jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Definitions
 1. In this Order, “amenity area” means the area of a lot or building intended for the use and enjoyment of the tenants of the lot or building, and includes areas that are landscaped open spaces, patios, privacy areas, balconies, communal lounges, swimming pools, play areas, roof decks, sundecks and similar uses, located on the same lot as the building, but shall not include a building’s service areas, parking lots, aisles or access driveways, or planting strips; “bicycle locker” means an enclosure for the safe keeping of a bicycle that can be locked and is made of weather-resistant material; “bicycle parking enclosure” means an enclosed, secure area with controlled access in which a bicycle may be parked and secured for the long term in a stable position with at least one point of contact with the frame of the bicycle, and may include a bicycle locker; “bicycle parking space” means a space to park bicycles; “facade” means the exterior of the building exposed to public view; “glazing” means the fitting or furnishing of a building facade with glass; “tower” means a building with a minimum height of 12 metres above the average grade at the front of the building; “tower floor plate” means the floor area of each floor in a tower measured from the outside of the exterior walls, but excluding inset and projecting unenclosed balconies; “Zoning
By-law” means the City of Niagara Falls Zoning By-law No. 79-200.
Application
 2. This Order applies to lands in the City of Niagara Falls in the Region of Niagara, in the Province of Ontario, being the lands outlined in red on the map numbered 313 and filed at the Toronto office of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
located at 777 Bay Street.
General zoning requirements
  5. In addition to the zoning requirements set out in subsections 3 (3) and 4 (3), the following zoning requirements apply to the lands located in the areas shown as the Central Business Commercial 3 Zone (CB3 Zone) and Central Business Commercial 6 Zone (CB6 Zone) on the map referred to in section 2: 1.  Opaque spandrel glazing must not be included on the ground level front facade. 2.  Open balconies not covered by a roof or canopy are not permitted to project into any required yard. 3.  On a lot with apartment dwellings, parking spaces and drive aisles within a building shall not be located on the ground floor. 4.  Despite paragraph 3, parking spaces and drive aisles may be located on the ground floor of a building if, i.  the ground floor of the building has one or more permitted uses other than a parking lot that abuts the street line facade, and ii.  parking spaces and drive aisles are located behind the area on the ground floor devoted to the permitted uses referred to in subparagraph i for the entire length of the street line facade, except for an access driveway. 5.  Bicycle parking spaces must comply with the following requirements: i.  A bicycle parking space must be located within a building, structure, enclosure or bicycle locker, or more than one of these. ii.  A bicycle parking space must be a minimum of 1.8 metres in length. iii.  Despite subparagraph ii, if a bicycle parking space provides for vertical storage of a bicycle, the minimum length is 1.2 metres. iv.  A bicycle parking space must be a minimum of 0.6 metres in width. v.  Overhead clearance in covered spaces must be a minimum of 2.1 metres from the floor where the bicycle parking is located. vi.  Despite subparagraph v, if a bicycle parking space is located within a bicycle locker, overhead clearance is not required. vii.  A bicycle parking space must abut an access aisle that is a minimum of 1.5 metres in width. 6.  All setbacks must comply with any applicable distance specified in 4.27 of the Zoning By-law.
Terms of use
  6. (1) Every use of land and every erection, location and use of any buildings or structures 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.
Deemed by-law
  7. This Order is deemed for all purposes, except the purposes of section 24 of the Act, to be and to always have been a by-law passed by the council of the City of Niagara Falls.