SECONDARY, GARAGE AND GARDEN SUITES
What is a garden suite? A garden suite is separate from the What is a garage suite? A garage suite can be attached to the garage, or built as a second storey on to a garage. All principal dwelling and garage. All cooking and sanitary facilities cooking and sanitary facilities (washroom and kitchen) are contained within the suite. (washroom and kitchen) are contained within the suite.
What is a secondary suite? Secondary suites can be located on any level of the principal dwelling, so long as it has the external appearance of being a single dwelling. Like gar- den and garage suites, cooking and sanitary facilities are self contained. Secondary suites are already a permitted use in the current Land Use Bylaw.
In the new Land Use Bylaw, garage suites and garden suites will be introduced as a discretionary use on larger lots with wider widths. Considerations will also be made to placement of windows, decks and balconies to minimize the impact to surrounding properties. Applications for Garden or garage suites will be reviewed considering these factors. SECONDARY, GARAGE AND GARDEN SUITES
What are your thoughts on the proposed changes? SIGNAGE IN COMMERICAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
COMMERCIAL SIGN HIGHLIGHTS
Fascia Fascia (limited) Freestanding Freestanding (limited) • Greater or equal to 2 square metres in copy area • Less than 2 square metres in copy area • Greater than 3 square metres in copy area • Less than 3 square metres in copy area • Not project more than 0.3 metres from the building • Not be illuminated adjacent to residential • Typically pylon or revolving signs • Typically feather or revolving signs, but areas can be pylon
SIGN HIGHLIGHTS
Portable Portable (limited) Realtor Portable • Less than 5 square metres in area • Less than 2 square metres in area • Shall be wholly located a minimum of 1.5 metres from • No permanent foundation • Less than 1 square metre in area does not require premit any property line • Such as commericial land for sale or business promotion • No more than 3 metres in height • Shall not exceed 1.5 metres in height • No more than 3 metres in height and 50 metres apart per • No permanent foundation • Shall not be illuminated site • Such as A-board signs • One realtor portable sign per site in a residential district • Corner sites may have one sign on each frontage SIGNAGE IN COMMERICAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS What are your thoughts on the proposed changes? STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THE BYLAW
CLARIFY & INCREASE USABILITY & USER FRIENDLY CORRECT ERRORS EASE OF NAVIGATION & CLEAR
TYPOGRAPHICAL AND FORMATTING RELOCATION OF THE “DEFINITIONS” FUNDAMENTAL USE PROVISIONS CHANGES
There are instances where typographical Both Use Class and General Definitions will A Fundamental Use Provision is an effective errors have been made or numbering be relocated from the back of the bylaw to tool to limit and/or further restrict Uses in within the bylaw is not consistent which the front of Section 1. certain situations and/or Districts. will be corrected. This will allow for easier navigation within These are listed in every Land Use District In addition certain sections will be the bylaw and be more user friendly. to clearly, simply and specifically let reorganized to achieve a cohesive flow landowners know what they can do with and be easier to locate within the certain Uses that have provisions. document. STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THE BYLAW
What are your thoughts on the proposed changes? CONSOLIDATION OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Current R1 Current R2 Current R3
5.15 R1 – Large Lot Residential District 5.16 R2 – Medium Lot Residential District 5.17 R3 – Small Lot Residential District
5.15.1 R1 Purpose 5.16.1 R2 Purpose 5.17.1 R3 Purpose
This District is generally intended to recognize existing single detached dwellings in mature This District is generally intended to accommodate single detached dwellings and accessory uses neighbourhoods while allowing new, low density redevelopment that is sensitive to the scale, on small lots. character and design of existing development on the block face. 5.16.2 R2 Permitted and Discretionary Uses 5.17.2 R3 Permitted and Discretionary Uses 5.15.2 R1 Permitted and Discretionary Uses (a) R2 Permitted (b) R2 Discretionary (a) 5.17.2 R3 Permitted (b) R3 Discretionary (a) R1 Permitted (b) R1 Discretionary - Dwelling, Secondary Suite - Bed and Breakfast - Dwelling, Secondary Suite - Bed and Breakfast - Dwelling, Single Detached - Community Garden - Dwelling, Single Detached - Community Garden - Home Office - Day Home - Home Office - Day Home 1 - 1(Deleted) - Group Home (limited) - (Deleted) - Group Home (limited) 2 - 2Accessory development to any use listed in - Home Business - Accessory development to any use - Home Business subsection 5.15.2(a) - Show Home listed in subsection 5.17.2(a) - Show Home - Temporary Sales Centre - Temporary Sales Centre - 3Accessory development to any - 3Accessory development to
use listed in subsection any use listed in subsection 5.15.2(b) 5.17.2(b)
5.17.3 R3 Site Subdivision Regulations 5.15.3 R1 Site Subdivision Regulations for Single Detached Dwellings 5.16.3 R2 Site Subdivision Regulations Interior Site Corner Site Interior Site Corner Site Interior Site Corner Site a) Site Area 374.0m2 (4,024.0ft2) 435.2m2 (4,684.6ft2) minimum 2 2 2 2 (a) Site Area 578.0m (6,211.5.2ft ) 646.0m (6,953.5ft ) a) Site Area minimum (b) Site Width 17.0m (55.7ft) minimum with 19.0m (62.3ft) minimum with a lane b) Site Width 11.6m (38.0ft) minimum 11.8m (38.7ft) minimum a lane b) Site Width 21.0m (68.9ft) minimum without a c) Site Depth 434.0m (111.6ft) minimum 20.0m (65.6ft) minimum lane c) Site Depth without a lane
(c) Site Depth 34.0m (111.6ft) minimum 5.17.4 R3 Site Development Regulations 5.16.4 R2 Site Development Regulations Interior Site Corner Site Interior Site Corner Site 5.15.4 R1 Site Development Regulations for Single Detached Dwellings. a) Front Yard Setback 6.0m (19.7ft) minimum Front 6.0m (19.7ft) minimum a) Front Yard Setback Interior Site Corner Site 7.0m (23.0ft) maximum 7.0m (23.0ft) maximum (a) Front Yard 7.0m (23.0ft) minimum Front 7.0m (23.0ft) minimum Flanking 3.0m (9.8ft) minimum Setback 8.0m (26.3ft) maximum 8.0m (26.3ft) maximum 4.5m (14.8ft) maximum Flanking 6.0m (19.7ft) minimum b) Rear Yard Setback 8.0m(26.2ft) minimum b) Rear Yard Setback 7.0m (23.0ft) maximum 56.0m (19.6ft) minimum where a garage or carport is attached to the principal building and is accessed from a lane at the rear of the site (b) Rear Yard 8.0m (26.2ft) minimum Setback c) Side Yard Setback 1.5m (4.9ft) minimum 6.0m ( 19.6ft) minimum where a garage or carport is attached to the c) Side Yard Setback principal building and is accessed from a lane at the rear of the site d) Principal Building Two and one half (2 ½) storeys not to exceed 10.0m (32.8ft) Height maximum (c) Side Yard 2.3m (7.6ft) minimum Setback e) Site Coverage 45% maximum for principal building over one storey, excluding decks Where a site has a rear detached garage with vehicular access from the front only, one side yard setback shall be a minimum of 3.0m (10.0ft) d) Principal Building 50% maximum for principal building of one storey, excluding decks Height (d) Principal Two and one half (2 ½) storeys not to exceed 10.0m (32.8ft) maximum 50% maximum for all buildings and structures where principal Building Height e) Site Coverage building is over one storey (e) Site Coverage 40% maximum for principal building over one storey, excluding decks 55% maximum for all buildings and structures where principal 45% maximum for principal building of one storey, excluding decks building is one storey 45% maximum for all buildings and structures where principal building f) Density Maximum of one dwelling unit per site, plus one secondary suite is over one storey dwelling where permitted 50% maximum for all buildings and structures where principal building is one storey 5.17.5 Additional Development Regulations for R3: 415% maximum total lot coverage for all accessory buildings (a) All development and uses within this Land Use District are subject to the f) Density (f) Density Maximum of one dwelling unit per site, plus one secondary suite applicable provisions of Part 4 – General Regulations for all Land Use Districts, dwelling unit where permitted Sections 5.1 to 5.13 of Part 5 – Residential Land Use Districts, Part 11 – Parking and Loading, and Part 12 – Signs;
5.16.5 Additional Development Regulations for R2 (b) 6 Subject to Section 1.3.4, where a dwelling constructed prior to the adoption of 5.15.5 Additional Development Regulations for R1: this Bylaw has a 1.2m (3.9ft) minimum side yard setback, it shall be considered to (a) All development and uses within this Land Use District are subject to the be in conformity with the Land Use Bylaw; – applicable provisions of Part 4 – General Regulations for all Land Use Districts, – – (c) 7 Subject to Section 1.3.4, where a dwelling is to be constructed on a site located Sections 5.1 to 5.13 of Part 5 – Residential Land Use Districts, Part 11 – Parking – in a subdivision with an application received and deemed complete prior to the and Loading, and Part 12 – Signs; and adoption of this Bylaw, it may be constructed with a 1.2m (3.9ft) side yard; and (b) 5Subject to Section 1.3.5, where a dwelling constructed prior to the adoption of (d) 8Subject to Section 1.3.5, where a dwelling constructed prior to the adoption of this Bylaw exceeds the maximum front yard setback, it shall be considered to be in this Bylaw exceeds the maximum front yard setback, it shall be considered to be in conformity with the Land Use Bylaw. conformity with the Land Use Bylaw.