Charter Bylaw 18967
August 26, 2019
(deleted Section 815)
The purpose of this Overlay is to accommodate the development of medium density housing in established areas of the City that is compatible, in mass and scale, with existing forms of lower and medium density development and that maintains the pedestrian-friendly character and streetscape of these established areas.
Bylaw 15786
July 18, 2011
Bylaw 18083
August 28, 2017
Effective Date: September 1, 2017
This Overlay applies to Sites zoned RA8 in the areas shown on the Appendices to this Overlay.
Bylaw 18083
August 28, 2017
Effective Date: September 1, 2017
815.3 Development Regulations for Permitted and Discretionary Uses, Except Stacked Row Housing and Apartment Housing
Development shall comply with the regulations contained in the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay.
Notice of proposed variances shall be provided in accordance with the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay
Bylaw 18083
August 28, 2017
Effective Date: September 1, 2017
815.4 Development Regulations for Stacked Row Housing
Development shall comply with regulations contained in the Medium Scale Residential Infill Overlay.
Notice of proposed variances shall be provided in accordance with the Medium Scale Residential Infill Overlay.
Bylaw 15786
July 18, 2011
815.5 Development Regulations for Apartment Housing
Bylaw 12808
May 30, 2001
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
The Front Setback shall be consistent, within 1.0m, with the Setback of development on adjacent Sites and with the general context of the block face but shall not be less than 5.0m.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
Bylaw 15786
July 18, 2011
Bylaw 16733
July 6, 2015
The maximum Height shall not exceed 14.5 m for flat, mansard and gambrel roofs, or 16.0 m for a roof type with a pitch of 4/12 (18.4 degrees) or greater, in accordance with Section 52. The Floor Area of the fourth Storey shall be Stepback a minimum of 2.0 m from the front wall of the building. In the case of a Corner Lot, this Stepback shall apply to both street facing Façades. Where the development abuts a property where Single Detached Housing is a Permitted Use, the entire fourth Storey shall be Stepback a minimum of 2.0 m adjacent to the property where Single Detached Housing is a Permitted Use.
Bylaw 16733
July 6, 2015
Any habitable Basement development shall be counted as a Storey of development. Where the Basement consists of non-habitable development, the floor of the first Storey shall not be constructed more than 1.2 m above Grade.
Vehicular access to parking shall be from the abutting Lane. Where there is no Lane, parking access shall be designed to minimize disruption to the yard, sidewalk and existing trees.
There shall be a regular pattern of front entrances along an abutting public roadway, other than a Lane. This may be achieved through such means as:
all ground floor Dwellings, with street frontage, shall have an entrance that fronts onto the street; or
all Dwellings shall have direct access to a front entrance hall. A front entrance hall shall serve only those units on either side of the entrance, with each front entrance serving no more than 12 Dwellings.
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
One Storey features, such as bay windows, front porches, entrance features, etc., shall be allowed to project into a Front Setback or Side Setback abutting a flanking roadway to a maximum of 2.0 m, provided that a minimum Setback of 3.0 m is maintained between the property line and the projection. Separation Space shall be reduced to accommodate these projections.
Architectural treatment of all façades of the building shall create a unified building exterior. The building shall include the following design elements to reduce the perceived mass and add architectural interest:
articulation of the façade;
creation of architectural pattern;
the use of recessions and projections, such as porches, bay windows and entrance features; and
the use of a variety of exterior building cladding materials and colours.
Bylaw 16733
July 6, 2015
Charter Bylaw 18381
May 7, 2018
Where the Basement consists of non-habitable development, that portion of the Basement above ground level, which faces onto a public roadway, other than a Lane, shall be concealed through such means as extension of the Façade treatment, use of planters and Landscaping.
Balconies shall not comprise more than 50% of a façade facing a public roadway, other than a Lane. Balconies facing a public roadway, other than a Lane, shall appear to be recessed or partially recessed.
Bylaw 12808
May 30, 2001
Bylaw 15735
June 20, 2011
The minimum Side Setback shall be 1.5 m. This Side Setback requirement shall also apply to Apartments or Stacked Row Housing located adjacent to a Site where Single Detached Housing is a Permitted Use. Where the Side Yard abuts an arterial public roadway other than a lane, the minimum Side Setback shall be 4.5 m. Separation Space shall be reduced to accommodate these Side Setback requirements, except where a Principal Living Room Window faces an interior Side Yard.
Bylaw 17832
November 28, 2016
Bylaw 18305
February 26, 2018
Effective Date: May 1, 2018
The Development Officer shall have regard for any applicable Statutory Plans and may, where a Statutory Plan specifies, notwithstanding Section 11.4 of this Bylaw, vary the regulations of both this Overlay and the underlying Zone as they affect Height, Density and Floor Area Ratio. In all cases the variances shall be within the ranges specified in the Statutory Plan. In all such cases, the application shall be a Class B Discretionary Development and the pre-application consultation provisions shall apply.
Bylaw 17831
November 28, 2016
Wherever the policies or provisions of a Statutory Plan make reference to Section 815, the Medium Density Residential Overlay applying to the (RF6) Medium Density Multiple Family Zone or (RF7) Low Rise Apartment Zone, the Development Officer shall instead refer to the regulations contained within Section 823, the Medium Scale Residential Infill Overlay.
Bylaw 18083
August 28, 2017
Effective Date: September 1, 2017
815.6 Proposed Variances
When the Development Officer determines that a Development Permit application for the construction of new Apartment Housing does not comply with the regulations contained in this Overlay:
the Development Officer shall send notice to the municipal address and assessed owners of land wholly or partly located within a distance of 60.0 m of the Site of the proposed development, and the President of each applicable Community League to outline any requested variances to the Overlay and solicit comments directly related to the proposed variance;
the Development Officer shall not render a decision on the Development Permit application until 21 days after notice has been sent, unless the Development Officer receives feedback from all specified recipients; and
Bylaw 18305
February 26, 2018
Effective Date: May 1, 2018
the Development Officer shall consider any comments directly related to the proposed variance when determining whether to approve the Development Permit application in accordance with Section 11.3.