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SECTION 31
REGIONAL FACILITY (RF) ZONE
31.1 GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE RF ZONE
This zone provides for and regulates large institutional type facilities which serve
a regional function. These uses are primarily large scale, attracting large
numbers of people on a regular basis, and may create impacts on adjacent land
uses. The recognition of special regional facilities and provision of secondary
uses in the Regional Facility (RF) Zone are dealt with through a number of zone
variations and special provisions.
31.2 PERMITTED USES
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 RF Zone variation for any use other than the following
uses:
RF
The following are permitted uses in the RF Zone variation:
a)
Adult secondary schools;
b)
Ancillary residential and/or hostels and accommodations, together with
permitted uses in this zone;
c)
Places of Worship;
d)
Commercial parking structures and/or lots;
e)
Commercial schools;
f)
Community colleges;
g)
Day care centres;
h)
Elementary schools;
i)
Emergency care establishments;
j)
Group Home Type 2;
k)
Hospitals;
l)
Institutional uses;
m)
Libraries;
n)
Nursing homes;
o)
Private schools;
p)
(Public auditoriums deleted by Z.-1-96458 - O.M.B. File No. R 980047 -
Order Issue Date: June 25, 1998)
q)
Recreational buildings;
r)
Secondary schools;
s)
Stadia;
t)
Supervised residences;
u)
Universities.
RF1
The following are permitted uses in an RF1 Zone variation in association with the
main regional facility permitted by the RF Zone variation:
a)
Any use permitted in the RF Zone variation;
b)
Convenience stores associated with the main permitted use;
c)
Eat-in restaurants or cafeterias associated with the main permitted use;
d)
Financial institutions associated with the main permitted use;
e)
Florist shops associated with the main permitted use;
f)
Gift shops associated with the main permitted use;
g)
Office uses associated with the main permitted use;
h)
Personal service establishments associated with the main permitted use;
i)
Pharmacies associated with the main permitted use;
j)
Post offices associated with the main permitted use.
RF2
The following are permitted uses in the RF2 Zone variation:
a)
Correctional and detention centres.
31.3 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 RF Zone variation except in conformity with the
regulations as set out in Table 31.3.
1)
Interior Side Yard And Rear Yard Setbacks Where The Regional Facility
(RF And RF1) Zone Abuts Lands Zoned Residential R1 Or Residential R2:
1.0 metre (3.3. feet) for 1.0 metre (3.3 feet) in height for all portions of a
building above 6 metres (19.7 ft.) in height and a minimum setback of 6
metres (19.7 feet) for all portions of the building between 0 and 6 metres
(19.7 feet) in height.
(Z.-1-98616)
31.4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The following zone variations apply to unique or existing situations and are not
the standard RF Zone variations. If a regulation or use is not specified, the list of
permitted uses and/or the regulations of Section 31.2 and/or regulations on Table
31.3 of this By-Law shall apply.
a)
RF Zone Variation
RF(1)
Oxford Street East, south side at Gammage Street; Highbury
Avenue, east side, north of Dundas Street; Becher Street at the
Thames River
a)
Additional Permitted Uses:
i)
Lands owned by the Federal Government and used for
military purposes and accessory uses.
RF(2)
Area bounded by Rectory Street, Dundas Street, Egerton Street
and the Canadian National Railway tracks
a)
Additional Permitted Uses:
i)
Uses and facilities of the Western Fair Association and
accessory uses.
(Z.-1-01904)
RF(3)
University of Western Ontario Business Park; northwest corner of
Western Road and Windermere Avenue; Agriculture Canada
Research Centre; Pack's Lane
a)
Additional Permitted Uses:
i)
Laboratories;
ii)
Research and development establishments.
RF(4)
a)
Additional Permitted Uses:
i)
Meeting rooms and conference facilities;
ii)
Ancillary residential and/or hostels and accommodations.
(Z.-1-91017)
RF(5)
a)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Coverage
Not Applicable (N/A)
(Maximum)
ii)
Above grade parking structures shall be prohibited within
40.0 metres (131.2 feet) of any lot used for residential
purposes.
iii)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 0 metres.
(O.M.B. File Nos. R 910387 and R 910504 - Appeal #9007-4
June 4, 1993)
(deleted and replaced by Z.-1-021021)
RF(6)
a)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Coverage
Not Applicable (N/A)
(Maximum)
ii)
Above grade parking structures shall be prohibited within
40.0 metres (131.2 feet) of any lot used for residential
purposes.
iii)
The minimum rear yard setback shall be 0 metres.
iv)
Rear yard parking and vehicular access to and from land on
the west will be prohibited until residential uses cease on the
land fronting on Wellington Street.
(O.M.B. File Nos. R 910387 and R 910504 - Appeal #9007-4
June 4, 1993)
(deleted and replaced by Z.-1-021021)
RF(7)
a)
Permitted Uses:
i)
University excluding the following uses associated with the
main permitted use:
a)
Residences;
b)
Licenced drinking establishments; and
c)
Restaurants.
b)
Regulations:
i)
Height
8.0 metres
(Maximum)
(26.2 feet.)
ii)
Landscaped Open
30 %
Space (Minimum)
iii)
Retail Store, Associated
25% of gross floor area.
With University Use
(Maximum)
(Z.-1-98620)
RF(8)
a)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Coverage
40%
(Maximum)
(Z.-1-00773)
RF(9)
a)
Permitted Uses:
i)
Permitted uses are limited to entrance driveways
b)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Frontage
20 metres (65.6 ft.)
(Minimum)
ii)
Lot Area
2,500 square metres
(Minimum)
(26,910 square feet)
(Z.-1-00773)
RF(10)
a)
Additional Permitted Use:
i)
Public drop-off and recycling depot.
b)
Regulations:
i)
Lot Coverage
10%
(Maximum)
ii)
Height
10 metres (32.8 ft.)
(Maximum)
(Z.-1-071609)
RF(11)
a)
Permitted Uses:
i)
Adult secondary schools
ii)
Places of Worship
iii)
Commercial parking lots
iv)
Commercial schools
v)
Community colleges
vi)
Day care centres
vii)
Elementary schools
viii)
Emergency care establishments
ix)
Group Home Type 2
x)
Institutional uses
xi)
Libraries
xii)
Nursing homes
xiii)
Private schools
xiv)
Recreational buildings
xv)
Secondary schools
xvi)
Universities
b)
Regulations:
i)
existing building
(Z.-1-081694 January 21, 2008)
RF(12)
The southwest portion of the property municipally known as 1285
Western Road on the lands immediately to the west of Brescia
Lane, south of Ramsay Road
a)
Permitted Uses
i)
Adult secondary schools;
ii)
Places of Worship;
iii)
Commercial parking structures and/or lots;
iv)
Commercial schools;
v)
Community colleges;
vi)
Day care centres;
vii)
Elementary schools;
viii)
Emergency care establishments;
ix)
Hospitals;
x)
Institutional uses;
xi)
Libraries;
xii)
Nursing homes;
xiii)
Private schools;
xiv)
Recreational buildings;
xv)
Secondary schools;
xvi)
Ancillary residential and/or hostels and accommodations,
together with permitted uses in this zone; and,
xvii)
Universities
b)
Regulations
i)
West Interior Side Yard Depth
6.0 metres
(19.7 feet)
ii)
No part of any required west interior side yard shall be used
for any purpose other than landscaped open space.
RF(13)
825 Commissioners Road East
a)
Permitted Uses
i)
Institutional uses
ii)
Recreational Buildings
iii)
Private Schools
iv)
Supervised Residents
v)
Ancillary residential and/or hostels and accommodations, in
association with an Institutional use
vi)
Conservation lands
vii)
Conservation works
viii)
Cultivation of land for agricultural/horticultural purposes
ix)
Community Centres
x)
Greenhouses
xi)
Managed forest
xii)
Office of a charitable non-profit organization and associated
uses
xiii)
Offices in association with an institutional use
xiv)
Outdoor farmers market
xv)
Playground
xvi)
Passive recreational uses which include hiking trails and
multi-use pathways
xvii)
Recreational buildings in association with conservation lands
and public parks
xviii) Restaurant in association with an Institutional use
xix)
Retail Store in association with an Institutional use
xx)
Sports fields without structures
xxi)
Wellness Centre in association with an Institutional use
b)
Regulation[s]
i)
Lot Frontage
0 metres (0 feet)
(minimum)
ii)
Height
12 metre (39.4 feet)
(maximum)
iii)
Lot Area
5 hectares (12.35 acres)
(minimum) (Z.-1-118662)
RF(14)
900 King Street and 925 Dundas Street
a)
Additional Permitted Uses
i)
Amusement Game Establishment
ii)
Amusement Parks
iii)
Artisan Workshops
iv)
Auditoriums
v)
Brewing on Premises Establishments
vi)
Casinos
vii)
Craft Breweries
viii)
Fairgrounds
ix)
Hotels
x)
Places of Entertainment
xi)
Racetrack Operations
xii)
Restaurants
xiii)
Retail Stores
xiv)
Urban Agriculture
b)
Regulations
i)
Artisan Workshop
500 square metres
Gross Floor Area
(5,382 square feet)
per Establishment
(maximum):
iv)
Craft Brewery
500 square metres
Gross Floor Area
(5,382 square feet)
per Establishment
(maximum):
v)
Casino
20,000 square metres
Gross Floor Area
(215,279 square feet)
(maximum)
vi)
Hotel
14,000 square metres
Gross Floor Area
(150,695 square feet)
(maximum)
vii)
Yard Depths
3.0 metres
Abutting a Public Road
(10.0 feet)
(minimum)
viii)
Height for Hotels
50 metres
(maximum)
(164 feet)
ix)
Notwithstanding Section 4.19 3) - Location of Parking Areas,
required parking may be permitted on adjacent lot(s) zoned
RF(2) and RF(*) bounded by Dundas Street to the north,
Egerton Street to the east, Florence Street to the south and
Rectory Street to the west.
x)
Notwithstanding Section 4.19 4) c) - Yards Where Parking
Areas Permitted, parking area setbacks to required road
allowances may be as existing.
xi)
Notwithstanding Section 4.19 10) b) - Parking Standards, a
minimum parking requirement of 1 parking space per 22
square metres of Gross Floor Area is required for all
permitted uses.
(Z.-1-182697)
b)
RF1 Zone Variation
RF1(1)
1390 Dundas Street
a)
Additional Permitted Uses:
i) Uses permitted on the ground floor in association with the main
permitted use:
a. Day Care Centre
b. Office, Medical/Dental
c. Wellness Centre
d. Pharmacy
e. Office
f. Clinic
g. Retail Store
h. Restaurant, Fast Food
i. Laboratory
b)
Regulations:
i) Gross Floor Area for Office Uses (Maximum) - 2,000 square
metres
(Z.-1-253291)
c)
RF2 Zone Variation
TABLE 31.3
REGIONAL FACILITY (RF) ZONE
REGULATIONS FOR RF ZONE VARIATIONS
Column
A
B
C
D
Line
1
ZONE VARIATIONS
RF
RF1
RF2
2
PERMITTED USES
See Section
31.2(1)
See Section
31.2(2)
See Section
31.2(3)
3
LOT FRONTAGE (m)
MINIMUM
50.0
4
LOT AREA (m2) MINIMUM
4 000
5
FRONT & EXTERIOR SIDE
YARD DEPTH (m)
MINIMUM
6.0 metres (19.7 feet) plus 1.0 metre (3.3 feet) per
3.0 metres (9.8 feet) of main building height or
fraction thereof above the first 3.0 metres (9.8 feet)
6
INTERIOR SIDE & REAR
YARD DEPTH (m)
MINIMUM
6.0 metres (19.7 feet) plus 1.2 metres (3.9 feet) for
each 3.0 metres (9.8 feet) of building height or
fraction thereof above the first 3.0 metres (9.8 feet)
7
LANDSCAPED OPEN
SPACE (%) MINIMUM
15
8
LOT COVERAGE (%)
MAXIMUM
30
N/A
9
HEIGHT (m) MAXIMUM
40.0