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Loading Space Rates and Provisions (Section 113)
113.
(1)
Except in the case of uses in an LC Zone and on lots abutting Rideau Street, Sparks
Street and Bank Street in Area A (Central Area) of Schedule 1, off-street motor vehicle
loading spaces must be provided for the specified land uses at the rate set out in Table
113A.
(2)
Where more than one use is located in a building or on a lot, vehicle loading spaces must
be provided for each use in accordance with the rate set out in Table 113A.
(3)
A vehicle loading space may be located wholly or partly within a building or structure.
(4)
Despite subsection (1), in the TM Zone, a vehicle loading space is only required for uses
that have a gross floor area of 1,000 m2 or more, except for an office or research and
development centre use for which a vehicle loading space is only required if the use has
a gross floor area of 4,000 m2 or more.
Table 113A- Minimum Number of Vehicle Loading Spaces Required
I
Land Use
Minimum Number of Vehicle Loading Spaces Required per Square
Metres of Gross Floor Area
III
350-999
m2
IV
1000-
1999 m2
V
2000-
4999 m2
VI
5000-
9999 m2
VII
10000-
14999
m2
VIII
15000-
24999
m2
IX
25000
m2 and
over
(a) Heavy
industrial use,
light industrial
use, truck
transport
terminal,
warehouse,
hospital,
museum, place
of worship, post
secondary
educational
institution,
school, sports
arena, theatre,
cannabis
production facility
(By-law 2019-222)
(By-law 2014-74)
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
(b) Office,
research and
development
centre, except in
the TM Zone
(see 113(4)
above)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
I
Land Use
Minimum Number of Vehicle Loading Spaces Required per Square
Metres of Gross Floor Area
III
350-999
m2
IV
1000-
1999 m2
V
2000-
4999 m2
VI
5000-
9999 m2
VII
10000-
14999
m2
VIII
15000-
24999
m2
IX
25000
m2 and
over
(c) Retail food
store, retail store,
shopping centre,
except in the TM
Zone (see 113(4)
above)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
(d) All other non-
residential uses,
except in the TM
Zone (see 113(4)
above)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
(e) Residential
uses
None required
(5)
Where a loading space is required by this by-law, it must comply with the regulations set out in
Table 113B:
Table 113B- Regulations for Vehicle Loading Spaces
I
Zoning Mechanism
Regulations
II
Standard Size Space
III
Oversized Space (see
Table 113C for
Number of Oversized
Spaces Required)
(a) Minimum Width in metres of Driveway
Accessing Loading Space
(i) Single traffic lane - 3.5
(ii) Double traffic lane - 6
(b) Minimum Width in
metres of Aisle
Accessing Loading
Space, by Angle of
Loading Space
(i) 45° or less
5
11
(ii) Between 45° and
60°
6.3
14
(iii) 60° to 90°
9
17
(c) Minimum Width in metres of Loading Space
3.5
4.3
(d) Minimum Length in
metres of Loading
Space
(i) Parallel
9
13
(ii) Other cases
7
13
(e) Minimum Vertical Clearance in metres for
Loading Space
4.2
(f) Permitted Location of Loading Space
Permitted in all locations other than in a required
front yard or required corner side yard, or in a
required yard abutting a residential zone
(6)
A portion of the vehicle loading spaces required under subsection (1) must be provided as
oversized vehicle loading spaces for buildings exceeding the gross floor area indicated in Table
113C. These spaces must comply with the oversized vehicle loading space provisions of Table
113B.
Table 113C- Number of Oversized Vehicle Loading Spaces Required
I
Land Use
II
Minimum Gross Floor Area of
Building (m2)
III
Number of Oversized Spaces
Required
(a) Retail food store, retail store
2,000
½ of the required spaces
(b) Heavy industrial use, light
industrial use, truck transport
terminal, warehouse
5,000
1 space for first 5,000 square
metres plus all required spaces
for gross floor area exceeding
5,000 square metres