City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250: Urban Agriculture (Sec. 82)

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

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Urban Agriculture (Section 82) 82. (1) Urban agriculture must comply with the following provisions: (a) the cultivation of plants for consumption may only be undertaken on lands having soils suitable for food production; (b) no building or structure developed exclusively as part of urban agriculture is permitted except in accordance with the following: (i) maximum building height is 3.5 metres; (ii) minimum front and corner side yard setback is 3 metres; (iii) setbacks from all other lot lines are a minimum of 1.2 metres; (iv) maximum lot coverage is 20 per cent; and (v) despite Subclause (i), the maximum height of a greenhouse in a non- residential zone is 4.5 metres. (By-law 2016-131) (By-law 2017-148)