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THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 9: INDUSTRIAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
9.6-1
9.6 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M6) ZONE
No person shall erect, or use any building in whole or in part, or use any land in
whole or in part, within an Industrial (M6) 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:
9.6.1 PERMITTED USES
Alcohol Production Facility (By-law No. 18-219,
August 17, 2018)
Aquaponics (By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
Artist Studio (By-law No. 17-220, October 25, 2017)
Building and Lumber Supply
Establishment
Building or Contracting Supply
Establishment
Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility
(By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
(By-law No. 18-266, September 12, 2018)
Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental
and Service Establishment
Commercial Parking Facility
Communications Establishment
Conference or Convention Centre
Contractor's Establishment
Courier Establishment
Craftsperson Shop (By-law No. 17-220, October
25, 2017)
Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental
and Service Establishment
Financial Establishment
Greenhouse (By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
Hotel
Industrial Administrative Office
Laboratory
Labour Association Hall
Manufacturing
Medical Clinic
Motor Vehicle Collision Repair
Establishment
Motor Vehicle Service Station
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
Office
Personal Service
(By-law No. 24-137, July 12, 2024)
Private Power Generation Facility
Production Studio (By-law No. 17-220, October
25, 2017)
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 9: INDUSTRIAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
9.6-2
Repair Service
Research and Development
Establishment
Restaurant
Surveying, Engineering, Planning or
Design Business
Trade School
Tradesperson's Shop
Transport Terminal
Transportation Depot
Warehouse
(By-law No. 11-276, November 16, 2011)
(By-law No. 17-220, October 25, 2017)
(By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
9.6.2 PROHIBITED USES
i)
Notwithstanding Section 9.6.1, the
following types of manufacturing uses
are prohibited, even as an accessory
use:
Manufacturing of Asbestos,
Phosphate or Sulphur Products
Primary Production of Chemicals,
Synthetic Rubber, Plastic, Asphalt
or Cement, not including mixing,
blending, treatment or similar
process
Processing or Refining of Petroleum
or Coal
Processing, Milling or Packaging of
Animal Feed
Salvage Yard
Slaughtering, Eviscerating,
Rendering or Cleaning of Meat,
Poultry or Fish or by-products
thereof
Smelting of Ore or Metal
Tanning or Chemical Processing of
Pelts or Leather
Vulcanizing of Rubber or Rubber
Products
Explosives Manufacturing
Pulp and Paper Mills
(By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
ii)
Notwithstanding Section 9.6.1, the
following uses are prohibited, even as
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 9: INDUSTRIAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
9.6-3
accessory uses:
Child Care Centre
Dry Cleaning Plant
Dwelling Unit
Place of Worship
(By-law No. 25-155, August 06, 2025)
9.6.3 REGULATIONS
a) Minimum Lot Area
4000.0 square metres
b) Minimum Lot Width
45.0 metres
c) Minimum Yard Abutting a
Street
3.0 metres
d) Minimum Yard Abutting a
Residential Zone or an
Institutional Zone
6.0 metres from any portion of a property
lot line abutting a property lot line within a
Residential Zone or an Institutional Zone.
e) Maximum Building Height
Abutting a Residential Zone
or an Institutional Zone
i)
11.0 metres;
ii)
In addition to i) above, maximum
building height may be equivalently
increased as yard increases beyond
minimum
yard
requirement
established in 9.6.3 d) above.
f) Location Restriction of
Manufacturing Uses
Any
building
or
structure
used
for
Manufacturing
shall
be
setback
a
minimum 20.0 metres from any portion of
a property lot line abutting a property lot
line within a Residential Zone or an
Institutional Zone.
g) Restriction of Outdoor
Training Facilities
associated with a Trade
School
Any outdoor training facilities shall be
prohibited.
h) Maximum Combined Gross
Floor Area for Medical Clinic
Shall be limited to a combined total of
3,000 square metres gross floor area on a
lot.
(By-law No. 11-276, November 16, 2011)
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 9: INDUSTRIAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
9.6-4
i) Gross Floor Area for Office
Use
Maximum gross floor area for Office use
within an individual building, excluding
accessory office, shall be limited to 3,000
square metres.
j) Maximum Gross Floor Area
for Industrial Administrative
Office or Surveying,
Engineering, Planning or
Design Business
An Industrial Administrative Office or a
Surveying,
Engineering,
Planning
or
Design Business shall be limited to a
gross floor area of less than 10,000
square metres on a lot.
k) Landscaped Area and
Planting Strip Requirements
i)
iMinimum 3.0 metre wide Landscaped
Area
shall
be
provided
and
maintained abutting a street, except
for points of ingress and egress;
ii) Where a property lot line abuts a
property lot line within a Residential
Zone or an Institutional Zone, a
minimum 3.0 metre wide Planting
Strip
shall
be
provided
and
maintained.
l) Visual Barrier
Shall be provided along that portion of a
property lot line abutting a property lot line
within
a
Residential
Zone
or
an
Institutional Zone, in accordance with
Section 4.19 of this By-law.
m) Location and Screening of
Outdoor Storage and
Outdoor Assembly
Outdoor Storage and Outdoor Assembly
of goods, materials or equipment shall be
permitted in conjunction with a building
and the following regulations shall apply:
i)
Outdoor
Storage
and
Outdoor
Assembly shall not be permitted in a
required yard abutting a street;
i)
In addition to i) above, Outdoor
Storage and Outdoor Assembly shall
not be permitted in a Front Yard or a
Flankage
Yard
along
Barton
Street/Barton Street East;
iii) Outdoor
Storage
and
Outdoor
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 9: INDUSTRIAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
9.6-5
Assembly shall not exceed 85% of
the total lot area;
iv) Outdoor
Storage
and
Outdoor
Assembly shall be set back a
minimum of 20.0 metres from any
portion of a property lot line abutting
a property lot line within a Residential
Zone or an Institutional Zone, and
shall be screened by a Visual Barrier
in accordance with Section 4.19 of
this By-law;
v)
Outdoor
Storage
and
Outdoor
Assembly shall be screened from
view from any abutting street by a
Visual Barrier in accordance with
Section 4.19 of this By-law.
(By-law No. 11-276, November 16, 2011)
n) Location and Size of
Outdoor Display
Outdoor Display of goods, materials or
equipment shall be permitted only as an
accessory
use
and
the
following
regulations shall apply:
i)
Outdoor Display shall be permitted in
a yard abutting a street, but shall be
no closer than 3.0 metres to the lot
line;
ii)
In addition to i) above, the area
devoted to Outdoor Display shall be
limited to a combined maximum of
25% the landscaped Area required by
Section 9.6.3 k) i) above.
(By-law No. 11-276, November 16, 2011)
o) Maximum Combined Gross
Floor Area for Accessory
Retail, Showroom Area and
Tasting Room
i)
25% of the gross floor area of the
principal use or 500.0 square metres
gross floor area, whichever is the
lesser; and,
ii)
Notwithstanding i) above, retail or
accessory retail associated with a
motor vehicle service station shall be
limited to a maximum gross floor area
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 9: INDUSTRIAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
9.6-6
of 280 square metres.
(By-law No. 11-276, November 16, 2011)
p) Maximum Gross Floor Area
for an Alcohol Production
Facility
5,000 square metres
(By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
q) Parking
In accordance with the requirements of
Section 5 of this By-law.
r) Accessory Buildings
i)
In accordance with the requirements
of Section 4.8.
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)
ii)
In addition to i) above, no accessory
building shall be permitted within a
front yard or a flankage yard.
(By-law No. 12-132, June 13, 2012)
s) Additional Regulations for
Cannabis Growing and
Harvesting Facility
In addition to the regulations of Section
9.6.3, the following additional regulations
shall apply:
i)
Notwithstanding Section 9.6.3 m) and
n), no outdoor storage, outdoor
assembly, or outside displays shall be
permitted.
ii)
Retail sales shall be permitted in
accordance with Section 9.6.3 o)
(By-law No. 21-189, October 13, 2021)
iii) Notwithstanding Section 4.12 c), any
building or structure used for a
Cannabis Growing and Harvesting
Facility shall be setback a minimum
of 150 metres from any portion of a
lot
line
abutting
a
Residential,
Institutional or Commercial and Mixed
Use Zone.
(By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
(By-law No. 18-266, September 12, 2018)
(By-law No. 10-128, May 26, 2010)
(By-law No. 12-132, June 13, 2012)
(By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
(By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
THE CITY OF HAMILTON
SECTION 9: INDUSTRIAL ZONES ZONING BY-LAW
May 10, 2019
9.6-7
(By-law No. 18-266, September 12, 2018)