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SECTION 16
OFFICE RESIDENTIAL (OR) ZONE
16.1 GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE OR ZONE
This Zone provides for and regulates offices and residential uses within mixed-
use buildings, normally within the transition areas between the Downtown and
nearby residential neighbourhoods. In addition to the uses permitted in the main
OR Zone variation, a range of associated uses may be permitted at appropriate
locations, through the use of zone variations. Apartment buildings may be
permitted by compounding with the Residential R8, R9 or R10 Zones. The
associated non-residential uses permitted within the office-apartment buildings
range from low impact service uses to convenience commercial uses.
16.2
PERMITTED USES
No persons shall erect or use any building or structure, or use any land or cause
or permit any building or structure to be erected or used, or cause or permit any
land to be used, in any OR Zone variation for any use other than the following
uses:
1)
OR
The following are permitted uses in the OR Zone Variation:
a)
Office-apartment buildings;
b)
Group Home Type 2;
c)
Lodging House Class 2; (Z.-1-93172)
d)
Offices;(Z.-1-01908)
e)
Medical/dental offices.(Z.-1-01908)
2)
OR1
The following are permitted uses in the OR1 Zone Variation within an
office-apartment building:
a)
Any use permitted in the OR Zone Variation;
b)
Clinics;
c)
Day care centres;
d)
Emergency care establishments;
e)
Medical/dental laboratories;
f)
Studios.
3)
OR2
The following are permitted uses in the OR2 Zone Variation within an
office-apartment building:
a)
Any use permitted in the OR Zone Variation;
b)
Convenience stores;
c)
Pharmacies;
d)
Financial institutions;
e)
Personal service establishments.
4)
OR3
The following are permitted uses in the OR3 Zone Variation within an
office-apartment building:
a)
Any use permitted in the OR Zone Variation;
b)
Restaurants, eat-in.
5)
OR4
The following are permitted uses in the OR4 Zone Variation within an
office-apartment building:
a)
Any use permitted in the OR Zone Variation;
b)
Clinics;
c)
Convenience stores;
d)
Day care centres;
e)
Emergency care establishments;
f)
Financial institutions;
g)
Medical/dental laboratories;
h)
Personal service establishments;
i)
Pharmacies;
j)
Restaurants, eat-in;
k)
Studios.
6)
OR5
The following are permitted uses in the OR5 Office Zone Variation within
an office-apartment building:
a)
Any use permitted in the OR Zone Variation;
b)
Business service establishments;
c)
Day care centres;
d)
Emergency care establishments.
e)
Personal service establishments;
f)
Restaurants eat-in;
g)
Retail stores;
h)
Studios.
16.3 REGULATIONS
No person shall erect or use any building or structure, or use any land or cause
or permit any building or structure to be erected or used, or cause or permit any
land to be used, in any OR Zone variation except in conformity with the
regulations as set out below or in Table 16.3.
1)
GROSS FLOOR AREA (MAXIMUM)
The maximum gross floor area for any individual use permitted in various
OR Zone Variations shall be as follows:
a)
Convenience stores
150 square metres
(1,614.5 square feet)
b)
Restaurants, eat-in
300 square metres
(3,299.2 square feet)
c)
Financial institutions
300 square metres
(3,299.2 square feet)
d)
Personal service
150 square metres
establishments
(1,614.5 square feet)
e)
Pharmacies
200 square metres
(2,152.8 square feet)
Notwithstanding the above maximum gross floor areas, the total gross
floor area for such uses may not exceed 20 percent (20%) of the total
gross floor area of the office-apartment building.
2)
OFFICES
a)
Total Gross Floor Area
2 000 square metres
for all Office Uses
b)
Height
10 metres
(Maximum)
(Z.-1-01908)
3)
DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES
Drive-through facilities, either as a main or accessory use, are not
Permitted in the Office Residential (OR) Zone.
(Z.-1-081795)
16.4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The following zone variations apply to unique or existing situations and are not
the standard OR Zone variations. If a regulation or use is not specified, the list of
permitted uses and/or the regulations of Section 16.2 and/or Section 16.3 shall
apply.
a)
OR Zone Variation
1)
OR(1)
a)
Additional Permitted Uses:
i)
Offices, professional;
ii)
Offices, service;
iii)
Dwelling units.
b)
Regulations
i)
Lot Frontage
15 metres (14.9 feet).
(Minimum)
ii)
Lot Area
550 square metres
(Minimum)
(5,920 square feet).
iii)
Floor Area Ratio
0.75:1
(Maximum)
iv)
Front Yard and
Primary Collector -
Exterior Yard
8.0 metres (26.2 feet);
Depth
Secondary Collector -
(Minimum)
6.0 metres (19.6 feet).
v)
Rear Yard
1.2 metres (3.9 feet) per 3 metres
and Side
(9.8 feet) of main building height
Yard Depth
or fraction thereof, but in no case
(Minimum)
less than 4.0 metres (13 feet).
vi)
Off-Street
Offices, Service and Professional
Parking
- 1 space per unit;
(Minimum)
Dwelling Units - 1 space per unit.
vii)
Where a lot fronts onto a street having a right-of-way of at
least 40.0 metres (131.0 feet), there shall be no front yard
requirement, and where a lot flanks such a street there shall
be no exterior yard requirement.
viii)
Non-Residential uses restricted to the first and second floor
of an office-apartment building.
viii)
No dwelling unit shall be erected or used unless it has a
minimum gross floor area of 37.0 square metres (398 square
feet) for a bachelor dwelling unit plus an additional 10.0
square metres (108 square feet) for each bedroom.
(Z.-1-92082)
2)
OR(2)
a)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Coverage
60%
(Maximum)
ii)
Floor Area Ratio
1.0:1
(Maximum)
iii)
Front, Rear,
3.0 metre (9.8 feet) plus 1
Interior and
metre for every 3 metres
Exterior Yard
(9.8 feet) of building height
Depth
or fraction thereof above
(Minimum)
3.0 m (9.8 ft.).
(O.M.B. File #R 910387 - Appeal #9003-6 May 9, 1994)
3)
OR(3)
a)
Additional Permitted Use:
i)
Funeral home outside of an office-apartment building.
(Z.-1-01863)
4)
OR(4)
a)
Additional Permitted Use:
i)
Automobile sales and service establishment.
(Z.-1-041185)
5)
OR(5)
21 Wharncliffe Road South
a)
Additional Permitted Uses
i)
clinic
ii)
personal service establishment
b)
Regulations: for the existing building as of the date of the passing
of the by-law
i)
Height
12m (39.4ft)
(maximum)
ii)
Front Yard Setback
6.2m (20.3 ft)
(minimum)
iii)
Exterior Side Yard Setback
0m (0ft)
(minimum)
iv)
Gross floor area for office uses
2,750m² (32,291 sq ft)
(maximum)
v)
Minimum number of parking
100
spaces where the total number
of required spaces is 138 or less
vi)
Non-residential uses are permitted on all floors
(Z.-1-162517)
b)
OR1 Zone Variation
1)
OR1(1)
a)
Regulations
i)
Lot Frontage
12 metres (39.3 feet).
(Minimum)
ii)
Front, Exterior
3 metres (9.8 feet).
Side, Interior Side
and Rear Yard
(Minimum)
(O.M.B. File #R910387 - Appeal #2047 June 4, 1993)
2)
OR1(2)
a)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Coverage
70%
(Maximum)
(Schedule "A31-B" to the Order of the O.M.B. made on July 29th,
1992. O.M.B. File #0910043/R910387, A31 Referral #66, Appeal
#2019 (amending order issue date: June 20, 1997)
3)
OR1(3)
Number not used.
4)
OR1(4)
Number not used.
5)
OR1(5)
Number not used.
6)
OR1(6)
a)
Additional Permitted Uses:
i)
Emergency Care Establishments may be permitted outside
an office-apartment building.
b)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Frontage
22 metres (72 feet)
(Minimum)
(Z.-1-96436)
c)
OR2 Zone Variation
1)
OR2(1)
a)
Regulations
i)
Lot Area
2 000 square metres
(Minimum)
(21,528 square feet).
ii)
Rear Yard
15 metres (49.21 feet).
(Minimum)
iii)
Front Yard
0 metre (0 feet).
(Minimum)
iv)
Exterior Side
4.5 metres (14.8 feet).
Yard (Minimum)
v)
No vehicular access will be provided to the side street;
vi)
Lot frontage is defined as frontage onto an arterial road.
(O.M.B. File #O 930014/Z 930015 - Appeal #9903 June 4, 1993)
2)
OR2(2)
783 Richmond Street
a)
Regulation
i)
Parking requirement for
As Existing
commercial and office uses
(Z.-1-122115)
d)
OR3 Zone Variation
e)
OR4 Zone Variation
1)
OR4(1) 365 - 373 Queens Avenue
a)
Regulations
i)
Front Yard Depth
4.1 metres (13.5 feet)
(Minimum)
ii)
Rear Yard Depth
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)
(Minimum)
iii)
Interior Side Yard
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)
Depth (Minimum)
(O.M.B. File #R910387 - Appeal #2027 June 4, 1993)
2)
OR4(2) 250, 268, 270, and 272 Springbank Drive
a)
Regulation[s]
(i)
Stand-alone non-residential uses are prohibited
(ii)
Commercial uses restricted to the first floor of an office-
apartment building
(iii)
Office uses restricted to the first, second and third floors of
an office-apartment building
(O.M.B. File # PL160951- Z.-1-182657)
f)
OR5 Zone Variation
TABLE 16.3
OFFICE RESIDENTIAL (OR) ZONE
REGULATIONS FOR OR ZONE VARIATIONS
Column A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Line
1
ZONE VARIATIONS
OR
OR1
OR2
OR3
OR4
OR5
2
PERMITTED USES
See Section
16.2(1)
See Section
16.2(2)
See Section
16.2(3)
See Section
16.2(4)
See Section
16.2(5)
See Section
16.2(6)
3
LOT AREA (m2) MINIMUM
800
4
LOT FRONTAGE (m) MINIMUM
25
5
FRONT AND
EXTERIOR
SIDE YARD
DEPTH (m)
MINIMUM
LOCAL STREET
6.0
Plus 1.0 metres (3.3 feet) per 10.0 metres (32.8
feet) of main building height or fraction thereof
above the first 3.0 metres (9.8 feet)
6
ARTERIAL
8.0
7
PRIMARY COLLECTOR
6.0
8
SECONDARY COLLECTOR
6.0
9
REAR YARD DEPTH (m) MINIMUM
1.2 metres (3.9 feet) per 3.0 metres (9.8 feet) of main building height or fraction thereof, but in no
case less than 7.0 metres (23.0 feet)
10
INTERIOR SIDE YARD DEPTH (m) MINIMUM
1.2 metres (3.9 feet) per 3.0 metres (9.8 feet) of main building height or fraction thereof, but in no
case less than 4.5 metres (14.8 feet)
11
LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE (%) MINIMUM
20
30
12
LOT COVERAGE (%) MAXIMUM
50
60
65
70
70
60
13
HEIGHT (m) MAXIMUM
See Zone Maps
13.0
14
DENSITY - UNITS PER HECTARE MAXIMUM
See Zone Maps
15
GROSS FLOOR AREA (m2) MAXIMUM
See Section 16.3(1)
16
LOCATION OF NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN AN
OFFICE-APARTMENT BUILDING
Non-residential uses be restricted to the first and second floor of an office-apartment building.