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SECTION 11: TRANSIT ORIENTED CORRIDOR ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
11.1-1
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
11.1 TRANSIT ORIENTED CORRIDOR MIXED USE MEDIUM DENSITY
(TOC1) ZONE
Explanatory Note: The TOC1 Zone is located along collector and arterial roads that
function as higher order transit corridors. The Zone provides for a mixture of service
commercial, retail and residential uses in stand-alone or mixed use buildings. The
intent of the built form requirements is to create complete streets that are transit
supportive and will provide for active, and pedestrian oriented streets.
No person shall erect, or use any building in whole or in part, or use any land in whole
or in part, within a Mixed Use (TOC1) 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:
11.1.1
PERMITTED USES
Artist Studio
Beverage Making Establishment
Catering Service
Child Care Centre (By-law No. 25-155, August 06, 2025)
Commercial Entertainment
Commercial Recreation
Commercial School
Communications Establishment
Conference or Convention Centre
Craftsperson Shop
Dwelling Unit, Mixed Use (By-law No. 25-075, April
16, 2025)
Educational Establishment
Emergency Shelter
Financial Establishment
Hotel
Laboratory
Lodging House
Long Term Care Facility
Medical Clinic
Microbrewery
Multiple Dwelling
Office
Performing Arts Theatre
Personal Service
Place of Assembly
Place of Worship
Repair Service
Residential Care Facility
Restaurant
Retail
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Retirement Home
Social Services Establishment
Tradesperson's Shop
Transportation Depot
Urban Farmers Market
Veterinary Service
11.1.1.1 RESTRICTED USES
In addition to Subsection 11.1.1, the following
use shall be permitted in accordance with the
following restrictions:
i)
Restriction of Uses within a building:
1.
The finished floor elevation of any
dwelling unit shall be a minimum of
0.9 metres above grade; and,
2.
Notwithstanding
Subsection
11.1.1.1 i) 1., Dwelling Unit(s) shall
be permitted in a basement or
cellar.
(By-law No. 19-062, March 27 2019)
ii)
Emergency Shelter:
1.
Maximum Capacity for Emergency
Shelter is 50 residents.
(NOT FINAL AND BINDING, By-law No. 26-
152, September 09, 2026)
iii)
Emergency Shelter
1.
Except
as
provided
for
in
Subsection 2, every Emergency
Shelter shall be situated on a lot
having a minimum radial separation
distance of 300 metres from any lot
line of such lot measured to the lot
line of any other lot occupied by an
Emergency
Shelter,
Corrections
Residence or Correctional Facility.
(NOT FINAL AND BINDING, By-law No. 26-
152, September 09, 2026)
2.
Where
the
radial
separation
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distance from the lot line of an
Emergency Shelter existing on the
date of passing of this By-law is
less than 300 metres to the lot line
of any other lot occupied by an
existing
Emergency
Shelter,
Corrections
Residence,
or
Correctional Facility, the existing
Emergency
Shelter
may
be
expanded
or
redeveloped
to
accommodate not more than the
permitted
number
of
residents
permitted by the Zone in which it is
located.
(NOT FINAL AND BINDING, By-law No. 26-
152, September 09, 2026)
iv)
Residential Care Facility
1.
Within the area identified on Figure
55 of Schedule "F" - Special
Figures
of
this By-law,
every
Residential Care Facility shall be
situated on a lot having a minimum
radial separation distance of 300
metres from any lot line of such lot,
measured to the lot line of any
other lot occupied by a Residential
Care Facility.
(NOT FINAL AND BINDING, By-law No. 26-
152, September 09, 2026)
11.1.2
PROHIBITED
USES
i)
Notwithstanding Section 11.1.1 above,
the following uses are prohibited, even
as an accessory use:
Drive-Through Facility
Duplex Dwelling
Motor Vehicle Dealership
Motor Vehicle Gas Bar
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Station
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
Semi-Detached Dwelling
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Single Detached Dwelling
Street Townhouse Dwelling
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 11.1.1 above,
the following uses are prohibited, except
if considered an accessory use to
another permitted use:
Garden Centre
11.1.3
REGULATIONS
a) Building Setback from
a Street Line
i)
Minimum 3.0 metres for a building with
residential units on the ground floor
facing a street,
ii)
Maximum 4.5 metres, except where a
visibility triangle is required for a
driveway access.
iii)
Notwithstanding Section i) above, a
minimum setback of 6.0 metres for that
portion of a building providing an access
driveway to a garage.
iv)
Section i) above, shall not apply for any
portion of a building that exceeds the
requirement
established
in
Section
11.1.3 g) ii) and iii) below.
b) Minimum Rear Yard
i) 7.5 metres.
ii) Notwithstanding Section 11.1.3 b) i), in the
case of a corner lot where a rear lot line is
abutting a street line, the requirements of
Section 11.1.3 a) shall apply.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
c) Minimum Interior Side
Yard
i)
7.5 metres abutting a Single Detached
Dwelling, Semi-Detached Dwelling, and
Street Townhouse.
(By-law No. 19-062, March 27 2019)
d) Building Height
i)
Minimum 11.0 metres; and,
ii)
Maximum 22.0 metres.
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iii)
In addition to Subsection i) and
notwithstanding
Subsection
ii),
any
building height above 11.0 metres may
be equivalently increased as the yard
increases beyond the minimum yard
requirement established in Subsection
11.1.3. b) and c), when abutting a
Residential or Institutional Zone, to a
maximum of 22.0 metres.
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)
iv)
In addition to the definition of Building
Height, any wholly enclosed or partially
enclosed amenity area, or any portion of
a building designed to provide access to
a
rooftop
amenity
area
shall
be
permitted
to
project
above
the
uppermost point of the building, subject
to the following regulations:
A.
The total floor area of the wholly
enclosed
or
partially
enclosed
structure belonging to an amenity
area, or portion of a building
designed to provide access to a
rooftop amenity area shall not
exceed 10% of the floor area of the
storey directly beneath;
B.
The wholly enclosed or partially
enclosed amenity area, or portion
of a building designed to provide
access to a rooftop amenity area
shall be setback a minimum of 3.0
metres from the exterior walls of
the storey directly beneath; and,
C.
The wholly enclosed or partially
enclosed amenity area, or portion
of a building designed to provide
access to a rooftop amenity area
shall not be greater than 3.0 metres
in
vertical
distance
from
the
uppermost point of the building to
the uppermost point of the rooftop
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enclosure.
e) Maximum Gross Floor
Area for Microbrewery
700.0 square metres;
f) Maximum Gross Floor
Area for an Office
Building
4,000.0 square metres per individual building.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
g) Built Form for New
Development
In the case of buildings constructed after the
effective date of this By-law excluding any
alterations to façade, windows or doors, after
the effective date of this by-law:
i)
Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be
located and/or screened from view of
any abutting street.
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 75% of the
measurement of the front lot line.
iii)
For a corner lot the minimum combined
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 the street.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
iv)
In addition to Subsection 11.1.3 g) 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 ii) and iii) above, a
maximum of one driveway with a
maximum width of 6.0 metres shall be
permitted for ingress and egress.
vi)
No parking, stacking lanes, or aisles
shall be located between the required
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building façade and the front lot line or
flankage lot line.
vii)
All principal entrances shall face the
street and be accessible from the
building façade with direct access from
the public sidewalk.
viii)
Notwithstanding the definition of planting
strip, a sidewalk shall be permitted
where required by Section vi) above.
ix)
Notwithstanding Subsection 11.1.3, for
properties designated under the Ontario
Heritage Act, any alternative building
design or building materials approved
through the issuance of a Heritage
Permit shall be deemed to comply with
this Subsection.
h) Minimum Amenity
Area for Dwelling
Units and Multiple
Dwellings
On a lot containing more than 10 dwelling
units, the following Minimum Amenity Area
requirements shall be provided:
i)
An area of 4.0 square metres for each
dwelling unit less than 50 square metres;
ii)
An area of 6.0 square metres for each
dwelling unit more than 50 square
metres;
iii)
In addition to the definition of Amenity
Area, an Amenity Area located outdoors
shall be unobstructed and shall be at or
above the surface, and exposed to light
and air and may include balconies and
patios; and,
iv)
In addition to the definition of Amenity
Area, the required Amenity Area shall be
provided exclusively for the residential
component and shall be functionally
separated from public areas associated
with any commercial component.
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i) Visual Barrier
i)
A visual barrier shall be required along
any lot line abutting a Downtown D5
Zone, Institutional Zone or Residential
Zone
in
accordance
with
the
requirements of Section 4.19 of this By-
law.
ii)
Notwithstanding i) above, no visual
barrier(s) shall be permitted between the
building façade and the street.
j) Outdoor Storage
i)
No outdoor storage of goods, materials,
or equipment shall be permitted.
ii)
Notwithstanding Section i) above, the
display of goods or materials for retail
purposes accessory to a retail use shall
only be permitted in a front yard or
flankage yard.
k) Co-Location of
Residential Care
Facility and Social
Services
Establishment in the
Same Building
Notwithstanding
any
requirement
in
the
definition of Residential Care Facility in Section
3 of this By-law that such use must be in a fully
detached residential building, in the TOC1
Zone, a Social Services Establishment and
Residential Care Facility are permitted to be
located in the same building.
(NOT FINAL AND BINDING, By-law No. 26-152, September
09, 2026)
11.1.4 SINGLE DETACHED,
SEMI-DETACHED
AND DUPLEX
DWELLINGS
EXISTING AT THE
DATE OF PASSING
OF THE BY-LAW
(February 14, 2018)
In addition to Subsection 4.12 f) and in
accordance with subsection 34(10) of the
Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.P.13, an addition
or alteration to a single detached or duplex
dwelling not permitted by the by-law but existing
at the date of the passing of the by-law that
increases the volume or size of the interior of the
building shall be permitted as follows:
i)
The
increase
shall
not
exceed
a
maximum of 10% of the Gross Floor Area
of the building existing at the date of
passing of the by-law;
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(By-law No. 16-265, October 12, 2016)
(By-law No. 18-032, February 14, 2018)
ii)
Subsection 11.1.3 d) i) shall not apply;
and,
iii)
The side yard setbacks of the addition
shall not be less than the existing side
yard setbacks.
11.1.5 PARKING
In accordance with the requirements of Section
5 of this By-law.
11.1.6 ACCESSORY
BUILDINGS
i)
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.8 of this By-law.
ii)
Notwithstanding i) above, accessory
buildings and structures shall not be
subject to 11.1.3 a) above.
11.1.7 URBAN FARMERS
MARKET
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.28 of this By-law.
11.1.8 REGULATIONS FOR
COMMUNITY
GARDENS AND
URBAN FARMS AS
ACCESSORY USES
a)
Community Gardens
i)
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.27 of this By-law.
ii)
In addition to i) above, a Community
Garden shall only be permitted in the
rear yard or on the roof-top of the
principal building.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
b) Urban Farms
i)
In accordance with the requirements of
Subsection 4.26 (c) of this By-law.
ii)
In addition to i) above, an Urban Farm
shall only be permitted in the rear yard
or on the roof-top of the principal
building.
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
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(By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)