City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250: Storefront Industry (Sec. 99)

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

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Storefront Industry (Section 99) 99. (1) No storefront industry may: (a) Become a nuisance because of noise, odour, dust, fumes, vibration, radiation or glare; (b) Become a fire or building hazard or health risk; or (c) Interfere with radio, television or other telecommunications transmissions. (2) A storefront industry: (a) Must be entirely contained within a building, except for a permitted outdoor commercial patio; and (b) May not have outdoor storage. (3) The total floor area of a storefront industry, including its ancillary restaurant, retail food store or retail store component, may not exceed: (By-law 2019-41) (a) In the AM, GM, MC, RC, MD. TM and TD zones: 350m2; (b) In the VM zones: 200m2. (4) For the purposes of Section 101 - Minimum Parking Space Requirements, the floor area used for production, processing, packaging and storage of goods in a storefront industry is considered a light industrial use that is separate and distinct from the ancillary restaurant, retail store or retail food store component. (5) In the following zones, the combination of industrial use with a main, accessory or ancillary display and sales area, retail store, retail food store or restaurant use is not considered a storefront industry: RG; RH; IH; IG; IL; and IP. (By-law 2018-171)