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Landscaping Provisions for Parking Lots (Section 110)
110.
(1)
Except in the case of an industrial zone, a minimum of 15% of the area of any parking lot,
whether a principal or an accessory use, must be provided as perimeter or interior
landscaped area comprised of the following:
(a)
a landscaped buffer must be provided between the perimeter of the parking lot and
a lot line in accordance with Table 110. A driveway may cross the landscaped
buffer; and (OMB Order, File #PL080959 issued September 18, 2009)
(b)
in addition to the landscaped buffer, interior landscaping may be provided including
various landscaped islands, landscaped medians, pedestrian pathways or public
plazas to meet the minimum 15% requirement. (OMB Order, File #PL080959
issued September 18, 2009)
Table 110- Minimum Required Width of a Landscaped Buffer of a Parking Lot (OMB Order, File
#PL080959 issued September 18, 2009)
I
Location of
Landscaped Buffer
Minimum Required Width of Landscaped Buffer
II
For a parking lot
containing 10 or
fewer spaces
III
For a parking lot
containing more than
10 but fewer than 100
spaces
IV
For a parking lot
containing 100 or
more spaces
(a) Abutting a street
3 metres
(b) Not abutting a street
None
1.5 metres
3 metres
(2)
Despite subsection (1), in the TM Zone, the 15% landscaped area requirement does not
apply, but:
(a)
Table 110 does apply;
(b)
any area not used for parking or buildings must be landscaped; and
(c)
the perimeter of the parking lot where it abuts a residential zone must be screened
from view by an opaque screen with a minimum height of 1.5 metres.
(3)
All outdoor refuse collection and refuse loading areas contained within or accessed via a
parking lot must be:
(a)
located at least 9.0 metres from a lot line abutting a public street;
(b)
located at least 3.0 metres from any other lot line; and
(c)
screened from view by an opaque screen with a minimum height of 2.0 metres.
(d)
where an in-ground refuse container is provied, the screening requirement of Section
(3)(c) above may be achieved with soft landscaping. (By-law 2020-299)