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THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 6: DOWNTOWN ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 12, 2021
6.6-1
6.6 DOWNTOWN MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL (D6) 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 Downtown D6 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:
6.6.1
PERMITTED USES
Community Garden
Educational Establishment
Emergency Shelter
Lodging House
Multiple Dwelling
Place of Worship
Residential Care Facility
Retirement Home
Street Townhouse Dwelling (By-law No. 25-
155, August 06, 2025)
Urban Farm
Urban Farmers Market
(By-law 06-324, October 25, 2006)
(By-law 14-273, September 24, 2014)
(By-law 15-107, April 22, 2015)
(By-law No. 25-155, August 06, 2025)
6.6.2
REGULATIONS
6.6.2.1 EDUCATIONAL
ESTABLISHMENT,
EMERGENCY SHELTER,
LODGING HOUSE,
MULTIPLE DWELLING,
PLACE OF WORSHIP,
RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITY AND
RETIREMENT HOME
REGULATIONS
(By-law 08-227, September 24,
2008)
a) Minimum Lot Width
12.0 metres
b) Maximum Front Yard
3.0 metres
c) Maximum Flankage Yard
3.0 metres
d) Maximum Side Yard
7.5 metres
e) Minimum Rear Yard
3.0 metres
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 6: DOWNTOWN ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 12, 2021
6.6-2
f) Building Height
i)
Minimum 9.0 metres;
ii)
Maximum building height shall be in
accordance with reference to the lot
location and applicable building
height maximum indicated on Figure
1 of Schedule "F" - Special Figures.
g) Parking Requirements
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 5 of this By-law.
(By-law 06-324, October 25, 2006)
h) Minimum Floor Area Ratio for
New Multiple Dwellings
0.6
i) Minimum Landscaped Area
for Multiple Dwellings
Not less than 10% of the lot area shall be
landscaped area.
j) Visual Barrier
A visual barrier shall be required along any
side or rear lot line abutting a Downtown
D1, D2, D3 or D4 Zones in accordance
with the requirements of Subsection 4.19 of
this By-law.
k) Location of Emergency
Shelter
(NOT FINAL & BINDING, By-law No.
26-152, September 09, 2026)
i)
Except as provided for in Subsection
ii), herein, 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 & BINDING, By-law No. 26-152,
September 09, 2026)
ii)
Where the radial separation distance
from the lot line of an Emergency
Shelter existing as of the effective
date 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
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 6: DOWNTOWN ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 12, 2021
6.6-3
permitted
number
of
residents
permitted by the Zone in which it is
located.
(NOT FINAL & BINDING, By-law No. 26-152,
September 09, 2026)
iii)
Notwithstanding Subsection 6.6.1,
within the lands bounded by Queen
Street, Hunter Street, James Street
and Main Street, no new Residential
Care Facility or Emergency Shelter,
shall be permitted.
l) Location of Residential Care
Facility
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 & BINDING, By-law No. 26-152, September
09, 2026)
m) Maximum Capacity for
Emergency Shelter
(NOT FINAL & BINDING, By-law No.
26-152, September 09, 2026)
Shall not exceed 6 residents.
(By-law 14-238, September 10, 2014)
(By-law 21-070, May 12, 2021)
(By-law No. 25-155, August 06, 2025)
6.6.2.2
STREET TOWNHOUSE
DWELLING REGULATIONS
(By-law No. 25-155, August 06, 2025)
a) Minimum Lot Area
150.0 square metres for each dwelling unit
b) Minimum Unit Width
(By-law 06-324, October 25, 2006)
5.5 metres for each dwelling unit
c) Front Yard
i)
Maximum 3.0 metres for the
dwelling; and,
ii)
Minimum 6.0 metres for a garage
only.
d) Minimum Side Yard
i)
Minimum 1.2 metres except for the
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 6: DOWNTOWN ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 12, 2021
6.6-4
side yard related to the common
wall of the dwelling unit, which shall
have a minimum 0 metre side yard;
and,
ii)
3.0 metres to a flankage yard.
e) Minimum Rear Yard
7.0 metres
f) Building Height
i)
Minimum 9.0 metres;
ii)
Maximum building height shall be in
accordance with reference to the lot
location and applicable building
height maximum indicated on Figure
1 of Schedule "F" - Special Figures.
g) Parking
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 5 of this By-law.
(By-law 06-324, October 25, 2006)
(By-law 06-324, October 25, 2006)
(By-law 14-238, September10, 2014)
(By-law 21-070, May 12, 2021)
(By-law 14-238, September 10, 2014)
(By-law 21-070, May 12, 2021)
(By-law No. 25-155, August 06, 2025)
6.6.2.3 URBAN FARM
In accordance with the requirements
REGULATIONS
of Section 4.26 of this By-law.
(By-law 14-273, September 24, 2014)
6.6.2.4 COMMUNITY GARDEN
In accordance with the requirements
REGULATIONS
of Section 4.27 of this By-law.
(By-law 14-273, September 24, 2014)
6.6.2.5
URBAN FARMERS
In accordance with the requirements of
MARKET
Section 4.28 of this By-law.
REGULATIONS
(By-law 15-107, April 22, 2015)