Zoning By-law 2017-117 Housekeeping Amendment

Section

Changes

Rationale

Entire Document

• Technical revisions to grammar, spelling, numbering, alphabetization, and updating of footnotes and internal document subsection references.

• The technical revisions to the document will provide clarity and improve the organization of the document. This will improve the overall Zoning By-law readability and understanding.

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• Remove subsection 1.15

• Subsection 1.15 is a duplicate of subsection 2.3. The provisions of the subsection will be maintained in the by-law under subsection 2.3.

4

• Add definitions:
  • Access Aisle
  • Block Townhouse
  • Loading Space
  • Pet Care Establishment
  • Public Storage
  • Principal Dwelling
  • Shelter/Pavilion

• The listed definitions have been added into the by-law to provide clarity in the application and interpretation of existing permitted uses.

• Update definition names:
  • Landscaping changed to Landscape/Landscape Area
  • Lot Line, Flankage changed to Lot Line, Exterior
  • Lot, Through Corner changed to Lot, Corner Through
  • Motor Vehicle Dealership changed to Motor Vehicle Sales Dealership
  • Outside Storage changed to Outdoor Storage
  • Parking Area, Surface changed to Parking Area
  • Supportive Living Residence changed to Residential Care Facility

• The listed definitions have been renamed to provide consistency between the defined terminology and its use within the by-law. For example, to align references in the permitted uses tables with those listed in the definitions section.

• Remove definitions:
  • Dwelling, Converted
  • Play Lot

• The listed definitions have been removed as they can be applied under other existing defined terms and permitted uses.

• Revise the definition of Semi-Detached Dwelling.

• The revised definition is intended to be exclusive from other dwelling types and provide clarity to interpretation and application.

• Revise the definition of Street Line.

• To provide greater certainty to the location of the street line.

• Revise the definition of Parking Area to improve its clarity.

• Removed the defined term from the definition making it precise.

• Revise the definition of Amenity Area to include references to parking areas and access aisles.

• To provide clarity in the interpretation and application of the definition by including all parts of a parking area and related uses in the definition.

• Revise the definition of Balcony to remove the requirement that balconies may not have support columns.

• To provide flexibility to the built forms of development while maintaining the provisions related to balconies and projections.

• Revise the definition of Parking Structure to explicitly include underground parking areas.

• Provide clarity to the interpretation and application of the definition.

• Revise the diagrams for lot types, and irregular frontage calculations.

• The diagrams have been updated to reflect the definitions. Lot type now includes a Corner Through Lot and the irregular frontage calculations show 6 metres where the previous image shows 7.5 metres.

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• Removal of subsection 5.10.5 f)

• The subsection is a duplication of subsection 5.10.5 b) and can be removed.

• Removal of subsection 5.26

• To provide greater clarity to the related subsections and reduce overlap of provisions.

• Revise subsection 5.2

• The revisions reflect the legislation set out in Bill 23 relating to Accessory Dwelling Units.

• Permit sea-can containers for storage purposes in the agricultural and industrial zones.

• Added provisions to permit and regulate the use of sea-can containers in the agricultural zones.

• Identify maximum encroachment regulations for interior side yards and rear yards for balconies and awnings.

• The added provisions permit and regulate balconies and awnings in interior side yards and rear yards. The new provisions limit how far into a required interior side yard or rear yard a balcony or awning can project.

• Identify provisions for generators.

• Generators were added into this section to provide applicable provision for their use.

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• Combine subsections 6.1.6 and 6.1.8

• Combined the two subsections to promote consistency of interpretation and improve the clarity of the provisions.

• Identify tiered dimensions for required loading spaces.

• To provide flexibility to developments of different scales and types. The different dimensions should reflect the scale of the development and the lot size

• Revise residential parking location requirements.

• The minimum distance from the street line has been removed to provide flexibility in built form, parking location, and lot layout.

7

• Revise zoning regulations for two-unit dwellings in the RL2 zone to be the same as single-detached dwellings in the RL2 zone.

• Provides consistency in zoning regulations across similar built forms.

8

• Add “Block Townhouse” as a permitted use in the CC1 Zone.

• Include the block townhouse built form to align with similar existing permitted residential built forms.

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• Revise the zoning regulations for the Welland Recreational Waterway zone (WRW) to use the RL2, RM, and RH zoning provisions where appropriate.

• The WRW zone currently only provides zoning regulations for built form types regulated by the RM or RH zones. The inclusion of the RL2 zone regulates the remainder of the residential built form types.

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• Revise the permitted use of “Retail” to be “Retail Establishment”

• Name revised to reflect the defined term.

13

• Revise the permitted use of “Lumber Yard” to be “Building and Lumber Supply Establishment” in Table 13.2.1 and in Table 13.3.1

• Name revised to reflect the defined term.

• Revise the permitted use of “Outside Storage” to be “Outdoor Storage”

• Name revised to reflect the defined term.