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SECTION 39****
OFFICE BUSINESS PARK (OB) ZONE
39.1
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE OB ZONE
This Zone provides for and regulates a limited range of prestige industrial, research
and office based uses to be located within comprehensively designed office business
parks. The uses permitted in this zone are not expected to create significant nuisance
impacts on surrounding areas. In addition to the uses permitted in the OB1 Zone, a
range of complementary uses may be permitted, at appropriate locations, through the
use of zone variations.
39.2
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 OB Zone variation for any use other than the following uses:
1)
OB1
The following are permitted uses in the OB1 Zone variation:
a)
Electrical and electronic products industries;
b)
Laboratories;
c)
Offices;
d)
Office, store and business electronic products industries;
e)
Pharmaceutical and medical product industries;
f)
Printing, reproduction and data processing industries;
g)
Research and development establishments.
2)
OB2
The following are permitted uses in the OB2 Zone variation:
a)
Day care centres;
b)
Private clubs;
c)
Private outdoor recreation clubs;
d)
Private parks.
3)
OB3
The following are permitted uses in the OB3 Zone variation:
a)
Convenience service establishments;
b)
Day care centres;
c)
Financial institutions;
d)
Personal service establishments;
e)
Restaurants, eat-in
f)
Medial/dental offices; (Z.-1-95392 - O.M.B. File No. R 960036 (PL956002) - September 20,
1999)
g)
Clinics.(Z.-1-95392 - O.M.B. File No. R 960036 (PL956002) - September 20, 1999)
4)
OB4
The following are permitted uses in the OB4 Zone variation:
a)
Hotels;
b)
Motels.
39.3
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 OB Zone variation except in conformity with the regulations as set out
below and in Table 39.3.
300 m2 (3,229.1 sq.ft.)
150 m2 (1,614.5 sq.ft.)
500 m2 (5,381.9 sq.ft.)
1)
GROSS FLOOR AREA (MAXIMUM)
a)
Financial institutions
b)
Personal service establishments
c)
Restaurants eat-in
d)
Medical/dental offices, clinics
150 m2 (1,614.5 sq.ft.)
(Z.-1-95392 - O.M.B. File No. R 960036 (PL956002) - Order Issue Date: September 20, 1999)
2)
LOCATION OF PARKING AREA, VEHICLE STORAGE AREA,
LOADING SPACE, AND WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY
No parking area, vehicle storage areas, loading spaces or waste disposal facility
shall be located closer than 15 metres (49 ft.) to any Residential Zone.
(Z.-1-95392 - O.M.B. File No. R 960036 (PL956002) - Order Issue Date: September 20, 1999)
3)
DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES
Drive-through facilities, either as a main or accessory use, are not permitted in
the Office Business Park (OB) Zone.
(Z.-1-081795)
39.4
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The following provisions apply to unique situations or locations for which application of
the standard zone variations would not accurately reflect the intent of the Official Plan
and/or the nature of existing development. Where a regulation is not specified, the
regulations of Section 39.2 and/or 39.3 shall apply.
TABLE 39.3
OFFICE BUSINESS PARK (OB) ZONE
REGULATIONS FOR OB ZONE VARIATIONS
Column
A
B
C
D
E
Line
1
ZONE VARIATIONS
OB1
OB2
OB3
OB4
2
PERMITTED USES
See
Section
39.2(1)
See
Section
39.2(2)
See
Section
39.2(3)
See
Section
39.2(4)
3
LOT AREA (m2) MINIMUM
1 500
1 500
1 000
1 000
4
LOT FRONTAGE (m) MINIMUM
30.0
5
FRONT AND
EXTERIOR
SIDE YARD
DEPTH
(m)
MINIMUM
LOCAL STREET
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
ARTERIAL
7
PRIMARY
COLLECTOR
8
SECONDARY
COLLECTOR
9
REAR YARD
DEPTH
(m)
MINIMUM
A
ABUTTING
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
15.0 **
10
NON-
ABUTTING
A
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
4.5
11
INTERIOR SIDE YARD DEPTH (m)
MINIMUM
4.5, except where abutting a
residential zone it shall be 15.0 ***
12
LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE
(%) MINIMUM
30*
13
LOT COVERAGE
(%) MAXIMUM
40
14
HEIGHT (m) MAXIMUM
12.0
Or as set out on the zone map.
15
GROSS FLOOR AREA
MAXIMUM
N/A
N/A
See
Section
39.3(1)
N/A
*
Z.-1-95392 - O.M.B. File No. R 960036 (PL956002) - Order Issue Date: September 20, 1999
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Z.-1-95392 - O.M.B. File No. R 960036 (PL956002) - Order Issue Date: September 20,
1999 Z.-1-95392 - O.M.B. File No. R 960036 (PL956002) - Order Issue Date: September
20, 1999 section number change Z-1-051390