jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Definitions
  1. In this Order, “amenity space” means communal space made available for mutual use by residents of a building or buildings, including areas ancillary to the space; “base building” means the portion of a building which collectively encloses the entirety of the first, second and third storey; “bicycle parking space” means an area used for parking a bicycle and includes a stacked bicycle parking space; “established grade” means the Canadian Geodetic Datum elevation of 88.16 metres; “gross floor area” means the sum of the total area of each floor level of a building, above and below ground, measured from the exterior of the main wall of each floor level, exclusive of any areas in a building or structure used for, (a) parking, loading and bicycle parking spaces, including drive aisles and other areas providing access thereto, (b) washrooms located below ground, (c) storage, storage locker, electrical, utility, mechanical, heating, cooling and ventilation rooms and areas, (d) shower and change facilities for bicycle parking spaces, (e) amenity space, (f) elevator shafts, (g) garbage shafts, (h) mechanical penthouses, (i) exit stairwells, (j) mezzanine levels, (k) atrium areas, and (l) transportation uses. “height” means the vertical distance between established grade and the highest point of a building or structure; “mid-section building” means the portion of a building on the lot which collectively encloses the entirety of a storey located above the base building, up to and including the 10th storey, at a maximum height of 30 metres; “mixed use building” means a building which contains dwelling units and non-residential uses, and where a portion or portions of the building are connected above or below ground, they shall be deemed to be one building; “tower” means the portion of a building that collectively encloses the entirety of a storey above the mid-section building to a maximum height of 72.8 metres above established grade; “tower floor plate” means the floor area of each floor measured from the outside of the exterior walls, but excluding inset and projecting unenclosed balconies; “transportation use” means the use of premises or facilities for the operation of a mass transit system or transportation system that is provided by, or on behalf of, the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario or the Government of Canada, or is privately operated and federally or provincially regulated, including above and below ground areas for pedestrian entries and exits, pedestrian walkways, waiting areas, circulation, vehicular drop-off, pick-up, queuing and waiting areas, transit information and ticketing booths or kiosks, ancillary retail, service shop, personal service shop, retail service, eating establishment and take-out eating establishment uses, offices, washrooms, passenger terminal uses, related public parking and all related ancillary uses and facilities, including crash wall and related noise attenuation or rail safety structures; “zoning by-law” means Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 of the City of Toronto.
Application
  2. (1) This Order applies to lands in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, being the lands identified on a map numbered 294 and filed at the Toronto office of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing located at 777 Bay Street. (2) For the purposes of this Order, the lands described in subsection (1), and shown on map 294 as Lands Subject to Zoning Order, shall be deemed to be a single lot. (3) Despite any existing or future severance, partition or division of the lands described in subsection (1), the provisions of this Order apply to all of those lands as if no severance, partition or division had occurred.
Other by-laws
  7. None of the provisions of By-law No. 438-86, as amended, for the former City of Toronto apply to the lands described in subsection 2 (1).
Inclusionary zoning
 8. Section 600.30 of the zoning by-law does not apply to the lands described in subsection 2 (1).
Terms of use
  9. (1) Every use of land and every erection, location and use of any building or structure shall be in accordance with this Order. (2) Nothing in this Order prevents the use of any land, building or structure for any use prohibited by this Order if the land, building or structure is lawfully so used on the day this Order comes into force. (3) Nothing in this Order prevents the reconstruction of any building or structure that is damaged or destroyed by causes beyond the control of the owner if the dimensions of the original building or structure are not increased and its original use is not altered. (4) Nothing in this Order prevents the strengthening or restoration to a safe condition of any building or structure.