4.0 MXG, MXC, MXE, MXT Zone Regulations

Link to Permitted Uses

4.1

LOT WIDTH, AREA AND YARDS

Footnotes to Table 5.4.1

(a)

Maximum yard shall apply on to buildings located within 60 metres of a public street.

4.2

SEPARATION DISTANCE

Standard Restaurant:

15 m between the use and a residential zone.

Fast Food Restaurant:

30 m between the use and a residential zone.

Night Club:

45 m between the use and a residential zone.

4.3

FLOOR AREA, FLOOR AREA RATIO, DENSITY

4.4

LANDSCAPE AREA AND BUFFER

Landscape Area

MXT Zone - Landscape Area

4.5

BUILDING HEIGHT

MXG Zone

Automotive Uses:    2 storey maximum
Other Uses:             2 storey minimum; 6 storey maximum

 MXC Zone

Office/Apartment Buildings:    2 storey minimum; 6 storey maximum
Automotive Uses:                    2 sstorey maximum
Other Uses:                             2 storey minimum; 6 storey maximum

MXE Zone

Industrial/Automotive Uses:     2 storey maximum
Other Uses:                             6 storey maximum

In MXG, MXC and MXT zones, the floor area of the second, third and fourth storeys of a building containing more than one storey must be at least 50% of the floor area of the first storey.

Notwithstanding the above minimum height provisions, any buildings or structures of less than two storeys in height which legally existed as of the date of the passage of Zoning By-law 2020.205 (April 28, 2008), are deemed to conform to the building height regulations of this By-law for the life of the building or structure. 

4.6

PARKING

(a)

Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part 1, Subsection 2.25, “Off Street Parking and Loading Requirements” except as amended by the following:

The minimum number of parking spaces required for non-residential uses in MXG, MXC and MXT zones is deemed to be the number generated by the standards outlined in Part 1, Table 1.2.6, less a factor of 5%; and

(d)

Visitor Parking: Where a development is comprised of a mix of residential and non-residential uses, non-residential parking located on the same property as the residential use may be counted toward required visitor parking for the residential use, using the standards outlined in clause c) above;

(e)

Where the use is a mixed use development, the parking requirement may be calculated using percent of peak period use as given in the detailed table outlined below, using the standards outlined in clauses b) and c) above. For purposes of this subsection, “mixed use development” is defined as a development which contains any combination of office, retail/service commercial, restaurant and/or overnight accommodation uses which shares parking on the same lot.

The initial step in determining the parking for a mixed use development is to calculate the parking requirement for each use contained within 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 (e.g. noon) contained in the charts below. Each column is totalled for weekday and weekend. The maximum figure obtained from all time periods shall become the parking requirement for the specific mixed use development.

4.7

OUTSIDE STORAGE

(a)

Only merchandise displayed for retail sale may be stored outside, provided the merchandise is not stored in a truck, trailer or other vehicle.

(b)

Perishable waste must be kept in refrigerated storage within a building. Alternatively, perishable waste may be stored outside if a deep collection waste disposal system, comprised of a sealed container with a lockable lid located primarily below grade, is used.

(c)

Nonperishable waste stored outside on lands abutting a residential zone shall be kept within a solid screen enclosure subject toPart 1, Subsection 2.2.2.

4.8

OUTDOOR MANUFACTURING

Outdoor manufacturing in the MXE zone is prohibited

4.9

FENCING

On lands abutting a residential zone fencing shall be installed along the common boundary with the residential zone and shall have a minimum height of 1.8 m, which may be a solid screen fence or a combination of chain link fence and landscape planting to form a dense year-round screen.

4.10

OUTDOOR PATIOS

Outdoor Patios shall be setback 45 m from a residential zone.

4.11

DRIVE THROUGH FACILITIES

(a)

Restaurants:

(i)

Where drive through facilities are located in or adjacent to building elevations facing a street, landscaping shall be provided to screen the building elevation from the street.

(ii)

External conveyor pick-up systems are not permitted in a yard abutting a street and shall be setback 15 m from a residential zone.

(iii)

Intercom ordering stations shall be setback 15 m from a residential zone.

(b)

Other uses:

(i)

Not permitted in building elevations facing a street.

(ii)

Freestanding facilities shall be setback 15 m from a residential zone.

4.12

LOADING AND UNLOADING

(a)

Loading/unloading shall not take place within 7.5 m of a residential zone.

(b)

Loading/unloading docks shall be screened from view from an adjoining residential zone.

4.13

AMENITY AREA

15 m² per efficiency dwelling unit

20 m² per one bedroom dwelling unit

35 m² per two or more bedroom dwelling unit