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SECTION 10: COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
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THE CITY OF HAMILTON
10.6 DISTRICT COMMERCIAL (C6) ZONE
Explanatory Note: The C6 Zone permits retail and service commercial uses which
cater to the weekly and daily shopping needs of residents in the immediate and
surrounding neighbourhoods. Retail shops and services may be clustered in a plaza
form along collector and arterial roads where an enhanced street presence is provided
by bringing buildings closer to the street. Residential uses are permitted but the intent of
the zone is predominantly commercial use.
No person shall erect, or use any building in whole or in part, or use any land in whole
or in part, within a District Commercial (C6) Zone for any purpose other than one or
more of the following uses, or uses accessory thereto. Such erection or use shall also
comply with the prescribed regulations:
10.6.1
PERMITTED USES
Artist Studio
Beverage Making Establishment
Catering Service
Child Care Centre (By-law No. 25-155, August 06,
2025)
Commercial Entertainment
Commercial Parking Facility
Commercial Recreation
Commercial School
Communications Establishment
Community Garden
Conference or Convention Centre
Craftsperson Shop
Dwelling Unit, Mixed Use (By-law No. 21-189,
October 13, 2021)
Financial Establishment
Funeral Home
Hotel
Laboratory
Medical Clinic
Microbrewery
Motor Vehicle Gas Bar
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Station
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
Office
Personal Service
Place of Assembly
Repair Service
Restaurant
Retail
Self Storage Facility (By- law No. 26-016, January
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21, 2026)
Social Services Establishment
Transportation Depot
Urban Farm
Urban Farmers Market
Veterinary Service
10.6.1.1
RESTRICTED USES
In addition to Section 10.6.1, the following
uses shall be permitted in the accordance
with the following restrictions:
i)
Restriction of Uses within a Building:
1.
Notwithstanding Section 10.6.1,
for building(s) with a gross floor
area of less than 4,650 square
metres, a Dwelling Unit(s), Mixed
Use shall only be permitted above
the ground floor except for access,
accessory office and utility areas,
and shall not occupy more than
50% of the total gross floor area of
all the building(s) within the lot.
For buildings with a gross floor
area of 4,650 square metres or
more, a Dwelling Unit, Mixed Use
shall only be permitted above the
ground floor except for access,
accessory office and utility areas
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)
(By-law No. 23-079, May 10, 2023)
2. Deleted.
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
3. Notwithstanding Section 10.6.1.1 i)
1., a Dwelling Unit(s), Mixed Use
shall be permitted in a basement
or cellar.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
ii) Self Storage Facility:
1. A Self Storage Facility shall not be
permitted on the ground floor
except for access, loading, utility
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areas, and accessory retail and
office.
2. In addition to Section 10.6.1.1 ii) 1.,
for any building or portion thereof,
subject to the requirements of
Section 10.6.3 g) ii) and iii), a
maximum of 50% of the width of
the ground floor façade facing a
Street Line shall be occupied by a
Self Storage Facility.
3. With the exception of an access
driveway, direct access to internal
parking and loading is not permitted
along the ground floor façade
facing the Front Lot Line.
4. Direct vehicular access to storage
units within a Self Storage Facility
is prohibited.
5. The maximum Gross Floor Area for
a Self Storage Facility use shall be
10,000 square metres.
(By-law No. 26-016, January 21, 2026)
10.6.2
PROHIBITED USES
Notwithstanding Section 10.6.1, the following
uses are permitted only as an accessory use:
Garden Centre
Motor Vehicle Dealership
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)
10.6.3
REGULATIONS
a) Building Setback from
a Street Line
i)
Minimum 1.5 metres;
ii)
Maximum 4.5 metres, except where a
visibility triangle is required for a
driveway access;
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 10.6.3i), 6.0
metres for that portion of a building
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providing an access driveway to a
garage; and,
iv)
Section 10.6.3i) shall not apply for any
portion of a building that exceeds the
requirement of Section 10.6.3 g) ii) and
iii).
b) Minimum Rear Yard
i)
6.0 metres; and,
ii)
7.5 metres abutting a Residential or
Institutional Zone or lot containing a
residential use.
iii)
Notwithstanding Section 10.6.3 b) i)
and ii), in the case of a corner lot where
a rear lot line is abutting a street line,
the requirements of Section 10.6.3 a)
shall apply.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
c) Minimum Interior Side
Yard
i)
1.5 metres; and,
ii)
4.5 metres abutting a Residential or
Institutional Zone or lot containing
residential use.
d) Maximum Height
14.0 metres.
e) Maximum Gross Floor
Area for Office Use
2,000.0 square metres.
f) Maximum Gross Floor
Area for Individual
Commercial Use
10,000.0
square
metres
per
individual
commercial use.
g) Built form for New
Development
In the case of new buildings constructed after
the effective date of this by-law or additions
to buildings existing as of the effective date
of this by-law:
i)
Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be
located and/or screened from view of
any abutting street;
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ii)
For an interior lot or a through lot the
minimum width of the ground floor
façade facing the front lot line shall be
greater than or equal to 40% of the
measurement of the front lot line and
shall exclude access driveways and
lands within a required yard.
iii)
For a corner lot the width of the ground
floor façade facing a street line shall be
greater than or equal to 50% of the
measurement of all lot lines abutting a
street
and
shall
exclude
access
driveways and lands within a required
yard.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
iv) In addition to Section 10.6.3i) ii) and iii),
the minimum width of the ground floor
façade facing a street line shall exclude
access driveways and any required
yards within a lot line abutting a street.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
v) Notwithstanding Section 10.6.3g) ii) and
iii), for commercial development existing
at the time of the passing of the By-law,
new commercial buildings with a Gross
Floor Area of less than 650 square
metres shall be permitted.
vi)
No parking, stacking lanes, or aisles
shall be located between a building
façade and the front lot line and
flankage lot line;
1. Section 10.6.3g)vi) shall not apply for
any portion of a building that
exceeds the requirement of Section
10.6.3g) ii) and iii).
(By-law No. 17-240-OLT-05, March 14,
2022)
vii) A minimum of one principal entrance
shall be provided:
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1. within the ground floor façade that is
set back is closest to a street; and,
2. shall be accessible from the building
façade with direct access from the
public sidewalk; and,
viii) A walkway shall be permitted in a
Planting Strip where required by the By-
law.
h) Planting Strip
Requirements
Where a property lot line abuts a property lot
line within a Residential Zone or an
Institutional Zone and not a Laneway, a
minimum 1.5 metre wide Planting Strip shall
be provided and maintained.
i) Visual Barrier
Requirement
A visual barrier shall be required along any
lot
line
abutting
a
Residential
Zone,
Institutional Zone, or Downtown (D5) Zone in
accordance with the requirements of Section
4.19 of this By-law.
(By-law No. 19-062, March 27, 2019)
j) Outdoor Storage
i)
No outdoor storage of goods, materials,
or equipment shall be permitted; and,
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 10.6.3j)i), the
display of goods or materials for retail
purposes accessory to a Retail use shall
only be permitted in a front or flankage
yard.
10.6.4
MOTOR VEHICLE
GAS BAR AND
MOTOR VEHICLE
SERVICE STATION
REGULATIONS
a) Minimum Building
Setback from a Street
Line
Notwithstanding Sections 10.6.3a)i) and ii), a
minimum of 4.5 metres;
(By-law No. 19-062, March 27, 2019)
b) Minimum Yard for
Fuel Pump Islands,
Fuel Pumps and
4.5 metres from any lot line.
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(By-law No. 17-240, November 8, 2017)
Canopies
c) Minimum Planting
Strip Requirements
Notwithstanding
Section
10.6.3h),
a
minimum 3.0 metre planting strip shall be
required
abutting
any
street
line,
or
Residential Zone or Institutional Zone lot line,
except for points for ingress and egress.
(By-law No. 19-062, March 27, 2019)
d) Maximum Gross Floor
Area for Accessory
Retail Uses to a Motor
Vehicle Gas Bar
175.0 square metres.
10.6.5
ACCESSORY
BUILDINGS
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.8 of this By-law.
10.6.6
PARKING
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 5 of this By-law.
10.6.7
URBAN FARM
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.26 of this By-law.
10.6.8
COMMUNITY
GARDEN
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.27 of this By-law.
10.6.9
URBAN FARMERS
MARKET
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.28 of this By-law.