 of a parking space per dwelling unit
(j) Garage
Requirements
Minimum one private garage per dwelling,
the vehicular entrance of which shall be
located not less than 6.0 metres from the
private street.
(k) Interior Garage
Size (minimum)
A private garage shall have a minimum
width of 3.0 metres and a minimum depth of
6.0 metres provided, however, the width
may include one interior step and the depth
may include two interior steps
(l) Driveway Width
(maximum) 3.5 metres
Special Provisions (“MD-H21” Zone)
Projections such as window sills, chimney breasts, fireplaces,
belt courses, cornices, pilasters, eaves, eave troughs and
other similar architectural features may be permitted in any
required yard, provided that no such feature projects into the
required yard more than 0.6 of a metre or half the distance of
the required yard, whichever is less;
A porch, uncovered deck or balcony may encroach into any
required front yard or rear yard to a maximum of 2.0 metres or
half the distance of the required yard, whichever is less;
A porch, uncovered deck, or balcony may encroach into any
required rear yard, flankage yard or side yard to a maximum of
1.2 metres, or half the distance of the required yards,
whichever is less;
Stairs to porch, uncovered deck or an entrance may encroach
to within 2.5 metres of the front lot line and to within 0.6 of a
metre of a side lot line or flankage lot line;
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Stairs may encroach into any required rear yard to a maximum
of 2.0 metres;
A bay, box or bow window, with or without foundation, having
a maximum width of 4.0 metres may encroach into any
required yard to a maximum of 0.6 of a metre or half the
distance of the required yard, whichever is less;
Air conditioners are permitted on a lot provided they are
located in the rear yard or side yard or on a balcony or roof. In
addition, such units shall not be located any closer than 0.6 of
a metre to a side lot line and shall not be located on any
easement in favour of the City.
Provisions (“MD-H22” Zones)
Uses Permitted (“MD-H22” Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-H22”, use any lot or
erect any buildings or structures for any purpose except the
following:
dwelling-stacked
multiple dwelling-horizontal
Zone Requirements (“MD-H22”)
No person shall within the lands zoned “MD-H19” and “MD-H20”,
use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
MD-H22
(a) Building Location No building or part of a building or structure
shall be erected outside of the building
envelope as illustrated on Figure 1
(b) Setback between
building blocks
(minimum) 3.0 metres between side walls
(c) Building Height
(maximum) 12.0 metres (3 storeys)
(d) Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
(e) Visitor Parking
Requirements
(minimum)
0.25 of a parking space per dwelling unit
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Special Provisions (“MD-H22” Zone)
Despite Section 3(b)(a), a porch (including living space of
dwelling unit located below), uncovered deck, private patio or
balcony may encroach a maximum of 2.0 metres beyond the
building envelope as illustrated on Figure 1, but shall be
located a minimum of 1.2 metres from a lot line;
Despite Section 3(b)(a), stairs to a porch, uncovered deck or
entrance may encroach beyond the building envelope to within
0.30 of a metre of the front lot line;
A bay, box or bow window, with or without foundation, having
a maximum width of 4.0 metres may encroach beyond the
building envelope as identified on Figure 1 to a maximum of
0.6 of a metre;
Air Conditioners shall not be located between a building and
Altona Road or Sparrow Circle, but may be permitted on a
balcony or roof.
Minimum Private Amenity Area:
4.5 square metres of private amenity area shall be
provided for each unit;
accessory structures such as pergolas, shed or other
similar structures shall not be permitted on the balcony
above the garage of the dwelling unit; and
MD-H22
(f) Garage
Requirements
Minimum one private garage per dwelling, the
vehicular entrance of which shall be located
not less than 6.0 metres from a private street.
(g) Interior Garage
Dimensions
(minimum)
A private garage shall have a minimum width
of 2.9 metres and a minimum depth of
6.3 metres. The width may include two interior
steps and the depth may include two interior
steps or may permit a platform and associated
steps to encroach a maximum of 1.0 metre
into the required depth and a maximum of
2.0 metres into the required width.
(h) Driveway Width
(maximum)
A driveway shall not exceed the width of the
building or structure to which it provides
access.
(i) Private Park Area
(minimum) 420 square metres
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outdoor private amenity area located above the garage at
the rear of the dwelling unit shall not be enclosed.
Special Regulations (“MD-H21” and “MD-H22” Zones)
Number of Dwelling Units:
Minimum: 26
Maximum: 57
Despite the provisions of Section 5.6 of By-law 3036, as amended,
the requirement for the frontage on a public street shall be
satisfied by establishing frontage on a common element
condominium street for the lands subject to this By-law;
Despite Section 4(b), the lot line abutting Altona Road and
Sparrow Circle shall be deemed the front lot line for lands zoned
“MD-MH-22”;
A water meter building required by the Region of Durham for the
purpose of measuring the quantity of water delivered shall be
exempt from “MD-H21”, “MD-H22” zone use provisions and zone
requirements;
Sections 5.21.2(a), 5.21.2(b), 5.21.2(d) and 5.22 of By-law 3036,
as amended, shall not apply to the lands zoned “MD-H21” and
“MD-H22”; and
Visitor parking spaces shall be setback a minimum of 1.0 metre
from any lot line.
Provisions (“OS-HL” Zones)
Uses Permitted (“OS-HL” Zones)
No person shall within the lands zoned “OS-HL”, use any lot or
erect any buildings or structures for any purpose except the
following:
Preservation and conservation of the natural environment, soil
and wildlife;
Resource management.
Zone Requirements (“OS-HL” Zone)
No buildings or structures shall be permitted to be erected, nor
shall the placing or removal of fill be permitted, except where
buildings or structures are used only for purposes of flood and
erosion control, or resource management.
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Model Homes
A maximum of 2 blocks together with no fewer than two parking
spaces per Model Home, may be constructed on the lands zoned
“MD-H21” and “MD H22” prior to the division of those lands by
registration of a plan of subdivision; and
For the purpose of this By-law, “Model Home” shall mean a
dwelling unit which is not used for residential purposes, but which
is used exclusively for sales, display and marketing purposes
pursuant to an agreement with the City of Pickering.
Provisions (“(H)MD-H21” and “(H)MD-H22” Zones)
Uses Permitted (“(H)MD-H21” and “(H)MD-H22” Zones)
Until such time as the “(H)” Holding Provision is lifted, the lands
shall not be used for any purposes other than the existing lawful
uses, located on the land or in existing buildings or structures,
provided such use continues in the same manner and for the
same purpose for which they were used on the day this by-law
was passed.
Zone Requirements (“(H)MD-H21” and “(H)MD-H22” Zones)
The “(H)” Holding Symbol shall be removed from the ““(H)MD-
H21” and “(H)MD H22” Zones until the completion of the following:
the applicant secures a permanent easement over the lands
immediately to the north (hydro lands) for emergency access,
or satisfies the City’s Fire Services Department with an
alternative emergency access for the development.
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15.436 Exception Zone 436
Provisions
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this By-law, in addition to any other
uses that may be permitted thereon, the lands subject to this exception may be
used for the purpose of a place of worship.
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15.437 Exception Zone 437
Provisions
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this By-law, in addition to any other
uses that may be permitted thereon, the lands subject to this exception may be
used for the purpose of an elementary school.
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