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CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 14: WATERFRONT ZONES ZONING
BY-LAW
October 23, 2020
14.1 WATERFRONT - MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL (WF1) 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 WATERFRONT - MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL(WF1)
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:
14.1.1
PERMITTED USES
Educational Establishment
Live/Work Unit
Multiple Dwelling
(By-law No. 25-229, December 10, 2025)
14.1.1.2 PROHIBITED USES
(By-law No. 25-229,
December 10, 2025)
Educational Establishment consisting of a
College or University
14.1.2
REGULATIONS
a) Maximum Setback
Shall be in accordance with Figure 11 of
Schedule F: Special Figures
b) Maximum Setback to
a Garage
Except where a visibility triangle is required,
a maximum setback of 6.0 metres shall
apply for that portion of a building providing
an access driveway to a garage.
c) Building Height
Shall be provided in accordance with Figure
12 of Schedule F: Special Figures
d) Built Form for New
Development
i) The minimum width of the ground floor
façade facing the street shall be
provided in accordance with Figure 13
of Schedule F: Special Figures.
ii) All ground floor residential units which
front a street shall have a principal
entrance facing the street and be
accessible from the building façade with
direct access from the street.
CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 14: WATERFRONT ZONES ZONING
BY-LAW
October 23, 2020
iii) 1. No parking, driveways, or aisles
shall be located between a building
façade and the front lot line or
flankage lot line.
2. In addition to 1. above, the following
restrictions shall apply to Blocks 11
and 13 of Figure 10 of Schedule F:
Special
Figures,
between
the
building façade and the front lot line
or flankage lot line:
i)
Direct
driveway
access
to
individual units;
ii) Garages fronting streets;
iii) Front yard parking.
iv) All parking areas shall be provided at
the
rear
of
buildings,
either
in
underground
/
or
in
above-grade
structures or a combination thereof, with
access from streets or laneways.
v) All above-grade parking structures shall
be located within buildings and fronted
on all levels by residential uses except
for driveway access.
vi) A minimum of 40% of the ground floor
façade
facing
a
street
shall
be
composed of windows. Window and
doorframes, clear glazed transoms and
sidelights, doors with at least 50% clear
glazing, and a sill up to 0.6m in height
are included in the calculation of the
clear glazed area. Signage and opaque/
spandrel glazing shall not be included in
the calculation of the clear glazed area
(By-law No. 17-095-LPAT-01, May 24, 2017)
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)