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CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 13: UTILITY ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
13.3-1
May 10, 2019
13.3 PARKING (U3) ZONE
Explanatory Note: The U3 Zone is for parking purposes such as a municipal
parking lot or a private parking lot either as a surface lot or structured parking. An
Urban Farmer's Market is also permitted in the U3 Zone.
No person shall erect, or use any building in whole or in part, or use any land in
whole or in part, within a Parking (U3) 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:
13.3.1
PERMITTED USES
Commercial Parking Facility
Parking Lot
Urban Farmers Market
13.3.2
REGULATIONS
a) Building Setback from
a Street Line
i)
Minimum 1.5 metres;
ii)
Maximum 3.0 metres for the first
storey, but except where a visibility
triangle is required for a driveway
setback;
(By-law No. 19-062, March 27, 2019)
b) Minimum Rear Yard
3.0 metres, except 7.5 metres abutting a
Residential or Institutional Zone or lot
containing a residential use.
c) Minimum Interior Side
Yard
3.0 metres, except 7.5 metres abutting a
Residential or Institutional Zone or lot
containing a residential use.
d) Maximum Height
11.0 metres
e) Minimum Distance of
Parking
Gate
from
Street
7.0 metres
f) Minimum distance of
on and off ramps from
street line
7.0 metres
CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 13: UTILITY ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
13.3-2
May 10, 2019
g) Planting Strip
Requirements
Minimum 3.0 metre wide Planting Strip shall
be provided and maintained along all rear
and interior side lot lines abutting a
Residential or Institutional Zone or lot
containing a residential use except for
points of ingress and egress.
h) Lighting Requirements Every lighting facility shall be so designed,
installed and maintained to ensure light is
deflected away from a Residential Zone,
Institutional Zone, Downtown (D5) Zone or
Downtown (D6) Zone, Transit Oriented
Corridor
Zones,
Residential
Character
Commercial (C1) Zone, Mixed Use High
(C4) Zone, Mixed Use Medium (C5) Zone,
or the Mixed Use Medium Pedestrian Focus
(C5a) Zone.
i) Visual Barrier
Requirement
A visual barrier shall be required along any
side or rear lot line abutting a Residential
Zone, Institutional Zone, Downtown (D5)
Zone, or Residential Character Commercial
(C1)
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
No outdoor storage of goods, materials, or
equipment shall be permitted.
13.3.3
ACCESSORY
BUILDINGS
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 4.8 of this By-law.
13.3.4
PARKING
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 5 of this By-law."
(By-law No. 17-240, November 8, 2017)