City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250: Rooming Houses (Sec. 132)

Ottawa, Ontario · No. 2008-250 · summary & facts

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Rooming Houses (Section 132) 132. (1) No more than one rooming house is permitted in a building. (2) Despite 1), two rooming houses existing as of January 1, 2018, are permitted in a building where they are separated vertically by a party wall in a semi-detached configuration. (By-law 2018-317) (3) Any building containing a rooming house may contain an office accessory to the rooming house. (4) No rooming house may occupy a building containing dwelling units or oversize dwelling units. (5) Despite 4), a building containing a rooming house may contain one additional dwelling unit. (6) No rooming unit in a rooming house may contain more than one bedroom. (7) Despite 161(5) and 122(1), where permitted in the R1, R2, R3 or R4A through R4L zones, a building containing a rooming house is subject to the height, yard, lot width and lot area requirements of a detached dwelling and where such a building occupies more than one lot, such are to be considered one lot for zoning purposes. (By-law 2018-206) (By-law 2018-317)