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SECTION 48
TEMPORARY GARDEN SUITE (TGS) ZONE
48.1 GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE TGS ZONE
This zone provides for and regulates garden suites on a temporary basis in
accordance with Section 39 (Temporary Use Provisions) of the Planning Act and
the Official Plan. This zone permits garden suites for a specified period of time after
which the Temporary Garden Suite (TGS) Zone symbol is removed and reverts
back to the compound zone(s). This zone must be compounded with another zone.
Extensions are provided for in the Planning Act.
Garden suites are subject to the regulations contained in Zoning By-law Section
45.3.3 (Secondary Farm Occupations) and require an agreement, through Section
207.2 of the Municipal Act, with the City dealing with such issues as number of
residents, servicing details, removal of unit etc. (Z.-1-202871)
It is not intended that a temporary zone will permanently establish a use on a
property. The establishment of a temporary use permanently on a property can
only occur by way of a zoning by-law amendment under Section 34 of the
Planning Act. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section
and the provisions of the compounded zone, the provisions of the compounded
zone apply.
48.2 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 Temporary Garden Suite (TGS) Zone for any use other than the
following uses:
1)
TGS
The following is the permitted use in the TGS Zone;
a) Garden Suite
48.3 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 Temporary Garden Suite (TGS) Zone except in conformity with
the regulations as set out below:
1) MINIMUM LOT AREA
The minimum lot area which can accommodate the use, as well as the
primary dwelling, shall be 4000 m² (43,563 sq.ft.).
2) MAXIMUM GROSS FLOOR AREA OF USE
The maximum size shall be 150 m² (1615 sq.ft.).
3) LOCATION ON PROPERTY
The garden suite shall be located in the interior side yard or rear yard,
not in the front or exterior side yard. The garden suite unit must
also be located within 50m (165 ft.) of the main building on the lot.
48.4
SPECIAL PROVISIONS