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Permitted Projections Into Yards (Section 65)
(By-law 2020-289)
65.
(1)
Despite any other provision to the contrary, the following features and other similar features
are permitted to project from a principal building or a building containing a coach house into
a required or provided yard, whichever yard is lesser, in accordance with Table 65. Where
no yard setback is specified, the provisions of Table 65 do not apply. This section does not
apply to: (By-law 2016-356) (By-law 2020-289)
(a)
accessory buildings which are regulated by Section 55, except as set out in row (9) of
Table 65. (By-law 2008-386)
(b)
development parcels within the interior of a planned unit development that are not
adjacent to a required yard;
(c)
required separation areas between development parcels in a planned unit
development, or
(d)
the projection of any structure listed in Table 65, row (6) into the minimum required
setback from watercourses or waterbodies (Section 69).
(e)
subsection 138(1), which deems a 0 m setback between two vertically-attached units,
applies. (By-law 2010-307)
(f)
In the case where the minimum required building setback from a lot line is less than
the minimum setback outlined in Table 65 below, the minimum required building
setback prevails. (By-law 2020-299)
(2)
An at-grade projection must not project into the minimum aggregated soft landscaped area
required in the front yard and in the corner side yard pursuant to Section 139, on lots zoned
R1, R2, R3 and R4 within Area A of Schedule 342. (By-law 2020-289)
Table 65 - Permitted Projections into Yards (By-law 2020-289)
I
Feature
Maximum Size and Extent of Projection
II
For Residential Use Buildings
III
For All Other Buildings
(1) Chimney, chimney box and
fireplace box
1 m, but not closer than 0.6 m
to a lot line
2 m, but not closer than 0.6 m to
a lot line
(2) Eaves, eave-troughs and
gutters
1 m, but not closer than 0.3 m
to a lot line
2 m, but not closer than 0.3 m to
a lot line
(3) Ornamental elements such
as sills, belt courses, cornices,
parapets and pilasters
0.6 m, but not closer than 0.6
m to a lot line
1.2 m, but not closer than 0.6 m
to a lot line
(4) Canopies and awnings
(a) Residential use buildings other than low-rise apartment
dwellings and mid-high rise apartment dwellings: -1.8 m, but not
closer than 0.6 m to a lot line
(b) All other buildings including a low-rise apartment dwelling and
mid-high-rise apartment dwelling:
I
Feature
Maximum Size and Extent of Projection
II
For Residential Use Buildings
III
For All Other Buildings
i) a distance equal to ½ the depth of a front, rear or corner
side yard but not closer than 0.6 m to a lot line, and
ii) 1.8 m into an interior side yard, but not closer than 0.6 m to
a side lot line
(5) Fire escapes, open
stairways, stoop, landing, steps
and ramps
(a) Wheelchair ramps - no limit
(b) Other features:
i) where at or below the floor level of the first floor:
1. in the case of the interior side yard or rear yard: no
limit, and
2. in the case of the front yard or corner side yard: no
closer than 0.6m to a lot line, and
ii) other cases:
1. In the case of any yard: 1.5 m, but not closer than 1 m to
a lot line; except that, switchback stairs and landings may
project 2.2 m into the rear yard where these are intended to
provide a means of egress for dwelling units located on the
second and higher storeys. (By-law 2020-289)
(6) Covered or uncovered
balcony, porch, deck, platform
and verandah, with a maximum
of two enclosed sides, excluding
those covered by canopies and
awnings
a) uncovered, unenclosed features such as decks or platforms
where the walking surface is not higher than 0.6 m above adjacent
grade :
(i) in the interior side yard and rear yard: no limit
(ii) in the front yard and corner side yard - the greater of 2m or
50% of the required front yard or corner side yard, but no closer
than 1m to a property line; and (By-law 2008-462) (By-law 2014-
278)
(b) In the R1, R2, R3 and R4 Zones within Area A of Schedule 342:
(i) (6)(a) applies, and
(ii)On a lot with a depth of between 23.5m and 30.5 m, where the
rear lot line abuts an R1, R2, R3 or R4 zone, the maximum rear
yard projection (By-law 2024-563) is:
(iii)
1.2 m above the first floor.
(iii) Where a lot has a depth of 23.5 m or less, the maximum
rear yard projection is 0 m above the first floor; (By-law 2024-563)
(iv) In all other cases, the maximum projection is 2 m, but no
closer than 1 m from any lot line.
(v) Where a deck or balcony occurs above the first floor and
is within 1.5 metres of an exterior side wall or interior side lot line of
a residential-zoned lot, a 1.5 metre high opaque screen is to be
provided facing the interior side lot line. (By-law 2020-289) (By-law
2021-111)
(c) In all other cases: 2 metres, but no closer than 1 metre from
any lot line. (By-law 2020-289)
I
Feature
Maximum Size and Extent of Projection
II
For Residential Use Buildings
III
For All Other Buildings
(7) Bay window where window
faces a lot line
1 m, but not closer than 1.2 m
from a lot line
No restriction
(8) Air conditioner condenser,
heat pump or similar equipment
(By-law 2013-224)
1 m, but not closer to a lot line
than 0.3 m, and may not be
located in a front yard or a
corner side yard
(a) In a yard abutting a residential
use - 1 m, but not closer to a lot
line than 0.3 m
(b) Other cases - no restriction
(9) A carport that exists on or
before October 8, 2008
(By-law 2008-386)
A carport that existed on or
before October 8, 2008
complies if:
(a) it is attached to the house
to which it is accessory;
(b) it is entirely open on at
least two sides;
(c) it is built over the driveway;
(d) it is not in:
i) a required front yard
ii) a required side yard
abutting a street, or
iii) that area of the rear
yard abutting a street that
is equal distance from the
side lot line abutting the
street as the required
corner side yard.