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RR - Rural Residential Zone (225-226)
Purpose of the Zone
The purpose of the RR - Rural Residential Zone is to:
(1)
recognize and permit large-lot residential development in planned subdivisions and to
acknowledge existing smaller lot development in areas designated as General Rural
Area or Rural Natural Features in the Official Plan;
(2)
recognize clusters of existing residential development found in areas designated as
Agricultural Resource Area or Greenbelt Rural in the Official Plan;
(3)
permit residential-only uses as well as related and accessory uses;
(4)
regulate development in a manner that respects both the residential character of the area
and the surrounding rural context.
225.
In the RR Zone:
Permitted Uses
(1)
The following uses are permitted subject to the following:
(a)
the provisions of subsection 225(2) and (3);
(b)
a maximum of three guest bedrooms is permitted in a bed and breakfast;
(c)
a maximum of 10 persons are permitted in a group home;
(d)
a maximum of 10 persons are permitted in retirement home, converted;
bed and breakfast, see Part 5, Section 121
detached dwelling
group home, see Part 5, Section 125
home-based business, see Part 5, Section 127
home-based day care, see Part 5, Section 129
retirement home, converted, see Part 5, Section 122
additional dwelling unit, see Part 5,Section 133
urban agriculture, see Part 3, Section 82 (By-law 2017-148)
(e)
Despite subsection 225(1), an agricultural use limited to the keeping of a maximum
of 10 hens is permitted as an accessory use to a detached dwelling on a lot of 0.8
ha or larger in area. (By-law 2019-41)
Zone Provisions
(2)
Zone provisions are set out in Table 225 below:
TABLE 225 - RR ZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
RR
(a) Minimum lot area (m2)
8000
(b) Minimum lot width (m)
50
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
RR
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
10
(d) Minimum rear yard setback (m)
10
(e) Minimum interior side yard setback (m)
6
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
10
(g) Maximum height (m)
11
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
15
(3)
For other applicable provisions, see Part 2- General Provisions, Part 3- Specific Use
Provisions and Part 4- Parking, Queuing and Loading Provisions.
RR SUBZONES
226.
In the RR Zone, the following subzones apply:
(1)
The RR1 to RR3 subzone provisions are set out in Table 226A below and are used for
existing country lot developments, while the RR zone is to be used for new subdivision
development.
TABLE 226A: RR1 TO RR3 SUBZONE PROVISIONS
I
ZONING MECHANISMS
II
RR1
III
RR2
IV
RR3
(a) Minimum lot area (m2)
8000
8000
8000
(b) Minimum lot width (m)
45
50
60
(c) Minimum front yard setback (m)
15
12
10
(d) Minimum rear yard setback (m)
15
23
10
(e) Minimum interior side yard setback (m)
3
6
5
(f) Minimum corner side yard setback (m)
15
12
5
(g) Maximum height (m)
11
11
11
(h) Maximum lot coverage (%)
no maximum
8
15
(2)
The RR4 to RR12 subzone provisions are set out in Table 226B below and are used for
existing small lot size rural development in hamlets, along riverfronts and rural lot clusters,
and golf course estate subdivisions.
TABLE 226B: RR4 TO RR17 SUBZONE PROVISIONS (By-law 2008-457)
I
ZONING
MECHANISMS
II
Minimum
Lot Area
(m2)
III
Minimum
Lot
Width
(m)
IV
Minimum
Front
Yard
Setback
(m)
V
Minimum
Rear
Yard
Setback
(m)
VI
Minimum
Interior Side
Yard
Setback (m)
VII
Minimum
Corner
Side Yard
Setback
(m)
VIII
Maximum
Height
(m) -
Principal
Building
IX
Maximum
Lot
Coverage
(%)
(a) RR4
4000
30
7.5
15
4.5
4.5
11
15
(b) RR5
4000
45
10
7.5
4
10
11
15
(c) RR6
2000
25
5
7
5
5
11
15
(d) RR7
2000
35
9
7.5
4.5
6
11
15
(e) RR8
1600
30
9
7.5
4.5
6
11
15
(f) RR9
1350
25
7.5
7.5
3
4
11
15
(g) RR10
1350
30
7.5
7.5
3
6
11
15
(h) RR11
1000
20
7.5
7.5
3
4
11
20
(i) RR12
800
20
7.5
7.5
3
4
11
20
(j) RR13
(By-law 2008-
457)
2000
25
9
7
3
5
11
20
(k) RR14
(By-law 2008-
457)
2000
35
9
7.5
3
6
11
20
(l) RR15
(By-law 2008-
457)
1600
30
9
7.5
3
6
11
20
(m)RR16
(By-law 2008-
457)
1350
25
7.5
7.5
3
4
11
20
(n)RR17
(By-law 2008-
457)
1350
30
7.5
7.5
3
6
11
20