Owen Sound Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-078: Section 6 - Residential Zones

Owen Sound, Ontario · No. 2010-078 · summary & facts

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6 - 1 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 SECTION 6 RESIDENTIAL ZONES In any Residential Zone, no land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, located or used for any purpose except in accordance with the following regulations: 6.1 PERMITTED USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES Within any Residential Zone, no person shall use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except one or more of the following uses: Uses Uses Permitted In Zone R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 MR RESIDENTIAL Dwelling, Single Detached      * Dwelling, Semi Detached     * Dwelling, Duplex    * Dwelling, Townhouse *    Dwelling, Converted (see Section 6.1 ii) *    Dwelling, Apartment   Dwelling Units in Combination with a Permitted Non-Residential Use  Group Home       Boarding or Lodging House   Accessory Apartment (see Section 6.1 i)       COMMERCIAL Clinics   Personal Service Uses   INSTITUTIONAL Community Lifestyle Facility  Day Nursery   Long Term Care Facility   Place of Worship (see Section 5.17.4)       6 - 2 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 Uses Uses Permitted In Zone R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 MR Public Parks (see Section 5.17.5)       Schools   * As existing on the date of this By-law coming into effect Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4], ZBA [51] i) Deleted by By-law No. 2023-019 ZBA [41] ii) Where a dwelling unit existing as of the date of this By-law in a Zone which permits a Converted Dwelling exceeds the maximum permitted Floor Space Index (FSI), a Converted Dwelling may be permitted provided there are no additions or expansions of the existing building. 6 - 3 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 6.2 SINGLE RESIDENTIAL (R1) ZONE REGULATIONS R1 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached a Minimum Lot Frontage 15m b Minimum Lot Area 550m² c Maximum Lot Coverage 35% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 7.5m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.5m f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m h Maximum Building Height 10m i Minimum Landscaped Open Space N/A Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4] 6 - 4 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 6.3 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R2) ZONE REGULATIONS R2 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached Dwelling, Semi Detached a Minimum Lot Frontage 13.5m 10m/unit b Minimum Lot Area 475m² 300m²/unit c Maximum Lot Coverage 35% 40% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 7.5m 6.5m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.5m 7.5m f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side (0.0 m at a common party wall) or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport for each unit (0.0 m at a common party wall) g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m 3.0m h Maximum Building Height 10m 10m 6 - 5 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 6.4 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R3) ZONE REGULATIONS R3 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached Dwelling, Semi Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Converted having a maximum of 3 dwelling units; Dwelling, Townhouse As existing on the effective date of this By- law a Minimum Lot Frontage 12 m 10m/unit 15m As regulated by Section 6.5 Medium Density Residential (R4) b Minimum Lot Area 400 m² 300m²/unit 500m² c Maximum Lot Coverage 40% 40% 35% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 6.5 m 6.5m 7.5m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side (0.0 m at a common party wall) or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport for each unit (0.0 m at a common party wall) 1.2 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other side or 0.9m on the side where there is an attached garage or carport for each unit and 1.2 metres on the other side g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m h Maximum Building Height 10m 10m 10m Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4] 6 - 6 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 6.5 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R4) ZONE REGULATIONS R4 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached Dwelling, Semi Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Townhouse Dwelling, Converted maximum of 3 dwelling units (provisions for original dwelling in R4 Zone apply save and except for those listed below) a Minimum Lot Frontage 12m 10m/unit 15m 25m total development parcel and for any Street Fronting Townhouse 5.5 m/unit b Minimum Lot Area 400m² 300m²/unit 500m² 200m²/unit and 900m²/ total development parcel 500 m² c Maximum Lot Coverage 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 6.5m 6.5m 7.5m 7.0m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.0m 6 - 7 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 R4 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached Dwelling, Semi Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Townhouse Dwelling, Converted maximum of 3 dwelling units (provisions for original dwelling in R4 Zone apply save and except for those listed below) f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side (0.0 m at a common party wall) or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport for each unit (0.0 m at a common party wall) 1.2 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other side or 0.9m on the side where there is an attached garage or carport for each unit and 1.2 metres on the other side 1.2 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other side (0.0 m where there is a common party wall) g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m h Maximum Building Height 10m 10m 10m 10m i Maximum Density N/A N/A N/A 1 unit/ 300m² total development parcel 1 unit/ 250m² total developmen t parcel Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4] 6 - 8 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 6.6 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL (R5) ZONE REGULATIONS R5 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached Dwelling, Semi Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Townhouse Dwelling, Converted (provisions for original dwelling in R5 Zone apply save and except for those listed below) a Minimum Lot Frontage 12m 10m/ unit 13.5m 25m total development parcel and for any Street Fronting Townhouse 5.5 m/unit b Minimum Lot Area 400m² 300m²/ unit 450m² 200m²/ unit and 900m²/ total development parcel 400m² c Maximum Lot Coverage 40% 40% 40% 40% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 6.5m 6.5m 6.5m 6.5m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.0m 6 - 9 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 R5 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached Dwelling, Semi Detached Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Townhouse Dwelling, Converted (provisions for original dwelling in R5 Zone apply save and except for those listed below) f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport 1.2 m on one side and 0.9 m on the other side (0.0 m at a common party wall) or 0.9m on both sides where there is an attached garage or carport for each unit (0.0 m at a common party wall) 1.2 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other side or 0.9m on the side where there is an attached garage or carport for each unit and 1.2 metres on the other side 1.2 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other side (0.0 m at a common party wall). g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m 3.0m h Maximum Building Height 10m 10m 10m 10m i Maximum Density N/A N/A N/A 0.6 FSI 1.0 FSI Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4] 6 - 10 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4] R5 Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Apartment Uses, Institutional Uses, Commercial a Minimum Lot Frontage 13.5m 20m 12m b Minimum Lot Area 450m² 1,000m² 500m² c Maximum Lot Coverage 40% 60% 40% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 6.5m 10m 7.0m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.5m 2.0m 7.0m f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.2m on one side and 4.0m on the other side 3.0m 1.5m g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m 2.0m 3.0m h Maximum Building Height 12m 12m 10m i Maximum Density 1.0 FSI 1.5 FSI 1.5 FSI 6 - 11 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 6.7 MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL (MR) ZONE REGULATIONS MR Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Dwelling, Single Detached; Dwelling, Semi Detached; Dwelling, Duplex as existing on the date of this By-law coming in to effect Dwelling, Townhouse Dwelling, Converted (provisions for original dwelling in MR Zone apply save and except for those listed below) Dwelling, Apartment a Minimum Lot Frontage As regulated by Section 6.6 General Residential (R5) 25 m total development parcel, and for any Street Fronting Townhouse 5.5 m/unit 25m b Minimum Lot Area 200m²/ unit and 900m²/ total development parcel 500m² 1,000m² c Maximum Lot Coverage 40% 40% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 6.5m 10m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.0m 10m f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.2 m on one side and 3.0 m on the other side (0.0 m at a common part wall) 6.0m for buildings over 3 storeys in height or 4.0m for buildings 3 storeys and less g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m h Maximum Building Height 10m 15m i Maximum Density 1.0 FSI 1.0 FSI 1.5 FSI j Minimum Landscaped Open Space N/A 30% Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4] 6 - 12 Section 6 - Residential Updated: December 2023 MR Zone Permitted Uses Regulations Uses, Commercial (including residential uses in combination with a permitted non-residential use) Uses, Institutional a Minimum Lot Frontage 10m 20m b Minimum Lot Area 500m² 1,000m² c Maximum Lot Coverage 50% 60% d Minimum Front Yard Setback 7.0m 10m e Minimum Rear Yard Setback 7.0m 2.0m f Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback 1.5m 3.0m g Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback 3.0m 2.0m h Maximum Building Height 15m 15m i Gross Floor Area Maximum 175m² for a commercial use j Maximum Density N/A 1.5 FSI k Minimum Landscaped Open Space N/A N/A Amendments affecting the table above: ZBA [4]