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IL - Light Industrial Zone (Section 203-204)
Purpose of the Zone
The purpose of the IL - Light Industrial Zone is to:
(1)
permit a wide range of low impact light industrial uses, as well as office and office-type uses
in a campus-like industrial park setting, in accordance with the Employment Area
designation of the Official Plan or, the General Urban Area designation where applicable;
(2)
allow in certain Employment Areas or General Urban Areas, a variety of complementary
uses such as recreational, health and fitness uses and service commercial (e.g.
convenience store, personal service business, restaurant, automobile service station and
gas bar), occupying small sites on individual pads or in groupings as part of a small plaza,
to serve the employees of the Employment or General Urban Area, the general public in
the immediate vicinity, and passing traffic;
(3)
prohibit retail uses in areas designated as Employment Area but allow limited sample and
showroom space that is secondary and subordinate to the primary use of buildings for the
manufacturing or warehousing of the product;
(4)
prohibit uses which are likely to generate noise, fumes, odours, or are hazardous or
obnoxious; and
(5)
provide development standards that would ensure compatibility between uses and would
minimize the negative impact of the uses on adjacent non-industrial areas.
203.
In the IL Zone:
Permitted Uses
(1)
The following uses are permitted subject to:
(a)
the provisions of subsections 203(3) to (6);
animal care establishment (By-law 2015-190)
animal hospital
automobile dealership
automobile rental establishment
broadcasting studio
catering establishment
day care
drive-through facility
emergency service
heavy equipment and vehicle sales, rental and servicing
light industrial uses
medical facility
municipal service centre
office
park
parking garage
parking lot
personal brewing facility (By-law 2019-41)
place of assembly
post office
printing plant
production studio
research and development centre
service and repair shop
technology industry
training centre
truck transport terminal
warehouse
(2)
The following uses are also permitted subject to:
(a)
the provisions of subsections 203(3) to (6);
(b)
the cumulative total gross floor area for these uses not exceeding 2,999 m2;
(OMB Order #PL080959, issued September 18, 2009)
(c)
each use not exceeding 300 square metres of gross floor area; and
(d)
the provisions of subsection 203(2)(c) above not applying to amusement centre,
amusement park and recreational and athletic facility;
animal care establishment
amusement centre
amusement park
automobile service station
bank
bank machine
bar (By-law 2018-171)
car wash
convenience store
gas bar
instructional facility
personal service business
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant (By-law 2019-338)
(e)
a bar
(i)
must be ancillary to a permitted brewery, winery or distillery; and,
(ii)
may not have a gross floor area exceeding the lesser of:
(1)
300m2, or
(2)
25% of the floor area of the brewery, winery or distillery to which it is
ancillary. (By-law 2018-171)
(f)
Cannabis Production Facility, limited to 350 m2 gross floor area and contained
within a building that is not a greenhouse. (By-law 2019-222)
(g)
a place of worship is permitted subject to:
(i)
The provisions of Subsections 203(3) to (6);
(ii)
maximum gross floor area: 1000 m2;
(iii)
not being located within the Airport Operating Influence Zone in Schedule 6.
(By-law 2019-449) (By-law 2020-299)
Zone Provisions
(3)
The zone provisions are set out under Table 203 below.
TABLE 203 - IL ZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
PROVISIONS
(a) Minimum lot area
2,000 m2
(b) Minimum lot width
No minimum
(c) Maximum lot coverage
65%
(d) Minimum front yard and corner side yard setback
7.5 m
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
PROVISIONS
(e) Minimum
interior side yard
setback
(i) for uses listed in subsection 203(1) abutting a
residential or institutional zone
15 m
(ii) all other cases
7.5 m
(f) Minimum rear
yard setback
(i) for uses listed in subsection 203(1) abutting a
residential or institutional zone
15 m
(ii) abutting hydro or railway right-of-way
3.5 m
(iii) all other cases
7.5 m
(g) Maximum floor space index
2
(h) Maximum
building height
(i) within 20 metres of a residential zone
11 m
(ii) in all other cases
18 m
(i) Minimum width
of landscaped
area
(i) abutting a residential or institutional zone
3 m; may be reduced to one
metre if a 1.4 metre high opaque
screen is provided
(ii) abutting a street
3 m
(iii) in all other cases
No minimum
(4)
Accessory display and sales area must be within the same building as the use to which it
is accessory and must not exceed 25% of gross floor area.
(5)
Except in the case of the storage of motor vehicles associated with an automobile
dealership and automobile rental establishment, outdoor storage is prohibited. (By-law
2017-302)
(6)
For other applicable provisions, see Part 2 - General Provisions, Part 3 - Special Use
provisions, and Part 4 - Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions.
IL SUBZONES
204.
In the IL Zone, the following subzones apply:
IL1 SUBZONE - Kanata Town Centre Area, Hearst Way
(1)
In the IL1 Subzone:
(a)
Sections 203 (1) and (2) do not apply and the following uses only are permitted.
light industrial uses
printing plant
recreation and athletic facility (By-law 2008-462)
(b)
The following additional uses are permitted subject to:
(i)
the cumulative total of the following uses not exceeding a total gross floor area
of 5,500 square metres in any one building:
broadcasting studio
medical facility
office
post office
production studio
research and development centre
(c)
a retail store is permitted subject to:
(i)
the total cumulative gross floor area of all retail stores in the IL1 subzone not
exceeding 10,000 square metres;
(ii)
being contained in a building having a minimum gross floor area of 2,800 square
metres, but not more than 4,700 square metres; and
(iii)
no more than two retail stores being located in any one building.
(d)
the provisions of Section 203(3), with the exception of (g), do not apply and the
provisions set out in Table 204A below apply:
TABLE 204A - IL1 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
ZONING PROVISIONS
(i) Minimum Lot Area
4000 square metres
(ii) Minimum Lot Width
45 metres
(iii) Mamximum Lot Coverage
45% of lot area
(iv) Minimum Front and Corner Side Yard Setback
9 metres
(v) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
7.5 metres
(vi) Minimum Interior Yard Setback
4.5 metres
(vii) Maximum Principal Building Height, including accessory
structures
13.5 metres
(e)
In addition to the provisions of Section 55, the following provisions shall apply to
accessory buildings:
(i)
Any building or structure larger than 18 square metres in gross floor area or
coverage shall be considered a principal building; and
(ii)
No accessory building shall be permitted closer than 3 metres to a lot line.
IL2 SUBZONE
(2)
In the IL2 Subzone:
(a)
the uses listed in Section 203 (2) do not apply, and only the following uses are
permitted, subject to Section 203 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d):
animal care establishment
instructional facility
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant
IL3 SUBZONE - Morrison Drive
(3)
In the IL3 Subzone:
(a)
the following uses are also permitted subject to:
(i)
they being located in a building containing one or more of the permitted uses of
the IL3 subzone, other than a full-service restaurant,
(ii)
there being no visible indication of the use from the exterior of the building,
(iii)
access being only possible from within the building, and
(iv)
The cumulative gross leasable floor area they occupy not exceeding 10% of the
permitted gross leasable floor area or 280 square metres, whichever is greater;
fast-food restaurant
take-out restaurant (By-law 2009-392)
(b)
the following uses are prohibited:
animal care establishment (By-law 2015-190)
animal hospital
automobile dealership
automobile rental establishment
(c)
loading facility must not abut Morrison Drive;
(d)
the provisions of subsection 203(3)(h) do not apply and the following maximum
building heights apply:
(i)
23 metres for a building with office as a principal use; and
(ii)
11 metres in all other cases.
(e)
(Deleted as per By-law 2009-302)
IL4 SUBZONE
(4)
In the IL4 Subzone:
(a)
the uses listed in Section 203 (2) do not apply, and only the following uses are
permitted, subject to Section 203 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d):
amusement centre
instructional facility
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant (OMB Order #PL080959 issued March 18, 2010)
IL5 SUBZONE - Palladium Drive
(5)
In the IL5 Subzone:
(a)
the following uses are prohibited:
animal care establishment
animal hospital
amusement centre
amusement park
automobile dealership
automobile rental establishment
automobile service station
car wash
catering establishment
convenience store
gas bar
instructional facility
parking garage
parking lot
personal brewing facility (By-law 2019-41)
personal service business
recreational and athletic facility
(b)
- restaurant, full service must be in a building containing one of the permitted uses in
subsection 203(1); and
(c)
the provisions of subsection 203(3)(d) do not apply and the front yard and corner side
yard must be at least 12 metres.
IL6 SUBZONE - South of Highway 417, west of Terry Fox Drive
(6)
In the IL6 Subzone:
(a)
the following uses are also permitted subject to:
(i)
retail store being limited to the sales of appliances, furniture, floor covering,
paint and wall coverings, doors, windows, building materials supplies, plumbing
supplies, electrical supplies, heating and cooling supplies, kitchen and bathroom
cabinets and fixtures, specialty tools, garden supplies and any products directly
related to the foregoing;
hotel
retail store
(b)
the following uses are prohibited:
animal care establishment
animal hospital
amusement centre
amusement park
automobile dealership
car wash
catering establishment
convenience store
gas bar
instructional facility
parking garage
parking lot
personal brewing facility (By-law 2019-41)
(c)
the provision of subsections 203(2)(b) and (c) do not apply to the following uses:
hotel
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant
retail store, as set out under subsection 204(6)(a) above
(d)
the provisions of subsection 203(3)(d) in so far as it pertains to the front yard do not
apply and the minimum front yard must be at least 12 metres.
IL7 SUBZONE - Kanata Town Centre Area, Terry Fox/Campeau Intersection
(7)
In the IL7 Subzone:
(a)
the following additional uses are permitted:
hotel
retail store being limited to the sale of appliances, furniture, floor covering, paint and
wall coverings, doors, windows, building materials supplies, plumbing supplies,
electrical supplies, heating and cooling supplies, kitchen and bathroom cabinets and
fixtures, specialty tools, garden supplies and any products directly relating to the
foregoing;
(b)
any portion of any yard that is not covered by a permitted building, structure, parking
or loading area, approach, or other similar permitted purpose shall be devoted to
landscaped open space;
(c)
section 203(2)(a), (b) and (c), and (4) do not apply to the uses permitted in Section
203 (2)(d);
(d)
for a retail store:
(i)
the maximum gross floor area is 4,999 m2;
(ii)
with a minimum gross floor area of 1,858 m2 and a maximum gross floor area of
4,999 m2, there are no limitations on the types of products sold, except that
supermarket and department store uses are prohibited. (By-law 2008-462)
(e)
where two or more retail stores are located on the same lot, the minimum gross floor
area does not apply and the maximum gross floor area is 10,000 m2 until such time as
the Kanata Regional Shopping Centre located in the Kanata Town Centre develops to
50,000 m2 in gross floor area. When this threshold has been met, the maximum gross
floor area is 35,000 m2;
(f)
minimum width of landscaped area abutting a residential zone or separated by a
street from a residential zone is 9m.
(g)
maximum gross floor area of 5500 m2 is permitted for office use that is the primary use
of the lot; (By-law 2010-307) (By-law 2008-462)
(h)
the provisions of Section 203(3) do not apply and the provisions set out in Table 204B
below apply:(By-law 2010-307)
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
ZONING PROVISIONS
(a) Minimum Lot Area
4000 square metres
(b) Minimum Lot Width
45 metres
(c) Minimum Front and Corner Side Yard Setback
12 metres
(d) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
7.5 metres
(e) Maximum Lot Coverage
55%
(f) Maximum Building Height
13.5 m
(i)
for a shopping centre and retail store the provisions of Section 203(3) do not
apply and the provisions set out in Table 204C below apply: (By-law 2010-307)
TABLE 204C - IL7 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
ZONING PROVISIONS
(a) Minimum Lot Area
0.81 hectares
(b) Minimum Lot Width
i) Shopping Centre
60 metres
ii) Retail Store
45 metres
(c) Minimum Front and Corner Side Yard Setback
12 metres
(d) Minimum Interior Side Yard
and Rear Yard Setback
i) Shopping Centre
12 metres
ii) Retail Store
7.5 metres
(e) Maximum Lot Coverage
45%
(f) Maximum Building Heights
9 metres or a maximum of 1 storey
except for a mezzanine which can
be used for administrative office
purposes, storage, and other similar
uses.
(j)
for a shopping centre and retail store the maximum gross floor area per development
hectare, which includes all lands zoned for shopping centre and retail store, is 2,298
square metres. (By-law 2010-307)
IL8 SUBZONE - Small Scale Light Industrial Subzone
(8)
In the IL8 Subzone:
(a)
the following uses are prohibited:
TABLE 204B - IL7 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
automobile dealership
automobile rental establishment
automobile service station
car wash
gas bar
parking garage
parking lot
(b)
the provisions of subsection 203(3) do not apply and the provisions set out in Table
204D below apply:
TABLE 204D - IL8 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
ZONING PROVISIONS
(i) Minimum Lot Area
1000 square metres
(ii) Minimum Lot Width
No minimum
(iii) Minimum Front and Corner Side Yard Setback
3 metres
(iv) Minimum Interior Side Yard and Rear Yard Setback
(i) for uses listed in subsection 203(1)
abutting a residential or institutional zone- 7.5
metres
(ii) all other cases - 3 metres
(v) Maximum Lot Coverage
80%
(vi) Maximum Building Heights
(i) within 20 metres of a residential zone - 11
metres
(ii) in all other cases - 18 metres
(vii) Minimum Width of Landscaped Area
(i) abutting a residential or institutional zone -
3 m; may be reduced to one metre if a 1.4
metre high opaque screen is provided
(ii) abutting a street -3 m
(iii) in all other cases - no minimum
IL9 SUBZONE - South Merivale Business Park
(9)
In the IL9 Subzone:
(a)
Despite section 203(1), the following uses are permitted:
day care
hotel
instructional facility
light industrial uses
medical facility
office
park
place of assembly, limited to a convention facility
research and development center
technology industry
training centre
warehouse associated with a permitted use
(b)
Despite the list of uses in section 203(2), the following uses are conditionally permitted
subject to:
(i)
being located within a building containing one or more of the uses listed in 203
(9)(a);
(ii)
the total cumulative gross floor area for these uses not exceeding 25% of the lot
area; and
(iii)
each use not exceeding 300 square metres of gross floor area.
bank
bank machine
convenience store
drive-through facility (OMB Order #PL080959 issued March 18, 2010)
personal service business
post office
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant (OMB Order #PL080959 issued March 18, 2010)
retail store, limit to a business supply store (By-law 2019-338)
(c)
vehicular access from Queen Anne Crescent and Merivale Road is prohibited
(d)
the provisions of subsection 203(3) do not apply and the provisions set out in Table
204E below apply:
(e)
drive-through facility is only permitted in association with the uses in 204(9)(b) and
only when these uses are located within a building containing one or more of the uses
listed in 204(9)(a). (OMB Order #PL080959 issued March 18, 2010)
TABLE 204E - IL9 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
ZONING PROVISIONS
(i) Minimum Lot Area
3,000 square metres
(ii) Minimum Lot Width
50 metres
(iii) Minimum Front, Corner Side, and Rear Yard Setback
i) abutting a residential zone separated by a
street - the yard opposite the residential zone
must be 15 metres, or 1.4 times the height of
the building less one-half the width of the
street, whichever is the greater.
ii) all other cases - 6 m
(iv) Maximum Lot Coverage
60%
(v) Maximum Building Heights
22 metres
(vi) Maximum floor space index
2
(vii) Minimum width of landscaped area around a parking
lot
No minimum
(viii) Minimum Width of Landscaped Area
1. abutting a street - 3 m
2. in all other cases - no minimum