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TD - Transit Oriented Development Zone (Sections 195 - 196) (By-law
2012-406)
Purpose of the Zone
The purpose of the TD - Transit Oriented Development Zone is to:
(1)
Establish minimum density targets needed to support Light Rail Transit (LRT) use for
lands within Council approved Transit Oriented Development Plan areas;
(2)
Accommodate a wide range of transit-supportive land uses such as residential, office,
commercial, retail, arts and culture, entertainment, service and institutional uses in a
compact pedestrian-oriented built form at medium to high densities;
(3)
Locate higher densities in proximity to LRT stations to create focal points of activity and
promote the use of multiple modes of transportation; and,
(4)
Impose development standards that ensure the development of attractive urban
environments that exhibit high-quality urban design and that establish priority streets for
active use frontages and streetscaping investment.
195.
In the TD Zone:
Permitted Uses:
(1)
The following non-residential uses are permitted:
amusement centre
animal care establishment
animal hospital
artist studio
bank
bank machine
bar
broadcasting studio
cinema
click and collect facility (By-law 2016-289)
community centre
community health and resource centre
convenience store
court house
day care
diplomatic mission, see Part 3, Section 88
drive-through facility
emergency service
group home, see Part 5, Section 125
home-based business, see Part 5, Section 127
home-based day care, see Part 5, Section 129
hospital
hotel
instructional facility
library
medical facility
municipal service centre
museum
nightclub
office
park (By-law 2019-41)
payday loan establishment (By-law 2017-302)
personal brewing facility (By-law 2019-41)
personal service business
place of assembly
place of worship
post office
post-secondary educational institution
production studio
recreational or athletic facility
research and development centre
residential care facility
restaurant
retail food store
retail store
school
service and repair shop
shelter, see Part 5, Section 134
sports arena
storefront industry, see Part 3, Section 99 (By-law 2018-171)
technology industry
theatre
training centre
urban agriculture, see Part 3, Section 82 (By-law 2017-148)
(2)
The following residential uses are permitted:
apartment dwelling, low rise
apartment dwelling, mid rise (By-law 2014-292)
apartment dwelling, high rise (By-law 2014-292)
dwelling unit
planned unit development, see Part 5, Section 131
retirement home
retirement home, converted, see Part 5, Section 122
rooming house
stacked dwelling, see Part 5, Section 138
townhouse dwelling, see Part 5, Section 138 (By-law 2018-206)
(3)
The following non-residential use is permitted subject to:
(a)
being in the same building or on the same lot as a use or uses listed in 195 (1)
or (2);
parking garage
Zoning Provisions
(4)
The zone provisions are set out on Table 195 below:
TABLE 195 - TD ZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
PROVISIONS
(a) Minimum lot area
No minimum
(b) Minimum lot width
No minimum
(c) Minimum front yard and
corner side yard setback
(i) abutting a lot in a residential
zone
3 metres
(ii) abutting the rapid transit
corridor
2 metres
(iii) parking garage that is not
incorporated into another
building
10 metres
(iv) residential use building
3 metres
(v) all other cases
0.5 metres
(d) Minimum interior side yard
setback
(i) abutting a lot in a residential
zone
3 metres
(ii) abutting the rapid transit
corridor
2 metres
(iii) all other cases
No minimum
(iv) despite (i), (ii) and (iii)
above that part of a building
more than 6 storeys in height
12 metres
(e) Minimum rear yard setback
(i) rear lot line abutting a lot in a
residential zone
6 metres
(ii) rear lot line abutting the
rapid transit corridor
2 metres
(iii) all other cases
No minimum
(iv) despite (i), (ii) and (iii)
above that part of a building
more than 6 storeys in height
12 metres
(f) Minimum building height
6.7 metres and 2 storeys
(g) Maximum building height
(i) in any area up to and
including 15 metres from a
property line abutting a R1, R2
or R3 zone
14.5 metres
(ii) in all other cases
as shown by the suffix "H" on a
zoning map, or specified in a
subzone or exception where
applicable
(h) Minimum width of landscaped area
no minimum, except that where
a yard is provided and not used
for required driveways, aisles,
parking, loading spaces or
outdoor commercial patio, the
whole yard must be landscaped
(5)
outdoor storage is prohibited.
(6)
where the wall of the 1st storey of a building is within 10 metres of a lot line abutting a
public street and where the building is more than 6 storeys in height the wall facing the
street must be stepped back at either the 2nd, 3rd, 4th , 5th , 6th or 7th storey at least a
further 2.5 metres from the wall of the storey below. (OMB Order File #PL140185,
issued March 9, 2015) (By-law 2014-22)
(7)
where two buildings on the same lot are both more than 6 storeys in height that part of
the buildings greater than 6 storeys tall must be a minimum of 24 metres away from
each other.
(8)
for lots greater in area than 1250 m2, 2% of the total lot area must be provided as
outdoor communal space located at grade anywhere on the lot and such area can also
be used towards complying with any amenity area requirements.
(9)
Column III of Table 103 - Maximum Number of Parking Spaces Permitted in Section
103 applies to all land zoned TD despite the location of the land on Schedules 1, 2A
and 2B. (By-law 2016-336)
(10)
Despite clauses 100(1)(a) and (c), in the TD Zone parking spaces required or provided
under this by-law may be available for use by any other land use located either on or off
site, but these spaces are not intended to serve as the required parking for these other
land uses.
(11)
For other applicable provisions, see Part 2 - General Provisions, Part 3 - Specific Use
Provisions, and Part 4 - Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions.
Active Frontage Street Areas
(12)
The following provisions apply to lots abutting active frontage street areas shown
as Area A on Schedules 293, 294 and 295, 314, 315 and 316. (OMB Order File
#PL140185, issued March 9, 2015) (By-law 2014-22)
(a)
minimum building setback from an active frontage street on:
(i)
Schedule 293
1
residential use building: 3.0 metres,
2.
non-residential and mixed use building: 1.5 metres,
(ii)
Schedules 294, 295, 314, 315 and 316 (OMB Order File #PL140185,
issued March 9, 2015) (By-law 2014-22)
1.
residential use building: 3.0 metres,
2.
non-residential and mixed use building: 0.5 metres,
(b)
maximum building setback from an active frontage street on:
(i)
Schedule 293: 6.0 metres
(ii)
Schedules 294, 295, 314, 315 and 316 (OMB Order File #PL140185,
issued March 9, 2015) (By-law 2014-22)
1.
residential use buildings: 6.0 metres
2.
non-residential and mixed use building: 3.0 metres,
(c)
at least 50% of the lot width measured at the building setback along the
active frontage street must be occupied by one or more building walls,
(d)
a minimum of 50% of the surface area of the ground floor façade of non-
residential and mixed use buildings facing an active frontage street must be
comprised of transparent glazing,
(e)
the ground floor façade of non-residential and mixed use buildings facing
an active frontage street must include a customer entrance access door
from each individual occupancy to the active frontage street,
(f)
no person may park a motor vehicle in a required and provided yard
abutting an active frontage street,
(13)
(a)
Despite the list of permitted residential uses, where the zoning on a lot is
accompanied by an H suffix, schedule or exception that restricts building
height to less than 30m or to fewer than ten storeys on the entire lot, the
use Apartment Dwelling, High Rise is a prohibited use on that lot. (By-law
2015-192)
(b)
Despite the list of permitted residential uses, where the zoning on a lot is
accompanied by an H suffix, schedule or exception that restricts building
height to less than 15m or to fewer than five storeys on the entire lot, the
use Apartment Dwelling, Mid Rise is a prohibited use on that lot. (By-law
2014-292)
TD SUBZONES
196.
In the TD Zone, the following subzones apply:
TD1 SUBZONE
(1)
In the TD1 Subzone:
(a)
minimum number of residential units per hectare required for residential
use:
(i)
on lots greater in area than 0.125ha: 150 units/hectare
(ii)
on lots 0.125ha in area or less: no minimum,
(b)
minimum floor space index for non-residential use:
(i)
on lots greater in area than 0.125ha: 0.5 f.s.i.
(ii)
on lots 0.125ha in area or less: no minimum,
(c)
in the case of a mixed use building, clauses (a) or (b) above only apply to
the corresponding use that occupies the larger portion of the gross floor
area of the building and the smaller use, either, residential or non-
residential, is not calculated,
(d)
in the case of a phased development, all phases must be shown on a site
plan approved pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act, and each phase
must comply with:
(i)
the minimum densities as per 196(1) (a),(b) and (c), and
(ii)
the outdoor communal space as per 195(8)
but only for the portion of the property shown in that phase,
(e)
subclause (g)(i) of Table 195 applies and in all other cases the maximum
building height is: 20 metres,
TD2 SUBZONE
(2)
In the TD2 Subzone:
(a)
minimum number of residential units per hectare required for residential
use:
(i)
on lots greater in area than 0.125ha: 250 units/hectare
(ii)
on lots 0.125ha in area or less: no minimum,
(b)
minimum floor space index for non-residential use:
(i)
on lots greater in area than 0.125ha: 1.0 f.s.i.
(ii)
on lots 0.125ha in are or less: no minimum,
(c)
in the case of a mixed use building clauses (a) or (b) above only apply to
the corresponding use that occupies the larger portion of the gross floor
area of the building and the smaller use, either, residential or non-
residential, is not calculated,
(d)
in the case of a phased development all phases must be shown on a site
plan approved pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act, and each phase
must comply with:
(i)
the minimum densities as per 196(2) (a), (b) and (c), and
(ii)
the outdoor communal space as per 195(8)
but only for the portion of the property shown in that phase,
(e)
subclause (g)(i) of Table 195 applies and in all other cases the maximum
building height is: 60 metres,
TD3 SUBZONE
(3)
In the TD3 Subzone:
(a)
minimum number of residential units per hectare required for residential
use:
(i)
on lots greater in area than 0.125ha: 350 units/hectare
(ii)
on lots 0.125ha in area or less: no minimum,
(b)
minimum floor space index for non-residential use:
(i)
on lots greater in area than 0.125ha: 1.5 f.s.i.
(ii)
on lots 0.125ha in area or less: no minimum,
(c)
in the case of a mixed use building clauses (a) or (b) above only apply to
the corresponding use that occupies the larger portion of the gross floor
area of the building and the smaller use, either, residential or non-
residential, is not calculated,
(d)
in the case of a phased development all phases must be shown on a site
plan approved pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act, and each phase
must comply with:
(i)
the minimum densities as per 196(3) (a), (b) and (c), and
(ii)
the outdoor communal space as per 195(8)
but only for the portion of the property shown in that phase.
(e)
subclause (g)(i) of Table 195 applies and in all other cases the maximum
building height is: 90 metres (By-law 2012-406)