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2.0 Permitted Uses

The uses permitted in Employment Zones shall be in accordance with Table 3.2.1.

Table 3.2.1

USES

ZONES

BC1

BC2

GE1

GE2

Industrial

Transportation, Communication and Utilities

√ (b)

√(b)

√ (b)

 

Transportation Equipment Industries

 

Non-Metallic Mineral Production Industries

 

Food Processing and Manufacturing

 

Metal Rolling, Casting and Extruding

 

Petro Chemical Laboratories

 

Bulk Propane Storage Depot per Part 1, Section 2.7

 

Solid Fuel Supply Yard

 

 

 

Oil Depot

 

 

 

Waste Transfer Station

 

 

√ (c)

 

Recycling Facility

 

 

 

Truck Depot

 

 

 

Metal, Wood, Paper, Plastic, Machine and Chemical Industries

 

Wholesale Trade

Private Propane Facility per Part 1, Section 2.7

√ (a)

Construction and Trade Contractors

√ (a)

Wholesale Building and Construction Materials

√ (a)

Machinery and Equipment

√ (a)

Public Transportation

 

 

√ (a)

Leather and Textile Industries

Furniture and Fixture Industries

Clothing Industries

Electrical Products Industries

Storage and Warehousing

Training Centre

Research and Development

Information and Data Processing

Knowledge Based & High Technology

Pharmaceuticals & Medicines

√ (a)

Veterinary Service

 

 

√ (a)

Parking Lot

 

 

 

Accessory Dwelling Unit (for security or maintenance)

√ (d)

√ (d)

√ (d)

√ (d)

Crematory

√ (i)

√ (i)

√ (i)

 

Other Industrial Operations – General manufacturing, processing, fabricating and/or assembly facility

 

Office

All Office Uses

Hospitality

Hotel

√ (e)

 

 

 

Convention/Conference Centre

 

Banquet Centre

 

Caterer

 

Automotive

Car Wash per Part 1, Section 2.9

 

√ (a)

Motor Vehicle Sales, Leasing, Rental and Service

 

 

 

Motor Vehicle Service Station per Part 1, Section 2.10

 

Motor Vehicle Repair Garage

 

√ (a)

Retail

Convenience Store

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

Nursery or Garden Centre

 

 

√ (f)

√ (a,f)

Machinery & Equipment

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (a,f)

Computer Hardware & Software

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

Office Furniture & Equipment

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

Service Commercial

Standard Restaurant

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (a,f)

Fast Food Restaurant

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (a,f)

Convenience Restaurant

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

Night Club

√ (f,h)

√ (f,h)

√ (f,h)

 

Banks, Trust Companies, Credit Unions

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

Retail Brewery

√ (f)

√ (f)

        √ (f)
√ (a,f)

Other Service Commercial Uses

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (f)

Recreation

Recreational Establishment

√ (f)

√ (f)

√ (g)

Other

Body-Rub Parlour per Part 1, Subsection 2.32  

 

 

 

 

 


Footnotes to Table 3.2.1

(a)

Not permitted on lands abutting a residential zone.

(b)

Transmitting towers shall be setback from a street or residential zone 1 m for every 1 m of height above grade.

(c)

A Waste Container Facility is permitted in conjunction with a Waste Transfer Station, provided it is not located on a corner lot, and provided the waste containers are located at least 30 m from the street line and are screened from the street by the building or by a 3 m high masonry wall.

(d)

A dwelling unit for a person whose presence is essential for security, protection or maintenance of the property is permitted provided that the dwelling unit shall be located within a principal building and shall not exceed 75m2 floor area.

(e)

In addition to complementary uses, a maximum of 1400 m2 floor area may be used for retail uses.

(f)

Permitted on a lot having a total building floor area of 3000 m2. The total floor area of all retail, service commercial and recreation uses shall not exceed 15% of the floor area of each building within which a retail or service commercial use is located.  Notwithstanding the above, a restaurant may occupy up to 100% of the total floor area of a single building on a lot, provided that the total existing building floor area of all buildings on the lot is not less than 3000 m2, and provided the lot abuts an arterial, multi-purpose arterial or minor arterial road. Where multiple contiguous lots are developed as one comprehensive development or under a single comprehensive site plan, all lots shall be deemed to be one lot for purposes of applying this zoning regulation. 

(g)

Outdoor recreational activities are not permitted on lands abutting a residential zone.

(h)

Permitted only in conjunction with a standard restaurant and subject to a maximum capacity of 500 persons    

(i) A crematory is not permitted within a distance of 70 m from the boundary of a Residential, Downtown, Uptown, MXG, or MXC Zone.
 

 

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