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4.0 DC, DW, DL-A & DL-B ZONE REGULATIONS

	(DOWNTOWN CORE) (DOWNTOWN WELLINGTON SQUARE) (DOWNTOWN OLD LAKESHORE ROAD)
4.1	LOT WIDTH, AREA AND YARDS

Table 6.4.1

REGULATION	REQUIREMENT
Lot Width	7.5 m
Lot Area	No minimum
Yard abutting a street	DC Zone: Floors 1 to 4: Minimum: As required on Diagram 6A. Maximum for first floor only: 1 m greater than Diagram 6A DW, DL-A & DL-B Zones (a) For buildings containing 4 floors: Minimum: As required on Diagram 6A. Maximum for first floor only: 1 m greater than Diagram 6A. (b) For buildings containing greater than 4 floors: Floors 1 to 2: Minimum: As required on Diagram 6A. Maximum for first and second floors only: 1 m greater than Diagram 6A. Floors 3 to 8: Minimum: As required on Diagram 6A, plus 2m.
Rear Yard & Side Yard	None required for lots abutting Brant Street, Lakeshore Road, Old Lakeshore Road, John Street, Elizabeth Street, James Street, Pearl Street, Pine Street, Maria Street, Martha Street, both sides of Locust Street south of Elgin Street, and the east side of Locust Street between Elgin Street and Caroline Street 1.5 m for all other lots
Yard abutting a residential, DRM or DRL zone	3 m
Yard abutting ‘P’ and ‘PC’ zones	none required
Building setback abutting a creek block	7.5 m, 4.5 m if block includes a 3 m buffer
Yard abutting a pipeline easement	7 metres rear yard; 3 metres side yard Notwithstanding Part 1, Subsection 2.26 (5) of this by-law, no setback is required for a below grade parking structure in a DC, DW, DL-A and DL-B zone from a street line or a property line abutting a DC, DW, DL-A or DL-B zone.
Yard abutting a pipeline easement

DIAGRAM 6A - YARD ABUTTING A STREET

Note: Lands within the outlined area shall be subject to the Yard requirements shown.
Where no requirement is shown a minimum yard is not required.

4.2	Building Height
	Minimum:	DC, DL-A & DL-B zones: 2 storeys DW zone: 2 storeys DC, DW, DL-A & DL-B zones: First and Second Storeys: 4.5 metres each
	Maximum:	DC zone: 4 storeys and 15 metres DW zone: 8 storeys and 29 metres DL-A zone: 10 storeys and 31.5 metres DL-B zone: 6 storeys and 19.5 metres
	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.

4.3	Floor Area Ratio and Density
	Floor Area Ratio:	DC zone: 4.0:1 maximum DW zone: 5.0:1 maximum DL-A zone: 4.5:1 maximum DL-B zone: 3.25:1 maximum
	Notwithstanding the above, within the block bounded by James, Elizabeth, Pine and John Streets, south of the Trans Northern Pipeline, any building which has more than 50% of its gross floor area devoted to a public post-secondary educational institution may have a maximum building height of ten storeys and a maximum floor area ratio of 5.0:1. Density for a residential building in a DW, DL-A & DL-B zone: 51 units/hectare minimum

4.4	Separation Distance
	Standard Restaurant: 15 m between the use and a residential or DRL zone. Fast Food Restaurant: 30 m between the use and a residential or DRL zone. Night Club: 45 m between the use and a residential or DRL zone.

4.5	Built Form
	(a) Parking areas and driveways shall be prohibited between any building and a street, other than a driveway access into an elevated or underground parking facility.
	(b) The first floor elevation of any building facing a street shall have a minimum of 60% glazing.
	(c) A decorative finish shall be applied to all exterior walls facing a street or residential zone.
	(d) Overhead doors are not permitted in a building elevation facing Brant Street and Lakeshore Road.

4.6	Landscape and Buffer
	Landscape Area:
	Abutting a creek block or 03 zone: 3 m For a parking lot as a principal use: 3 m abutting a street Abutting a PC or P zone: 3 m

	Landscape Buffer:
	Abutting a Residential or DRL Zone: 3 m

4.7	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: Apartment Dwelling Units: 1.25 spaces per unit
	(b) Parking is not permitted in a front yard between the street line and the building elevation facing the street;
	(c) Surface parking is not permitted in a DC, DW, DL-A or DL-B zone; temporary parking for drop off or delivery excepted.
	(d) Parking of trucks and trailers is prohibited except when:
	the truck or trailer is being loaded and unloaded the truck or trailer is for customer use the truck or trailer belongs to a property owner or tenant the truck or trailer is being used for charitable purposes
4.8	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 wastemay 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) Any non-perishable waste stored outside on lands abutting a residential or DRL zone, or where visible from the street, shall be kept within a solid screen enclosure subject to Part 1, Subsection 2.2.2. Waste compactors are not permitted in a yard abutting a residential zone and shall be screened from view from a residential zone and from a street.

4.9	Outdoor patios
	(a) Terrace Patios are not permitted on lands abutting a residential or DRL zone.
	(b) Not permitted within 45 m of a residential or DRL zone.
	(c) Sidewalk Patios are only permitted on Brant Street, Elgin Street, Pine Street, John Street, Elizabeth Street south of James Street, Pearl Street south of James Street, Locust Street south of Ontario Street, James Street between Brant Street and Pearl Street, Lakeshore Road and Old Lakeshore Road.

4.10	Contiguous Lots
	Where multiple contiguous lots are developed under a single comprehensive site plan all lots shall be deemed to be one lot for purposes of applying zoning regulations.

4.11	Amenity Area
	For apartment dwelling units: 20 m² per unit

4.12	Fencing
	On lands abutting a residential zone or DRL 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.