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Part II: Section 18 - General Commercial 3 Zone (GC3) - Zoning By-law
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S E C T I O N 1 8
GENERAL COMMERCIAL 3 ZONE (GC3)
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18.1
Permitted Uses
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18.2
Zone Regulations
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18.3
Site and Area Specific Regulations
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18.1 Permitted Uses
All of those uses set out in Section 16.1.
Multiple use apartment dwellings.
Public open space/parks.
18.2 Zone Regulations
18.2.1
All Uses Permitted in Section 16.1 with the Exception of Existing
Dwellings, Residential Conversion of an Existing Commercial
Building, Automobile Service Stations, Gas Bars, Multiple Use
Apartment Dwellings and Group Homes (41/2010)
(1)
Lot Area:
(minimum)
950m2
(2)
Lot Frontage:
(minimum)
30m
(3)
Front Yard Depth:
(minimum)
3m except that where a building
exceeds 10m in height, a front
yard of 3m plus 1m for every 3m
of building height or major portion
thereof above 10m shall be
provided
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(4)
Side Yard Widths:
(minimum)
i) 3m, except as follows:
where a side yard abuts a
Residential Zone a minimum side
yard of 5m shall be provided;
ii) where a side yard is an exterior
side yard a 6m side yard shall be
provided; or
iii) where a building exceeds 10m in
height, a side yard of 3m plus 1m
for every 3m of building height or
major portion thereof above 10m
shall be provided.
(5)
Rear Yard Depth:
(minimum)
10m
(6)
Lot Coverage:
(maximum)
50%
(7)
Height:
(maximum)
45m
(8)
Landscaped Open Space: (minimum)
15%
(9)
Landscaped Strips:
(minimum)
3m adjacent to a Residential Zone
18.2.2
Existing Dwellings
(1)
The regulations set out in Section 7.2.1 shall apply.
18.2.3
Residential Conversion of an Existing Commercial Building
(1)
The regulations set out in Section 14.2.2 shall apply.
18.2.4
Automobile Service Stations and Gas Bars
(1)
The regulations set out in Section 15.2.2 shall apply.
18.2.5
Multiple Use Apartment Dwellings
(1)
Lot Area:
(minimum)
75m2 per dwelling unit, except that
for each required parking space
provided within the building or
underground there may be a
reduction
of
25m2
from
the
required lot area
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(2)
Lot Frontage:
(minimum)
25m
(3)
Front Yard Depth:
(minimum)
9m
(4)
Side Yard Widths:
(minimum)
6m plus 1/4 of the building height
(5)
Rear Yard Depth:
(minimum)
10m
(6)
Lot Coverage:
(maximum)
35%
(7)
Height:
(maximum)
45m
(8)
Landscaped Open Space: (minimum)
40%
18.2.6
Group Homes
(41/2010)
(1)
The regulations set out in Section 3.16 shall apply.
18.3 Site and Area Specific Regulations
The following site and area specific zones shall be subject to the preceding
permitted uses and zone regulations except where those permitted uses and
regulations are varied by the provisions of these site and area specific zones.
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GC3-1
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GC3-4
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GC3-7
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GC3-2
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GC3-5
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GC3-8
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GC3-3
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GC3-6
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GC3-9
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GC3-10
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18.3.1 GC3-1
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
18.3.1.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
May be used for a light industrial use or an automobile body shop.
18.3.1.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
Building Restriction:
a light industrial use or an automobile body shop
shall be limited to the existing buildings and there
shall be no increase in the floor area of the buildings
18.3.2 GC3-2
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
18.3.2.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
May be used for a 3 unit multiple attached dwelling.
18.3.2.2 Site Zone Regulations - 3 Unit Multiple Attached Dwelling
(1)
Lot Frontage:
(minimum)
17.8m
(2)
Rear Yard Depth:
(minimum)
6.5m
18.3.3 GC3-3
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
18.3.3.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
A combined personal service shop and a dwelling unit may be permitted.
18.3.3.2 Site Zone Provisions - Combined Personal Service Shop and a Dwelling Unit
(1)
Lot Frontage:
(minimum)
12.2m
(2)
Side Yard Widths:
(minimum)
1.5m along north and south sides
(3)
Rear Yard Depth:
(minimum)
1.5m
(4)
Landscaped Strips:
(minimum) -
1.5m along the north, south and
west lot lines adjacent to the
building
- 0.6m along the north side of the
parking lot
- no landscaped strips along the
south property line adjacent to the
parking lot
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18.3.4 GC3-4
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
(95/2003)
18.3.4.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
Accessory uses and buildings.
(2)
Converted dwelling units.
(3)
Multiple use apartment dwellings.
(4)
Those uses set out in Section 16.1, excluding night clubs, automobile washing
establishments,
automobile
repair
establishments
automobile
sales
establishments, gas bars, taxi stands, and automobile service stations.
(5)
Those uses set out in Section 11.1.
18.3.4.2 Site Zone Regulations-Converted Dwelling Unit
(1)
Front Yard Depth:
(minimum)
5m
(2)
Landscaped Open Space: (minimum)
20%
(3)
Garage Restriction:
(minimum)
the existing garage may only be
used for accessory purposes to the
commercial uses or the dwelling
unit use
(4)
Lighting:
(minimum)
exterior lighting shall be of a non-
glare nature and directed away
from
adjacent
residential
properties
(5)
Floor Area Restriction:
(minimum)
56m2 for each dwelling unit
(6)
Signs:
(minimum)
must be of a non-glare nature
18.3.4.3 Site Zone Regulations - Multiple Use Apartment Dwellings
(1)
The regulations set out in Section 18.2.5 shall apply.
18.3.4.4 Site Zone Regulations - Uses Permitted in Section 16.1
(1)
The regulations set out in Section 16.2 shall apply.
18.3.4.5 Site Zone Regulations - Uses Permitted in Section 11.1
(1)
The respective regulations set out in Section 11.2 shall apply.
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18.3.6 GC3-6
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
18.3.6.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
May be used for an automobile sales lot and automobile repair establishment
which includes motor vehicle painting.
18.3.6.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
Redevelopment:
if the said lands are redeveloped, and a new building
is being utilized for the purpose of an automobile
sales and repair establishment, then such new
building shall comply with all requirements of
Section 18.2.1.
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18.3.7 GC3-7
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
(OMB Approved - 77/2006)
18.3.7.1 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
Planting Strips:
Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 3.20 (2)
- Planting Strips, there shall be no planting strip
requirement along the south property line and along
the west property line to within 3 metres of the north
property line.
18.3.8 GC3-8
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
(133/2006)
18.3.8.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
All of those uses set out in Section 16.1 and 18.1
(2)
May be used for a hospice.
18.3.8.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
As set out in Sections 18.2.1 and 3.47.
18.3.9 GC3-9
(See Zoning Map Part 38)
(44/2018)
18.3.9.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
All of those uses set out in Section 18.1
18.3.9.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
Lot Area:
(minimum)
0.46 ha
(2)
Front Yard
(London Rd):
(minimum)
2.8m
(3)
Exterior Side Yard:
(minimum)
east side
2.3m
(4)
Interior Side Yard:
(minimum)
west side
2.4m
(5)
Lot Coverage:
(maximum)
42.2%
(6)
Landscaped Space:
(minimum)
24.1%
(7)
Planting strip adjacent
to a residential property:(minimum)
2.4m
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(8)
Planting strip adjacent
to a Street:
(minimum)
2.8m along London Rd.
2.3m along Christina St.
(9)
Balcony setback from
property line:
(minimum)
1.3m
(10)
Main floor
Commercial space:
(minimum)
185.8m2
(11)
Parking Spaces:
(minimum)
137 spaces
(12)
Visitors Parking:
(minimum)
10 spaces
18.3.10 GC3-10 (See Zoning Map Part 38)
(176/2019)
18.3.10.1 Permitted Uses
(1)
All of those uses set out in Section 18.1
18.3.10.2 Site Zone Regulations
(1)
Lot Area:
(minimum)
0.29 ha
(2)
Side Yard Width (north side):
6.4m
Floors 1 to 5
(minimum)
6.4m
Floors 6 to 19
(minimum)
12.5m
(3)
Side Yard Width (south side):
Floors 1 to 5
(minimum)
2.7m
Floors 6 to 19
(minimum)
8.1m
(4)
Rear Yard Depth:
(minimum)
3.5m
(5)
Lot Coverage:
(maximum)
40%
(6)
Planting strip adjacent
to a residential property: (minimum)
0.0m
(7)
Planting strip adjacent
to a street:
(minimum)
1.0m
(8)
Main floor
commercial space:
(minimum)
58m2
(9)
Parking spaces:
(minimum)
1.2 spaces per dwelling unit
(10) Bicycle parking:
(minimum)
0.2 spaces per dwelling unit
(11) Visitor parking:
(minimum)
21 spaces
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