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I2 - Major Institutional Zone (Sections 171-172)
Purpose of the Zone
The purpose of the I2-Major Institutional Zone is to:
(1)
ensure that major institutional uses such as hospitals, colleges and universities are
located at appropriate locations within areas designated as General Urban Area, Central
Area and Mixed Use Centre in the Official Plan;
(2)
ensure that these large scale, high traffic generating institutions locate only on large
parcels of land, with direct access to an arterial road and near rapid transit stations;
(3)
impose regulations which ensure that the size and intensity of these uses is compatible
with adjacent uses; and
(4)
permit minor institutional uses and provide for a range of ancillary service uses.
171.
In the I2 Zone:
Permitted Uses
(1)
The following uses are permitted subject to:
(a)
the provisions of subsection 171(4)
(b)
A maximum of ten residents is permitted in a group home.
community centre
community health and resource centre
correctional facility
court house
day care
one dwelling unit ancillary to a permitted use
emergency service
group home, see Part 5, Section 125
hospital
library
municipal service centre
museum
park
parking garage
parking lot
place of assembly
place of worship and ancillary rooming house (By-law 2018-206)
post secondary educational institution
recreational and athletic facility
residential care facility
retail food store, limited to a farmers' market (By-law 2016-134)
retirement home
retirement home, converted, see Part 5, Section 122
rooming house
school
shelter, see Part 5, Section 134
sports arena
training centre limited to job instruction/ training associated with a school
urban agriculture, see Part 3, Section 82 (By-law 2017-148) (By-law 2018-206)
(c)
Where an outdoor farmers' market is located on a lot with another use, the primary
or subzone provisions do not apply and the farmers' market may only by located in
a:
(i)
parking lot;
(ii)
yard abutting a parking lot; and,
(iii)
front or corner side yard;
associated with the other use. (By-law 2016-134)
(2)
The following uses are permitted subject to:
(a)
the provisions of subsection 171(4); and
(b)
provided they are located on the same lot as and ancillary to a hospital or post-
secondary educational institution.
dwelling unit
office
residential use building
rooming house (By-law 2018-206)
(3)
The following uses are permitted subject to:
(a)
the provisions of subsection 171(4); and
(b)
provided they,
(i)
are ancillary to and located on the same lot as a use listed in Section
171(1), and
(ii)
do not occupy a cumulative total gross floor area in excess of 10% of the
gross floor area occupied by uses listed in Section 171(1).
bank
bank machine
bar
convenience store
medical facility
personal service business
research and development centre
restaurant, full service
restaurant, take-out
retail store
technology industry (By-law 2019-338)
retail food store (Subject to By-law 2023-342)
Zone Provisions
(4)
The zone provisions are set out in Table 171.
TABLE 171- I2 ZONE PROVISIONS
I
Zoning Mechanisms
II
Zone Provisions
(1) Minimum Lot Width (m)
No minimum
(2) Minimum Lot Area (m2)
No minimum
(3) Minimum Front Yard Setback (m)
7.5
(4) Minimum Rear Yard Setback (m)
7.5
(5) Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback (m)
7.5
(6) Minimum Corner Side Yard Setback (m)
7.5
(7) Maximum Height (m)
Within 12m. of an R1, R2 or R3 zone
15
Other cases
No maximum
(8) Minimum width of landscaped area along all lot lines (m)
3
(5)
For other applicable provisions, see Part 2-General Provisions, Part 3- Specific Use
Provisions and Part 4-Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions.
I2 SUBZONES
172.
In the I2 Zone, the following subzones apply:
I2A SUBZONE - POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES SUBZONE
(University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Saint Paul's University, Algonquin
College, La Cité Collegiale)
(1)
In the I2A Subzone, a place of assembly is only permitted provided it is on the same lot as a
permitted use listed in Section 171(1) and does not occupy a cumulative total gross floor
area in excess of 10% of the gross floor area occupied by uses listed in Section 171(1).
I2B SUBZONE (Alta Vista/ Smyth)
(2)
In the I2B subzone,
(a)
the following use is also permitted:
office
(b)
the following provisions apply:
(i)
parking spaces must be provided for a research and development centre at
the rate of 2 spaces per 100 square metres of gross floor area; and
(ii)
the minimum required rear yard setback for the property known municipally
as 1785 Alta Vista Drive is three metres.
I2C SUBZONE - OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL SUBZONE
(3)
In the I2C subzone, the following provisions apply:
(a)
a continuous 7.5 metre landscaped area must be provided in all yards abutting a
street;
(b)
loading spaces must not be located in any yard abutting a street; and
(c)
required yard setbacks and building heights are as shown in Schedule 175.
I2D SUBZONE - BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES PARK SUBZONE
(4)
In the I2D subzone:
(a)
subsection 171(3)(b)(ii) does not apply to a research and development centre;
(b)
uses must not be obnoxious, offensive or dangerous by reason of the presence or
emission of odour, dust, smoke, noise, fumes, vibrations, bright light, radiation, refuse
matter or water-carried waste;
(c)
all storage areas must be located within the principal use building, and all access to
storage areas must be screened from view;
(d)
a minimum of 40% of the total area of the lands shown on Schedule 123 must be
landscaped area;
(e)
a landscaped area with a minimum width of three metres is required along all property
lines;
(f)
subsections 172(4)(d) and 172(4)(e) apply as though the total area of the lands shown
on Schedule 123 is one lot;
(g)
parking must be provided for all uses at the rate of one space per 100 square metres
of gross floor area;
(h)
parking may be located anywhere in the I2D Subzone; and
(i)
a loading space must be screened from view.
I2E SUBZONE - UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA KING EDWARD PRECINCT SUBZONE
(5)
In the I2E subzone,
(a)
the following uses only are permitted provided that:
(i) a bar is permitted only on the west side of King Edward Avenue.
(ii) a retail store does not exceed a gross floor area of 2000 square metres.
apartment dwelling, low rise
apartment dwelling, mid rise (By-law 2014-292)
apartment dwelling, high rise (By-law 2014-292)
artist studio
bank
bank machine
bar
bed and breakfast
catering establishment
community centre
community health and resource centre
convenience store
day care
detached dwelling
diplomatic mission
duplex dwelling
dwelling unit
emergency services
instructional facility
library
linked-detached dwelling
medical facility
office
park
parking garage
parking lot
payday loan establishment (By-law 2017-203)
personal brewing facility (By-law 2019-41)
personal service business
place of assembly
place of worship
planned unit development
post-secondary educational institution
recreational and athletic facility
research and development centre
restaurant
retail food store
retail store
retirement home
retirement home, converted
semi-detached dwelling
service and repair shop
sports arena
stacked dwelling
three unit dwelling
townhouse dwelling (By-law 2012-334)
training centre limited to job instruction or training associated with a school (By-law
2014-189)
(b)
In the I2E subzone, a maximum of 50% of the total permitted gross
floor area (GFA) can be occupied by residential uses. Where the gross floor
area is regulated by a floor space index, the 50% maximum will be based on
the total cumulative GFA permitted by the FSI within the subzone where an
FSI applies and where there is no FSI, the 50% maximum will be based on
the total cumulative GFA permitted based on minimum building setbacks and
maximum building heights and applying a 3.2m height from floor to floor in
multi-storey buildings.
(c
)
(i)
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)
(ii)
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 Apartment
Dwelling, Mid Rise is a prohibited use on that lot. (By-law 2014-292)