Residential Zone
 3. (1) This section applies to the lands located in the area shown as the Residential Zone on the map referred to in section 2. (2) Every use of land and every erection, location or use of any building or structure is prohibited on the lands referred to in subsection (1), except for, (a) single detached dwellings; (b) street townhouse dwellings; (c) back-to-back townhouse dwellings; (d) rear-lane townhouse dwellings; (e) an administrative office or facility for a public authority; (f) public or private schools; (g) indoor or outdoor recreation facilities; (h) flood and erosion control; (i) conservation areas; (j) accessory uses; and (k) a police station. (3) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clause (2) (a) are as follows: 1. The minimum lot width is 9 metres for an interior lot and corner lot. 2. The minimum lot area is 215 square metres for an interior lot and corner lot. 3. The minimum lot depth is 24 metres. 4. The minimum front yard depth is 2.5 metres. 5. Despite paragraph 4, a front yard depth of 5.75 metres is required for a garage door facing the front lot line. 6. The minimum exterior side yard width is 2 metres. 7. Despite paragraph 6, the minimum exterior side yard width is 1.2 metres if the exterior side yard abuts a lane. 8. Despite paragraph 6, the minimum exterior side yard width is 5.75 metres to a garage door facing the flankage lot line. 9. The minimum rear yard depth is 6 metres. 10. Despite paragraph 9, the minimum rear yard depth is 0.6 metres to the side wall of a garage if access to the garage is from the exterior side yard. 11. Subject to paragraph 13, the minimum interior side yard width is 1.2 metres on one side and 0.6 metres on the other side. 12. Interior side yards between two lots can be paired at 0.6 metres per paired lots, or 1.2 metres and 0.6 metres per paired lots or at 1.2 metres and 1.2 metres per paired lots. 13. The minimum interior side yard width is 1.2 metres where the side yard abuts a public walkway or a non-residential zone. 14. The minimum interior side yard width for a corner lot abutting an interior lot with a side yard of 0.6 metres is 0.6 metres, resulting in a total minimum separation distance of 1.2 metres between buildings. 15. The maximum building height is 13 metres. 16. The minimum driveway width is 2.75 metres. (4) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clause (2) (b) are as follows: 1. The minimum lot width is 5.5 metres for an interior lot and 6.7 metres for an end lot or corner lot. 2. The minimum lot area is 120 square metres for an interior lot and 140 square metres for an end lot or corner lot. 3. The minimum lot depth is 22 metres. 4. The minimum front yard depth is 2.5 metres. 5. Despite paragraph 4, a front yard depth of 5.75 metres is required for a dwelling where the garage door faces the front lot line. 6. The minimum exterior side yard width is 2 metres. 7. Despite paragraph 6, the minimum exterior side yard width is 1.2 metres if the exterior side yard abuts a lane. 8. The minimum exterior side yard width is 5.75 metres to a garage door facing the flankage lot line. 9. The minimum rear yard depth is 5 metres. 10. Despite paragraph 9, the minimum rear yard depth is 0.6 metres to the side wall of a garage if access to the garage is from the exterior side yard. 11. The minimum interior side yard width is 1.2 metres. 12. Despite paragraph 11, there is no minimum interior side yard width abutting a side lot line that coincides with a common wall between two dwellings. 13. The maximum building height is 13 metres. 14. Front yard to rear yard pedestrian access through a dwelling unit is permitted through a habitable room or area, except for a bedroom, living room, dining room or kitchen, with no more than a four-step grade difference. 15. The minimum driveway width is 2.75 metres. (5) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clause (2) (c) are as follows: 1. The minimum lot width is 5.5 metres for an interior lot and 6.7 metres for an end lot or corner lot. 2. The minimum lot area is 65 square metres for an interior lot and 75 square metres for an end lot or corner lot. 3. The minimum lot depth is 12 metres. 4. The minimum front yard depth is 2.5 metres. 5. Despite paragraph 4, a front yard depth of 5.75 metres is required for a garage door facing the front lot line. 6. The minimum exterior side yard width is 2 metres. 7. Despite paragraph 6, the minimum exterior side yard width is 1.2 metres if the exterior side yard abuts a lane. 8. Despite paragraph 6, the minimum exterior side yard width is 5.75 metres to a garage door facing the flankage lot line. 9. There is no minimum rear yard depth. 10. The minimum interior side yard width is 1.2 metres. 11. Despite paragraph 10, there is no minimum interior side yard width abutting a side lot line that coincides with a common wall between two dwellings. 12. The maximum building height is 13 metres. 13. A maximum of 16 dwelling units may be attached in a contiguous structure. 14. The maximum dimensions of a contiguous structure referred to in paragraph 13 is 8 units wide and 2 units deep. 15. A minimum of 3.5 square metres of amenity space must be provided on, i. a balcony or uncovered terrace on the second or third floor, or ii. in the front yard at ground level. 16. The minimum driveway width is 2.75 metres. 17. A minimum of one parking space per unit is required. (6) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clause (2) (d) are as follows: 1. The front lot line must be the lot line opposite the lot line which is traversed by a driveway. 2. The minimum lot width is 5.5 metres for an interior lot and 6.7 metres for an end lot or corner lot. 3. The minimum lot area is 100 square metres for an interior lot and 120 square metres for an end lot or corner lot. 4. The minimum lot depth is 20 metres. 5. Despite paragraph 4, the minimum lot depth is 18.5 metres if the rear lot line abuts a lane. 6. The minimum front yard depth is 4 metres. 7. Despite paragraph 6, the minimum front yard depth is 2.5 metres on lots where the rear lot line abuts a lane. 8. The minimum exterior side yard width is 2 metres. 9. Despite paragraph 8, the minimum exterior side yard width is 2 metres if the exterior side yard abuts a lane. 10. The minimum rear yard depth is 3 metres. 11. Despite paragraph 10, the minimum rear yard depth is 0.5 metres if the rear lot line abuts a lane. 12. The minimum rear yard depth is 5.75 metres to a garage door. 13. Despite paragraph 12, the minimum rear yard depth is 0.75 metres if the rear lot line abuts a lane. 14. The minimum interior side yard width is 1.2 metres. 15. Despite paragraph 14, there is no minimum interior side yard width, i. abutting a side lot line that coincides with a common wall between two dwellings, or ii. abutting side lot lines coincident with a common wall between two garages. 16. The maximum building height is 14 metres. 17. A minimum of 3.5 square metres of amenity space must be provided on, i. a balcony or uncovered terrace on the second or third floor, or ii. in the front yard at ground level. 18. Front yard to rear yard pedestrian access through a dwelling unit is permitted through a habitable room or area, except for a bedroom, living room, dining room or kitchen, with no more than a four-step grade difference. 19. The minimum driveway width is 2.75 metres. 20. The maximum fence height is 1.2 metres along any yard. 21. An accessory structure is not permitted in any yard between a main wall of the dwelling or garage and a public street or lane. (7) Despite subsections (3) to (6), the following zoning requirements apply to the buildings and structures set out in clauses (2) (a) to (d): 1. Permitted encroachments into a front yard: i. The main wall of a dwelling may encroach into the front yard to within 1 metre of a daylight rounding or triangle. ii. A porch, balcony or both with or without foundation or cold cellar may encroach 2 metres into the front yard. iii. A porch, balcony or both with or without foundation or cold cellar including eaves and cornices may encroach into the front yard to within 0 metres of a daylight rounding or triangle. iv. A bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation or cold cellar may encroach 1 metre into the minimum front yard. v. A bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation or cold cellar including eaves and cornices may encroach into the front yard to within 0 metres of a daylight rounding or triangle. 2. Permitted encroachments into an exterior side yard: i. The main wall of a dwelling may encroach into the exterior side yard to within 1 metre of a daylight rounding or triangle. ii. A porch, a balcony or both, with or without foundation or cold cellar may encroach 2 metres into the exterior side yard. iii. A porch, a balcony or both with or without foundation or cold cellar including eaves and cornices may encroach into the exterior side yard to within 0 metres of a daylight rounding or triangle. iv. A bay window, bow window, or box window with or without foundation and a porch or cold cellar including eaves and cornices may encroach into the exterior side yard to within 0 metres of a daylight rounding or triangle. v. A bay window, bow window, or box window with or without foundation or cold cellar and a chimney may encroach 1 metre into the exterior side yard. vi. For corner lots with a 1.2 metre exterior side yard adjacent to a lane, the maximum encroachment of any type into an exterior side yard is 0.5 metres. 3. Permitted encroachments into a rear yard: i. In the case of a single detached and street townhouse dwelling: A. A deck off the main floor may encroach into the rear yard to within 3.5 metres of the rear lot line. B. An open roofed porch, an uncovered terrace or both may encroach into the rear yard to within 4.5 metres of the rear lot line. C. A bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation and a porch or cold cellar may encroach 1 metre into the minimum rear yard. ii. In the case of a rear-lane townhouse dwelling: A. The main wall of a dwelling may encroach into the rear yard to within 1 metre of a daylight rounding or triangle. B. A porch or balcony with or without foundation or cold cellar may encroach 2 metres into the minimum rear yard where the rear lot line abuts a street that is not a lane. C. A porch, a balcony or both with or without foundation or cold cellar including eaves and cornices may encroach into the rear yard to within 0 metres of a daylight rounding or triangle. D. A bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation or cold cellar may encroach 1 metre into the minimum rear yard where the rear lot line abuts a street that is not a lane. E. A bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation or cold cellar including eaves and cornices may encroach into the rear yard to within 0 metres of a daylight rounding or triangle. iii. Permitted encroachments into an interior side yard: A. In the case of a rear-lane townhouse dwelling, a bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation or cold cellar may encroach 0.5 metres into the minimum side yard. 4. Garage Control: i. No garage shall project more than 1.5 metres beyond the porch or front wall of a dwelling. ii. In the case of a single detached dwelling: A. The maximum cumulative garage door width for lots with a lot width less than 10.4 metres is 3.7 metres. B. The maximum cumulative garage door width for lots with a lot width equal to or greater than 10.4 metres but less than 11 metres is 4.6 metres. C. The maximum cumulative garage door width for lots with a lot width equal to or greater than 11 metres but less than 12.5 metres is 5 metres. D. The maximum cumulative garage door width for lots with a lot width equal to or greater than 12.5 metres but less than 14 metres is 5.5 metres. E. The garage door width may be widened by an extra 0.6 metres if the front of the garage projects 2.5 metres or less beyond the ground floor main entrance of the dwelling unit. F. For lots 14 metres wide or greater, the maximum cumulative interior garage width shall be 6.4 metres or 50 per cent of the dwelling unit width, whichever is greater. iii. In the case of a street townhouse dwelling, back-to-back townhouse dwelling and rear-lane townhouse dwelling where the rear lot line abuts a street that is not a lane: A. The maximum cumulative garage door width for interior lots with a lot width less than 6 metres is 3.7 metres. B. The maximum cumulative garage door width for interior lots with a lot width equal to or greater than 6 metres but less than 9.8 metres is 4.6 metres. C. The maximum cumulative garage door width for interior lots with a lot width equal to or greater than 9.8 metres but less than 10.7 metres is 5 metres. D. The maximum cumulative garage door width for corner lots is 5.5 metres. E. A two-bay garage shall be permitted on a corner lot. iv. For a rear-lane dwelling where the rear lot line abuts a lane, the maximum garage door width shall not exceed the width of any unit or main wall of a dwelling. v. The interior garage width, as calculated 3 metres from the garage opening shall be a maximum 0.9 metres greater than the maximum cumulative garage door width permitted on the lot. 5. The following requirements apply to a bay window, bow window or box window: i. The maximum width of a bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation shall be 4.5 metres. ii. The maximum depth of a bay window, bow window or box window with or without foundation shall be 1 metre. iii. A bay window, bow window or box window with a maximum depth of 0.6 metres shall not require side windows. iv. A bay window, bow window or box window with a depth greater than 0.6 metres up to a maximum depth of 1 metre shall contain side windows. (8) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clauses (2) (e) and (f) are as follows: 1. There is no minimum front yard depth. 2. The minimum interior side yard width is 3 metres. 3. There is no minimum exterior side yard width. 4. The minimum rear yard depth is 3 metres. 5. Despite paragraphs 2 and 4, the minimum setback to a lot used for residential purposes is 3 metres or half the height of the building, whichever is greater. 6. There is no maximum building height. 7. There is no maximum lot coverage. 8. A minimum of 3 metres of landscaped open space is required along a lot line abutting a street or a daylight triangle, except at approved building and access locations. (9) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clause (2) (g) are those set out in section 44.1.2 of the Zoning By-law. (10) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clauses (2) (h) and (i) are those set out in section 44.2.2 of the Zoning By-law. (11) Despite subsections (3) to (10), the following zoning requirements apply to the uses permitted under clauses (2) (a) to (j): 1. A minimum setback of 7 metres shall be required for any part of a principal building or structure from the edge of the TransCanada pipeline easement. 2. A minimum setback of 3 metres shall be required from any part of an accessory building or accessory structure, including a deck, balcony or swimming pool, from the edge of the TransCanada pipeline easement. 3. A minimum setback of 7 metres from the nearest portion of a TransCanada pipeline easement shall also apply to any minimum required parking area or loading area, including any minimum required parking space, loading space, stacking space, bicycle parking space, and any associated aisle or driveway. (12) The zoning requirements for the uses permitted under clause (2) (k) are the requirements set out in the Zoning By-law for an administrative office or facility for a public authority.