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CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 14: WATERFRONT ZONES ZONING
BY-LAW
14.0-1
October 23, 2020
14.0 WATERFRONT ZONES
No person shall erect, or use any building in whole or in part, or use any land in
whole or in part, within a Waterfront Zone for any purpose except in accordance
with the following provisions which, in addition to other requirements of this By-
law:
A)
For the purpose of the Waterfront Zones, Figure 10 of Schedule F -
Special Figures identifies the Blocks referenced in the Waterfront -
Multiple Residential (WF1) Zone, Waterfront - Mixed Use (WF2)
Zone and Waterfront - Prime Retail Streets (WF3) Zone.
B)
For purposes of the Waterfront Zones only, the following additional
or amended definitions shall apply:
i)
'Live/Work Unit' shall mean:
"A dwelling unit with an at grade entrance, containing one
dwelling unit with only one of the following commercial uses:
Office (excluding Medical Clinic), Personal Service, Retail or
Studio, being permitted on the ground floor, except that access
is permitted from the ground floor to the 2nd storey residential
portion of the unit, and that the total Gross Floor Area of the
commercial component of an individual Live/Work Unit shall
not exceed 50.0 square metres."
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 3 - Definitions of Zoning By-law No.
05-200, the definition of building height shall mean:
"Any portion of a building designed to provide access to roof
top amenity space shall be excluded from measured building
height and shall be considered as a storey, provided the floor
area does not exceed 10% of the floor area of the storey
directly beneath, the structure shall be setback a minimum of
3.0 metres from the exterior walls of the storey directly
beneath, not greater than 3.0 metres in height and may include
an enclosed amenity area."
iii)
An interior balcony or mezzanine shall not be considered a
storey
C)
Section 4.23 d) of this By-law shall not apply to the Waterfront
Zones.
CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 14: WATERFRONT ZONES ZONING
BY-LAW
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October 23, 2020
D)
Notwithstanding Section 5.6 of this By-law, Parking for the
Waterfront Zones shall be provided in accordance with the following
standards:
i) Notwithstanding Section 5.6) c) the following parking standards
shall apply for Waterfront Zones:
Residential Uses
Live/Work Unit
Multiple Dwelling
0.70 for each dwelling unit,
except where a dwelling unit is
50 square metres in gross floor
area or less, in which case,
parking shall be provided at a
rate of 0.3 spaces for each unit.
Institutional Uses
Art Gallery
0 spaces
Child Care Centre (By-law No.
25-155, August 06, 2025)
1 for each 125.0 square metres
unless located within an
educational establishment
where no parking will be
required.
Educational Establishment
1.25 per class room
Library
0 spaces
Long Term Care Facility
1 for each 3 patient beds
Museum
0 spaces
Place of Worship
0 spaces
Social Services
Establishment
1 for each 50.0 square metres of
gross floor area
Commercial Uses
Beverage Making
Establishment
3 spaces per 100 square metres
Catering Service
Commercial Entertainment
Communications
Establishment
Craftperson's Shop
Commercial School
1 space per 50 square metres in
excess of 450 square metres
Financial Establishment
4 spaces per 100 square metres
Office
2 spaces per 100 square metres
in excess of 450 square metres
CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 14: WATERFRONT ZONES ZONING
BY-LAW
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October 23, 2020
Medical Clinic
3 spaces per 100 square metres
Repair Service
3 spaces per 100 square metres
Place of Assembly
3 spaces per 100 square metres
Restaurant
3 spaces per 100 square metres
Retail
1.5 spaces per 100 square
metres
Studio
1 space per 50 square metres in
excess of 450 square metres
Personal Service
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
1 for each 16.0 square metres
Open Space Uses
Botanical Gardens
0 spaces
Community Garden
Conservation
Nature Centres
Recreation
Recreational Equipment
Rental and Maintenance
Facility
Marina
ii)
In addition to Section 5.1a) ii) of By-law 05-200, any required
parking within Pier 8 shall be permitted on a lot that is not the
same lot as the use requiring such parking. Such parking
facilities may be located on another lot within 300 metres of the
lot containing the use requiring the parking.
iii) i) In addition to Section 5.7 of this By-law, short term Bicycle
Parking for the Waterfront Zones shall be provided in each
and every building in the minimum quantity specified in
accordance with the following Requirements:
Uses
Short Term
Spaces
Multiple Dwelling
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ii) In addition to Section 5.7 of this By-law, long term Bicycle
Parking for the Waterfront Zones shall be provided in the
minimum quantity specified in accordance with the following
Requirements:
Multiple Dwelling
0.5 per dwelling unit
Live/Work Unit
0.5 per dwelling unit
CITY OF HAMILTON
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BY-LAW
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iv) Where the number of existing parking spaces exceed the
maximum parking standard in Section D) i), the parking
spaces provided in excess of the maximum parking standard
may be eliminated. However, in no case may the number of
parking spaces provided be less than the minimum parking
requirement in D) i).
E)
All required parking must be provided within the geographic area
comprised of Blocks 1 through 16, as indicated on Schedule A
attached to this by-law.
(By-law No. 17-095-LPAT-01, May 24, 2017)
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)