To provide a Zone for Low Rise Apartments.
Apartment Housing, on a Site of 1.4 ha or less, which does not isolate another Site within this Zone of less than 800 m2
Boarding and Lodging Houses, on a site that does not isolate another site within this Zone of less than 800 m2
Stacked Row Housing, including Row Housing but excluding Semi-detached and Duplex Housing, on a Site of 1.4 ha or less, which does not isolate another Site within this Zone of less than 800 m2
Apartment Housing, on a Site larger than 1.4 ha
A Permitted Use listed in this Zone, the site of which isolates another Site within this Zone of less than 800 m2
Conversion of Single Detached, Semi-detached and Duplex Dwellings to Professional, Financial and Office Support Services
Bylaw 14750
December 12, 2007
Bylaw 15036
February 2, 2009
Garden Suites
Personal Service Shops and Convenience Retail Stores when designed as an integral and secondary component of a residential development consisting of 150 Dwellings or more
Secondary Suites, where developed within a Single Detached Housing form
Stacked Row Housing, including Row Housing on a site larger than 1.4 ha
The maximum Density shall be 125 Dwellings/ha.
The minimum Site Area shall be 800 m2.
The minimum Site Width shall be 20.0 m.
Bylaw 13117
July 8, 2002
The maximum Height shall not exceed 14.0 m nor 4 Storeys. Floor Area may be developed in attic areas as additional space to a Dwelling, and not counted as a Storey, provided the additional Floor Area creates architectural interest to the design of the building and the development is within the maximum allowable Height. In cases where dormers or other windows are proposed, the development shall be considered a Discretionary Development.
The maximum Floor Area Ratio shall be 1.3. The maximum Floor Area Ratio may be increased to 1.4 when underground parking is provided. In such a case, the application will be a Discretionary Development.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
The minimum Front Setback shall be 6.0 m.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
The minimum Rear Setback shall be 7.5 m.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
The minimum Side Setback shall be 1.0 m for each Storey or partial Storey, except that a total of at least 2.0 m shall be provided in all cases. A Side Setback shall be not less than 4.5 m when it abuts a flanking public roadway other than a Lane.
Bylaw 14750
December 12, 2007
Bylaw 15036
February 2, 2009
Separation Space shall be provided in accordance with Section 48 of this Bylaw, except that it shall not be required between a Garage Suite or a Garden Suite and the associated principal Dwelling on the same Site.
A minimum Amenity Area of 7.5 m2 per Dwelling shall be provided.
Bylaw 15359
March 23, 2010
Notwithstanding the other regulations of this Zone, where any building exceeds 10.0 m or 2 ½ Storeys in height, or is a Multi-unit Project Development, and abuts a Site zoned to allow Single Detached Housing as a Permitted Use, or the RF5 Row Housing Zone, the following regulations shall apply along the said property line:
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
a minimum Setback of 7.5 m shall be required except that:
where a building exceeds 10.0 m or 2 ½ Storeys in height, the portion of the building exceeding the said height shall have a minimum 10.0 m Stepback from the property line;
the Development Officer may reduce this Setback to a minimum of 1.0 m per Storey or partial Storey only where the proposed façade is a flanking or end wall, and an acceptable landscaped buffer is provided. In no case, shall the Setback be less than 3.0 m, nor shall the Setback be reduced where the proposed building abuts the south property line of a neighbouring site;
where a Stepback is provided, it shall be a minimum of 2.5 m;
The Development Officer may reduce the minimum Stepback where:
a sun shadow study, prepared by a qualified, registered Professional Engineer or Architect, demonstrates the shadow impact is minimal, using March 21 and September 21 as the benchmark; or
variations in Setbacks and Stepbacks, recessed balconies, or other design techniques minimize building massing and/or shadow impacts, and provide architectural interest, complimentary to the surrounding development;
no outdoor parking, garbage collection, common amenity areas, or outdoor storage areas shall be developed within 3.0 m;
a solid screen fence, 1.83 m in height, shall be installed, except along common flanking Front Yard boundaries;
design techniques including, but not limited to, the use of sloped roofs, variations in building setbacks and articulation of building façades, shall be employed in order to minimize the perception of massing of the building when viewed from adjacent residential areas and roadways;
building finishes shall be compatible with the exterior finishing materials and colours typical of adjacent development; and
the Development Officer may require information regarding the location of windows and Amenity Areas on adjacent properties to ensure the windows or Amenity Areas of the proposed development are placed to minimize overlook into adjacent properties.
Signs shall comply with the regulations found in Schedule 59B.
Bylaw 14750
December 12, 2007
Bylaw 15036
February 2, 2009
Notwithstanding subsection 210.4, Single Detached, Semi-detached Duplex Housing, Secondary Suites, Garage Suites and Garden Suites in this Zone shall be developed in accordance with the provisions of the RF4 Zone.
The following regulations shall apply to Personal Service Shops and Convenience Retail Stores development:
the total Floor Area of these Uses on any Site shall not exceed 275 m2; and
these Uses shall not be permitted in any freestanding structure separate from a structure containing Residential Uses. Their principal entrance shall be a separate, outside entrance.
The Development Officer may exercise his discretion in considering applications for Development Permits for Apartment Housing, Stacked Row or Row Housing or Boarding and Lodging Houses, which would isolate another Site within this Zone of less than 800 m2 having regard to the location, age and nature of the use or uses on the Site that would be isolated.
Conversion of Single Detached, Semi-detached and Duplex Dwellings to Professional, Financial and Office Support Services shall be in accordance with Section 77 of this Bylaw.