Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Part 1) — full text, Toronto, Ontario

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Office Consolidation CITY OF TORONTO - Zoning By-law BY-LAW NO. 569-2013 ORIGINALLY ENACTED BY CITY COUNCIL May 9, 2013 Last updated: July 31, 2024, with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 ************************* OLT/LPAT/OMB File: OLT-22-002465 / PL130592 This office consolidation includes all Ontario Land Tribunal / Local Planning Appeal Tribunal / Ontario Municipal Board (OLT/LPAT/OMB) decisions issued up to the date of consolidation. Explanatory Note: The portions of this By-law that are highlighted bright yellow were originally enacted by City Council May 9, 2013 and are under appeal to the OLT/LPAT/OMB and are not in full force and effect. The portions of this By-law that are shaded dark yellow identify amendments enacted by City Council after May 9, 2013 which are under appeal to the OLT/LPAT/OMB and are not in full force and effect. The portions of this By-law that are shaded blue identify amendments enacted by City Council after May 9, 2013 which are not in full force and effect. ************************* LAST UPDATED: July 31, 2024, with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Volume 1 of 4 (Chapters 1 to 800) The following zoning by-law amendments have been enacted by City Council or the OLT/LPAT/OMB as of July 31, 2024, but are not yet incorporated into the office consolidation of By-law 569-2013: 113-2015(OMB) - 170 North Queen Street 1043-2015 - 270-288 Church Street, 101-105 Bond Street and 111 Bond Street 1356-2015 - 151-177 Roehampton Avenue and 140-144 Redpath Avenue 1358-2015 - 33 King Street, 22 John Street and 2 Elsmere Avenue 225-2016 - 12-18 Marquette Avenue and 7 Carhartt Street 292-2016 - 1030 and 1040 Islington Avenue 758-2016 - 11 and 33 Centre Avenue and 80 Chestnut Street 831-2017 - 15, 17, 19 and 21 Greenbriar Road 1268-2017 - Amendment to By-law 831-2017 noted above 1296-2018 - 721 Eastern Ave 269-2019 - 125, 129 and 131 O'Connor Drive and 1119 and 1121 Pape Avenue 1011-2020(LPAT) - 250 Lawrence Avenue West and 219 Glengarry Avenue 906-2022 - 72 Perth Avenue 1009-2022 - 25 Sewells Road and 182 to 250 Brenyon Way 1279-2022(OLT) - 214 Soudan Avenue (including 214-226 Soudan Avenue and 19-21 Brownlow Avenue) 771-2023 - 125 The Esplanade 775-2023 - 3355, 3357 and 3365 Kingston Road and 34 Annis Road 780-2023 - 750 Huntingwood Drive 791-2023(OLT) - 26, 30-36 and 38 Burnhamthorpe Road and 45-49 Burnhamthorpe Crescent 1122-2023 - 3379-3385 Lawrence Avenue East 1164-2023 - 214-224 Merton Street 1255-2023 - 759-763 Queen Street East Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto i Contents Volume 1 Chapter 1 Administration ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.5.1 Title ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5.2 Purpose and Intent of this By-law ................................................................................................................. 1 1.5.3 Licenses, Permits and Other By-laws........................................................................................................... 1 1.5.4 Defined Terms .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.5.5 Zoning By-law Map ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5.6 Former General Zoning By-laws ................................................................................................................... 1 1.5.7 Lands Subject to this By-law ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.5.8 Items that are part of this By-law .................................................................................................................. 2 1.5.9 Items that are not part of this By-law ............................................................................................................ 2 1.5.10 Severability of this By-law ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.20 Interpretation ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.20.1 By-law Structure ......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.20.2 How to Read this By-law -Text ................................................................................................................... 3 1.20.3 How to Read this By-law - Zoning By-law Map .......................................................................................... 4 1.20.4 How to Read this By-law - Overlay Maps ................................................................................................... 5 1.40 Zones and Zone Categories .............................................................................................................................. 6 1.40.10 Residential Zone Category ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.40.15 Residential Apartment Zone Category ..................................................................................................... 6 1.40.30 Commercial Zone Category ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.40.40 Commercial Residential Zone Category ................................................................................................... 7 1.40.50 Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category.............................................................................. 8 1.40.60 Employment Industrial Zone Category ..................................................................................................... 8 1.40.80 Institutional Zone Category ....................................................................................................................... 9 1.40.90 Open Space Zone Category ..................................................................................................................... 9 1.40.100 Utility and Transportation Zone Category ............................................................................................. 10 Chapter 2 Compliance with this By-law .................................................................................................................. 11 2.1 Matters to Comply ............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.1.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.2 Variances .................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.3 Transition Clauses ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 5 Regulations Applying to all Zones ........................................................................................................ 14 5.10 General Regulations ........................................................................................................................................ 14 5.10.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 5.10.20 Permitted Uses ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto ii 5.10.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 15 5.10.40 Principal Building Requirements............................................................................................................. 15 5.10.50 Yards ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 5.10.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures .......................................................................................................... 18 5.10.75 Energy Regulations ................................................................................................................................ 18 5.10.175 Fence .................................................................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 10 Residential ............................................................................................................................................. 20 10.5 Regulations Applying to the Residential Zone Category ................................................................................. 20 10.5.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 10.5.20 Permitted Uses ....................................................................................................................................... 20 10.5.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 22 10.5.40 Principal Building Requirements............................................................................................................. 24 10.5.50 Yards ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 10.5.55 Amenities ................................................................................................................................................ 32 10.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures .......................................................................................................... 32 10.5.75 Energy Regulations ................................................................................................................................ 36 10.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................... 37 10.5.100 Access to Lot ........................................................................................................................................ 39 10.5.150 Waste .................................................................................................................................................... 41 10.10 Residential Zone ( R ) ................................................................................................................................... 42 10.10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 42 10.10.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 42 10.10.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 50 10.10.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 51 10.10.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ........................................................................................................ 58 10.10.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 59 10.20 Residential Detached Zone (RD) .................................................................................................................. 61 10.20.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 61 10.20.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 61 10.20.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 67 10.20.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 68 10.20.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 74 10.40 Residential Semi-Detached Zone (RS) ......................................................................................................... 76 10.40.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 76 10.40.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 76 10.40.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 82 10.40.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 83 10.40.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 89 10.60 Residential Townhouse Zone ( RT) .............................................................................................................. 90 10.60.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 90 10.60.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 90 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto iii 10.60.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 96 10.60.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 97 10.60.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 101 10.80 Residential Multiple Zone (RM) ................................................................................................................... 103 10.80.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 103 10.80.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 103 10.80.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 109 10.80.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 111 10.80.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 116 Chapter 15 Residential Apartment ........................................................................................................................ 117 15.5 Regulations Applying to the Residential Apartment Zone Category ............................................................. 117 15.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 117 15.5.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 117 15.5.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 119 15.5.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 120 15.5.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................... 124 15.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ........................................................................................................ 125 15.5.75 Energy Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 127 15.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 128 15.5.100 Access to Lot ...................................................................................................................................... 129 15.5.150 Waste .................................................................................................................................................. 129 15.10 Residential Apartment Zone (RA) ............................................................................................................... 131 15.10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 131 15.10.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 131 15.10.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 134 15.10.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 134 15.20 Residential Apartment Commercial (RAC).................................................................................................. 137 15.20.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 137 15.20.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 137 15.20.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 141 15.20.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 142 Chapter 30 Commercial .......................................................................................................................................... 145 30.5 Regulations Applying to the Commercial Zone Category ............................................................................. 145 30.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 145 30.5.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 145 30.5.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 145 30.5.75 Energy Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 147 30.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 148 30.20 Commercial Local Zone (CL) ...................................................................................................................... 149 30.20.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 149 30.20.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 149 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto iv 30.20.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 151 30.20.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 152 30.20.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 156 30.20.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 156 30.20.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 157 30.20.100 Access to Lot .................................................................................................................................... 157 30.20.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 158 Chapter 40 Commercial Residential ..................................................................................................................... 159 40.5 Regulations Applying to the Commercial Residential Zone Category .......................................................... 159 40.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 159 40.5.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 160 40.5.75 Energy Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 163 40.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 163 40.10 Commercial Residential Zone (CR) ............................................................................................................ 165 40.10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 165 40.10.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 165 40.10.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 172 40.10.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 173 40.10.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 187 40.10.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 187 40.10.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 188 40.10.100 Access to Lot .................................................................................................................................... 189 40.10.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 189 Chapter 50 Commercial Residential Employment ............................................................................................... 191 50.5 Regulations Applying to the Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category ..................................... 191 50.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 191 50.5.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 191 50.5.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 192 50.5.75 Energy Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 195 50.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 196 50.10 Commercial Residential Employment Zone (CRE) ..................................................................................... 196 50.10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 196 50.10.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 197 50.10.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 203 50.10.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 208 50.10.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 209 50.10.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 209 50.10.100 Access to Lot .................................................................................................................................... 210 50.10.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 210 Chapter 60 Employment Industrial ....................................................................................................................... 212 60.5 Regulations Applying to the Employment - Industrial Zone Category .......................................................... 212 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto v 60.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 212 60.5.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 212 60.5.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 212 60.5.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 212 60.5.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................... 215 60.5.75 Energy Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 215 60.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 216 60.5.90 Loading ................................................................................................................................................. 217 60.5.100 Access to Lot ...................................................................................................................................... 217 60.10 Employment Light Industrial Zone (EL) ....................................................................................................... 219 60.10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 219 60.10.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 219 60.10.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 222 60.10.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 223 60.10.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 224 60.10.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 224 60.10.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 224 60.10.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 225 60.20 Employment Industrial Zone (E) .................................................................................................................. 226 60.20.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 226 60.20.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 226 60.20.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 231 60.20.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 231 60.20.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 232 60.20.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 232 60.20.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 233 60.20.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 233 60.30 Employment Heavy Industrial Zone (EH) .................................................................................................... 234 60.30.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 234 60.30.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 234 60.30.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 236 60.30.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 236 60.30.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 238 60.30.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 238 60.40 Employment Industrial Office Zone (EO) .................................................................................................... 239 60.40.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 239 60.40.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 239 60.40.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 243 60.40.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 244 60.40.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 245 60.40.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 245 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto vi 60.40.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 245 60.40.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 246 Chapter 80 Institutional .......................................................................................................................................... 247 80.5 Regulations Applying to the Institutional Zone Category .............................................................................. 247 80.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 247 80.5.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 247 80.5.30 Lot Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 247 80.5.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 248 80.5.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................... 250 80.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ........................................................................................................ 250 80.5.75 Energy Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 251 80.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 251 80.5.100 Access to Lot ...................................................................................................................................... 252 80.10 Institutional General Zone (I) ....................................................................................................................... 253 80.10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 253 80.10.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 253 80.10.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 255 80.10.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 256 80.10.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 257 80.10.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 258 80.10.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 258 80.10.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 258 80.20 Institutional Hospital Zone (IH) .................................................................................................................... 259 80.20.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 259 80.20.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 259 80.20.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 261 80.20.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 262 80.20.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 263 80.20.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 264 80.20.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 264 80.20.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 264 80.30 Institutional Education Zone (IE) ................................................................................................................. 265 80.30.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 265 80.30.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 265 80.30.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 267 80.30.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 268 80.30.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 268 80.30.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 269 80.30.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 269 80.40 Institutional School Zone (IS) ...................................................................................................................... 270 80.40.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 270 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto vii 80.40.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 270 80.40.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 272 80.40.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 272 80.40.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 273 80.40.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 273 80.40.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 274 80.40.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................... 274 80.40.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 275 80.50 Institutional Place of Worship Zone (IPW) .................................................................................................. 276 80.50.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 276 80.50.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 276 80.50.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 278 80.50.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 278 80.50.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 279 80.50.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 280 80.50.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 280 80.50.150 Waste ................................................................................................................................................ 280 Chapter 90 Open Space .......................................................................................................................................... 281 90.5 Regulations Applying to the Open Space Zone Category ............................................................................ 281 90.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 281 90.5.20 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................................................... 281 90.5.40 Principal Building Requirements........................................................................................................... 281 90.5.75 Energy Regulations .............................................................................................................................. 283 90.5.80 Parking .................................................................................................................................................. 284 90.10 Open Space Zone (O) ................................................................................................................................. 285 90.10.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 285 90.10.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 285 90.10.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 285 90.20 Open Space - Natural Zone (ON) ............................................................................................................... 287 90.20.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 287 90.20.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 287 90.20.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 288 90.30 Open Space - Recreation Zone (OR) .......................................................................................................... 289 90.30.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 289 90.30.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 289 90.30.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 290 90.40 Open Space - Golf Course Zone (OG) ........................................................................................................ 292 90.40.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 292 90.40.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 292 90.40.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 293 90.50 Open Space - Marina Zone (OM) ................................................................................................................ 294 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto viii 90.50.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 294 90.50.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 294 90.50.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 295 90.70 Open Space - Cemetery Zone (OC) ........................................................................................................... 297 90.70.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 297 90.70.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................... 297 90.70.40 Principal Building Requirements......................................................................................................... 297 Chapter 100 Utility and Transportation ................................................................................................................ 299 100.5 Regulations Applying to the Utility and Transportation Zone Category ...................................................... 299 100.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 299 100.5.75 Energy Regulations ............................................................................................................................ 299 100.5.80 Parking ................................................................................................................................................ 300 100.10 Utility and Transportation Zone (UT) ......................................................................................................... 301 100.10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 301 100.10.20 Permitted Uses ................................................................................................................................. 301 100.10.40 Principal Building Requirements....................................................................................................... 302 100.10.80 Parking .............................................................................................................................................. 302 Chapter 150 Specific Use Regulations ................................................................................................................. 303 150.5 Home Occupation ........................................................................................................................................ 303 150.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 303 150.5.20 Use Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 303 150.5.40 Building Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 304 150.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures ...................................................................................................... 304 150.5.80 Parking and Bicycle Parking ............................................................................................................... 304 150.7 Garden Suites ............................................................................................................................................. 305 150.7.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 305 150.7.20 Use Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 305 150.7.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 305 150.7.60 Ancillary Building Requirements When Containing a Garden Suite ................................................... 306 150.7.75 Energy Regulations ............................................................................................................................ 312 150.7.80 Parking and Bicycle Parking ............................................................................................................... 312 150.8 Laneway Suites ........................................................................................................................................... 312 150.8.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 312 150.8.20 Use Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 312 150.8.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 313 150.8.50 Yards .................................................................................................................................................. 313 150.8.60 Ancillary Building Requirements When Containing a Laneway Suite ................................................ 313 150.8.80 Parking and Bicycle Parking ............................................................................................................... 318 150.10 Secondary Suite ........................................................................................................................................ 318 150.10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 318 150.10.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 318 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto ix 150.10.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 318 150.10.80 ........................................................................................................................................................... 319 150.13 Short-term Rentals .................................................................................................................................... 319 150.13.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 319 150.13.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 319 150.15 Group Home .............................................................................................................................................. 319 150.15.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 319 150.15.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 319 150.15.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 320 150.15.80 Parking .............................................................................................................................................. 320 150.20 Crisis Care Shelter .................................................................................................................................... 320 150.20.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 320 150.20.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 320 150.20.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 320 150.22 Municipal Shelter ....................................................................................................................................... 321 150.22.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 321 150.22.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 321 150.25 Multi-tenant Houses .................................................................................................................................. 321 150.25.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 321 150.25.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 321 150.30 Senior's Community House ....................................................................................................................... 323 150.30.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 323 150.30.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 323 150.30.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 323 150.30.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 323 150.45 Day Nursery .............................................................................................................................................. 323 150.45.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 323 150.45.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 323 150.45.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 324 150.45.50 Yards ................................................................................................................................................ 324 150.48 School ....................................................................................................................................................... 324 150.48.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 324 150.48.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 324 150.48.50 Yards ................................................................................................................................................ 325 150.48.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures .................................................................................................... 325 150.48.150 Waste .............................................................................................................................................. 326 150.50 Place of Worship ....................................................................................................................................... 326 150.50.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 326 150.50.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 326 150.50.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 327 150.50.50 Yards ................................................................................................................................................ 327 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto x 150.50.150 Waste .............................................................................................................................................. 327 150.60 Marihuana Production Facility ................................................................................................................... 328 150.60.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 328 150.60.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 328 150.60.60 Ancillary Building .............................................................................................................................. 329 150.60.90 Loading ............................................................................................................................................. 329 150.80 Drive Through Facility ............................................................................................................................... 329 150.80.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 329 150.80.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 329 150.80.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 330 150.90 Vehicle Dealership .................................................................................................................................... 330 150.90.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 330 150.90.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 330 150.92 Vehicle Fuel Station .................................................................................................................................. 331 150.92.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 331 150.92.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 331 150.92.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 331 150.92.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 332 150.92.50 Yards ................................................................................................................................................ 332 150.92.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures .................................................................................................... 332 150.92.100 Access to Lot .................................................................................................................................. 333 150.94 Vehicle Service Shop ................................................................................................................................ 334 150.94.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 334 150.94.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 334 150.94.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 334 150.94.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 334 150.94.50 Yards ................................................................................................................................................ 335 150.96 Vehicle Washing Establishment ................................................................................................................ 335 150.96.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 335 150.96.20 Use Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 335 150.96.30 Lot Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 335 150.96.40 Building Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 336 150.100 Eating Establishment............................................................................................................................... 336 150.100.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 336 150.100.20 Use Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 336 150.100.30 Lot Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 338 150.110 Adult Entertainment Establishment ......................................................................................................... 338 150.110.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 338 150.110.30 Lot Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 338 150.120 Funeral Home .......................................................................................................................................... 338 150.120.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 338 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto xi 150.120.30 Lot Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 339 150.120.50 Yards .............................................................................................................................................. 339 150.120.80 Parking ............................................................................................................................................ 339 150.130 Firing Range ............................................................................................................................................ 339 150.130.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 339 150.130.20 Use Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 339 Chapter 200 Parking Space Regulations .............................................................................................................. 340 200.5 Regulations Applying to Parking Spaces .................................................................................................... 340 200.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 340 200.5.10 Parking Rates ..................................................................................................................................... 342 200.5.200 Parking Exemptions .......................................................................................................................... 346 200.10 Regulations Applying to Visitor Parking Spaces ....................................................................................... 347 200.10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 347 200.15 Regulations Applying to Accessible Parking Spaces ................................................................................ 348 200.15.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 348 200.15.10 Parking Rate ..................................................................................................................................... 348 200.15.15 Transition: Accessible Parking Spaces ............................................................................................ 351 200.20 Regulations Applying to Parking Spaces for Heritage Buildings .............................................................. 353 200.20.10 General ............................................................................................................................................. 353 200.25 Compliance with Parking Space Regulations ........................................................................................... 354 200.25.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 354 200.25.15 Transition: Parking Space Regulations ............................................................................................ 354 Chapter 220 Loading Space Regulations ............................................................................................................. 358 220.5 Regulations Applying to Loading Spaces ................................................................................................... 358 220.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 358 220.5.10 Loading Space Rates ......................................................................................................................... 359 220.5.20 Access to Loading Space ................................................................................................................... 361 220.5.200 Loading Exemptions ......................................................................................................................... 362 220.20 Regulations Applying to Loading Spaces in Heritage Buildings ............................................................... 362 220.20.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 362 Chapter 230 Bicycle Parking Space Regulations ................................................................................................ 363 230.5 General Regulations Applying to All Bicycle Parking Spaces ..................................................................... 363 230.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 363 230.5.10 Bicycle Parking Rates All Zones......................................................................................................... 365 230.10 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Residential Zone Category ................................................................ 370 230.10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 370 230.20 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Residential Apartment Zone Category .............................................. 370 230.20.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 370 230.30 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Commercial Zone Category .............................................................. 371 230.30.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 371 230.40 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Commercial - Residential Zone Category ......................................... 371 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto xii 230.40.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 371 230.50 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category ...................... 372 230.50.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 372 230.60 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Employment Zone Category .............................................................. 372 230.60.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 372 230.80 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Institutional Zone Category................................................................ 372 230.80.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 372 230.90 Compliance with Bicycle Parking Regulations .......................................................................................... 373 230.90.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 373 230.90.15 Transition: Parking space Regulations ............................................................................................. 373 Chapter 280 Special Districts - Downtown ........................................................................................................... 377 280.5 General Regulations Applying to the Downtown ......................................................................................... 377 Chapter 300 Special Districts - Centres ................................................................................................................ 378 300.5 Regulations Applying to All Centres ............................................................................................................ 378 300.10 North York Centre ..................................................................................................................................... 378 300.20 Scarborough Centre .................................................................................................................................. 378 300.30 Etobicoke Centre ....................................................................................................................................... 378 Chapter 400 Special Districts - Avenues .............................................................................................................. 379 400.5 General Regulations Applying to Special Districts - Avenues .................................................................... 379 400.10 Specific Regulations for Special Districts - Avenues ................................................................................ 379 Chapter 500 Special Districts - Heritage ............................................................................................................... 380 500.5 General Regulations Applying to Heritage Zones ....................................................................................... 380 500.10 Zone Regulations ...................................................................................................................................... 380 Chapter 600 Regulations for Overlay Zones ........................................................................................................ 381 600.5 General Regulations Applying to Overlay District ....................................................................................... 381 600.5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 381 600.10 Building Setback Overlay District Map ...................................................................................................... 382 600.10.10 Building Setback Overlay District "A" ............................................................................................... 382 600.20 Priority Retail Streets Overlay Map ........................................................................................................... 386 600.20.10 Priority Retail Streets Overlay District "A" ........................................................................................ 386 600.20.15 Transition: Priority Retail Streets ...................................................................................................... 387 600.30 Inclusionary Zoning ................................................................................................................................... 389 600.30.1 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................... 389 600.30.10 Inclusionary Zoning Overlay ............................................................................................................. 390 600.30.15 Transition .......................................................................................................................................... 392 600.50 Community Overlay District Maps ............................................................................................................. 394 600.50.10 Queen Street West Eating Establishment Community Overlay District Map ................................... 394 600.60 Sixplex Overlay Map ................................................................................................................................. 395 600.60.10 Sixplex Overlay ................................................................................................................................. 395 600.60.20 Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 395 600.60.30 Interpretation..................................................................................................................................... 395 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto xiii 600.60.40 Detached Houseplex with Five or Six Dwelling Units ....................................................................... 396 600.100 Post-Secondary Education Overlay District Maps .................................................................................. 397 600.100.10 Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map .................................................................... 397 Chapter 800 Definitions .......................................................................................................................................... 398 800.50 Defined Terms ........................................................................................................................................... 398 By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto xiv Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Volume 2 Chapter 900 Site Specific Exceptions ................................................................................................................... 413 900.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................ 413 900.1.10 Interpretation....................................................................................................................................... 413 900.2 R - Zone ...................................................................................................................................................... 414 900.2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 414 900.2.10 Exceptions for R Zone ........................................................................................................................ 414 900.3 RD - Zone .................................................................................................................................................... 668 900.3.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 668 900.3.10 Exceptions for RD Zone ..................................................................................................................... 668 900.4 RS - Zone .................................................................................................................................................. 1054 900.4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 1054 900.4.10 Exceptions for RS Zone .................................................................................................................... 1054 900.5 RT - Zone .................................................................................................................................................. 1159 900.5.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 1159 900.5.10 Exceptions for RT Zone .................................................................................................................... 1159 900.6 RM - Zone ................................................................................................................................................. 1278 900.6.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 1278 900.6.10 Exceptions for RM Zone ................................................................................................................... 1278 900.7 RA - Zone .................................................................................................................................................. 1434 900.7.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 1434 900.7.10 Exceptions for RA Zone .................................................................................................................... 1434 900.8 RAC - Zone ............................................................................................................................................... 1634 900.8.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 1634 900.8.10 Exceptions for RAC Zone ................................................................................................................. 1634 By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto xv Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Volume 3 900.10 CL - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 1741 900.10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 1741 900.10.10 Exceptions for CL Zone .................................................................................................................. 1741 900.11 CR - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 1774 900.11.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 1774 900.11.10 Exceptions for CR Zone ................................................................................................................. 1774 900.12 CRE - Zone ............................................................................................................................................. 2831 900.12.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 2831 900.12.10 Exceptions for CRE Zone ............................................................................................................... 2831 900.20 E - Zone ................................................................................................................................................... 2927 900.20.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 2927 900.20.10 Exceptions for E Zone .................................................................................................................... 2927 900.21 EL - Zone ................................................................................................................................................. 2970 900.21.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 2970 900.21.10 Exceptions for EL Zone .................................................................................................................. 2970 900.22 EH - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 2993 900.22.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 2993 900.22.10 Exceptions for EH Zone .................................................................................................................. 2993 900.24 EO - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 3002 900.24.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3002 900.24.10 Exceptions for EO Zone ................................................................................................................. 3002 900.30 I - Zone .................................................................................................................................................... 3024 900.30.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3024 900.30.10 Exceptions for I Zone ...................................................................................................................... 3024 900.31 IH - Zone ................................................................................................................................................. 3050 900.31.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3050 900.31.10 Exceptions for IH Zone ................................................................................................................... 3050 900.32 IE - Zone .................................................................................................................................................. 3057 900.32.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3057 900.32.10 Exceptions for IE Zone ................................................................................................................... 3057 900.33 IS - Zone .................................................................................................................................................. 3066 900.33.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3066 900.33.10 Exceptions for IS Zone ................................................................................................................... 3066 900.34 IPW - Zone .............................................................................................................................................. 3067 900.34.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3067 900.34.10 Exceptions for IPW Zone ................................................................................................................ 3067 900.40 O - Zone .................................................................................................................................................. 3090 900.40.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3090 900.40.10 Exceptions for O Zone .................................................................................................................... 3090 Office Consolidation: By-law 569-2013 as amended July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto xvi 900.41 ON - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 3095 900.41.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3095 900.41.10 Exceptions for ON Zone ................................................................................................................. 3095 900.42 OR - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 3101 900.42.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3101 900.42.10 Exceptions for OR Zone ................................................................................................................. 3101 900.43 OG - Zone ............................................................................................................................................... 3117 900.43.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3117 900.43.10 Exceptions for OG Zone ................................................................................................................. 3117 900.45 OC - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 3118 900.45.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3118 900.45.10 Exceptions for OC Zone ................................................................................................................. 3118 900.50 UT - Zone ................................................................................................................................................ 3120 900.50.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3120 900.50.10 Exceptions for UT Zone .................................................................................................................. 3120 By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto xvii Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024 with City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 Volume 4 Chapter 970 Appendices ...................................................................................................................................... 3123 970.10 Transition: Parking Space Regulations ................................................................................................... 3123 970.10.1 Transition: Parking Space Regulations ............................................................................................ 3123 970.10.15 Transition: Parking Space General Requirements ......................................................................... 3123 970.30 Transition: Bicycle Parking Space Regulations ...................................................................................... 3144 970.30.1 Transition: Bicycle Parking Space Regulations ................................................................................ 3144 970.30.15 Transition: Bicycle Parking Space General Requirements ............................................................ 3144 Chapter 990 Zoning By-law Map ......................................................................................................................... 3151 990.1 General ...................................................................................................................................................... 3151 990.10 Zoning By-law Map .................................................................................................................................. 3151 Chapter 995 Overlay Maps ................................................................................................................................... 3152 995.10 Policy Area Overlay Map ......................................................................................................................... 3152 995.10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3152 995.20 Height Overlay Map................................................................................................................................. 3153 995.20.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3153 995.30 Lot Coverage Overlay Map ..................................................................................................................... 3154 995.30.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 3154 995.41 Multi-tenant House Overlay Map ............................................................................................................. 3155 995.41.10 General ........................................................................................................................................... 3155 995.50 Parking Zone Overlay Map ..................................................................................................................... 3156 995.60 Community Streets Overlay Map ............................................................................................................ 3157 By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 1 Chapter 1 Administration 1.5 General 1.5.1 Title (1) Title This By-law is known as the "Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto". (2) Internal Reference Any references to "this By-law" means the Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto. 1.5.2 Purpose and Intent of this By-law (1) Purpose and Intent This By-law regulates the use of land, the bulk, height, location, erection and use of buildings and structures, the provision of parking spaces, loading spaces and other associated matters in the City of Toronto. 1.5.3 Licenses, Permits and Other By-laws (1) Licences, Permits and Other By-laws This By-law does not relieve any person from complying with the requirements of any other by-law of the City of Toronto, as amended, or from the obligation to obtain a permit, licence or approval required under any other by-law of the City of Toronto, as amended. 1.5.4 Defined Terms (1) Defined Terms If words, terms, or phrases are highlighted in bold type in this By-law, they have the meaning provided in Chapter 800 Definitions. 1.5.5 Zoning By-law Map (1) Zoning By-law Map The Zoning By-law Map is found in Section 990.10 Zoning By-law Map. 1.5.6 Former General Zoning By-laws (1) Former General Zoning By-laws are not Repealed Nothing in this By-law repeals the provisions of the Former General Zoning By-laws. (2) Former General Zoning By-laws are Superseded by this By-law This By-law supersedes the Former General Zoning By-laws where it applies. 1.5.7 Lands Subject to this By-law (1) Lands Subject to this By-law This By-law applies to all the lands in the City of Toronto, except for those lands depicted on the Zoning By-law Map in Section 990.10 with diagonal hatching and the name and number of one of the Former General Zoning By-laws. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 2 1.5.8 Items that are part of this By-law (1) Items that are Part of this By-law The following are part of this By-law: (A) Table of Contents; (B) Maps and Tables; and (C) a drawing or other visual representation that is labelled as a "Diagram". 1.5.9 Items that are not part of this By-law (1) Items that are not Part of this By-law The following are not part of this By-law: (A) headings and titles in the body of this By-law are included for convenience and reference purposes; (B) references within square brackets are included for convenience and reference purposes; (C) a drawing or other visual representation that is labelled as an "Illustration" is included for convenience and reference purposes; and (D) margin notes that give information, clarify intention, provide examples or information, or refer to legislation or other by-laws or to other parts of this By-law are included for convenience and references purposes. 1.5.10 Severability of this By-law (1) Validity Should any regulation of this By-law be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the invalidity of that regulation does not affect the validity of this By-law as a whole. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 3 1.20 Interpretation 1.20.1 By-law Structure (1) By-law Structure and Numbering This By-law is divided into parts using a numeric decimal system as follows: 20. Chapter 20.10 Section 20.10.30 Article 20.10.30.15 Clause (2) Numbering of Regulations Articles or Clauses may be divided further into bracketed divisions known as Regulations with the following structure: (25) [bracketed numeral] (A) [bracketed upper-case letter] (i) [bracketed lower-case Roman numeral] (a) [bracketed lower-case letter] (3) Numerical Sequence of Chapters, Sections, Articles and Clauses The Chapters, Sections, Articles and Clauses in this By-law intentionally do not follow in consecutive numerical sequence in order to reserve space for the placement of future regulations. Reference should be made to the Table of Contents to determine the intended numerical sequence of the regulations of this By-law. 1.20.2 How to Read this By-law -Text (1) Reference to a Chapter, Section, Article, Clause or Regulation Reference to a Chapter, Section, Article, Clause or Regulation is a reference to a Chapter, Section, Article, Clause or Regulation in this By-law. (2) Reference to a Sub-section of a Regulation If reference is made to a sub-section of a regulation, the sub-section itself may be referred to for the sake of brevity. For example, "20.10.30.15" would be Clause 15 of Article 30 of Section 10 of Chapter 20, but may be referred to as "Clause 20.10.30.15"; so too "20.10.30.15(1)" may be referred to as "regulation 20.10.30.15(1)". (3) Numeric Reference to a Regulation A numeric reference may be made to a regulation in this By-law. (4) References in Square Brackets Information in square brackets [ ] following a regulation is a reference to the origin of that regulation or to a tribunal decision that approved the regulation. (A) References to city codes in square brackets, as follows: (i) EY - for the former Borough of East York; [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (ii) ET - for the former City of Etobicoke; (iii) NY - for the former City of North York; (iv) SC - for the former City of Scarborough; (v) YK - for the former City of York; (vi) TO - for the former City of Toronto; and (vii) TOR - for the amalgamated City of Toronto; (B) By-laws are represented in square brackets by city code and by-law number; (C) Sections of by-laws are represented in square brackets by city code, by-law number and section; and (D) Ontario Municipal Board decisions are represented in square brackets by "OMB" and the file number. (5) Reference to Planning Act A reference to the Planning Act in this By-law, refers to the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 4 (6) Word Usage In this By-law, unless the contrary intention appears: (A) words used in the singular include the plural; (B) words used in the plural include the singular; (C) "used" includes "intended to be used"; and (D) a grammatical variation of a word or expression defined or used has the same meaning. (7) Conjunctions and Disjunctions Unless the context indicates otherwise: (A) "and" indicates that all connected items or regulations apply; and (B) "or" indicates that the connected items or regulations may apply singularly, alternatively or in combination. (8) Examples If "such as" appears in this By-law followed by examples, the application of "such as" to a definition or regulation is not limited to those examples. (9) Zone Categories and Zones Chapters 10 to 100 comprise different zone categories that include one or more zones with the same primary land use permissions. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (10) General Regulations for Each Zone General regulations that apply to all zones or within a zone category may be superseded by more specific regulations in the zone sections. (11) Reference to a Zone Category A reference made to a zone category includes all zones within that zone category. (12) Reference to a Zone A reference to a zone includes its zone name, zone symbol, or zone label. (13) Interpretation of Permitted Uses A use is permitted in a zone if it is: (A) included on the list of permitted uses for that zone; or (B) included on the list of permitted uses with conditions. (14) When Uses Are Not listed If a use is not listed as permitted, it is not allowed. (15) Interpretation of Uses A listed or defined permitted use may not be interpreted as including any other use. 1.20.3 How to Read this By-law - Zoning By-law Map (1) Zone Symbols and Zone Labels The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map may be followed by components outlined in the "Interpretation" Section of each Chapter. The zone symbol and components are collectively referred to as the zone label. (2) Zone Labels and Boundaries All lands regulated by this By-law are delineated by a zone boundary line on the Zoning By-law Map and identified by a zone label with one of the zone symbols listed in Section 1.40. (3) Site Specific Exceptions If a zone label on the Zoning By-law Map has round brackets ( ) with a lowercase "x" followed by a number, the number in the round brackets refers to specific regulations for the lot or area in that zone, found in Chapter 900 Site Specific Exceptions. (4) Holding Symbol (H) If an "H" appears in round brackets ( ) in front of a zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map, the use or intensity of the development permitted by the zone symbol and zone label for that area is restricted to those permitted by the exception in the zone label as described in regulation 1.20.3(3). (5) Determination of Zone Boundaries By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 5 When a zone boundary is located in a public right-of-way, it extends to the centre line of the public right-of-way. (6) Lots in More than One Zone If a lot is in more than one zone, the regulations for each zone apply to the portion of the lot within the respective zone. 1.20.4 How to Read this By-law - Overlay Maps (1) Purpose of an Overlay Map An Overlay Map may alter, add or remove some of the regulations affecting the use of land within an area depicted on the Overlay Map. (2) Overlay Maps The following are the Overlay Maps in this By-law: (A) Policy Areas Overlay Map, found in Section 995.10; (B) Height Overlay Map, found in Section 995.20; (C) Lot Coverage Overlay Map, found in Section 995.30; [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (D) Multi-tenant House Overlay Map, found in Section 995.41. [ By-law: 256-2024 ] (E) Community Overlay District Map, found in Sections 600.10, 600.20, 600.30 and 600.50; and [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (F) Post-Secondary Education Overlay District Maps, found in Section 600.100; and [ By-law: 242-2024 ] (G) Parking Zone Overlay Map, found in Section 995.50. [By-law: 420-2023] [ By-law: 242-2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 6 1.40 Zones and Zone Categories 1.40.10 Residential Zone Category (1) Residential Zones The zones in the Residential Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Residential R Residential Detached RD Residential Semi-Detached RS Residential Townhouse RT Residential Multiple RM (2) Purpose of the Residential Zone Category The Residential Zone category permits uses associated primarily with the Neighbourhoods designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes a range of residential building types in different zones. The residential building types identified in the Residential Detached (RD), Residential Semi-Detached (RS) and Residential Townhouse (RT) zones reflect the historical development patterns in an area, however, a range of residential building types are permitted and form the physical context. The zones within this category also include permission for parks, local institutions and small-scale commercial uses. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Residential Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Residential Zone category is as follows: (A) Residential (R) The purpose of the R zone is to provide areas for a variety of residential building types, including detached houses, semi-detached houses, townhouses, detached houseplexes, semi-detached houseplexes and apartment buildings. (B) Residential Detached (RD) The purpose of the RD zone is to provide areas for a variety of residential building types, including detached houses, detached houseplexes, and, on a lot that abuts a major street, townhouses and apartment buildings. (C) Residential Semi-Detached (RS) The purpose of the RS zone is to provide areas for detached houses, semi-detached houses, detached houseplexes, semi-detached houseplexes, and, on a lot that abuts a major street, townhouses and apartment buildings. (D) Residential Townhouse (RT) The purpose of the RT zone is to provide areas for detached houses, semi-detached houses, townhouses, detached houseplexes, semi-detached houseplexes, and, on a lot that abuts a major street, townhouses and apartment buildings. (E) Residential Multiple (RM) The purpose of the RM zone is to provide areas for detached houses, semi-detached houses, detached houseplexes, semi-detached houseplexes, low-rise apartment buildings, and, on a lot that abuts a major street, townhouses. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 1.40.15 Residential Apartment Zone Category (1) Residential Apartment Zones The zones in the Residential Apartment Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Residential Apartment RA Residential Apartment Commercial RAC By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 7 (2) Purpose of the Residential Apartment Zone Category The Residential Apartment Zone category permits uses associated with the Apartment Neighbourhoods designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes apartment buildings, parks, local institutions and small scale retail. (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Residential Apartment Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Residential Apartment Zone category is as follows: (A) Residential Apartment (RA) The purpose of the RA zone is to provide areas for apartment buildings. (A) Residential Apartment (RA) The purpose of the RA zone is to provide areas for apartment buildings and townhouses as infill. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (B) Residential Apartment Commercial (RAC) The purpose of the RAC zone is to provide areas for apartment buildings with local institutions and small scale retail and townhouses as infill. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] 1.40.30 Commercial Zone Category (1) Commercial Zones The zones in the Commercial Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Commercial Local CL (2) Purpose of the Commercial Zone Category The Commercial Zone category permits parks, recreation uses, commercial uses and institutional uses associated with the Neighbourhoods and Apartment Neighbourhoods designations in the Official Plan. (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Commercial Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Commercial Zone category is as follows: (A) Commercial Local (CL) The purpose of the CL zone is to provide areas for small-scale commercial uses to serve the needs of the local residential area. 1.40.40 Commercial Residential Zone Category (1) Commercial Residential Zones The zones in the Commercial Residential Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Commercial Residential CR (2) Purpose of the Commercial Residential Zone Category The Commercial Residential Zone category permits uses associated with the Mixed Use designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes a range of commercial, residential and institutional uses, as well as parks. (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Commercial Residential Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Commercial Residential Zone category is as follows: (A) Commercial Residential (CR) The purpose of the CR zone is to provide areas for a broad range of uses, including retail, service commercial, office and residential uses, often in mixed use buildings. The CR zone has development standard sets which set out specific requirements, such as permitted maximum height for a building, required minimum and permitted maximum building setbacks, and angular planes, based on the different physical contexts found in the downtown, "main-streets" and suburban areas. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 8 1.40.50 Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category (1) Commercial Residential Employment Zones The zones in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Commercial Residential Employment CRE (2) Purpose of the Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category The Commercial Residential Employment Zone category permits uses associated with the Regeneration Areas designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes a mix of commercial, residential, light industrial and institutional uses, as well as parks. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category is as follows: (A) Commercial Residential Employment (CRE) The purpose of the CRE zone is to provide areas for a range of retail, service commercial, office, residential and limited industrial uses in single and multiple use buildings. 1.40.60 Employment Industrial Zone Category (1) Employment Industrial Zones The zones in the Employment Industrial Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Employment Light Industrial EL Employment Industrial E Employment Heavy Industrial EH Employment Industrial Office EO (2) Purpose of the Employment Industrial Zone Category The Employment Industrial Zone category permits uses associated with the Employment Areas designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes a variety of manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and office uses within different zones. Some zones have permissions for parks, hotels, small scale retail and services serving area businesses. (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Employment Industrial Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Employment Industrial Zone category is as follows: (A) Employment Light Industrial (EL) The purpose of the EL zone is to provide areas for light manufacturing, industrial and other employment uses that co-exist in close proximity to sensitive land uses, such as residential and open space. (B) Employment Industrial (E) The purpose of the E zone is to provide areas for general manufacturing, industrial and other employment uses that co-exist in relatively close proximity to other manufacturing and industrial uses without major impacts on each other. (C) Employment Heavy Industrial (EH) The purpose of the EH zone is to provide areas for heavy manufacturing, industrial and other employment uses that may have impacts on adjacent lands. (D) Employment Industrial Office (EO) The purpose of the EO zone is to provide areas for a mix of light manufacturing and office uses that co-exist with each other in a "business park" setting. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 9 1.40.80 Institutional Zone Category (1) Institutional Zones The zones in the Institutional Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Institutional I Institutional Hospital IH Institutional Education IE Institutional School IS Institutional Place of Worship IPW (2) Purpose of the Institutional Zone Category The Institutional Zone category permits uses associated with the Institutional Areas designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes major educational, health, and government uses within different zones. Some zones may have cultural and institutional uses and institutional residences. (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Institutional Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Institutional Zone category is as follows: (A) Institutional (I) The purpose of the I zone is to provide areas for a variety of institutional uses. [ By-law: 1092-2021 ] (B) Institutional Hospital (IH) The purpose of the IH zone is to provide areas for hospitals and associated uses. (C) Institutional Education (IE) The purpose of the IE zone is to provide areas for post-secondary schools and associated uses in a campus setting. (D) Institutional School (IS) The purpose of the IS zone is to provide areas for public schools and private schools, and associated uses. (E) Institutional Place of Worship (IPW) The purpose of the IPW zone is to provide areas for places of worship and associated uses. 1.40.90 Open Space Zone Category (1) Open Space Zones The zones in the Open Space Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Open Space O Open Space Natural ON Open Space Recreation OR Open Space Golf Course OG Open Space Marina OM Open Space Cemetery OC (2) Purpose of the Open Space Zone Category The Open Space Zone category permits uses associated with the Parks and Open Space Areas designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes parks, recreational, cultural and educational uses, as well as the conservation of lands. Some zones include permissions for golf courses, marinas and cemeteries, together with limited retail and commercial service uses. (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Open Space Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Open Space Zone category is as follows: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 10 (A) Open Space (O) The purpose of the O zone is to provide areas for parks, including gardens and small play areas. (B) Open Space Natural (ON) The purpose of the ON zone is to provide areas for the conservation of lands such as ravines and waterways that are part of the natural system. (C) Open Space Recreation (OR) The purpose of the OR zone is to provide areas for parks, including recreational uses and facilities, such as sports fields, arenas and community centres. (D) Open Space Golf Course (OG) The purpose of the OG zone is to provide areas for golf courses, including clubhouses and associated services, recreational uses and facilities. (E) Open Space Marina (OM) The purpose of the OM zone is to provide areas for marinas, including clubhouses and associated services, recreational uses and facilities. (F) Open Space Cemetery (OC) The purpose of the OC zone is to provide areas for cemeteries, including associated services and facilities. 1.40.100 Utility and Transportation Zone Category (1) Utility and Transportation Zones The zones in the Utility and Transportation Zone category are: ZONE NAME ZONE SYMBOL Utility and Transportation UT (2) Purpose of the Utility and Transportation Zone Category The Utility and Transportation Zone category permits uses associated with the Utility Corridors designation in the Official Plan. This zone category includes public utilities, transportation uses and recreational uses. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (3) Purpose of the Zones in the Utility and Transportation Zone Category The purpose of each zone in the Utility and Transportation Zone category is as follows: (A) Utility and Transportation (UT) The purpose of the UT zone is to provide areas for public utilities, transportation uses, horticultural and outdoor recreational uses. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 11 Chapter 2 Compliance with this By-law 2.1 Matters to Comply 2.1.1 General (1) Uses to Conform with this By-law No person may use or permit the use of any land, building or structure except in conformity with this By-law. (2) Buildings and Structures to Comply with this By-law No person may use, erect or alter a building or structure that does not comply with this By-law. (3) Lands to Comply with this By-law A lot may not be reduced in area either by severance, conveyance, transfer of ownership or otherwise, unless the remainder of the lot complies with this By-law. (4) Reduction of Lot Area - Conveyance to a Public Authority If a conveyance or dedication required by a Federal, Provincial or Municipal government, or an expropriation by an expropriating authority: (A) causes a lot to not comply with the required minimum lot frontage, required minimum lot depth, required minimum lot area or required minimum building setback regulations of this By-law, the lot is deemed to comply with those regulations if the reduction: (i) creates a lot frontage, lot depth or lot area, that is at least 85% of the required minimum lot frontage, required minimum lot depth or required minimum lot area for the zone in which the lot is located; or (ii) creates a building setback that is at least 75% of the required minimum building setback for the zone in which the lot is located; (B) reduces the permitted maximum number of dwelling units or the permitted maximum gross floor area on a lot, the number of dwelling units or the gross floor area on the lot is the permitted maximum number of dwelling units or the permitted maximum gross floor area that was permitted on the lot on the day before the conveyance, dedication or expropriation; [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (C) causes required parking spaces on a lot to be removed, the required parking spaces that remain are deemed to satisfy the parking space requirements of this By-law for that building and permitted uses that were on the lot on the day before the conveyance, dedication or expropriation; and [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (D) reduces the area of a lot so as to cause: (I) a lawfully existing building on a lot to exceed the permitted maximum lot coverage, the permitted maximum lot coverage on that lot is the lot coverage on the lot on the day of the conveyance, dedication or expropriation; or (ii) a vacant lot to have a smaller lot area, the permitted maximum lot coverage for that vacant lot is based upon the lawful lot area of that vacant lot on the day before the conveyance, dedication or expropriation. [ By-law: 559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] 2.1.2 Variances (1) Continuation of Existing Variances All minor variances applied for prior to the enactment of this By-law and finally approved pursuant to Section 45 of the Planning Act or its predecessor continue to apply and remain in force as if they are variances to this By-law for lawfully existing lots, buildings or structures. (2) Continuation of Finally Approved Variances After the expiration of the exemption period in Clause 2.1.3.7, any finally approved minor variances under the Former General Zoning By-laws may be relied upon, if the regulatory standard respecting which the minor variance was given is the same or more permissive in this By-law than in the Former General Zoning By-laws. (3) Minor Variance - Application of Former General Zoning By-laws The Former General Zoning By-laws, including the definitions, apply to assist in the interpretation of any minor variance referred to in regulation 2.1.2(1) and (2) in the context of this By-law. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 12 2.1.3 Transition Clauses 2.1.3.1 Transition Clause General (1) Transition Clause General Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] 2.1.3.2 Transition: Building Permit Applications (1) Building Permit Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (2) Building Permit Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] 2.1.3.3 Transition: Zoning Certificate Applications (1) Zoning Certificate Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (2) Zoning Certificate Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (3) Zoning Certificate Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] 2.1.3.4 Transition: Minor Variance Applications (1) Transition: Minor Variance Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (2) Minor Variance Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (3) Minor Variance Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] 2.1.3.5 Transition: Site Plan Approval Applications (1) Site Plan Approval Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (2) Site Plan Approval Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (3) Site Plan Approval Applications Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] 2.1.3.6 Transition: Other Approvals and Agreements (1) Other Approvals and Agreements Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (2) Other Approvals and Agreements Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] (3) Other Approvals and Agreements By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 13 Deleted in accordance with Regulation 2.1.3.8, May 9, 2018. [ By-law: 569-2013 ] 2.1.3.7 Transition Clause Duration (1) Transition Clause Application Nothing in this By-law applies so as to continue the application of Clauses 2.1.3.1 to 2.1.3.6 beyond the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemptions are founded. (2) Transition Clause Duration In no case do the exemptions mentioned in Clauses 2.1.3.1 to 2.1.3.6 continue beyond the repeal of this transition section. 2.1.3.8 Transition Clause Repeal (1) Transition Clause Repeal Clauses 2.1.3.1 to 2.1.3.6 are repealed five years after May 9, 2013. [OMB PL130592 Sept 13,2016] [ By-law: OMB PL130592 Sept 13,2016 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 14 Chapter 5 Regulations Applying to all Zones 5.10 General Regulations 5.10.1 General 5.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of Chapter The regulations in Chapter 5, "Regulations Applying to All Zones", apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures. (2) Multiple Uses On a Lot If a lot is used for more than one permitted use, the regulations which apply to each permitted use on the lot are applied as if each permitted use exists and operates independently of the other. (3) Specific Uses If the zone regulation identifies a use as being a permitted use with conditions, and the condition requires compliance with the specific use regulations in Chapter 150, the specific use must comply with the regulations for the zone in which it is located and the regulations in Chapter 150. (4) Substantial Demolition A building is not lawfully existing if 50% or more of the main walls of the first storey, or above, are removed or replaced. 5.10.1.30 Restrictions (1) Use of Unzoned lands Lands that are on the Zoning By-law Map as lands to which this By-law applies, but are not identified on the Zoning By- law Map as being in a zone, may only be used for open space and may not have a building or structure. (2) Habitation in a Vehicle A vehicle may not be used for living accommodation. (3) Dwelling Unit Below Grade A dwelling unit may not be entirely below: (A) established grade in the Residential Zone category and Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) average grade in any other zone that permits a dwelling unit. 5.10.20 Permitted Uses 5.10.20.1 General (1) City Services The following are permitted in any zone, if owned or operated by or for, or under the authority of, the City of Toronto or any agency of the City of Toronto: (A) facilities for public or emergency services, other than municipal shelters; (B) Municipally owned public parking; and (C) on-location filming. (2) Ancillary Uses Uses that are ancillary to a permitted use on the same lot, are permitted if they comply with the regulations of the zone in which the lot is located. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 15 5.10.30 Lot Requirements 5.10.30.1 General (1) Availability of Services No land may be used and no building or structure may be erected or used on the land unless: (A) the land abuts an existing street, or is connected to an existing street by a street or streets, constructed to a minimum base curb and base asphalt or concrete; and (B) all Municipal water mains and Municipal sewers, and their appurtenances, are installed to a lot line of the property and are operational. (2) Fronting on a Street Except for a Parcel of Tied Land, a building or structure may not be erected or used, on any lot that does not abut a street. For the purpose of this regulation, a "Parcel of Tied Land" has the meaning given to it in section 24 of Ontario Regulation 49/01 made under the Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.19, as amended. This regulation does not apply to a lot separated from a street by a 0.3 metre reserve where vehicle access to the lot is available from a lane. (3) Lot with Reserve Along Street - No Access If a lot is separated from a street by a 0.3 metre reserve and the lot does not abut another street, the lot line abutting the 0.3 metre reserve is the front lot line for the purpose of establishing lot orientation. This regulation does not deem the lot to abut a street from which it is separated by a 0.3 metre reserve. 5.10.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Designated Front Lot Line for Corner Lots The lot line or contiguous lot lines separating a corner lot from one street or one street segment may be selected as the front lot line, and despite the definition of front lot line, the lot line or contiguous lot lines separating the corner lot from another street or street segment is not a front lot line. (2) Designated Front Lot Line for Through Lots On a through lot, a lot line abutting a street may be selected as the front lot line if that lot line is not separated from the street by a 0.3 metre reserve. 5.10.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Ramp or Elevating Device Providing Barrier Free Access A pedestrian access ramp or elevating device providing "barrier-free" access to a building or structure is not included in the calculation of lot coverage. 5.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 5.10.40.1 General (1) Non-Complying Building or Structure Damaged by Acts Beyond Owner's Control If a lawfully existing building or structure does not comply with the building regulations for the zone in which it is located and it has been damaged or destroyed as a result of matters beyond the control of the owner, it may be reconstructed or repaired if there is no increase in the noncompliance. (2) Non-Complying Building or Structure - Restoration to a Safe Condition If a lawfully existing building or structure does not comply with the building regulations for the zone in which it is located and it has been determined to be in an unsafe condition by the City of Toronto, the unsafe portion of the building or structure may be repaired or restored to a safe condition if there is no increase in the noncompliance; and the restoration or repair will not alter the location of any part of the building or structure unless it is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Location Restriction Below a Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of-Bank By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 16 On lands under the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O 1990 c. C.27, as amended, other than in the Open Space Zone category, if the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority determines that a shoreline hazard limit or a stable top-of-bank crosses a lot, no building or structure may be located on the portion of the lot below that shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of-bank, unless it is: (A) an ancillary building or structure on a lot in the Residential Zone category; or (B) for the purpose of conservation works, public utilities, or transportation uses. (4) Lawfully Existing Buildings Not Complying With Location Restriction Below a Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of- Bank If a lawfully existing building or structure is on a portion of a lot below a shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of-bank, that lawfully existing building or structure is permitted in that location, and regulation 5.10.40.1(3) does not apply to prevent an alteration to that lawfully existing building or structure, or its replacement in the same location, if its lawful height, length or width is not increased. (6) Application of Building Regulations to Heritage Designated Sites On a heritage designated site, any alteration, erection or placing of, or addition or extension to, a building or structure that requires authorization by issuance of a Heritage Permit must be in accordance with the following: (A) (i) the alteration, erection or placing of, or addition or extension to, the building or structure must comply with any requirements governing the bulk, massing, form and location of the building or structure to ensure the conservation of the cultural heritage value of the heritage designated site, as set out in a Heritage Permit; (ii) the building regulations for the zone in which the building or structure is located do not apply to prevent the alteration, erection or placing of, or addition or extension to, the building or structure in compliance with a Heritage Permit as described in (i) above; and (iii) for the purpose of this regulation, "Heritage Permit" has the meaning given to the term "permit" in Section 1 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 5.10.40.10 Height (1) Height of Buildings and Structures - Flight Path If a lot is located under a flight path regulated by the Government of Canada, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure is the lower of the maximum height permitted by: (A) this By-law; or (B) the Government of Canada. 5.10.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Area Calculation Restriction Below a Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of-Bank On lands under the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O 1990 c. C.27, as amended, other than in the Open Space Zone category, if the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority determines that a shoreline hazard limit or a stable top-of-bank crosses a lot, the portion of the lot below that shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of-bank is not included in the calculation of the floor space index for that lot. (2) Lawfully Existing Buildings Not Complying With Floor Area Calculation Restriction Below a Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of-Bank Regulation 5.10.40.40(1) does not apply to prevent the alteration of a lawfully existing building or structure, or its replacement, if the floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings or structures is not increased. 5.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Compliance with Required Building Setback No part of a building or structure may be in a required minimum building setback. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 17 (2) Parts of a Building to which a Required Building Setback Applies Building setback requirements apply only to all parts of a building or structure above ground. [ By-law: OMB PL130592 ] (3) Application of Building Setbacks for a Building Located on More Than One Lot If a building is located on more than one lot, the required minimum building setbacks are measured from the lot lines forming the boundary of the combined lots to the main walls of the building. (4) Minimum Building Setbacks for a Use Not Located Within a Building or Structure A use that is not located inside a building or structure must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot, unless: (A) it is landscaping or a horticultural use; (B) it is a park or an outdoor recreation use; or (C) a regulation of this By-law permits an alternative minimum building setback. (5) Rear Yard Building Setback for Triangular Shaped Lots If a lot fronts on a street and has no rear lot line, the rear yard required minimum building setback is measured as a radius from the point where the side lot lines meet. (6) Setback from the Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of-Bank On lands under the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O 1990 c. C.27, as amended, other than in the Open Space Zone category, if the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority determines that a shoreline hazard limit or a stable top-of-bank crosses a lot, a building or structure on that lot must be set back a minimum of 10 metres from that shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of-bank, unless it is: (A) an ancillary building or structure on a lot in the Residential Zone category; or (B) for the purpose of conservation works, public utilities, or transportation uses. (7) Lawfully Existing Buildings Not Complying With Setback from a Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of-Bank If a lawfully existing building or structure is closer to a shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of-bank than the required minimum building setback, that lawfully existing building or structure is permitted in that location, and regulation 5.10.40.70(6) does not apply to prevent an alteration to that lawfully existing building or structure, or its replacement on the same lot, if the alteration or replacement is no closer to the shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of-bank than the existing building setback at every point along the main walls of the lawfully existing building or structure. 5.10.40.80 Separation (1) Separation Distance from the Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of-Bank On lands under the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O 1990 c. C.27, as amended, other than in the Open Space Zone category, a building or structure on a lot may be no closer than 10 metres from a shoreline hazard limit or a stable top-of-bank not on that lot, as determined by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, unless it is: (A) an ancillary building or structure on a lot in the Residential Zone category; or (B) for the purpose of conservation works, public utilities, or transportation uses. (2) Lawfully Existing Buildings Not Complying With Separation Distance from a Shoreline Hazard Limit or Stable Top-of- Bank If a lawfully existing building or structure is located closer to a shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of-bank than the separation distance required by this By-law, that lawfully existing building or structure is permitted in that location, and regulation 5.10.40.80(1) does not apply to prevent an alteration to that lawfully existing building or structure, or its replacement on the same lot, if the alteration or replacement is no closer to the shoreline hazard limit or stable top-of- bank than the existing distance at every point along the main walls of the lawfully existing building or structure. 5.10.50 Yards 5.10.50.10 Landscaping (1) Ramp or Elevating Device Providing Barrier Free Access By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 18 The area covered by an exterior pedestrian access ramp or exterior elevating device that provides "barrier-free" access from the ground to the first floor of the building, is landscaping. 5.10.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 5.10.60.1 General (1) Ancillary Buildings and Structures Buildings and structures that are ancillary to a permitted use on the same lot, are permitted if they comply with the regulations of the zone in which the lot is located. (2) Satellite Dish Not Mounted on a Building A satellite dish not mounted on a building, or a structure: (A) may not be in a front yard or a side yard that abuts a street; (B) may be no closer to a side lot line or rear lot line than a distance equal to the greater of: (i) the diameter or largest width of the satellite dish; and (ii) if it is 3.0 metres or more from the building, half the height of the structure; or (iii) if it is less than 3.0 metres from the building, the required minimum building setback; and (C) if on a lot that is adjacent to a lot in the Residential Zone category, the permitted maximum height of the satellite dish is 5.0 metres, measured from the ground at its base to the top of its uppermost element. (3) Satellite Dish on the Roof of a Building If a satellite dish is mounted on the roof of a building, it may be no closer to any main wall than the distance equal to the largest radius of the satellite dish. (4) Satellite Dish on a Building but Not the Roof If a satellite dish is located on a building other than on the roof, it must comply with the required minimum building setbacks. 5.10.75 Energy Regulations 5.10.75.1 General (1) Meaning of Distribution For the purpose of the Clause 5.10.75.1, the term "distribution" means the delivery of energy derived from renewable energy or cogeneration energy, to a distribution network connected to the lot. (2) Relation of By-law to Green Energy Act Despite any of the provisions of this By-law, the regulations in this By-law do not apply to: (A) any "renewable energy undertaking", as defined in the Planning Act, respecting which the Planning Act stipulates that a zoning by-law does not apply; (B) any "renewable energy project", "renewable energy source" or "renewable energy testing project", as defined in the Green Energy Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, Chapter 12 Schedule A, as amended, which is designated by regulation under the Green Energy Act and for which the Green Energy Act stipulates that restrictions established by a Municipal by-law are inoperative; and (C) any goods, services and technologies designated by regulation under the Green Energy Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, Chapter 12 Schedule A, as amended, and for which the Green Energy Act stipulates that restrictions established by a Municipal by-law are inoperative. (3) Distribution of Energy From Renewable Energy and Cogeneration Energy Sources The distribution of energy derived from renewable energy sources and cogeneration energy sources, using wires or pipes is permitted in all zones of this By-law if: (A) the distribution of the renewable energy and cogeneration energy produced complies with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal, by-laws, statutes and regulations; and (B) the distribution of renewable energy and cogeneration energy is carried out in compliance with all other regulations of this By-law. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 19 5.10.175 Fence 5.10.175.1 General (1) Fences A fence required by this By-law must comply with the regulations of Chapter 447, Fences, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, as amended, and any other Code or by-law provision pertaining to fences. (2) Fences - Exemption from Building Setback Requirements A fence is not required to comply with the required minimum building setbacks. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 20 Chapter 10 Residential 10.5 Regulations Applying to the Residential Zone Category 10.5.1 General 10.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 10.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Residential Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Residential Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Residential Zone category consists of the letters R, RD, RS, RT or RM, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the Zone Label In the Residential Zone category, the letters following the zone symbol in the zone label have the following meaning: (A) the letter "f" and a numerical value indicates the required minimum lot frontage in metres; (B) the letter "a" and a numerical value indicates the required minimum lot area in square metres; (C) the letters "au" and a numerical value indicates the required minimum lot area for each dwelling unit on a lot, in square metres; (D) the letter "u" and a numerical value indicates the permitted maximum number of dwelling units on a lot; and (E) the letter "d" and a numerical value indicates the permitted maximum floor space index for a lot. 10.5.20 Permitted Uses 10.5.20.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Public School, Private School A lawfully existing public school or private school on a lot in the Residential Zone category is permitted on that lot, and: (A) any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing public school or private school building must comply with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located; and (B) the lawfully existing public school or private school may be replaced with a new school building that complies with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located. 10.5.20.40 Conversion of Lawfully Existing Buildings (1) Conversion of Detached House to a Detached Houseplex In the Residential Zone category, a detached house may be converted to a detached houseplex, and: (A) the building may continue to be considered as a lawfully existing building provided the additional dwelling units are contained entirely within the building as it lawfully existed on the day prior to the issuance of a building permit for the additional dwelling units, subject to regulations 10.5.20.40(4) and (5). [ By-law: 648- 2025 ] (2) Conversion of a Portion of a Semi-Detached House to a Semi-Detached Houseplex In the Residential Zone category, a portion of a semi-detached house located on one lot may be converted to a semi- detached houseplex and the building may continue to be considered a semi-detached house despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, provided: (A) the building may continue to be considered as a lawfully existing building provided the additional dwelling units are contained entirely within the building as it lawfully existed on the day prior to the issuance of a building permit for the additional dwelling units, subject to regulations 10.5.20.40(4) and (5); By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 21 (B) The portion of the semi-detached house located on one lot that is converted under this regulation is considered to be a semi-detached houseplex for the purposes of applying the standards contained within this by-law; (C) The remaining portion of the semi-detached house located on the abutting lot within the same semi-detached house, that is not subject to the conversion is considered to be located within the original building type for the purposes of applying the standards contained within this by-law; and (D) If both dwelling units within a building originally constructed as a semi-detached house are converted to semi-detached houseplexes in accordance with this regulation, the building may continue to be considered as a lawfully existing building provided the additional dwelling units are contained entirely within the lawfully existing building as it existed on the day prior to the issuance of a building permit for the additional dwelling units, subject to regulations 10.5.20.40(4) and (5). [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (3) Conversion of a Portion of a Townhouse to Multiple Units In the Residential Zone category, a portion of a townhouse located on one lot may be converted to contain up to four dwelling units and may continue to be considered as a townhouse despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, provided: (A) the building may continue to be considered as a lawfully existing building provided the additional dwelling units are contained entirely within the building as it lawfully existed on the day prior to the issuance of a building permit for the additional dwelling units, subject to regulations 10.5.20.40(4) and (5); (B) For the purpose of regulations 10.10.40.1(8) and (9), 10.10.40.10(1) and (3), 10.10.40.30(1), 10.10.40.40(1), 10.20.40.1(8) and (9), 10.20.40.10(1) and (3), 10.20.40.40(1), 10.40.40.1(7) and (8), 10.40.40.10(1) and (3), 10.40.40.40(1), 10.60.40.1(6) and (7), 10.60.40.10(1) and (2), 10.60.40.40(1), 10.80.40.1(6) and (7), 10.80.40.10(1) and (3), and 10.80.40.40(1), the portion of the townhouse located on one lot that is converted to contain up to four dwelling units referenced in this regulation may be considered to be a duplex, triplex or fourplex despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800; and (C) The remaining portions of the townhouse located on adjacent lots and within the same townhouse that are not subject to the conversion are considered to be located within the original building type for the purposes of applying the standards contained within this by-law; (D) If more than one dwelling unit within a building originally constructed as a townhouse is converted in accordance with this regulation, the building as a whole is to be considered the lawfully existing original building type, subject to regulations 10.5.20.40(4) and (5). [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (4) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulations 10.5.20.40(1), (2) and (3) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (5) Definition of Lawful, Lawfully and Lawfully Existing For the purpose of regulations 10.5.20.40(1), (2), (3) and (4), and clauses 10.5.30.41, 10.5.40.11, 10.5.40.21, 10.5.40.31, 10.5.40.41, 10.5.40.71, 10.10.40.11, 10.10.40.61, 10.10.40.71, 10.10.40.81, 10.10.80.200, 10.20.40.11, 10.60.40.81 and 10.80.40.81, the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (A) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (B) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (6) Secondary Suite - Not Permitted in a Converted Semi-Detached House or Townhouse Despite regulations 150.10.20.1(1), (2) and (3), a secondary suite may not be in the portion of a semi-detached house or townhouse converted to contain up to four dwelling units in accordance with regulations 10.5.20.40(2) or (3). [ By- law: 474-2023 ] (7) Parking Space Requirement for Conversion of a Lawfully Existing Building Despite the parking space requirements in regulations 200.5.10.1(1) and 200.5.10.11(1)(C), lawful parking spaces within a lawfully existing building on a lot may be reduced for the purposes of constructing additional dwelling units in accordance with regulations 10.5.20.40(1), (2), (3) and (4), if: (A) the driveway located in a front yard or side yard abutting a street that leads to the lawful parking space is removed and landscaping is provided subject to regulations 10.5.50.10(1) and 10.5.50.10(2); or (B) a parking space located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street is permitted subject to regulation 10.5.80.10(3) or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 22 10.5.30 Lot Requirements 10.5.30.1 General (1) Lot Requirements Additional lot requirements are in each zone in the Residential Zone category. (2) Water Main and Sewer Capacity Requirements for Townhouses and Apartment Buildings on Major Streets In addition to the requirements of Regulation 5.10.30.1(1), if a lot abuts a major street, no townhouse or apartment building may be erected or used on the land unless all municipal water mains and municipal sewers, and their appurtenances have adequate capacity to service the building, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water; and [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Exemptions for Water Main and Sewer Capacity Requirements for Townhouses and Apartment Buildings on Major Streets Regulation (2) above does not apply to the construction, erection or placing of: (A) a townhouse or apartment building, or combination thereof, if the lot will contain 10 or fewer dwelling units, dwelling rooms, or bed-sitting rooms, or any combination thereof; (B) an addition of less than 50 square metres in gross floor area to a lawfully existing building, if the lawfully existing building is: (i) on a lot that will contain or contains no more than 10 dwelling units, dwelling rooms, and bed-sitting rooms or a combination thereof; and (C) the replacement or reconstruction of a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, destroyed or damaged by fire, explosion, flood or other similar cause, or replacement, reconstruction, or compliance due to an order of the City of Toronto if the gross floor area and height of the building or structure are not increased, no building or structure setback is reduced, and the use of the land is not changed. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.5.30.11 Lot Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Area for Lawfully Existing Lots In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful lot area of a lawfully existing lot is less than the minimum lot area required by this By-law, that lawful lot area is the minimum lot area for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, an addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 10.5.30.11(1) must comply with all other regulations of this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Vacant Lawfully Existing Lot In the Residential Zone category, if a lot referred to in regulation 10.5.30.11(1) is vacant, a detached house or detached houseplex may be constructed on that lot, and the detached house or detached houseplex must comply with all other regulations of this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 10.5.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Designated Front Lot Line for Through Lots Despite regulation 5.10.30.20(2), on a through lot in the Residential Zone category, any lot line separating the lot from a street may be selected as the front lot line, if: (A) the lot line is not separated from the street by a 0.3 metre reserve; (B) the lot line abuts a street where an adjacent lot has its front lot line on the same street; and (C) despite (A) and (B) above, for a lot that has a townhouse or an apartment building, and if the lot abuts a major street, the front lot line is the lot line abutting the major street. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Minimum Front Lot Line for a Residential Building In the Residential Zone category, a residential building may not be erected on a lot that does not have a front lot line of at least 3.5 metres, unless the lot: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 23 (A) abuts a lane with a minimum width of 6.0 metres; and (B) has a minimum of 3.5 metres of the rear lot line abutting the lane. 10.5.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the minimum lot frontage required by this By-law, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 10.5.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Vacant Lawfully Existing Lot If a lot referred to in regulation 10.5.30.21(1) is vacant, a detached house or detached houseplex may be constructed on that lot, and only if: (A) the lot frontage is at least 6.0 metres; and (B) the detached house or detached houseplex complies with all other requirements of this By-law or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.5.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage Exclusion for Permitted Encroachments In the Residential Zone category, any part of a building or structure that is permitted to encroach into a required minimum building setback in Clause 10.5.40.60, is not included in the calculation of lot coverage. (2) Parts of Platforms that are Not Permitted Encroachments In the Residential Zone category, any part of a platform without main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure that does not encroach into a required minimum building setback, and any roof, canopy, awning or similar structure above the platform, is not included in the calculation of lot coverage, if: (A) it is attached to or less than 0.3 metres from a building; and (B) the lot area covered by these structures is no more than 5% of the lot area [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] 10.5.30.41 Lot Coverage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Coverage for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, if the portion of a lot covered by lawfully existing buildings or structures is greater than the permitted maximum lot coverage, the lawful portion of the lot covered by those lawfully existing buildings or structures is the maximum lot coverage for those lawfully existing buildings or structures on that lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to lawfully existing buildings or structures referred to in regulation 10.5.30.41(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 10.5.30.50 Planned Rights-of-way (1) Measurement of Front Yard setbacks for Townhouses and Apartment Buildings on Major Streets The required front yard setback of a townhouse or apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street is measured from either: (A) the lot line abutting a major street, provided that the right-of-way width of the major street abutting the lot has been built to the width planned on Map 3 of the Official Plan; or (B) the lot line abutting a major street, as it would be following the conveyance of the right-of-way widening required to achieve the planned right-of-way width of that major street, provided that the major street has not been built to the right-of-way width planned on Map 3 of the Official Plan. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 24 10.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 10.5.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 10.5.40 apply to buildings or structures in the Residential Zone category, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 10.5.60. (2) Building Requirements Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Residential Zone category. 10.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of a Building In the Residential Zone category, the height of a building is the distance between the established grade and the elevation of the highest point of the building. (2) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the Residential Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 1.5 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; (C) parapets for a green roof; (D) satellite dishes; and (E) weather vanes. (3) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Residential Zone category, the following equipment and structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres, subject to regulation 10.5.40.10(4): (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment, except that skylights may only exceed the height by 1.0 metres; [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (B) structures or parts of the building used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the elements listed in (A) and (B) above, if the building has a height greater than 15.0 metres. (4) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Residential Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building that exceed the permitted maximum height for a building in regulation 10.5.40.10(3), must comply with the following: (A) their total area may cover no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) if they are located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, their total horizontal dimension, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street; and [ By-law: 1676-2013 ] (5) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection In the Residential Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are: (A) on the roof of a building with a height greater than 15.0 metres; and (B) no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.5.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 25 In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height for a building, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.5.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Alterations to the Roof of Lawfully Existing Buildings Any alteration to the roof of a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 10.5.40.11(1) may be constructed to the maximum height in regulation 10.5.40.11(1). (4) Height of Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful height of the exterior portion of the main walls of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height for each respective pair of the following main walls, that lawful height is the maximum height for the exterior portion of the respective pair of main walls for that lawfully existing building or structure: (A) the front and rear main walls; or (B) the side main walls. (5) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Height of Main Walls Any new main wall of an addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.5.40.11(4) is subject to the main wall heights in regulation 10.5.40.11(4). (6) Height of First Floor Above Established Grade for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful height of the first floor above established grade in a lawfully existing building is greater than the permitted maximum height of a first floor, that lawful first floor height is the maximum height for the first floor above established grade for that lawfully existing building. (7) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Height of the First Floor Above Established Grade Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 10.5.40.11(6) may have a first floor above established grade up to the maximum height in regulation 10.5.40.11(6). 10.5.40.20 Building Length (1) Portion of Building to which Building Length Applies In the Residential Zone category, building length regulations apply to all main walls of a building above and below- ground, excluding the footings for the building. (2) Exclusion from Building Length In the Residential Zone category, any part of a building or structure permitted to encroach into a required minimum building setback in Clause 10.5.40.60 is excluded from the calculation of building length. 10.5.40.21 Building Length Exemptions (1) Permitted Building Length for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful building length of a lawfully existing building is greater than the permitted maximum building length, that lawful building length is the maximum building length for that lawfully existing building. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 10.5.40.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 10.5.40.30 Building Depth (1) Portion of Building to which Building Depth Applies In the Residential Zone category, building depth regulations apply to all main walls of a building above and below- ground, excluding the footings for the building. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 26 (2) Exclusion from Building Depth In the Residential Zone category, any part of a building or structure permitted to encroach into a required minimum building setback in Clause 10.5.40.60 is excluded from the calculation of building depth. 10.5.40.31 Building Depth Exemptions (1) Permitted Building Depth for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful building depth of a lawfully existing building is greater than the permitted maximum building depth, that lawful building depth is the maximum building depth for that lawfully existing building. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 10.5.40.31(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 10.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Inclusion of Attic Space as Gross Floor Area in a Residential Building Other Than an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, the gross floor area of a residential building, other than an apartment building, includes the portion of the floor area in an attic that has a vertical clearance of more than 1.4 metres between the ceiling joists and the roof rafters, if at least 80% of the area has: (A) a vertical clearance of more than 2.0 metres; and (B) an area of at least 10.0 square metres. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (2) Exclusion of Certain Floor Area in an Attic If the floor area meets the conditions of regulation 10.5.40.40(1) and the area or portion of the area is used for mechanical equipment for the functional operation of the building, that area is not included in the gross floor area of the building if it is not more than 5% of the permitted maximum gross floor area of the building to a maximum of 20 square metres. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (3) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Residential Building Other Than an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, the gross floor area of a residential building, other than an apartment building, may be reduced by: (A) the floor area of the basement; [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (B) the area of a void in a floor if there is a vertical clearance of more than 4.5 metres between the top of the floor below the void and the ceiling directly above it, to a maximum of 10% of the permitted maximum gross floor area for the building; (C) the area for a maximum of one parking space per dwelling unit in the building; and [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (D) in addition to (C) above, the area used for one additional parking space in a detached house on a lot with a lot frontage of more than 12.0 metres. (4) Gross Floor Area Calculations for an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below established grade; (B) required loading spaces and required bicycle parking spaces at or above established grade; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) indoor amenity space required by this By-law; (F) elevator shafts; (G) garbage shafts; (H) mechanical penthouse; and (I) exit stairwells in the building. (5) Floor Space Index Calculation By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 27 In the Residential Zone category, the floor space index: (A) for a non-residential building, is the result of the gross floor area of a building divided by the area of the lot; (B) for a residential building, other than an apartment building, is the result of the gross floor area, plus the area of an attic described in regulation 10.5.40.40(1) and subject to regulation 10.5.40.40(2) minus the areas listed in regulation 10.5.40.40(3), divided by the area of the lot; and (C) for an apartment building, is the result of the gross floor area, minus the areas of an apartment building listed in regulation 10.5.40.40(4), divided by the area of the lot. 10.5.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, the lawful floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings on that lot is the maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings on that lot. 10.5.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Interpretation of Platform Walls In the Residential Zone category, the exterior sides of a platform, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or within 0.3 metres of a building, are not main walls if at least 50% of the exterior sides above the floor are open to the outside. (2) Platforms in Relation to Building Setbacks In the Residential Zone category, a platform without main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or within 0.3 metres of a building, must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for the zone. (3) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Residential Building Other than an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, the level of the floor of a platform, such as a deck or balcony, located at or above the second storey of a residential building other than an apartment building, may be no higher than 0.2 metres above the level of the floor of the storey from which it gains access. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (4) Platforms at or Below the First Storey of a Residential Building other than an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, the level of the floor of a platform, such as a deck or balcony, permitted in accordance with (2) above and located at or below the first storey of a residential building other than an apartment building, may be no higher than 1.2 metres above the ground at any point below the platform, except where the platform is attached to or within 0.3 metres of: (A) a front wall, the floor of the platform may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade: (B) a side main wall, the floor of the platform may be no higher than the level of the floor from which it gains access; and (C) a rear main wall, any part of the platform floor located 2.5 metres or less from the rear main wall may be no higher than the level of the floor from which it gains access [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] 10.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Platforms Despite regulation 10.5.40.50(2), in the Residential Zone category, a platform without main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or less than 0.3 metres from a building, are subject to the following: (A) in a front yard, a platform with a floor no higher than the first storey of the building above established grade: (i) may encroach into the required front yard setback the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required front yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback; and (ii) there may be enclosed space below this platform; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 28 (B) in a front yard, a platform with a floor higher than the first storey of the building above established grade may encroach into the required front yard setback the lesser of 1.5 metres or 50% of the required front yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback; (C) in a rear yard, a platform with a floor no higher than the first storey of the building above established grade may encroach into the required rear yard setback the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required rear yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the greater of: (i) 0.3 metres; or (ii) a distance equal to the vertical distance between the highest part of the floor of the platform and the average elevation of the ground at the side of the platform; (D) in a rear yard, a platform with a floor higher than the first storey of the building above established grade may encroach into the required rear yard setback the lesser of 1.5 metres or 50% of the required rear yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback plus the vertical distance between the first floor of the building and the average elevation of the ground along the building's rear main wall; (E) in a side yard, a platform with a floor no higher than the first storey of the building above established grade may encroach into the required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 1.5 metres, if it is no closer to the side lot line than 0.3 metres; and (F) in a side yard a platform with a floor higher than the first storey of the building above established grade: (i) may encroach into the required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 1.5 metres if the side yard abuts a street; and (ii) may not encroach into a required minimum side yard setback if the side yard does not abut a street. (2) Canopies and Awnings In the Residential Zone category a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with regulation 10.5.40.60(1), are subject to the following: (A) a roof, canopy, awning or similar structure above a platform meeting the requirements of regulation 10.5.40.60(1) may encroach into a required minimum building setback to the same extent as the platform it is covering; and (B) a canopy, awning or similar structure that is not covering a platform may encroach into a required minimum building setback: (i) in a front yard or rear yard, the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required minimum building setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the required minimum side yard setback; or (ii) in a side yard, a maximum of 1.5 metres, if it is no closer to the side lot line than 0.3 metres. (3) Exterior Stairs, Access Ramp and Elevating Device In the Residential Zone category, exterior stairs, pedestrian access ramp and elevating device providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback as follows: (A) exterior stairs, if the stairs are: (i) no longer than 1.5 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above the ground at the point where the stairs meet the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 2.0 metres; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.6 metres; (B) an uncovered ramp, if the ramp is: (i) no longer than 15 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above-ground at the point where the ramp meets the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 1.5 metres for each sloped ramp segment; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.6 metres; and (C) an elevating device, if the elevating device: (i) elevates no higher than the first floor of the building; (ii) has a maximum area of 3.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.6 metres. (4) Exterior Main Wall Surface By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 29 In the Residential Zone category, cladding added to the original exterior surface of the main wall of a building may encroach into a required minimum building setback as follows: (A) a maximum of 0.15 metres, if the added cladding is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (B) despite (A) above, on a lot with 100 or more dwelling units in one or more residential buildings, cladding added to the original exterior surface of the main wall of a building, inclusive of vents, pipes, or utility equipment located beneath the cladding, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.9 metres. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (5) Architectural Features In the Residential Zone category, architectural features on a building must comply with the following: (A) a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (B) a chimney breast may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it: (i) is no wider than 2.0 metres; and (ii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. (6) Window Projections In the Residential Zone category, a bay window, box window, or other window projection from a main wall of a building, which increases floor area or enclosed space and does not touch the ground, may encroach: (A) into a required minimum front yard setback or minimum rear yard setback a maximum of 0.75 metres, if the window projections in total do not occupy more than 65% of the width of the front wall or rear main wall at each storey; and (B) into a required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if the window projections: (i) in total do not occupy more than 30% of the width of the side main wall at each storey; and (ii) are no closer to the side lot line than 0.6 metres. (7) Roof Projections On a building in the Residential Zone category, roof projections must comply with the following: (A) a dormer projecting from the surface of a roof may not have any wall of the dormer closer to a lot line than the required minimum building setback; and (B) the eaves of a roof may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.9 metres, if they are no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. (8) Equipment In the Residential Zone category, the following wall mounted equipment on a building may encroach into required minimum building setbacks as follows, if the equipment is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres: (A) vents, pipes, or utility equipment, a maximum of 0.6 metres into a required minimum rear yard setback or minimum side yard setback; (B) satellite dish, a maximum of 0.9 metres into any required minimum building setback; (C) antenna, or a pole used to hold an antenna, a maximum of 0.9 metres into any required minimum rear yard setback or minimum side yard setback; and (D) air conditioner, a maximum of 0.9 metres: (i) into a required minimum rear yard setback; and (ii) into a required minimum side yard setback if it is not located above the first storey. (E) public utility metering equipment, such as electrical meters or natural gas meters, into any required minimum building setback. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.5.40.70 Setbacks (1) Front Yard Setback - Averaging In the Residential Zone category, if a lot is: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 30 (A) beside one lot in the Residential Zone category, and that abutting lot has a building fronting on the same street and that building is, in whole or in part, 15.0 metres or less from the subject lot, the required minimum front yard setback is the front yard setback of that building on the abutting lot; and (B) between two abutting lots in the Residential Zone category, each with a building fronting on the same street and those buildings are both, in whole or in part, 15.0 metres or less from the subject lot, the required minimum front yard setback is the average of the front yard setbacks of those buildings on the abutting lots. (2) Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Lane A building or structure in the Residential Zone category may be no closer than 2.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane. 10.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a front lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; and (C) a side lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.5.40.71(1) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings on Specified Lots Despite regulation 10.5.40.71(2), on a lot with a lot frontage of 12.2 metres or less, the required minimum building setback for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.5.40.71(1) is the minimum building setback from the respective lot line permitted by regulation 10.5.40.71(1). (4) Additions to the Rear or Side of Lawfully Existing Buildings on Specified Lots Despite regulation 10.5.40.71(2), the required minimum building setback from a side lot line for any addition or extension to the rear or the side of a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.5.40.71(1), on a lot with a lot frontage of: (A) less than 9.0 metres, is the minimum side yard setback permitted by regulation 10.5.40.71(1); or (B) 9.0 metres to 12.2 metres, is the greater of: (i) 50% of the required minimum side yard setback; or (ii) the minimum side yard setback permitted by regulation 10.5.40.71(1). (5) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings from a Lane In the Residential Zone category, if the lawful distance of a lawfully existing building or structure from the original centreline of a lane is less than the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane required by this By-law, that lawful distance is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane for that lawfully existing building or structure. (6) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings in Relation to a Lane The minimum distance from the original centreline of a lane for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.5.40.71(5) is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane permitted by regulation 10.5.40.71(5). 10.5.50 Yards 10.5.50.10 Landscaping (1) Front Yard Landscaping for Certain Types of Residential Buildings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 31 In the Residential Zone category, on a lot with a detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex, semi- detached houseplex or townhouse, the following front yard landscaping regulations apply: (A) for lots with a lot frontage less than 6.0 metres, or a townhouse dwelling unit less than 6.0 metres wide, the front yard, excluding a permitted driveway or permitted parking pad must be landscaping; [By-law: 1429- 2017] (B) for lots with a lot frontage of 6.0 metres to less than 15.0 metres, or a townhouse dwelling unit at least 6.0 metres wide, a minimum of 50 percent of the front yard must be landscaping; (C) for lots with a lot frontage of 15.0 metres or greater, a minimum of 60 percent of the front yard must be landscaping; and (D) a minimum of 75 percent of the front yard landscaping required in (A), (B), and (C) above, must be soft landscaping, and if a lot does not have a permitted driveway in the front yard, a minimum of 75 percent of the front yard must be soft landscaping. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Side Yard Landscaping for Certain Types of Residential Buildings on Corner Lots In the Residential Zone category, a corner lot with a detached house, semi- detached house, detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or townhouse must have: (A) a minimum of 60 percent of the side yard abutting a street for landscaping; and (B) a minimum of 75 percent of the side yard landscaping required in (A), above, must be soft landscaping. [ By- law: 648-2025 ] (3) Rear Yard Soft Landscaping for Residential Buildings Other Than an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, a lot with a residential building, other than an apartment building, must have: (A) a minimum of 50% of the rear yard for soft landscaping, if the lot frontage is greater than 6.0 metres; and (B) a minimum of 25% of the rear yard for soft landscaping, if the lot frontage is 6.0 metres or less. (4) Landscaping Requirements for an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, a lot with an apartment building must have: (A) a minimum of 50 percent of the area of the lot for landscaping; (B) a minimum of 50 percent of the landscaping area required in (A), above, must be soft landscaping; and (C) despite (A) and (B) above, if an apartment building has 60 dwelling units or less and is located on a lot abutting a major street, a minimum of 30 percent of the area of the lot must be for landscaping, of which 50 percent of the required landscaping area must be comprised of soft landscaping. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (5) Landscaping Requirement for an Apartment Building Abutting Another Residential Lot In the Residential Zone category, a lot with an apartment building must have a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping along any part of a lot line abutting another lot in the Residential Zone category. (6) Landscaping Exclusion for Permitted Encroachments and Public Utility Equipment (A) In the Residential Zone category, the calculation of landscaping or soft landscaping in regulations 10.5.50.10(1), (2), (3) and (4) excludes: (i) the area of the required minimum building setback covered by any part of a building or structure which is permitted to encroach into a required minimum building setback by Clause 10.5.40.60; and (ii) the area covered by public utility equipment essential for the functional operation of the building, such as an electrical transformer and associated pads, or other equipment necessary to connect to public utility services. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (7) Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water Deemed to be Soft Landscaping for Specified Regulations In the Residential Zone category, for the calculation of soft landscaping required by regulation 10.5.50.10(3) and (4), the area of soft landscaping includes the water surface area of outdoor swimming pools or other ancillary structures used to hold water, such as fountains or artificial ponds. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 32 10.5.55 Amenities 10.5.55.1 Amenity Space Requirements (1) Amenity Space Requirements for an Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, an apartment building with 20 or more dwelling units must provide amenity space at a minimum rate of 4.0 square metres for each dwelling unit, of which: (A) at least 2.0 square metres for each dwelling unit is indoor amenity space; (B) at least 40.0 square metres is outdoor amenity space in a location adjoining or directly accessible to the indoor amenity space; and (C) no more than 25 percent of the outdoor component may be a green roof. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Amenity Space for an Apartment Building on a Major Street If an apartment building is located on a lot abutting a major street, and the apartment building has 30 dwelling units or less, then (1) above does not apply. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 10.5.60.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 10.5.60 apply to ancillary buildings or structures in the Residential Zone category, if they are ancillary to dwelling units or residential buildings. (2) Living Accommodation in Ancillary Buildings An ancillary building in the Residential Zone category may not be used for living accommodation. (3) Food or Sanitary Facilities in Ancillary Buildings An ancillary building in the Residential Zone category may have: (A) food preparation facilities and sanitary facilities if the ancillary building is for indoor amenity space required by this By-law; or (B) either food preparation facilities or sanitary facilities, but not both, if the ancillary building is used for any purpose other than an indoor amenity space required by this By-law. (4) Ancillary Building or Structure Construction Timing In the Residential Zone category, no above-ground part of an ancillary building or structure may be erected prior to the erection of the main walls and completion of the roof of a residential building on the same lot. 10.5.60.10 Location (1) Ancillary Buildings or Structures Not Permitted in Front Yard An ancillary building or structure in the Residential Zone category may not be located in a front yard. (2) Public Utility Equipment in a Front Yard Despite regulation 10.5.60.10(1), public utility equipment essential for the functional operation of the building, such as an electrical transformer or other equipment necessary to connect to public utility services, may be located in the front yard. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.5.60.20 Setbacks (1) Parts of an Ancillary Building or Structure to which a Required Building Setback Applies In the Residential Zone category, required minimum ancillary building setbacks apply to all parts of an ancillary building or structure above-ground and below-ground, excluding footings. (2) Ancillary Buildings or Structures - Rear Yard Setback Subject to regulation 10.5.60.20(5), in the Residential Zone category: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 33 (A) if an ancillary building or structure is on a through lot, and a residential building on an adjacent lot fronts on the street that abuts the rear lot line of the through lot, the required minimum rear yard setback for the ancillary building or structure is equal to the required minimum front yard setback for the residential building on the adjacent lot; (B) if an ancillary building or structure is on a lot with a lot depth greater than 45 metres, and its height is greater than 2.5 metres or its floor area is greater than 10 square metres, the required minimum rear yard setback for the ancillary building or structure is equal to half the height of the ancillary building or structure; and (C) in cases other than those set out in (A) or (B) above, the required minimum rear yard setback for ancillary buildings or structures is 0.3 metres. (3) Ancillary Buildings or Structures - Side Yard Setback Subject to regulations 10.5.60.20(6) and (7), in the Residential Zone category, the required minimum side yard setback for an ancillary building or structure: (A) in a side yard, is the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building on the lot; (B) in a rear yard and less than 1.8 metres from the residential building on the lot, is the same as the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building; and (C) in a rear yard and 1.8 metres or more from the residential building on the lot, is as follows: (i) if it is on a corner lot, and a residential building on an adjacent lot fronts on the street that abuts the side lot line of the corner lot, the ancillary building or structure must be set back from the side lot line that abuts the street a distance equal to the required minimum front yard setback for the residential building on the adjacent lot; (ii) if it is on a lot with a required minimum lot frontage of 21.0 metres or more, and its height is greater than 2.5 metres or its floor area, is greater than 10 square metres, the required minimum side yard setback is equal to half the height of the ancillary building or structure; and (iii) in cases other than those set out in (i) and (ii) above, the required minimum side yard setback is 0.3 metres. (4) Ancillary Building or Structure - Setback from a Lane Despite regulations 10.5.60.20(2), (3) and (5) to (11), an ancillary building or structure in the Residential Zone category may be no closer than 2.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane. (5) Detached Private Garages - Rear Yard Setback In the Residential Zone category, the required minimum rear yard setback for an ancillary building or structure containing a parking space must comply with regulation 10.5.60.20(2), except: (A) if the rear lot line abuts a lane and vehicle access to the parking space in the ancillary building is from the lane, the required minimum rear yard setback is 1.0 metres, subject to regulation 10.5.60.20(4); and (B) if it is on a through lot, and vehicle access is from the street abutting the rear lot line, the required minimum rear yard setback is the greater of: (i) the required minimum front yard setback for a residential building on the adjacent lot that fronts on the same street that the rear lot line abuts; or (ii) 6.0 metres. (6) Detached Private Garages - Side Yard Setback In the Residential Zone category, the required minimum side yard setback for an ancillary building or structure containing a parking space must comply with regulation 10.5.60.20(3), except: (A) if a side lot line abuts a lane, and vehicle access to the parking space is from the lane, the required minimum building setback from that side lot line is 1.0 metres, subject to regulation 10.5.60.20(4); and (B) if it is on a corner lot, and vehicle access is from the street abutting the side lot line, the required minimum side yard setback is 6.0 metres. (7) Detached Private Garages Situated on More than One Lot Despite regulation 10.5.60.20(3) and (6), if an ancillary building or structure contains parking spaces for dwelling units on abutting lots in the Residential Zone category, it may be located on the common side lot line. [ By-law: 89- 2022 ] (8) Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water - Rear Yard Setback By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 34 Despite regulation 10.5.60.20(2), in the Residential Zone category, the required minimum rear yard setback for an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as a fountain or artificial pond, is as follows: (A) on a lot with a residential building other than an apartment building: (i) 25.0 metres, if it is a through lot and if an adjacent lot fronts on the street abutting the rear lot line of the through lot; (ii) 3.0 metres, if it is a corner lot and if an adjacent lot fronts on the street abutting the side lot line of the corner lot; (iii) 1.2 metres in all other cases; and (iv) no minimum rear yard setback is required if the water surface area is 1.0 square metres or less; and (B) on a lot with an apartment building: (i) 7.5 metres, if it is a through lot; (ii) 4.5 metres in all other cases; and (iii) no minimum rear yard setback is required if the water surface area is 3.0 square metres or less. (9) Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water - Side Yard Setback Despite regulation 10.5.60.20(3), in the Residential Zone category, the required minimum side yard setback for an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as a fountain or artificial pond, is as follows: (A) on a lot with a residential building other than an apartment building: (i) the greater of 1.2 metres or the side yard setback required by regulation 10.5.60.20(3); (ii) if it is a corner lot, the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building, plus 1.5 metres, from the side lot line abutting a street; and (iii) no minimum side yard setback is required if the water surface area is 1.0 square metres or less; and (B) on a lot with an apartment building: (i) 4.5 metres; (ii) if it is a corner lot, 7.5 metres from the side lot line abutting a street; and (iii) no minimum side yard setback is required if the water surface area is 3.0 square metres or less. (10) Ground Mounted Heating or Air-Conditioning Devices - Front Yard Setbacks and Side Yard Setbacks In the Residential Zone category, for a heating or air-conditioning device that is mounted on the ground: (A) despite regulation 10.5.60.10(1), the device may be located in a front yard, if it is at least 6.0 metres from the front lot line; and (B) despite regulation 10.5.60.20(3)(A), the device may be in a side yard, if it is no closer to the side lot line than the lesser of: (i) 0.9 metres; or (ii) the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building on the lot. (11) Open Platforms - Rear Yard Setbacks and Side Yard Setbacks Despite regulation 10.5.60.20(2) and (3), in the Residential Zone category, the required minimum rear yard setback and side yard setback for a platform, such as a deck or similar structure, with a minimum of 50% of the total area of its exterior sides above the platform's floor open to the outside, and that is located no closer to the residential building on the lot than 0.3 metres, is the greater of: (A) 0.3 metres; or (B) a distance equal to the highest vertical distance between any part of the floor of the platform and the ground below it. 10.5.60.30 Separation (1) Minimum Separation Between Residential Buildings and Ancillary Buildings or Structures of a Certain Size In the Residential Zone category, an ancillary building or structure with a height greater than 2.5 metres, or a gross floor area greater than 10 square metres, must be at least 1.8 metres from a residential building on the same lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 35 (2) Maximum Separation Between Residential Buildings and Ground Mounted Heating or Air-Conditioning Devices in a Rear Yard A heating or air-conditioning device that is mounted on the ground in the rear yard of a lot in the Residential Zone category may be no more than 2.0 metres from the rear main wall of the residential building. 10.5.60.40 Height (1) Determining the Height of Ancillary Buildings or Structures In the Residential Zone category, the height of an ancillary building or structure is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of the ancillary building or structure. (2) Maximum Height of Ancillary Buildings or Structures The permitted maximum height of an ancillary building or structure in the Residential Zone category is: (A) 2.5 metres, if the ancillary building or structure is located less than 1.8 metres from the residential building on the lot; and (B) 4.0 metres in all other cases. (3) Maximum Storeys for Ancillary Buildings or Structures An ancillary building or structure in the Residential Zone category may not have more than one storey. (4) Entrances to Ancillary Buildings or Structures The permitted maximum height of the top of an entrance into an ancillary building or structure in the Residential Zone category is 2.5 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the entrance to the ancillary building or structure. (5) Height Restrictions for Platforms In the Residential Zone category, a platform, such as a deck or similar structure, other than a green roof, may not be: (A) located on top of any ancillary building; and (B) attached to an ancillary building or structure containing a parking space, if the platform is more than 1.2 metres above the ground at any point below the platform. 10.5.60.50 Floor Area (1) Exclusion from Floor Space Index In the Residential Zone category, the gross floor area of ancillary buildings is not included for the purpose of calculating the total gross floor area and floor space index for a lot. (2) Maximum Floor Area of Ancillary Buildings or Structures The total floor area of all ancillary buildings or structures on a lot in the Residential Zone category, other than an outdoor swimming pool or other structure used to hold water, must not be greater than: (A) 60.0 square metres for a lot with a lot frontage of 12.0 metres or more; and (B) 40.0 square metres in all other cases. (3) Maximum Floor Area of an Ancillary Building or Structure Close to a Residential Building on the Same Lot In the Residential Zone category, the permitted maximum floor area of an ancillary building or structure located less than 1.8 metres from a residential building on the lot is 10.0 square metres. 10.5.60.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Roof Projections for Ancillary Buildings In the Residential Zone category, the eaves of a roof on an ancillary building may encroach into the required minimum building setback in Clause 10.5.60.20 a maximum of 0.3 metres, if the eaves are no closer to a lot line than 0.15 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 36 10.5.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage Requirement for Ancillary Buildings and Structures An ancillary building or structure on a lot in the Residential Zone category, other than the water surface area of an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as fountains or artificial ponds: (A) is included in the overall calculation of lot coverage; and (B) the area of the lot covered by all ancillary buildings and structures may not exceed 10 percent of the lot area; and [ By-law: 848-2025 ] (C) the permitted maximum lot coverage for ancillary buildings or structures in regulation (B) above does not apply to a lot with a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite if: (i) the overall lot coverage of all buildings and structures on the lot does not exceed 45 percent of the lot area. [ By-law: 848-2025 ] (2) Lot Coverage Requirement for Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water In the Residential Zone category, the water surface area of an outdoor swimming pool or other structure used to hold water, such as fountains or artificial ponds: (A) is not included in the calculation of lot coverage; and (B) the water surface area may not exceed 15% of the lot area. 10.5.75 Energy Regulations 10.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy or Cogeneration Energy Device In the Residential Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy may not be in a front yard or a side yard that abuts a street. (2) Cogeneration Energy Device In the Residential Zone category, a cogeneration energy device must be inside a permitted building. (3) Geo-energy Device In addition to regulation 10.5.75.1(1), in the Residential Zone category any above-ground part of a geo-energy device must comply with the requirements for: (A) a building or structure on the lot; or (B) an ancillary building or structure, if it is on a lot with a residential building. (4) Solar Energy Device In the Residential Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than: (a) 1.2 metres above the permitted maximum height for any residential building other than an apartment building; or (b) 2.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for an apartment building or non-residential building; and (B) ground mounted, must comply with the requirements for: (i) a building or structure on the lot; and (ii) an ancillary building or structure, if it is on a lot with a residential building. (5) Wind Energy Device In the Residential Zone category, a wind energy device must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than one wind energy device on a lot; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 37 (B) all parts of a wind energy device on a lot must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; (C) on a lot with a residential building other than an apartment building, no part of a wind energy device may be higher than 2.5 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (D) on a lot with an apartment building or non-residential building, no part of a wind energy device may be higher than: (i) 3.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building if: (a) the permitted maximum height for the building is less than 24.0 metres; or (b) the lot abuts another lot in the Residential Zone category; and (ii) in all other cases, 5.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building. 10.5.80 Parking 10.5.80.1 General (1) Use of Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Residential Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. (2) Ancillary Outdoor Area for Parking In the Residential Zone category, a lot with a residential building other than a detached house, semi-detached house or a duplex, may have an ancillary outdoor area used for the parking or storing of more than 3 vehicles if: (A) no portion of the ancillary outdoor area is closer to a residential building on the same lot than 6.0 metres; (B) the ancillary outdoor area is fenced, excluding the portions used for vehicle or pedestrian access; (C) the surface area used for the parking or storing of vehicles is no closer to a fence than 1.5 metres; (D) the ancillary outdoor area is no closer to a lot line that abuts a street than the greater of: (i) 6.0 metres; or (ii) the distance that a residential building on an adjoining lot is set back from its lot line abutting the same street; and (E) there is no more than one ancillary building for parking attendants and it: (i) has a maximum height of 3.0 metres; (ii) has a maximum floor area of 5.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer to any lot line abutting a street than 6.0 metres. (3) Charging for Visitor Parking (Deleted by LPAT Order PL130592, March 16, 2020) [ By-law: LPAT PL130592 March 16, 2020 ] 10.5.80.10 Location (1) Location of Required Parking Spaces In the Residential Zone category, a parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. (2) Parking Space Location for Apartment Buildings In the Residential Zone category, a minimum of 50 percent of the parking spaces for an apartment building, other than required visitor parking spaces, must be in a building or underground structure. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (3) Street Yard Parking Space In the Residential Zone category, a parking space may not be in a front yard or a side yard abutting a street. This regulation does not apply if a parking space in the front yard is permitted by the City of Toronto under the authority of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, or its predecessor. (4) Parking in the Front Yard By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 38 In the Residential Zone category, for a detached house, a semi-detached house, or a duplex, and for an individual townhouse dwelling unit where a private driveway leads directly to the dwelling unit, vehicles may be parked on the private portion of the driveway leading to a parking space. (5) Parking Space for a Secondary Suite Despite regulation 10.5.80.10(3), in the Residential Zone category a parking space for a secondary suite may be in the front yard if it is on a driveway. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (6) Corner Lot Parking Space Location On a corner lot in the Residential Zone category, a parking space must be: (A) in a building or structure; (B) in a rear yard; or (C) in a side yard that does not abut a street. (7) Rear Yard Parking Spaces In the Residential Zone category, on a lot with a detached house, a semi-detached house or a duplex, a maximum of 2 parking spaces may be located outside in the rear yard. (8) Parking Spaces for Storing Recreational Vehicles A maximum of two parking spaces on a lot in the Residential Zone category may be used for recreational vehicles, if: (A) there is no more than one camper trailer or one boat trailer; and (B) the recreational vehicles are stored in: (i) a building; or (ii) a parking space in the area of the rear yard which is not required for soft landscaping. (9) Commercial Vehicle Parking Restriction A parking space in the Residential Zone category may be used for a commercial vehicle, if: (A) an owner or tenant of a dwelling unit on the lot is the owner or operator of the vehicle; and (B) it is within a wholly enclosed building. (10) Commercial Vehicle Parking Not Permitted in Yards A parking space located outside of a building in the Residential Zone category may not be used for: (A) commercially licensed vehicles; (B) construction vehicles; (C) dump trucks; (D) agricultural vehicles; (E) repair or towing vehicles; (F) tracked vehicles; (G) vehicles with a traction engine; (H) vehicles designed to run only on rails; and (I) vehicles equipped with more than six wheels, excluding spare wheels. 10.5.80.11 Location Exemptions (1) Lawfully Existing Front Yard Parking Spaces In the Residential Zone category, if a lawfully existing building has one or two lawful parking spaces on a driveway in the front yard, regulation 10.5.80.10(3) does not apply so long as those parking spaces remain. (2) Side-by-Side Front Yard Parking Spaces on a Lawfully Existing Driveway If a lot with a lawfully existing detached house or lawfully existing semi-detached house in the Residential Zone category has a lawfully existing driveway that is wider than permitted by regulation 10.5.100.1(1) and it leads to only one parking space behind the main front main wall, two parking spaces may be located side-by-side on that driveway in the front yard if the driveway width does not exceed 6.0 metres. (3) Front Yard Parking Spaces Authorized Under the City of Toronto Act By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 39 If a lawfully existing lot in the Residential Zone category has a lawfully existing building and the required parking spaces cannot be located where required by this By-law, those parking spaces may be entirely or partially in the front yard of that lot if approval is given under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended. 10.5.80.30 Separation (1) Parking Space Separation from Apartment Building In the Residential Zone category, a surface parking space must be at least 3.0 metres from all main walls of an apartment building. 10.5.80.40 Access to Parking Space (1) Maximum Width of Garage Entrance in Front Wall on Certain Lots In the Residential Zone category, for a lot with a detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex, if the required minimum lot frontage is less than 24.0 metres, the maximum combined width of all vehicle entrances through the front main wall of the residential building is 6.0 metres. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Elevation of Garage Entrance in Certain Types of Residential Buildings In the Residential Zone category, for a detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex or semi- detached houseplex, and for an individual townhouse dwelling unit where an individual private driveway leads directly to the dwelling unit, the elevation of the lowest point of a vehicle entrance in a main wall of the building must be higher than the elevation of the centreline of the driveway at the point where it intersects a lot line abutting a street. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (3) Parking Space Access on a Lot In the Residential Zone category, vehicle access to a parking space on a lot must: (A) be from the lane, if the lot abuts a lane; (B) be from a flanking street that is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, if the lot does not abut a lane; and (C) in all other cases, may be from the street on which the lot fronts. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] 10.5.100 Access to Lot 10.5.100.1 General (1) Driveway Width in the Front Yard for Certain Residential Building Types In the Residential Zone category, in addition to meeting the landscaping requirements in regulation 10.5.50.10, for a detached house, semi-detached house, or duplex, and for an individual townhouse dwelling unit if an individual private driveway leads directly to the dwelling unit, a driveway that is in the front yard or passes through the front yard may have the following dimensions in the front yard: (A) a minimum width of 2.0 metres; (B) for lots with a lot frontage less than 6.0 metres, or a townhouse dwelling unit less than 6.0 metres wide, a maximum width of 2.6 metres; (C) for lots with a lot frontage of 6.0 metres to 23.0 metres inclusive, or a townhouse dwelling unit at least 6.0 metres wide, a maximum driveway width the lesser of: (i) 6.0 metres; (ii) the cumulative width of side-by-side parking spaces behind the front main wall, but not in the rear yard; or (iii) the width of a single parking spaces behind the front main wall, but not in the rear yard; or (iv) 2.6 metres if all parking spaces are in the rear yard; and (D) for lots with a lot frontage greater than 23.0 metres, a maximum driveway width the lesser of: (i) 9.0 metres; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 40 (ii) the cumulative width of side-by-side parking spaces behind the front main wall if there is at least one parking space behind the front main wall but not in the rear yard; or (iii) 2.6 metres if all parking spaces are in the rear yard. (2) Driveway Width Other Than Through the Front Yard for Certain Residential Building Types In the Residential Zone category, for a detached house, semi-detached house, or duplex, and for an individual townhouse dwelling unit if an individual private driveway leads directly to the dwelling unit, a driveway that is not in the front yard or does not pass through the front yard may have the following dimensions: (A) a minimum width of 2.0 metres; and (B) a maximum width the lesser of: (i) 6.0 metres; or (ii) the width of the parking spaces. (3) Driveway Width for Certain Residential Building Types with Three or More Dwelling Units In the Residential Zone category, for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex with three or more dwelling units, and for a townhouse if an individual private driveway does not lead directly to an individual dwelling unit, a driveway may have: (A) a minimum width of 2.0 metres for each lane; and (B) a maximum total width of 6.0 metres. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (4) Driveway Width for Apartment Buildings For an apartment building in the Residential Zone category, a driveway may have: (A) a minimum width of 3.0 metres for each lane; and [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (B) a maximum total width of 6.0 metres. (5) Driveway Access to Apartment Buildings (A) If an apartment building in the Residential Zone category has 25 dwelling units or more, an unobstructed vehicle access must be provided between the street and the principal pedestrian entrance to the building so that a vehicle can enter and leave the lot while driving forward in one continuous movement; and (B) Despite (A) above, if an apartment building in the Residential Zone category is located on a lot abutting a major street and has 60 dwelling units or less, (A) above does not apply. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (6) Driveway with Two Points of Access to the Same Street A lot in the Residential Zone category may have a driveway with two points of vehicle access to the same street, if: (A) the lot has a lot frontage greater than 18.0 metres; and (B) the front yard landscaping complies with Clause 10.5.50.10. (7) Hammerhead Turnaround Driveway Dimensions In the Residential Zone category, a lot with a residential building, other than an apartment building with more than 60 dwelling units if it is on a lot abutting a major street, and 25 or more dwelling units if it is not on a lot abutting a major street, may have a driveway with a hammerhead turnaround, if the lot complies with the front yard landscaping requirements of Clause 10.5.50.10 and: (A) the lot has a lot frontage greater than 18.0 metres; or (B) vehicle access is from a street with a minimum right-of-way width of 27.0 metres; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (8) Hammerhead Turnaround Driveway Dimensions In the Residential Zone category, a hammerhead turnaround must: (A) have a maximum width of 3.0 metres; (B) extend no more than 4.5 metres from one edge of the driveway; and (C) extend no more than 3.0 metres from each opposite edge of the driveway. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 41 10.5.150 Waste 10.5.150.1 General (1) Waste and Recyclable Materials Storage for an Apartment Building For an apartment building in the Residential Zone category, all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if the apartment building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 42 10.10 Residential Zone ( R ) 10.10.1 General 10.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 10.10 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the R zone. 10.10.20 Permitted Uses 10.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - R Zone The following uses are permitted in the R zone: Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 10.10.20.40. Municipal Shelter Park [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 10.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - R Zone The following uses are permitted in the R zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 10.10.20.100: Ambulance Depot (1) Art Gallery (21) Artist Studio (21) Automated Banking Machine (23) Cogeneration Energy (2) Community Centre (3) Custom Workshop (21) Day Nursery (4) Eating Establishment (21) Education Use (21) Fire Hall (1) Garden Suite (20) Group Home (5) Home Occupation (6) Laneway Suite (19) Library (3) Market Garden (26) Massage Therapy (21) Medical Office (21) Multi-tenant House (13) Office (21) Outdoor Patio (25) Outdoor Sales and Display (24, 28) Performing Arts Studio (21) Personal Service Shop (21) Pet Services (21) Place of Worship (8) Police Station (1) Private Home Daycare (9) Production Studio (21) Public Utility (10, 11) Recreation Use (21, 27) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 43 Religious Education Use (21) Renewable Energy (2) Retail Service (21) Retail Store (12, 21, 22) Secondary Suite (14) Seniors Community House (15) Service Shop (21) Short-term Rental (18) Take-out Eating Establishment (21) Tourist Home (16) Transportation Use (17) Wellness Centre (21) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 810-2018; 545-2019; 1092-2021; 101-2022; 156-2023; 1509-2025; 1507-2025 ] [ By-law: 1507- 2025 ] 10.10.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Residential Building Types - R Zone In the R zone, a dwelling unit is permitted in the following residential building types: (A) Detached House; (B) Semi-Detached House; (C) Townhouse; (D) Detached Houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (E) Semi-Detached Houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (F) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (G) Apartment Building. (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a detached houseplex, semi- detached houseplex, townhouse or apartment building is a permitted residential building type if it complies with the regulations for the R zone and all other requirements of this By-law, or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.10.20.41 Conversion of Lawfully Existing Buildings (1) Conversion of Detached House to a Low-rise Apartment Building In the R zone, a detached house may be converted to an apartment building, through the construction of additional dwelling units, and: (A) if the original building was lawfully constructed prior to December 15, 2023, it may continue to be considered as a lawfully existing building provided the additional dwelling units are contained entirely within the lawfully existing building, subject to regulations 10.10.20.41(3) and (4); and (B) for the purposes of Clauses 10.5.50.10 and 10.5.80.10, and Regulations 10.5.80.1(2), 10.10.40.10(2) and (11), 10.10.40.40(2), 10.10.80.1(1)(B), and 200.5.10.1(1), the building may continue to be considered as a detached house despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800. [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] (2) Conversion of a Portion of a Semi-Detached House to Multiple Dwelling Units In the R Zone, a portion of a semi-detached house located on one lot may be converted to contain more than four dwelling units and may continue to be considered as a semi-detached house despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, provided: (A) the original building was lawfully constructed prior to December 15, 2023 and the additional dwelling units are contained entirely within the lawfully existing building, subject to regulations 10.10.20.41(3) and (4); (B) The remaining portion of the semi-detached house located on an adjacent lot and within the same semi- detached house that is not subject to the conversion is considered to be located within the original building type for the purposes of applying the standards contained within this By-law; (C) For the purpose of Clause 10.5.40.40 and Regulation 10.10.40.30(1) the portion of a semi-detached house located on one lot that is converted to contain more than four dwelling units referenced in this regulation may be considered to be an apartment building despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 44 (D) If both dwelling units within a building originally constructed as a semi-detached house are converted in accordance with this regulation, the building is to be considered the original building type, subject to regulation 10.10.20.41(4). [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] (3) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulations 10.10.20.41(1) and (2) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] (4) Definition of Lawfully and Lawfully Existing For the purpose of regulations 10.10.20.41(1), (2), and (3), clauses 10.5.30.41, 10.5.40.11, 10.5.40.21, 10.5.40.31, 10.5.40.41, 10.5.40.71, 10.10.40.11, 10.10.40.61, 10.10.40.71, 10.10.40.81, and 10.10.80.200, the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569- 2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (A) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before December 15, 2023; and (B) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before December 15, 2023. [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] (5) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot Regulations 10.5.1.10(3) and 10.10.40.1(3), do not apply to a lawfully existing detached house or portion of a lawfully existing semi-detached house converted in accordance with regulations 10.10.20.41(1) or (2). [ By-law: 1313- 2023 ] (6) Secondary Suite - Not Permitted in a Converted Semi-Detached House Despite regulations 150.10.20.1(1) and (2), a secondary suite may not be in the portion of a semi-detached house that has been converted to contain more than four dwelling units in accordance with regulations 10.10.20.41(2). [ By- law: 1313-2023 ] 10.10.20.60 Conversion of Internal Common Areas to Dwelling Units (1) Exemptions Applying to Converted Dwelling Units In the Residential Zone, on a lot with 100 or more dwelling units in one or more residential buildings, interior floor area within a lawfully existing apartment building may be converted to a maximum of 5 additional dwelling units which are exempt from the following requirements: (A) the requirements of regulation 10.5.30.1(2) regarding water main and sewer capacity requirements for apartment buildings on major streets; (B) In addition to the areas of a building in regulation 10.5.40.40(4), the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced by the area in the building converted to additional dwelling units through Clause 10.10.20.60; (C) regulation 10.10.40.1(3) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding maximum number of dwelling units permitted on the lot; (D) regulation 10.10.40.40(1) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding permitted maximum floor space index; (E) the requirements of regulation 10.10.40.50(1) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding additional minimum amenity space; (F) the requirements of regulation 200.5.10.1(1) and Table 200.5.10.1 and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding additional minimum visitor parking spaces; (G) the requirements of regulation 200.15.10.5(1) and Table 200.15.10.5 and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding minimum additional accessible parking spaces; (H) the requirements of any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding additional minimum residential occupant parking spaces; (I) the requirements of regulations 220.5.10.1(1) and (2), and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding additional minimum loading spaces for a building containing dwelling units; (J) the requirements of regulation 230.5.10.1(5) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in article 900.2.10 regarding additional minimum "long-term" and "short-term" bicycle parking spaces; and (K) for the purpose of compliance with Clause 10.10.20.60: (i) if the dimensions of a lawful parking space on a lot with a lawfully existing apartment building is less than the required minimum length, width or vertical clearance, that lawful length, width or vertical By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 45 clearance is the minimum length, width or vertical clearance for that lawfully existing parking space, provided that there are no alterations or parking spaces added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; and (ii) if a lawful drive aisle width of a lawfully existing building is less than the required minimum width, that lawful width is the minimum width for that lawfully existing drive aisle, provided that there are no alterations that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (2) Parking Space Requirement for Conversion to Dwelling Units Despite regulation 200.5.10.11(1)(C), the number of lawful resident occupant parking spaces for a lawfully existing building may be reduced for the purpose of conversion to dwelling units in accordance with regulation 10.10.20.60(1), provided that the converted parking spaces are located within a building and a minimum of 1 residential occupant parking space per lawfully existing dwelling unit is maintained. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (3) Conditions of Exemption The exemptions provided in regulations 10.10.20.60(1) and (2) are permitted, subject to the following requirements, unless authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance: (A) dwelling units must with comply with regulation 5.10.1.30(3)(A) with respect to dwelling units below grade; (B) interior floor area used for lawfully existing dwelling units may not be converted to additional dwelling units; (C) the interior floor area used for lawfully existing amenity space may not be reduced; (D) the lawful number of visitor parking spaces and accessible parking spaces for a lawfully existing building may not be reduced; (E) the lawful number of "long-term" and "short-term" bicycle parking spaces for a lawfully existing building may not be reduced; and (F) the interior floor area used for common facilities may not be converted to additional dwelling units, if secured as an improvement in a lawfully existing building by one or more City agreements that are registered on title to the lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (4) Definition of Lawfully and Lawfully Existing For the purpose of regulations 10.10.20.60(1), (2) and (3), the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (A) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (B) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] 10.10.20.100 Conditions (1) Ambulance Depot, Fire Hall or Police Station In the R zone, an ambulance depot, a fire hall or a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the R Zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (3) Community Centre or Library In the R zone, a community centre or a library must be operated by, or on behalf of, the City of Toronto. (4) Day Nursery A day nursery in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (5) Group Home A group home in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (6) Home Occupation A home occupation in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (8) Place of Worship By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 46 In the R zone, a place of worship must: (A) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (B) be on a lot with a lot frontage of at least 30 metres; and (C) be in a building that is or was originally constructed as a place of worship. (9) Private Home Daycare A children's play area for a private home daycare in the R zone: (A) must be fenced; and (B) may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street. (10) Public Utility In the R zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (11) Public Utility In the R zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the R zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (12) Retail Stores in Apartment Buildings In the R zone, on a lot that does not abut a major street, a retail store may be in an apartment building with 100 or more dwelling units, subject to the following: (A) there may be only one retail store in the apartment building; (B) it may not be above the first storey of the apartment building; (C) access to the retail store must be from within the apartment building, unless it is on a lot that has a front lot line or a side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; (D) there may be no outside display of goods; and (E) the interior floor area of the retail store may not exceed 25.0 square metres for the first 100 dwelling units, which may be increased by 5.0 square metres for each additional 100 dwelling units in excess of 100, to a maximum of 70.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (13) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156-2023 ] (14) Secondary Suite A secondary suite in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (15) Seniors Community House A seniors community house in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (16) Tourist Home In the R zone, a tourist home: (A) must be in a detached house, a semi-detached house or a townhouse; (B) may have a maximum of 2 bed-sitting rooms available for tourist accommodation; and (C) must not have vehicle access by a mutual driveway. (17) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the R zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (18) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453-2017 ] (19) Laneway Suite By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 47 A laneway suite in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.8. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (20) Garden Suite A garden suite in the R zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.7. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (21) Art Gallery and Other Commercial and Non-Residential Uses on Major Streets In the R zone, on a lot abutting a major street, an art gallery, artist studio, custom workshop, eating establishment, education use, massage therapy, medical office, office, performing arts studio, personal service shop, pet services, production studio, recreation use, religious education use, retail store, retail service, service shop, takeout eating establishment or wellness centre may be located in a lawfully existing non-residential building or a permitted residential building type, subject to the following: (A) the building must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) the interior floor area dedicated to the uses must comply with the following: (i) the interior floor area of an individual establishment must not exceed 150 square metres; (ii) if located in a building other than an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 150 square metres; (iii) if located in an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 400 square metres; and (iv) if located in an apartment building, the uses must not occupy, in total, more than 85 percent of the interior floor area of the first storey of the building; (C) the interior floor area of the uses is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (D) the location of the uses must comply with the following: (i) the uses must not be located above the first storey of the building; and (ii) despite (i) above, an education use, massage therapy, medical office, office or wellness centre may be located on the first storey or second storey of a building, provided that any premises located above the first storey must not share access with any residential uses on the same storey; (E) each individual use must have a main pedestrian entrance that is: (i) located parallel to and within 6.0 metres of the lot line abutting the major street; (ii) despite (i) above, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building is greater than 6.0 metres, the main pedestrian entrance may be located in the front main wall that is closest to the lot line abutting the major street; (iii) within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite the entrance; and (iv) if not level with the public sidewalk closest to the entrance, is accessed by a ramp which rises no more than 0.04 metres vertically for every 1.0 metre horizontally; (F) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (G) an area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must not be located in areas required for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space; (H) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (I) the retail service use must not include postal or courier services; (J) the first storey of the portion of the building containing the use must have a minimum height of 3.8 metres, measured between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the floor of the second storey; (K) regulation (J) does not apply to a use located within a portion of a lawfully existing building where the lawful height of the first storey of the lawfully existing building is less than 3.8 metres; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 48 (L) for the purposes of regulations 10.10.20.10(1) and 10.10.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (K) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use; (M) despite (A) to (L) above, if a lot abuts one of the following streets, the permissions for commercial and non- residential uses on major streets do not apply: (i) Albion Road from the Humber River to the west to Weston Road to the east; (ii) Birchmount Road from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (iii) Brimley Road from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (iv) Brimley Road from Highway 401 to Steeles Avenue East; (v) Clonmore Drive from Gerrard Street East to Warden Avenue; (vi) Guildwood Parkway from Kingston Road to Morningside Avenue; (vii) Huntingwood Drive from Victoria Park Avenue to McCowan Road; (viii) Islington Avenue from Finch Avenue West to Steeles Avenue West; (ix) Islington Avenue from Kingsmoor Gate to Finch Avenue West; (x) Islington Avenue from Monogram Place to Kingsview Boulevard; (xi) Kipling Avenue from Highway 401 to Dixon Road; (xii) Kipling Avenue from Steeles Avenue West to Annabelle Drive; (xiii) Lawrence Avenue East, from Mount Pleasant Road to Bayview Avenue; (xiv) Martin Grove Road from Jeffcoat Drive to Mercury Road; (xv) Martin Grove Road from Richgrove Drive to Highway 401; (xvi) Martin Grove Road from Silverstone Drive to Steeles Avenue West; (xvii) McCowan Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Kingston Road; (xviii) Midland Avenue from Kingston Road to St. Clair Avenue East; (xix) Morningside Avenue from Guildwood Parkway to the GO Transit Metrolinx Rail Corridor; (xx) Mount Pleasant Road, from Glengowan Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxi) Norfinch Drive, from 183 Shoreham Drive to 20 Dovehaven Court; (xxii) Orton Park Road from Ellesmere Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxiii) Pharmacy Avenue from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxiv) Scarborough Golf Club Road from Ellesmere Road to Kingston Road; (xxv) Sheppard Avenue West from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; (xxvi) Sloan Avenue from Eglinton Avenue East to Victoria Park Avenue; (xxvii) Steeles Avenue West from Islington Avenue to the west and the utility corridor to the east; (xxviii) Warden Avenue from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (xxix) Warden Avenue from Highway 401 to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxx) Weston Road from Wilson Avenue to Finch Avenue West; (xxxi) Wilmington Ave, from Sheppard Avenue West to Finch Avenue West; (xxxii) Wilson Avenue from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; and (xxxiii) York Mills Road, from Highland Crescent to Bayview Avenue. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (22) Retail Store - Corner Lot or Adjacent to Non-Residential Uses In the R zone, on a lot that does not abut a major street and is located in the areas within the heavy lines identified as Toronto and East York Community Council Area in Diagram 1 of By-law 1507-2025, a retail store may be located in a non-residential building, detached house or detached houseplex, subject to the following: (A) the lot must be: (i) a corner lot abutting a community street; (ii) a lot abutting a park or a public school that fronts on the same street; or By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 49 (iii) a lot abutting a lot that fronts on the same street and that is in the Commercial Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or Institutional Zone category; (B) the use must be the only non-residential use in the building; (C) if the building is a residential building, the building must not be located on more than one lot; (D) the interior floor area dedicated to the use must not exceed 110 square metres; (E) the interior floor area is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (F) the use must not be located above the first storey of the building; (G) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (H) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (I) a retail store may include an ancillary eating establishment or take-out eating establishment, provided that food is prepared off-site; and (J) for the purposes of regulations 10.10.20.10(1) and 10.10.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (I) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] (23) Automated Banking Machines In the R zone, an automated banking machine must be located in a building. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (24) Outdoor Sales or Display - Abutting a Major Street In the R zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot abutting a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a permitted use inside a building on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (25) Outdoor Patio In the R Zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: Eating Establishment; Retail Store; and Take-out Eating Establishment; (C) may not exceed a maximum area of 10 square metres; (D) may not be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 50 (E) must not be above the first storey of a building; (F) must be located in a front yard or side yard abutting a street; (G) must be set back at least 1 metre from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (H) in the side yard or front yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the side lot line or the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the side lot line. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (26) Market Gardens In the R zone, a market garden may not be used for the growing and harvesting of shrubs or trees for the purpose of sale. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (27) Recreation Use In the R Zone, a recreation use: (A) must be wholly enclosed and located inside a building; (B) must not include a commercial swimming pool; and (C) in an apartment building, must not be located in areas providing required amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (28) Outdoor Sales or Display - Not Abutting a Major Street In the R zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot that does not abut a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a retail store on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.10.30 Lot Requirements 10.10.30.1 General (1) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Lot Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains lot requirements for: (A) a detached house, then a permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for a detached house; or (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Lot Coverage Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.10.30.1(1), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if the maximum lot coverage that would apply to a lot with a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite under regulation 10.10.60.70(1)(C) is more permissive than the maximum lot coverage that would apply to the lot under regulation 10.10.30.1(1), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 848-2025 ] 10.10.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 51 In the R zone: (A) if a zone label on the Zoning By-law Map has the letter "a", the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres; and (B) if the zone label does not have an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres. 10.10.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the R zone: (A) if a zone label on the Zoning By-law Map has the letter "f", the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage, in metres; (B) if the zone label does not have an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map , the required minimum lot frontage is 6.0 metres; (C) the required minimum lot frontage requirement cited in (A) or (B) above: (i) for a semi-detached house, is the required minimum lot frontage for each dwelling unit; and (ii) for a townhouse with every dwelling unit fronting directly on a street: (a) is the required minimum lot frontage for each dwelling unit; and (b) may be reduced by 1.0 metre for each dwelling unit that does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (D) despite (A), (B) and (C) above, if a lot has a townhouse with one or more dwelling units not fronting directly on a street, the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres. 10.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 10.10.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 10.10.40 apply to buildings or structures in the R zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 10.5.60 and Article 10.10.60. (2) Number of Residential Buildings on a Lot (A) a maximum of one residential building is permitted on a lot in the R zone; and (B) despite (A) above, more than one townhouse or apartment building, or combination thereof, is permitted on a lot abutting a major street; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot (A) If a zone label applying to a lot in the R zone on the Zoning By-law Map has the letter "u", the numerical value following the letter "u" is the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on the lot; and (B) Despite (A) above, the permitted maximum number of dwelling units for an apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street is the greater of 60 dwelling units or the numerical value following the letter "u" on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Minimum Width of a Dwelling Unit In the R zone, the required minimum width of a dwelling unit in a townhouse is: (A) 5.0 metres if the dwelling unit does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (B) 6.0 metres in all other cases. (5) Building Orientation to a Street - Buildings with Dwelling Units In the R zone, a building, or an addition which is not attached above-ground to the original part of a building, is not permitted if: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 52 (A) it has dwelling units and is in the rear of another building or the original part of the same building; or (B) it is in front of a building, or the original part of the same building, with dwelling units, so as to produce the condition of a building with dwelling units in the rear of another building. (C) (A) and (B) above do not apply to townhouses or apartment buildings on a lot abutting a major street; [ By- law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (6) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Principal Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains principal building requirements for: (A) a detached house, then the permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for a detached house; or (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (7) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Principal Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi- Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.10.40.1(6), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if a regulation in clauses 10.10.40.10, 10.10.40.30 or 10.10.40.40 for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is more permissive than the regulation that would apply to the detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex under regulation 10.10.40.1(6), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (8) Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi- Detached Houseplex On a lot in the R zone, the maximum number of bedrooms permitted within a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is equal to: (A) four times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with two dwelling units; or (B) three times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with three or more dwelling units. (C) For the purposes of determining the number of bedrooms in a residential building in (A) and (B) above, a bachelor dwelling unit has one bedroom. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (9) Transition - Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex A detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex may have more than the permitted maximum number of bedrooms in regulation 10.10.40.1(8), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing residential building, and no bedrooms are added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after June 26, 2025 that contains no greater a number of bedrooms per dwelling unit than were identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; or (iv) A site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; and (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no bedrooms may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (10) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications For the purposes of regulation 10.10.40.1(9): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 53 (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.10.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the R zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 10.0 metres; (C) despite (A) above, the permitted maximum height for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is the greater of: (i) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (ii) 10.0 metres. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum height for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of 13.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of 19.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Maximum Height of Specified Pairs of Main Walls In the R zone, the permitted maximum height of the exterior portion of main walls for a residential building, other than an apartment building, is the higher of 7.0 metres above established grade or 2.5 metres less than the permitted maximum height in regulation 10.10.40.10(1), for either (A) or (B) below: (A) all side main walls, for at least 70 percent of the total width of each side main wall; or (B) all front main walls and all rear main walls, for at least: (i) 60 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 12.0 metres or more; (ii) 50 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage greater than 7.5 metres and less than 12.0 metres; and (iii) 40 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 7.5 metres or less. (C) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum height of main walls do not apply to townhouses on a lot abutting a major street; [ By-law: 1277-2022(OLT); 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the R zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation; and (C) the permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in regulation (A) does not apply to a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (C) above, the permitted maximum number of storeys for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street, excluding a mechanical penthouse, is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of four storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 54 (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of six storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Roof Slope Restriction for a Detached House In the R zone, a roof above the second storey or higher on a detached house may not have a slope greater than 5.0 vertical units for every 3.0 horizontal units. (5) Width of Dormers in a Roof Above a Second Storey or Higher In the R zone, on a residential building with two or more storeys, the walls of a dormer are not main walls if: (A) the face of the dormer is in a roof directly above a part of a main wall that does not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height; and (B) the total width of the faces of the dormers in the roof described in (A) above is no greater than 40 percent of the width of the parts of the main walls that do not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height, measured at the level of the uppermost storey below the roof. [ By-law: 1277-2022(OLT) ] (6) Height of Main Pedestrian Entrance In the R zone, for a detached house or a semi-detached house, the elevation of the lowest point of a main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (7) Addition to a Residential Building In the R zone, all floor levels within an addition, extension or enlargement to the rear of a residential building, may not be higher than the uppermost floor level the building that is being added to, extended or enlarged. (8) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the R zone, despite regulation 10.5.40.10(2), the following structures on the roof of a building with a height greater than 15.0 metres, may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; and (C) satellite dishes. (9) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (10) Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building for Towers In the R Zone: (A) Despite regulations 10.5.40.10 (3) and (4), equipment, structures or parts of a building listed in regulation 10.5.40.10 (3) located on the roof of the tower portion of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 6.5 metres, if the total area of all equipment, structures, or parts on the roof of the tower portion of the building cover no more than 450 square metres, measured horizontally; (B) chimneys, pipes, and vents, may further exceed the permitted maximum height in (A) by 3.0 metres; and (C) For the purpose of regulation 10.10.40.10(10), a "tower" is the portions of a building which collectively enclose the entirety of a storey higher than 24.0 metres above the established grade, and where the maximum average gross floor area of any storey located above 24.0 metres does not exceed 750 square metres. [ By- law: LPAT PL130592 March 6, 2020 ] (11) Maximum Height of Main Walls for a Residential Building other than an Apartment Building with a Flat or Shallow Roof Subject to regulation 10.10.40.10(1), if a residential building, other than an apartment building, in the R zone has a roof with a slope of less than 1.0 vertical units for every 10.0 horizontal units for more than 50 percent of the total horizontal roof area: (A) despite regulation 10.10.40.10(2) above, additional main walls are permitted to be located above the maximum height of all main walls permitted in regulation 10.10.40.10(2), provided all the additional front main walls and rear main walls located above the main walls permitted in regulation 10.10.40.10(2) are set back a minimum of 1.4 metres from the front main walls and rear main walls permitted in regulation 10.10.40.10(2). [ By-law: 648- 2025 ] (12) Maximum Height of Main Walls for a Residential Building other than an Apartment Building with a Flat or Shallow Roof Subject to regulation 10.10.40.10(1), if a residential building, other than an apartment building, in the R zone has a roof with a slope of less than 1.0 vertical units for every 10.0 horizontal units for more than 50 percent of the total horizontal roof area: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 55 (A) despite regulation 10.10.40.10(2) above, additional main walls are permitted to be located above the maximum height of all main walls permitted in regulation 10.10.40.10(2), provided all the additional front main walls and rear main walls located above the main walls permitted in regulation 10.10.40.10(2) are set back a minimum of 1.4 metres from the front main walls and rear main walls permitted in regulation 10.10.40.10(2). [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] 10.10.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Alterations to the Roof of Lawfully Existing Buildings in the R Zone In addition to regulation 10.5.40.11(3), if a lawfully existing building in the R zone is a detached house, the altered roof may not have a slope greater than 5.0 vertical units for every 3.0 horizontal units. 10.10.40.20 Building Length (1) Maximum Building Length In the R zone, the permitted maximum building length for the following residential buildings on a lot abutting a major street is: (A) 19.0 metres for a townhouse; and (B) 25.0 metres for an apartment building; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.10.40.30 Building Depth (1) Maximum Building Depth In the R zone, the permitted maximum building depth is: (A) 17.0 metres for a detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex, townhouse or apartment building; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (B) despite (A) above, the permitted maximum building depth for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is 19.0 metres if the lot: (i) has a lot depth of 36.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of less than 10.0 metres; or (ii) has a lot depth of 40.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of 10.0 metres or greater; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (C) despite (A) above, the permitted maximum building depth for an apartment building with a height of 13.0 metres or less is 19.0 metres if the lot: (i) has a lot depth of 36.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of less than 10.0 metres; or (ii) has a lot depth of 40.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of 10.0 metres or greater; and (iii) no portion of a side main wall of the apartment building containing a primary window is set back less than 5.5 metres from a side lot line, other than a side lot line that abuts a street. [ By-law: 1062- 2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (D) despite (A) to (C) above, if a townhouse or apartment building is on a lot abutting a major street, maximum building depth does not apply. [ By-law: 1313-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.10.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the R zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) if the zone label does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the permitted maximum floor space index is 0.6; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 56 (C) the permitted maximum floor space index in regulation (A) and (B) above does not apply to a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite; and [ By-law: 848- 2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum floor space index regulations do not apply to a townhouse or an apartment building with 60 dwelling units or less on a lot abutting a major street; [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Additions to the Rear of Certain Residential Buildings If a lot in the R zone has a permitted maximum floor space index of 0.6, and has a detached house or a semi- detached house erected before October 15, 1953, the detached house or semi-detached house may be enlarged by an addition to the rear of the building if: (A) the overall floor space index for the lot, including the addition, does not exceed a total of 0.69; (B) no part of the addition is closer to the side lot line than the shortest distance between the existing side main wall of the building and the same side lot line; and (C) any prior addition is at least 5 years old. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.10.40.50 Decks and Platforms (1) Interpretation of Platform Walls In the R zone, in addition to regulation 10.5.40.50(1), the exterior sides of a lawfully existing platform that was lawfully enclosed in compliance with the former City of Toronto By-law 438-86, are not main walls. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.10.40.61 Permitted Encroachments Exemptions (1) Lawfully Existing Porch Despite 10.5.40.50.(2) and 10.5.40.60(1)(A), in the R zone, a lawfully existing porch may be reconstructed or replaced, if the reconstruction or replacement is within the same outer limits of the lawfully existing porch and there is no enlargement of the porch. [ By-law: 607-2015 ] 10.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply, the required minimum front yard setback in the R zone is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback in the R zone is 7.5 metres. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback In the R zone, the required minimum side yard setback is: (A) 0.9 metres, for: (i) a detached house; (ii) a semi-detached house; (iii) a detached houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (iv) a semi-detached houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (v) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (vi) a townhouse if all the dwelling units front directly on a street; and (vii) an apartment building with a height of 13.0 metres or less; (B) 7.5 metres, for: (i) a townhouse if a dwelling unit does not front directly on a street; (ii) an apartment building with a height of more than 13.0 metres; and (iii) a non-residential building. [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 57 (4) Reduced Minimum Side Yard for Walls with No Windows or Doors on Specified Buildings The required minimum side yard setback required in regulation 10.10.40.70(3)(A) and (B), may be reduced to 0.45 metres if there are no windows or doors in that side of the building, for the following residential building types in the R zone: (A) a detached house; (B) a semi-detached house; (C) a townhouse if all the dwelling units front directly on a street; (D) a detached houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (E) a semi-detached houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (F) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (G) an apartment building with a height of 13.0 metres or less. [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] (5) Minimum Setback Requirements for Residential Buildings on Major Streets Despite (1) to (4) above, a townhouse or apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street must have the following minimum building setbacks: (A) A front yard setback of: (i) for a lot depth equal to or less than 36.0 metres: (a) If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) applies, the lesser of the front yard setback required by 10.5.40.70(1) or 6.0 metres; (b) if regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply: 3.0 metres; and (c) despite (a) and (b) above, if on a through lot: 6.0 metres; (ii) despite (i) above, for a lot depth greater than 36.0 metres: 6.0 metres. (B) a rear yard setback of 7.5 metres; (C) for a townhouse, a side yard setback of: (i) 0.9 metres, if all dwelling units front directly onto a street; (ii) 7.5 metres, if all dwelling units do not front directly onto a street; (D) for an apartment building, a side yard setback of: (i) 1.8 metres for all portions of the main wall that do not have primary windows; (ii) 5.5 metres for all portions of the main wall that have primary windows; (iii) despite (i) and (ii) above, 7.5 metres for all portions of the main wall exceeding a building length of 25.0 metres; and (iv) despite (i) to (iii) above, on a corner lot the required minimum side yard setback from a side lot line abutting a street is 3.0 metres; (E) despite (D) above, for an apartment building on a through lot, a side yard setback of: (i) 2.4 metres for all portions of the main wall with that do not have primary windows; (ii) 5.5 metres for all portions of the main wall that have primary windows; and (iii) Despite (i) and (ii) above, 7.5 metres for all portions of the main wall exceeding a building length of 25.0 metres; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.10.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Setback Exemptions Regulation 10.5.40.70(1) and Regulations 10.10.40.70 (1)(2)(3) and (4) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that setbacks are between 0 and 10.5 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 10.10.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between Main Walls of the Same Townhouse or Apartment Building By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 58 In the R zone, if a townhouse or an apartment building has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is: (A) 2.0 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in those main walls; (B) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one of those main walls; and (C) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit. (2) Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the R zone, if two or more townhouses or apartment buildings or combination thereof are located on the same lot abutting a major street, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is: (A) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the main wall of one or more of the buildings; and (B) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.10.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the R zone, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those lawful main walls. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings In the R zone, any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 10.10.40.81(1) must comply with the minimum separation distance between main walls in regulation 10.10.40.80(1) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 10.10.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 10.10.60.1 General (1) Application of the Article The regulations in Article 10.10.60 apply to ancillary buildings or structures in the R zone, in addition to the requirements of Article 10.5.60, if they are ancillary to dwelling units or residential buildings. 10.10.60.20 Setbacks (1) Rear Yard Setbacks and Side Yard Setbacks for Detached Private Garages Despite regulation10.5.60.20(2), (3), (5) and (6), in the R zone, the required minimum rear yard setback and side yard setback for an ancillary building or structure containing a parking space is: (A) 1.0 metres from a rear lot line or side lot line abutting a street or lane, subject to regulation 10.5.60.20(4); and (B) no minimum building setback is required from a rear lot line or side lot line that does not abut a street or lane. 10.10.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage Requirement for Ancillary Buildings and Structures Despite regulation 10.5.60.70(1), in the R zone, the area of the lot covered by ancillary buildings and structures may not exceed 5% of the lot area, except for the following: (A) the water surface area of an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, if they comply with regulation 10.5.60.70(2); and (B) ancillary buildings or structures containing parking spaces, to a maximum of one parking space per dwelling unit on the lot; and [ By-law: 848-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 59 (C) the permitted maximum lot coverage for ancillary buildings or structures does not apply to a lot with a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex a residential building with a secondary suite if: (i) the overall lot coverage of all buildings and structures on the lot does not exceed 45 percent of the lot area. [ By-law: 848-2025 ] 10.10.80 Parking 10.10.80.1 General (1) Conversion of a Parking Space in a Building to Habitable Space A parking space located inside a building on a lot in the R zone, other than an ancillary building, may be converted to habitable space and no further parking space is required if : (A) the lot has: (i) a lot frontage of 7.6 metres or less; or (ii) a lot frontage greater than 7.6 metres, and the elevation of the floor of the vehicle entrance is below established grade; (B) the parking space is in a detached house, a semi-detached house or a townhouse; [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (C) vehicle entrance to the parking space is in the front main wall; and (D) the driveway leading to the vehicle entrance in the building is removed, and any front yard depression in the ground is filled to established grade. (2) Conversion of Parking Space in a Residential Building to Non-Residential Use A parking space located inside a building on a lot in the R zone, other than an ancillary building, may be converted to interior floor area for a use that is subject to regulations 10.10.20.100(21) or (22), and no further parking space is required if: (A) the parking space is in a residential building other than an apartment building; (B) the vehicle entrance to the parking space is in the front main wall of the building; (C) the driveway leading to the vehicle entrance in the building is removed, and any front yard depression in the ground is filled to established grade; (D) the area of the removed driveway in the front yard must be landscaping, but may continue to be considered a permitted driveway for the purposes of calculating required soft landscaping under regulation 10.5.50.10(1)(D); (E) a parking space located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street is subject to regulation 10.5.80.10(3) or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and (F) regulation 200.5.10.11(1)(C) does not apply for the parking space being converted. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] 10.10.80.40 Access to Parking Space (1) Garage Entrance in Front Wall Not Permitted on Certain Lots Despite regulation 10.5.80.40(1), if a lot in the R zone has a lot frontage of 7.6 metres or less, a vehicle entrance through the front main wall of a building, other than an ancillary building, is not permitted. (2) Parking Access to a Corner Lot or a Lot Abutting a Lane In the R zone, on a corner lot, despite regulation 10.5.80.40(3), or on a lot abutting a lane, vehicle access to any parking space on the lot must be from the flanking street or from the lane. 10.10.80.200 Exemptions (1) Exemption from Parking Space Requirements for Certain Lots In the R zone, despite the requirements of Chapter 200, Parking Space Regulations, no parking space is required for a lot if access to a required parking space located in a side yard or rear yard cannot be provided from a lane or flanking street, and: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 60 (A) the lot frontage of the lot is 7.6 metres or less and: (i) a deed to the lot was registered on or before July 2, 1996; and (ii) a detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex, or one unit of a townhouse is erected on the lot after July 2, 1996; or [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (B) a lot that had not been the subject of a previous severance is severed to create a maximum of three lots each with a maximum of one dwelling unit and a lot frontage of 7.6 metres or less. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 61 10.20 Residential Detached Zone (RD) 10.20.1 General 10.20.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 10.20 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the RD zone. 10.20.20 Permitted Uses 10.20.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - RD Zone The following uses are permitted in the RD zone: Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 10.20.20.40. Municipal Shelter Park [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 10.20.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - RD Zone The following uses are permitted in the RD zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 10.20.20.100: Ambulance Depot (1) Art Gallery (19) Artist Studio (19) Automated Banking Machine (21) Cogeneration Energy (2) Community Centre (3) Custom Workshop (19) Day Nursery (4) Eating Establishment (19) Education Use (19) Fire Hall (1) Garden Suite (17) Group Home (5) Home Occupation (6) Laneway Suite (16) Library (3) Market Garden (24) Massage Therapy (19) Medical Office (19) Multi-tenant House (18) Office (19) Outdoor Patio (23) Outdoor Sales and Display (22, 26) Performing Arts Studio (19) Personal Service Shop (19) Pet Services (19) Place of Worship (8) Police Station (1) Private Home Daycare (9) Production Studio (19) Public Utility (10, 11) Recreation Use (19, 25) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 62 Religious Education Use (19) Renewable Energy (2) Retail Service (19) Retail Store (19, 20) Secondary Suite (12) Seniors Community House (13) Service Shop (19) Short-term Rental (15) Take-out Eating Establishment (19) Transportation Use (14) Wellness Centre (19) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 545-2019; 1210-2019; 101-2022; 156-2023; 1509-2025; 1507-2025 ] [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.20.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Residential Building Types - RD Zone In the RD Zone, a dwelling unit is permitted in the following residential building types: (A) Detached House; (B) Detached Houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (C) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (E) Townhouse, if the lot abuts a major street; and (F) Apartment Building, if the lot abuts a major street. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a detached houseplex, townhouse or apartment building is a permitted residential building type if it complies with the regulations for the RD zone and all other requirements of this By-law, or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.20.20.100 Conditions (1) Ambulance Depot, Fire Hall or Police Station In the RD zone, an ambulance depot, a fire hall or a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the RD zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (3) Community Centre or Library In the RD zone, a community centre or a library must: (A) be operated by, or on behalf of, the City of Toronto; (B) be on a lot with a lot area of 1500 square metres or less; and (C) have a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (i) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, or (ii) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80.0 metres of that intersection. (4) Day Nursery A day nursery in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (5) Group Home A group home in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (6) Home Occupation By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 63 A home occupation in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (8) Place of Worship In the RD zone, a place of worship must: (A) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (B) be on a lot with: (i) a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; (ii) a lot area of at least 2,000 square metres; and (iii) a lot frontage of at least 30 metres; and (C) be in a building with no more than 2,000 square metres of gross floor area; and (D) a lawfully existing place of worship is exempt from the requirements of regulation 10.20.20.100(8) (B) and (C). (9) Private Home Daycare A children's play area for a private home daycare in the RD zone: (A) must be fenced; and (B) may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street. (10) Public Utility In the RD zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (11) Public Utility In the RD zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the RD zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (12) Secondary Suite A secondary suite in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (13) Seniors Community House A seniors community house in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (14) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the RD zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (15) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] (16) Laneway Suite A laneway suite in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.8. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] (17) Garden Suite A garden suite in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.7. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (18) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the RD zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (19) Art Gallery and Other Commercial and Non-Residential Uses on Major Streets In the RD zone, on a lot abutting a major street, an art gallery, artist studio, custom workshop, eating establishment, education use, massage therapy, medical office, office, performing arts studio, personal service shop, pet services, production studio, recreation use, religious education use, retail store, retail service, service shop, takeout eating establishment or wellness centre may be located in a lawfully existing non-residential building or a permitted residential building type, subject to the following: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 64 (A) the building must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) the interior floor area dedicated to the uses must comply with the following: (i) the interior floor area of an individual establishment must not exceed 150 square metres; (ii) if located in a building other than an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 150 square metres; (iii) if located in an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 400 square metres; and (iv) if located in an apartment building, the uses must not occupy, in total, more than 85 percent of the interior floor area of the first storey of the building; (C) the interior floor area of the uses is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4). (D) the location of the uses must comply with the following: (i) the uses must not be located above the first storey of the building; and (ii) despite (i) above, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building is greater than 6.0 metres, the main pedestrian entrance may be located in the front main wall that is closest to the lot line abutting the major street; (E) each individual establishment must have a main pedestrian entrance that is: (i) located parallel to and within 6.0 metres of the lot line abutting the major street; (ii) despite (i) above, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building is greater than 6.0 metres, the main pedestrian entrance may be located in the front main wall that is closest to the lot line abutting the major street; (iii) within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite the entrance; and (iv) if not level with the public sidewalk closest to the entrance, is accessed by a ramp which rises no more than 0.04 metres vertically for every 1.0 metre horizontally. (F) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (G) an area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space; (H) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (I) the retail service use must not include postal or courier services; (J) the first storey of the portion of the building containing the use must have a minimum height of 3.8 metres, measured between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the floor of the second storey; (K) regulation (J) does not apply to a use located within a portion of a lawfully existing building where the lawful height of the first storey of the lawfully existing building is less than 3.8 metres; and (L) for the purposes of regulations 10.20.20.10(1) and 10.20.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (K) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use; (M) despite (A) to (L) above, if a lot abuts one of the following streets, the permissions for commercial and non- residential uses on major streets do not apply: (i) Albion Road from the Humber River to the west to Weston Road to the east; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 65 (ii) Birchmount Road from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (iii) Birchmount Road south of Danforth Avenue; (iv) Brimley Road from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (v) Brimley Road from Highway 401 to Steeles Avenue East; (vi) Clonmore Drive from Gerrard Street East to Warden Avenue; (vii) Guildwood Parkway from Kingston Road to Morningside Avenue; (viii) Huntingwood Drive from Victoria Park Avenue to McCowan Road; (ix) Islington Avenue from Finch Avenue West to Steeles Avenue West; (x) Islington Avenue from Kingsmoor Gate to Finch Avenue West; (xi) Islington Avenue from Monogram Place to Kingsview Boulevard; (xii) Kipling Avenue from Highway 401 to Dixon Road; (xiii) Kipling Avenue from Steeles Avenue West to Annabelle Drive; (xiv) Lawrence Avenue East, from Mount Pleasant Road to Bayview Avenue; (xv) Martin Grove Road from Jeffcoat Drive to Mercury Road; (xvi) Martin Grove Road from Richgrove Drive to Highway 401; (xvii) Martin Grove Road from Silverstone Drive to Steeles Avenue West; (xviii) McCowan Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Kingston Road; (xix) Midland Avenue from Kingston Road to St. Clair Avenue East; (xx) Morningside Avenue from Guildwood Parkway to the GO Transit Metrolinx Rail Corridor; (xxi) Mount Pleasant Road, from Glengowan Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxii) Norfinch Drive, from 183 Shoreham Drive to 20 Dovehaven Court; (xxiii) Orton Park Road from Ellesmere Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxiv) Pharmacy Avenue from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxv) Scarborough Golf Club Road from Ellesmere Road to Kingston Road; (xxvi) Sheppard Avenue West from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; (xxvii) Sloan Avenue from Eglinton Avenue East to Victoria Park Avenue; (xxviii) Steeles Avenue West from Islington Avenue to the west and the utility corridor to the east; (xxix) Warden Avenue from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (xxx) Warden Avenue from Highway 401 to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxxi) Weston Road from Wilson Avenue to Finch Avenue West; (xxxii) Wilmington Ave, from Sheppard Avenue West to Finch Avenue West; (xxxiii) Wilson Avenue from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; and (xxxiv) York Mills Road, from Highland Crescent to Bayview Avenue. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (20) Retail Store - Corner Lot or Adjacent to Non-Residential Uses In the RD zone, on a lot that does not abut a major street and is located in the areas within the heavy lines identified as Toronto and East York Community Council Area in Diagram 1 of By-law 1507-2025 , a retail store may be located in a non-residential building, detached house or detached houseplex, subject to the following: (A) the lot must be: (i) a corner lot abutting a community street; (ii) a lot abutting a park or a public school that fronts on the same street; or (iii) a lot abutting a lot that fronts on the same street and that is in the Commercial Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or Institutional Zone category; (B) the use must be the only non-residential use in the building; (C) if the building is a residential building, the building must not be located on more than one lot; (D) the interior floor area dedicated to the use must not exceed 110 square metres; (E) the interior floor area is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (F) the use must not be located above the first storey of the building; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 66 (G) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (H) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non- residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non- residential use must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (I) a retail store may include an ancillary eating establishment or take-out eating establishment, provided that food is prepared off-site; and (J) for the purposes of regulations 10.20.20.10(1) and 10.20.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (I) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] (21) Automated Banking Machines In the RD zone, an automated banking machine must be located in a building. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (22) Outdoor Sales or Display - Abutting a Major Street In the RD zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot abutting a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (23) Outdoor Patio In the RD Zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: Eating Establishment; Retail Store; and Take-out Eating Establishment; (C) may not exceed a maximum area of 10 square metres; (D) may not be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing; (E) must not be above the first storey of a building; (F) must be located in a front yard or side yard abutting a street; (G) must be set back at least 1 metre from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (H) in the side yard or front yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the side lot line or the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the side lot line. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (24) Market Gardens In the RD zone, a market garden may not be used for the growing and harvesting of shrubs or trees for the purpose of sale. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 67 (25) Recreation Use In the RD Zone, a recreation use: (A) must be wholly enclosed and located inside a building; (B) must not include a commercial swimming pool; and (C) in an apartment building, must not be located in areas providing required amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (26) Outdoor Sales or Display - Not Abutting a Major Street In the RD zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot that does not abut a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a retail store on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.20.30 Lot Requirements 10.20.30.1 General (1) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Lot Requirements for a Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains lot requirements for: (A) a detached house, then a permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for a detached house. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Lot Coverage Requirements for a Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.20.30.1(1), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if the maximum lot coverage that would apply to a lot with a detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite under clause 10.20.30.40 is more permissive than the maximum lot coverage that would apply to the lot under regulation 10.20.30.1(1), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 848-2025 ] 10.20.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area In the RD zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "a", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres; and (B) if the zone label does not include an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres. (2) Minimum Lot Area for Each Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse In the RD Zone: If a zone label applying to a lot in the RD zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area for each dwelling unit in a townhouse. [ By-law: 1062- 2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 68 10.20.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the RD zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "f", as on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage, in metres; and (B) if the zone label does not include an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot frontage is 12.0 metres. (C) Despite (A) and (B) above, if a townhouse is located on a lot abutting a major street, the required minimum lot frontage: (i) for a townhouse with every dwelling unit fronting directly on a street: (a) is 6.0 metres for each dwelling unit; and (b) may be reduced by 1.0 metre for each dwelling unit that does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (D) despite (A) to (C) above, if a lot abutting a major street has a townhouse with one or more dwelling units not fronting directly on a street, the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608- 2024 ] 10.20.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage (A) if a lot in is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; (B) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies; [ By- law: 848-2025 ] (C) despite (A) and (B) above, if a lot abuts a major street, the permitted maximum lot coverage for a townhouse or apartment building is 50 percent of the lot area; and [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] [ By-law: 848- 2025 ] (D) Despite (A) above, if the numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map is less than 45 percent and the lot contains a detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite, the maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures on the lot is 45 percent; 10.20.40 Principal Building Requirements 10.20.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 10.20.40 apply to buildings or structures in the RD zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 10.5.60. (2) Number of Residential Buildings on a Lot (A) a maximum of one residential building is permitted on a lot in the RD zone; and (B) despite (A) above, more than one townhouse or apartment building, or combination thereof, is permitted on a lot abutting a major street; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Building Orientation to a Street - Buildings with Dwelling Units In the RD zone, a building, or an addition which is not attached above-ground to the original part of a building, is not permitted if: (A) it has dwelling units and is in the rear of another building or the original part of the same building; or (B) it is in front of a building, or the original part of the same building, with dwelling units, so as to produce the condition of a building with dwelling units in the rear of another building; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608- 2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 69 (C) (A) and (B) above do not apply to townhouses or apartment buildings on a lot abutting a major street; [ By- law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Minimum Width of a Dwelling Unit In the RD zone, the required minimum width of a dwelling unit in a townhouse is: (A) 5.0 metres if the dwelling unit does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (B) 6.0 metres in all other cases. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (5) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot (A) If a zone label applying to a lot in the RD zone on the Zoning By-law Map has the letter "u", the numerical value following the letter "u" is the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on the lot; and (B) Despite (A) above, the permitted maximum number of dwelling units for an apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street is the greater of 60 dwelling units or the numerical value following the letter "u" on the Zoning By- law Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (6) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Principal Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains principal building requirements for: (A) a detached house, then the permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for a detached house. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (7) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.20.40.1(6), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if a regulation in clauses 10.20.40.10, 10.20.40.20, 10.20.40.30, 10.20.40.40 or 10.20.40.50 for a detached houseplex is more permissive than the regulation that would apply to the detached houseplex under regulation 10.20.40.1(6), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By- law: 648-2025 ] (8) Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex On a lot in the RD zone, the maximum number of bedrooms permitted within a detached houseplex is equal to: (A) four times the number of dwelling units, for a detached houseplex with two dwelling units; or (B) three times the number of dwelling units, for a detached houseplex with three or more dwelling units. (C) For the purposes of determining the number of bedrooms in a detached houseplex in (A) and (B) above, a bachelor dwelling unit has one bedroom. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (9) Transition - Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex A detached houseplex may have more than the permitted maximum number of bedrooms in regulation 10.20.40.1(8), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing residential building, and no bedrooms are added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after June 26, 2025 that contains no greater a number of bedrooms per dwelling unit than were identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; or (iv) A site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; and (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no bedrooms may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (10) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications For the purposes of regulation 10.20.40.1(9): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 70 (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025; (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.20.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the RD zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 10.0 metres; (C) despite (A) above, the permitted maximum height for a detached houseplex is the greater of: (i) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (ii) 10.0 metres; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum height for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of 13.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of 19.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Maximum Height of Specified Pairs of Main Walls In the RD zone, the permitted maximum height of the exterior portion of main walls for a permitted residential building is the higher of 7.0 metres above established grade or 2.5 metres less than the permitted maximum height in regulation 10.20.40.10(1), for either (A) or (B) below: (A) all side main walls, for at least 70 percent of the total width of each side main wall; or (B) all front main walls and all rear main walls, for at least: (i) 60 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 12.0 metres or more; (ii) 50 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage greater than 7.5 metres and less than 12.0 metres; and (iii) 40 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 7.5 metres or less; [ By-law: 474-2023 ] [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) despite (A) to (B) above, the permitted maximum height of main walls do not apply to townhouses or apartment buildings on lots abutting a major street; [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the RD zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation; and (C) the permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in regulation (A) does not apply to a detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (B) above, the permitted maximum number of storeys for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street, excluding a mechanical penthouse, is: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 71 (i) for a townhouse, the greater of four storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of six storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Maximum Height of Main Walls of a Residential Building with a Flat or Shallow Roof Subject to regulation 10.20.40.10(1), if a permitted residential building in the RD zone has a roof with a slope of less than 1.0 vertical units for every 10.0 horizontal units for more than 50 percent of the total horizontal roof area: (A) despite regulation 10.20.40.10(2), the permitted maximum height of all main walls is the higher of 7.2 metres above established grade or 2.5 metres less than the permitted maximum height in regulation 10.20.40.10(1); and (B) despite (A) above, additional main walls are permitted to be located above the maximum height of all main walls permitted in (A) above, provided all the additional front main walls and rear main walls located above the main walls permitted in (A) above are set back a minimum of 1.4 metres from the front main walls and rear main walls permitted in (A). (C) (A) and (B) above do not apply to townhouses or apartment buildings on a lot abutting a major street. [ By- law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (5) Exemption for Parapet on a Residential Building with a Flat or Shallow Roof A parapet on a residential building in the RD zone may exceed the permitted maximum main wall height in regulation 10.20.40.10(4) by a maximum of 0.3 metres. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (6) Height of Main Pedestrian Entrance In the RD zone, for a residential building, the elevation of the lowest point of a main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (7) Width of Dormers in a Roof Above a Second Storey or Higher In the RD zone, on a residential building with two or more storeys, the walls of a dormer are not main walls if: (A) the face of the dormer is in a roof directly above a part of a main wall that does not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height; and (B) the total width of the faces of the dormers in the roof described in (A) above is no greater than 40 percent of the width of the parts of the main walls that do not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height, measured at the level of the uppermost storey below the roof. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (8) Exclusion of Certain Floor Area Within an Attic Space as a Storey In the RD zone, where a floor area meets the conditions set out in regulation 10.5.40.40(1), this space is not a storey if it is used for housing or maintaining mechanical equipment for the building and the floor area does not exceed 20 square metres. 10.20.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Alterations to the Roof of Lawfully Existing Buildings in an RD Zone In addition to the requirements of regulation 10.5.40.11(3), if a lawfully existing building in the RD zone is a residential building, the altered roof may not have a slope less than 1.0 vertical units for every 4.0 horizontal units for more than 50 percent of the total horizontal roof area. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] 10.20.40.20 Building Length (1) Maximum Building Length if Required Lot Frontage is in Specified Range In the RD zone with a required minimum lot frontage of 18.0 metres or less, the permitted maximum building length for a permitted residential building is 17.0 metres. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (2) One Storey Extension to Building Length if Required Lot Frontage is in Specified Range In the RD zone, despite regulation 10.20.40.20(1), on a lot with a required minimum lot frontage of more than 12.0 metres to 18.0 metres, a detached house may extend beyond the permitted maximum building length by a maximum of 2.0 metres, if the extended part: (A) has a maximum height of 5.0 metres and one storey; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 72 (B) is no wider than 50% of the width of the building at its widest point; and (C) is at least 3.0 metres from each side lot line. (3) Maximum Building Length for a Detached Houseplex if Lot Frontage and Lot Depth is in Specified Range Despite regulation 10.20.40.20(1), in the RD zone, a detached houseplex may have a permitted maximum building length of 19.0 metres if the lot: (A) has a lot depth of 36.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of less than 10.0 metres; or (B) has a lot depth of 40.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of 10.0 metres or greater. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (4) Maximum Building Length for a Townhouse or Apartment Building on a Major Street Despite regulation 10.20.40.20(1), in the RD zone, if a lot abuts a major street, the permitted maximum building length is: (A) 19.0 metres for a townhouse; and (B) 25.0 metres for an apartment building. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.20.40.30 Building Depth (1) Maximum Building Depth if Required Lot Frontage is in Specified Range In the RD zone with a required minimum lot frontage of 18.0 metres or less, the rear main wall of a detached house or detached houseplex, not including a one storey extension that complies with regulation 10.20.40.20(2), may be no more than 19.0 metres from the required front yard setback. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Maximum Building Depth for a Detached Houseplex if Lot Frontage and Lot Depth is in Specified Range Despite regulation 10.20.40.20(1), in the RD zone, a detached houseplex may have a permitted maximum building depth of 19.0 metres if the lot: (A) has a lot depth of 36.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of less than 10.0 metres; or (B) has a lot depth of 40.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of 10.0 metres or greater. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.20.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the RD zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the floor space index is not limited by this regulation; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) the permitted maximum floor space index in regulation (A) and (B) above does not apply to a detached houseplex, or a residential building with a secondary suite; and [ By-law: 848-2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (B) above, the permitted maximum floor space index regulations do not apply to a townhouse or an apartment building with 60 dwelling units or less located on a lot abutting a major street. [ By-law: 66- 2024; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.20.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Detached House In the RD zone, a platform such as a deck or balcony with access from the second storey or above of a detached house must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than a total of four platforms, and no more than one on each of the front, rear and each side of the detached house; and (B) the maximum area of each platform is 4.0 square metres. (2) Interpretation of Platform Walls By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 73 In the RD zone, if an area is not subject to lot coverage, in addition to regulation 10.5.40.50(1) the exterior sides of a lawfully existing platform that was lawfully enclosed in compliance with the former City of Toronto By-law 438-86 are not main walls. (3) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Detached Houseplex In the RD zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a detached houseplex must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than a total of 2 platforms for each dwelling unit, and no more than one on each of the front and rear sides of the dwelling unit; and (B) a platform permitted in (A) above for a detached houseplex on a corner lot may also be located on a main wall of a dwelling unit facing a street. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.20.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply, the required minimum front yard setback in the RD zone is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback in the RD zone is the greater of: (A) 7.5 metres; or (B) 25% of the lot depth. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback The required minimum side yard setback in the RD zone is: (A) 0.6 metres if the required minimum lot frontage is less than 6.0 metres; (B) 0.9 metres if the required minimum lot frontage is 6.0 metres to less than 12.0 metres; (C) 1.2 metres if the required minimum lot frontage is 12.0 metres to less than 15.0 metres; (D) 1.5 metres if the required minimum lot frontage is 15.0 metres to less than 18.0 metres; (E) 1.8 metres if the required minimum lot frontage is 18.0 metres to less than 24.0 metres; (F) 2.4 metres if the required minimum lot frontage is 24.0 metres to less than 30.0 metres; and (G) 3.0 metres if the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres or greater. (4) Shifting Minimum Side Yard if Required Lot Frontage is in Specified Range Despite regulation 10.20.40.70(3), for a lot in the RD zone with a required minimum lot frontage of 12.0 metres to less than 18.0 metres, the required minimum side yard setback on one side of a permitted residential building, may be reduced by a maximum of 0.3 metres if the required minimum side yard setback on the other side of the permitted residential building is increased by the same amount. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (5) Larger Minimum Side Yard Beyond Specified Depth if Required Lot Frontage is Over 18.0 Metres Despite regulation 10.20.40.70(3), for a lot in the RD zone with a required minimum lot frontage greater than 18.0 metres, the required minimum side yard setback is 7.5 metres for any portion of a building that is farther from the front lot line than the lesser of: (A) 17.0 metres from the front main wall of the building; or (B) 19.0 metres from the required front yard setback. (6) Minimum Side Yard Abutting a Street for Specified Corner Lots Despite regulation 10.20.40.70(3) and (4), for a corner lot in the RD zone, the required minimum side yard setback from a side lot line abutting a street is 3.0 metres, if: (A) the required minimum lot frontage for the corner lot is 12.0 metres or more; and (B) there is an adjacent lot fronting on the street abutting the side lot line of the corner lot. (7) Minimum Setback Requirements for Residential Buildings on Major Streets Despite regulations 10.20.40.70(1) to (6) above, a townhouse or apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street must have the following required minimum building setbacks: (A) a front yard setback of: (i) for a lot depth equal to or less than 36.0 metres: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 74 (a) If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) applies, the lesser of the front yard setback required by 10.5.40.70(1) or 6.0 metres; (b) if regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply: 3.0 metres; and (c) despite (a) and (b) above, if on a through lot: 6.0 metres; (ii) despite (i) above, for a lot depth greater than 36.0 metres: 6.0 metres. (B) a rear yard setback of 7.5 metres; (C) for a townhouse, a side yard setback of: (i) 0.9 metres, if all dwelling units front directly onto a street; (ii) 7.5 metres, if all dwelling units do not front directly onto a street; (D) for an apartment building, a side yard setback of: (i) 2.4 metres for all portions of the main wall that do not have primary windows; (ii) 5.5 metres for portions of the main wall that have primary windows; (iii) Despite (i) and (ii) above, 7.5 metres for all portions of the main wall exceeding a building length of 25.0 metres; and (iv) Despite (i) to (iii) above, on a corner lot the required minimum side yard setback from a side lot line abutting a street is 3.0 metres; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.20.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between Main Walls of the Same Townhouse or Apartment Building In the RD zone, if a townhouse or an apartment building on a lot abutting a major street has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is: (A) 2.0 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in those main walls; (B) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one of those main walls; and (C) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the RD zone, if two or more townhouses or apartment buildings or combination thereof are located on the same lot abutting a major street, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is: (A) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the main wall of one or more of the buildings; and (B) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.20.80 Parking 10.20.80.1 General (1) Conversion of Parking Space in a Residential Building to Non-Residential Use A parking space located inside a building on a lot in the RD zone, other than an ancillary building, may be converted to interior floor area for a use that is subject to regulations 10.20.20.100(19) or (20), and no further parking space is required if: (A) the parking space is in a residential building other than an apartment building; (B) the vehicle entrance to the parking space is in the front main wall of the building; (C) the driveway leading to the vehicle entrance in the building is removed, and any front yard depression in the ground is filled to established grade; (D) the area of the removed driveway in the front yard must be landscaping, but may continue to be considered a permitted driveway for the purposes of calculating required soft landscaping under regulation 10.5.50.10(1)(D); By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 75 (E) a parking space located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street is subject to regulation 10.5.80.10(3) or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and (F) regulation 200.5.10.11(1)(C) does not apply for the parking space being converted. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 76 10.40 Residential Semi-Detached Zone (RS) 10.40.1 General 10.40.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 10.40 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the RS zone. 10.40.20 Permitted Uses 10.40.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - RS Zone The following uses are permitted in the RS zone: Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 10.40.20.40. Municipal Shelter Park [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 10.40.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - RS Zone The following uses are permitted in the RS zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 10.40.20.100: Ambulance Depot (1) Art Gallery (19) Artist Studio (19) Automated Banking Machine (21) Cogeneration Energy (2) Community Centre (3) Custom Workshop (19) Day Nursery (4) Eating Establishment (19) Education Use (19) Fire Hall (1) Garden Suite (17) Group Home (5) Home Occupation (6) Laneway Suite (16) Library (3) Market Garden (22) Massage Therapy (19) Medical Office (19) Multi-tenant House (18) Office (19) Outdoor Patio (23) Outdoor Sales and Display (22, 26) Performing Arts Studio (19) Personal Service Shop (19) Pet Services (19) Place of Worship (8) Police Station (1) Private Home Daycare (9) Production Studio (19) Public Utility (10, 11) Recreation Use (19, 25) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 77 Religious Education Use (19) Renewable Energy (2) Retail Service (19) Retail Store (19, 20) Secondary Suite (12) Seniors Community House (13) Service Shop (19) Short-term Rental (15) Take-out Eating Establishment (19) Transportation Use (14) Wellness Centre (19) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 545-2019; 1210-2019; 101-2022; 156-2023; 1509-2025; 1507-2025 ] [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.40.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Residential Building Types - RS Zone In the RS Zone, a dwelling unit is permitted in the following residential building types: (A) Detached House; (B) Semi-detached House; (C) Detached Houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) Semi-Detached Houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (E) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (F) Townhouse if the lot abuts a major street; and (G) Apartment Building if the lot abuts a major street. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex, townhouse or apartment building is a permitted residential building type if it complies with the regulations for the RS zone and all other requirements of this By-law, or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.40.20.100 Conditions (1) Ambulance Depot, Fire Hall or Police Station In the RS zone, an ambulance depot, a fire hall or a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the RS zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (3) Community Centre or Library In the RS zone, a community centre or a library must: (A) be operated by, or on behalf of, the City of Toronto; (B) be on a lot with a lot area of 1500 square metres or less; and (C) have a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (i) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (ii) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80.0 metres of that intersection. (4) Day Nursery A day nursery in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (5) Group Home A group home in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 78 (6) Home Occupation A home occupation in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (8) Place of Worship In the RS zone, a place of worship must: (A) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (B) be on a lot with: (i) a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; (ii) a lot area of at least 2,000 square metres; and (iii) a lot frontage of at least 30 metres; (C) be in a building with no more than 2,000 square metres of gross floor area; and (D) a lawfully existing place of worship is exempt from the requirements of regulation 10.40.20.100(8) (B) and (C). (9) Private Home Daycare A children's play area for a private home daycare in the RS zone: (A) must be fenced; and (B) may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street. (10) Public Utility In the RS zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (11) Public Utility In the RS zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the RS zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (12) Secondary Suite A secondary suite in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (13) Seniors Community House A seniors community house in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (14) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the RS zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (15) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] (16) Laneway Suite A laneway suite in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.8. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] (17) Garden Suite A garden suite in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.7. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (18) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the RS zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (19) Art Gallery and Other Commercial and Non-Residential Uses on Major Streets In the RS zone, on a lot abutting a major street, an art gallery, artist studio, custom workshop, eating establishment, education use, massage therapy, medical office, office, performing arts studio, personal service shop, pet services, production studio, recreation use, religious education use, retail store, retail service, service By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 79 shop, takeout eating establishment or wellness centre may be located in a lawfully existing non-residential building or a permitted residential building type, subject to the following: (A) the building must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) the interior floor area dedicated to the uses must comply with the following: (i) the interior floor area of an individual establishment must not exceed 150 square metres; (ii) if located in a building other than an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 150 square metres; (iii) if located in an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 400 square metres; and (iv) if located in an apartment building, the uses must not occupy, in total, more than 85 percent of the interior floor area of the first storey of the building; (C) the interior floor area of the uses is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (D) The location of the uses must comply with the following: (i) the uses must not be located above the first storey of the building; and (ii) despite (i) above, an education use, massage therapy, medical office, office or wellness centre may be located on the first storey or the second storey of the building, provided that any premises located above the first storey must not share access with any residential uses on the same storey; (E) each individual establishment must have a main pedestrian entrance that is: (i) located parallel to and within 6.0 metres of the lot line abutting the major street; (ii) despite (i) above, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building is greater than 6.0 metres, the main pedestrian entrance may be located in the front main wall that is closest to the lot line abutting the major street; (iii) within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite the entrance; and (iv) if not level with the public sidewalk closest to the entrance, is accessed by a ramp which rises no more than 0.04 metres vertically for every 1.0 metre horizontally; (F) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (G) an area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space; (H) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (I) the retail service use must not include postal or courier services; (J) the first storey of the portion of the building containing the use must have a minimum height of 3.8 metres, measured between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the floor of the second storey; (K) regulation (J) does not apply to a use located within a portion of a lawfully existing building where the lawful height of the first storey of the lawfully existing building is less than 3.8 metres; and (L) for the purposes of regulations 10.40.20.10(1) and 10.40.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (K) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use; (M) despite (A) to (L) above, if a lot abuts one of the following streets, the permissions for commercial and non- residential uses on major streets do not apply: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 80 (i) Albion Road from the Humber River to the west to Weston Road to the east; (ii) Birchmount Road from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (iii) Birchmount Road south of Danforth Avenue; (iv) Brimley Road from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (v) Brimley Road from Highway 401 to Steeles Avenue East; (vi) Clonmore Drive from Gerrard Street East to Warden Avenue; (vii) Guildwood Parkway from Kingston Road to Morningside Avenue; (viii) Huntingwood Drive from Victoria Park Avenue to McCowan Road; (ix) Islington Avenue from Finch Avenue West to Steeles Avenue West; (x) Islington Avenue from Kingsmoor Gate to Finch Avenue West; (xi) Islington Avenue from Monogram Place to Kingsview Boulevard; (xii) Kipling Avenue from Highway 401 to Dixon Road; (xiii) Kipling Avenue from Steeles Avenue West to Annabelle Drive; (xiv) Lawrence Avenue East, from Mount Pleasant Road to Bayview Avenue; (xv) Martin Grove Road from Jeffcoat Drive to Mercury Road; (xvi) Martin Grove Road from Richgrove Drive to Highway 401; (xvii) Martin Grove Road from Silverstone Drive to Steeles Avenue West; (xviii) McCowan Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Kingston Road; (xix) Midland Avenue from Kingston Road to St. Clair Avenue East; (xx) Morningside Avenue from Guildwood Parkway to the GO Transit Metrolinx Rail Corridor; (xxi) Mount Pleasant Road, from Glengowan Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxii) Norfinch Drive, from 183 Shoreham Drive to 20 Dovehaven Court; (xxiii) Orton Park Road from Ellesmere Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxiv) Pharmacy Avenue from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxv) Scarborough Golf Club Road from Ellesmere Road to Kingston Road; (xxvi) Sheppard Avenue West from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; (xxvii) Sloan Avenue from Eglinton Avenue East to Victoria Park Avenue; (xxviii) Steeles Avenue West from Islington Avenue to the west and the utility corridor to the east; (xxix) Warden Avenue from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (xxx) Warden Avenue from Highway 401 to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxxi) Weston Road from Wilson Avenue to Finch Avenue West; (xxxii) Wilmington Ave, from Sheppard Avenue West to Finch Avenue West; (xxxiii) Wilson Avenue from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; and (xxxiv) York Mills Road, from Highland Crescent to Bayview Avenue. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (20) Retail Store - Corner Lot or Adjacent to Non-Residential Uses In the RS zone, on a lot that does not abut a major street and is located in the areas within the heavy lines identified as Toronto and East York Community Council Area in Diagram 1 of By-law 1507-2025 , a retail store, may be located in a non-residential building, detached house or detached houseplex, subject to the following: (A) the lot must be: (i) a corner lot abutting a community street; (ii) a lot abutting a park or a public school that fronts on the same street; or (iii) a lot abutting a lot that fronts on the same street and that is in the Commercial Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or Institutional Zone category; (B) the use must be the only non-residential use in the building; (C) if the building is a residential building, the building must not be located on more than one lot; (D) the interior floor area dedicated to the use must not exceed 110 square metres; (E) the interior floor area is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 81 (F) the use must not be located above the first storey of the building; (G) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (H) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non- residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non- residential use must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (I) a retail store may include an ancillary eating establishment or take-out eating establishment, provided that food is prepared off-site; and (J) for the purposes of regulations 10.40.20.10(1) and 10.40.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (I) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] (21) Automated Banking Machines In the RS zone, an automated banking machine must be located in a building. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (22) Outdoor Sales or Display - Abutting a Major Street In the RS zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot abutting a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (23) Outdoor Patio In the RS Zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: Eating Establishment; Retail Store; and Take-out Eating Establishment; (C) must not exceed a maximum area of 10 square metres; (D) may not be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing; (E) must not be above the first storey of a building; (F) must be located in a front yard or side yard abutting a street; (G) must be set back at least 1 metre from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (H) in the side yard or front yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the side lot line or the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the side lot line. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (24) Market Gardens By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 82 In the RS zone, a market garden may not be used for the growing and harvesting of shrubs or trees for the purpose of sale. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (25) Recreation Use In the RS Zone, a recreation use: (A) must be wholly enclosed and located inside a building; (B) must not include a commercial swimming pool; and (C) in an apartment building, must not be located in areas providing required amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (26) Outdoor Sales or Display - Not Abutting a Major Street In the RS zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot that does not abut a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a retail store on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.40.30 Lot Requirements 10.40.30.1 General (1) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Lot Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains lot requirements for: (A) a detached house, then a permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for a detached house; or (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Lot Coverage Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.40.30.1(1), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if the maximum lot coverage that would apply to a lot with a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite under clause 10.40.30.40 is more permissive than the maximum lot coverage that would apply to the lot under regulation 10.40.30.1(1), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 848-2025 ] 10.40.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area In the RS zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "a", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres; (B) despite (A) above, if a semi-detached house is on two lots in the RS zone, and for a semi-detached houseplex, the required minimum lot area for each lot is 50 percent of the numerical value following the letter "a", in square metres; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (C) if the zone label does not include an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 83 (2) Minimum Lot Area for Each Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse In the RS Zone: If a zone label applying to a lot in the RS zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area for each dwelling unit in a townhouse. [ By-law: 1062- 2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.40.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the RS zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "f", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage, in metres; (B) if the zone label does not include an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot frontage is 15.0 metres; (C) if a semi-detached house is on two lots in the RS zone, and for a semi-detached houseplex, the required minimum lot frontage for each lot is 50 percent of the requirements cited in (A) and (B) above; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (C) above, if a townhouse is located on a lot abutting a major street, the required minimum lot frontage: (i) for a townhouse with every dwelling unit fronting directly on a street: (a) is 6.0 metres for each dwelling unit; and (b) may be reduced by 1.0 metre for each dwelling unit that does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (E) despite (A) to (C) above, if a lot abutting a major street has a townhouse with one or more dwelling units not fronting directly on a street, the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608- 2024 ] 10.40.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the RS zone: (A) if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; (B) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies; [ By- law: 848-2025 ] (C) Despite (A) and (B) above, if a lot abuts a major street the permitted maximum lot coverage for a townhouse or apartment building is 50 percent of the lot area; and [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] [ By-law: 848- 2025 ] (D) Despite (A) above, if the numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map is less than 45 percent and the lot contains a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite, the maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures on the lot is 45 percent; 10.40.40 Principal Building Requirements 10.40.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 10.40.40 apply to buildings or structures in the RS zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 10.5.60. (2) Number of Residential Buildings on a Lot By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 84 (A) A maximum of one residential building is permitted on a lot in the RS zone; and (B) Despite (A) above, more than one townhouse or apartment building, or combination thereof, is permitted on a lot abutting a major street; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot (A) If a zone label applying to a lot in the RS zone on the Zoning By-law Map has the letter "u", the numerical value following the letter "u" is the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on the lot; and (B) Despite (A) above, the permitted maximum number of dwelling units for an apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street is the greater of 60 dwelling units or the numerical value following the letter "u" on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Minimum Width of a Dwelling Unit In the RS zone, the required minimum width of a dwelling unit in a townhouse on a lot abutting a major street is: (A) 5.0 metres if the dwelling unit does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (B) 6.0 metres in all other cases. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (5) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains principal building requirements for: (A) a detached house, then the permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for a detached house; or (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (6) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.40.40.1(5), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if a regulation in clauses 10.40.40.10, 10.40.40.20, 10.40.40.30, 10.40.40.40 or 10.40.40.50 for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is more permissive than the regulation that would apply to the detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex under regulation 10.40.40.1(5), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (7) Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex On a lot in the RS zone, the maximum number of bedrooms permitted within a detached houseplex or semi- detached houseplex is equal to: (A) four times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with two dwelling units; or (B) three times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with three or more dwelling units. (C) For the purposes of determining the number of bedrooms in a residential building in (A) and (B) above, a bachelor dwelling unit has one bedroom. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (8) Transition - Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex A detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex may have more than the permitted maximum number of bedrooms in regulation 10.40.40.1(7), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing residential building, and no bedrooms are added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after June 26, 2025 that contains no greater a number of bedrooms per dwelling unit than were identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; or (iv) A final site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 85 (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no bedrooms may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (9) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications For the purposes of regulation 10.40.40.1(8): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025; (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.40.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the RS zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 10.0 metres; (C) despite (A) above, the permitted maximum height for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is the greater of: (i) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (ii) 10.0 metres; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum height for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of 13.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of 19.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Maximum Height of Specified Pairs of Main Walls In the RS zone, the permitted maximum height of the exterior portion of main walls for a permitted residential building is the higher of 7.0 metres above established grade or 2.5 metres less than the permitted maximum height in regulation 10.40.40.10(1), for either (A) or (B) below: (A) all side main walls, for at least 70 percent of the total width of each side main wall; or (B) all front main walls and all rear main walls, for at least: (i) 60 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 12.0 metres or more; (ii) 50 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage greater than 7.5 metres and less than 12.0 metres; and (iii) 40 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 7.5 metres or less; [ By-law: 474-2023 ] [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) Despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum height of main walls do not apply to townhouses or apartment buildings on a lot abutting a major street; [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Maximum Number of Storeys By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 86 The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the RS zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) the permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in regulation (A) does not apply to a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (C) above, the permitted maximum number of storeys for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street, excluding a mechanical penthouse, is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of four storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of six storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Height of Main Pedestrian Entrance In the RS zone, for a residential building, the elevation of the lowest point of a pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (5) Width of Dormers in a Roof Above a Second Storey or Higher In the RS zone, on a residential building with two or more storeys, the walls of a dormer are not main walls if: (A) the face of the dormer is in a roof directly above a part of a main wall that does not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height; and (B) the total width of the faces of the dormers in the roof described in (A) above is no greater than 40 percent of the width of the parts of the main walls that do not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height, measured at the level of the uppermost storey below the roof. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (6) Maximum Height of Main Walls for a Residential Building with a Flat or Shallow Roof Subject to regulation 10.40.40.10(1), if a residential building in the RS zone has a roof with a slope of less than 1.0 vertical units for every 10.0 horizontal units for more than 50 percent of the total horizontal roof area: (A) despite regulation 10.40.40.10(2) above, additional main walls are permitted to be located above the maximum height of all main walls permitted in regulation 10.40.40.10(2), provided all the additional front main walls and rear main walls located above the main walls permitted in regulation 10.40.40.10(2) are set back a minimum of 1.4 metres from the front main walls and rear main walls permitted in regulation 10.40.40.10(2). [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] 10.40.40.20 Building Length (1) Maximum Building Length In the RS zone, the permitted maximum building length for a permitted residential building is 17.0 metres. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (2) One Storey Extension to Building Length if Required Lot Frontage is More than 12.0 Metres In the RS zone, despite regulation 10.40.40.20(1), on a lot with a required minimum lot frontage of more than 12.0 metres for a detached house or for an entire semi-detached house, a detached house or semi-detached house may extend beyond the permitted maximum building length by a maximum of 2.0 metres, if the extended part: (A) has a maximum height of 5.0 metres and one storey; (B) is no wider than 50% of the width of the dwelling unit at its widest point; and (C) is at least 3.0 metres from each side lot line, not including a side lot line extending between the two dwelling units of the semi-detached house. (3) Maximum Building Length for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex if Lot Frontage and Lot Depth is in Specified Range Despite regulation 10.40.40.20(1), in the RS zone, a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex may have a permitted maximum building length of 19.0 metres if the lot: (A) has a lot depth of 36.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of less than 10.0 metres; or (B) has a lot depth of 40.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of 10.0 metres or greater. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (4) Maximum Building Length for a Townhouse or Apartment Building on a Major Street By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 87 Despite regulation 10.20.40.20(1), in the RS zone, if a lot abuts a major street, the permitted maximum building length is: (A) 19.0 metres for a townhouse; and (B) 25.0 metres for an apartment building. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.40.40.30 Building Depth (1) Maximum Building Depth if Required Lot Frontage is in Specified Range In the RS zone, the rear main wall of a detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex or semi- detached houseplex, not including a one storey extension that complies with regulation 10.20.40.20(2), may be no more than 19.0 metres from the required front yard setback. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Maximum Building Depth for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex if Lot Frontage and Lot Depth is in Specified Range In the RS zone, a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex may have a permitted maximum building length of 19.0 metres if the lot: (A) has a lot depth of 36.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of less than 10.0 metres; or (B) has a lot depth of 40.0 metres or greater and a lot frontage of 10.0 metres or greater. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.40.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the RS zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the floor space index is not limited by this regulation; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) the permitted maximum floor space index in regulation (A) and (B) above does not apply to a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite; and [ By-law: 848- 2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (C) above, the permitted maximum floor space index regulations do not apply to a townhouse or an apartment building that has 60 dwelling units or less that is located on a lot abutting a major street; [ By- law: 66-2024; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.40.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Detached House In the RS zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a detached house must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than a total of four platforms, and no more than one on each of the front, rear and each side of the detached house; and (B) the maximum area of each platform is 4.0 square metres. (2) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Semi-Detached House In the RS zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a semi-detached house must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than a total of three platforms for each dwelling unit, and no more than one on each of the front, rear and side of the dwelling unit; (B) the maximum area of each platform is 4.0 square metres; and (C) a platform at the rear of the dwelling unit is at least 1.8 metres from the common wall dividing the dwelling units, or a projection of that common wall to a lot line. (3) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex In the RS zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex must comply with the following: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 88 (A) there may be no more than a total of 2 platforms for each dwelling unit, and no more than one on each of the front and rear sides of the dwelling unit; and (B) a platform permitted in (A) above for a detached houseplex or semi- detached houseplex on a corner lot may also be located on a main wall of a dwelling unit facing a street. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.40.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply, the required minimum front yard setback in the RS zone is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback in the RS zone is the greater of: (A) 7.5 metres; or (B) 25% of the lot depth. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback The required minimum side yard setback in the RS zone is: (A) 0.6 metres, if the required minimum lot frontage for a permitted residential building is less than 6.0 metres; (B) 0.9 metres, if the required minimum lot frontage for a permitted residential building is 6.0 metres to less than 12.0 metres; (C) 1.2 metres, if the required minimum lot frontage for a permitted residential building is 12.0 metres to less than 15.0 metres; (D) 1.5 metres, if the required minimum lot frontage for a permitted residential building is 15.0 metres or more; and (E) 1.8 metres, for a non-residential building. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (4) Minimum Setback Requirements for Residential Buildings on Major Streets Despite (1) to (3) above, a townhouse or apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street must have the following minimum building setbacks: (A) a front yard setback of: (i) for a lot depth equal to or less than 36.0 metres: (a) if regulation 10.5.40.70(1) applies, the lesser of the front yard setback required by 10.5.40.70(1) or 6.0 metres; (b) if regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply: 3.0 metres; (c) despite (a) and (b) above, if on a through lot: 6.0 metres; (ii) despite (i) above, for a lot depth greater than 36.0 metres: 6.0 metres. (B) a rear yard setback of 7.5 metres; (C) for a townhouse, a side yard setback of: (i) 0.9 metres, if all dwelling units front directly onto a street; (ii) 7.5 metres, if all dwelling units do not front directly onto a street; (D) for an apartment building, a side yard setback of: (i) 2.4 metres for all portions of the main wall that do not have primary windows; (ii) 5.5 metres for portions of the main wall that have primary windows; (iii) Despite (i) and (ii) above, 7.5 metres for all portions of the main wall exceeding a building length of 25.0 metres; and (iv) despite (i) to (iii) above, on a corner lot the required minimum side yard setback from a side lot line abutting a street is 3.0 metres; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.40.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between Main walls of the Same Townhouse or Apartment Building By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 89 In the RS zone, if a townhouse or an apartment building on a lot abutting a major street has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is: (A) 2.0 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in those main walls; (B) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one of those main walls; and (C) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the RS zone, if two or more townhouses or apartment buildings or combination thereof are located on the same lot abutting a major street, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is: (A) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the main wall of one or more of the buildings; and (B) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.40.80 Parking 10.40.80.1 General (1) Conversion of Parking Space in a Residential Building to Non-Residential Use A parking space located inside a building on a lot in the RS zone, other than an ancillary building, may be converted to interior floor area for a use that is subject to regulations 10.40.20.100(19) or (20), and no further parking space is required if: (A) the parking space is in a residential building other than an apartment building; (B) the vehicle entrance to the parking space is in the front main wall of the building; (C) the driveway leading to the vehicle entrance in the building is removed, and any front yard depression in the ground is filled to established grade; (D) the area of the removed driveway in the front yard must be landscaping, but may continue to be considered a permitted driveway for the purposes of calculating required soft landscaping under regulation 10.5.50.10(1)(D); (E) a parking space located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street is subject to regulation 10.5.80.10(3) or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and (F) regulation 200.5.10.11(1)(C) does not apply for the parking space being converted. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 90 10.60 Residential Townhouse Zone ( RT) 10.60.1 General 10.60.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 10.60 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the RT zone. 10.60.20 Permitted Uses 10.60.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - RT Zone The following uses are permitted in the RT zone: Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 10.60.20.40. Municipal Shelter Park [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 10.60.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - RT Zone The following uses are permitted in the RT zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 10.60.20.100: Ambulance Depot (1) Art Gallery (19) Artist Studio (19) Automated Banking Machine (21) Cogeneration Energy (2) Community Centre (3) Custom Workshop (19) Day Nursery (4) Eating Establishment (19) Education Use (19) Fire Hall (1) Garden Suite (17) Group Home (5) Home Occupation (6) Laneway Suite (16) Library (3) Market Garden (22) Massage Therapy (19) Medical Office (19) Multi-Tenant House (18) Office (19) Outdoor Patio (23) Outdoor Sales and Display (22, 26) Performing Arts Studio (19) Personal Service Shop (19) Pet Services (19) Place of Worship (8) Police Station (1) Private Home Daycare (9) Production Studio (19) Public Utility (10, 11) Recreation Use (19, 25) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 91 Religious Education Use (19) Renewable Energy (2) Retail Service (19) Retail Store (19, 20) Secondary Suite (12) Seniors Community House (13) Service Shop (19) Short-term Rental (15) Take-out Eating Establishment (19) Transportation Use (14) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 545-2019; 1210-2019; 101-2022; 156-2023; 1509-2025; 1507-2025 ] [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.60.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Residential Building Types - RT Zone In the RT Zone, a dwelling unit is permitted in the following residential building types: (A) Detached House; (B) Semi-detached House; (C) Townhouse; (D) Detached Houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (E) Semi-Detached Houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (F) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (G) Apartment Building, if the lot abuts a major street. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a detached houseplex, semi- detached houseplex, townhouse or apartment building is a permitted residential building type if it complies with the regulations for the RT zone and all other requirements of this By-law, or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.60.20.100 Conditions (1) Ambulance Depot, Fire Hall or Police Station In the RT zone, an ambulance depot, a fire hall or a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the RT zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (3) Community Centre or Library In the RT zone, a community centre or a library must be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (A) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80 metres of that intersection. (4) Day Nursery A day nursery in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (5) Group Home A group home in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (6) Home Occupation A home occupation in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (8) Place of Worship In the RT zone, a place of worship must: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 92 (A) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (B) be on a lot with: (i) a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; (ii) a lot area of at least 2,000 square metres; and (iii) a lot frontage of at least 30 metres; (C) be in a building with no more than 2,500 square metres of gross floor area; and (D) a lawfully existing place of worship is exempt from the requirements of regulation 10.60.20.100(8) (B) and (C). (9) Private Home Daycare A children's play area for a private home daycare in the RT zone: (A) must be fenced; and (B) may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street. (10) Public Utility In the RT zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (11) Public Utility In the RT zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the RT zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (12) Secondary Suite A secondary suite in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (13) Seniors Community House A seniors community house in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (14) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the RT zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (15) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] (16) Laneway Suite A laneway suite in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.8. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] (17) Garden Suite A garden suite in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.7. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (18) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the RT zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (19) Art Gallery and Other Commercial and Non-Residential Uses on Major Streets In the RT zone, on a lot abutting a major street, an art gallery, artist studio, custom workshop, eating establishment, education use, massage therapy, medical office, office, performing arts studio, personal service shop, pet services, production studio, recreation use, religious education use, retail store, retail service, service shop, takeout eating establishment or wellness centre may be located in a lawfully existing non-residential building or a permitted residential building type, subject to the following: (A) the building must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) the interior floor area dedicated to the uses must comply with the following: (i) the interior floor area of an individual establishment must not exceed 150 square metres; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 93 (ii) if located in a building other than an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 150 square metres; (iii) if located in an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 400 square metres; and (iv) if located in an apartment building, the uses must not occupy, in total, more than 85 percent of the interior floor area of the first storey of the building; (C) the interior floor area of the uses is reduced by the area within each establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (D) the location of the uses must comply with the following: (i) the uses must not be located above the first storey of the building; and (ii) despite (i) above, an education use, massage therapy, medical office, office or wellness centre may be located on the first storey or the second storey of the building, provided that any premises located above the first storey must not share access with any residential uses on the same storey; (E) each individual establishment must have a main pedestrian entrance that is: (i) located parallel to and within 6.0 metres of the lot line abutting the major street; (ii) despite (i) above, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building is greater than 6.0 metres, the main pedestrian entrance may be located in the front main wall that is closest to the lot line abutting the major street; (iii) within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite the entrance; and (iv) if not level with the public sidewalk closest to the entrance, is accessed by a ramp which rises no more than 0.04 metres vertically for every 1.0 metre horizontally; (F) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: (i) All waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) If the waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (G) an area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space; (H) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (I) the retail service use must not include postal or courier services; (J) the first storey of the portion of the building containing the use must have a minimum height of 3.8 metres, measured between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the floor of the second storey; (K) regulation (J) does not apply to a use located within a portion of a lawfully existing building where the lawful height of the first storey of the lawfully existing building is less than 3.8 metres; and (L) for the purposes of regulations 10.60.20.10(1) and 10.60.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (K) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use. (M) despite (A) to (L) above, if a lot abuts one of the following streets, the permissions for commercial and non- residential uses on major streets do not apply: (i) Albion Road from the Humber River to the west to Weston Road to the east; (ii) Birchmount Road from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (iii) Birchmount Road south of Danforth Avenue; (iv) Brimley Road from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (v) Brimley Road from Highway 401 to Steeles Avenue East; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 94 (vi) Clonmore Drive from Gerrard Street East to Warden Avenue; (vii) Guildwood Parkway from Kingston Road to Morningside Avenue; (viii) Huntingwood Drive from Victoria Park Avenue to McCowan Road; (ix) Islington Avenue from Finch Avenue West to Steeles Avenue West; (x) Islington Avenue from Kingsmoor Gate to Finch Avenue West; (xi) Islington Avenue from Monogram Place to Kingsview Boulevard; (xii) Kipling Avenue from Highway 401 to Dixon Road; (xiii) Kipling Avenue from Steeles Avenue West to Annabelle Drive; (xiv) Lawrence Avenue East, from Mount Pleasant Road to Bayview Avenue; (xv) Martin Grove Road from Jeffcoat Drive to Mercury Road; (xvi) Martin Grove Road from Richgrove Drive to Highway 401; (xvii) Martin Grove Road from Silverstone Drive to Steeles Avenue West; (xviii) McCowan Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Kingston Road; (xix) Midland Avenue from Kingston Road to St. Clair Avenue East; (xx) Morningside Avenue from Guildwood Parkway to the GO Transit Metrolinx Rail Corridor; (xxi) Mount Pleasant Road, from Glengowan Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxii) Norfinch Drive, from 183 Shoreham Drive to 20 Dovehaven Court; (xxiii) Orton Park Road from Ellesmere Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxiv) Pharmacy Avenue from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxv) Scarborough Golf Club Road from Ellesmere Road to Kingston Road; (xxvi) Sheppard Avenue West from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; (xxvii) Sloan Avenue from Eglinton Avenue East to Victoria Park Avenue; (xxviii) Steeles Avenue West from Islington Avenue to the west and the utility corridor to the east; (xxix) Warden Avenue from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (xxx) Warden Avenue from Highway 401 to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxxi) Weston Road from Wilson Avenue to Finch Avenue West; (xxxii) Wilmington Ave, from Sheppard Avenue West to Finch Avenue West; (xxxiii) Wilson Avenue from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; and (xxxiv) York Mills Road, from Highland Crescent to Bayview Avenue. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (20) Retail Store - Corner Lot or Adjacent to Non-Residential Uses In the RT zone, on a lot that does not abut a major street and is located in the areas within the heavy lines identified as Toronto and East York Community Council Area in Diagram 1 of By-law 1507-2025 , a retail store may be located in a non-residential building, detached house or detached houseplex, subject to the following: (A) the lot must be: (i) a corner lot abutting a community street; (ii) a lot abutting a park or a public school that fronts on the same street; or (iii) a lot abutting a lot that fronts on the same street and that is in the Commercial Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category or Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or Institutional Zone category; (B) the use must be the only non-residential use in the building; (C) if the building is a residential building, the building must not be located on more than one lot; (D) the interior floor area dedicated to the use must not exceed 110 square metres; (E) the interior floor area is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (F) the use must not be located above the first storey of the building; (G) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (H) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 95 (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential use must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (I) a retail store may include an ancillary eating establishment or take-out eating establishment, provided that food is prepared off-site; and (J) for the purposes of regulations 10.60.20.10(1) and 10.60.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (I) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] (21) Automated Banking Machines In the RT zone, an automated banking machine must be located in a building. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (22) Outdoor Sales or Display - Abutting a Major Street In the RT zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot abutting a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a permitted use inside a building on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (23) Outdoor Patio In the RT Zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: Eating Establishment; Retail Store; and Take-out Eating Establishment; (C) must not exceed a maximum area of 10 square metres; (D) may not be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing; (E) must not be above the first storey of a building; (F) must be located in a front yard or side yard abutting a street; (G) must be set back at least 1 metre from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (H) in the side yard or front yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the side lot line or the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the side lot line. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (24) Market Gardens In the RT zone, a market garden may not be used for the growing and harvesting of shrubs or trees for the purpose of sale. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (25) Recreation Use In the RT Zone, a recreation use: (A) must be wholly enclosed and located inside a building; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 96 (B) must not include a commercial swimming pool; and (C) in an apartment building, must not be located in areas providing required amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (26) Outdoor Sales or Display - Not Abutting a Major Street In the RT zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot that does not abut a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a retail store on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.60.30 Lot Requirements 10.60.30.1 General (1) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Lot Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains lot requirements for: (A) a detached house, then a permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for a detached house; or (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Lot Coverage Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.60.30.1(1), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if the maximum lot coverage that would apply to a lot with a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite under clause 10.60.30.40 is more permissive than the maximum lot coverage that would apply to the lot under regulation 10.60.30.1(1), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 848-2025 ] 10.60.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area In the RT zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "a", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres; (B) despite (A) above, if a semi-detached house is on two lots in the RT zone, and for a semi-detached houseplex, the required minimum lot area for each lot is 50 percent of the numerical value following the letter "a", in square metres; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (C) if the zone label does not include an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres. (2) Minimum Lot Area For Each Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse If a zone label applying to a lot in the RT zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area for each dwelling unit in a townhouse. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 97 10.60.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the RT zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "f", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage for each dwelling unit, in metres, for a lot with: (i) a detached house; (ii) a semi-detached house; or (iii) a townhouse with every dwelling unit fronting directly on a street; (B) if the zone label does not include an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot frontage is 6.0 metres for each dwelling unit, for a lot with: (i) a detached house; (ii) a semi-detached house; or (iii) a townhouse with every dwelling unit fronting directly on a street; (C) the required minimum lot frontage for a townhouse in the RT zone cited in (A) or (B) above, may be reduced by 1.0 metres for each dwelling unit that does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (D) despite (A), (B) and (C) above, the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres if a lot has: (i) a townhouse with one or more dwelling units not fronting directly on a street; or (ii) a non-residential building. (E) despite (A), (B), (C) and (D) above, the required minimum lot frontage is 6.0 metres for a lot with: (i) a detached houseplex; or [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (ii) a semi-detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (iii) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 474-2023; 648-2025 ] 10.60.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the RT zone: (A) if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; (B) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies; [ By- law: 848-2025 ] (C) Despite (A) and (B) above, if a lot abuts a major street, the permitted maximum lot coverage for a townhouse or apartment building is 50 percent of the lot area; and [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] [ By-law: 848- 2025 ] (D) Despite (A) above, if the numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map is less than 45 percent and the lot contains detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite, the maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures on the lot is 45 percent; 10.60.40 Principal Building Requirements 10.60.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 10.60.40 apply to buildings or structures in the RT zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 10.5.60. (2) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 98 (A) If a zone label applying to a lot in the RT zone on the Zoning By-law Map has the letter "u", the numerical value following the letter "u" is the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on the lot; and (B) Despite (A) above, the permitted maximum number of dwelling units for an apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street is the greater of 60 dwelling units or the numerical value following the letter "u" on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Minimum Width of a Dwelling Unit In the RT zone, the required minimum width of a dwelling unit in a townhouse is: (A) 5.0 metres if the dwelling unit does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (B) 6.0 metres in all other cases. (4) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Principal Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains principal building requirements for: (A) a detached house, then the permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for a detached house; or (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (5) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.60.40.1(4), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if a regulation in clauses 10.60.40.10 or 10.60.40.40 for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is more permissive than the regulation that would apply to the detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex under regulation 10.60.40.1(4), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (6) Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex On a lot in the RT zone, the maximum number of bedrooms permitted within a detached houseplex or semi- detached houseplex is equal to: (A) four times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with two dwelling units; or (B) three times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with three or more dwelling units. (C) For the purposes of determining the number of bedrooms in a residential building in (A) and (B) above, a bachelor dwelling unit has one bedroom. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (7) Transition - Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex A detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex may have more than the permitted maximum number of bedrooms in regulation 10.60.40.1(6), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing residential building, and no bedrooms are added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after June 26, 2025 that contains no greater a number of bedrooms per dwelling unit than were identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; or (iv) A site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; and (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no bedrooms may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (8) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 99 For the purposes of regulation 10.60.40.1(7): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025; (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.60.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the RT zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 10.0 metres; (C) despite (A) above, the permitted maximum height for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is the greater of: (i) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (ii) 10.0 metres; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum height for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of 13.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of 19.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the RT zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation; (C) the permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in regulation (A) does not apply to a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (C) above, the permitted maximum number of storeys for the following residential buildings, excluding a mechanical penthouse, located on a lot abutting a major street is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of four storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of six storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.60.40.20 Building Length (1) Maximum Building Length If a lot abuts a major street, the permitted maximum building length is: (A) 19.0 metres for a townhouse; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 100 (B) 25.0 metres for an apartment building. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.60.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the RT zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the floor space index is not limited by this regulation; (C) the permitted maximum floor space index in regulation (A) and (B) above does not apply to a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite; and [ By-law: 848- 2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum floor space index regulations do not apply to a townhouse or an apartment building that has 60 dwelling units or less that is located on a lot abutting a major street. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.60.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply, the required minimum front yard setback in the RT zone is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback in the RT zone is 7.5 metres. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback In the RT zone: (A) the required minimum side yard setback is 7.5 metres; and (B) despite (A) above, the required minimum side yard setback is 0.9 metres for: (i) a detached house; (ii) a semi-detached house; (iii) a detached houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (iv) a semi-detached houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (v) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (vi) a townhouse, if all the dwelling units front directly on a street. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (4) Minimum Setback Requirements for Residential Buildings on Major Streets Despite (1) to (3) above, a townhouse or apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street must have the following minimum building setbacks: (A) a front yard setback of: (i) for a lot depth equal to or less than 36.0 metres: (a) If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) applies, the lesser of the front yard setback required by 10.5.40.70(1) or 6.0 metres; (b) if regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply: 3.0 metres; and (c) despite (a) and (b) above, if on a through lot: 6.0 metres; (ii) despite (i) above, for a lot depth greater than 36.0 metres: 6.0 metres. (B) a rear yard setback of 7.5 metres; (C) for a townhouse, a side yard setback of: (i) 0.9 metres, if all dwelling units front directly onto a street; (ii) 7.5 metres, if all dwelling units do not front directly onto a street; (D) for an apartment building, a side yard setback of: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 101 (i) 2.4 metres for all portions of the main wall that do not have primary windows; (ii) 5.5 metres for portions of the main wall that have primary windows; (iii) Despite (i) and (ii) above, 7.5 metres for all portions of the main wall exceeding a building length of 25.0 metres; and (iv) Despite (i) to (iii) above, on a corner lot the required minimum side yard setback from a side lot line abutting a street is 3.0 metres. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.60.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between Main Walls of the Same Residential Building In the RT zone, if a residential building has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is: (A) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one or more of those main walls; and (B) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (2) Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the RT zone, if two or more residential buildings are on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is: (A) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the front or rear main wall of one or more of the buildings; [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (B) 11.0 metres if each front or rear main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit; and [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (C) 2.4 metres between side main walls of two residential buildings. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] 10.60.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the RT zone, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those lawful main walls of those lawfully existing buildings. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings In the RT zone, any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 10.60.40.81(1) must comply with the required minimum separation distance between main walls in regulations 10.60.40.80(1) and (2) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 10.60.80 Parking 10.60.80.1 General (1) Conversion of Parking Space in a Residential Building to Non-Residential Use A parking space located inside a building on a lot in the RT zone, other than an ancillary building, may be converted to interior floor area for a use that is subject to regulations 10.60.20.100(19) or (20), and no further parking space is required if: (A) the parking space is in a residential building other than an apartment building; (B) the vehicle entrance to the parking space is in the front main wall of the building; (C) the driveway leading to the vehicle entrance in the building is removed, and any front yard depression in the ground is filled to established grade; (D) the area of the removed driveway in the front yard must be landscaping, but may continue to be considered a permitted driveway for the purposes of calculating required soft landscaping under regulation 10.5.50.10(1)(D); By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 102 (E) a parking space located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street is subject to regulation 10.5.80.10(3) or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and (F) regulation 200.5.10.11(1)(C) does not apply for the parking space being converted. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 103 10.80 Residential Multiple Zone (RM) 10.80.1 General 10.80.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 10.80 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the RM zone. 10.80.20 Permitted Uses 10.80.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - RM Zone The following uses are permitted in the RM zone: Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 10.80.20.40. Municipal Shelter Park [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 10.80.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - RM Zone The following uses are permitted in the RM zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 10.80.20.100: Ambulance Depot (1) Art Gallery (21) Artist Studio (21) Automated Banking Machine (23) Cogeneration Energy (2) Community Centre (3) Crisis Care Shelter (4) Custom Workshop (21) Day Nursery (5) Eating Establishment (21) Education Use (21) Fire Hall (1) Garden Suite (20) Group Home (6) Home Occupation (7) Laneway Suite (19) Library (3) Market Garden (26) Massage Therapy (21) Medical Office (21) Multi-tenant House (14) Nursing Home (8) Office (21) Outdoor Patio (25) Outdoor Sales and Display (24, 28) Performing Arts Studio (21) Personal Service Shop (21) Pet Services (21) Place of Worship (9) Police Station (1) Private Home Daycare (10) Production Studio (21) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 104 Public Utility (11, 12) Recreation Use (21, 27) Religious Education Use (21) Renewable Energy (2) Residential Care Home (6) Respite Care Facility (13) Retail Service (21) Retail Store (21, 22) Retirement Home (8) Secondary Suite (15) Seniors Community House (16) Service Shop (21) Short-term Rental (18) Take-out Eating Establishment (21) Transportation Use (17) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 545-2019; 1210-2019; 101-2022; 156-2023; 1509-2025; 1507-2025 ] [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.80.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Residential Building Types - RM Zone In the RM zone, a dwelling unit is permitted in the following residential building types: (A) Detached House; (B) Semi-Detached House; (C) Detached Houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) Semi-Detached Houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (E) (Deleted by By-law 648-2025) [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (F) Apartment Building, if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map: (i) does not include a "u" value; or (ii) has a numerical value of 5 or greater following the letter "u" in the zone label; and (iii) (i) and (ii) above do not apply to apartment buildings on lots abutting major streets; [ By-law: 1062- 2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (G) Townhouse, if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map: (i) does not include a "u" value; or (ii) has a numerical value of 3 or greater following the letter "u" in the zone label; and (iii) despite (i) and (ii) above, a townhouse is only permitted if it is on a lot abutting a major street. [ By- law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex, townhouse or apartment building is a permitted residential building type if it complies with the regulations for the RM zone and all other requirements of this By-law, or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.80.20.100 Conditions (1) Ambulance Depot, Fire Hall or Police Station In the RM zone, an ambulance depot, a fire hall or a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the RM zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (3) Community Centre or Library By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 105 In the RM zone, a community centre or a library must be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (A) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80.0 metres of that intersection. (4) Crisis Care Shelter In the RM zone, a crisis care shelter must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. [ By-law: 545- 2019 ] (5) Day Nursery A day nursery in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (6) Group Home or Residential Care Home In the RM zone, a group home or a residential care home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (7) Home Occupation A home occupation in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (8) Nursing Home or Retirement Home In the RM zone, a nursing home, retirement home or a combination of these two uses, must be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (A) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80.0 metres of that intersection. (9) Place of Worship In the RM zone, a place of worship must: (A) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (B) be on a lot with: (i) a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; (ii) a lot area of at least 2,000 square metres; and (iii) a lot frontage of at least 30 metres; (C) be in a building with no more than 2,500 square metres of gross floor area; and (D) a lawfully existing place of worship is exempt from the requirements of regulation 10.80.20.100(9) (B) and (C). (10) Private Home Daycare A children's play area for a private home daycare in the RM zone: (A) must be fenced; and (B) may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street. (11) Public Utility In the RM zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (12) Public Utility In the RM zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the RM zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (13) Respite Care Facility In the RM zone, a respite care facility must be combined with a nursing home or retirement home. (14) Multi-tenant House By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 106 A multi-tenant house in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (15) Secondary Suite A secondary suite in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (16) Seniors Community House A seniors community house in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (17) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the RM zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (18) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] (19) Laneway Suite A laneway suite in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.8. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] (20) Garden Suite A garden suite in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.7. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (21) Art Gallery and Other Commercial and Non-Residential Uses on Major Streets In the RM zone, on a lot abutting a major street, an art gallery, artist studio, custom workshop, eating establishment, education use, massage therapy, medical office, office, performing arts studio, personal service shop, pet services, production studio, recreation use, religious education use, retail store, retail service, service shop, takeout eating establishment or wellness centre may be located in a lawfully existing non-residential building or a permitted residential building type, subject to the following: (A) the building must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) the interior floor area dedicated to the uses must comply with the following: (i) the interior floor area of an individual establishment must not exceed 150 square metres; (ii) if located in a building other than an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 150 square metres; (iii) if located in an apartment building, the total interior floor area of the uses must not exceed 400 square metres; and (iv) if located in an apartment building, the uses must not occupy, in total, more than 85 percent of the interior floor area of the first storey of the building; (C) the interior floor area of the uses is reduced by the area within each establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area for an apartment building in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (D) the location of the uses must comply with the following: (i) the uses must not be located above the first storey of the building; and (ii) despite (i) above, an education use, massage therapy, medical office, office or wellness centre may be located on the first storey or the second storey of the building, provided that any premises located above the first storey must not share access with any residential uses on the same storey; (E) each individual establishment must have a main pedestrian entrance that is: (i) located parallel to and within 6.0 metres of the lot line abutting the major street; (ii) despite (i) above, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building is greater than 6.0 metres, the main pedestrian entrance may be located in the front main wall that is closest to the lot line abutting the major street; (iii) within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite the entrance; and (iv) if not level with the public sidewalk closest to the entrance, is accessed by a ramp which rises no more than 0.04 metres vertically for every 1.0 metre horizontally; (F) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 107 (ii) if the waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential uses is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (G) an area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space; (H) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (I) the retail service use must not include postal or courier services; (J) the first storey of the portion of the building containing the use must have a minimum height of 3.8 metres, measured between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the floor of the second storey; (K) regulation (J) does not apply to a use located within a portion of a lawfully existing building where the lawful height of the first storey of the lawfully existing building is less than 3.8 metres; and (L) for the purposes of regulations 10.80.20.10(1) and 10.80.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (K) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use; (M) despite (A) to (L) above, if a lot abuts one of the following streets, the permissions for commercial and non- residential uses on major streets do not apply: (i) Albion Road from the Humber River to the west to Weston Road to the east; (ii) Birchmount Road from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; (iii) Birchmount Road south of Danforth Avenue; (iv) Brimley Road from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (v) Brimley Road from Highway 401 to Steeles Avenue East; (vi) Clonmore Drive from Gerrard Street East to Warden Avenue; (vii) Guildwood Parkway from Kingston Road to Morningside Avenue; (viii) Huntingwood Drive from Victoria Park Avenue to McCowan Road; (ix) Islington Avenue from Finch Avenue West to Steeles Avenue West; (x) Islington Avenue from Kingsmoor Gate to Finch Avenue West; (xi) Islington Avenue from Monogram Place to Kingsview Boulevard; (xii) Kipling Avenue from Highway 401 to Dixon Road; (xiii) Kipling Avenue from Steeles Avenue West to Annabelle Drive; (xiv) Lawrence Avenue East, from Mount Pleasant Road to Bayview Avenue; (xv) Martin Grove Road from Jeffcoat Drive to Mercury Road; (xvi) Martin Grove Road from Richgrove Drive to Highway 401; (xvii) Martin Grove Road from Silverstone Drive to Steeles Avenue West; (xviii) McCowan Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Kingston Road; (xix) Midland Avenue from Kingston Road to St. Clair Avenue East; (xx) Morningside Avenue from Guildwood Parkway to the GO Transit Metrolinx Rail Corridor; (xxi) Mount Pleasant Road, from Glengowan Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxii) Norfinch Drive, from 183 Shoreham Drive to 20 Dovehaven Court; (xxiii) Orton Park Road from Ellesmere Road to Lawrence Avenue East; (xxiv) Pharmacy Avenue from Ellesmere Road to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxv) Scarborough Golf Club Road from Ellesmere Road to Kingston Road; (xxvi) Sheppard Avenue West from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; (xxvii) Sloan Avenue from Eglinton Avenue East to Victoria Park Avenue; (xxviii) Steeles Avenue West from Islington Avenue to the west and the utility corridor to the east; (xxix) Warden Avenue from Danforth Avenue to Kingston Road; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 108 (xxx) Warden Avenue from Highway 401 to Eglinton Avenue East; (xxxi) Weston Road from Wilson Avenue to Finch Avenue West; (xxxii) Wilmington Ave, from Sheppard Avenue West to Finch Avenue West; (xxxiii) Wilson Avenue from Bathurst Street to Jane Street; and (xxxiv) York Mills Road, from Highland Crescent to Bayview Avenue. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (22) Retail Store - Corner Lot or Adjacent to Non-Residential Uses In the RM zone, on a lot that does not abut a major street and is located in the areas within the heavy lines identified as Toronto and East York Community Council Area in Diagram 1 of By-law 1507-2025 , a retail store may be located in a non-residential building, detached house or detached houseplex, subject to the following: (A) the lot must be: (i) a corner lot abutting a community street; (ii) a lot abutting a park or a public school that fronts on the same street; or (iii) a lot abutting a lot that fronts on the same street and that is in the Commercial Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category or Institutional Zone category; (B) the use must be the only non-residential use in the building; (C) if the building is a residential building, the building must not be located on more than one lot; (D) the interior floor area dedicated to the use must not exceed 110 square metres; (E) the interior floor area is reduced by the area within each individual establishment in the building used for the purposes for which the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced in regulation 10.5.40.40(4); (F) the use must not be located above the first storey of the building; (G) the premises must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; (H) the storage of waste and recyclable materials associated with the non-residential uses must comply with the following: (i) all waste and recyclable material associated with the non-residential use must be stored in a wholly enclosed building; and (ii) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard, and must be a minimum of 1.0 metres from any lot line; (I) a retail store may include an ancillary eating establishment or take-out eating establishment, provided that food is prepared off-site; and (J) for the purposes of regulations 10.80.20.10(1) and 10.80.20.40(1), a building that contains a dwelling unit and a non-residential use that complies with (A) to (I) above may be considered a permitted residential building type despite the building type definitions in Chapter 800, as follows: (i) if a lawfully existing building was originally constructed as a permitted residential building type, the building remains that residential building type; or (ii) the residential building type that the building would be defined as if it did not contain the non- residential use. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] (23) Automated Banking Machines In the RM zone, an automated banking machine must be located in a building. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (24) Outdoor Sales or Display - Abutting a Major Street In the RM zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot abutting a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a permitted use inside a building on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 109 (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (25) Outdoor Patio In the RM Zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street; (B) must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: Eating Establishment; Retail Store; and Take-out Eating Establishment; (C) must not exceed a maximum area of 10 square metres; (D) may not be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing; (E) must not be above the first storey of a building; (F) must be located in a front yard or side yard abutting a street; (G) must be set back at least 1 metre from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (H) in the side yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the side lot line or the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the side lot line. [ By-law: 1509- 2025 ] (26) Market Gardens In the RM zone, a market garden may not be used for the growing and harvesting of shrubs or trees for the purpose of sale. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (27) Recreation Use In the RM Zone, a recreation use: (A) must be wholly enclosed and located inside a building; (B) must not include a commercial swimming pool; and (C) in an apartment building, must not be located in areas providing required amenity space. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (28) Outdoor Sales or Display - Not Abutting a Major Street In the RM zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities on a lot that does not abut a major street is subject to the following: (A) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities must be in combination with a retail store on the lot; (B) the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside a building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 0.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] 10.80.30 Lot Requirements 10.80.30.1 General (1) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Lot Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains lot requirements for: (A) a detached house, then a permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for a detached house; or By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 110 (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's lot requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Lot Coverage Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.80.30.1(1), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if the maximum lot coverage that would apply to a lot with a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite under clause 10.80.30.40 is more permissive than the maximum lot coverage that would apply to the lot under regulation 10.80.30.1(1), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 848-2025 ] 10.80.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area In the RM zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "a", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres; (B) despite (A) above, if a semi-detached house or an apartment building is on two lots in the RM zone, and for a semi-detached houseplex, the required minimum lot area for each lot is 50 percent of the numerical value following the letter "a", in square metres; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (C) if the zone label does not include an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres. (2) Minimum Lot Area for Each Dwelling Unit in an Apartment Building If a zone label applying to a lot in the RM zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres, for each dwelling unit in an apartment building. (3) Minimum Lot Area for Each Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse If a zone label applying to a lot in the RM zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area for each dwelling unit in a townhouse. [ By-law: 1062- 2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.80.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the RM zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "f", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage, in metres; (B) if the zone label does not include an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot frontage is: (i) 12.0 metres for a lot with a detached house, and each detached houseplex on a lot; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (ii) 15.0 metres for a lot with an entire semi-detached house; and (iii) 24.0 metres: (a) for each apartment building located on a lot which does not abut a major street; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (b) for a lot with a non-residential building. (C) if a semi-detached house or an apartment building is on two lots in the RM zone, and for a semi-detached houseplex, the required minimum lot frontage for each lot is 50 percent of the requirements cited in (A) and (B) above; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, if a townhouse is located on a lot abutting a major street, the required minimum lot frontage: (i) for a townhouse with every dwelling unit fronting directly on a street: (a) is 6.0 metres for each dwelling unit; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 111 (b) may be reduced by 1.0 metre for each dwelling unit that does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (E) despite (A), to (B) above, if a lot abutting a major street has a townhouse with one or more dwelling units not fronting directly on a street, the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres. [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062- 2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.80.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the RM zone: (A) if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; (B) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies; [ By- law: 848-2025 ] (C) despite (A) above, if a lot abuts a major street, the permitted maximum lot coverage for a townhouse or apartment building is 50 percent of the lot area; and [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] [ By-law: 848-2025 ] (D) Despite (A) above, if the numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map is less than 45 percent and the lot contains a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite, the maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures on the lot is 45 percent; [ By-law: 1062- 2025(OLT); 608-2024; 848-2025 ] 10.80.40 Principal Building Requirements 10.80.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 10.80.40 apply to buildings or structures in the RM zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 10.5.60. (2) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot (A) If a zone label applying to a lot in the RM zone on the Zoning By-law Map has the letter "u", the numerical value following the letter "u" is the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on the lot; and (B) Despite (A) above, the permitted maximum number of dwelling units for an apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street is the greater of 60 dwelling units or the numerical value following the letter "u" on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Minimum Width of a Dwelling Unit In the RM zone, the required minimum width of a dwelling unit in a townhouse is: (A) 5.0 metres if the dwelling unit does not have an individual private driveway leading directly to the front of it; and (B) 6.0 metres in all other cases. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Chapter 900 Exceptions - Applicable Principal Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex that is the only residential building on a lot, if an applicable Chapter 900 Exception contains principal building requirements for: (A) a detached house, then the permitted detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for a detached house; or (B) a semi-detached house, then a permitted semi-detached houseplex is subject to the applicable Chapter 900 Exception's building requirements for the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 112 (5) Chapter 900 Exceptions - More Permissive Building Requirements for a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex Despite regulations 10.80.40.1(4), 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), if a regulation in clauses 10.80.40.10 or 10.80.40.40 for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is more permissive than the regulation that would apply to the detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex under regulation 10.80.40.1(4), then the more permissive regulation prevails. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (6) Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex On a lot in the RM zone, the maximum number of bedrooms permitted within a detached houseplex or semi- detached houseplex is equal to: (A) four times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with two dwelling units; or (B) three times the number of dwelling units, for a residential building with three or more dwelling units. (C) For the purposes of determining the number of bedrooms in a residential building in (A) and (B) above, a bachelor dwelling unit has one bedroom. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (7) Transition - Number of Bedrooms per Dwelling Unit in a Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex A detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex may have more than the permitted maximum number of bedrooms in regulation 10.80.40.1(6), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing residential building, and no bedrooms are added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after June 26, 2025 that contains no greater a number of bedrooms per dwelling unit than were identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; or (iv) A site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to June 26, 2025; and (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no bedrooms may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (8) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications For the purposes of regulation 10.80.40.1(8): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025; (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 10.80.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the RM zone is: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 113 (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map: (i) 10.0 metres, for a detached house or semi-detached house; and (ii) 12.0 metres, for any other building or structure. (C) despite (A) above, the permitted maximum height for a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is the greater of: (i) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (ii) 10.0 metres. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) and (B) above, the permitted maximum height for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street is: (i) for a townhouse, the greater of 13.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) for an apartment building, the greater of 19.0 metres or the numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Maximum Height of Specified Pairs of Main Walls In the RM zone, the permitted maximum height of the exterior portion of main walls for a detached house or a semi- detached house is the higher of 7.0 metres above established grade or 2.5 metres less than the permitted maximum height in regulation 10.80.40.10(1), for either (A) or (B) below: (A) all side main walls, for at least 70 percent of the total width of each side main wall; or (B) all front main walls and all rear main walls, for at least: (i) 60 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 12.0 metres or more; (ii) 50 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage greater than 7.5 metres and less than 12.0 metres; (iii) 40 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 7.5 metres or less; and [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) despite (A) to (B) above, the permitted maximum height of main walls do not apply to townhouses or apartment buildings on a lot abutting a major street; [ By-law: 1277-2022(OLT); 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (3) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the RM zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) the permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in regulation (A) does not apply to a detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (B) above, the permitted maximum number of storeys for the following residential buildings located on a lot abutting a major street, excluding a mechanical penthouse, is: (i) For a townhouse, the greater of four storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (ii) For an apartment building, the greater of six storeys or the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (4) Height of Main Pedestrian Entrance In the RM zone, for a detached house or semi-detached house, the elevation of the lowest point of a main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade. [ By- law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ] (5) Width of Dormers in a Roof Above a Second Storey or Higher In the RM zone, on a detached house or a semi-detached house with two or more storeys, the walls of a dormer are not main walls if: (A) the face of the dormer is in a roof directly above a part of a main wall that does not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 114 (B) the total width of the faces of the dormers in the roof described in (A) above is no greater than 40 percent of the width of the parts of the main walls that do not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height, measured at the level of the uppermost storey below the roof. [ By-law: 1277-2022(OLT) ] (6) Maximum Height of Main Walls for a Detached House or Semi-Detached House with a Flat or Shallow Roof Subject to regulation 10.80.40.10(1), if a detached house or semi-detached house in the RM zone has a roof with a slope of less than 1.0 vertical units for every 10.0 horizontal units for more than 50 percent of the total horizontal roof area: (A) despite regulation 10.80.40.10(2) above, additional main walls are permitted to be located above the maximum height of all main walls permitted in regulation 10.80.40.10(2), provided all the additional front main walls and rear main walls located above the main walls permitted in regulation 10.80.40.10(2) are set back a minimum of 1.4 metres from the front main walls and rear main walls permitted in regulation 10.80.40.10(2). [ By-law: 1313-2023 ] 10.80.40.20 Building Length (1) Maximum Building Length In the RM zone, the permitted maximum building length for a detached house or a semi-detached house is 17.0 metres. (2) One Storey Extension to Building Length if Required Lot Frontage is More than 12.0 Metres In the RM zone, despite regulation 10.80.40.20(1), on a lot with a required minimum lot frontage of more than 12.0 metres for a detached house or for an entire semi-detached house, a detached house or semi-detached house may extend beyond the permitted maximum building length by a maximum of 2.0 metres, if the extended part: (A) has a maximum height of 5.0 metres and one storey; (B) is no wider than 50% of the width of the dwelling unit at its widest point; and (C) is at least 3.0 metres from each side lot line, not including a side lot line extending between the two dwelling units of the semi-detached house. (3) Maximum Building Length for a Townhouse or Apartment Building on a Major Street In the RM zone, if a lot abuts a major street, the permitted maximum building length is: (A) 19.0 metres for a townhouse; and (B) 25.0 metres for an apartment building; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.80.40.30 Building Depth (1) Maximum Building Depth In the RM zone, the rear main wall of a detached house or semi-detached house, not including a one storey extension that complies with regulation 10.80.40.20(2), may be no more than 19.0 metres from the required minimum front yard setback. 10.80.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the RM zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the floor space index is not limited by this regulation; [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (C) the permitted maximum floor space index in regulation (A) and (B) above does not apply to a detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex or a residential building with a secondary suite; and [ By-law: 848- 2025 ] (D) despite (A) to (C) above, the permitted maximum floor space index regulations do not apply to a townhouse or an apartment building that has 60 dwelling units or less that is located on a lot abutting a major street; [ By- law: 474-2023; 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 115 10.80.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Detached House In the RM zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a detached house must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than a total of four platforms, and no more than one on each of the front, rear and each side of the detached house; and (B) the maximum area of each platform is 4.0 square metres. (2) Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Semi-Detached House In the RM zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a semi-detached house must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than a total of three platforms for each dwelling unit, and no more than one on each of the front, rear and exterior side of the dwelling unit; (B) the maximum area of each platform is 4.0 square metres; and (C) a platform at the rear of the dwelling unit is at least 1.8 metres from the common wall dividing the dwelling units, or a projection of that common wall to a lot line. 10.80.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply, the required minimum front yard setback in the RM zone is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback in the RM zone is the greater of: (A) 7.5 metres; or (B) 25% of the lot depth. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback The required minimum side yard setback in the RM zone is: (A) 1.2 metres for a detached house or detached houseplex; [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (B) 1.5 metres for a semi-detached house or semi-detached houseplex; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (C) 2.4 metres for an apartment building, or a non-residential building. [ By-law: 474-2023 ] (4) Minimum Setback Requirements for Residential Buildings on Major Streets Despite regulations 10.80.40.70(1) to (3) above, a townhouse or apartment building located on a lot abutting a major street must have the following minimum building setbacks: (A) a front yard setback of: (i) for a lot depth equal to or less than 36.0 metres: (a) if regulation 10.5.40.70(1) applies, the lesser of the front yard setback required by 10.5.40.70(1) or 6.0 metres; (b) if regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply: 3.0 metres; and (c) despite (a) and (b) above, if on a through lot: 6.0 metres; (ii) despite (i) above, for a lot depth greater than 36.0 metres: 6.0 metres. (B) a rear yard setback of 7.5 metres; (C) for a townhouse, a side yard setback of: (i) 0.9 metres, if all dwelling units front directly onto a street; (ii) 7.5 metres, if all dwelling units do not front directly onto a street; (D) for an apartment building, a side yard setback of: (i) 2.4 metres; (ii) Despite (i) above, 5.5 metres for portions of the main wall that have primary windows; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 116 (iii) Despite (i) and (ii) above, 7.5 metres for all portions of the main wall exceeding a building length of 25.0 metres; and (iv) despite (i) to (iii) above, on a corner lot the required minimum side yard setback from a side lot line abutting a street is 3.0 metres. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] 10.80.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between Main walls of the Same Apartment Building or Townhouse In the RM zone, if an apartment building or townhouse has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is: (A) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one or more of those main walls; and (B) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (2) Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the RM zone, if two or more residential buildings are located on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is: (A) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the main wall of one or more of the buildings; and (B) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit. 10.80.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the RM zone, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those lawful main walls of the lawfully existing building. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings In the RM zone, any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.80.40.81(1) must comply with the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 10.80.80 Parking 10.80.80.1 General (1) Conversion of Parking Space in a Residential Building to Non-Residential Use A parking space located inside a building on a lot in the RM zone, other than an ancillary building, may be converted to interior floor area for a use that is subject to regulations 10.80.20.100(21) or (22), and no further parking space is required if: (A) the parking space is in a residential building other than an apartment building; (B) the vehicle entrance to the parking space is in the front main wall of the building; (C) the driveway leading to the vehicle entrance in the building is removed, and any front yard depression in the ground is filled to established grade; (D) the area of the removed driveway in the front yard must be landscaping, but may continue to be considered a permitted driveway for the purposes of calculating required soft landscaping under regulation 10.5.50.10(1)(D); (E) a parking space located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street is subject to regulation 10.5.80.10(3) or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and (F) regulation 200.5.10.11(1)(C) does not apply for the parking space being converted. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 117 Chapter 15 Residential Apartment 15.5 Regulations Applying to the Residential Apartment Zone Category 15.5.1 General 15.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 15.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Residential Apartment Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Residential Apartment Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Residential Apartment Zone category consists of the letters RA or RAC, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the Zone Label In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the letters following the zone symbol in the zone label have the following meaning: (A) the letter "f" and a numerical value indicates the required minimum lot frontage required for a lot, in metres; (B) the letter "a" and a numerical value indicates the required minimum lot area required for a lot, in square metres; (C) the letters "au" and a numerical value indicates the required minimum lot area required for each dwelling unit on a lot, in square metres; (D) the letter "u" and a numerical value indicates the permitted maximum number of dwelling units permitted on a lot; and (E) the letter "d" and a numerical value indicates the permitted maximum floor space index permitted for a lot. 15.5.20 Permitted Uses 15.5.20.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Public School, Private School A lawfully existing public school or private school on a lot in the Residential Apartment Zone category is permitted on that lot, and: (A) any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing public school or private school building must comply with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located; and (B) the lawfully existing public school or private school may be replaced with a new school building that complies with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located. 15.5.20.60 Conversion of Internal Common Areas to Dwelling Units (1) Exemptions Applying to Converted Dwelling Units In the Residential Apartment Zone category, interior floor area within a lawfully existing apartment building may be converted to a maximum of 5 additional dwelling units which are exempt from the following requirements: (A) In addition to the areas of a building in Regulation 15.5.40.40(1), the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced by the area in the building converted to additional dwelling units through Clause 15.5.20.60; (B) regulations 15.10.30.10(2), 15.20.30.10(2) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding required minimum lot area for each dwelling unit in an apartment building; (C) regulations 15.10.40.1(2), 15.20.40.1(2) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding maximum number of dwelling units permitted on the lot; (D) regulations 15.10.40.40(1), 15.20.40.40(1) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding permitted maximum floor space index; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 118 (E) the requirements of regulations 15.10.40.50(1), 15.20.40.50(1) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding additional minimum amenity space; (F) the requirements of regulation 200.5.10.1(1) and Table 200.5.10.1 and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding additional minimum visitor parking spaces; (G) the requirements of regulation 200.15.10.5(1) and Table 200.15.10.5 and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding additional minimum accessible parking spaces; (H) the requirements of any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding additional minimum residential occupant parking spaces; (I) the requirements of regulations 220.5.10.1(1) and (2), and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding additional minimum loading spaces for a building containing dwelling units; (J) the requirements of regulation 230.5.10.1(5) and any regulation, prevailing section or prevailing by-law in articles 900.7.10 and 900.8.10 regarding additional minimum "long-term" and "short-term" bicycle parking spaces; (K) for the purpose of compliance with Clause 15.5.20.60: (i) if the dimensions of a lawful parking space on a lot with a lawfully existing apartment building is less than the required minimum length, width or vertical clearance, that lawful length, width or vertical clearance is the minimum length, width or vertical clearance for that lawfully existing parking space, provided that there are no alterations or parking spaces added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; (ii) if a lawful drive aisle width of a lawfully existing building is less than the required minimum width, that lawful width is the minimum width for that lawfully existing drive aisle, provided that there are no alterations that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025; and (iii) if the lawful amount of required parking spaces for an apartment building in the Residential Apartment Zone category is less than the minimum amount required to be in a building or underground structure, other than required visitor parking spaces, that lawful amount is the minimum amount for that lawfully existing building, provided no parking spaces are added that would increase the noncompliance after June 26, 2025. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (2) Parking Space Requirement for Conversion to Dwelling Units Despite regulation 200.5.10.11(1)(C), the number of lawful resident occupant parking spaces for a lawfully existing building may be reduced for the purpose of conversion to dwelling units in accordance with regulation 15.5.20.60(1), provided that the converted parking spaces are located within a building and a minimum of 1 residential occupant parking space per lawfully existing dwelling unit is maintained. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (3) Conditions of Exemption The exemptions provided in regulations 15.5.20.60(1) and (2) are permitted, subject to the following requirements, unless authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance: (A) dwelling units must with comply with regulation 5.10.1.30(3)(A) with respect to dwelling units below grade; (B) interior floor area used for lawfully existing dwelling units may not be converted to additional dwelling units; (C) the interior floor area used for lawfully existing amenity space may not be reduced; (D) the lawful number of visitor and accessible parking spaces for a lawfully existing apartment building may not be reduced; (E) the lawful number of "long-term" and "short-term" bicycle parking spaces for a lawfully existing apartment building may not be reduced; and (F) the interior floor area used for common facilities may not be converted to additional dwelling units, if secured as an improvement in a lawfully existing building by one or more City agreements that are registered on title to the lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (4) Definition of Lawfully and Lawfully Existing For the purpose of regulations 15.5.20.60(1), (2) and (3), the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (A) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before June 26, 2025; and (B) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before June 26, 2025. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 119 15.5.30 Lot Requirements 15.5.30.1 General (1) Lot Requirements Additional lot requirements are in each zone in the Residential Apartment Zone category. 15.5.30.11 Lot Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Area for Lawfully Existing Lots In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the lawful lot area of a lawfully existing lot is less than the minimum lot area required by this By-law, that lawful lot area is the minimum lot area for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 15.5.30.11(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 15.5.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Front Lot Line for a Residential Building In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a residential building may not be erected on a lot that does not have a front lot line of at least 3.5 metres, unless the lot: (A) abuts a lane with a minimum width of 6.0 metres; and (B) has a minimum of 3.5 metres of the rear lot line abutting the lane. 15.5.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage by this By-law, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 15.5.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 15.5.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage Exclusion for Permitted Encroachments In the Residential Apartment Zone category, any part of a building or structure permitted to encroach into a required minimum building setback in regulation 15.5.40.60 is not included in the calculation of lot coverage. (2) Parts of Platforms that are Not Permitted Encroachments In the Residential Apartment Zone category, any part of a platform without main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, that does not encroach into a required minimum building setback is not included in the calculation of lot coverage, if: (A) it is attached to or less than 0.3 metres from a building; and (B) the lot area covered by these structures is no more than 5% of the lot area. 15.5.30.41 Lot Coverage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Coverage for Lawfully Existing Buildings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 120 In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the area of a lot lawfully covered by lawfully existing buildings or structures is greater than the permitted maximum lot coverage by this By-law, the lawful percentage of the lot covered by those lawfully existing buildings or structures is the maximum lot coverage for those lawfully existing buildings or structures on that lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to lawfully existing buildings or structures referred to in regulation 15.5.30.41(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 15.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 15.5.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 15.5.40 apply to buildings or structures in the Residential Apartment Zone category, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 15.5.60. (2) Building Requirements Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Residential Apartment Zone category. 15.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of a Building In the Residential Apartment Zone category the height of a building is the distance between the established grade and the elevation of the highest point of the building. (2) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by: (A) 1.5 metres for: (i) parapets for a green roof; and (ii) weather vanes; or (B) 5.0 metres for: (i) antennae; (ii) flagpoles; and (iii) satellite dishes. (3) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the following equipment and structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres, subject to complying with regulation 15.5.40.10(4): (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the building used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the elements listed in (A) and (B) above. (4) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Residential Apartment Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building that exceed the maximum height for a building, as permitted by regulation 15.5.40.10(3), must comply with the following: (A) their total area may cover no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) if they are located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, their total horizontal dimension, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street. (5) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 121 In the Residential Apartment Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. (6) Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building for Towers In the Residential Apartment Zone category: (A) Despite regulations 15.5.40.10 (3) and (4), equipment, structures or parts of a building listed in regulation 15.5.40.10 (3) located on the roof of the tower portion of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 6.5 metres, if the total area of all equipment, structures, or parts on the roof of the tower portion of the building cover no more than 450 square metres, measured horizontally; (B) chimneys, pipes, and vents, may further exceed the permitted maximum height in (A) by 3.0 metres; and (C) For the purpose of regulation 15.5.40.10(6), a "tower" is the portions of a building which collectively enclose the entirety of a storey higher than 24.0 metres above the established grade, and where the maximum average gross floor area of any storey located above 24.0 metres does not exceed 750 square metres. [ By-law: LPAT PL130592 March 6, 2020 ] 15.5.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 15.5.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height for a building or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Alterations to the Roof of Lawfully Existing Buildings Any alteration to the roof of a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 15.5.40.11(1) may be constructed to the maximum height in regulation 15.5.40.11(1). 15.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Gross Floor Area Calculations for an Apartment Building In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below established grade; (B) required loading spaces and required bicycle parking spaces at or above established grade; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) indoor amenity space required by this By-law; (F) elevator shafts; (G) garbage shafts; (H) mechanical penthouse; and (I) exit stairwells in the building. (2) Inclusion of Attic Space as Gross Floor Area in a Townhouse In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the gross floor area of a townhouse includes the portion of the floor area in an attic that has a vertical clearance of more than 1.4 metres between the ceiling joists and the roof rafters, if at least 80 percent of the area has: (A) a vertical clearance of more than 2.0 metres; and (B) an area of at least 10.0 square metres. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (3) Exclusion of Certain Floor Area in an Attic of a Townhouse By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 122 If the floor area meets the conditions in regulation 15.5.40.40(2), and the area or a portion of the area is used for mechanical equipment for the functional operation of the townhouse, that area is not included in the gross floor area of the townhouse if it is not more than 5 percent of the permitted maximum gross floor area of the townhouse to a maximum of 20.0 square metres. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (4) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Townhouse In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the gross floor area of a townhouse may be reduced by: (A) the floor area of the basement; and (B) the area of a void in a floor if there is a vertical clearance of more than 4.5 metres between the top of the floor below the void and the ceiling directly above it, to a maximum of 10 percent of the permitted maximum gross floor area for the townhouse. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (5) Floor Space Index Calculation In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the floor space index: (A) for a non-residential building, is the result of the gross floor area of a building divided by the area of the lot; and (B) for an apartment building, is the result of the gross floor area, minus the areas of an apartment building listed in regulation 15.5.40.40(1), divided by the area of the lot; (C) for a townhouse, is the result of the gross floor area, plus the area of an attic described in regulation 15.5.40.40(2) and subject to regulation 15.5.40.40(3) minus the areas listed in regulation 15.5.40.40(4), divided by the area of the lot. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.5.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, the lawful floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings on that lot is the maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings on that lot. 15.5.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Interpretation of Platform Walls In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the exterior sides of a platform, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or within 0.3 metres of a building, are not main walls if at least 50% of the exterior sides above the floor are open to the outside. (2) Platforms in Relation to Building Setbacks In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a platform without main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or within 0.3 metres of a building, must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for the zone. (3) Platforms at or Below the First Storey of a Townhouse In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the level of the floor of a platform, such as a deck or balcony, permitted in accordance with (2) above and located at or below the first storey of a townhouse, may be no higher than 1.2 metres above the ground at any point below the platform, except where the platform is attached to or within 0.3 metres of: (A) a front wall, the floor of the platform may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade; (B) a side main wall, the floor of the platform may be no higher than the level of the floor from which it gains access; and (C) a rear main wall, any part of the platform floor located 2.5 metres or less from the rear main wall may be no higher than the level of the floor from which it gains access. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Platforms By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 123 Despite regulation 15.5.40.50(2), in the Residential Apartment Zone category, a platform with no main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or less than 0.3 metres from a building, is subject to the following: (A) a platform with a floor no higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into a required minimum building setback the lesser of 9.5 metres for an apartment building and 2.5 metres for a townhouse or 50% of the required minimum building setback for the yard in which it is located, and if it is located in the front yard or rear yard, it may be no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback; and [ By-law: 414- 2024(OLT) ] (B) a platform with a floor that is higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum building setback the lesser of 2.5 metres for an apartment building and 1.5 metres for a townhouse or 50% of the required minimum building setback for the yard in which it is located, and if it is located in the front yard or rear yard, it may be no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (2) Canopies and Awnings In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with the requirements of regulation 15.5.40.60(1), is subject to the following: (A) if it is above a platform which complies with the requirements of regulation 15.5.40.60(1), the roof, canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into the required minimum building setback to the same extent as the platform it is covering; and (B) if it is not above a platform, it may encroach into a required minimum building setback the lesser of 9.5 metres for an apartment building and 2.5 metres for a townhouse or 50% of the required minimum building setback for the yard in which it is located, if it is: (i) covering a driveway, walkway or outdoor amenity space adjacent to an entrance to the building; and (ii) in the front yard or rear yard, it may be no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (3) Exterior Stairs, Access Ramp and Elevating Device In the Residential Apartment Zone category: (A) exterior stairs providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the stairs are: (i) no longer than 1.5 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above the ground at the point where the stairs meet the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 2.0 metres; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.6 metres; (B) an uncovered ramp providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the ramp is: (i) no longer than 15 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above the ground at the point where the ramp meets the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 1.5 metres for each sloped ramp segment; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.6 metres; and (C) an elevating device providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the elevating device: (i) elevates no higher than the first floor of the building; (ii) has a maximum area of 3.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.6 metres. (4) Exterior Main Wall Surface In the Residential Apartment Zone category, cladding added to the original exterior surface of the main wall of a building, inclusive of vents, pipes, or utility equipment located beneath the cladding, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.9 metres. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (5) Architectural Features In the Residential Apartment Zone category, architectural features on a building must comply with the following: (A) a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature on a building may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 124 (B) a chimney breast, on a building, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is no wider than 2.0 metres. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] 15.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings and Structures In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a front lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; and (C) a side lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 15.5.40.71(1) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Transportation Use Along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East Regulations 15.10.40.70 (1)(2)(3) and (4) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that setbacks are between 0 and 15 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 15.5.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those lawful main walls on those lawfully existing buildings. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Separation Between Main Walls Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 15.5.40.81(1) must comply with the minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Permitted Separation from Other Zones for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Residential Apartment Zone category, if the lawful separation distance between a lawfully existing apartment building and a lot in an RD or RS zone is less than the required minimum separation distance required by this By-law, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance between that lawfully existing apartment building and that lot. (4) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Separation from Other Zones Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing apartment building referred to in regulation 15.5.40.81(3) must comply with the required minimum separation distance from a lot in an RD or RS zone required by this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 15.5.50 Yards 15.5.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping Requirement for an Apartment Building A lot in the Residential Apartment Zone category must have: (A) a minimum of 50% of the area of the lot for landscaping; and (B) a minimum of 50% of the landscaping area required in (A), above, must be soft landscaping. (2) Landscaping Requirement for a Townhouse By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 125 In addition to the landscaping required by regulation 15.5.50.10(1), for a townhouse on a lot in the Residential Apartment Zone category: (A) the front yard adjacent to the townhouse must be landscaping; (B) a minimum of 60 percent of the side yard adjacent to the townhouse and abutting a street must be landscaping; and (C) a minimum of 75 percent of the landscaping required in each of (A) and (B), above, must be soft landscaping. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (3) Landscaping Exclusion for Permitted Encroachments In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the calculation of landscaping or soft landscaping required by regulation 15.5.50.10(1) excludes the area of a required minimum building setback covered by any part of a building or structure which is permitted to encroach into a required minimum building setback by Clause 15.5.40.60. (4) Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water Deemed to be Soft Landscaping for Specified Regulations In the Residential Apartment Zone category, for the calculation of soft landscaping required by regulations 15.5.50.10(1) and (2), the area of soft landscaping may include the water surface area of an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as fountains or artificial ponds. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 15.5.60.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 15.5.60 apply to ancillary buildings or structures in the Residential Apartment Zone category, if they are ancillary to dwelling units or residential buildings. (2) Living Accommodation in Ancillary Buildings An ancillary building in the Residential Apartment Zone category may not be used for living accommodation. (3) Food or Sanitary Facilities in Ancillary Buildings An ancillary building in the Residential Apartment Zone category may have: (A) food preparation facilities and sanitary facilities if the ancillary building or structure is for indoor amenity space required by this By-law; or (B) either food preparation facilities or sanitary facilities, but not both, if the ancillary building or structure is for any other purpose. (4) Ancillary Building or Structure Construction Timing In the Residential Apartment Zone category, no above-ground part of an ancillary building or structure may be erected prior to the erection of the main walls and completion of the roof of a residential building on the same lot. 15.5.60.20 Setbacks (1) Front Yard Setback for Ancillary Buildings or Structures The required minimum front yard setback for an ancillary building or structure in the Residential Apartment Zone category is the required minimum front yard setback for the residential building on the lot. (2) Rear Yard Setback for Ancillary Buildings or Structures The required minimum rear yard setback for an ancillary building or structure in the Residential Apartment Zone category: (A) is 0.3 metres, if its: (i) height is 2.5 metres or less; and (ii) gross floor area is 10 square metres or less; or (B) is half of its height, if its: (i) height is greater than 2.5 metres; or (ii) gross floor area is greater than 10 square metres; except By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 126 (C) on a through lot, despite (A) and (B) above, is the required minimum front yard setback for the residential building on the adjacent lot, if the residential building on the adjacent lot fronts on the street that abuts the rear lot line of the through lot. (3) Side Yard Setback for Ancillary Buildings or Structures In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the required minimum side yard setback for an ancillary building or structure located: (A) in a side yard, is the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building on the lot; (B) in a rear yard and less than 4.0 metres from the residential building on the lot, is the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building; and (C) in a rear yard and 4.0 metres or more from the residential building on the lot: (i) is 0.3 metres, if its: (a) height is 2.5 metres or less and (b) gross floor area is 10 square metres or less, or (ii) is half of its height, if its: (a) height is greater than 2.5 metres or (b) gross floor area is greater than 10 square metres; except (iii) on a corner lot, despite (i) and (ii) above, is the required minimum front yard setback for the residential building on the adjacent lot, if the residential building on the adjacent lot fronts on the street that abuts the side lot line of the corner lot. (4) Rear Yard Setback for Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water Despite regulation 15.5.60.20(2), in the Residential Apartment Zone category, the required minimum rear yard setback for an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as a fountain or artificial pond, with a total water surface area greater than 3.0 square metres, is: (A) 4.5 metres; and (B) 7.5 metres, if it is on a through lot. (5) Side Yard Setback for Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water Despite regulation 15.5.60.20(3), in the Residential Apartment Zone category, the required minimum side yard setback for an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as a fountain or artificial pond, with a total water surface area greater than 3.0 square metres, is: (A) 4.5 metres; and (B) if it is on a corner lot, 7.5 metres from the side lot line abutting a street. (6) Parts of an Ancillary Building or Structure to which a Required Building Setback Applies In the Residential Apartment Zone category, required minimum ancillary building setback regulations apply to all parts of an ancillary building or structure above and below-ground, excluding footings. 15.5.60.30 Separation (1) Minimum Separation Between Residential Buildings and Ancillary Buildings or Structures of a Certain Size In the Residential Apartment Zone category, an ancillary building or structure with a height greater than 2.5 metres, or a gross floor area greater than 10 square metres, must be at least 4.0 metres from a residential building on the same lot. (2) Separation of Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water from RD Zones In the Residential Apartment Zone category, an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as a fountain or artificial pond, with a total water surface area greater than 3.0 square metres, must be at least 12.0 metres from a lot in the RD zone. 15.5.60.40 Height (1) Determining the Height of Ancillary Buildings or Structures By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 127 In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the height of an ancillary building or structure is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of the ancillary building or structure. (2) Maximum Height of Ancillary Buildings or Structures The permitted maximum height of an ancillary building or structure in the Residential Apartment Zone category is: (A) 2.5 metres, if the ancillary building or structure is less than 4.0 metres from the residential building on the lot; or (B) 4.0 metres in all other cases. 15.5.60.50 Floor Area (1) Inclusion in Floor Space Index The gross floor area of all ancillary buildings on a lot in the Residential Apartment Zone category is included for the purpose of calculating the total gross floor area and floor space index for the lot. (2) Maximum Floor Area of Ancillary Buildings or Structures Close to Residential Buildings In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the permitted maximum gross floor area of an ancillary building located less than 4.0 metres from the residential building on the lot is 10.0 square metres. 15.5.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage Requirement for Ancillary Buildings and Structures An ancillary building or structure on a lot in the Residential Apartment Zone category, other than the water surface area of an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as fountains or artificial ponds: (A) is included in the overall calculation of lot coverage; and (B) the area of the lot covered by all ancillary buildings and structures may not exceed 10% of the lot area. (2) Lot Coverage Requirement for Swimming Pools or Similar Ancillary Structures Containing Water In the Residential Apartment Zone category, the water surface area of an outdoor swimming pool or other ancillary structure used to hold water, such as fountains or artificial ponds: (A) is not included in the calculation of lot coverage; and (B) the water surface area may not exceed 15% of the lot area. 15.5.75 Energy Regulations 15.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy or Cogeneration Energy Device In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy on a lot may not be in a front yard or a side yard that abuts a street. (2) Cogeneration Energy Device In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a cogeneration energy device must be inside a permitted building. (3) Geo-energy Device In addition to the requirements of regulation 15.5.75.1(1), in the Residential Apartment Zone category any above-ground part of a geo-energy device must comply with the requirements for: (A) a building or structure on the lot; or (B) if it is on a lot with a residential building, an ancillary building or structure on the lot. (4) Solar Energy Device In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 128 (i) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 2.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (B) ground mounted, must comply with the requirements for: (i) a building or structure on the lot; and (ii) an ancillary building or structure, if it is on a lot with a residential building. (5) Wind Energy Device In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a wind energy device must comply with the following: (A) there may be no more than one wind energy device on a lot; (B) all parts of a wind energy device on a lot must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (C) no part of a wind energy device may be higher than: (i) 3.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building if: (a) the permitted maximum height for the building is less than 24.0 metres; or (b) the lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (ii) in all other cases, 5.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building. 15.5.80 Parking 15.5.80.1 General (1) Use of Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Residential Apartment Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. (2) Charging for Visitor Parking (Deleted by LPAT Order PL130592, March 16, 2020) [ By-law: LPAT PL130592 March 16, 2020 ] 15.5.80.10 Location (1) Location of Required Parking Spaces In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. (2) Parking Space Location for Apartment Buildings A minimum of 50% of the required parking spaces for an apartment building in the Residential Apartment Zone category, other than required visitor parking spaces, must be in a building or underground structure. (3) Parking Space Location for Townhouses All parking spaces for a townhouse in the Residential Apartment Zone category, other than required visitor parking spaces, must be in: (A) an underground structure; or (B) in the townhouse, accessed from a common driveway at the rear of the townhouse. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (4) Commercial Vehicle Parking Restriction A parking space on a lot in the Residential Apartment Zone category may be used for a commercial vehicle, if: (A) an owner or tenant of a dwelling unit on the lot is the owner or operator of the vehicle; and (B) it is located within a wholly enclosed building. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (5) Commercial Vehicle Parking Not Permitted in Yards A parking space located outside of a building in the Residential Apartment Zone category may not be used for: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 129 (A) commercially licensed vehicles; (B) construction vehicles; (C) dump trucks; (D) agricultural vehicles; (E) repair or towing vehicles; (F) tracked vehicles; (G) vehicles with a traction engine; (H) vehicles designed to run only on rails; and (I) vehicles equipped with more than six wheels, excluding spare wheels. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.5.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a parking space that is not located in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. 15.5.80.30 Separation (1) Parking Space Separation from Apartment Building In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a surface parking space must be at least 3.0 metres from any main wall of a residential building. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.5.100 Access to Lot 15.5.100.1 General (1) Driveway Width In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a driveway exclusive of layby areas, vehicle ramps to below-ground parking areas, turnaround areas and required auxiliary turn lanes within 10.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street must have: (A) A minimum width of 3.0 metres for each lane; and (B) A maximum width of 6.0 metres. [ By-law: LPAT PL130592 May 8, 2019 ] (2) Driveway Access to Apartment Buildings If an apartment building in the Residential Apartment Zone category has 25 dwelling units or more, an unobstructed vehicle access must be provided between the street and the principal pedestrian entrance to the building so that a vehicle can enter and leave the lot while driving forward in one continuous movement. (3) Driveway Access to Townhouses In the Residential Apartment Zone category, an individual private driveway leading from a street directly to an individual dwelling unit in a townhouse is not permitted above ground. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (4) Separation Between a Townhouse Driveway and an Apartment Building A common driveway leading to parking spaces at the rear of a townhouse in the Residential Apartment Zone category is permitted if it is no closer to an apartment building than 6.0 metres. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.5.150 Waste 15.5.150.1 General (1) Waste and Recyclable Materials Storage In the Residential Apartment Zone category, all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 130 By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 131 15.10 Residential Apartment Zone (RA) 15.10.1 General 15.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 15.10 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the RA zone. 15.10.20 Permitted Uses 15.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - RA Zone The following uses are permitted in the RA zone: Ambulance Depot Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 15.10.20.40. Fire Hall Municipal Shelter Park Police Station [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 15.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - RA Zone The following uses are permitted in the RA zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 15.10.20.100: Cogeneration Energy (1) Community Centre (2) Crisis Care Shelter (3) Day Nursery (4) Group Home (5) Home Occupation (6) Library (2) Multi-tenant House (14) Nursing Home (7) Place of Worship (8) Private Home Daycare (9) Public Utility (10, 11) Renewable Energy (1) Residential Care Home (5) Respite Care Facility (12) Retail Store (13) Retirement Home (7) Secondary Suite (15) Seniors Community House (16) Short-term Rental (18) Transportation Use (17) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 545-2019; 156-2023 ] [ By-law: 156-2023 ] 15.10.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Residential Building Types - RA Zone In the RA zone, a dwelling unit is permitted in the following residential building types: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 132 (A) Apartment Building; and (B) Townhouse, if: (i) it is on the same lot as an Apartment Building; and (ii) the main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall of an individual dwelling unit in the townhouse is no farther than 7.5 metres from a lot line abutting a street. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.10.20.100 Conditions (1) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the RA zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (2) Community Centre or Library In the RA zone, a community centre or a library must be on a lot that abuts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (3) Crisis Care Shelter In the RA zone, a crisis care shelter must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. [ By-law: 545- 2019 ] (4) Day Nursery A day nursery in the RA zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (5) Group Home or Residential Care Home In the RA zone, a group home or a residential care home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (6) Home Occupation A home occupation in the RA zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (7) Nursing Home or Retirement Home In the RA zone, a nursing home, retirement home or a combination of these two uses, must be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (A) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80 metres of that intersection. (8) Place of Worship In the RA zone: (A) a place of worship may be on a lot with an apartment building, if the lot has 100 or more dwelling units in one or more apartment buildings, and the place of worship: (i) is inside an apartment building; (ii) is not above the first storey of the apartment building; (iii) does not exceed 30.0 square metres in interior floor area for the first 100 dwelling units in the apartment building, which may be increased by 10.0 square metres for each additional 50 dwelling units in excess of 100, to a maximum of 110.0 square metres; and (iv) access to the place of worship must be from within the apartment building, unless it is on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; (B) if a place of worship is not on a lot with an apartment building, it must: (i) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (ii) be on a lot with: (a) a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (b) a lot area of at least 2,000 square metres; and (iii) be in a building with no more than 3,000 square metres of gross floor area; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 133 (C) a lawfully existing place of worship is exempt from the requirements of regulation 15.10.20.100(8)(B) (ii) and (iii). (9) Private Home Daycare A children's play area for a private home daycare in the RA zone: (A) must be fenced; and (B) may be no closer to a lot line abutting a street than 6.0 metres. (10) Public Utility In the RA zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (11) Public Utility In the RA zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum building height for the RA zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (12) Respite Care Facility In the RA zone, a respite care facility must be combined with a nursing home or retirement home. (13) Retail Stores in Apartment Buildings In the RA zone, a retail store may be on a lot with 100 or more dwelling units in one or more apartment buildings, subject to the following: (A) there may be only one retail store in an apartment building; (B) it must be located inside the apartment building; (C) it may not be above the first storey of the apartment building; (D) access to the retail store must be from within the apartment building, unless it is on a lot with a front lot line or a side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; (E) there may be no outside display of goods; and (F) the interior floor area of the retail store may not exceed 30.0 square metres for the first 100 dwelling units in the apartment building, which may be increased by 10.0 square metres for each additional 50 dwelling units in excess of 100, to a maximum of 110.0 square metres. (14) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the RA zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (15) Secondary Suite A secondary suite in the RA zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (16) Seniors Community House A seniors community house in the RA zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (17) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the RA zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (18) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the RA zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 134 15.10.30 Lot Requirements 15.10.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area In the RA zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "a", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres; and (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres. (2) Minimum Lot Area for Each Dwelling Unit in a Residential Building If a zone label applying to a lot in the RA zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres, for each dwelling unit in a residential building. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.10.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the RA zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "f", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage, in metres; (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot frontage is 24.0 metres; and (C) in addition to the requirement in (A) or (B), above, the required minimum lot frontage is increased by a minimum of 5.0 metres for each townhouse dwelling unit fronting directly on a street. [ By-law: 414- 2024(OLT) ] 15.10.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the RA zone: (A) if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; and (B) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies. 15.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 15.10.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 15.10.40 apply to buildings or structures in the RA zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 15.5.60. (2) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot If a zone label applying to a lot in the RA zone includes the letter "u", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "u" is the permitted maximum number of dwelling units on the lot. (3) Minimum Width of a Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse In the RA zone, the required minimum width of a dwelling unit in a townhouse is 5.0 metres. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 135 15.10.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the RA zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 24.0 metres, if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. (2) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the RA zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum number of storeys is not limited by this regulation. (3) Maximum Height for a Townhouse Despite regulations 15.10.40.10(1) and 15.10.40.10(2), the permitted maximum height for a townhouse in the RA zone is 10.0 metres. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] (4) Height of Main Pedestrian Entrance for a Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse In the RA zone, for an individual dwelling unit in a townhouse, the elevation of the lowest point of a main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade. [ By- law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.10.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the RA zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; and (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the floor space index is not limited by this regulation. 15.10.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Amenity Space for Residential Buildings In the RA zone, a lot with 20 or more dwelling units in the residential buildings on the lot, in total, must have amenity space provided at a minimum rate of 4.0 square metres for each dwelling unit on the lot, of which: (A) at least 2.0 square metres for each dwelling unit is indoor amenity space located at or above established grade; (B) at least 40.0 square metres is outdoor amenity space in a location adjoining or directly accessible to the indoor amenity space; and (C) no more than 25 percent of the outdoor component may be a green roof. [ By-law: 414-2024(OLT) ] 15.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback The required minimum front yard setback in the RA zone is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback in the RA zone is 7.5 metres. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback The required minimum side yard setback in the RA zone is 7.5 metres. (4) Rear Yard Setbacks and Side Yard Setbacks in Relation to the Height of an Apartment Building Despite regulation 15.10.40.70(2) and (3), for any portion of an apartment building in the RA zone with a height greater than 11.0 metres, the required minimum rear yard setback and required minimum side yard setbacks for each portion By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 136 of the building above 11.0 metres in height must be increased by 1.0 metre for each additional 2.0 metres, or part thereof, above 11.0 metres in height. 15.10.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between Main Walls of the Same Residential Building In the RA zone, if a residential building has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is: (A) for any portion of the building with a height equal to or less than 11.0 metres: (i) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one or more of those main walls; and (ii) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit; and (B) for any portion of the building with a height greater than 11.0 metres, a distance equal to the average height of those main walls. (2) Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the RA zone, if two or more residential buildings are located on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is: (A) for any portion of the buildings with a height equal to or less than 11.0 metres: (i) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the main wall of one or more of the buildings; and (ii) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit; and (B) for any portion of the buildings with a height greater than 11.0 metres, a distance equal to the average height of those buildings. (3) Apartment Building Separation from RD and RS Zones An apartment building in the RA zone must be at least 15.0 metres from a lot in an RD or RS zone. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 137 15.20 Residential Apartment Commercial (RAC) 15.20.1 General 15.20.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 15.20 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the RAC zone. 15.20.20 Permitted Uses 15.20.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - RAC Zone The following uses are permitted in the RAC zone: Ambulance Depot Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 15.20.20.40. Fire Hall Municipal Shelter Park Police Station [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 15.20.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - RAC Zone The following uses are permitted in the RAC zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 15.20.20.100: Art Gallery (1) Artist Studio (1) Automated Banking Machine (2) Club (1) Cogeneration Energy (3) Community Centre (4) Crisis Care Shelter (5) Custom Workshop (1) Day Nursery (6) Eating Establishment (1, 7) Education Use (1) Financial Institution (1) Group Home (8) Home Occupation (9) Library (4) Multi-tenant House (18) Market Garden (10) Medical Office (1) Nursing Home (11) Office (1) Outdoor Patio (23) Outdoor Sales or Display (12) Performing Arts Studio (1) Personal Service Shop (1) Pet Services (1) Place of Worship (13) Production Studio (1) Private Home Daycare (14) Public Utility (15, 16) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 138 Recreation Use (1) Religious Education Use (1) Renewable Energy (3) Residential Care Home (8) Respite Care Facility (17) Retail Store (1) Retail Service (1) Retirement Home (11) Secondary Suite (19) Seniors Community House (20) Service Shop (1) Short-term Rental (22) Take-out Eating Establishment (1) Transportation Use (21) Veterinary Hospital (1) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 545-2019; 156-2023; 1153-2023 ] [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] 15.20.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Building Types for Dwelling Units In the RAC zone the following residential building types for dwelling units are permitted: (A) Apartment Building; and [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (B) Townhouse, if: (i) it is on the same lot as an Apartment Building; and (ii) the main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall of an individual dwelling unit in the townhouse is no farther than 7.5 metres from a lot line abutting a street. [ By-law: 1092-2021; 647-2025 ] 15.20.20.100 Conditions (1) Art Gallery and Other Commercial and Non-Residential Uses In the RAC zone, an art gallery, artist studio, club, custom workshop, eating establishment, education use, financial institution, medical office, office, performing arts studio, personal service shop, pet services, production studio, recreation use, religious education use, retail store, retail service, service shop, takeout eating establishment or a veterinary hospital may be located on a lot with 100 or more dwelling units in one or more apartment buildings, subject to the following: (A) they are not located above the first storey of an apartment building; (B) a service shop or a veterinary hospital are located in non-residential buildings on the lot; (C) if located in an apartment building, the uses may not occupy, in total, more than 50% of the interior floor area of the first storey in that apartment building; (D) the total interior floor area of the uses may not exceed 400 square metres for the first 100 dwelling units on the lot, which may be increased by 50 square metres of interior floor area for each additional 25 dwelling units in excess of 100, to a maximum of 1,000 square metres of interior floor area; (E) the interior floor area of an individual establishment may not exceed 200 square metres; and (F) the calculation of total interior floor area is reduced by the area in the building used for: (i) the same building areas as provided for in the calculation of gross floor area for an apartment building in regulation 15.5.40.40(1); and (ii) in the case of an eating establishment or a take-out eating establishment, the areas used for associated offices, storage rooms, and staff rooms located in the basement. [ By-law: 0572-2014 ] [ By- law: 572-2014; 1092-2021 ] (2) Automated Banking Machine In the RAC zone, an automated banking machine must be located in a building. (3) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 139 In the RAC zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (4) Community Centre or Library In the RAC zone: (A) a community centre or a library may be on a lot with an apartment building, if the lot has 100 or more dwelling units in one or more apartment buildings, and: (i) if the community centre or library is located in an apartment building, they may not: (a) be above the first storey; (b) in total, occupy more than 50% of the interior floor area of the first storey; and (c) in total, exceed 600 square metres in interior floor area; and (ii) if the community centre or library is not in an apartment building, they may not, in total, exceed 600 square metres in interior floor area; and (B) if a community centre or a library is not on a lot with an apartment building, it must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (5) Crisis Care Shelter In the RAC zone, a crisis care shelter must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. [ By-law: 545- 2019 ] (6) Day Nursery A day nursery in the RAC zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (7) Eating Establishments In the RAC zone, an eating establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.100; [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] (8) Group Home or Residential Care Home In the RAC zone, a group home or a residential care home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (9) Home Occupation A home occupation in the RAC zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (10) Market Garden In the RAC zone, a market garden may not be used for the growing and harvesting of shrubs or trees for the purpose of sale. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (11) Nursing Home or Retirement Home In the RAC zone, a nursing home, retirement home or a combination of these two uses, must be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (A) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80 metres of that intersection. (12) Outdoor Sales or Display In the RAC zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities is subject to the following: (A) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a dwelling unit than 7.5 metres; (B) despite (A), above, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities in combination with a permitted use inside an apartment building may be located abutting that use if the area for the outdoor sale or display of those goods or commodities does not exceed 10 square metres; (C) the goods or commodities may not be displayed closer to a rear lot line or a side lot line than: (i) 3.0 metres where the lot line abuts a street; and (ii) 7.5 metres in all other cases; (D) the total area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not exceed 400 square metres for the first 100 dwelling units on the lot, which may be increased by 50 square metres for each additional 25 dwelling units in excess of 100, to a maximum of 1,000 square metres; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 140 (E) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or outdoor amenity space. [ By-law: 572-2014 ] (13) Place of Worship In the RAC zone: (A) a place of worship may be on a lot with an apartment building, if the lot has 100 or more dwelling units in one or more apartment buildings, and: (i) if the place of worship is inside an apartment building, it may not: (a) be above the first storey; (b) occupy more than 50% of the interior floor area of the first storey; and (c) exceed 110 square metres in interior floor area; and [ By-law: 572-2014 ] (ii) if the place of worship is not inside an apartment building, it may not exceed 110 square metres in interior floor area; [ By-law: 572-2014 ] (B) if a place of worship is not on a lot with an apartment building, it must: (i) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (ii) be on a lot with: (a) a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (b) a lot area of at least 2,000 square metres; and (iii) be in a building with no more than 3,000 square metres of gross floor area; and (C) a lawfully existing place of worship is exempt from the requirements of regulation 15.20.20.100(13)(B) (ii) and (iii). (14) Private Home Daycare A children's play area for a private home daycare in the RAC zone: (A) must be fenced; and (B) may be no closer to a lot line abutting a street than 6.0 metres. (15) Public Utility In the RAC zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (16) Public Utility In the RAC zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the RAC zone if it is: (A) a hydro electric transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (17) Respite Care Facility In the RAC zone, a respite care facility must be combined with a nursing home or retirement home. (18) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the RAC zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (19) Secondary Suite A secondary suite in the RAC zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (20) Seniors Community House A seniors community house in the RAC zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (21) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the RAC zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (22) Short-term Rental By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 141 A short-term rental in the RAC zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] (23) Outdoor Patio In the RAC zone: (A) an outdoor patio must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) Club; (ii) Eating Establishment; (iii) Recreation Use; (iv) Retail Store; and (v) Take-out Eating Establishment. (B) the permitted maximum area of an outdoor patio is the greater of: (i) 50.0 square metres; or (ii) 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is combined with. (C) an outdoor patio may not be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing; (D) an outdoor patio must be set back at least 10.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category; (E) despite (D) above, an outdoor patio located above the first storey of the building, must be at least 40.0 metres: (i) measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (F) an outdoor patio located on a pedestrian walkway must maintain a pedestrian clearance with a minimum width of 1.5 metres along its entire length; and (G) an outdoor patio in the rear yard of a lot which abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category must have a fence installed along the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the rear lot line. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] 15.20.30 Lot Requirements 15.20.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area In the RAC zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "a", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres; and (B) if the zone label does not include an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres. (2) Minimum Lot Area for Each Dwelling Unit in a Residential Building If a zone label applying to a lot in the RAC zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres, for each dwelling unit in a residential building. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] 15.20.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the RAC zone: (A) if a zone label includes the letter "f", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage, in metres; (B) if the zone label does not include an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot frontage is 24.0 metres; and (C) in addition to the requirement in (A) or (B) above, the required minimum lot frontage is increased by a minimum of 5.0 metres for each townhouse dwelling unit fronting directly on a street. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 142 15.20.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the RAC zone: (A) if a lot in the RAC zone is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; and (B) if a lot in the RAC zone is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies. 15.20.40 Principal Building Requirements 15.20.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 15.20.40 apply to buildings or structures in the RAC zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 15.5.60. (2) Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot If a zone label applying to a lot in the RAC zone includes the letter "u", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "u" is the permitted maximum number of dwelling units on the lot. (3) Minimum Width of a Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse In the RAC zone, the required minimum width of a dwelling unit in a townhouse is 5.0 metres. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] 15.20.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the RAC zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 24.0 metres, if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. (2) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the RAC zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation. (3) Maximum Height for a Townhouse Despite regulations 15.20.40.10(1) and 15.20.40.10(2), the permitted maximum height for a townhouse in the RAC zone is 10.0 metres. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] (4) Height of Main Pedestrian Entrance for a Dwelling Unit in a Townhouse In the RAC zone, for an individual dwelling unit in a townhouse, the elevation of the lowest point of a main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade. [ By- law: 647-2025 ] 15.20.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the RAC zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; and (B) if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the floor space index is not limited by this regulation. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 143 15.20.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Amenity Space for Residential Buildings In the RAC zone, a lot with 20 or more dwelling units in the residential buildings on the lot, in total, must have amenity space provided at a minimum rate of 4.0 square metres for each dwelling unit on the lot, of which: (A) at least 2.0 square metres for each dwelling unit is indoor amenity space located at or above established grade; (B) at least 40.0 square metres is outdoor amenity space in a location adjoining or directly accessible to the indoor amenity space; and (C) no more than 25 percent of the outdoor component may be a green roof. [ By-law: 647-2025 ] 15.20.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback The required minimum front yard setback in the RAC zone is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback in the RAC zone is 7.5 metres. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback The required minimum side yard setback in the RAC zone is 7.5 metres. (4) Rear Yard Setbacks and Side Yard Setbacks in Relation to the Height of an Apartment Building Despite regulation 15.20.40.70(2) and (3), for any portion of an apartment building in the RAC zone with a height greater than 11.0 metres, the required minimum rear yard setback and required minimum side yard setbacks for each portion of the building above 11.0 metres in height must be increased by 1.0 metres for each additional 2.0 metres, or part thereof, above 11.0 metres in height. 15.20.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between Main Walls of the Same Residential Building In the RAC zone, if a residential building has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is: (A) for any portion of the building with a height equal to or less than 11.0 metres: (i) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one or more of those main walls; and (ii) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit; and (B) for any portion of the building with a height greater than 11.0 metres, a distance equal to the average height of those main walls. (2) Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the RAC zone, if two or more residential buildings are located on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is: (A) for any portion of the buildings with a height equal to or less than 11.0 metres: (i) 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the main wall of one or more of the buildings: and (ii) 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit; and (B) for any portion of the buildings with a height greater than 11.0 metres, a distance equal to the average height of those buildings. (3) Distance Between Residential and Non-Residential Buildings on the Same Lot In the RAC zone, if a non-residential building is on the same lot as a residential building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the non-residential building and the residential building is: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 144 (A) 11.0 metres if there is an opening to a dwelling unit in the main wall of the residential building facing the non-residential building; and (B) 7.5 metres in all other cases. [ By-law: 572-2014 ] (4) Apartment Building Separation from RD and RS Zones An apartment building in the RAC zone must be at least 15.0 metres from a lot in an RD or RS zone. [ By-law: 572- 2014 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 145 Chapter 30 Commercial 30.5 Regulations Applying to the Commercial Zone Category 30.5.1 General 30.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 30.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Commercial Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Commercial Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Commercial Zone category consists of the letters CL, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the Zone Label In the Commercial Zone category, the numerical value following the zone symbol in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map indicates the permitted maximum floor space index of all land uses on a lot. 30.5.20 Permitted Uses 30.5.20.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Public School, Private School A lawfully existing public school or private school on a lot in the Commercial Zone category is permitted on that lot, and: (A) any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing public school or private school building must comply with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located; and (B) the lawfully existing public school or private school may be replaced with a new school building that complies with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located. (2) Lawfully Existing Place of Worship A lawfully existing place of worship on a lot in the Commercial Zone category is permitted on that lot, and: (A) any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing place of worship building must comply with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located; and (B) the lawfully existing place of worship may be replaced with a new place of worship building that complies with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located. 30.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 30.5.40.1 General (1) Building Requirements Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Commercial Zone category. 30.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of Buildings in Commercial Zones In the Commercial Zone category, the height of a building is the distance between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the elevation of the highest point of the building, or in the case of a corner lot the average elevation of the ground along all lot lines that abut a street and the elevation of the highest point of the building. (2) Determining the Height of Structures in Commercial Zones By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 146 In the Commercial Zone category, the height of a structure, that is not a building, is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of that structure. (3) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the Commercial Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building, may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; and (C) satellite dishes. (4) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Commercial Zone category, the following equipment and structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres: (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the building that are used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the equipment and structures listed in regulations (A) and (B) above. (5) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Commercial Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building that exceed the permitted maximum height for that building in regulation 30.5.40.10(4), must comply with the following: (A) the total area of equipment, structures, and parts of a building may cover is no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (B) the total horizontal dimension of all equipment, structures, and parts of a building located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street. (6) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection In the Commercial Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. (7) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the Commercial Zone category, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. 30.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Non-residential Building in a Commercial Zone Category In the Commercial Zone category the gross floor area of a non-residential building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) required parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) elevator shafts; (F) mechanical penthouse; and (G) exit stairwells in the building. (2) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Non-residential Building in a Commercial Zone Category In the Commercial Zone category the floor space index for a non-residential building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 30.5.40.40(1) divided by the area of the lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 147 30.5.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Commercial Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, the lawful floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings is the maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings on that lot. 30.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Canopies and Awnings In the Commercial Zone category, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback that abuts a street, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. 30.5.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Lane A building or structure in the Commercial Zone category may be: (A) no closer than 3.0 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is not in the Residential Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (B) no closer than 3.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is in the Residential Zone category or Open Space Zone category. 30.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Building from a Lane In the Commercial Zone category, if the lawful distance of a lawfully existing building or structure from the original centreline of a lane is less than the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane required by this By-law, that lawful distance is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings in Relation to a Lane The minimum distance from the original centreline of a lane for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 30.5.40.71(1) is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane permitted by regulation 30.5.40.71(1). 30.5.75 Energy Regulations 30.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy and Cogeneration Energy Device - Location Restriction In the Commercial Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy on a lot may not be located in a front yard or a side yard that abuts a street. (2) Renewable Energy Device - Height Requirements In the Commercial Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the required minimum building setback; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 2.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (B) ground mounted, must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (3) Wind Energy Device - Setbacks By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 148 In the Commercial Zone category, a wind energy device must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot. (4) Wind Energy Device - Height In the Commercial Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may be higher than 3.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for a building on the lot. (5) Geo-Energy Requirements In the Commercial Zone category, any above-ground part of a geo-energy device must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (6) Cogeneration Energy Device In the Commercial Zone category, a cogeneration energy device must be located inside a permitted building. 30.5.80 Parking 30.5.80.1 General (1) Use of Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Commercial Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. 30.5.80.10 Location (1) Location of Required Parking Spaces A parking space must be located on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 149 30.20 Commercial Local Zone (CL) 30.20.1 General 30.20.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 30.20 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the CL zone. (2) Medical Office In the CL Zone, a medical office includes a medical clinic. 30.20.20 Permitted Uses 30.20.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - CL Zone In the CL zone, the following uses are permitted: Ambulance Depot Community Centre Education Use Financial Institution Fire Hall Library Massage Therapy Medical Office Municipal Shelter Office Park Personal Service Shop Pet Services Police Station Retail Service Service Shop Veterinary Hospital Wellness Centre [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 30.20.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - CL Zone In the CL zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 30.20.20.100: Automated Banking Machine (14) Cogeneration Energy (17) Day Nursery (7) Eating Establishment (2, 10) Outdoor Patio (20) Outdoor Sales or Display (6) Place of Worship (8) Public Utility (15,18) Recreation Use (1) Renewable Energy (17) Retail Store (5) Secondary Suite (19) Take-out Eating Establishment (2) Transportation Use (16) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 150 Vehicle Fuel Station (3,12) Vehicle Service Shop (3,13) [ By-laws: 545-2019; 1153-2023 ] 30.20.20.100 Conditions (1) Recreation Use In the CL zone, all recreation uses must be within a wholly enclosed building. (2) Eating Establishment or Take-out Eating Establishment In the CL zone: (A) the permitted maximum interior floor area on a lot for all eating establishments and take-out eating establishments is 400 square metres; and (B) the calculation of total interior floor area may be reduced by the area in the building used for: (i) the same building areas as provided for in the calculation of gross floor area for a non-residential building in regulation 30.5.40.40(1); and (ii) the areas used for associated offices, storage rooms, and staff rooms located in the basement or on a different storey than the eating establishment or take-out eating establishment. (3) Vehicle Fuel Station or Vehicle Service Shop Location In the CL zone, a vehicle fuel station and vehicle service shop must be on a lot that abuts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (4) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (5) Retail Store- Eating Space In the CL zone, a retail store may have a maximum of 10.0 square metres used for the consumption of food or beverage by patrons. (6) Outdoor Sales or Displays In the CL zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities is subject to the following: (A) it must be combined with another permitted use; (B) goods or commodities may be displayed no closer to a side lot line or a rear lot line than the greater of: (i) 3.0 metres; or (ii) the required minimum building setback for the yard in which the goods or commodities are located; (C) the cumulative area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may be no more than 30.0 square metres; and (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or landscaping. (7) Day Nursery In the CL zone, a day nursery must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (8) Place of Worship In the CL zone, a place of worship must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50. (10) Eating Establishment In the CL zone, an eating establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.100. (11) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (12) Vehicle Fuel Station In the CL zone, a vehicle fuel station must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.92. (13) Vehicle Service Shop In the CL zone, a vehicle service shop must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.94. (14) Automated Banking Machine In the CL zone, an automated banking machine must be in a building. (15) Public Utility By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 151 In the CL zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (16) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the CL zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all the requirements for a building on that lot. (17) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the CL zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (18) Public Utility In the CL zone, a public utility, must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the CL zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (19) Secondary Suite In the CL zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (20) Outdoor Patio In the CL zone: (A) an outdoor patio must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) Eating Establishment; (ii) Recreation use; (iii) Retail Store; and (iv) Take-out Eating Establishment. (B) the permitted maximum area of an outdoor patio is the greater of: (i) 50.0 square metres; or (ii) 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is combined with. (C) an outdoor patio may not be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing; (D) an outdoor patio must be set back at least 10.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (E) an outdoor patio is not permitted in a rear yard or side yard which abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (F) an outdoor patio is not permitted above the first storey of a building. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] 30.20.30 Lot Requirements 30.20.30.1 General (1) Commercial Development Parcel- Compliance in its Entirety In the CL zone, if two or more lots are developed together, the regulations of this By-law apply respectively to the parts of the lot within the CL zone. 30.20.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage for Lots in a CL zone In the CL zone, the required minimum lot frontage is 9.0 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 152 30.20.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the CL zone, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage in this By-law, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 30.20.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 30.20.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage If a lot in the CL zone is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area. 30.20.30.41 Lot Coverage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Coverage for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CL zone, if the area of a lot lawfully covered by lawfully existing buildings or structures is greater than the permitted maximum lot coverage, the lawful percentage of the lot covered by those lawfully existing buildings or structures is the maximum lot coverage for those lawfully existing buildings or structures on that lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to lawfully existing buildings or structures referred to in regulation 30.20.30.41(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 30.20.40 Principal Building Requirements 30.20.40.1 General (1) Use in Wholly Enclosed Building Condition In the CL zone, all uses must be located within a wholly enclosed building, except for outdoor sales and display, park, parking spaces, and loading spaces. 30.20.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height In the CL zone, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on a lot is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 10.0 metres, where there is no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. (2) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the CL zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation. [ By-law: 1353-2015 ] 30.20.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CL zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 153 (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 30.20.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 30.20.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the CL zone, the number following the zone symbol on the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map is the total permitted maximum floor space index on the lot. 30.20.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Permitted Encroachments - Decks, Porches, and Balconies In the CL zone, a platform with no main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or less than 0.3 metres from a building, is subject to the following: (A) in a rear yard, a platform with a floor no higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into the required rear yard setback the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required rear yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the greater of: (i) 0.3 metres; or (ii) a distance equal to the vertical distance between the highest part of the floor of the platform and the average elevation of the ground at the applicable side of the platform; (B) in a rear yard, a platform with a floor that is higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum rear yard setback the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required minimum rear yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than a distance equal to: (i) the required minimum side yard setback; plus (ii) the vertical distance between the first floor of the building and the average elevation of the ground along the building's rear main wall; and (C) in a side yard, a platform with a floor no higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 1.5 metres, if it is at least 0.3 metres from the side lot line; and (D) in a side yard, a platform with a floor that is higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 1.5 metres if the side yard abuts a street, but may not encroach into a required minimum side yard setback if the side yard does not abut a street. (2) Permitted Encroachments - Canopies and Awnings In the CL zone, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with the requirements of regulation 30.20.40.60(1), is subject to the following: (A) if it is above a platform which complies with the requirements of regulation 30.20.40.60(1), the roof, canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into the required minimum building setback to the same extent as the platform it is above; and (B) if it is not above a platform, the canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback: (i) in a front yard or a rear yard, the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required minimum front yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback; (ii) in a side yard that does not abut a street, a maximum of 1.5 metres, if it is at least 0.3 metres from the side lot lines; and (iii) in a front yard or side yard that abuts a street, subject to compliance with regulation 30.5.40.60(1). (3) Permitted Encroachments - Exterior Stairs, Access Ramp and Elevating Device In the CL zone: (A) exterior stairs providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the stairs: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 154 (i) are no longer than 1.5 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above-ground at the point where the stairs meet the building or structure; (ii) are no wider than 2.0 metres; and (iii) are at least 0.3 metres from all lot lines; and (B) an uncovered ramp providing pedestrian access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the ramp: (i) is no longer than 15 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above the ground at the point where the ramp meets the building or structure; (ii) is no wider than 1.5 metres for each sloped ramp segment; and (iii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (C) an elevating device providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if that the elevating device: (i) elevates no higher than the first floor of the building; (ii) has a maximum area of 3.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. (4) Permitted Encroachments - Exterior Main Wall Surface In the CL zone, cladding added to the original exterior surface of the main wall of a building, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.15 metres, if the building is at least 5 years old. (5) Permitted Encroachments - Architectural Features In the CL zone, the following applies: (A) a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature on a building may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is at least 0.3 metres from all lot lines; (B) a chimney breast, on a building, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it: (i) is no wider than 2.0 metres; and (ii) is at least 0.3 metres from all lot lines. (6) Permitted Encroachments - Window Projections In the CL zone, a bay window, box window, or other window projection from a main wall of a building, which increases floor area or enclosed space and does not touch the ground, may encroach: (A) into a required minimum front yard setback or required minimum rear yard setback a maximum of 0.75 metres, if the window projections in total do not occupy more than 65% of the width of the front wall or rear main wall at each storey; and (B) into a required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if the window projections: (i) in total do not occupy more than 30% of the width of the side main wall at each storey; and (ii) are at least 0.6 metres from the side lot line. (7) Permitted Encroachments - Roof Projections In the CL zone, the eaves of the roof on a building may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.9 metres, if they are at least 0.3 metres from all lot lines. (8) Permitted Encroachments - Equipment On a building in the CL zone, the following wall mounted equipment may encroach into specified required minimum building setbacks as follows, if they are at least 0.3 metres from all lot lines: (A) an air conditioner may encroach into a required minimum rear yard setback or required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 0.9 metres, if it is not above the first storey of the building and in a side yard; (B) a satellite dish may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.9 metres; (C) an antennae or pole used to hold an antennae may encroach into a required minimum rear yard setback or required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 0.9 metres; and (D) a vent or pipe may encroach into a required minimum rear yard setback or required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 0.6 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 155 (9) Permitted Encroachments - Required Angular Planes In the CL zone, encroachments are not permitted into an angular plane required by this By-law. 30.20.40.70 Setbacks (1) Front Yard Setback Averaging In the CL zone: (A) if a lot is beside one lot in the CL zone, and that abutting lot has a building fronting on the same street and that building is in whole or in part, 15.0 metres or less from the subject lot, the required minimum front yard setback is the front yard setback of that building on the abutting lot; (B) if a lot is between two abutting lots in the CL zone, each with a building fronting on the same street and those buildings are both in whole or in part, 15.0 metres or less from the subject lot, the required minimum front yard setback is the average of the front yard setbacks of those buildings on the abutting lots; and (C) in all other cases the required minimum front yard setback is 10.5 metres. (2) Rear Yard Setback and Side Yard Setback In the CL zone: (A) a building or structure must be set back: (i) at least 7.5 metres from a rear lot line; or (ii) where the rear lot line abuts a lane, at least 7.5 metres from the lot line of the lot abutting the lane on the opposite side of the lane; (B) where the main wall of a building does not have windows or openings, the main wall must be set back a minimum of 3.0 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (C) where the main wall of a building has windows or openings, the main wall must be set back a minimum of 5.5 metres from a side lot line that is not adjacent to a street or lane. (3) Rear Angular Plane In the CL zone, if a lot abuts a lot in an O, ON or OR zone, or the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, or if a lot is separated from a lot in the O, ON or OR zone or the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category by a lane, no building or structure on the lot in the CL zone may penetrate a 45 degree angular plane projected, if there is no rear lane, from the ground at the rear lot line, or, if there is a rear lane abutting the lot, from a height above the rear lot line equal to the width of the lane. [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (4) Dormers In the CL zone, a dormer projecting from the surface of the roof, may not have any wall of the dormer closer to a lot line than the required minimum building setback. 30.20.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CL zone, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setbacks from: (A) front lot line, the lawful building setback is the minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) rear lot line, the lawful building setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (C) a side lot line, the lawful building setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Required Setbacks for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 30.20.40.71(1) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Required Rear Angular Plane for Lawfully Existing Buildings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 156 In the CL zone, if a lawfully existing building or structure penetrates the rear angular plane required by regulation 30.20.40.70(3), that lawfully existing building or structure is exempt from regulation 30.20.40.70(3). (4) Required Rear Angular Plane for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 30.20.40.71(3) must comply with the rear angular plane required by regulation 30.20.40.70(3) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 30.20.40.80 Separation (1) Separation For a lot in the CL zone: (A) if a main wall of the building has windows and a line projected at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall with windows on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground distance between the main walls is 11.0 metres; and (B) if a main wall of the building has windows facing another main wall on the same lot which does not have windows and a line projected at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts the other main wall, the required minimum above-ground distance between them is 5.5 metres. 30.20.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CL zone, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by regulation 30.20.40.80(1), that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those lawful main walls of those lawfully existing buildings. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 30.20.40.81(1) must comply with the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by regulation 30.20.40.80(1) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 30.20.50 Yards 30.20.50.10 Landscaping (1) Soft Landscaping Requirement if Abutting a Lot in a Residential Zone or a Residential Apartment Zone If a lot in the CL zone abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along the part of the lot line abutting the lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (2) Fence Requirement if Abutting a Lot in a Residential Zone or a Residential Apartment Zone In the CL zone, if a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category a fence must be installed along the portion of a lot line abutting the lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 30.20.80 Parking 30.20.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space and Drive Aisle Location In the CL zone, a parking space and a drive aisle may not be located in any required front yard setback or side yard setback that abuts a street. (2) Parking Area Separation From Lot Line By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 157 In the CL zone, an area used for the parking or storage of vehicles must be separated from any lot line by a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping. (3) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space that is not located in a building or structure must be set back a minimum of 0.5 metres from a lot line. 30.20.90 Loading 30.20.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be located in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) any side yard or rear yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 30.20.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 30.20.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 30.20.90.10(1). 30.20.90.40 Access to Loading Space (1) Access to Loading Space - Restrictions In the CL zone: (A) if a lot abuts a lane, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the lane; and (B) if a corner lot does not abut a lane and it has at least one lot line abutting a street that is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the street which is not a major street. (2) Loading Restrictions Adjacent to a Lot in a Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the CL zone, where a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, vehicle access to the loading space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (3) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space A loading space in a building may not have its vehicle access through a main wall that faces a street. 30.20.90.41 Access to Loading Space Exemptions (1) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space vehicle access in a main wall that does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 30.20.90.40(3), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 30.20.90.40(3). 30.20.100 Access to Lot 30.20.100.10 Location (1) Driveway Access to a Lot - Landscaping Area Exemption By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 158 In the CL zone, a driveway providing direct vehicle access from a street or lane may cross a required landscaping area. (2) Parking Areas adjacent to a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the CL zone, where a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, vehicle access to a parking space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 30.20.150 Waste 30.20.150.1 General (1) Waste and Recyclable Materials Storage In the CL zone: (A) all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and (B) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building: (i) may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard; and (ii) must be located at least: (a) 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (b) 1.0 metres from all other side lot lines and rear lot lines. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 159 Chapter 40 Commercial Residential 40.5 Regulations Applying to the Commercial Residential Zone Category 40.5.1 General 40.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 40.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Commercial Residential Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Commercial Residential Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Commercial Residential Zone category consists of the letters CR, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the Zone Label In the Commercial Residential Zone category, the letters following the zone symbol in the zone label have the following meaning: (A) a numerical value representing the permitted maximum floor space index of all land uses on a lot and may be followed by one or both of the following in brackets: (i) the letter "c" and a numerical value indicating the permitted maximum floor space index for non- residential uses on a lot; and (ii) the letter "r" and a numerical value indicating the permitted maximum floor space index for residential uses on a lot; and (B) the Development Standard Set symbol (SS) and number indicates the set of development standards in regulation 40.5.1.10(4), that applies to a lot. (4) Interpretation of the Development Standard Set Symbol The Development Standard Set symbol (SS) in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map identifies the Development Standard Set with a numerical value that corresponds to a specific set of development standards that may control one or all of the following requirements: (A) Required Minimum Building Setback from a Front Lot Line; (B) Permitted Maximum Building Setback from a Front Lot Line; (C) Required Minimum Building Setback from a Rear Lot Line; (D) Required Minimum Building Setback from a Side Lot Line; (E) Required Building Angular Plane from a Front Lot Line or Side Lot Line abutting a street; (F) Required Building Angular Plane from a Rear Lot Line; (G) Required Minimum Landscaping Area on a Lot; and (H) Permitted Maximum Building Height. 40.5.1.20 Restrictions (1) Living Accommodation in Ancillary Buildings In the Commercial Residential Zone category, an ancillary building may not be used for living accommodation. (2) Use Restrictions on Commercial Residential Lots without Street Frontage If a lot in the Commercial Residential Zone category does not front on a street and has its only vehicle access from a lane or private right-of-way that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, the lot may only be used for required parking spaces. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 160 40.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 40.5.40.1 General (1) Building Requirements Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Commercial Residential Zone category. 40.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of Buildings in Commercial Residential Zones In the Commercial Residential Zone category, the height of a building is the distance between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line, or in the case of a corner lot the average elevation of the ground along all lot lines that abut a street, and the elevation of the highest point of the building. (2) Determining the Height of Structures in Commercial Residential Zones In the Commercial Residential Zone category, the height of a structure that is not a building, is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of the structure. (3) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the Commercial Residential Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; and (C) satellite dishes. (4) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Commercial Residential Zone category, equipment and structures located on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres, subject to regulation 40.5.40.10(5): (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the building used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the equipment, structures and parts of a building listed in (A) and (B) above. (5) Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Commercial Residential Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building exceeding the permitted maximum height for a building, as permitted by regulation 40.5.40.10(4), must comply with the following: (A) the total area of all equipment, structures, or parts of a building may cover is no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (B) if any equipment, structures, or parts of a building are located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, their total horizontal dimension, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street. (6) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection Elements In the Commercial Residential Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. (7) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. (8) Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building for Towers In the Commercial Residential Zone category: (A) Despite regulations 40.5.40.10 (4) and (5), equipment, structures or parts of a building listed in regulation 40.5.40.10 (4) located on the roof of the tower portion of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 161 for that building by 6.5 metres, if the total area of all equipment, structures, or parts on the roof of the tower portion of the building cover no more than 450 square metres, measured horizontally; (B) chimneys, pipes, and vents, may further exceed the permitted maximum height in (A) by 3.0 metres; and (C) For the purpose of regulation 40.5.40.10(8), a "tower" is the portions of a building which collectively enclose the entirety of a storey higher than 24.0 metres above the average grade, and where the maximum average gross floor area of any storey located above 24.0 metres does not exceed 750 square metres. [ By-law: LPAT PL130592 March 6, 2020 ] 40.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Non-residential Building in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category the gross floor area of a non-residential building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) elevator shafts; (F) mechanical penthouse; and (G) exit stairwells in the building. (2) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Non-residential Building in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category the floor space index for a non-residential building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 40.5.40.40(1) divided by the area of the lot. (3) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Mixed Use Building in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category the gross floor area of a mixed use building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) amenity space required by this By-law; (F) elevator shafts; (G) garbage shafts; (H) mechanical penthouse; and (I) exit stairwells in the building. (4) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Mixed Use Building in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category the floor space index for a mixed use building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 40.5.40.40(3) divided by the area of the lot. (5) Gross Floor Area Calculations for an Apartment Building in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) amenity space required by this By-law; (F) elevator shafts; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 162 (G) garbage shafts; (H) mechanical penthouse; and (I) exit stairwells in the building. (6) Floor Space Index Calculation for an Apartment Building in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category the floor space index for an apartment building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 40.5.40.40(5) divided by the area of the lot. (7) Gross Floor Area Calculations Regarding Attic Space in a Townhouse in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category, the gross floor area of a townhouse includes floor area in an attic above the main walls of the building, if it: (A) is accessed by means of a permanent stair case or mechanical elevating device; or (B) has a vertical clearance of more than 1.4 metres between the ceiling joists below and the roof rafters, and at least 80% of the area has a vertical clearance of more than 2.0 metres and an area of at least 10.0 square metres. (8) Exclusion of Certain Floor Area in an Attic Space in a Townhouse in the Commercial Residential Zone Category If the floor area meets the conditions in regulation 40.5.40.40(7), and the area or a portion of the area is used for housing or maintaining mechanical equipment for the townhouse and does not exceed 20.0 square metres, the floor area or portion thereof is not included in the gross floor area of the townhouse. (9) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Townhouse in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category, the gross floor area of a townhouse may be reduced by: (A) the floor area of the basement, unless the established grade is higher than the average elevation of the ground along the rear main wall of the residential building by 2.5 metres or more, in which case the gross floor area of the building may be reduced by 50% of the floor area of the basement; (B) the area of a void in a floor if there is a vertical clearance of more than 4.5 metres between the top of the floor below the void and the ceiling directly above it, to a maximum of 10% of the permitted maximum gross floor area for the building; and (C) the area for a maximum of one parking space per dwelling unit in the building. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (10) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Townhouse Building in the Commercial Residential Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Zone category, the floor space index for a townhouse building is the result of the gross floor area, plus the area of an attic described in regulation 40.5.40.40(7) and subject to regulation 40.5.40.40(8) minus the areas listed in regulation 40.5.40.40(9), divided by the area of the lot. 40.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Canopies and Awnings In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback that abuts a street, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is located more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. 40.5.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Lane A building or structure in the Commercial Residential Zone category may be: (A) no closer than 3.0 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is not in the Residential Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (B) no closer than 3.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is in the Residential Zone category or Open Space Zone category. 40.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Building from a Lane By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 163 In the Commercial Residential Zone category, if the lawful distance of a lawfully existing building or structure from the original centreline of a lane is less than the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane required by this By-law, that lawful distance is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings in Relation to a Lane The required minimum distance from the original centreline of a lane for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 40.5.40.71(1) is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane permitted by regulation 40.5.40.71(1). 40.5.75 Energy Regulations 40.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy and Cogeneration Energy Device - Location Restriction In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy on a lot may not be located in a front yard or a side yard that abuts a street. (2) Renewable Energy Device - Height Requirements In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 2.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (B) ground mounted, must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (3) Wind Energy Device - Setbacks In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a wind energy device must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot. (4) Wind Energy Device - Height In the Commercial Residential Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building as follows: (A) on a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, by 3.0 metres; (B) the permitted maximum height of a building is less than 25.0 metres, by 3.0 metres; and (C) in all other cases, by 5.0 metres. (5) Geo-energy Requirements In the Commercial Residential Zone category, any above-ground part of a geo-energy device must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (6) Cogeneration Device In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a cogeneration energy device must be located inside a permitted building. 40.5.80 Parking 40.5.80.1 General (1) Use of Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Commercial Residential Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 164 40.5.80.10 Location (1) Location of Required Parking Spaces A parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 165 40.10 Commercial Residential Zone (CR) 40.10.1 General 40.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 40.10 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the CR zone. (2) CR Zone Development Standard Sets In the CR zone there are five Development Standard Sets: SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4 and SS5, which form part of the zone label. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (3) Medical Office For the purposes of the CR Zone, a medical office includes a medical clinic. 40.10.20 Permitted Uses 40.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - CR Zone (A) In the CR zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "c" in the zone label referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(A)(i): Ambulance Depot Art Gallery Artist Studio Automated Banking Machine Community Centre Courts of Law Education Use Financial Institution Fire Hall Library Massage Therapy Medical Office Museum Office Park Passenger Terminal Performing Arts Studio Personal Service Shop Pet Services Police Station Post-Secondary School Production Studio Religious Education Use Software Development and Processing Veterinary Hospital Wellness Centre [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (B) In the CR zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "r" in the zone label referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(A)(ii): Dwelling Unit in a permitted building type in Clause 40.10.20.40 Hospice Care Home Municipal Shelter Nursing Home Religious Residence Residential Care Home By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 166 Respite Care Facility Retirement Home Student Residence [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 40.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - CR Zone (A) In the CR zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "c" in the zone label referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(A)(i) if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 40.10.20.100: Amusement Arcade (1) Cabaret (1) Club (1) Cogeneration Energy (56) Custom Workshop (16) Day Nursery (27) Drive Through Facility (37) Eating Establishment (1,33) Entertainment Place of Assembly (1) Funeral Home (24) Hotel (4) Laboratory (15) Nightclub (2) Outdoor Patio (21) Outdoor Sales or Display (20) Place of Assembly (1, 29) Place of Worship (40) Private School (28) Public Parking (7,8,9,10,11) Public School (28) Public Utility (54,57) Recreation Use (1, 46) Renewable Energy (56) Retail Service (17) Retail Store (5) Service Shop (6) Sports Place of Assembly (46) Take-out Eating Establishment (1) Transportation Use (55) Vehicle Dealership (26) Vehicle Fuel Station (13,38) Vehicle Service Shop (13,39) Vehicle Washing Establishment (25) [ By-laws: 607-2015; 1353-2015; 1198-2019; 451-2022; 1329-2023 ] [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (B) In the CR zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "r" in the zone label referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(A)(ii) if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 40.10.20.100: Crisis Care Shelter (43) Group Home (30) Home Occupation (45) Multi-tenant House (48) Private Home Daycare (44) Secondary Suite (58) Seniors Community House (42) Short-term Rental (3) Tourist Home (22) [ By-laws: 607-2015; 1353-2015; 1453-2017; 545-2019; 156-2023 ] [ By-law: 156-2023 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 167 40.10.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Building Types for Dwelling Units In the CR zone the following building types for dwelling units are permitted: (A) Apartment Building on a lot that has a zone label with an "r" value referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(A)(ii) that is greater than 0.0; (B) Mixed Use Building on a lot that has a zone label with an "r" value referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(A)(ii) that is greater than 0.0; and (C) Townhouse: (i) on a lot that has a zone label with an "r" value referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(A)(ii) that is greater than 0.0; and (ii) on a lot that is not located in Policy Area 3 (PA3) or Policy Area 4 (PA4) on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1268-2023 ] 40.10.20.41 Permitted Building Types Exemptions (1) Lawfully Existing Dwelling Units in Non-permitted Building Types A dwelling unit in a lawfully existing detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex, semi- detached houseplex, or a lawfully existing townhouse in Policy Area 3 or Policy Area 4, on a lot in the CR zone is permitted on that lot and any addition to those lawfully existing buildings must comply with the requirements for the respective building type in the RM zone, and the RT zone in the case of a townhouse, or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 40.10.20.100 Conditions (1) Amusement Arcade, Cabaret, Club, Eating Establishment, Entertainment Place of Assembly, Place of Assembly, Recreation Use and Take-out Eating Establishment In the CR zone: (A) the total interior floor area of all cabarets, clubs, eating establishments, entertainment places of assembly, places of assembly, recreation uses and take-out eating establishments on a lot within 6.1 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category and on a lot which is subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) may not exceed 400 square metres; [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (B) the calculation of total interior floor area is reduced by: (i) the interior floor area used for items listed in regulations 40.5.40.40(1)(A) to (G) and 40.5.40.40(3)(A) to (I); and By-law: 1774-2019; (ii) the interior floor areas used for associated offices, storage rooms, and staff rooms located in the basement or on a different storey; and (C) the interior floor area size restriction in regulation (A) above does not apply to cabarets, clubs, eating establishments, entertainment places of assembly, places of assembly, recreation uses and take-out eating establishments, on a lot that is more than 6.1 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, nor on a lot in the CR zone and subject to Development Standard Set 3 (SS3) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5); [ By-law: 1329-2023; 1260-2024 ] (2) Nightclub In the CR zone, a nightclub is subject to the following: (A) it must be located in a non-residential building; (B) the permitted maximum interior floor area for each nightclub located on a lot within 6.1 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is 400 square metres; (C) the calculation of interior floor area is reduced by: (i) the interior floor area used for items listed in regulation 40.5.40.40(1)(A) to (G); (ii) interior floor areas used for associated offices, storage rooms, and staff rooms located in the basement or on a different storey; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 168 (iii) the interior floor area size restriction in regulation (B) above does not apply to a nightclub if the lot is more than 6.1 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (D) it must be the only nightclub in the building; and (E) it must not be located above the first storey, except for: (i) associated offices, storage rooms and staff rooms; and (ii) a mezzanine does not constitute a storey. [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (3) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the CR zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] (4) Hotel Location in a Building with Dwelling Units In the CR zone, no hotel room or suite may be located in the same storey as a dwelling unit. (5) Retail Store with Beverage Manufacturing Use for Beer, Cider or Wine In the CR zone, a retail store may include a beverage manufacturing use for beer, cider or wine, if the interior floor area of the retail store, including the beverage manufacturing use, does not exceed 400.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (6) Service Shop In the CR zone, the permitted maximum interior floor area of all service shops on a lot which is subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) is 400 square metres. The calculation of total interior floor area is reduced by the area the interior floor area used for items listed in regulations 40.5.40.40(1) (A) to (G) and 40.5.40.40(3) (A) to (I). [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (7) Public Parking - Location (A) may not be in an above-ground parking garage on a lot subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4); and (B) is not subject to any location conditions on a lot subject to Development Standard Set 3 (SS3) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5). [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (8) Public Parking - Access In the CR zone, the entrance or exit to land with public parking may only be through a zone that permits public parking. (9) Public Parking if Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or the Residential Apartment Zone Category In the CR zone, all parking spaces provided as public parking on a surface parking lot must be set back at least 1.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (10) Public Parking Attendant Shelter In the CR zone, one building for parking attendants is permitted on a lot with a public parking use, if it: (A) has a maximum height of 4.0 metres, including all mechanical equipment; (B) has a maximum interior floor area of 5.0 square metres; and (C) is at least 6.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street. (11) Public Parking Fence In the CR zone, on a lot with public parking in a surface parking lot, a fence must be provided: (A) along all lot lines that abut a street, except for the portions used for vehicle and pedestrian access; and (B) along all lot lines that abut a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (12) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (13) Vehicle Fuel Station and Vehicle Service Shop Location In the CR zone, a vehicle fuel station and a vehicle service shop must be on a lot that abuts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (14) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (15) Laboratory In the CR zone, the interior floor area of a laboratory may not exceed an area equivalent to the interior floor area of the first storey of the building in which it is located. The calculation of total interior floor area is reduced by the By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 169 interior floor area used for items listed in regulations 40.5.40.40(1) (A) to (G) and 40.5.40.40(3) (A) to (I). [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (16) Custom Workshop In the CR zone, the permitted maximum interior floor area of all custom workshops on a lot which is subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) is 400 square metres. The calculation of total interior floor area is reduced by the interior floor area used for items listed in regulations 40.5.40.40(1) (A) to (G) and 40.5.40.40(3) (A) to (I). [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (17) Retail Service In the CR zone, the permitted maximum interior floor area of all retail services on a lot which is subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) is 400 square metres. The calculation of total interior floor area is reduced by the interior floor area used for items listed in regulations 40.5.40.40(1) (A) to (G) and 40.5.40.40(3) (A) to (I). [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (18) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (19) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (20) Outdoor Sales or Display In the CR zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities is subject to the following: (A) it must be combined with another permitted non-residential use; (B) no goods or commodities may be displayed within 15.0 metres of a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (C) the cumulative area of the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be more than 25% of the gross floor area of the premises it is associated with, up to a maximum of 1500 square metres; (D) the area for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or landscaping; and (E) there may be no storage or warehousing of goods in a vehicle. [ By-law: PL130592 Nov21_2018 ] (21) Outdoor Patio In the CR zone: (A) an outdoor patio must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) Amusement Arcade; (ii) Cabaret; (iii) Club; (iv) Eating Establishment; (v) Entertainment Place of Assembly; (vi) Nightclub; (vii) Place of Assembly; (viii) Recreation Use; (ix) Retail Store; (x) Sports Place of Assembly; and (xi) Take-out Eating Establishment. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (B) the permitted maximum area of an outdoor patio is the greater of: (i) 50.0 square metres; or (ii) 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is combined with. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (C) an outdoor patio may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres; and [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (D) an outdoor patio must be set back at least: (I) 10.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone Category, if it is on a lot subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4); or (ii) 30.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone Category, if it is on a lot subject to Development Standard Set 3 (SS3) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5). [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 170 (E) despite regulation (D) above, an outdoor patio located above the first storey of the building, must be at least 40.0 metres: (I) measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. [ By-law: 1676-2013 ] (F) an outdoor patio in the rear yard of a lot which abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category must have a fence installed along the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the rear lot line; and (G) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (D) or (E) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot. (22) Tourist Home In the CR zone, a tourist home: (A) must be in: (i) a townhouse; or (ii) in a lawfully existing detached house or semi-detached house; and (B) may not have vehicle access by a mutual driveway. (23) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (24) Funeral Home In the CR zone, a funeral home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.120. (25) Vehicle Washing Establishment In the CR zone, a vehicle washing establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.96. (26) Vehicle Dealership In the CR zone, a vehicle dealership must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.90. (27) Day Nursery In the CR zone, a day nursery must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (28) Public School, Private School In the CR zone, a public school and a private school must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.48. (29) Place of Assembly - Banquet Hall In the CR zone, a place of assembly that is a banquet hall with an interior floor area greater than 1,000 square metres must be at least 300.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. This regulation does not apply if the banquet hall is combined with a hotel. (30) Group Home In the CR zone, a group home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (32) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (33) Eating Establishment In the CR zone, an eating establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.100. (34) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (35) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (36) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (37) Drive Through Facility In the CR zone, a drive through facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.80. (38) Vehicle Fuel Station In the CR zone, a vehicle fuel station must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.92. (39) Vehicle Service Shop In the CR zone, a vehicle service shop must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.94. (40) Place of Worship By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 171 In the CR zone, a place of worship must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50. (41) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (42) Seniors Community House In the CR zone, a seniors community house must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (43) Crisis Care Shelter In the CR zone, a crisis care shelter must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. (44) Private Home Daycare In the CR zone, a private home daycare: (A) may be located in: (i) a townhouse; or (ii) a lawfully existing detached house or semi-detached house; and (B) a children's play area for the private home daycare: (i) must be fenced; and (ii) may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street. (45) Home Occupation In the CR zone, a home occupation must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5. (46) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (47) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (48) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the CR zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (49) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (50) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (51) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (52) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (53) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (54) Public Utility In the CR zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; or (B) a water filtration plant. (55) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the CR zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (56) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the CR zone renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (57) Public Utility In the CR zone, a public utility, must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the CR zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station: or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (58) Secondary Suite In the CR zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 172 40.10.30 Lot Requirements 40.10.30.1 General (1) Commercial Development Parcel - Compliance in its Entirety In the CR zone, if two or more lots are developed together, the requirements in this By-law apply collectively to the parts of the lots within the CR zone. (2) Water Main and Sewer Capacity Requirements for Apartment Buildings and Mixed-Use Buildings subject to SS4 and SS5 In the CR Zone subject to Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) and Development Standard Set 5 (SS5), in addition to the requirements of Regulation 5.10.30.1(1), no townhouse, apartment building or mixed-use building may be erected or used on a lot unless all municipal water mains and municipal sewers, and their appurtenances, have adequate capacity to service the building, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water; and [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (3) Exemptions for Water Main and Sewer Capacity Requirements for Apartment Buildings and Mixed-Use Buildings subject to SS4 and SS5 Regulation (2) above does not apply to the construction, erection or placing of: (A) a townhouse, apartment building or mixed-use building, or combination thereof, if the lot will contain 10 or fewer dwelling units, dwelling rooms, or bed-sitting rooms, or any combination thereof; (B) an addition of less than 50 square metres in gross floor area to a lawfully existing building, if the lawfully existing building is: (I) on a lot that will contain or contains no more than 10 dwelling units, dwelling rooms, and bed-sitting rooms or a combination thereof; and (C) the replacement or reconstruction of a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, destroyed or damaged by fire, explosion, flood or other similar cause, or replacement, reconstruction, or compliance due to an order of the City of Toronto if the gross floor area and height of the building or structure are not increased, no building or structure setback is reduced, and the use of the land is not changed. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 40.10.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage for Lots in a CR zone In the CR zone, the required minimum lot frontage is 9.0 metres. 40.10.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the CR zone, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 40.10.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 40.10.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the CR zone: (A) if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; and (B) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 173 40.10.30.41 Lot Coverage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Coverage for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone, if the area of a lot lawfully covered by lawfully existing buildings or structures is greater than the permitted maximum lot coverage, the lawful portion of the lot covered by those lawfully existing buildings or structures is the maximum lot coverage for those lawfully existing buildings or structures. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to lawfully existing buildings or structures referred to in regulation 40.10.30.41(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 40.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 40.10.40.1 General (1) Location of Residential Uses in a Mixed Use Building Condition For a mixed use building in the CR zone : (A) dwelling units and all other residential uses listed in regulations 40.10.20.10 (1) (B) and 40.10.20.20 (1) (B) must be located above the first storey in the building; (B) regulation 40.10.40.1 (1) (A) does not apply to areas ancillary to residential uses, such as lobby access and amenity space; and (C) regulation 40.10.40.1 (1) (A) does not apply to dwelling units that are: (i) on the first storey of a mixed use building on a corner lot subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1) if: (a) the dwelling units have direct access to a street, which is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (b) the dwelling units are located behind non-residential uses in the mixed use building; and (ii) on a lot subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2), Development Standard Set 3 (SS3), Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5), if: (a) access to the dwelling units is from inside the mixed use building through a common inside area which gains access from the street on which the building fronts; (b) the dwelling units are located behind non-residential uses in the mixed use building; (c) the required minimum depth of the non-residential uses is at least 15.0 metres from the front wall; and (d) on a corner lot, dwelling units which abut a street, which is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map must have direct access to that street; and [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (D) the requirement in regulations (C)(i)(b) and (C)(ii)(b) above to be located behind non-residential uses, is measured from a lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, or in the case of a lot that does not abut a major street, measured from the front lot line. [ By-law: 415-2024(OLT) ] (2) Commercial Uses - Location of Entrances and First Floor Elevation For any non-residential use In the CR zone, excluding a place of worship, the floor level of the first storey must: (A) be within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite each pedestrian entrance; and (B) have a pedestrian access, other than service entrances, which, if not level with the public sidewalk closest to the entrance, is accessed by a ramp which rises no more than 0.04 metres vertically for every 1.0 metre horizontally. (C) Regulations 40.10.40.1(2)(A) and (B) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the building is accessible to persons with disabilities. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] (3) Residential Use Orientation to Street In the CR zone, a building with a dwelling unit may not be located so that another building is between any main wall of the building and the street on which the building fronts. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 174 (4) Hotel - Orientation to Street In the CR zone, no building may be used as a hotel if another building is located between it and the street on which the hotel fronts. (5) Building Orientation to a Street - Hotels and Buildings With Dwelling Units In the CR zone, a building or an addition which is not attached above-ground to the original part of a building, is not permitted if: (A) it has dwelling units, rooms or suites in a hotel, and is in the rear of another building or the original part of the same building; or (B) it is in front of a building, or the original part of the same building, has dwelling units, rooms or suites in a hotel, to produce the condition of a building having dwelling units, rooms or suites, in the rear of another building. (6) Location of Entrances when Abutting Residential In the CR zone, pedestrian access for a lot which abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, or is separated from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category by a lane or a street: (A) may not be within 12.0 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, other than: (i) a service entrance; (ii) an entrance to a residential use; or (iii) an entrance or exit required by Federal or Provincial regulations; and (B) is not required to comply with the requirements of regulation (A) above if: (i) the lot is located in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1) south of Bloor Street West or Bloor Street East; or (ii) the building on the lot is a place of worship. [ By-law: 580-2017 ] 40.10.40.10 Height (1) Development Standard Set 1 - Maximum Height In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on a lot is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 16.0 metres, if there is no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; and (C) regulations (A) and (B) do not apply to the area bounded by York Street, Adelaide Street West, Wellington Street West, and Yonge Street. (2) Development Standard Set 2 - Maximum Height In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2), the maximum height of a building or structure on a lot is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 14.0 metres, if there is no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. (3) Development Standard Set 3 - Maximum Height In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 3 (SS3), the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on a lot is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 11.0 metres, if there is no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. (4) Required Minimum Height in Certain CR Zones In the CR zone: (A) If a lot has a zone label with an "r" value referred to in regulation 40.5.1.10(3)(ii) that is greater than 0.0 and the lot is located in whole or in part in Policy Area 1 (PA1), Policy Area 2 (PA2), Policy Area 3 (PA3), or Policy Area By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 175 4 (PA4) on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, the required minimum height of a building or structure is 10.5 metres and it must have at least 3 storeys; and (B) The required minimum height and storeys requirement in regulation (A) does not apply to a vehicle fuel station. (5) Minimum Height of First Storey In the CR zone: (A) the required minimum height of the first storey is 4.5 metres measured between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the floor of the second storey; (B) regulation (A) applies to amenity space, but does not apply to: (i) areas such as loading access, loading spaces, bicycle parking spaces, and shower and change facilities; and (ii) elements for the functional operation of the building such as storage rooms, corridors, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms; and (C) dwelling units which comply with regulations 40.10.40.1(1)(C)(i) and 40.10.40.1(1)(C)(ii): (i) may have two levels within the minimum height required by regulation 40.10.40.10(5); and (ii) are within a single storey for the purposes of regulations 40.10.40.10 (4) and 40.10.40.10 (7). [ By-law: 415-2024(OLT) ] (6) Place of Worship Height of First Storey Exemption In the CR zone, a place of worship is exempt from regulation 40.10.40.10 (5). (7) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the CR zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation. [ By-law: 1353-2015 ] (8) Development Standard Set 4 - Maximum Height In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 4 (SS4), the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on a lot is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 20.0 metres, if there is no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1260- 2024 ] (9) Development Standard Set 5 - Maximum Height In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 5 (SS5), the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on a lot is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) 27.0 metres, if there is no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map. [ By-law: 1260- 2024 ] 40.10.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Maximum Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Maximum Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 40.10.40.11 (1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Required Minimum Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the minimum height required by this By-law, that lawful height is the minimum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (4) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Minimum Height By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 176 In the CR zone, the required minimum height for an addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 40.10.40.11(3) is the minimum height permitted in regulation 40.10.40.11(3). (5) Required Minimum Height of First Storey for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone, if the lawful height of the first storey of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum first storey height, that lawful first storey height is the minimum first storey height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (6) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Minimum First Storey Height for Additions In the CR zone, the required minimum first storey height of an addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 40.10.40.11(5) is the minimum first storey height permitted in regulation 40.10.40.11(5). (7) Transportation Use Exemption A building used only for a transportation use that is part of a transit facility along Eglinton Avenue West or Eglinton Avenue East is not required to comply with regulations 40.10.40.10(4) and 40.10.40.10(5). [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031- 2014 ] 40.10.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the CR zone, the letters and numbers in brackets following the zone symbol on the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map have the following application: (A) the numerical value following the zone symbol is the total permitted maximum floor space index for all uses on the lot; (B) the letter "c" refers to the floor space index and the numerical value is the permitted maximum floor space index for non-residential uses on the lot; and (C) the letter "r" refers to the floor space index and the numerical value is the permitted maximum floor space index for residential uses on the lot. (2) Heritage Site - Designated Buildings Gross Floor Area Exclusion and Requirement In the CR zone, a building designated as a heritage site pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, as amended, may be used for a permitted use without complying with the permitted maximum gross floor area if: (A) the gross floor area of the building does not exceed the total amount that existed within the building at the time of designation as a heritage site; (B) the building is subject to an easement agreement pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O 1990, as amended, or a predecessor or successor thereof; and (C) a permitted addition or extension increases the gross floor area of the building; and: (i) the whole of the building does not exceed the permitted maximum gross floor area; and (ii) the uses permitted in the addition or extension, combined with the original uses in the building, does not exceed the permitted maximum gross floor area for the lot. (3) Pedestrian Walkways - Gross Floor Area Exclusion in SS1 Areas In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), the gross floor area of a non-residential building or mixed use building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) enclosed pedestrian walkways that: (i) provide direct access to streets, parks, public buildings, outdoor amenity space accessible to the public, public transportation uses, or a similar walkway in an adjacent building; (ii) are within 2.0 metres of the ground; (iii) have a minimum width of 3.0 metres; (iv) are not used for commercial purposes, such as hotel lobbies, retail areas, commercial display areas or other rentable space; (v) are located a minimum distance of 10.0 metres from any street that is within 20 degrees of parallel from the pedestrian walkway; and (vi) provide direct access between streets or similar walkways in adjacent buildings, and are located at least 60.0 metres from any part of any other pedestrian walkway; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 177 (B) washrooms or sitting areas that have access to the enclosed pedestrian walkways described in regulation (A) above. 40.10.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, the lawful floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings is the maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings, if the lawful floor space index for non-residential uses and the lawful floor space index for residential uses does not change. (2) Transportation Use Along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East Regulation 40.10.40.40(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the maximum floor area is no greater than 2 times the area of the lot. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031- 2014 ] 40.10.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Amenity Space for Buildings with 20 or More Dwelling Units In the CR zone, a building with 20 or more dwelling units must provide amenity space at a minimum rate of 4.0 square metres for each dwelling unit, of which: (A) at least 2.0 square metres for each dwelling unit is indoor amenity space; [ By-law: 1353-2015 ] (B) at least 40.0 square metres is outdoor amenity space in a location adjoining or directly accessible to the indoor amenity space; and (C) no more than 25% of the outdoor component may be a green roof. (2) Amenity Space for Buildings with Non-Residential Uses in SS1 Areas In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set (SS1), if a building with non-residential gross floor area is on a lot with one or more lot lines exceeding 12.0 metres in length and which abut a street, outdoor amenity space must be provided at a minimum rate of: (A) the lesser of 1.5% of the non-residential interior floor area in the building, or 4.5% of the area of the lot, if one lot line exceeds 12.0 metres in length and abuts a street; (B) the lesser of 3.0% of the non-residential interior floor area in the building or 9.0% of the area of the lot, if two lot lines exceed 12.0 metres in length and abut a street; (C) the lesser of 4.5% of the non-residential interior floor area in the building, or 13.5% of the area of the lot, if three lot lines exceed 12.0 metres in length and abut a street; or (D) the lesser of 6.0% of the non-residential interior floor area in the building, or 18.0% of the area of the lot, if four or more lot lines exceed 12.0 metres in length and abut a street. 40.10.40.51 Decks, Platforms and Amenities Exemptions (1) Required Amenity Space for Lawfully Existing Buildings with 20 or More Dwelling Units In the CR zone, if a lawfully existing building with 20 or more dwelling units has not provided the amenity space required by this By-law, that lawfully existing building does not have to comply with regulation 40.10.40.50(1). (2) Required Outdoor Amenity Space for Lawfully Existing Buildings with Non-residential Uses in SS1 Areas In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set (SS1), if a lawfully existing building with non-residential uses has not provided the outdoor amenity space required by this By-law, that lawfully existing building or structure does not have to comply with regulation 40.10.40.50.(2). 40.10.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Permitted Encroachments - Decks, Porches and Balconies In the CR zone a platform with no roof, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or less than 0.3 metres from a building, is subject to the following: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 178 (A) a platform with a floor level no higher than the floor level of the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum building setback the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required minimum building setback, if it is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres and is not located between the building and a lot line that abuts a street; (B) in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), or Development Standard Set 3 (SS3), a platform with a floor level higher than the floor level of the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum building setback a maximum of 1.5 metres; and (C) in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2), a platform attached to the front main wall with a floor level higher than the floor level of the first storey of the building must: (i) be located above the first three storeys of the building above-ground; (ii) be located entirely behind the front main wall of the three storeys of the building above-ground; and (iii) not project more than 1.5 metres from the main wall to which it is attached. (D) in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5), a platform with a floor level higher than the floor level of the first storey of the building, attached to a main wall of the building facing a street, must comply with the following: (i) a platform located below the fourth storey of the building above-ground must: (a) encroach no closer to a lot line that abuts a street than the closest main wall of the building to that lot line; (b) be located behind at least 75 percent of the main wall of the building facing the lot line that abuts a street; and (c) not project more than 1.5 metres from the main wall to which it is attached. (ii) a platform located above the first three storeys of the building above-ground must: (a) be located entirely behind the front main wall of the first three storeys of the building above- ground; and (b) not project more than 1.5 metres from the main wall to which it is attached. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (2) Permitted Encroachments - Canopies and Awnings In the CR zone a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with regulation 40.10.40.60(1), may encroach into a required minimum building setback for the building as follows: (A) to the same extent as the platform it is covering; and (B) if it is not covering a platform, the canopy, awning or similar structure: (i) in a rear yard, the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required rear yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback; (ii) in a side yard that does not abut a street, a maximum of 1.5 metres, if it is no closer than 0.3 metres from the side lot lines; and (iii) in a front yard or side yard that abuts a street, in compliance with regulation 40.5.40.60(1). (3) Permitted Encroachments - Exterior Stairs, Access Ramp and Elevating Device In the CR zone: (A) exterior stairs providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the stairs are: (i) no longer than 1.5 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above-ground at the point where the stairs meet the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 2.0 metres; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (B) an uncovered ramp providing pedestrian access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the ramp is: (i) no longer than 15 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above-ground at the point where the ramp meets the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 1.5 metres for each sloped ramp segment; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 179 (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (C) an elevating device providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the elevating device: (i) elevates no higher than the first storey of the building; (ii) has a maximum area of 3.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. (4) Permitted Encroachments - Exterior Main Wall Surface In the CR zone cladding added to the original exterior surface of the main wall of a building, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.15 metres, if the building is at least 5 years old. (5) Permitted Encroachments - Architectural Features In the CR zone, architectural features on a building must comply with the following: (A) a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature on a building may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (B) a chimney breast, on a building, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is: (i) no wider than 2.0 metres; and (ii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. (6) Permitted Encroachments - Window Projections In the CR zone a bay window, box window, or other window projection from a main wall of a building, which increases floor area or enclosed space and does not touch the ground, may encroach: (A) into a required minimum front yard setback or required minimum rear yard setback a maximum of 0.75 metres, if the window projections in total do not occupy more than 65% of the width of the front main wall or rear main wall at each storey; and (B) into a required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if the window projections: (i) in total do not occupy more than 30% of the width of the side main wall at each storey; and (ii) are no closer to the side lot line than 0.6 metres. (7) Permitted Encroachments - Roof Projections In the CR zone, roof projections must comply with the following: (A) a dormer projecting from the surface of the roof, may not have any wall of the dormer closer to a lot line than the required minimum building setback for the building's main wall; and (B) the eaves may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.9 metres, if they are no closer to the lot line than 0.3 metres. (8) Permitted Encroachments - Equipment On a building in the CR zone, the following wall mounted equipment may encroach into a required minimum building setback as follows, if they are no closer to the lot line than 0.3 metres: (A) an air conditioner a maximum of 0.9 metres, into the required minimum rear yard setback or required minimum side yard setback if it is not located above the first storey; (B) a satellite dish a maximum of 0.9 metres; (C) an antennae or pole used to hold an antennae a maximum of 0.9 metres into a required minimum rear yard setback or side yard setback; and (D) a vent or pipe a maximum of 0.6 metres into a required minimum rear yard setback or required minimum side yard setback. (9) Permitted Encroachments - Required Angular Planes In the CR zone, permitted encroachments may not penetrate into an angular plane required by this By-law. 40.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Development Standard Set 1 - Building Setbacks By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 180 In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), a building or structure is subject to the following: (A) at least 75% of the main wall of the building facing a front lot line must be at or between the front lot line and a maximum of 3.0 metres from the front lot line; (B) where the main wall of a building has windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 5.5 metres from a lot line that is not adjacent to a street or lane, otherwise no building setback is required; (C) where the main wall of a building does not have windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 3.0 metres from a rear lot line or side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, otherwise no building setback is required; and (D) a place of worship is exempt from regulation (A) above. (2) Development Standard Set 2 - Building Setbacks In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2), a building or structure is subject to the following: (A) at least 75% of the main wall of the building facing a front lot line must be at or between the front lot line and a maximum of 3.0 metres from the front lot line; (B) the building must be set back: (i) at least 7.5 metres from the rear lot line; or (ii) where the rear lot line abuts a lane, at least 7.5 metres from the lot line of the lot abutting the lane on the opposite side of the lane; and (C) where the main wall of a building has windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 5.5 metres from a side lot line that is not adjacent to a street or lane, otherwise no building setback is required; (D) where the main wall of a building does not have windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 3.0 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, otherwise no building setback is required; (E) if a lot abuts a lot in the O, ON or OR zone or the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, or if a lot is separated from a lot in the O, ON or OR zone or the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category by a lane, no building or structure on the lot in the CR zone may penetrate a 45 degree angular plane projected: (i) over a shallow lot, along the entire required rear yard setback, starting at a height of 10.5 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line; and (ii) over a deep lot, along the entire required rear yard setback, starting at a height of 7.5 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line; and [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (F) for the purpose of regulation 40.10.40.70(2)(E): (i) a shallow lot is a lot with a lot depth less than or equal to that which is prescribed in column B corresponding to the width of the street right-of-way on which the lot has frontage in column A; and (ii) a deep lot is a lot with a lot depth greater than that which is prescribed in column B corresponding to the width of the street right-of-way on which the lot fronts in column A: Width of street right-of-way Lot depth (column A) (column B) 20 metres 32.6 metres 23 metres 36.2 metres 27 metres 41.0 metres 30 metres 44.6 metres 33 metres 48.2 metres 36 metres 51.8 metres (iii) the specified height above the required rear yard setback at which the angular plane is measured, must be taken from the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line; and (iv) where a lot fronts on a street right-of-way that is not listed in column A, the next lowest width of street right-of-way in column A applies; (G) the building may not penetrate a 45 degrees angular plane, measured at a line parallel to and at a height above a lot line that abuts a street and is not a rear lot line, equal to 80% of the width of the street right-of- way on which the lot fronts; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 181 (H) if a lot has two or more lot lines that abut a street, then the lot line abutting the street with the widest street right-of-way is the lot line to which regulation 40.10.40.70(2)(G) applies; and (I) a place of worship is exempt from regulation (A) above. (3) Development Standard Set 3 - Building Setbacks In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 3 (SS3), a building or structure is subject to the following: (A) the building must be set back: (i) at least 7.5 metres from the rear lot line; or (ii) where the rear lot line abuts a lane, at least 7.5 metres from the lot line of the lot abutting the lane on the opposite side of the lane; and (iii) at least 3.0 metres from a side lot line if the side lot line abuts a street that is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (B) where the main wall of a building has windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 5.5 metres from a side lot line that is not adjacent to a street or lane, otherwise no building setback is required; (C) where the main wall of a building does not have windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 3.0 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, otherwise no building setback is required; (D) if a lot abuts a lot in the O, ON or OR zone or the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, or if a lot is separated from a lot in the O, ON or OR zone or the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category by a lane, no building or structure on the lot in the CR zone may penetrate a 45 degree angular plane projected: (i) over a shallow lot, along the entire required rear yard setback, starting at a height of 10.5 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line; and (ii) over a deep lot, along the entire required rear yard setback, starting at a height of 7.5 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line; and [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (E) for the purpose of Regulation 40.10.40.70(3)(D): (i) a shallow lot is a lot with a lot depth less than or equal to that which is prescribed in column B corresponding to the width of the street right-of-way on which the lot fronts in column A; (ii) a deep lot is a lot with a lot depth greater than that which is prescribed in column B corresponding to the width of the street right-of-way on which the lot fronts in column A: Width of street right-of-way Lot depth (column A) (column B) 20 metres 32.6 metres 23 metres 36.2 metres 27 metres 41.0 metres 30 metres 44.6 metres 33 metres 48.2 metres 36 metres 51.8 metres (iii) the specified height above the required minimum rear yard building setback at which the angular plane is to be measured, must be taken from the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line; and (iv) where a lot fronts on a street right-of-way that is not listed in column A, the next lowest width of street right-of-way in column A applies. (4) Minimum Building Setback from Front Lot Line for Residential Uses on the First Storey Despite regulations 40.10.40.70(1)(A), 40.10.40.70(2)(A), 40.10.40.70(7)(A), and 40.10.40.70(8)(A) for a building constructed pursuant to a building permit issued three years after May 9, 2013, any portion of a building with dwelling units located in the first storey of a building must be set back: (A) at least 4.5 metres from the front lot line; or By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 182 (B) at least 3.0 metres from the front lot line if that the floor level of the first storey is located at least 0.9 metres and a maximum of 1.2 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (5) Building Setbacks Below Grade - Development Standard Set 1 and Development Standard Set 2 (DELETED BY OMB ORDER, JULY 12, 2017 - PL130592) [ By-law: OMB PL130592 ] (6) Interpretation of Lot Lines abutting a Major Street - Development Standard Sets 4 and 5 (A) Designated Front Lot Line and Rear Lot Line Despite Clause 5.10.30.20, if a lot in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5) has more than one lot line abutting a street: (i) if the lot abuts a major street, the front lot line is the lot line abutting the major street; (ii) if the lot has two or more lot lines that abut a major street, then the front lot line is the lot line abutting the major street with the widest street right-of-way ; (iii) if the lot abuts a lane that runs parallel to a major street, the lot line abutting the lane is the rear lot line; (B) Measurement of Street Yard Setbacks for Buildings on Major Streets On a lot in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5) that abuts a major street, the required front yard setback or side yard setback of a building from a major street is measured from either: (i) the lot line abutting a major street, provided that the right-of-way width of the major street abutting the lot has been built to the width planned on Map 3 of the Official Plan; or (ii) the lot line abutting a major street as it would be following the conveyance of the right-of-way widening required to achieve the planned right-of-way width of that major street, provided that the major street has not been built to the right-of-way width planned on Map 3 of the Official Plan. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (7) Development Standard Set 4 - Building Setbacks In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 4 (SS4), a building or structure is subject to the following: (A) Front Yard Setback at least 75 percent of the main wall of the building facing a front lot line must be at or between the front lot line and a maximum of 3.0 metres from the front lot line; (B) Side Yard Setbacks the building must be set back: (i) where the main wall of a building has windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 5.5 metres from a side lot line that is not adjacent to a street or lane, otherwise no building setback is required; (ii) where the main wall of a building does not have windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 3.0 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, otherwise no building setback is required; (C) Building Setback for Upper Level Facing a Street the building must be set back: (i) above a height of 20 metres the main wall of the building must be set back at least 1.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a street; (ii) the building may not penetrate a 45 degree angular plane, measured at a line parallel to and at a height above a lot line that abuts a street and is not a rear lot line, equal to 80 percent of the width of the street right-of-way on which the lot fronts; and (iii) if a lot has two or more lot lines that abut a street, then the front lot line as defined in Regulation 40.10.40.70(6)(A) is the lot line to which (ii) applies; (D) Rear Yard Setback the building must be set back: (i) at least 7.5 metres from the rear lot line; (ii) the portions of the building or structure on the lot exceeding a height of 20.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line must be set back at least 10.0 metres from the rear lot line; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 183 (iii) where the rear lot line abuts a lane, the setbacks required by (i) and (ii) above are measured from the lot line of the lot abutting the lane on the opposite side of the lane; (E) Rear Yard Setback from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category for a Corner Lot Not Serviced by a Lane Despite Regulation 40.10.40.70(7)(D)(i), on a corner lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, a portion of the building may extend into a required rear yard setback abutting a lot in the Residential Zone category, provided: (i) the portion of the building extending into the required rear yard setback does not exceed a height of 14 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line and a maximum of four storeys; (ii) the portion of the building extending into the required rear yard setback is at least 2.5 metres from the rear lot line; (iii) the depth of the building extension, measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the lot line abutting the street on which the abutting lot in the Residential Zone category fronts, does not exceed the maximum permitted building depth for a permitted residential building type on the abutting lot in the Residential Zone category; and (iv) the other portions of the building are set back at least 7.5 metres from the rear lot line; (F) Rear Yard Setback for a Building Abutting a Park or a Lot in the O, ON or OR Zones Despite Regulation 40.10.40.70(7)(D), if a lot abuts a park or a lot in the O, ON or OR zone, or is separated from a park or lot in the O, ON or OR zone by a lane, a building or structure on the lot in the CR zone must be setback: (i) at least 10.0 metres from the rear lot line; (ii) the portions of the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone exceeding a height of 20.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line must be set back at least 12.5 metres from the rear lot line; and (iii) where the rear lot line abuts a lane, the setbacks required by (i) and (ii) above are measured from the lot line of the lot abutting the lane on the opposite side of the lane; (G) Rear Yard Setback for a Building with Main Pedestrian Entrances Abutting a Park or a Lot in the O, ON or OR Zones Despite Regulations 40.10.40.70(7)(D) and (F), if a corner lot abuts a park or a lot in the O, ON or OR zone, and the first storey of the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone presents an "active façade" along the main wall facing the lot line abutting the park or lot in the O, ON or OR Zone: (i) the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone must be set back at least 6.0 metres from the rear lot line; (ii) the portions of the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone exceeding a height of 20.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line must be set back: (a) at least 12.5 metres from the rear lot line, if those portions of the building are located south of the park or lot in the O, ON or OR zone; or (b) in all other cases, at least 8.5 metres from the rear lot line; (iii) Despite Regulation 40.10.40.1(1)(C)(ii)(a), access to the dwelling units facing the lot line abutting the park or lot in the O, ON or OR zone may be through a common outside area which has direct access to a street; and (iv) for the purpose of regulation 40.10.40.70(7)(G), an "active façade" means a main wall of a building that abuts premises used for amenity space, residential lobbies, dwelling units or non-residential uses for a minimum of 60 percent of its length, and having windows or openings and direct access by a main pedestrian entrance through the main wall. (H) Rear Yard Setback for Elements for the Functional Operation of a Building from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category In addition to the requirements of Regulation 40.5.40.10(5)(B), if a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, or is separated from a lot in the Residential Zone category by a lane, then equipment, structures or parts of a building exceeding the permitted maximum height for a building, as permitted by regulation 40.5.40.10(4), must also comply with the following: (i) structures that enclose, screen or cover equipment used for the functional operation of the building, and structures or parts of the building used for the functional operation of the building, may not penetrate a 45 degree angular plane projected from the top of the exterior face of the main wall facing the rear lot line; [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 184 (8) Development Standard Set 5 - Building Setbacks In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 5 (SS5), a building or structure is subject to the following: (A) Front Yard Setback (i) at least 75 percent of the main wall of the building facing a front lot line must be at or between the front lot line and a maximum of 3.0 metres from the front lot line; and (ii) on a lot that is subject to a Chapter 900 Site Specific Exception in Section 900.11, if the Site Specific Provisions require a minimum front yard setback, the maximum distances in (i) are measured from the required minimum front yard setback instead of the front lot line. (B) Side Yard Setbacks the building must be set back: (i) where the main wall of a building has windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 5.5 metres from a side lot line that is not adjacent to a street or lane, otherwise no building setback is required; (ii) where the main wall of a building does not have windows or openings, the main wall must be set back at least 3.0 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, otherwise no building setback is required; (C) Building Setback for Upper Levels Facing a Street the building must be set back: (i) above a height of 20 metres , the main wall of the building must be set back at least 1.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a street; (ii) the building may not penetrate a 45 degree angular plane, measured at a line parallel to and at a height above a lot line that abuts a street and is not a rear lot line, equal to 80 percent of the width of the street right-of-way on which the lot fronts; and (iii) if a lot has two or more lot lines that abut a street, then the front lot line as defined in Regulation 40.10.40.70(6)(A) is the lot line to which (ii) applies; (D) Rear Yard Setback the building must be set back: (i) at least 7.5 metres from the rear lot line; (ii) the portions of the building or structure on the lot exceeding a height of 20.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line must be set back at least 10.0 metres from the rear lot line; and (iii) where the rear lot line abuts a lane, the setbacks required by (i) and (ii) above are measured from the lot line of the lot abutting the lane on the opposite side of the lane; (E) Rear Yard Setback from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category for a Corner Lot Not Serviced by a Lane Despite Regulation 40.10.40.70(8)(D)(i), on a corner lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, a portion of the building may extend into a required rear yard setback abutting a lot in the Residential Zone category, provided: (i) the portion of the building extending into the required rear yard setback does not exceed a height of 14 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line and four storeys; (ii) the portion of the building extending into the required rear yard setback is at least 2.5 metres from the rear lot line; (iii) the depth of the building extension, measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the lot line abutting the street on which the abutting lot in the Residential Zone category fronts, does not exceed the maximum permitted building depth for a permitted residential building type on the abutting lot in the Residential Zone category; and (iv) the other portions of the building are set back at least 7.5 metres from the rear lot line; (F) Rear Yard Setback for a Building Abutting a Park or a Lot in the O, ON or OR Zones Despite Regulation 40.10.40.70(8)(D), if a lot abuts a park or a lot in the O, ON or OR zone, or is separated from a park or lot in the O, ON or OR zone by a lane, a building or structure on the lot in the CR zone must be set back: (i) at least 10.0 metres from the rear lot line; (ii) the portions of the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone exceeding a height of 20.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line must be set back at least 12.5 metres from the rear lot line; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 185 (iii) where the rear lot line abuts a lane, the setbacks required by (i) and (ii) above are measured from the lot line of the lot abutting the lane on the opposite side of the lane; (G) Rear Yard Setback for a Building with Main Pedestrian Entrances Abutting a Park or a Lot in the O, ON or OR Zones Despite Regulations 40.10.40.70(8)(D) and (F), if a corner lot abuts a park or a lot in the O, ON or OR zone, and the first storey of the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone presents an "active façade" along the main wall facing the lot line abutting the park or lot in the O, ON or OR Zone: (i) the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone must be set back at least 6.0 metres from the rear lot line; (ii) the portions of the building or structure on the lot in the CR zone exceeding a height of 20.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground along the rear lot line must be set back: (a) at least 12.5 metres from the rear lot line, if those portions of the building are located south of the park or lot in the O, ON or OR zone; or (b) in all other cases, at least 8.5 metres from the rear lot line; and (iii) Despite Regulation 40.10.40.1(1)(C)(ii)(a), access to the dwelling units facing the lot line abutting the park or lot in the O, ON or OR zone may be through a common outside area which has direct access to a street; and (iv) for the purpose of regulation 40.10.40.70(8)(G), an "active façade" means a main wall of a building that abuts premises used for amenity space, residential lobbies, dwelling units or non-residential uses for a minimum of 60 percent of its length, and having windows or openings and direct access by a main pedestrian entrance through the main wall. (H) Rear Yard Setback for Elements for the Functional Operation of a Building from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category In addition to the requirements of Regulation 40.5.40.10(5)(B), if a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, or is separated from a lot in the Residential Zone category by a lane, then equipment, structures or parts of a building exceeding the permitted maximum height for a building, as permitted by regulation 40.5.40.10(4), must also comply with the following: (i) structures that enclose, screen or cover equipment used for the functional operation of the building, and structures or parts of the building used for the functional operation of the building, may not penetrate a 45 degree angular plane projected from the top of the exterior face of the main wall facing the rear lot line; [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 40.10.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Building Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone: (A) If the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is more than the permitted maximum building setback from a front lot line, that lawful building setback is the permitted maximum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; and (B) If the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (i) a rear lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (ii) a side lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (2) Required Building Setbacks for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 40.10.40.71(1) must comply with the permitted maximum and required minimum building setbacks or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Required Building Angular Planes for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone, if a lawfully existing building or structure penetrates an angular plane required by this By-law, the lawfully existing building or structure does not have to comply with the angular plane requirement. (4) Required Building Angular Planes for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 186 Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 40.10.40.71(3) must comply with the required angular planes or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (5) Transportation Use Exemption Regulations 40.10.40.70(1), (2), (3), (7) and (8) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the setbacks are between 0 and 110 metres. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (6) Uses Exempt from Complying with Front Yard Setback - SS4 and SS5 In the CR zone subject to: (A) Development Standard Set 4 (SS4): (i) Regulation 40.10.40.70(7)(A) does not apply to a place of worship; (B) Development Standard Set 5 (SS5): (i) Regulation 40.10.40.70(8)(A) does not apply to a place of worship; (ii) On a lot that contains multiple buildings, Regulation 40.10.40.70(8)(A) does not apply to the erection of a building where, for at least 75 percent of the length of the front main wall of the building, a line measured from and drawn perpendicular to the front lot line would first intersect another building on the lot. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 40.10.40.80 Separation (1) Separation of Building Walls - Development Standard Set 1 For a lot in the CR zone, subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), any main wall of a building must comply with the following: (A) where a main wall of the building has windows and a line projected at a right angle from one of these main walls intercepts another main wall with windows on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground distance between the main walls must be 11.0 metres; and (B) where a main wall of the building has windows facing another main wall on the same lot which does not have windows and a line projected at a right angle from one of these main walls intercepts the other main wall, the required minimum above-ground distance between the main walls is 5.5 metres. (2) Separation of Building Walls - SS2, SS3, SS4 and SS5 Areas For a lot in the CR zone, subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2), Development Standard Set 3 (SS3), Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5), the portion of a building which has a height equal to or less than the width of the right-of-way of the street it abuts must comply with the following: (A) where a main wall of the building has windows and a line projected at a right angle from that main wall intercepts another main wall with windows on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground distance between the main walls is 11.0 metres; (B) where a main wall of the building has windows facing another main wall on the same lot which does not have windows and a line projected at a right angle from one of these main walls intercepts the other main wall, the required minimum above-ground distance between the main walls is 5.5 metres; and (C) Regulations 40.10.40.80(2) (A) and (B) do not apply to main walls around architectural recesses in a main wall having a depth of 1.0 metres or less, inset balconies and recessed building entrances. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 40.10.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CR zone, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those lawful main walls of those lawfully existing buildings. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 40.10.40.81(1) must comply with the required minimum separation distance between main walls or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 187 40.10.50 Yards 40.10.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping Requirement in CR Zone In the CR zone: (A) subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2), Development Standard Set 4 (SS4), or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5), no landscaping is required unless regulation 40.10.50.10(3) or (4) applies; [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (B) subject to Development Standard Set 3 (SS3): (i) on a lot where any portion of a main wall of a building is set back from the front lot line 3.0 metres or greater, a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of landscaping must be provided between any lot line that abuts a street and those portions of a main wall; and (ii) no landscaping is required on a lot where all portions of the main walls of a building are set back from the front lot line 3.0 metres or less. (2) Fence Requirement if Abutting a Lot in the Residential or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the CR zone, if a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category a fence must be installed along the portion of a lot line abutting the lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (3) Landscaping Requirement if Abutting a Lot in the Residential or Residential Apartment Zone Category If a lot in the CR zone abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of land used only for soft landscaping must be provided along the part of the lot line abutting the lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (4) Landscaping Requirement if Abutting a Lot in the O, ON or OR Zone - Development Standard Set 4 and Development Standard Set 5 If a lot in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) or Development Standard Set 5 (SS5) abuts a lot in the O, ON or OR zone, or is separated from a lot in the O, ON or OR zone by a lane, a minimum 2.5 metre wide strip of land used only for soft landscaping must be provided along the entire length of the lot line abutting the lot in the O, ON or OR zone or the lane, except where crossed by a driveway having a width of no more than 6.0 metres that provides vehicle access to the building or a walkway that provides pedestrian access to the building. [ By-law: 1260- 2024 ] 40.10.50.11 Landscaping Exemptions (1) Landscaping Exemptions Regulations 40.10.50.10(1) and (3) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 40.10.80 Parking 40.10.80.10 Location (1) Location of Outdoor Surface Parking- SS1, SS2 and SS4 Areas In the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4), a surface parking space may not be located in the front yard. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 40.10.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space that is not in a building or structure must be set back at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. (2) Location of Outdoor Surface Parking - Corner Lots in SS2 and SS4 Areas By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 188 On a corner lot in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4), a parking space must be set back at least 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space zone category. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 40.10.90 Loading 40.10.90.1 General (1) Loading Space Options Mixed Use Buildings In the CR zone, if a mixed use building has a minimum of 30 dwelling units, the requirement for a Type "G" loading space, is satisfied if a Type "A" loading space or a Type "B" loading space required for the non-residential uses in the building is constructed to the larger applicable length, width or vertical clearance dimensions of a Type "G" loading space, referred to in regulation 220.5.1.10(8). [ By-law: 1429-2017 ] (2) Loading Space Options Mixed Use Buildings In the CR zone, if a mixed use building has a minimum of 400 dwelling units, a Type "C" loading space required for the dwelling units is satisfied if a Type "A", Type "B" or Type "C" loading space, referred to in regulation 220.5.1.10(8), is provided for the non-residential uses in the same building. 40.10.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be located in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) any side yard or rear yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 40.10.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 40.10.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 40.10.90.10(1). 40.10.90.40 Access to Loading Space (1) Access to Loading Space - Restrictions In a CR zone, for a lot subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4): (A) if the lot abuts a lane, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the lane; and (B) if the lot is a corner lot, does not abut a lane and has at least one lot line abutting a street which is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, vehicle access to a loading space must be from a street which is not a major street. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (2) Loading Restrictions if Adjacent to a Lot in a Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the CR zone where a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, vehicle access to the loading space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (3) Conditional Combined Access to a Loading Space In a CR zone, for a lot subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4), access to a loading space is permitted across a lot line that abuts a street if: (A) a loading space cannot be provided on the lot in accordance with the requirements of regulation 40.10.90.40 (1); and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 189 (B) the access to the loading space is combined with the vehicle access permitted in 40.10.100.10(1)(C). [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 40.10.90.41 Access to Loading Space Exemptions (1) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space access in a main wall that does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 40.10.90.40(3), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 40.10.90.40(3). (2) Access to a Loading Space Exemption If a lot has a lawfully existing access for loading spaces that does not comply with the location requirements of regulation 40.10.90.10(1), that lawful access is exempt from the requirements of regulation 40.10.90.40(1). [ By-law: 607-2015 ] 40.10.100 Access to Lot 40.10.100.10 Location (1) Vehicle Access - Restrictions In a CR zone, for a lot subject to Development Standard Set 1 (SS1), Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4): (A) if the lot abuts a lane, vehicle access must be from the lane; (B) if the lot is a corner lot, does not abut a lane and has at least one lot line abutting a street which is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, vehicle access to the lot must be from a street which is not a major street; (C) only one vehicle access is permitted; and (D) regulations (A), (B) and (C) above do not apply to restrict the following uses: (i) Ambulance Depot (ii) City Services, referred to in regulation 5.10.20.1(1); (iii) Fire Hall; (iv) Police Station; or (v) Vehicle Fuel Station. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (2) Access to Parking Areas if Adjacent to a Lot in a Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the CR zone, where a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, vehicle access to a parking space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 40.10.100.11 Location Exemptions (1) Vehicle Access Exemption If a lot has a lawfully existing access for vehicles that does not comply with the location requirements of regulation 40.10.100.10(1), that lawful access is exempt from the requirements of regulation 40.10.100.10(1). [ By-law: 607-2015 ] 40.10.150 Waste 40.10.150.1 General (1) Waste and Recyclable Materials Storage In the CR zone: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 190 (A) all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and (B) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building: (i) may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard; and (ii) must be located at least: (a) 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (b) 1.0 metres from all other side lot lines and rear lot lines. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 191 Chapter 50 Commercial Residential Employment 50.5 Regulations Applying to the Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category 50.5.1 General 50.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 50.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Commercial Residential Employment Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category consists of the letters CRE, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the Zone Label In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, the letters following the zone symbol in the zone label have the following meaning: (A) a numerical value indicating the permitted maximum floor space index for all land uses on a lot and may be followed by one or more of the following in brackets: (i) the letter "c" and a numerical value indicates the permitted maximum floor space index for non- residential uses on a lot; (ii) the letter "r" and a numerical value indicates the permitted maximum floor space index for residential uses on a lot; and (iii) the letter `e' and a numerical value indicates the permitted maximum floor space index for employment uses on a lot. [ By-law: 1092-2021 ] 50.5.1.20 Restrictions (1) Use Restrictions on Commercial Residential Employment Lots without Street Frontage If a lot in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category does not front on a street and has its only vehicle access from a lane or private right-of-way that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, the lot may only be used for required parking spaces. (2) Living Accommodation in Ancillary Buildings In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, ancillary buildings may not be used for living accommodation. 50.5.20 Permitted Uses 50.5.20.1 General (1) Firearm Manufacturing The making of a firearm or any part of a firearm is not a permitted manufacturing use in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category. (2) Firearms Manufacturing Interpretation A gunsmith or custom workshop that makes a firearm is a manufacturing use and must comply with regulation 50.5.20.1(1). (3) Firearm Manufacturing for the Entertainment Industry Despite regulation 50.5.20.1(1) and (2), the making of a firearm or any part of a firearm for use in a motion picture or television show is not a manufacturing use. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 192 50.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 50.5.40.1 General (1) Building Requirements Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category. 50.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of Buildings in Commercial Residential Employment Zones In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, the height of a building is the distance between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line, or in the case of a corner lot, the average elevation of the ground along all lot lines that abut a street and the elevation of the highest point of the building. (2) Determining the Height of Structures in Commercial Residential Employment Zones In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category the height of a structure that is not a building is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of that structure. (3) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; and (C) satellite dishes. (4) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, equipment and structures on the roof of a building, may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres, subject to regulation 50.5.40.10(5): (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the building that are used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the equipment, structures and parts of a building listed in (A) and (B) above. (5) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building that exceed the maximum height for a building, as permitted by regulation 50.5.40.10(4), must comply with the following: (A) the total area of all equipment, structures, or parts of a building may cover no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) if any equipment, structures, or parts of a building are located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, their total horizontal dimension, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street. (6) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection Elements In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. (7) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. (8) Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building for Towers In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category: (A) Despite regulations 50.5.40.10 (4) and (5), equipment, structures or parts of a building listed in regulation 50.5.40.10 (4) located on the roof of the tower portion of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 193 for that building by 6.5 metres, if the total area of all equipment, structures, or parts on the roof of the tower portion of the building cover no more than 450 square metres, measured horizontally; (B) chimneys, pipes, and vents, may further exceed the permitted maximum height in (A) by 3.0 metres; and (C) For the purpose of regulation 50.5.40.10(8), a "tower" is the portions of a building which collectively enclose the entirety of a storey higher than 24.0 metres above the average grade, and where the maximum average gross floor area of any storey located above 24.0 metres does not exceed 750 square metres. [ By-law: LPAT PL130592 March 6, 2020 ] 50.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Non-residential Building in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category the gross floor area of a non-residential building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) elevator shafts; (F) mechanical penthouse; and (G) exit stairwells in the building. (2) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Non-residential Building in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category the floor space index for a non-residential building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 50.5.40.40(1) divided by the area of the lot. (3) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Mixed Use Building in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category the gross floor area of a mixed use building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces on the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) amenity space required by this By-law; (F) elevator shafts; (G) garbage shafts; (H) mechanical penthouse; and (I) exit stairwells in the building. (4) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Mixed Use Building in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category the floor space index for a mixed use building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 50.5.40.40(3) divided by the area of the lot. (5) Gross Floor Area Calculations for an Apartment Building in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category the gross floor area of an apartment building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) amenity space required by this By-law; (F) elevator shafts; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 194 (G) garbage shafts; (H) mechanical penthouse; and (I) exit stairwells in the building. (6) Floor Space Index Calculation for an Apartment Building in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category the floor space index for an apartment building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 50.5.40.40(5) divided by the area of the lot. (7) Gross Floor Area Calculations Regarding Attic Space in a Detached House, Semi-Detached House, Townhouse, Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, the gross floor area of a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse, detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex includes floor area in an attic above the main walls of the building, if it: (A) is accessed by means of a permanent staircase or mechanical elevating device; or (B) has a vertical clearance of more than 1.4 metres between the ceiling joists below and the roof rafters, and at least 80 percent of the area has a vertical clearance of more than 2.0 metres and an area of at least 10.0 square metres. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (8) Exclusion of Certain Floor Area in an Attic for Detached House, Semi-Detached House, Townhouse, Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category If the floor area meets the conditions in regulation 10.5.40.40(1), and the area or a portion of the area is used for housing or maintaining mechanical equipment for the building and does not exceed 20.0 square metres, the floor area or portion thereof is not included in the gross floor area of the building. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (9) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Detached House, Semi-Detached House, Townhouse, Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, the gross floor area of a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse, detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex may be reduced by: (A) the floor area of the basement, unless the established grade is higher than the average elevation of the ground along the rear main wall of the residential building by 2.5 metres or more, in which case the gross floor area of the building may be reduced by 50 percent of the floor area of the basement; (B) the area of a void in a floor if there is a vertical clearance of more than 4.5 metres between the top of the floor below the void and the ceiling directly above it, to a maximum of 10 percent of the permitted maximum gross floor area for the building; (C) the area for a maximum of one parking space per dwelling unit in the building. [By-law: 89-2022] (D) in addition to (C) above, the area used for one additional parking space in a detached house on a lot with a lot frontage of more than 12.0 metres. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (10) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Detached House, Semi-Detached House, Townhouse, Detached Houseplex or Semi-Detached Houseplex in a Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, the floor space index for a detached house, semi- detached house, townhouse, detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex is the result of the gross floor area, plus the area of an attic described in regulation 50.5.40.40(7) and subject to regulation 50.5.40.40(8) minus the areas listed in regulation 50.5.40.40(9), divided by the area of the lot. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 50.5.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings or structures on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, the lawful floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings or structures on that lot is the maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings or structures on that lot. 50.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Canopies and Awnings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 195 In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback that abuts a street, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is located more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. 50.5.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Lane A building or structure in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category may be: (A) no closer than 3.0 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is not in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (B) no closer than 3.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category. 50.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Building from a Lane In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, if the lawful distance of a lawfully existing building or structure from the original centreline of a lane is less than the required minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane, that lawful distance is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings in Relation to a Lane The required minimum distance from the original centreline of a lane for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 50.5.40.71(1) is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane permitted by regulation 50.5.40.71(1). 50.5.75 Energy Regulations 50.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy and Cogeneration Energy Device - Location Restriction In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy on a lot may not be in a front yard or side yard that abuts a street. (2) Renewable Energy Device - Height Requirements In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 2.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (B) ground mounted, must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (3) Wind Energy Device - Building Setbacks In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, a wind energy device must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot. (4) Wind Energy Device - Height In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building as follows: (A) on a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, by 3.0 metres; (B) if the permitted maximum height of a building is less than 25.0 metres, by 3.0 metres; and (C) in all other cases, by 5.0 metres. (5) Geo-energy Requirements By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 196 In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, any above-ground part of a geo-energy device must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (6) Cogeneration Device In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, a cogeneration energy device must be located inside a permitted building. 50.5.80 Parking 50.5.80.1 General (1) Use of Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. 50.5.80.10 Location (1) Location of Required Parking Spaces A parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. 50.10 Commercial Residential Employment Zone (CRE) 50.10.1 General 50.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 50.10 apply to lands, uses, buildings and structures in the CRE zone. (2) Medical Office In the CRE zone, a medical office includes a medical clinic. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 197 50.10.20 Permitted Uses 50.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - CRE Zone (A) In the CRE zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "c" in the zone label referred to in regulation 50.5.1.10(3)(A)(i): Ambulance Depot Art Gallery Artist Studio Automated Banking Machine Community Centre Courts of Law Custom Workshop Education Use Financial Institution Fire Hall Hospital Library Massage Therapy Medical Office Museum Office Park Passenger Terminal Performing Arts Studio Personal Service Shop Pet Services Police Station Post-Secondary School Production Studio Religious Education Use Retail Service Service Shop Software Development and Processing Veterinary Hospital Wellness Centre [ By-law: 350-2024 ] (B) In the CRE zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "r" in the zone label referred to in regulation 50.5.1.10(3)(A)(ii): Dwelling Unit in a permitted building type in Clause 50.10.20.40 Hospice Care Home Municipal Shelter Nursing Home Religious Residence Residential Care Home Respite Care Facility Retirement Home Student Residence [ By-law: 545-2019 ] [ By-law: 350-2024 ] (C) In the CRE zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "e" in the zone label referred to in regulation 50.5.1.10(3)(A)(iii): Beverage Manufacturing Use Bindery Carpenter's Shop Cold Storage Computer, Communications, Electronics, or Optical Media Manufacturing Use Dry Cleaning or Laundry Plant Furniture Manufacturing Use By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 198 Industrial Sales and Service Use Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing Use Metal Products Manufacturing Use Printing Establishment Self-storage Warehouse Warehouse Wholesaling Use 50.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - CRE Zone (A) Amusement Arcade (2) Animal Shelter (9) Cabaret (2) Club (2) Day Nursery (26) Eating Establishment (2,32) Entertainment Place of Assembly (2) Funeral Home (4) Hotel (5) Laboratory (10) Nightclub (2,3) Outdoor Patio (21) Outdoor Sales or Display (41) Place of Assembly (2,28) Place of Worship (34) Private School (27) Public School (27) Public Utility (7,44) Public Works Yard (8) Recreation Use (2,39) Retail Store (6) Sports Place of Assembly (39) Take-out Eating Establishment (2) Transportation Use (43) Vehicle Dealership (22) Vehicle Fuel Station (23) Vehicle Service Shop (24) Vehicle Washing Establishment (25) [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (B) In the CRE zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "r" in the zone label referred to in regulation 50.5.1.10(3)(A)(ii) if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 50.10.20.100: Crisis Care Shelter (36) Group Home (29) Multi-tenant House (40) Private Home Daycare (38) Secondary Suite (37) Seniors Community House (35) Short-term Rental (33) Tourist Home (20) [ By-laws: 1453-2017; 545-2019; 156-2023 ] [ By-law: 156-2023 ] (C) In the CRE zone, the following uses are permitted under the letter "e" in the zone label referred to in regulation 50.5.1.10(3)(A)(iii) if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 50.10.20.100: Apparel and Textile Manufacturing Use (12) Clay Product Manufacturing Use (16, 19) Cogeneration Energy (42) Contractor's Establishment (11) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 199 Food Manufacturing Use (13) Glass Product Manufacturing Use (15) Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing Use (16, 17) Plastic Product Manufacturing Use (16,18) Renewable Energy (42) Wood Product Manufacturing Use (14) 50.10.20.40 Permitted Building Types (1) Permitted Building Types for Dwelling Units In the CRE zone the following building types for dwelling units are permitted: (A) Detached House; (B) Semi-Detached House; (C) Townhouse; (D) Detached Houseplex; (E) Semi-Detached Houseplex; (F) Apartment Building; and (G) Mixed Use Building. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 50.10.20.100 Conditions (1) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (2) Amusement Arcade, Cabaret, Club, Eating Establishment, Entertainment Place of Assembly, Place of Assembly, Recreation Use and Take-out Eating Establishment In the CRE zone: (A) the total interior floor area of all amusement arcades, cabarets, clubs, eating establishments, entertainment places of assembly, places of assembly, recreation uses and take-out eating establishments on a lot within 6.1 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category may not exceed 400 square metres; (B) the calculation of total interior floor area is reduced by: (i) the interior floor area used for items listed in regulations 50.5.40.40(1) (A) to (G) and 50.5.40.40(3) (A) to (I); and (ii) the interior floor areas used for associated offices, storage rooms, and staff rooms located in the basement or on a different storey; and (C) the interior floor area size restriction in regulation (A) above does not apply to amusement arcades, cabarets, clubs, eating establishments, entertainment places of assembly, places of assembly, recreation uses and take-out eating establishments, if the lot is more than 6.1 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (3) Nightclub In the CRE zone, a nightclub is subject to the following: (A) it must be located in a non-residential building; (B) the permitted maximum interior floor area for each nightclub located on a lot within 6.1 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is 400 square metres; (C) the calculation of interior floor area is reduced by: (i) the interior floor area used for items listed in regulation 50.5.40.40(1)(A) to (G); (ii) interior floor areas used for associated offices, storage rooms, and staff rooms located in the basement or on a different storey; and (iii) the interior floor area size restriction in regulation (B) above does not apply to a nightclub if the lot is more than 6.1 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 200 (D) it must be the only nightclub in the building; (E) it must not be located above the first storey, except for: (i) associated offices, storage rooms and staff rooms; and (ii) a mezzanine does not constitute a storey; (F) the front lot line or side lot line of the lot may not abut Spadina Avenue; and (G) if the lot is west of Spadina Avenue, north of Front Street West, south of the public lane located north of Richmond Street West and east of Bathurst Street: (i) the lot must have existed on February 14, 2006; (ii) the maximum interior floor area of a nightclub may not exceed 350 square metres; (iii) the nightclub must be on a lot that abuts King Street West, or Richmond Street West, or Adelaide Street West; and (iv) the total number of nightclubs in the CRE zone west of Spadina Avenue may not be more than 14. [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (4) Funeral Home In the CRE zone, a funeral home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.120. (5) Hotel Location in a Building with Dwelling Units In the CRE zone, no hotel room or suite may be located on the same storey as a dwelling unit. (6) Retail Store with Beverage Manufacturing Use for Beer, Cider or Wine Production In the CRE zone, a retail store may include beverage manufacturing use for beer, cider or wine, if the interior floor area of the retail store, including the beverage manufacturing use, does not exceed 400.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (7) Public Utility In the CRE zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant. (8) Public Works Yard In the CRE zone, a public works yard must be in a wholly enclosed building and there may be no open storage. (9) Animal Shelter In the CRE zone, an animal shelter must be the only use in the building. (10) Laboratory In the CRE zone, a laboratory may not be in a building with a dwelling unit. (11) Contractor's Establishment In the CRE zone, a contractor's establishment is subject to the following: (A) heavy equipment and machinery such as cranes, ploughs, tractors, pile drivers, road making, wrecker's or steel erector's equipment, and building and construction material may not be stored on the lot; and (B) there may be no open storage of loose materials such as sand, gravel or concrete. (12) Apparel and Textile Manufacturing Use In the CRE zone, an apparel and textile manufacturing use may not involve leather products or chemical dyeing of cloth. (13) Food Manufacturing Use In the CRE zone, a food manufacturing use must be fruit and vegetable preserving, speciality food manufacturing and dairy product manufacturing, only in batch processing. (14) Wood Product Manufacturing Use In the CRE zone, a wood product manufacturing use may not be a: (A) saw mill; (B) planing mill; or (C) wood distillation plant. (15) Glass Product Manufacturing Use By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 201 In the CRE zone, only purchased glass may be used in a glass product manufacturing use. (16) Certain Manufacturing Uses Not Located in a Building with a Dwelling Unit In the CRE zone, a pharmaceutical, medicine, plastic, or clay manufacturing use may not be located in a building that has a dwelling unit. (17) Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing Use In the CRE zone, a pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing use is subject to the following: (A) the use may only include assembly or manufacture of previously processed materials; and (B) the use may not include the processing or combining of materials that alter the structure of the material. (18) Plastic Product Manufacturing In the CRE zone, a plastic product manufacturing use: (A) may be for the assembly or manufacture of previously processed materials; (B) must not process or combine materials that alter the structure of the material; and (C) must not include the manufacture of celluloid or pyroxylin. (19) Clay Product Manufacturing In the CRE zone, a clay product manufacturing use: (A) must be for the manufacturing of pottery, ceramics and plumbing fixtures; and (B) may not be for the manufacturing of blocks, bricks, beams, pipes, artificial abrasives, clay pit mining or other mined materials. (20) Tourist Home In the CRE zone, a tourist home: (A) must be in a townhouse, detached house, or a semi-detached house; and (B) may not have vehicle access by a mutual driveway. (21) Outdoor Patio In the CRE zone: (A) an outdoor patio must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) Amusement Arcade; (ii) Cabaret; (iii) Club; (iv) Eating Establishment; (v) Entertainment Place of Assembly; (vi) Nightclub; (vii) Place of Assembly; (viii) Recreation Use; (ix) Retail Store; (x) Sports Place of Assembly; and (xi) Take-out Eating Establishment. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (B) the permitted maximum area of an outdoor patio is the greater of: (i) 50.0 square metres; or (ii) 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is combined with. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (C) an outdoor patio may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres; and [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (D) an outdoor patio must be set back at least 10.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (E) despite regulation (D) above, an outdoor patio located above the first storey of the building, must be at least 40.0 metres: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 202 (I) measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. [ By-law: 1676-2013 ] (F) an outdoor patio in the rear yard of a lot which abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category must have a fence installed along the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the rear lot line; and (G) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (D) or (E) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot. (22) Vehicle Dealership In the CRE zone, a vehicle dealership must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.90. (23) Vehicle Fuel Station In the CRE zone, a vehicle fuel station must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.92. (24) Vehicle Service Shop In the CRE zone, a vehicle service shop must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.94. (25) Vehicle Washing Establishment In the CRE zone, a vehicle washing establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.96. (26) Day Nursery In the CRE zone, a day nursery must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. (27) Public School, Private School In the CRE zone, a public school and a private school must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.48. (28) Place of Assembly- Banquet Hall In the CRE zone, a place of assembly that is a banquet hall with an interior floor area greater than 1,000 square metres must be at least 300.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. This regulation does not to apply if the banquet hall is combined with a hotel. (29) Group Home In the CRE zone, a group home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. (31) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (32) Eating Establishment In the CRE zone, an eating establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.100. (33) Short-term Rental A short-term rental in the CRE zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453- 2017 ] (34) Place of Worship In the CRE zone, a place of worship must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50. (35) Seniors Community House In the CRE zone, a seniors community house must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30. (36) Crisis Care Shelter In the CRE zone, a crisis care shelter must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. (37) Secondary Suite In the CRE zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (38) Private Home Daycare In the CRE zone, a private home daycare: (A) may be located in a townhouse, detached house, or a semi-detached house; and (B) a children's play area for a private home daycare: (i) must be fenced; and (ii) may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 203 (39) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (40) Multi-tenant House A multi-tenant house in the CRE zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (41) Outdoor Sales or Displays In the CRE zone, the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities is subject to the following: (A) it must be combined with another permitted non-residential use; (B) goods or commodities may be displayed no closer than 15.0 metres of a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (C) the cumulative area used for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may be no more than 250 square metres; (D) the area used for the outdoor sale or display of goods or commodities may not be located in areas required by this By-law for parking, loading, driveways or landscaping; and (E) there may be no storage or warehousing of goods in a vehicle. (42) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the CRE zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (43) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the CRE zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (44) Public Utility In the CRE zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setback and permitted maximum height for a building in the CRE zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. 50.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 50.10.40.1 General (1) King-Spadina Area - First Floor Elevation Requirement If a building is located on a lot in the CRE zone bounded by Queen Street West to the north, Simcoe Street to the east, Front Street West to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west, the elevation of the first storey of the building must be: (A) at or within 0.6 metres above the height of the public sidewalk abutting the site; or (B) from the elevation of the street abutting the site if there is no sidewalk. (2) Residential Use Orientation to Street In the CRE zone, a building with a dwelling unit may not be located so that another building is between any main wall of the building and the street on which the building fronts. (3) Hotel Orientation To Street In the CRE zone, no building may be used as a hotel if another building is located between it and the street on which the hotel fronts. (4) Building Orientation to a Street - Hotels and Buildings With Dwelling Units In the CRE zone, a building, or an addition which is not attached above-ground to the original part of a building, is not permitted if: (A) it has dwelling units, rooms or suites in a hotel, and is in the rear of another building or the original part of the same building; or (B) it is in front of a building, or the original part of the same building, has dwelling units, rooms or suites in a hotel, to produce the condition of a building having dwelling units, rooms or suites, in the rear of another building. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 204 50.10.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height In the CRE zone, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on a lot is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; and (B) if no numerical value follows the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height is not limited by this regulation. (2) Heritage Building Volume Permission Beyond Height Limit In the CRE zone, a building on a heritage site may be permitted to exceed the permitted maximum height, subject to the following: (A) the lot must be subject to an agreement pursuant to section 37 of the Planning Act, authorizing the increase in height in exchange for the conservation of all or part of a building identified as a heritage site; (B) the additional height of the building may not be greater than 20% of the permitted maximum height of the building; (C) the part of a building exceeding the permitted maximum height may have a maximum total volume that does not exceed the values calculated as follows: (i) if the façade of the heritage building facing a street is conserved, the building volume above the permitted maximum height of the building is 6.0 times the area (length multiplied by height) of the portion of the façade that is conserved; (ii) if there is no construction above the heritage building, the building volume above the permitted maximum height of the building is equal to 1.5 times the volume of the retained part of the heritage building that is further than 3.0 metres from the façade of the heritage building facing a street; (iii) if there is construction above a conserved portion of the heritage building, the building volume above the permitted maximum height of the building is equal to one times the volume of that conserved portion of the heritage building further than 3.0 metres from the façade of the heritage building facing a street; and (iv) if there is an above-ground separation between the conserved heritage building and the adjacent buildings or structures on the same lot, the building volume above the permitted maximum height of the building is equal to the volume determined by multiplying the height of the conserved heritage building by: (a) the distance between the conserved heritage building and the adjacent building or structure measured at right angles from the conserved heritage building; and (b) the length of the portion of the conserved heritage building, if a line projected at a right angle from the heritage building face intercepts the adjacent building or structure on the same lot; and (D) any permitted building volume exceeding the permitted maximum height of the building is subject to the following: (i) it must comply with angular plane requirements, if the zone label refers to a CRE Site Specific Exception with the Prevailing Section 12(2) 260 of the former Zoning By-law of the City of Toronto By- law, By-law 438-86; or (ii) if there are no angular plane requirements, the building may be no closer to a lot line than the original building setback for all portions of the main walls of the highest storey facing the same lot line and located below the permitted maximum height, plus 3.0 metres; and (E) the dimensions of a conserved heritage building in regulations (C) (ii), (iii), and (iv) above are measured between the exterior faces of the main walls and between the interior surface of the ceiling of the uppermost storey and the surface of the first storey of the conserved heritage building; and (F) equipment, structures and parts of a building referred to in regulations 50.5.40.10(3), 50.5.40.10(4), 50.5.40.10(5), and 50.5.40.10(6) are measured from the adjusted maximum height of a building permitted by regulations (A) to (E) above. (3) Height Exemption - Mechanical Elements in King-Spadina Area In the CRE zone, a building located in the area bounded by Queen Street West to the north, Simcoe Street to the east, Front Street West to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west, may exceed the permitted maximum height of the building by 5.0 metres if: (A) all stair towers, elevator shafts, and mechanical equipment are enclosed; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 205 (B) the additional 5.0 metre height does not penetrate the required angular plane for the lot. (4) Maximum Number of Storeys The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the CRE zone is: (A) the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map; and (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation. [ By-law: 1353-2015 ] 50.10.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Maximum Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CRE zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height of a building, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Maximum Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 50.10.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 50.10.40.30 Building Depth (1) Maximum Building Depth In the CRE zone, no portion of a building may be set back more than 50.0 metres from a lot line that abuts a street. 50.10.40.31 Building Depth Exemptions (1) Permitted Building Depth for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CRE zone, if the lawful building depth of a lawfully existing building is greater than the permitted maximum building depth, that lawful building depth is the maximum building depth for that lawfully existing building. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 50.10.40.31(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 50.10.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Amenity Space Requirement for Buildings with 20 or More Dwelling Units In the CRE zone, a building with 20 or more dwelling units must provide amenity space at a minimum rate of 4.0 square metres for each dwelling unit, of which: (A) at least 2.0 square metres for each dwelling unit is indoor amenity space; [ By-law: 1353-2015 ] (B) at least 40.0 square metres is outdoor amenity space in a location adjoining or directly accessible to the indoor amenity space; and (C) no more than 25% of the outdoor component may be a green roof. 50.10.40.51 Decks, Platforms and Amenities Exemptions (1) Required Amenity Space for Lawfully Existing Buildings with 20 or More Dwelling Units In the CRE zone, if a lawfully existing building with 20 or more dwelling units has not provided the amenity space required by regulation 50.10.40.50(1), the lawfully existing building does not have to comply with regulation 50.10.40.50(1). By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 206 50.10.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Permitted Encroachments - Decks, Porches and Balconies In the CRE zone a platform with no main walls, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or less than 0.3 metres from a building, is subject to the following: (A) a platform with a floor no higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum building setback the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required minimum building setback if it is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (B) a platform with a floor that is higher than the first storey of the building may encroach into the required minimum building setback 1.5 metres. (2) Permitted Encroachments - Canopies and Awnings In the CRE zone a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with regulation 50.10.40.60(1), may encroach into a required minimum building setback for the building: (A) to the same extent as the platform it is covering; and (B) when it does not cover a platform, the canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback as follows: (i) in a rear yard, the lesser of 2.5 metres or 50% of the required rear yard setback, if it is no closer to a side lot line than the required side yard setback; (ii) in a side yard that does not abut a street, a maximum of 1.5 metres, if it is at least 0.3 metres from the side lot lines; and (iii) in a front yard or side yard that abuts a street, in compliance with Regulation 50.5.40.60(1). (3) Permitted Encroachments - Exterior Stairs, Access Ramp and Elevating Device In the CRE zone: (A) exterior stairs providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the stairs are: (i) no longer than 1.5 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above-ground at the point where the stairs meet the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 2.0 metres; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (B) an uncovered ramp providing pedestrian access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the ramp is: (i) no longer than 15 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above-ground at the point where the ramp meets the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 1.5 metres for each sloped ramp segment; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (C) an elevating device providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the elevating device: (i) elevates no higher than the first storey of the building; (ii) has a maximum area of 3.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. (4) Permitted Encroachments - Exterior Main Wall Surface In the CRE zone cladding added to the original exterior surface of the main wall of a building, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.15 metres, if the building is at least 5 years old. (5) Permitted Encroachments - Architectural Features In the CRE zone architectural features on a building must comply with the following: (A) a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature on a building may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 1.0 metres, if it is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 207 (B) a chimney breast, on a building, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is: (i) no wider than 2.0 metres; and (ii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. (6) Permitted Encroachments - Window Projections In the CRE zone, a bay window, box window, or other window projection from a main wall of a building, which increases floor area or enclosed space and does not touch the ground, may encroach: (A) into a required minimum front yard setback or required minimum rear yard setback a maximum of 0.75 metres, if the window projections in total do not occupy more than 65% of the width of the front wall or rear main wall at each storey; and (B) into a required minimum side yard setback a maximum of 0.6 metres, if the window projections: (i) in total do not occupy more than 30% of the width of the side main wall at each storey; and (ii) are no closer to the side lot line than 0.6 metres. (7) Permitted Encroachments - Equipment In the CRE zone, the following wall mounted equipment may encroach into a required minimum building setback as follows, if they are no closer to the lot line than 0.3 metres: (A) an air conditioner a maximum of 0.9 metres into the rear yard setback or side yard setback, if it is not located above the first storey; (B) a satellite dish, a maximum of 0.9 metres; (C) an antennae or pole used to hold an antennae, a maximum of 0.9 metres into the rear yard setback or side yard setback; and (D) a vent or pipe, a maximum of 0.6 metres into a rear yard setback or side yard setback. (8) Permitted Encroachments for Particular Building Setbacks In the CRE zone, the permitted encroachments in regulations 50.10.40.60(1), 50.10.40.60(2), 50.10.40.60(5), and 50.10.40.60(6) may encroach into the following required minimum building setbacks: (A) a side yard setback and rear yard setback as set out in regulation 50.10.40.70(1); (B) a required minimum building setback from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category set out in regulation 50.10.40.70(2); and (C) a separation distance between exterior main walls of buildings as set out in regulation 50.10.40.80(1). 50.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Side Yard Setback and Rear Yard Setback In the CRE zone, the required minimum building setback from a side lot line or rear lot line is 7.5 metres, excluding any part of the building or structure that is less than 25.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street or park. (2) Building Setback from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category. In the CRE zone, any part of a building or structure with height greater than 4.0 metres, must be set back at least 3.0 metres from any lot line that abuts a lot entirely within the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (3) Building Setback from a Lane In the CRE zone if a lot abuts a lane, the required minimum building setback from a side lot line or rear lot line that abuts the lane is 7.5 metres measured from the original centreline of the lane, excluding any part of the building or structure that is less than 25.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street or park. (4) Heritage building - Setback of new construction above a heritage building In the CRE zone, if a lot with a building is identified as a heritage site, any portion of a building that exceeds the height of the conserved heritage building, whether an addition above the conserved heritage building or as a separate building on the same lot, must be set back from a lot line that abuts a street a distance equal to the original building setback of the conserved heritage building from that lot line that abuts a street, plus 3.0 metres. (5) Building Setback for Upper Building Level Facing A Street In the CRE zone, the required minimum building setback from a lot line that abuts a street is: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 208 (A) 3.0 metres for the portion of the building or structure which exceeds a height of 20.0 metres; or (B) 3.0 metres for the portion of the building or structure which exceeds a height of 16.0 metres for a lot that fronts King Street East. (6) Building Setbacks Below Ground (DELETED BY OMB ORDER, JULY 12, 2017 - PL130592) [ By-law: OMB PL130592 ] 50.10.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CRE zone, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a rear lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (B) a side lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Required Setbacks for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 50.10.40.71(1) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 50.10.40.80 Separation (1) Distance Between External Walls of Buildings In the CRE zone, if a building has main walls facing each other or facing the main walls of another building on the same lot and a line projected at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts the other main wall, the required minimum above-ground distance between them is 11.0 metres. (2) Distance Between Windows of Buildings in King-Spadina In the CRE zone bounded by Queen Street West to the north, Simcoe Street to the east, Front Street West to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west, if a building has windows facing each other, and a line projected at a right angle from one of the windows intercepts the other window, the required minimum above-ground distance between the windows is 15.0 metres. (3) Distance Between Windows of Buildings in King-Spadina In the CRE zone bounded by Queen Street West to the north, Simcoe Street to the east, Front Street West to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west, if a building has windows, the required minimum above-ground distance between the windows and another main wall without windows or a lot line that does not abut a street or park is 7.5 metres. 50.10.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the CRE zone, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those main walls of those lawfully existing buildings. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 50.10.40.81(1) must comply with the minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 50.10.50 Yards 50.10.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping Requirement if Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 209 If a lot in the CRE zone abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along the part of the lot line abutting the lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (2) Fence Requirement If Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category If a lot in the CRE zone abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category, a fence must be installed along the portion of a lot line abutting the lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 50.10.80 Parking 50.10.80.1 General (1) Outdoor Parking Restriction In the CRE zone, an outdoor parking area with more than 3 parking spaces must be fenced if it is located in a side yard or rear yard that abuts a street, lane or a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, excluding the portions used for vehicle access. (2) CRE Zone Above Grade Parking Building or Structure Restriction In the CRE zone, parking spaces in an above-ground building or structure is permitted, if: (A) it is combined with another permitted use in the building or structure; and (B) any portion of the building or structure facing a street and less than 4.0 metres above the elevation of that lot line abutting the street must have permitted uses other than the parking or storing of vehicles, to a minimum depth of 10.0 metres from the main wall, along the entire length of the main wall, except for vehicle access. (3) CRE Zone Parking Space Allocation Mixed Use Building In the CRE zone, if a building has both residential and non-residential uses and has less than 25 dwelling units, a minimum of one-third (1/3) of the total parking spaces required for all the uses in the building must be available to all occupants of or visitors to the building, without assigning any of those parking spaces for exclusive use. 50.10.80.10 Location (1) CRE Zone Parking Restriction In the CRE zone, no vehicle may be parked or stored in the front yard. 50.10.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space not located in a building or structure must be set back at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. 50.10.90 Loading 50.10.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) any side yard or rear yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 210 50.10.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 50.10.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 50.10.90.10(1). 50.10.90.40 Access to Loading Space (1) Access to Loading Space - Restrictions In the CRE zone: (A) where a lot abuts a lane, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the lane; and (B) where a corner lot does not abut a lane and it has at least one lot line abutting a street that is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the street which is not a major street. (2) Loading Restrictions Adjacent to a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the CRE zone, where a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, vehicle access to the loading space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (3) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space (deleted by OMB Order, November 21, 2018 - PL 130592) [ By-law: PL130592 Nov21_2018 ] 50.10.90.41 Access to Loading Space Exemptions (1) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space access in a main wall that does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 50.10.90.40(3), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 50.10.90.40(3). 50.10.100 Access to Lot 50.10.100.10 Location (1) Access to Parking Areas if Adjacent to a Lot in a Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category If a lot in the CRE zone abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category: (A) vehicle access to a parking space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) a parking space must be set back at least 1.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 50.10.150 Waste 50.10.150.1 General (1) Waste and Recyclable Materials Storage In the CRE zone: (A) all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and (B) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building: (i) may not be located in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 211 (ii) must be located at least: (a) 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (b) 1.0 metres from all other side lot lines and rear lot lines. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 212 Chapter 60 Employment Industrial 60.5 Regulations Applying to the Employment - Industrial Zone Category 60.5.1 General 60.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 60.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Employment Industrial Zone category. 60.5.1.20 Restrictions (1) Access to Non-Residential Uses when Adjacent to a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category- Restriction on Sole Access from a Lane or Shared Private Right-of-Way If a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category does not front on a street and has its only vehicle access from a lane or private right-of-way that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, the lot may only be used for parking spaces. 60.5.20 Permitted Uses 60.5.20.1 General (1) Firearm Manufacturing The making of a firearm or any part of a firearm is not a permitted manufacturing use in the Employment Industrial Zone category. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (2) Firearms Manufacturing Interpretation A gunsmith or custom workshop that makes a firearm is a manufacturing use and must comply with regulation 60.5.20.1(1). (3) Firearm Manufacturing for the Entertainment Industry Despite regulations 60.5.20.1(1) and (2), the making of a firearm or any part of a firearm for use in a motion picture or television show is not a manufacturing use. 60.5.30 Lot Requirements 60.5.30.1 General (1) Employment Industrial Lands Abutting Highway 400 and Highway 404 If a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category abuts Highway 400 or Highway 404: (A) the lot line and the yard that abut either of these highways is the front lot line and front yard; (B) loading spaces and parking spaces are permitted in a side yard or rear yard that abuts a street; (C) open storage may be located in a yard that abuts a street if it complies with the use conditions for open storage found in each zone of the Employment Industrial Zone category. 60.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 60.5.40.1 General (1) Building Requirements By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 213 Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Employment Industrial Zone category. (2) Access Restrictions if Lot is Separated from Residential Lots by a Lane or a Narrow Street In the Employment Industrial Zone category, if a lot has a rear lot line or side lot line that is separated from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category by a lane or a street with a right of way width less than 12.0 metres, pedestrian access to any entrance to a building on that lot may not be from that lane or street unless it is: (A) a service entrance, or (B) an entrance or exit required by Federal or Provincial statutes or regulations. 60.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of Buildings in the Employment Industrial Zone Category In the Employment Industrial Zone category, the height of a building is the distance between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the highest point of the building. (2) Determining the Height of Structures in Employment Industrial Zones In the Employment Industrial Zone category, the height of a structure that is not a building is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of that structure. (3) Height of Structures - Chimney Stacks, Scrubbers and Pollution Abatement Equipment In the Employment Industrial Zone category: (A) the following structures may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building: (i) free-standing or roof-top chimney stacks; (ii) scrubbers; or (iii) other pollution abatement equipment; and (B) the following structures on the roof of a building, may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres: (i) antennae; (ii) flagpoles; or (iii) satellite dishes. (4) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Employment Industrial Zone category, the following equipment, structures and parts of a building on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres, subject to regulation 60.5.40.10(5): (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the building used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover equipment, structures and parts of the building listed in regulations (A) and (B) above. (5) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Employment Industrial Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building exceeding the permitted maximum height for a building in regulation 60.5.40.10(4), must comply with the following: (A) the total area of all equipment, structures and parts of a building together may cover no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) for equipment, structures and parts of a building located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, their total horizontal dimension, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street. (6) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 214 In the Employment Industrial Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. 60.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Gross Floor Area Calculations for a Non-residential Building in a Employment Industrial Zone Category In the Employment Industrial Zone category the gross floor area of a non-residential building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) voids at the level of each floor with a manufacturing use; (E) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (F) elevator shafts, ventilation duct, utility shafts; (G) utility areas, catwalks, service platforms and a mechanical penthouse; and (H) exit stairwells and escalators in the building. (2) Floor Space Index Calculation in the Employment Industrial Zone Category In the Employment Industrial Zone category the floor space index for a non-residential building is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas listed in regulation 60.5.40.40(1) divided by the area of the lot. 60.5.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Employment Industrial Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, that lawful floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings on that lot is the maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings on that lot. 60.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Canopies and Awnings In the Employment Industrial Zone category, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback that abuts a street, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. 60.5.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Lane A building or structure in the Employment Industrial Zone category may be: (A) no closer than 3.0 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is not in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone Category or Open Space Zone category; and (B) no closer than 3.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane if the lot abutting the other side of the lane is in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone Category or Open Space Zone category. 60.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Building from a Lane In the Employment Industrial Zone category, if the lawful distance of a lawfully existing building or structure from the original centreline of a lane is less than the required minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane, that By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 215 lawful distance is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings in Relation to a Lane The required minimum distance from the original centreline of a lane for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.5.40.71(1) is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane permitted by regulation 60.5.40.71(1). 60.5.50 Yards 60.5.50.10 Landscaping (1) Fence Requirement When Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category If a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category, a fence must be installed along the part of the lot line that abuts the lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category. (2) Landscaping Requirement when Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category If a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, a minimum 7.5 metre wide strip of landscaping must be provided along the part of the lot line that abuts the lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 60.5.75 Energy Regulations 60.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy Device - Location Restriction In the Employment Industrial Zone category, a device producing renewable energy may not be in a front yard or side yard that abuts a street. (2) Renewable Energy Device - Height Requirements In the Employment Industrial Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 3.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (B) ground mounted, must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (3) Wind Energy Device - Setbacks In the Employment Industrial Zone category, a wind energy device must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot. (4) Wind Energy Device - Height In the Employment Industrial Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by: (A) 3.0 metres if: (i) it is on a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; or (ii) the building is less than 15.0 metres in height; and (B) 20.0 metres in all other cases. (5) Geo-energy Device Requirements In the Employment Industrial Zone category, any above-ground part of a geo-energy device must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on a lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 216 (6) Cogeneration Device In the Employment Industrial Zone category, a cogeneration energy device may be outside a building on the same lot if it: (A) is not in a street yard; and (B) complies with the required minimum building setbacks for a building. 60.5.80 Parking 60.5.80.1 General (1) Calculation of Parking Space Rates for Manufacturing Uses For the purpose of calculating the number of required parking spaces for a manufacturing use on a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category, the gross floor area of a building used for a manufacturing use, is reduced by the floor area in the building used for the following: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking; (B) vehicle access to a parking space or a loading space; (C) storage rooms or washrooms located in the basement; (D) voids at the level of each floor with a manufacturing use; (E) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (F) elevator shafts, ventilation duct, utility shafts; (G) utility areas, catwalks, service platforms and a mechanical penthouse; and (H) exit stairwells and escalators in the building. (2) Required Parking Space In the Employment Industrial Zone category, a parking space required by this By-law must be available for the use for which it is required. 60.5.80.10 Location (1) Parking in Street Yard In the Employment Industrial Zone category a parking space in a street yard is subject to the following: (A) the parking space must be at least 3.0 metres from the front lot line and side lot lines; and (B) the parking space must be at a right angle to the driveway that provides vehicle access from the street to a parking area. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (2) Location of Parking Spaces In the Employment Industrial Zone category a parking space may be: (A) in a front yard or a side yard that abuts a street, if there are no more than 5 parking spaces for the first 15.0 metres of main wall and thereafter 2 parking spaces for each additional 15.0 metres of main wall that abuts the yard containing the parking spaces; (B) in a side yard that does not abut a street; and (C) in a rear yard. (3) Location of Required Parking Spaces A parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. 60.5.80.11 Location Exemptions (1) Parking Location Off-site Parking Exemption If required parking spaces for a lawfully existing building are lawfully located on a lot that is not the same lot as the use for which the parking spaces are required, those lawful parking spaces may continue to be provided on another lot for that lawfully existing building. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 217 (2) Parking Location - Front Yard and Side Yard Parking Exemption If a lawfully existing building has lawful parking spaces in the front yard or side yard, regulation 60.5.80.10(1) and (2) does not apply to those lawful parking spaces. 60.5.80.20 Setbacks (3) Building Setback from a Lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category In the Employment Industrial Zone category a parking space and drive aisle must be at least 7.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 60.5.90 Loading 60.5.90.1 General (1) Calculation of Loading Space Rates for Manufacturing Uses For the purpose of calculating the number of required loading spaces for a manufacturing use on a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category, the gross floor area of a building used for a manufacturing use is reduced by the area in the building used for the following: (A) parking, bicycle parking and a loading; (B) vehicle access to a parking space or loading space; (C) storage rooms or washrooms located in the basement; (D) voids at the level of each floor with a manufacturing use; (E) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (F) elevator shafts, ventilation duct, utility shafts; (G) utility areas, catwalks, service platforms and a mechanical penthouse; and (H) exit stairwells and escalators in the building. 60.5.100 Access to Lot 60.5.100.1 General (1) Driveway Widths In the Employment Industrial Zone category a driveway may have: (A) a minimum width of 6.0 metres; and (B) a maximum width of 11.0 metres for a minimum depth of 3.0 metres measured from the lot line abutting the street. 60.5.100.10 Location (1) Driveway Access Through Landscaping In the Employment Industrial Zone category a driveway may cross a required landscaping area. (2) Access Location if Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category If a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, vehicle access to the lot may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (3) Access to Loading Restrictions Adjacent to a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category If a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, vehicle access to the loading space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 218 By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 219 60.10 Employment Light Industrial Zone (EL) 60.10.1 General 60.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 60.10 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the EL zone. (2) Interpretation of the Employment Light Industrial Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Employment Light Industrial Zones consists of the letters EL indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the EL Zone Label In the EL zone, the numerical value following the zone symbol in the zone label indicates the permitted maximum floor space index of all land uses on a lot. 60.10.20 Permitted Uses 60.10.20.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Place of Worship In the EL zone, a lawfully existing place of worship is permitted if it is on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Area Overlay Map; and (A) any expansion or addition to the place of worship building complies with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the EL zone; and (B) it may be replaced with a new place of worship building that complies with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the EL zone. (2) Sorting Activities in an Enclosed Building In the EL zone, the separating or sorting of recyclable materials must take place within a wholly enclosed building. 60.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - EL Zone In the EL zone, the following uses are permitted: Ambulance Depot Artist Studio Automated Banking Machine Bindery Carpenter's Shop Cold Storage Custom Workshop Dry Cleaning or Laundry Plant Financial Institution Fire Hall Industrial Sales and Service Use Laboratory Office Park Performing Arts Studio Police Station Production Studio Self-storage Warehouse Service Shop Warehouse Wholesaling Use By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 220 60.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - EL Zone In the EL zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 60.10.20.100: Apparel and Textile Manufacturing Use (9) Beverage Manufacturing Use (9) Cogeneration Energy (17) Contractor's Establishment (7) Crematorium (21) Eating Establishment (6,14) Education Use (4) Food Manufacturing Use (9, 10) Furniture Manufacturing Use (9) Metal Products Manufacturing Use (9) Open Storage (12) Outdoor Patio (11) Plastic Product Manufacturing Use (9) Printing Establishment (8) Public Utility (16,18) Recreation Use (1,3) Renewable Energy (17) Retail Store (5) Software Development and Processing (2) Take-out Eating Establishment (6) Transportation Use (19) [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] 60.10.20.100 Conditions (1) Recreation Use In the EL zone, a golf driving range is a permitted recreation use if: (A) the lot is at least 70.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) there is a fence between the golf driving range and all lot lines. (2) Software Development and Processing In the EL zone, the interior floor area of a software development and processing use may not exceed 5,000 square metres. (3) Recreation Use In the EL zone, a recreation use must be on a lot that fronts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (4) Education Use In the EL zone, an education use is subject to the following: (A) the use may only be for: (i) technical and trade skills development for the operation and use of manufacturing equipment and machinery; or (ii) driver education for commercial or construction vehicles such as trucks, tractor trailers and fork lifts; and (B) the total interior floor space used for an education use may not exceed the lesser of: (i) a floor space index of 0.5; or (ii) the permitted maximum floor space index in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 350- 2024 ] (5) Retail Store - together with Manufacturing Use In the EL zone, a retail store: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 221 (A) must be associated with a permitted manufacturing use on the same lot; and (B) the total interior floor area of all retail stores on a lot may not exceed 20 percent of the gross floor area of the permitted manufacturing use. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (6) Eating Establishment and Take-out Eating Establishment In the EL zone, the total interior floor area of all eating establishments and take-out eating establishments on a lot may not exceed 500.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (7) Contractor's Establishment In the EL zone, a contractor's establishment may not store heavy equipment such as cranes, ploughs, tractors, pile drivers, road making, wrecker's or steel erector's equipment on the lot. (8) Printing Establishment - Interior Floor Area In the EL zone, the interior floor area of a printing establishment use may not exceed 5,000 square metres. (9) Manufacturing Use - Interior Floor Area In the EL zone, the interior floor area of a manufacturing use listed in Clause 60.10.20.20 may not exceed 5,000 square metres. (10) Food Manufacturing Use In the EL zone, a food manufacturing use must be the processing, packaging or baking of foods that are not meats, fish, dairy products, or brewing or pickling of foods. [ By-law: 350-2024 ] (11) Outdoor Patio In the EL zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be combined with one of the following uses and be located on the same lot or abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) Eating Establishment; (ii) Retail Store; and (iii) Take-out Eating Establishment. (B) must be no closer to a lot line than the required minimum rear yard setback or side yard setback for a building; (C) may not be located on land required for loading spaces, driveways, or landscaping; (D) may have a maximum area that is the greater of: (i) 50.0 square metres; or (ii) 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is combined with. (E) may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, if it is located on a lot abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres; (F) must be set back at least 30.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (G) despite regulation (F) above, an outdoor patio located above the first storey of the building, must be at least 40.0 metres, measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (H) in the rear yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the rear lot line; (I) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (F) or (G) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot; and (J) is not permitted on a lot located in the area bounded by Laird Avenue on the west, Vanderhoof Avenue and the Don River to the north, Don Mills Road to the east and Overlea Boulevard to the south. [By-law: 1198-2019]. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (12) Open Storage In the EL zone: (A) open storage: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 222 (i) must be associated with a permitted use; (ii) may not be in a yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (iii) may not be in the front yard; [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (iv) may be no closer than 7.5 metres to any lot line; (v) may be no more than 10% of the lot area; (vi) may be no higher than the permitted maximum height of a building on the lot; and (vii) must be enclosed by a fence; and (B) open storage may be for recyclable material and waste. (13) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (14) Eating Establishment In the EL zone, an eating establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.100. (15) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (16) Public Utility In the EL zone, a public utility, must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building, if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (17) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the EL zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (18) Public Utility In the EL zone, a public utility may not be a sewage treatment plant. (19) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the EL zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (20) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (21) Crematorium In the EL zone, a crematorium must be a minimum of 300 metres from a lot that is not in an EL, E, EH or UT zone. 60.10.30 Lot Requirements 60.10.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage for Lots in a EL zone In the EL zone, the required minimum lot frontage is 15.0 metres. 60.10.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the EL zone, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 60.10.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 223 60.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 60.10.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height - EL Zone In the EL zone, if a lot is in an area that: (A) has a numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is the numerical value following the letters "HT", in metres; or (B) has no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is 18.5 metres. (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the EL zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. 60.10.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the EL zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height for a building or structure, that lawful height of the lawfully existing building or structure is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings -- Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.10.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 60.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback for Lots in the EL Zone In the EL zone, the required minimum front yard setback is 6.0 metres. (2) Minimum Side Yard Setback for Lots in the EL Zone In the EL zone, the required minimum building setback from a side lot line: (A) that does not abut a street, is: (i) 3.0 metres if the lot frontage is less than 30.0 metres; (ii) 4.5 metres if the lot frontage is from 30.0 metres to less than 60.0 metres; and (iii) 6.0 metres in all other cases; and (B) that abuts a street, is 6.0 metres. (3) Minimum Rear Yard Setback for Lots in the EL Zone In the EL zone, the required minimum rear yard setback is 7.5 metres. (4) Minimum Setback for Lots in the EL Zone if abutting the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the EL zone: (A) the required minimum building setback from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is 15.0 metres; and (B) a structure that is not a building may be no closer than 15.0 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 60.10.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the EL zone, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 224 (A) a front lot line, that lawful front yard setback is the minimum front yard setback permitted for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful rear yard setback is the minimum rear yard setback permitted for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (C) a side lot line, that lawful side yard setback is the minimum side yard setback permitted for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Required Setbacks for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.10.40.71(1) may be set back from the front lot line, rear lot line or side lot lines to the same extent as the main walls of the lawfully existing building or structure or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] 60.10.50 Yards 60.10.50.10 Landscaping (1) Soft Landscaping - Street Lot Line Requirement In the EL zone, any lot line abutting a street must have a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping along the entire length of the lot line, excluding lands used for driveways and walkways. 60.10.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 60.10.60.1 General (1) Ancillary Building and Structure - Compliance In the EL zone, ancillary buildings and structures must comply with the requirements for a building or structure. 60.10.60.10 Location (1) Location of Buildings or Structures Used for the Purpose of a Gatehouse, Scale, Weigh-house, Fire Pump House or Other Security Purpose in the EL Zone In the EL zone, a building or structure used as a gatehouse, scale, weigh-house, fire pump house or other security purpose is: (A) permitted in the front yard; and (B) not subject to required minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard building setbacks. 60.10.80 Parking 60.10.80.1 General (1) Applicable Parking Rate - Retail Store, Eating Establishment, and Take-out Eating Establishment In the EL zone, the parking space requirement for a retail store, eating establishment, and take-out eating establishment, that is combined with a manufacturing use, is calculated at the same rate as the permitted manufacturing use located on the lot. 60.10.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space not located in a building must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 225 60.10.90 Loading 60.10.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) a side yard or rear yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 60.10.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements in regulation 60.10.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements in regulation 60.10.90.10(1). 60.10.90.40 Access to Loading Space (1) Access to Loading Space on a Lot in the EL Zone In the EL zone: (A) if a lot abuts a lane, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the lane; (B) if a corner lot does not abut a lane and it has at least one lot line abutting a street which is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the street which is not a major street; and (C) if a lot is not a lot described in (A) or (B), vehicle access to a loading space may be from the street on which the lot fronts. (2) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space A loading space located in a building may not have its vehicle access through a main wall that faces a street. 60.10.90.41 Access to Loading Space Exemptions (1) Existing Access to Loading Space Exemption for Buildings on Lots in the EL Zone In the EL zone, if a lawfully existing building has a lawful access to a loading space that does not comply with regulation 60.10.90.40(1) or Article 220.5.20, that lawful access is permitted. (2) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful entrance to a loading space in a main wall that faces a street, that lawful entrance to the loading space is exempt from regulation 60.10.90.40(2). By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 226 60.20 Employment Industrial Zone (E) 60.20.1 General 60.20.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 60.20 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the E zone. (2) Interpretation of the Employment Industrial Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for Employment Industrial Zones consists of the letter E indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the E Zone Label In the E zone, the numerical value following the zone symbol in the zone label indicates the permitted maximum floor space index of all land uses on a lot. 60.20.20 Permitted Uses 60.20.20.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Place of Worship In the E zone, a lawfully existing place of worship is permitted if it is on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Area Overlay Map; and (A) any expansion or addition to the place of worship building must comply with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the E zone; and (B) it may be replaced with a new place of worship building if it complies with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the E zone. (2) Sorting Activities in an Enclosed Building In the E zone, the separating or sorting of recyclable materials must take place within a wholly enclosed building. 60.20.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - E Zone In the E zone, the following uses are permitted: Ambulance Depot Animal Shelter Artist Studio Automated Banking Machine Bindery Building Supply Yards Carpenter's Shop Cold Storage Contractor's Establishment Custom Workshop Dry Cleaning or Laundry Plant Financial Institution Fire Hall Industrial Sales and Service Use Kennel Laboratory All Manufacturing Uses except: 1) Abattoir, Slaughterhouse or Rendering of Animals Factory; 2) Ammunition, Firearms or Fireworks Factory; 3) Asphalt Plant; 4) Cement Plant, or Concrete Batching Plant; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 227 5) Crude Petroleum Oil or Coal Refinery; 6) Explosives Factory; 7) Industrial Gas Manufacturing; 8) Large Scale Smelting or Foundry Operations for the Primary Processing of Metals; 9) Pesticide or Fertilizer Manufacturing; 10) Petrochemical Manufacturing; 11) Primary Processing of Gypsum; 12) Primary Processing of Limestone; 13) Primary Processing of Oil-based Paints, Oil-based Coatings or Adhesives; 14) Pulp Mill, using pulpwood or other vegetable fibres; 15) Resin, Natural or Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing; 16) Tannery Office Park Performing Arts Studio Pet Services Police Station Printing Establishment Production Studio Public Works Yard Service Shop Software Development and Processing Warehouse Wholesaling Use [ By-law: OMB PL130592 ] 60.20.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - E Zone In the E zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 60.20.20.100: Body Rub Service (32) Cogeneration Energy (26) Crematorium (33) Drive Through Facility (5,21) Eating Establishment (1,19,30) Marihuana production facility (2) Metal Factory involving Forging and Stamping (25) Open Storage (10) Outdoor Patio (9) Public Utility (27,29) Recovery Facility (8) Recreation Use (7) Renewable Energy (26) Retail Service (3) Retail Store (4,30) Shipping Terminal (11) Take-out Eating Establishment (1,30) Transportation Use (28) Vehicle Depot (6) Vehicle Fuel Station (16,30) Vehicle Repair Shop (23) Vehicle Service Shop (17,31) Vehicle Washing Establishment (18) [ By-laws: 403-2014; 1124-2018; 1198-2019 ] [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] 60.20.20.100 Conditions (1) Eating Establishment and Take-out Eating Establishment By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 228 In the E zone, the total interior floor area of all eating establishments and take-out eating establishments on a lot may not exceed 500.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (2) Medical Marihuana Production Facility In the E zone, a medical marihuana production facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.60. [ By-law: 403-2014 ] (2) Marihuana Production Facility In the E zone, a marihuana production facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.60. [ By-law: 0403-2014 ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (3) Retail Service In the E zone, the total interior floor area of retail services on a lot may not exceed the greater of: (A) 300.0 square metres: or (B) 10 percent of the gross floor area of the buildings on the lot to a maximum of 500.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (4) Retail Store - together with Manufacturing Use In the E zone, a retail store: (A) must be associated with a permitted manufacturing use on the same lot; and (B) the total interior floor area of all retail stores on a lot may not exceed 20 percent of the gross floor area of the permitted manufacturing use. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (5) Drive Through Facility In the E zone, a drive through facility must be on a lot that fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (6) Vehicle Depot In the E zone, a vehicle depot must be on a lot that is at least 70 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category. (7) Recreation Use In the E zone, a recreation use must be on a lot that fronts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (8) Recovery Facility In the E zone, a recovery facility: (A) may not be: (i) an asphalt recovery facility; (ii) a concrete recovery facility; (iii) a heavy metal recovery facility (arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium); (iv) a hazardous chemical recovery facility; (v) a petrochemical recovery facility; (vi) an industrial gas recovery facility; (vii) a rubber recovery facility; and (viii) an asbestos recovery facility; (B) must be located at least 70.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; and (C) the separating or sorting of materials must be within a wholly enclosed building. (9) Outdoor Patio In the E zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be combined with one of the following uses and located on the same lot or abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) Eating Establishment; (ii) Retail Store; and (iii) Take-out Eating Establishment. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 229 (B) must be no closer to a lot line than the required minimum rear yard setback or side yard setback for a building; (C) may not be located on land required for loading spaces, driveways, or landscaping; (D) may have a maximum area that is the greater of: (i) 50.0 square metres; or (ii) 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is combined with. (E) may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, if it is located on a lot abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres; (F) must be set back at least 30.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (G) despite regulation (F) above, an outdoor patio located above the first storey of the building, must be at least 40.0 metres, measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (H) in the rear yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the rear lot line; (I) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (F) or (G) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot; and (J) is not permitted on a lot located in the area bounded by Laird Avenue on the west, Vanderhoof Avenue and the Don River to the north, Don Mills Road to the east and Overlea Boulevard to the south. [By-law: 1198-2019]. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (10) Open Storage In the E zone: (A) open storage: (i) must be associated with a permitted use other than a recovery facility; (ii) may not be located in a yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (iii) may not be in the front yard; (iv) must be a minimum of 7.5 metres from any lot line; (v) must be less than 30% of the lot area; (vi) may be no higher than the permitted maximum height of a building on the lot; and (vii) must be enclosed by a fence; and (B) open storage may be for recyclable material and waste. (11) Shipping Terminal In the E zone, a shipping terminal must be on a lot that is at least 70.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (12) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (13) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (14) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (15) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (16) Vehicle Fuel Station In the E zone, a vehicle fuel station must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.92. (17) Vehicle Service Shop In the E zone, a vehicle service shop must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.94. (18) Vehicle Washing Establishment In the E zone, a vehicle washing establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.96. (19) Eating Establishment By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 230 In the E zone, an eating establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.100. (20) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (21) Drive Through Facility In the E zone, a drive through facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.80. (22) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (23) Vehicle Repair Shop In the E zone, a vehicle repair shop must be on a lot that is at least 100.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (24) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (25) Metal Factory involving Forging and Stamping In the E zone, a metal factory that involves forging or stamping of metal must be on a lot that is at least 70.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (26) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the E zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (27) Public Utility In the E zone, a public utility may not be a sewage treatment plant. (28) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the E zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all regulations for a building on that lot. (29) Public Utility In the E zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building, if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (30) Retail Store and Eating Establishment together with Vehicle Fuel Station In the E zone: (A) a retail store on a lot with a vehicle fuel station is subject to the following: (i) the retail store must be a convenience store; (ii) the interior floor area of the vehicle fuel station, retail store, eating establishment or take-out eating establishment may not exceed 300 square metres; and (iii) the convenience retail store may remain on the lot as long as the vehicle fuel station use exists; and (B) For the purposes of regulation (A) above, a convenience store is premises where products such as engine oil, washer fluid, road salt, packaged or canned food products, newspapers and magazines are sold. (31) Vehicle Service Shop - Open Storage In the E zone, a vehicle service shop may have open storage if it is: (A) less than 20% of the area of the lot that is not covered by wholly enclosed buildings; and (B) enclosed by a fence. (32) Body Rub Service - Separation Distance In the E zone, a lot that has a body rub service must be: (A) at least 100.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) at least 500 metres from a lot with a public school, private school, or place of worship, or a lot in a IS zone or IPW zone; and (C) at least 500 metres from a lot that has an adult entertainment use or 100 metres from a lot that has a body rub service. (33) Crematorium In the E zone, a crematorium must be a minimum of 300 metres from a lot that is not in the EL, E, EH or UT zone. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 231 60.20.30 Lot Requirements 60.20.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage for Lots in the E zone In the E zone, the required minimum lot frontage is 20.0 metres. 60.20.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the E zone, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 60.20.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By- law: 1774-2019 ] 60.20.40 Principal Building Requirements 60.20.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height - E Zone In the E zone, if a lot is in an area that: (A) has a numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of any building or structure on the lot is the numerical value following the letters "HT", in metres; or (B) has no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map: (i) the permitted maximum height of an office building, or portion of a building used as office is 20.0 metres; and (ii) no maximum height requirement applies to a building that has permitted uses other than an office use. (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the E zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. 60.20.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the E zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings -- Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.20.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 60.20.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback for Lots in the E Zone In the E zone, the required minimum front yard setback is 3.0 metres. (2) Minimum Side Yard Setback for Lots in the E Zone In the E zone, the required minimum side yard setback is 3.0 metres. (3) Minimum Rear Yard Setback for Lots in the E Zone In the E zone, the required minimum rear yard setback is 7.5 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 232 (4) Minimum Building Setback for Lots in the E Zone abutting the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the E zone: (A) the required minimum building setback from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is 15.0 metres; and (B) a structure that is not a building may be no closer than 15.0 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category. (5) Building Setback Exemptions for Loading at Railway Tracks in an E zone Despite regulations 60.20.40.70(2) and (3), in the E zone, a building or structure used for loading or unloading of railway cars has no required minimum building setback from a side lot line or rear lot line that abuts the railway right- of-way. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 60.20.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the E zone, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a front lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (C) a side lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Required Setbacks for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.20.40.71(1) may be set back from the front lot line, rear lot line or side lot lines to the same extent as the main walls of the lawfully existing building or structure be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] 60.20.50 Yards 60.20.50.10 Landscaping (1) Soft Landscaping - Street Lot Line Requirement In the E zone, any lot line abutting a street must have a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping along the entire length of the lot line, excluding land used for driveways and walkways. 60.20.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 60.20.60.1 General (1) Ancillary Building and Structure - Compliance In the E zone, ancillary buildings and structures must comply with the requirements for a building or structure. 60.20.60.10 Location (1) Location of Buildings or Structures Used for the Purpose of a Gatehouse, Scale, Weigh-house, Fire Pump House or Other Security Purpose in the E Zone In the E zone, a building or structure used as a gatehouse, scale, weigh-house, fire pump house or other security purpose is: (A) permitted in the front yard; and (B) not subject to the required minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard building setbacks. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 233 60.20.80 Parking 60.20.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space that is not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. 60.20.90 Loading 60.20.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) any side yard or rear yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 60.20.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements in regulation 60.20.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from regulation 60.20.90.10(1). 60.20.90.40 Access to Loading Space (1) Access to Loading Space on a Lot in the E Zone In the E zone: (A) if a lot abuts a lane, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the lane; (B) if a corner lot does not abut a lane and it has at least one lot line abutting a street which is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the street which is not a major street; and (C) if a lot is not a lot described in (A) or (B), vehicle access to a loading space may be from the street on which the lot fronts. (2) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space A loading space located in a building may not have its vehicle access through a main wall that faces a street. 60.20.90.41 Access to Loading Space Exemptions (1) Access to Loading Space Exemption for Buildings on Lots in the E Zone In the E zone, if a lawfully existing building has a lawful entrance to a loading space that does not comply with regulation 60.20.90.40(1) or Article 220.5.20, that lawful entrance is permitted. (2) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful entrance to a loading space in a main wall facing a street, that lawful loading space is exempt from regulation 60.20.90.40(2). By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 234 60.30 Employment Heavy Industrial Zone (EH) 60.30.1 General 60.30.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 60.30 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the EH zone. (2) Interpretation of the Employment Heavy Industrial Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for the Employment Heavy Industrial Zones consists of the letters EH, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the EH Zone Label In the EH zone, the numerical value following the zone symbol in the zone label ,on the Zoning By-law Map, represents the permitted maximum floor space index of all land uses on a lot. 60.30.20 Permitted Uses 60.30.20.1 General (1) Existing Place of Worship In the EH zone, a lawfully existing place of worship is permitted if it is on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Area Overlay Map; and (A) any expansion or addition to the place of worship building must comply with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the EH zone; and (B) it may be replaced with a new place of worship building if it complies with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the EH zone. 60.30.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - EH Zone In the EH zone, the following uses are permitted: Ambulance Depot Animal Shelter Bindery Building Supply Yards Carpenter's Shop Chemical Materials Storage Cold Storage Contractors Establishment Custom Workshop Dry Cleaning or Laundry Plant Fire Hall Fuel Storage Industrial Sales and Service Use Laboratory All Manufacturing Uses except: 1) Ammunition, Firearms or Fireworks Factory; 2) Crude Petroleum Oil or Coal Refinery; 3) Explosives Factory; 4) Tannery Police Station Public Utility Public Works Yard Recovery Facility By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 235 Service Shop Shipping Terminal Vehicle Depot Vehicle Repair Shop Warehouse Waste Transfer Station [ By-law: OMB PL130592 ] 60.30.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - EH Zone In the EH zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 60.30.20.100: Cogeneration Energy (10) Crematorium (14) Marihuana production facility (3) Open Storage (1) Outside Operations (2) Propane Transfer, Handling and Storage Facility (9) Renewable Energy (10) Transportation Use (12) Vehicle Service Shop (5,13) [ By-laws: 403-2014; 1124-2018 ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 60.30.20.100 Conditions (1) Open Storage In the EH zone: (A) open storage must: (i) not encroach into a required minimum building setback; and (ii) be enclosed by a fence; and (B) open storage may be for recyclable material or waste. (2) Outside Operations In the EH zone, outside operations: (A) must be combined with a permitted manufacturing use; (B) may not encroach into a required minimum building setback; and (C) must be enclosed by a fence. (3) Medical Marihuana Production Facility In the EH zone, a medical marihuana production facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.60. [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (3) Marihuana Production Facility In the EH zone, a marihuana production facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.60. [ By- law: 607-2015 Under Appeal ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (4) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (5) Vehicle Service Shop In the EH zone, a vehicle service shop must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.94. (6) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (7) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (8) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (9) Propane Transfer, Handling and Storage Facility In the EH zone, a propane transfer, handing and storage facility pertains to facilities which transfer, handle, or store propane in quantities equal to or greater than 5,000 U.S. Water Gallons (USWG) on the lot, and: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 236 (A) may be on a lot that is at least 500 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category, Commercial Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, Institutional Zone category, or Open Space Zone category; and (B) is not a permitted manufacturing use that involves propane in the manufacturing process, or in the operation of equipment or vehicles that is not subject to regulation (A) above. (10) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In a EH zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (11) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (12) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the EH zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (13) Vehicle Service Shop - Open Storage In the EH zone, a vehicle service shop may have open storage if it is: (A) less than 20% of the area of the lot that is not covered by wholly enclosed buildings; and (B) enclosed by a fence. (14) Crematorium In the EH zone, a crematorium must be a minimum of 300 metres from a lot that is not in the EL, E, EH or UT zone. 60.30.30 Lot Requirements 60.30.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage for Lots in the EH zone In the EH zone, the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres. 60.30.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the EH zone, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 60.30.30.21(1) must comply with all other applicable regulations of this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 60.30.40 Principal Building Requirements 60.30.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height - EH Zone In the EH zone, if a lot is in an area that: (A) has a numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of any building or structure on the lot is the numerical value following the letters "HT", in metres; or (B) has no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, no height requirement applies. (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the EH zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 237 60.30.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the EH zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings -- Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.30.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 60.30.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback for Lots in the EH Zone In the EH zone, the required minimum front yard setback is 3.0 metres. (2) Minimum Side Yard Setback for Lots in the EH Zone In the EH zone, the required minimum side yard setback is 3.0 metres. (3) Minimum Rear Yard Setback for Lots in the EH Zone In the EH zone, the required minimum rear yard setback is 7.5 metres. (4) Minimum Building Setback for Lots in the EH Zone abutting the Residential Zone Category or the Residential Apartment Zone Category In the EH zone: (A) the required minimum building setback from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is 15.0 metres; and (B) a structure that is not a building may be no closer than 15.0 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category. (5) Building Setback Exemptions for Loading at Railway Tracks in an EH zone Despite regulations 60.30.40.70(2) and (3), in the EH zone, a building or structure used for loading or unloading of railway cars at railway tracks has no required minimum building setback from a side lot line or rear lot line that abuts the railway right-of-way. 60.30.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the EH zone, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a front lot line, that lawful front yard setback is the minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful rear yard setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (C) a side lot line, that lawful side yard setback is the minimum side yard setback permitted for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Required Setbacks for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.30.40.71(1) may be set back from a front lot line, rear lot line or side lot lines to the same extent as the main walls of the lawfully existing building or structure be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (3) Transportation Use Along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East Regulations 60.30.40.70(1)(2)(3) and (4) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that setbacks are between 0 and 300 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] [ By-law: 1268-2023 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 238 60.30.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 60.30.60.1 General (1) Ancillary Building and Structure - Compliance In the EH zone, ancillary buildings and structures must comply with the building and structure regulations of this zone. 60.30.90 Loading 60.30.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be in a yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 239 60.40 Employment Industrial Office Zone (EO) 60.40.1 General 60.40.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 60.40 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the EO zone. (2) Interpretation of the Employment Industrial Office Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Employment Industrial Office Zones consists of the letters EO indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. (3) Interpretation of the EO Zone Label In the EO zone, the letters following the zone symbol in the zone label have the following meaning: (A) a numerical value representing the permitted maximum floor space index of all land uses on a lot and that may be followed by one or both of the following in brackets: (i) the letter "e" and a numerical value indicating the permitted maximum floor space index for employment industrial uses on a lot; and (ii) the letter "o" and a numerical value indicating the permitted maximum floor space index for office and other non-employment industrial uses on a lot. (4) Medical Office In the EO Zone, a medical office includes a medical clinic. 60.40.20 Permitted Uses 60.40.20.1 General (1) Sorting Activities in an Enclosed Building In the EO zone, the separating or sorting of recyclable materials must take place within a wholly enclosed building. 60.40.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - EO Zone In the EO zone: (A) the following uses are permitted under the letter "e" in the zone label referred to in regulation 60.40.1.10(3)(A)(i): Ambulance Depot Animal Shelter Artist Studio Bindery Carpenter's Shop Cold Storage Custom Workshop Dry Cleaning or Laundry Plant Fire Hall Industrial Sales and Service Use Laboratory Police Station Printing Establishment Production Studio Self-storage Warehouse Service Shop Veterinary Hospital By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 240 Warehouse Wholesaling Use (B) the following uses are permitted under the letter "o" in the zone label referred to in regulation 60.40.1.10(3)(A)(ii): Art Gallery Automated Banking Machine Club Community Centre Education Use Financial Institution Library Massage Therapy Medical Office Municipal Shelter Museum Office Park Passenger Terminal Performing Arts Studio Software Development and Processing Wellness Centre [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 60.40.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - EO Zone In the EO zone: (A) the following uses are permitted under the letter "e" in the zone label referred to in regulation 60.40.1.10(3)(A)(i) if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 60.40.20.100: Apparel and Textile Manufacturing Use(3) Beverage Manufacturing Use (3) Clay Product Manufacturing Use (3) Cogeneration Energy (24) Computer, Communications, Electronics, or Optical Media Manufacturing Use (3) Contractor's Establishment (2) Food Manufacturing Use (3) Furniture Manufacturing Use(3) Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing Use (3) Metal Products Manufacturing Use (3) Open Storage (13) Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing Use (3) Plastic Product Manufacturing Use (3) Public Utility (25,27) Renewable Energy (24) Transportation Product and Vehicle Manufacturing Use (3) Transportation Use (26) (B) the following uses are permitted under the letter "o" in the zone label referred to in regulation 60.40.1.10(3)(A)(ii) if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 60.40.20.100: Drive Through Facility (10,18) Eating Establishment (1,16,20,28) Hotel (5) Outdoor Patio (14) Personal Service Shop (6) Place of Assembly (11,19) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 241 Place of Worship (29, 30) Public Parking (8,9) Recreation Use (7) Retail Service (6) Retail Store (6, 23, 28) Take-out Eating Establishment (1,20,28) Vehicle Fuel Station (21,28) [ By-laws: 545-2019; 1198-2019 ] [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] 60.40.20.100 Conditions (1) Eating Establishment and Take-out Eating Establishment In the EO zone, the total interior floor area of all eating establishments and take-out eating establishments on a lot may not exceed 500.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (2) Contractor's Establishment In the EO zone, a contractor's establishment may not store heavy equipment, such as cranes, ploughs, tractors, pile drivers, road making, wrecker's or steel erector's equipment. (3) Manufacturing Use- Interior Floor Area In the EO zone, the interior floor area of manufacturing uses listed in Clause 60.40.20.20 on the lot must be the lesser of: (A) 5,000 square metres; or (B) the permitted maximum floor space index for the lot according to the numerical value after an "e" in the zone label. (5) Hotel In the EO zone, a hotel must be on a lot that fronts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (6) Retail Service, Retail Store or Personal Service Shop In the EO zone, the total interior floor area of retail services, retail stores or personal service shops on a lot may not exceed the greater of: (A) 300.0 square metres: or (B) 10 percent of the gross floor area of the buildings on the lot to a maximum of 500.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1198-2019 ] (7) Recreation Use In the EO zone, a recreation use must be on a lot that fronts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (8) Public Parking - Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category In the EO zone, if a lot with public parking abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category: (A) vehicle access to the public parking may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (B) any part of a lot line abutting a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category must be fenced; and (C) an area used for the parking or storage of a vehicle must be at least 3.0 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (9) Public Parking Attendant Shelter In the EO zone, one building for parking attendants is permitted on a lot with a public parking use if it: (A) has a maximum height of 4.0 metres, including all mechanical equipment; (B) has a maximum interior floor area of 5.0 square metres; and (C) is at least 6.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street. (10) Drive Through Facility In the EO zone, a drive through facility must be on a lot that fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (11) Place of Assembly By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 242 In the EO zone, a place of assembly must be on a lot that has a zone symbol with an "o" value of 1.5 or greater. [ By- law: 1353-2015 ] (12) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (13) Open Storage In the EO zone, (A) open storage: (i) must be associated with a permitted use; (ii) may not be located in a yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (iii) may not be located in the front yard of the lot; (iv) must be located a minimum of 7.5 metres from any lot line; (v) may not be more than 10% of the lot area; (vi) may not be more than the permitted maximum height of a building; and (vii) must be enclosed by a fence; and (B) open storage may be for recyclable material and waste. (14) Outdoor Patio In the EO zone, an outdoor patio: (A) must be combined with a permitted use and be located on the same lot or abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio; (B) must be no closer to a lot line than the required rear yard setback or side yard setback for a building; (C) may not be located on land required for loading spaces, driveways, or landscaping; (D) may have a maximum area that is the greater of: (i) 50.0 square metres; or (ii) 50 percent of the interior floor area of the premises it is combined with. (E) may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, if it is located on a lot abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres; (F) must be set back at least 30.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (G) despite regulation (F) above, an outdoor patio located above the first storey of the building, must be at least 40.0 metres, measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (H) in the rear yard of a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category the outdoor patio must have a fence installed along the portion of the outdoor patio parallel to the rear lot line; and (I) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (F) or (G) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (15) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (16) Eating Establishment In the EO zone, an eating establishment must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.100. (17) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) (18) Drive Through Facility In the EO zone, a drive through facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.80. (19) Place of Assembly - Banquet Hall In the EO zone, a place of assembly that is a banquet hall with an interior floor area greater than 1,000 square metres must be at least 300 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. This regulation does not to apply if the banquet hall is combined with a hotel. (20) Eating Establishment and Take-out eating Establishment- Amusement Device By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 243 In the EO zone, an eating establishment or take-out eating establishment with an interior floor area of at least 130 square metres may have a maximum of 2 amusement devices. (21) Vehicle Fuel Station In the EO zone, a vehicle fuel station must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.92. (23) Retail Store - together with Manufacturing Use In the EO zone, a retail store on a lot with a manufacturing use: (A) must be associated with a permitted manufacturing use on the same lot; and (B) the total interior floor area of all retail stores on a lot may not exceed 20 percent of the gross floor area of the permitted manufacturing use. [ By-law: 1198-2019 as amended by By-law 803-2020] [ By-law: 803-2020 ] (24) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the EO zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (25) Public Utility In the EO zone, a public utility may not be a sewage treatment plant. (26) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the EO zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (27) Public Utility In the EO zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (28) Retail Store - together with a Vehicle Fuel Station In the EO zone: (A) a retail store on a lot with a vehicle fuel station is subject to the following: (i) the retail store must be a convenience store; (ii) the interior floor area of the vehicle fuel station, retail store, eating establishment or take-out eating establishment may not exceed 300 square metres; and (iii) the convenience retail store may remain on the lot as long as the vehicle fuel station use exists; and (B) For the purposes of regulation (A) above, a convenience store may sell products such as engine oil, washer fluid, road salt, packaged or canned food products, newspapers and magazines. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (29) Place of Worship In the EO zone, a place of worship must comply with the specific use requirements of Section 150.50. (30) Place of Worship - Interior Floor Area and Major Street In the EO zone, a place of worship: (A) may not have an interior floor area that exceeds 5,000 square metres; and (B) must be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Area Overlay Map. 60.40.30 Lot Requirements 60.40.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage for Lots in a EO zone In the EO zone, the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres. 60.40.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 244 In the EO zone, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 60.40.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 60.40.40 Principal Building Requirements 60.40.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height - EO Zone If a lot in the EO zone is in an area that: (A) has a numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is the numerical value following the letters "HT", in metres; or (B) has no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is 30.0 metres. (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the EO zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. 60.40.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the EO zone, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings - Height Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.40.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 60.40.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback for Lots in the EO Zone In the EO zone, the required minimum front yard setback is 9.0 metres. (2) Minimum Side Yard Setback for Lots in the EO Zone In the EO zone, the required minimum building setback from a side lot line: (A) that does not abut a street, is: (i) 4.5 metres, if the lot frontage is less than 60.0 metres; (ii) 6.0 metres in all other cases; and (B) that abuts a street, is 9.0 metres. (3) Minimum Rear Yard Setback for Lots in the EO Zone In the EO zone, the required minimum rear yard setback is 7.5 metres. (4) Minimum Building Setback for Lots in the EO Zone abutting the Residential Zone Category or the Residential Apartment Zone Category In the EO zone: (A) the required minimum building setback from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is 15.0 metres; and (B) a structure that is not a building may be no closer than 15.0 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 245 60.40.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the EO zone, if the building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a front lot line, that lawful front yard setback is the minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful rear yard setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (C) a side lot line, that lawful side yard setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Required Setbacks for Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 60.40.40.71(1) may be set back from the front lot line, rear lot line or side lot lines to the same extent as the main walls of the lawfully existing building or structure or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 60.40.50 Yards 60.40.50.10 Landscaping (1) Soft Landscaping- Street Lot Line Requirement In the EO zone, any lot line abutting a street must have a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping along the entire length of the lot line, exclusive of driveways and walkways. 60.40.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 60.40.60.1 General (1) Ancillary Buildings and Structures - Compliance In the EO zone, ancillary buildings and structures must comply with the requirements for a building or structure. 60.40.60.10 Location (1) Location of Buildings or Structures Used for the Purpose of a Gatehouse, Scale, Weigh-house, Fire Pump House or Other Security Purpose in an EO Zone In the EO zone, a building or structure used as a gatehouse, scale, weigh-house, fire pump house or other security purpose is: (A) permitted in the front yard; and (B) not subject to required minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard building setbacks. 60.40.80 Parking 60.40.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 246 60.40.90 Loading 60.40.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) a side yard or rear yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 60.40.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements in regulation 60.40.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from regulation 60.40.90.10(1). 60.40.90.40 Access to Loading Space (1) Access to Loading Space on a Lot in an EO Zone In the EO zone: (A) if a lot abuts a lane, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the lane; (B) if a corner lot does not abut a lane and it has at least one lot line abutting a street which is not a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, vehicle access to a loading space must be from the street which is not a major street; and (C) if a lot is not a lot described in (A) or (B), vehicle access to a loading space may be from the street on which the lot fronts. (2) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space A loading space may not have its vehicle access through a main wall that faces a street. 60.40.90.41 Access to Loading Space Exemptions (1) Existing Access to Loading Space Exemption for Buildings on Lots in the EO Zone In the EO zone, if a lawfully existing building has a lawful vehicle access to a loading space that does not comply with regulation 60.40.90.40(1), or Article 220.5.20, that lawful vehicle access is exempt from regulation 60.40.90.40(1) and Article 220.5.20. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (2) Access Through a Main Wall to a Loading Space Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space access in a main wall that faces a street, that lawful loading space access is exempt from regulation 60.40.90.40(2). By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 247 Chapter 80 Institutional 80.5 Regulations Applying to the Institutional Zone Category 80.5.1 General 80.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 80.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Institutional Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Institutional Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Institutional Zone category consists of the letters I, IE, IH, IS, or IPW, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. 80.5.20 Permitted Uses 80.5.20.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Public School, Private School A lawfully existing public school or private school on a lot in the Institutional Zone category is permitted on that lot, and: (A) any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing public school or private school building must comply with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located; and (B) the lawfully existing public school or private school may be replaced with a new school building that complies with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located. 80.5.30 Lot Requirements 80.5.30.1 General (1) Lot Requirements Additional lot requirements are in each zone in the Institutional Zone category. 80.5.30.11 Lot Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Area for Lawfully Existing Lots In the Institutional Zone category, if the lawful lot area of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot area, that lawful lot area is the minimum lot area required for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 80.5.30.11(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 80.5.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Frontage for Lawfully Existing Lots In the Institutional Zone category, if the lawful lot frontage of a lawfully existing lot is less than the required minimum lot frontage, that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 80.5.30.21(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 248 80.5.30.41 Lot Coverage Exemptions (1) Permitted Lot Coverage for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Institutional Zone category, if the portion of a lot covered by lawfully existing buildings or structures is greater than the permitted maximum lot coverage, the lawful portion of the lot covered by those lawfully existing buildings or structures is the maximum lot coverage for those lawfully existing buildings or structures on that lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to lawfully existing buildings or structures referred to in regulation 80.5.30.41(1) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 80.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 80.5.40.1 General (1) Building Requirements Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Institutional Zone category. 80.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of a Building In the Institutional Zone category, the height of a building or structure is the distance between the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line and the elevation of the highest point of the building or structure. (2) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the Institutional Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building, may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; and (C) satellite dishes. (3) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Institutional Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building, may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres, subject to regulation 80.5.40.10(4): (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the building that are used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the elements listed in (A) and (B) above. (4) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Institutional Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building that exceed the permitted maximum height for a building in regulation 80.5.40.10(3), must comply with the following: (A) their total area may cover no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) if they are located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, their total horizontal dimension, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street. (5) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection In the Institutional Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space on a building with a height greater than 15.0 metres, may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 249 80.5.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Institutional Zone category, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height for a building, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings -- Height In the Institutional Zone category, an addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 80.5.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 80.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Gross Floor Area Calculations In the Institutional Zone category the gross floor area of a building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) elevator shafts; (F) mechanical penthouse; and (G) exit stairwells in the building. (2) Floor Space Index Calculation for a Building In the Institutional Zone category the floor space index is the result of the gross floor area minus the areas of a building listed in regulation 80.5.40.40(1) divided by the area of the lot. 80.5.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Institutional Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, the lawful floor space index resulting from those lawfully existing buildings on that lot is the maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings on that lot. 80.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Canopies and Awnings In the Institutional Zone category, despite regulations 5.10.40.70(1) and (2), a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback that abuts a street, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. 80.5.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building Setback from a Lane A building or structure in the Institutional Zone category may be no closer than 2.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane. 80.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 250 In the Institutional Zone category, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a front lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; or (C) a side lot line, that lawful building setback is the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 80.5.40.71(1) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Building from a Lane In the Institutional Zone category, if the lawful distance of a lawfully existing building or structure from the original centreline of a lane is less than the required minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane, that lawful distance is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane for that lawfully existing building or structure. (4) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings in Relation to a Lane The required minimum distance from the original centreline of a lane for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 80.5.40.71(3) is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane permitted by regulation 80.5.40.71(3). 80.5.50 Yards 80.5.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping Requirement When Abutting a Lot in a Residential Zone Category If a lot in the Institutional Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along the part of the lot line abutting the lot in the Residential Zone category. 80.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 80.5.60.10 Location (1) Ancillary Building Location Restriction In the Institutional Zone category, an ancillary building or structure may not be located in a front yard. 80.5.60.20 Setbacks (1) Setback of Ancillary Building or Structure In the Institutional Zone category, an ancillary building or structure must be set back from a side lot line and rear lot line the greater of: (A) half the height of the ancillary building or structure; or (B) 3.0 metres, if the lot line abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.5.60.40 Height (1) Height of Ancillary Buildings and Structures In the Institutional Zone category, the height of an ancillary building or structure is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of the ancillary building or structure. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 251 80.5.75 Energy Regulations 80.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy or Cogeneration Energy Device - Location Restriction In the Institutional Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy on a lot may not be in a front yard or side yard that abuts a street. (2) Renewable Energy Device - Height Requirements In the Institutional Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 2.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (B) ground mounted, the device must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (3) Wind Energy Device - Setbacks In the Institutional Zone category, a wind energy device must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot. (4) Wind Energy Device - Height In the Institutional Zone category, no part of the wind energy device may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by more than: (A) 3.0 metres if: (i) the wind energy device is on a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; or (ii) the building is less than 25 metres in height; and (B) 5.0 metres in all other cases. (5) Geo-energy Requirements In the Institutional Zone category, any above-ground part of a geo-energy device must comply with the requirements for a building or structure on the lot. (6) Cogeneration Device In the Institutional Zone category, a cogeneration energy device must be located inside a permitted building. 80.5.80 Parking 80.5.80.1 General (1) Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Institutional Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. 80.5.80.10 Location (1) Location of Required Parking Spaces A parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. (2) Off-Site Parking Spaces Despite regulation 80.5.80.10(1), in the Institutional Zone category a required parking space may be located on an abutting lot in the same zone. 80.5.80.30 Separation (1) Parking Separation from Lot Line By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 252 In the Institutional Zone category, an area used for the parking or storage of 3 or more vehicles must be separated by a minimum 1.5 metres wide strip of soft landscaping from a lot line that abuts a street or lane. (2) Parking Restriction When Abutting the Residential Zone Category If a lot in the Institutional Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, an area used for the parking or storage of 3 or more vehicles may be in a rear yard or side yard, if a fence is installed along the part of the lot line that abuts the lot in the Residential Zone category. 80.5.100 Access to Lot 80.5.100.10 Location (1) Access to Non-Residential Uses when Adjacent to a Lot in the Residential Zone Category - Restriction on Sole Access from a Lane or Shared Private Right-of-Way A lot in the Institutional Zone category may be used for parking for a use on an adjacent lot, if it does not front on a street and has its only vehicle access from a lane or private right-of-way that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category. (2) Driveway Access to a Lot - Crossing Landscaping Area In the Institutional Zone category, a driveway may cross a required landscaping area. (3) Access to Parking Areas Adjacent to a Lot in the Residential Zone Category If a lot in the Institutional Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category vehicle access to a parking space may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category; (4) Loading Restrictions Adjacent to a Lot in the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone category If a lot in the Institutional Zone category abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category: (A) vehicle access to a loading space may not cross any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) any part of a lot line abutting a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category must be fenced. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 253 80.10 Institutional General Zone (I) 80.10.1 General 80.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 80.10 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the I zone. (2) Medical Office In the I zone, a medical office includes a medical clinic. 80.10.20 Permitted Uses 80.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - I Zone In the I zone, the following uses are permitted: Art Gallery Club Community Centre Hospice Care Home Library Massage Therapy Medical Office Municipal Shelter Museum Nursing Home Park Recreation Use Religious Education Use Religious Residence Respite Care Facility Retirement Home Wellness Centre [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - I Zone In the I zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 80.10.20.100: Ambulance Depot (16) Automated Banking Machine (10) Cogeneration Energy (22) Crisis Care Shelter (12) Day Nursery (6) Drive Through Facility (23) Eating Establishment (2)(7) Financial Institution (3) Fire Hall (17) Group Home (13) Personal Service Shop (4) Place of Assembly (5) Place of Worship (15) Police Station (18) Private School (9) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 254 Public Parking (1)(8) Public School (9) Public Utility (19) (20) Renewable Energy (22) Residential Care Home (13) Retail Store (2) Secondary Suite (24) Student Residence (11) Take-out Eating Establishment (2)(7) Transportation Use (21) [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.10.20.100 Conditions (1) Public Parking Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category In the I zone, vehicle access to public parking may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category. (2) Retail Store, Eating Establishment and Take-out Eating Establishment In the I zone: (A) the interior floor area for each retail store, eating establishment and take-out eating establishment on a lot may not exceed 465 square metres; and (B) the total interior floor area used for all retail stores, eating establishments and take-out eating establishments on a lot may not exceed 0.3 times the lot area. (3) Financial Institution In the I zone, the interior floor area of a financial institution may not exceed 250 square metres. (4) Personal Service Shop In the I zone, the interior floor area of a personal service shop may not exceed 250 square metres. (5) Place of Assembly In the I zone, the interior floor area of a place of assembly may not exceed the lesser of: (A) 4000 square metres; or (B) 75% of the area of the lot covered by all buildings on the lot. (6) Day Nursery A day nursery in the I zone may not be located above the first storey of a building. (7) Size Restriction on Eating Establishments Near or Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category If a lot in the I zone is within 6.1 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category, the total interior floor area of all eating establishments and take-out eating establishments on the lot may not exceed 400 square metres. (8) Public Parking Attendant Shelter In the I zone, one building for parking attendants is permitted on a lot with a public parking use, if it: (A) has a maximum height of 4.0 metres, including all mechanical equipment; (B) has a maximum interior floor area of 5.0 square metres; and (C) is at least 6.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street. (9) Public School, Private School In the I zone, a public school and private school must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.48. (10) Automated Banking Machine In the I zone, an automated banking machine must be in a building. (11) Student Residence A student residence must be operated by a public school or private school on the same lot. (12) Crisis Care Shelter In the I zone, a crisis care shelter must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. (13) Group Home or Residential Care Home In the I Zone, a group home or a residential care home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 255 (15) Place of Worship In the I zone, a place of worship must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50. (16) Ambulance Depot In the I zone, an ambulance depot must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is not more than 250 metres from that intersection. (17) Fire Hall In the I zone, a fire hall must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is not more than 250 metres from that intersection. (18) Police Station In the I zone, a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (19) Public Utility In the I zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (20) Public Utility In the I zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the I zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (21) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the I zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (22) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the I zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (23) Drive Through Facility In the I zone, a drive through facility must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.80. (24) Secondary Suite In the I zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. 80.10.30 Lot Requirements 80.10.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the I zone, the required minimum lot frontage is 20.0 metres 80.10.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 256 In the I zone, if a lot: (A) is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; or (B) is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, the permitted maximum lot coverage is 35%. 80.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 80.10.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height If a lot in the I zone is in an area that has: (A) a numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure is the numerical value in metres on the Height Overlay Map; and (B) no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is 15.0 metres. (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the I zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. 80.10.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the I zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) 1.0, if the zone symbol is not followed by a numerical value on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 0559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 80.10.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Floor Area Exemptions Regulation 80.10.40.40(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton East, provided that the maximum floor area is no greater than 2 times the area of the lot. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 80.10.40.50 Decks, Platforms and Amenities (1) Amenity Space Requirement In the I zone, a minimum of 0.9 square metres of amenity space must be provided for each dwelling unit and bedsitting room in a building and a minimum of 75% of the amenity space must be within a building. 80.10.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Canopy Encroachments In the I zone, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 4.0 metres, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. (2) Permitted Encroachments - Exterior Stairs, Access Ramp and Elevating Device In the I zone: (A) exterior stairs providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the stairs are: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 257 (i) no longer than 1.5 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above the ground at the point where the stairs meet the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 2.0 metres; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (B) an uncovered ramp providing pedestrian access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the ramp is: (i) no longer than 15 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above the ground at the point where the ramp meets the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 1.5 metres for each sloped ramp segment; and (iii) no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres; and (C) an elevating device providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the elevating device: (i) elevates no higher than the first storey of the building; (ii) has a maximum area of 3.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres. 80.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building Setback Policy Areas 1 to 3 If a lot in the I zone is located in Policy Area 1 (PA1), Policy Area 2 (PA-2) or Policy Area 3 (PA-3) on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, a building or structure on that lot must be set back: (A) no more than 3.0 metres from a front lot line; (B) a minimum of 5.5 metres from a side lot line that does not abut a street or lane if the main wall of a building facing the side lot line has windows; (C) 3.0 metres from a rear lot line or side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (D) in all other cases, no building setback is required. (2) Building Setback in other than Policy Areas 1 to 3 If a lot in the I zone is not located in Policy Area 1 (PA1), Policy Area 2 (PA-2) or Policy Area 3 (PA-3) on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, a building or structure must be set back from a lot line a distance equal to half the height of the building. 80.10.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Setback Exemptions Regulations 80.10.40.70(1) and (2) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East provided that the setbacks are between 0 and 40 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 80.10.50 Yards 80.10.50.10 Landscaping (1) Front Yard Landscaping In the I zone, the entire front yard excluding a permitted driveway must be landscaping, and a minimum of 75% of the front yard landscaping must be soft landscaping. (2) Soft Landscaping Requirement In the I zone, a minimum of 50% of the area of the lot not covered by buildings or structures must be soft landscaping. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 258 80.10.50.11 Landscaping Exemptions (1) Landscaping Exemptions Regulations 80.10.50.10(1) and (2) do not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 80.10.80 Parking 80.10.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space which is not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. 80.10.90 Loading 80.10.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) any side yard or rear yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.10.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements in regulation 80.10.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 80.10.90.10(1). 80.10.150 Waste 80.10.150.1 General (1) Waste and Recyclable Materials Storage In the I zone: (A) all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and (B) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building: (i) may not be in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard; and (ii) must be at least: (a) 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (b) 1.0 metres from all other side lot lines and rear lot lines. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 259 80.20 Institutional Hospital Zone (IH) 80.20.1 General 80.20.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 80.20 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the IH zone. 80.20.20 Permitted Uses 80.20.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - IH Zone In the IH zone, the following uses are permitted: Education Use Hospice Care Home Hospital Massage Therapy Medical Office Municipal Shelter Park Wellness Centre [ By-laws: 1353-2015; 545-2019; 451-2022 ] [ By-law: 451-2022 ] 80.20.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - IH Zone In the IH zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 80.20.20.100: Ambulance Depot (12) Automated Banking Machine (3) Cogeneration Energy (18) Crisis Care Shelter (8) Day Nursery (7) Eating Establishment (4,11) Financial Institution (5) Fire Hall (13) Laboratory (9) Nursing Home (1) Office (2) Personal Service Shop (4,11) Place of Worship (22) Police Station (14) Post-Secondary School (20) Public Parking (6,10) Public Utility (15) (16) Renewable Energy (18) Respite Care Facility (1) Retail Store (4,11) Retirement Home (1) Secondary Suite (21) Student Residence (1) Take-out Eating Establishment (4,11) Transportation Use (17) [ By-laws: 1353-2015; 545-2019 ] [ By-law: 545-2019 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 260 80.20.20.100 Conditions (1) Nursing Home, Retirement Home, Student Residence, Respite Care Facility In the IH zone, a nursing home, a retirement home, a student residence, or a respite care facility must be in a building operated by or on behalf of a hospital. (2) Office In the IH zone, an office must be in a building operated by or in association with a hospital. (3) Automated Banking Machine In the IH zone, an automated banking machine must be in a building. (4) Retail Store, Personal Service Shop, Eating Establishment and Take-out Eating Establishment In the IH zone, a retail store, personal service shop, eating establishment or take-out eating establishment are subject to the following: (A) they must be in a hospital building; (B) each retail store, personal service shop or eating establishment may not have an interior floor area greater than 150 square metres; (C) the total interior floor area for all retail stores, personal service shops and eating establishments on a lot may not exceed 30% of the interior floor area of the first storey of the hospital building; and (D) regulations (B) and (C) above do not apply to a cafeteria that is ancillary to the hospital. (5) Financial Institution In the IH zone, a financial institution must: (A) be in a hospital building; and (B) have an interior floor area no greater than 150 square metres. (6) Public Parking Attendant Shelter In the IH zone, one building for parking attendants is permitted on a lot with a public parking use, if it: (A) has a maximum height of 4.0 metres, including all mechanical equipment; (B) has a maximum interior floor area of 5.0 square metres; and (C) is at least 6.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street. (7) Day Nursery In the IH zone, a day nursery must be in a hospital building. (8) Crisis Care Shelter In the IH zone, a crisis care shelter must: (A) be on a lot that has a permitted maximum floor space index of 7.0 or greater; and (B) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (9) Laboratory In the IH zone, a laboratory must be: (A) operated by, or in association with, a hospital; or (B) used for research limited to medical or health sciences. (10) Public Parking Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category In the IH zone, vehicle access to the public parking may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category. (11) Size Restriction on Establishments Near or Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category If a lot in the IH zone is within 6.1 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category, access to a retail store, personal service shop, eating establishment or take-out eating establishment must be from inside the hospital building. (12) Ambulance Depot In the IH zone, an ambulance depot must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 261 (13) Fire Hall In the IH zone, a fire hall must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (14) Police Station In the IH zone, a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (15) Public Utility In the IH Zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (16) Public Utility In the IH zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the IH zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (17) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the IH zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (18) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the IH zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (20) Post-Secondary School In the IH zone, a post-secondary school must be: (A) for education in medicine, dentistry or other health sciences; or (B) in association with a hospital; [ By-law: 1276-2022(OLT) ] (21) Secondary Suite In the IH zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (22) Place of Worship In the IH zone, a place of worship must: (A) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50; (B) be on the same lot as a hospital or a hospice care home; and (C) be in a building with no more than 5,000 square metres of gross floor area, unless it is inside a hospital. 80.20.30 Lot Requirements 80.20.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage The required minimum lot frontage in the IH zone is 30 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 262 80.20.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the IH zone, if a lot: (A) is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; or (B) is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies. 80.20.40 Principal Building Requirements 80.20.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height If a lot in the IH zone is in an area that has a numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure is the numerical value in metres on the Height Overlay Map. If no numerical number follows the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map the maximum height is not limited by this regulation. (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the IH zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. (3) Height of Buildings and Structures - Helicopter Landing Pad In the IH zone, a permitted helicopter landing pad on the roof of a hospital building may exceed the permitted maximum height for the building by 3.0 metres, if the highest part of the landing pad is no more than 3.0 metres above the surface level of the roof. 80.20.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the IH zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) 1.0, if the zone symbol is not followed by a numerical value on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 0559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 80.20.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Permitted Encroachments into Required Yards - Access Ramp and Elevating Device In the IH zone: (A) an uncovered ramp providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback if the ramp is: (i) no longer than 15 horizontal units for each 1.0 vertical unit above the ground at the point where the ramp meets the building or structure; (ii) no wider than 1.5 metres for each sloped ramp segment; and (iii) no closer than 0.6 metres to a lot line; and (B) an elevating device providing access to a building or structure may encroach into a required minimum building setback, if the elevating device: (i) elevates no higher than the first storey of the building; (ii) has a maximum area of 6.0 square metres; and (iii) is no closer than 0.6 metres from a lot line. (2) Canopies and Awnings - Five Metres or Less Above Grade By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 263 In the IH zone, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 4.0 metres, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. (3) Canopies and Awnings - More Than Five Metres Above Grade In the IH zone, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback a maximum of 2.5 metres if: (A) it is more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it; and (B) it is at least 0.6 metres from a lot line. 80.20.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback The required minimum front yard setback in the IH zone is: (A) zero metres if the lot is in the Policy Area 1 (PA1) on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (B) 7.5 metres in all other cases. (2) Minimum Rear Yard Setback In the IH zone, the required minimum rear yard setback is: (A) the greater of 7.5 metres or half the height of the building, if the rear lot line abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (B) 7.5 metres in all other cases. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback The required minimum side yard setback for a lot in the IH zone is: (A) if the lot is located in Policy Area 1 (PA1) on the Policy Areas Overlay Map: (i) zero metres if the side lot line does not abut a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (ii) the greater of 7.5 metres or half the height of the building, if the side lot line abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category; and (B) if the lot is not located in the Policy Area 1 (PA1) on the Policy Areas Overlay Map: (i) 7.5 metres if the side lot line abuts a street; and (ii) in all other cases, the greater of 7.5 metres or half the height of the building. 80.20.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 80.20.60.20 Setbacks (1) Ancillary Building or Structure to be Set Back In the IH zone an ancillary building or structure may be no closer to a side lot line or rear lot line, that does not abut a street, than the greater of 1.5 metres or half the height of the ancillary building or structure. (2) Building Setback from a Street In the IH zone, no part of an ancillary building or structure may be closer to a lot line that abuts a street than any main wall of the main buildings on the lot. 80.20.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage - Ancillary Buildings In the IH zone, the permitted maximum lot coverage for ancillary buildings and structures is 15% of the lot area. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 264 80.20.80 Parking 80.20.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line In the IH zone, a parking space which is not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. (2) Parking Spaces to be Set Back from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category In the IH zone, an area used for the parking or storage of more than 3 vehicles may be no closer than 7.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category. 80.20.90 Loading 80.20.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location A loading space may not be in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) any yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.20.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption If a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 80.20.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 80.20.90.10(1). 80.20.150 Waste 80.20.150.1 General (1) Storage of Waste In the IH zone: (A) all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and (B) if the waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building: (i) may not be in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard; and (ii) must be at least: (a) 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (b) 1.0 metres from all other side lot lines and rear lot line. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 265 80.30 Institutional Education Zone (IE) 80.30.1 General 80.30.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 80.30 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the IE zone. 80.30.20 Permitted Uses 80.30.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - IE Zone In the IE zone, the following uses are permitted: Art Gallery Automated Banking Machine Club Library Massage Therapy Municipal Shelter Museum Park Performing Arts Studio Place of Assembly Post-Secondary School Production Studio Recreation Use Religious Education Use Student Residence Wellness Centre [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.30.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - IE Zone In the IE zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 80.30.20.100: Ambulance Depot (14) Cogeneration Energy (20) Community Centre (10) Day Nursery (9) Eating Establishment (4)(13) Entertainment Place of Assembly (7) Financial Institution (5) Fire Hall (15) Laboratory (11) Medical Office (3) Office (3) Personal Service Shop (6) Place of Worship (23) Police Station (16) Public Parking (1)(12) Public Utility (17)(18) Renewable Energy (20) Retail Store (8) Secondary Suite (22) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 266 Software Development and Processing (2) Sports Place of Assembly (7) Take-out Eating Establishment (4)(13) Transportation Use (19) [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.30.20.100 Conditions (1) Public Parking Attendant Shelter In the IE zone, one building for parking attendants is permitted on a lot with a public parking use, if it: (A) has a maximum height of 4.0 metres, including all mechanical equipment; (B) has a maximum interior floor area of 5.0 square metres; and (C) is at least 6.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street. (2) Software Development and Processing In the IE zone, a software development and processing use must be operated by or be in association with a post- secondary school. (3) Office or Medical Office In the IE zone, an office or medical office must be in association with a post-secondary school on the lot. (4) Eating Establishment and Take-out Eating Establishment In the IE zone, the interior floor area of an eating establishment or take-out eating establishment may not exceed 1000 square metres. This regulation does not apply to a cafeteria that is ancillary to a post-secondary school. [ By-law: 1092-2021 ] (5) Financial Institution In the IE zone, the interior floor area of a financial institution may not exceed 500 square metres. (6) Personal Service Shop In the IE zone, the interior floor area of a personal service shop may not exceed 500 square metres. (7) Entertainment Place of Assembly and Sports Place of Assembly In the IE zone, a place of assembly, entertainment place of assembly or sports place of assembly must be operated by or be in association with a post-secondary school. (8) Retail Store In the IE zone, the interior floor area of a retail store may not exceed 500 square metres. (9) Day Nursery In the IE zone, the interior floor area of a day nursery may not exceed 500 square metres. (10) Community Centre In the IE zone, a community centre may be no more than 5000 square metres in gross floor area. (11) Laboratory In the IE zone, a laboratory must be operated by or be in association with a post-secondary school. (12) Public Parking Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category In the IE zone, vehicle access to the public parking may not be over any part of a lot in the Residential Zone category. (13) Size Restriction on Eating Establishments Near or Abutting a Lot in the Residential Zone Category If a lot in the IE zone is within 6.1 metres of a lot in the Residential Zone category, the total interior floor area of all eating establishments and take-out eating establishments on the lot may not exceed 400 square metres. (14) Ambulance Depot In the IE zone, an ambulance depot must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (15) Fire Hall In the IE zone, a fire hall must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 267 (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (16) Police Station In the IE zone, a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (17) Public Utility In the IE Zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (18) Public Utility In the IE zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the IE zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (19) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the IE zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. (20) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the IE zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (22) Secondary Suite In the IE zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (23) Place of Worship In the IE zone, a place of worship must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50. 80.30.30 Lot Requirements 80.30.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage The required minimum lot frontage in the IE zone is 20.0 metres. 80.30.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the IE zone, if a lot: (A) is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; or (B) is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, the permitted maximum lot coverage is 35%. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 268 80.30.40 Principal Building Requirements 80.30.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height If a lot in the IE zone is in an area that has: (A) a numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is the numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, in metres; or (B) no numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is 13.0 metres. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the IE zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 2.0 metres. 80.30.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the IE zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) 0.4, if the zone symbol is not followed by a numerical value on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 0559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 80.30.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Building Setbacks In the IE zone the required minimum building setback from a lot line is the distance equal to half the height of the building. 80.30.40.80 Separation (1) Separation Between Buildings If two or more buildings are on a lot in the IE zone, the required minimum separation distance between all main walls of any two buildings is the greater of: (A) 20 metres; or (B) half of the total height of the two buildings. 80.30.80 Parking 80.30.80.10 Location (1) Location Of Parking Spaces In the IE zone, a surface parking space may not be in a front yard. 80.30.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space which is not located in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 269 80.30.90 Loading 80.30.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location Exemption A loading space may not be in: (A) a front yard; (B) a side yard abutting a street; or (C) any yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.30.90.11 Location Exemptions (1) Loading Space Location Exemption In the IE Zone, if a lawfully existing building has a lawful loading space that does not comply with the loading space location requirements of regulation 80.30.90.10(1), that lawful loading space is exempt from the requirements of regulation 80.30.90.10(1). 80.30.150 Waste 80.30.150.1 General (1) Storage of Waste In the IE zone: (A) all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and (B) if waste and recyclable material is stored in an ancillary building, the ancillary building: (i) may not be in a side yard that abuts a street or in a front yard; and (ii) must be at least: (a) 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category or Open Space Zone category; and (b) 1.0 metres from all other side lot lines and rear lot line. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 270 80.40 Institutional School Zone (IS) 80.40.1 General 80.40.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 80.40 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the IS zone. 80.40.20 Permitted Uses 80.40.20.1 General (1) Existing Place of Worship A lawfully existing place of worship on a lot in the IS zone is permitted on that lot, and: (A) any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing place of worship building must comply with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the IS zone; and (B) the lawfully existing place of worship may be replaced with a new place of worship building that complies with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the IS zone. 80.40.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - IS Zone In the IS zone, the following uses are permitted: Municipal Shelter Park Private School Public School Recreation Use [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.40.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - IS Zone In the IS zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 80.40.20.100: Adult Education School (5) Ambulance Depot (6) Cogeneration Energy (11) Community Centre (2) Day Nursery (1) Fire Hall (7) Library (3) Police Station (8) Public Utility (9) (10) Renewable Energy (11) Secondary Suite (13) Student Residence (4) Transportation Use (14) [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.40.20.100 Conditions (1) Day Nursery By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 271 In the IS zone, a day nursery: (A) may have an interior floor area no greater than 40% of the area of the first storey of the building on the lot; and (B) must be located in a building with a private school or, a public school; or (C) be in a building that is or was originally constructed as a public school; and [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (D) comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (2) Community Centre In the IS zone, a community centre must: (A) be on a lot that fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (B) have a gross floor area no greater than 2500 square metres. (3) Library In the IS zone, a library: (A) must be operated by or on behalf of the City of Toronto; (B) must be on a lot that fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (C) may have a gross floor area no greater than 1500 square metres. (4) Student Residence In the IS zone, a student residence must be in a building operated by a public school or private school that is on the same lot. (5) Adult Education School In the IS zone, an adult education school must be: (A) in a building that has a private school or public school or in a building that is or was originally constructed as a private school or public school; and (B) funded by the Provincial or Federal government for: (i) adult English or French as a second language courses delivered by district school boards; (ii) literacy and basic skills programming delivered by community agencies or district school boards; (iii) credit courses for adults delivered by district school boards; (iv) continuing education programs, including general interest courses, delivered by district school boards; (v) adult Aboriginal language programs delivered by district school boards; or (vi) Canadian citizenship preparation programs delivered by district school boards. (6) Ambulance Depot In the IS zone, an ambulance depot must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (7) Fire Hall In the IS zone, a fire hall must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (8) Police Station In the IS zone, a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (9) Public Utility In the IS zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 272 (B) a water filtration plant; or (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (10) Public Utility In the IS zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the IS zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (11) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the IS zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (13) Secondary Suite In the IS zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (14) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the IS zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. 80.40.30 Lot Requirements 80.40.30.10 Lot Area (1) Minimum Lot Area In the IS zone the required minimum lot area is 900 square metres. 80.40.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage In the IS zone the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres. 80.40.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the IS zone, if a lot: (A) is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; or (B) is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, the permitted maximum lot coverage is 35%. 80.40.40 Principal Building Requirements 80.40.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height If a lot in the IS zone has: (A) a numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on that lot is the numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, in metres; or (B) no numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on that lot is 14.0 metres. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 273 In the IS zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 1.5 metres. 80.40.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the IS zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) 0.7, if the zone symbol is not followed by a numerical value on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 0559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 80.40.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Building Setbacks In the IS zone, the following required minimum building setbacks apply: (A) 7.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a street; (B) 7.5 metres from a rear lot line; and (C) 3.0 metres from a side lot line. 80.40.50 Yards 80.40.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping on a Lot with a Public School, Private School In the IS zone, a lot with a public school or a private school is subject to the following: (A) a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along all side lot lines and rear lot lines; and (B) with the exception of areas used for play, driveways, parking, loading, and student drop-off and pick-up, a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along all lot lines abutting a street. 80.40.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 80.40.60.10 Location (1) Portable Classroom Buildings - Location In the IS zone, an portable classroom building may not be in a front yard. 80.40.60.20 Setbacks (1) Ancillary Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Street In the IS zone, no part of an ancillary building or structure may be closer to a lot line that abuts a street than the main building on the lot. (2) Portable Classroom Buildings to be Set Back In the IS zone, a portable classroom building must be set back from a side lot line or rear lot line a distance equal to: (A) 7.5 metres if the lot line abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) half the height of the portable classroom building in all other cases. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 274 80.40.60.40 Height (1) Portable Classroom Buildings - Height In the IS zone, a portable classroom building must be less than 4.0 metres in height. 80.40.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Portable Classroom Buildings - Coverage In the IS zone, in addition to complying with regulation 80.40.30.40(1), the lot area covered by portable classrooms may be no more than 50% of the lot area covered by the main school building. 80.40.80 Parking 80.40.80.1 General (1) Parking Lots - Public School, Private School In the IS zone: (A) an area used for the parking or storage of vehicles must be separated from any lot line that does not abut a street or lane by a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping; and (B) if an area used for the parking or storage of vehicles is located in a yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, a fence must be installed along the entire portion of the lot line abutting that lot. 80.40.80.10 Location (1) Parking Space Location In the IS zone, a parking space must be in a side yard or rear yard. 80.40.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line In the IS zone, a parking space which is not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. (2) Parking Area to be Set Back from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category In the IS zone, an area used for the parking or storage of vehicles must be set back a minimum of 1.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category. 80.40.80.40 Access to Parking Space (1) Access to Parking Space In the IS zone, vehicle access to a parking space may not be over a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.40.90 Loading 80.40.90.1 General (1) Public School, Private School - Pick-Up / Drop-Off Areas For a public school or private school constructed on a lot in the IS zone pursuant to a building permit issued three years after May 9, 2013, a vehicle student pick-up and drop-off area must be provided on the same lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 275 80.40.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space In the IS zone, a loading space must be on the lot in a side yard or rear yard that does not abut a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.40.90.40 Access to Loading Space (1) Access to a Loading Space In the IS zone, vehicle access to a loading space may not be over a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.40.150 Waste 80.40.150.1 General (1) Storage of Waste In the IS zone: (A) all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and (B) the part of the building containing the waste and recyclable material must be at least 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Open Space Zone category. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 276 80.50 Institutional Place of Worship Zone (IPW) 80.50.1 General 80.50.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 80.50 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the IPW zone. 80.50.20 Permitted Uses 80.50.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - IPW Zone In the IPW zone, the following uses are permitted: Municipal Shelter Park Place of Worship Religious Education Use Religious Residence [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.50.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - IPW Zone In the IPW zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 80.50.20.100: Ambulance Depot (8) Cogeneration Energy (13) Community Centre (3) Day Nursery (1) Dwelling Unit (7) Fire Hall (9) Library (4) Place of Assembly (2) Police Station (10) Public Utility (11) (12) Renewable Energy (13) Retail Store (6) Secondary Suite (14) Transportation Use (15) [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 80.50.20.100 Conditions (1) Day Nursery In the IPW zone, a day nursery: (A) must be in a building with a place of worship; and (B) may have an interior floor area no greater than 50% of the gross floor area of the first storey of the building; and [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (C) must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (2) Place of Assembly In the IPW zone, a place of assembly must be on a lot that has a minimum floor space index value of 6.0 or greater. (3) Community Centre By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 277 In the IPW zone, a community centre must: (A) be on a lot that fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (B) have a gross floor area that is no greater than 1500 square metres. (4) Library In the IPW zone, a library: (A) must be on a lot that fronts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (B) may have a gross floor area no greater than 400 square metres. (6) Retail Store In the IPW zone, a retail store: (A) must be associated with a place of worship; and (B) may not have an interior floor area exceeding 25 square metres. (7) Dwelling Unit In the IPW zone, a place of worship may have one dwelling unit, if: (A) the dwelling unit is ancillary to the place of worship; (B) the lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category or Institutional Zone category; and (C) the interior floor area of the dwelling unit is no more than 250 square metres. (8) Ambulance Depot In the IPW zone, an ambulance depot must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (9) Fire Hall In the IPW zone, a fire hall must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (10) Police Station In the IPW zone, a police station must be on a lot that: (A) fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (B) fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection. (11) Public Utility In the IPW zone, a public utility may not be: (A) a sewage treatment plant; (B) a water filtration plant; and (C) an above-ground water reservoir. (12) Public Utility In the IPW zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the IPW zone if it is: (A) a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ] (B) a natural gas regulator station. (13) Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production In the IPW zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 278 (14) Secondary Suite In the IPW zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10. (15) Transportation Use A building or structure on a lot in the IPW zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot. 80.50.30 Lot Requirements 80.50.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Minimum Lot Frontage The required minimum lot frontage in the IPW zone is 20.0 metres. 80.50.30.40 Lot Coverage (1) Maximum Lot Coverage In the IPW zone, if a lot: (A) is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; or (B) is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, the permitted maximum lot coverage is 40%. 80.50.40 Principal Building Requirements 80.50.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height If a lot in the IPW zone is in an area that has: (A) a numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is the numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, in metres; or (B) no numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on the lot is 15.0 metres. (2) Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof In the IPW zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 1.5 metres. (3) Building Height - Architectural Elements In the IPW zone, a minaret, steeple or similar architectural element on a place of worship building may exceed the permitted maximum height of the building by 40%, if the horizontal area of the minaret, steeple or similar architectural element is no more than 30.0 square metres. 80.50.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Lawfully Existing Place of Worship - Building Height - Architectural Elements In the IPW zone, if a lawfully existing place of worship has a lawful architectural element such as a minaret, steeple or similar architectural element that exceeds the permitted maximum height for a building, the permitted maximum height for that architectural element is its lawful height, for that lawfully existing place of worship. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 279 80.50.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the IPW zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is: (A) the numerical value following the zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map; or (B) 0.8, if the zone symbol is not followed by a numerical value on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 0559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 80.50.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Encroachments into a Front Yard or Side Yard Abutting a Street In the IPW zone, a platform without main walls such as a porch, a canopy, exterior stairs, pedestrian access ramp or an elevating device, may encroach into a front yard or a side yard abutting a street, if no part is more than 2.0 metres from the main wall. 80.50.40.70 Setbacks (1) Minimum Front Yard Setback In the IPW zone, the required minimum building setback from a front lot line is: (A) 3.0 metres if the street is a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (B) for all other streets, the greater of: (i) 7.5 metres; or (ii) a distance equal to half the height of the building. (2) Minimum Side Yard Setback In the IPW zone, the required minimum building setback from a side lot line that does not abut a street is the greater of: (A) 3.0 metres; or (B) the distance equal to half the height of the building. (3) Minimum Side Yard Setback from a Street In the IPW zone, the required minimum building setback from a side lot line that abuts a street is the greater of: (A) 6.0 metres; or (B) the distance equal to half the height of the building. (4) Minimum Rear Yard Setback In the IPW zone, the required minimum rear yard setback is the greater of: (A) 7.5 metres; or (B) the distance equal to half the height of the building. 80.50.50 Yards 80.50.50.10 Landscaping (1) Front Yard Landscaping Despite regulation 5.10.50.10(1), in the IPW zone, all parts of the front yard not used as a driveway must be landscaping, and a minimum of 75% of the required landscaping must be soft landscaping. (2) Abutting the Residential Zone Category or Residential Apartment Zone Category A lot in the IPW zone abuts that a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category must have a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping along the entire length of the part of the lot line abutting that lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 280 80.50.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 80.50.60.20 Setbacks (1) Ancillary Building or Structure to be Set Back from the Street In the IPW zone, an ancillary building or structure may be no closer to a lot line that abuts a street than the main building on the lot. (2) Side Yard Setback and Rear Yard Setback - Ancillary Buildings and Structures In the IPW zone, an ancillary building and structure must be set back from a rear lot line or side lot line the greater of: (A) 1.5 metres; or (B) half the height of the ancillary building or structure. 80.50.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Lot coverage - Ancillary Buildings and Structures In the IPW zone, a maximum of 15% of the lot area may be covered by ancillary buildings and structures. 80.50.80 Parking 80.50.80.10 Location (1) Parking Space Location Restriction In the IPW zone, a parking space may not be in a front yard. 80.50.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space which is not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. 80.50.80.40 Access to Parking Space (1) Access to Parking Space In the IPW zone, vehicle access to a parking space may not be over any lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 80.50.150 Waste 80.50.150.1 General (1) Waste Storage In the IPW zone, all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 281 Chapter 90 Open Space 90.5 Regulations Applying to the Open Space Zone Category 90.5.1 General 90.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of General Regulations Section The regulations in Section 90.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Open Space Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Open Space Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Open Space Zone category consists of the letters O, ON, OR, OG, OM or OC, indicating the primary land use permitted in the respective zone. 90.5.20 Permitted Uses 90.5.20.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Public School, Private School A lawfully existing public school or private school on a lot in the Open Space Zone category is permitted on that lot, and: (A) any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing public school or private school building must comply with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located; and (B) the lawfully existing public school or private school may be replaced with a new school building that complies with Section 150.48 and the requirements for the zone in which the lot is located. 90.5.40 Principal Building Requirements 90.5.40.1 General (1) Building Requirements Additional building requirements are in each zone in the Open Space Zone category. 90.5.40.10 Height (1) Determining the Height of Buildings or Structures In the Open Space Zone category, the height of a building or structure is the distance between average grade and the elevation of the highest point of that building or structure. (2) Height of Specific Structures on a Building In the Open Space Zone category, the following structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by: (A) 1.5 metres for: (i) parapets for a green roof; and (ii) weather vanes; or (B) 5.0 metres for: (i) antennae; (ii) flagpoles; and (iii) satellite dishes. (3) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 282 In the Open Space Zone category, the following equipment and structures on the roof of a building may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 5.0 metres, subject to regulation 90.5.40.10(4): (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the building, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the building used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, elevator shafts, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the elements listed in (A) and (B) above. (4) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building In the Open Space Zone category, equipment, structures or parts of a building that exceed the permitted maximum height for a building in regulation 90.5.40.10(3), must comply with the following: (A) their total area may cover no more than 30% of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) if located within 6.0 metres of a lot line abutting a street, their total horizontal dimension, measured parallel to the street, may not exceed 20% of the width of the building's main walls facing that street. (5) Height of Rooftop Amenity Space Safety and Wind Protection In the Open Space Zone category, unenclosed structures providing safety or wind protection to rooftop amenity space may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 3.0 metres, if the structures are no closer than 2.0 metres from the interior face of any main wall. 90.5.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Open Space Zone category, if the lawful height of a lawfully existing building or structure is greater than the permitted maximum height for a building or structure, that lawful height is the permitted maximum height for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 90.5.40.11(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height for a building or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Alterations to the Roof of Lawfully Existing Buildings Any alteration to the roof of a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 90.5.40.11(1) may be constructed to the permitted maximum height in regulation 90.5.40.11(1). 90.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index Calculation In the Open Space Zone category, the floor space index is the result of the gross floor area of a building divided by the area of the lot. 90.5.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Permitted Gross Floor Area for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Open Space Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot is greater than the permitted maximum gross floor area, the lawful gross floor area of those lawfully existing buildings is the permitted maximum gross floor area for those lawfully existing buildings on that lot. (2) Permitted Floor Space Index for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Open Space Zone category, if the lawful gross floor area of lawfully existing buildings on a lot results in a floor space index greater than the permitted maximum floor space index, the lawful floor space index of those lawfully existing buildings is the permitted maximum floor space index for those lawfully existing buildings on that lot. 90.5.40.60 Permitted Encroachments (1) Canopies and Awnings By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 283 In the Open Space Zone category, a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, may encroach into a required minimum building setback that abuts a street, if no part of the canopy, awning or similar structure is located more than 5.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. 90.5.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Lane A building or structure in the Open Space Zone category may be no closer than 2.5 metres from the original centreline of a lane. 90.5.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings In the Open Space Zone category, if the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing building or structure is less than the required minimum building setback from: (A) a front lot line, that lawful building setback is the required minimum front yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; (B) a rear lot line, that lawful building setback is the required minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure; and (C) a side lot line, that lawful building setback is the required minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing building or structure. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 90.5.40.71(1) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (3) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Building from a Lane In the Open Space Zone category, if the lawful distance of a lawfully existing building or structure from the original centreline of a lane is less than the required minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane, that lawful distance is the minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane for that lawfully existing building or structure. (4) Additions Above Lawfully Existing Buildings in Relation to a Lane The required minimum distance from the original centreline of a lane for any addition or extension above a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 90.5.40.71(3) is the required minimum distance from the original centreline of the lane permitted by regulation 90.5.40.71(3). 90.5.75 Energy Regulations 90.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy or Cogeneration Energy Device - Location Restriction In the Open Space Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy may be no closer to a lot line than the greater of: (A) 10 metres; (B) the minimum building setback requirements; or (C) a distance equal to the height of the device, measured between the average grade at its base to the elevation of the highest part of the device. (2) Renewable Energy Device - Height Requirements In the Open Space Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 3.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 284 (B) ground mounted, no part of the device may be more than 5.0 metres above the average grade at the base of the device. (3) Wind Energy Device - Setbacks In the Open Space Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may be closer to a lot line than the greater of: (A) the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; or (B) a distance equal to two times the height of the device, measured between the average grade at its base to the elevation of the highest part of the device. (4) Wind Energy Device - Height In the Open Space Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may be more than 15.0 metres above the average grade at the base of the device. (5) Geo-energy Requirements In the Open Space Zone category, any above-ground part of a geo-energy device: (A) must be set back at least 10.0 metres from any lot line; and (B) must comply with the requirements for a building or structure, other than a required minimum building setback less than the requirement in (A) above. (6) Cogeneration Device In the Open Space Zone category, a cogeneration energy device must be inside a permitted building. 90.5.80 Parking 90.5.80.1 General (1) Use of Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Open Space Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. 90.5.80.10 Location (2) Location of Required Parking Spaces A parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 285 90.10 Open Space Zone (O) 90.10.1 General 90.10.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 90.10 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the O zone. 90.10.20 Permitted Uses 90.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - O Zone The following uses are permitted in the O zone: Park Public Utility Transportation Use . 90.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - O Zone The following uses are permitted in the O zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 90.10.20.100: Club (1) Cogeneration Energy (2) Education Use (1) Recreation Use (1) Renewable Energy (2) 90.10.20.100 Conditions (1) Club, Education Use or Recreation Use In the O zone, a club, an education use or a recreation use may not be in a building. (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the O zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. 90.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 90.10.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height of a building or structure in the O zone is 4.0 metres. 90.10.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Height Exemptions Regulation 90.10.40.10(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the maximum building height is no greater than 10.5 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 286 90.10.40.40 Floor Area (1) Maximum Floor Area In the O zone, the permitted maximum gross floor area of a building is 50.0 square metres. 90.10.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Floor Area Exemptions Regulation 90.10.40.40(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the maximum floor area is no greater than 2 times the area of the lot. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 90.10.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building Setbacks For a building or structure in the O zone, the required minimum building setback from a front lot line, a rear lot line and a side lot line is: (A) 1.5 metres, if its height is 2.0 metres or less; and (B) 3.0 metres, if its height is greater than 2.0 metres. 90.10.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Setback Exemptions Regulation 90.10.40.70(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the setbacks are between 0 and 15 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 287 90.20 Open Space - Natural Zone (ON) 90.20.1 General 90.20.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 90.20 apply to all lands, uses buildings and structures in the ON zone. 90.20.20 Permitted Uses 90.20.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - ON Zone The following uses are permitted in the ON zone: Ambulance Depot Agricultural Use Fire Hall Park Police Station Public Utility Transportation Use . 90.20.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - ON Zone The following uses are permitted in the ON zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 90.20.20.100: Club (1) Cogeneration Energy (2) Education Use (1) Entertainment Place of Assembly (1) Place of Assembly (1) Recreation Use (1) Renewable Energy (2) Retail Store (3) Stable (4) 90.20.20.100 Conditions (1) Club, Education Use, Entertainment Place of Assembly, Place of Assembly, or Recreation Use In the ON zone, a club, an education use, an entertainment place of assembly, a place of assembly, or a recreation use: (A) must be combined with a park or an agricultural use; and (B) may not be in a wholly enclosed building. (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the ON zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (3) Retail Store In the ON zone, a retail store: (A) must be associated with an agricultural use on the same lot; and (B) may not be in a wholly enclosed building. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 288 (4) Stable In the ON zone, a stable must be in association with a park or an agricultural use. 90.20.40 Principal Building Requirements 90.20.40.1 General (1) Application of this Article The regulations in Article 90.20.40 apply to all buildings or structures in the ON zone, except for conservation works, public utilities and transportation uses. 90.20.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the ON zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 15.0 metres. 90.20.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Height Exemptions Regulation 90.20.40.10(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the maximum building height is no greater than 10.5 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 90.20.40.40 Floor Area (1) Maximum Gross Floor Area The permitted maximum gross floor area for a building in the ON zone is 500 square metres. 90.20.40.41 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Floor Area Exemptions Regulation 90.20.40.40(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that the maximum floor area is no greater than 2 times the area of the lot. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 90.20.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building Setbacks In the ON zone, the required minimum building setback from a front lot line, a rear lot line and a side lot line is 3.0 metres. 90.20.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Setback Exemptions Regulation 90.20.40.70(1) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East, provided that setbacks are between 0 and 15 metres. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 289 90.30 Open Space - Recreation Zone (OR) 90.30.1 General 90.30.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 90.30 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the OR zone. 90.30.20 Permitted Uses 90.30.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - OR Zone The following uses are permitted in the OR zone: Ambulance Depot Art Gallery Community Centre Day Nursery Entertainment Place of Assembly Fire Hall Library Municipal Shelter Museum Park Place of Assembly Police Station Public Utility Recreation Use Sports Place of Assembly Transportation Use [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 90.30.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - OR Zone The following uses are permitted in the OR zone, if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 90.30.20.100: Amusement Arcade (1) Club (1) Cogeneration Energy (2) Eating Establishment (3) Education Use (1) Outdoor Patio (5) Personal Service Shop (3) Public Works Yard (6) Renewable Energy (2) Retail Store (3) Service Shop (3) Stable (1) Take-out Eating Establishment (3) [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 90.30.20.100 Conditions (1) Amusement Arcade, Club, Education Use, or Stable By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 290 In the OR zone, an amusement arcade, a club, an education use, or a stable must be combined with a use permitted in regulation 90.30.20.10(1). (2) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the OR zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (3) Eating Establishment, Personal Service Shop, Retail Store, Service Shop, or Take-out Eating Establishment In the OR zone, an eating establishment, a personal service shop, a retail store, a service shop, or a take-out eating establishment: (A) must be combined with a use permitted in regulation 90.30.20.10(1); and (B) the interior floor area may be no greater than 500 square metres. (5) Outdoor Patio In the OR zone, an outdoor patio: (A) An outdoor patio must be combined with one of the following uses on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) amusement arcade; (ii) club; (iii) eating establishment; (iv) entertainment place of assembly; (v) place of assembly; (vi) recreation use; and (vii) take-out eating establishment; (B) may be no closer than 10.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (C) despite (B) above, if the outdoor patio is above the first storey of the building, it may be no closer than 40.0 metres, measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (D) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (B) or (C) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot; and (E) may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (6) Public Works Yard A public works yard in the OR zone is subject to the following: (A) it must be in association with a park or a recreation use; and (B) open storage areas for a public works yard must be fenced. 90.30.40 Principal Building Requirements 90.30.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the OR zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 15.0 metres. 90.30.40.70 Setbacks (1) Front Yard Setbacks By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 291 In the OR zone, if a lot is: (A) beside one lot that has a building fronting on the same street and that building is, in whole or in part, 15.0 metres or less from the building on the subject lot, the required minimum front yard setback is the front yard setback of that building on the abutting lot; (B) between two abutting lots, each with a building fronting on the same street and those buildings are both, in whole or in part, 15.0 metres or less from the building on the subject lot, the required minimum front yard setback is the average of the front yard setbacks of those buildings on the abutting lots; and (C) in all other cases, the required minimum front yard setback is 6.0 metres. (2) Rear Yard Setback and Side Yard Setback In the OR zone, the required minimum rear yard setback and side yard setback is: (A) a distance equal to the height of the building to a maximum of 15.0 metres, if a lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) 3.0 metres in all other cases. (3) Building Setbacks for Smaller Buildings or Structures Despite regulations 90.30.40.70(1) and (2), in the OR zone, the required minimum building setback from a front lot line, a rear lot line and a side lot line is 1.5 metres, if: (A) the height of the building or structure is 2.0 metres or less; and (B) its gross floor area is 50.0 square metres or less. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 292 90.40 Open Space - Golf Course Zone (OG) 90.40.1 General 90.40.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 90.40 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the OG zone. 90.40.20 Permitted Uses 90.40.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - OG Zone The following uses are permitted in the OG zone: Ambulance Depot Golf Course Fire Hall Park Police Station Public Utility Transportation Use 90.40.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - OG Zone The following uses are permitted in the OG zone, if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 90.40.20.100: Amusement Arcade (1) Club (2) Cogeneration Energy (3) Eating Establishment (2) Education Use (2) Outdoor Patio (4) Personal Service Shop (5) Place of Assembly (2) Recreation Use (2) Renewable Energy (3) Retail Store (5) Service Shop (5) Take-out Eating Establishment (5) 90.40.20.100 Conditions (1) Amusement Arcade In the OG zone, an amusement arcade: (A) must be combined with a park or a golf course; and (B) may have no more than 12 amusement devices. (2) Club, Eating Establishment, Education Use, Place of Assembly, or Recreation Use In the OG zone, a club, an eating establishment, an education use, a place of assembly, or a recreation use must be combined with a park or a golf course. (3) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the OG zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 293 (4) Outdoor Patio An outdoor patio in the OG zone: (A) An outdoor patio must be combined with one of the following uses on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) amusement arcade; (ii) club; (iii) eating establishment; (iv) place of assembly; (v) recreation use; and (vi) take-out eating establishment. [ By-law: 1101-2024 ] (B) may be no closer than 10.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (C) despite (B) above, if the outdoor patio is above the first storey of the building, it may be no closer than 40.0 metres, measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (D) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (B) or (C) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot; and (E) may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (5) Personal Service Shop, Retail Store, Service Shop, or Take-out Eating Establishment In the OG zone, a personal service shop, a retail store, a service shop, or a take-out eating establishment: (A) must be combined with a park or a golf course; and (B) the interior floor area may be no greater than 500 square metres. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] 90.40.40 Principal Building Requirements 90.40.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the OG zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 15.0 metres. 90.40.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the OG zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is 0.15. 90.40.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building Setbacks In the OG zone, the required minimum building setback from a front lot line, rear lot line and side lot line is the greater of: (A) 7.5 metres; or (B) a distance equal to the height of the building or structure. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 294 90.50 Open Space - Marina Zone (OM) 90.50.1 General 90.50.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 90.50 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the OM zone. 90.50.20 Permitted Uses 90.50.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - OM Zone The following uses are permitted in the OM zone: Ambulance Depot Fire Hall Marina Park Police Station Public Utility Transportation Use 90.50.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - OM Zone The following uses are permitted in the OM zone, if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 90.50.20.100: Amusement Arcade (1) Club (2) Cogeneration Energy (3) Eating Establishment (2) Education Use (2) Outdoor Patio (4) Personal Service Shop (5) Place of Assembly (2) Recreation Use (2) Renewable Energy (3) Retail Store (5) Service Shop (5) Take-out Eating Establishment (5) 90.50.20.100 Conditions (1) Amusement Arcade In the OM zone, an amusement arcade: (A) must be combined with a park or a marina; and (B) may have no more than 12 amusement devices. (2) Club, Eating Establishment, Education Use, Place of Assembly, or Recreation Use In the OM zone, a club, an eating establishment, an education use, a place of assembly, or a recreation use must be combined with a park or a marina. (3) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the OM zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 295 (4) Outdoor Patio An outdoor patio in the OM zone: (A) An outdoor patio must be combined with one of the following uses on the same lot or an abutting lot that permits an outdoor patio: (i) amusement arcade; (ii) club; (iii) eating establishment; (iv) place of assembly; (v) recreation use; and (vi) take-out eating establishment. [ By-law: 1101-2024 ] (B) may be no closer than 10.0 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (C) despite (B) above, if the outdoor patio is above the first storey of the building, it may be no closer than 40.0 metres, measured horizontally, from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category; (D) if a lawfully existing outdoor patio is closer to a lot than required in (B) or (C) above, that lawful distance from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category is the minimum distance for that lawfully existing outdoor patio from that lot; and (E) may be used to provide entertainment such as performances, music and dancing, provided the outdoor patio is not located above the first storey of the building and the entertainment area does not exceed the greater of 10 percent of the outdoor patio area or 5.0 square metres. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (5) Personal Service Shop, Retail Store, Service Shop, or Take-out Eating Establishment In the OM zone, a personal service shop, a retail store, a service shop, or a take-out eating establishment: (A) must be combined with a park or a marina; and (B) the interior floor area may be no greater than 500 square metres. 90.50.40 Principal Building Requirements 90.50.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the OM zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 15.0 metres. 90.50.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the OM zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is 0.15. 90.50.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building Setbacks In the OM zone: (A) the required minimum building setback from a front lot line, rear lot line and side lot line is the greater of: (i) 7.5 metres; or (ii) a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; and (B) despite (A) above, no building setback is required from a lot line that is: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 296 (i) at the shoreline of Lake Ontario; or (ii) in Lake Ontario. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 297 90.70 Open Space - Cemetery Zone (OC) 90.70.1 General 90.70.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 90.70 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the OC zone. 90.70.20 Permitted Uses 90.70.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - OC Zone The following uses are permitted in the OC zone: Ambulance Depot Cemetery Fire Hall Police Station Public Utility Transportation Use 90.70.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - OC Zone The following uses are permitted in the OC zone, if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 90.70.20.100: Cogeneration Energy (1) Funeral Visitation Centre (2) Office (3) Renewable Energy (1) Retail Store (3) 90.70.20.100 Conditions (1) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the OC zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (2) Funeral Visitation Centre In the OC zone, a funeral visitation centre must be combined with a cemetery. (3) Office or Retail Store In the OC zone, an office or a retail store must be in association with a cemetery or a funeral visitation centre. 90.70.40 Principal Building Requirements 90.70.40.10 Height (1) Maximum Height The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the OC zone is: (A) the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or (B) if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 15.0 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 298 90.70.40.40 Floor Area (1) Floor Space Index In the OC zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is 0.15. 90.70.40.70 Setbacks (1) Building Setbacks In the OC zone, the required minimum building setback from a front lot line, rear lot line and side lot line is the greater of: (A) 7.5 metres; or (B) a distance equal to the height of the building or structure; and (C) despite (A) and (B) above, for a monument with a height of 3.0 metres or less the required minimum front yard setback, rear yard setback and side yard setback is 0.9 metres. 90.70.40.80 Separation (1) Separation of Columbarium or Mausoleum from a Lot in Specified Zone Categories A columbarium or a mausoleum may be no closer to a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category than: (A) 7.5 metres, if its: (i) height is 2.0 metres or less; and (ii) volume is 15.0 cubic metres or less; and (B) 30.0 metres, in all other cases. (2) Separation of Columbarium or Mausoleum from a Lot in Other Specified Zone Categories A columbarium or a mausoleum may be no closer to a lot that is not in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category than the greater of: (A) 7.5 metres; or (B) a distance equal to its height. 90.70.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation from Other Zones for Lawfully Existing Columbarium or Mausoleum In the OC zone, if the lawful separation distance between a lawfully existing columbarium or mausoleum and a lot is less than the required minimum separation distance, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance between that lawfully existing columbarium or mausoleum and that lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Columbarium or Mausoleum - Separation from Other Zones Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing columbarium or mausoleum referred to in regulation 90.70.40.81(1) must comply with the required minimum separation distance from a lot or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 299 Chapter 100 Utility and Transportation 100.5 Regulations Applying to the Utility and Transportation Zone Category 100.5.1 General 100.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 100.5 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the Utility and Transportation Zone category. (2) Interpretation of the Utility and Transportation Zone Symbol The zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map for zones in the Utility and Transportation Zones category consists of the letters UT, indicating the primary land use permitted in the zone. 100.5.75 Energy Regulations 100.5.75.1 General (1) Renewable Energy or Cogeneration Energy Device - Location Restriction In the Utility and Transportation Zone category, a device producing renewable energy or cogeneration energy may be no closer to a lot line than the greater of: (A) 10 metres; (B) the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; or (C) a distance equal to the height of the device, measured between average grade at its base to the elevation of the highest part of the device. (2) Renewable Energy Device - Height Requirements In the Utility and Transportation Zone category, a photovoltaic solar energy device or a thermal solar energy device that is: (A) on a building: (i) must comply with the minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; and (ii) no part of the device may be higher than 3.0 metres above the permitted maximum height for the building; and (B) ground mounted, no part of the device may be more than 5.0 metres above average grade at the base of the device. (3) Wind Energy Device - Building Setbacks In the Utility and Transportation Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may be closer to a lot line than the greater of: (A) the required minimum building setbacks for a building on the lot; or (B) a distance equal to two times the height of the device, measured between average grade at its base to the elevation of the highest part of the device. (4) Wind Energy Device - Height In the Utility and Transportation Zone category, no part of a wind energy device may be more than 15.0 metres above average grade at the base of the device. (5) Geo-energy Requirements In the Utility and Transportation Zone category, any above-ground part of a geo-energy device: (A) must be set back at least 10.0 metres from any lot line; and (B) must comply with the requirements for a building or structure, other than a required minimum building setback which is less than the requirement in (A) above. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 300 (6) Cogeneration Device In the Utility and Transportation Zone category, a cogeneration energy device that is closer than 30 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category must be inside a permitted building. 100.5.80 Parking 100.5.80.1 General (1) Use of Required Parking Space A parking space required by this By-law for a use in the Utility and Transportation Zone category must be available for the use for which it is required. 100.5.80.10 Location (1) Location of Required Parking Spaces A parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which the parking space is required. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 301 100.10 Utility and Transportation Zone (UT) 100.10.1 General 100.10.1.5 Interpretation (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 100.10 apply to all lands, buildings and structures in the UT zone. 100.10.20 Permitted Uses 100.10.20.10 Permitted Use (1) Use - UT Zone The following uses are permitted in the UT zone: Ambulance Depot Market Garden Fire Hall Park Police Station Public Utility Transportation Use 100.10.20.20 Permitted Use - with Conditions (1) Use with Conditions - UT Zone The following uses are permitted in the UT zone, if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 100.10.20.100: Cogeneration Energy (1) Open Storage (2) Public Parking (3) Public Works Yard (4) Recreation Use (5) Renewable Energy (1) Vehicle Depot (6) 100.10.20.100 Conditions (1) Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production In the UT zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations. (2) Open Storage In the UT zone, open storage for a public utility or transportation use must be at least 100 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category or the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or a lot in a CR zone where the "r" value in the zone label is greater than 0.0. (3) Public Parking Public parking in the UT zone must be in association with: (A) a transportation use that is provided by, or on behalf of the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario or Government of Canada; or (B) a park. (4) Public Works Yard By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 302 In the UT zone, a public works yard must be at least 100 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category or the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or a lot in a CR zone where the "r" value in the zone label is greater than 0.0. (5) Recreation Use In the UT zone, a recreation use must not be in a building. (6) Vehicle Depot In the UT zone, a vehicle depot must be: (A) in association with a public utility or a transportation use; and (B) at least 100 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category or the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or a lot in a CR zone where the "r" value in the zone label is greater than 0.0. 100.10.40 Principal Building Requirements 100.10.40.80 Separation (1) Separation of Buildings or Structures for the Treatment of Sewage from Specified Zones In the UT zone, a building or structure used for the treatment of sewage must be at least 100 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category or the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or a lot in a CR zone where the "r" value in the zone label is greater than 0.0. 100.10.40.81 Separation Exemptions (1) Permitted Separation from Other Zones for Lawfully Existing Buildings or Structures In the UT zone, if the lawful separation distance between a lawfully existing building or structure and a lot is less than the required minimum separation distance, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance between that lawfully existing building or structure and that lot. (2) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings or Structures - Separation from Other Zones Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 100.10.40.81(1) must comply with the required minimum separation distance from a lot or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 100.10.80 Parking 100.10.80.20 Setbacks (1) Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line A parking space that is not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 303 Chapter 150 Specific Use Regulations 150.5 Home Occupation 150.5.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.5 apply to home occupations. 150.5.20 Use Requirements 150.5.20.1 General (1) Home Occupation - Uses Not Permitted A home occupation may not: (A) sell, rent or lease physical goods directly from the dwelling unit; (B) be a personal service shop, except as permitted in regulation 150.5.20.1(7); [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] (C) be an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, except as permitted in regulation 150.5.20.1(8); [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] (D) be an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, as amended, except as permitted in regulation 150.5.20.1(8); [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] (E) be an animal shelter or kennel; (F) be a vehicle repair shop, a vehicle service shop, or a vehicle washing establishment; or (G) be a manufacturing use. (2) Home Occupation - Limitations on Customer or Client Attending the Premises for Specified Reasons (A) A home occupation, other than one for an education use, artist studio, office, service shop or custom workshop, may not have clients or customers attending the premises for: (i) consultations; or (ii) receiving services (iii) obtaining physical goods. [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] (3) Home Occupation - No Outdoor Activities, Services, Display or Storage A home occupation may not have outdoor activities, services, display or open storage. (4) Home Occupation - Music or Dance Instruction Permitted in a Detached House Only A home occupation for music or dance instruction and training may only be in a detached house or a detached ancillary building. [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] (5) Home Occupation - Not Permitted with a Group Home or Residential Care Home A home occupation is not permitted with a group home or a residential care home. (6) Home Occupation - Employees A home occupation may have two employees working in the dwelling unit in addition to the business operator. [ By- law: 1508-2025 ] (7) Home Occupation - Personal Services Permitted in the Residential Zone Category Despite regulations 150.5.20(1) and (2), a home occupation in the Residential Zone Category may be a personal service shop, limited to the following types of services: (A) barber; (B) hairdresser; (C) beautician; (D) dressmaker; (E) seamstress; and (F) tailor. [ By-law: 820-2022 ] (8) Home Occupation - Health Related Professionals Office Permitted in the Residential Zone Category By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 304 (A) Despite regulations 150.5.20.1(1) and (2), a home occupation in the Residential Zone Category may be: (i) an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; and (ii) an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, as amended; and (B) Despite regulation 150.5.20.1(6), a home occupation in the Residential Zone Category described in (A), above, may have one employee working in the dwelling unit in addition to the business operator. [ By-law: 820-2022 ] (9) Home Occupation - No Warehouse The premises used as a home occupation must not operate as a warehouse for the distribution of goods or commodities; [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] 150.5.40 Building Requirements 150.5.40.1 General (1) Home Occupation - No Exterior Alteration to Building There may be no exterior alteration to a building to accommodate a home occupation. (2) Home Occupation - Health Related Professionals Office in an Apartment Building in the Residential Zone Category In the Residential Zone Category, if a dwelling unit in an apartment building has a home occupation that is a service provided by a professional regulated under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, as amended, the dwelling unit must be located on the first floor or in the basement. [ By-law: 820-2022 ] 150.5.40.40 Floor Area (1) Home Occupation - Maximum Interior Floor Area The floor area for a home occupation may not exceed the lesser of: (A) 25 percent of total interior floor area of the dwelling unit or living accommodation the home occupation is located in; or (B) 100 square metres. [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] (2) Home Occupation - Interior Floor Area Calculation For the calculation of interior floor area for a home occupation referred to in regulation 150.5.40.40(1)(A), the interior floor area includes all areas that the dwelling unit or living accommodation exclusively and separately occupies, including ancillary buildings or structures. [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] 150.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 150.5.60.1 General (1) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] 150.5.80 Parking and Bicycle Parking 150.5.80.1 General (1) Parking Space Requirement for a Lot with a Home Occupation Despite the parking space requirements in regulations 200.5.10.1(1) and 200.5.10.11(1)(C): By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 305 (A) A lawful parking space located inside a residential building or an ancillary building may be used as interior floor area for a home occupation, and no further parking space is required for the associated dwelling unit that is the principal residence of the business operator. [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] 150.7 Garden Suites 150.7.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations of Section 150.7 apply to garden suites. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (2) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of Chapter 150.7, the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes existing or authorized on or before February 3, 2022. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.7.20 Use Requirements 150.7.20.1 General (1) Garden Suite - Permitted Uses (A) Despite regulation 10.5.60.1(2), an ancillary building may be used for living accommodation in one garden suite. (B) Despite regulation 10.5.60.1(3), an ancillary building may have both food preparation facilities and sanitary facilities in a garden suite. (C) Despite regulation 10.5.60.1(4), above-ground parts of an ancillary building containing a garden suite may be erected prior to the erection of the main walls and completion of the roof of a residential building on the same lot. (D) Despite regulation 150.5.60.1(1), a home occupation is permitted in a garden suite if the garden suite is exclusively and separately occupied as a principal residence, applying the regulations of Section 150.5 as if it is a dwelling unit; and (E) Despite regulation 150.13.20.1(1), a short-term rental is permitted in an ancillary building if it is in a garden suite that is exclusively and separately occupied as a principal residence. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (2) Garden Suite - Use Restriction A maximum of one ancillary building containing either a garden suite or a laneway suite is permitted on a lot. A lot may not contain both a garden suite and a laneway suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.7.50 Yards 150.7.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping Requirements for a Garden Suite Despite regulation 10.5.50.10(3), for a lot with a residential building and an ancillary building containing a garden suite: (A) with a lot frontage of greater than 6.0 metres, a minimum of 50 percent of the area: (i) between all rear main walls of the residential building on the lot and the rear lot line, and (ii) extending parallel to the rear lot line across the full width of the lot from the point where the rear main wall of the residential building meets the residential building's side main walls closest to the respective side lot lines, must be for soft landscaping; (B) with a lot frontage of 6.0 metres or less, a minimum of 25 percent of the area: (i) between all rear main walls of the residential building on the lot and the rear lot line, and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 306 (ii) extending parallel to the rear lot line across the full width of the lot from the point where the rear main wall of the residential building meets the residential building's side main walls closest to the respective side lot lines, must be for soft landscaping. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.7.60 Ancillary Building Requirements When Containing a Garden Suite 150.7.60.20 Setbacks (1) Parts of a Garden Suite to which a Required Building Setback Applies Despite regulation 5.10.40.70.(2), the required minimum ancillary building setbacks apply to all parts of an ancillary building containing a garden suite above-ground and below-ground, excluding footings. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (2) Garden Suite - Rear Yard Setback Despite regulations 10.5.60.20(2) and (5), and regulation 10.10.60.20(1), the required minimum rear yard setback for an ancillary building containing a garden suite is: (A) if on a lot with a lot depth greater than 45.0 metres, equal to the greater of 1.5 metres or half the height of the ancillary building containing a garden suite; (B) in all other cases, 1.5 metres; and (C) if the rear lot line abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category and the ancillary building containing a garden suite has openings such as windows in the rear main wall located above 4.0 metres above average grade, the required minimum rear yard setback in (B) above shall be increased by 1.5 metres. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (3) Garden Suite on Through Lot - Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback for an ancillary building containing a garden suite must comply with regulation 150.7.60.20(2), except: (A) if it is on a through lot, and a residential building on an adjacent lot fronts on the street that abuts the rear lot line of the through lot, the required minimum rear yard setback for the ancillary building containing a garden suite is equal to the required minimum front yard setback for the residential building on the adjacent lot; and (B) In all other cases, 1.5 metres; [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (4) Garden Suite containing a Parking Space on Through Lot - Rear Yard Setback The required minimum rear yard setback for an ancillary building containing a garden suite and a parking space must comply with regulation 150.7.60.20(2), except if it is on a through lot and vehicle access is from the street abutting the rear lot line, the required minimum rear yard setback is greater of: (A) the rear yard setback required by regulation 150.7.60.20(3)(A); or [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (B) 6.0 metres; [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (5) Garden Suite - Side Yard Setback Despite regulations 10.5.60.20(3) and (6) and 10.10.60.20(1), the required minimum side yard setback for an ancillary building containing a garden suite is: (A) if the side lot line does not abut a street, and there are openings such as doors or windows in the side main wall of the ancillary building, the greater of 1.5 metres or the amount that is 10 percent of the lot frontage, to a maximum of 3.0 metres; and [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (B) in all other cases, the greater of 0.6 metres or the amount that is 10 percent of the lot frontage, to a maximum of 3.0 metres. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] [ By-law: 101-2022; 420-2023 ] (6) Garden Suite on Corner Lot - Side Yard Setback Despite regulation 10.5.60.20(3)(C)(i), the required minimum side yard setback for an ancillary building containing a garden suite must comply with regulation 150.7.60.20(5), except: (A) if it is on a corner lot, and a residential building on an adjacent lot fronts on the street that abuts the side lot line of the corner lot, the required minimum side yard setback for the ancillary building containing a garden suite is the average of the front yard setback of the residential building on the adjacent lot and the minimum required side yard setback of the principal residential building on the lot, but in no cases should be less than 1.5 metres; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 307 (B) if it is on a corner lot and the ancillary building containing a garden suite contains a parking space and vehicle access from the street abutting the side lot line, the required minimum side yard setback is the greater of 6.0 metres or the minimum required side yard setback required in (A) above; and (C) in all other cases, the required minimum side yard setback is the greater of the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building on the lot or 1.5 metres. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] 150.7.60.21 Setback Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Ancillary Buildings If the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing ancillary building is less than the required minimum building setback for an ancillary building containing a garden suite required by Clause 150.7.60.20, the required minimum building setback for a garden suite in that lawfully existing ancillary building is: (A) the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing ancillary building; and (B) the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing ancillary building. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (2) Transition - Setbacks for a Garden Suite A garden suite may have a side yard setback or rear yard setback less than required in regulations 150.7.60.20(2) and (6), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing garden suite, and no additions are added that would increase the noncompliance after July 24, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after July 24, 2025 that contains no reduced side yard setback or rear yard setback other than those identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; or (iv) A site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; and (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no additions with side yard setbacks or rear yard setbacks that would further increase the noncompliance may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (3) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications For the purposes of regulation 150.7.60.21(2): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before July 24, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before July 24, 2025; (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] 150.7.60.30 Separation and Dimensions (1) Minimum Separation between a Residential Building By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 308 Despite regulation 10.5.60.30(1), the main wall of an ancillary building containing a garden suite must be: (A) no less than 4.0 metres from the main wall of the residential building on the same lot if the height of the ancillary building is no greater than 4.0 metres; (B) no less than 7.5 metres from the main wall of the residential building on the same lot if the height of the ancillary building is greater than 4.0 metres; and (C) despite regulation 150.7.60.30(1)(B), if an ancillary building containing a garden suite has a height greater than 4.0 metres and is on a lot in the area bounded by Coxwell Avenue, Coxwell Boulevard and Massey Creek to the west, the Don River and Sunrise Avenue to the north, Victoria Park Avenue and Nursewood Park to the east, and Lake Ontario to the south, the ancillary building containing a garden suite must be no less than 5.0 metres from a residential building on the same lot. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (2) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (3) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (4) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 849-2025 ] 150.7.60.31 Separation Exemptions (1) Minimum Separation Between a Lawfully Existing Residential Building and a Lawfully Existing Ancillary Building If the separation between a lawfully existing ancillary building and a lawfully existing residential building on the same lot is less than the required minimum separation between an ancillary building containing a garden suite and a residential building required by Clause 150.7.60.30(1), the required minimum separation between the lawfully existing residential building and the lawfully existing ancillary building is the separation that exists between the lawfully existing ancillary building and the lawfully existing residential building. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.7.60.40 Height (1) Maximum Height of a Garden Suite Despite regulation 10.5.60.40(2)(B), the permitted maximum height of an ancillary building containing a garden suite is: (A) if the ancillary building containing a garden suite is located less than 7.5 metres from the residential building on the lot, 4.0 metres; and (B) if the ancillary building containing a garden suite is located 7.5 metres or more from the residential building on the lot, 6.3 metres. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (2) Maximum Storeys for Garden Suites Despite regulation 10.5.60.40(3), an ancillary building containing a garden suite may have a maximum of two storeys, subject to (1) above. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (3) Height of Specific Structures on a Garden Suite The following structures on the roof of an ancillary building containing a garden suite may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 1.0 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; (C) parapets for a green roof, if they are no closer than 1.0 metre from the main walls of the ancillary building; (D) satellite dishes; and (E) weather vanes. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (4) Height of Skylights on a Garden Suite Skylights on the roof of an ancillary building containing a garden suite may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 0.3 metres. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (5) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of the Garden Suite By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 309 The following equipment and structures on the roof of an ancillary building containing a garden suite may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 1.0 metre, subject to (6) below: (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the ancillary building containing a garden suite, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the ancillary building containing a garden suite used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the elements listed in regulation (A) and (B) above. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (6) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of the Garden Suite Equipment, structures or parts of an ancillary building permitted in regulation 150.7.60.40(5) must not: (A) cover more than 30 percent of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) be located closer than 1.0 metre to the main walls of the ancillary building. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (7) Height of Garden Suite Entrance Regulation 10.5.60.40(4) does not apply to an ancillary building containing a garden suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.7.60.50 Floor Area (1) Exclusion from Floor Space Index The gross floor area of an ancillary building containing a garden suite is not included for the purpose of calculating the total gross floor area and floor space index for a lot. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (2) Garden Suite - Gross Floor Area The gross floor area of an ancillary building containing a garden suite must be less than the gross floor area of the residential building on a lot. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (3) Exemption from Maximum Floor Area for an Ancillary Building Regulation 10.5.60.50(2) does not apply to an ancillary building containing a garden suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (4) Garden Suite - Maximum Gross Floor Area In addition to the requirements of regulation 150.7.60.50(2), an ancillary building containing a garden suite is subject to the following: (A) the maximum gross floor area for an ancillary building containing a garden suite is 120 square metres; and (B) despite (A) above, the maximum gross floor area for an ancillary building containing a garden suite that is one storey is 60 square metres. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (5) Garden Suite - Gross Floor Area Calculations The gross floor area of an ancillary building containing a garden suite, may be reduced by the area within a building listed in regulations 10.5.40.40 (1), (2), and (3)(A) and (B). [ By-law: 849-2025 ] 150.7.60.51 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Transition - Gross Floor Area for a Garden Suite A garden suite may have gross floor area that exceeds the requirements in regulations 150.7.60.50(2), (4) and (5), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing garden suite, and no additions are added that would increase the noncompliance after July 24, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after July 24, 2025 that contains no excess gross floor area other than that identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; or By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 310 (iv) A site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; and (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no additions with excess gross floor area that would further increase the noncompliance may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (2) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications For the purposes of regulation 150.7.60.51(1): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before July 24, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before July 24, 2025; (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] 150.7.60.60 Decks, Platforms and Amenities, and Permitted Encroachments (1) Interpretation of Platform Walls The exterior sides of a platform, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or within 0.3 metres of an ancillary building containing a garden suite, are not main walls if at least 50 percent of the exterior sides above the floor are open to the outside. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (2) Platform Restrictions Despite regulation 10.5.60.20(11), a platform without main walls in accordance with regulation 150.7.60.60(1) is permitted, if: (A) the area of the platform, other than a green roof, is less than 10 percent of the interior floor area of the garden suite; (B) the platform complies with the required minimum building setbacks and separation distances for the ancillary building containing a garden suite; and [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (C) the exterior sides of a platform adjacent to a side yard are visually screened from an abutting lot by an opaque barrier with a vertical dimension of no less than 1.5 metres. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (3) Platform Height Despite regulation 10.5.60.40(5)(B), the level of the floor of a platform permitted in accordance with regulation 150.7.60.60(2), other than a green roof, must be: (A) no higher than 0.2 metres above the level of the floor of the storey from which it gains access; and (B) located on the first floor of an ancillary building containing a garden suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (4) Permitted Encroachments for Platforms Despite regulation 150.7.60.60(2)(B), a platform without main walls in accordance with 150.7.60.60(1), together with stairs or ramps leading to the platform, may encroach into the distance separation required in regulation 150.7.60.30(1) by a maximum of 1.5 metres from the front main wall of the ancillary building if the platform is no higher than 0.3 metres above the average elevation of the ground measured along the front main wall of the ancillary building. [ By- law: 101-2022 ] (5) Permitted Encroachments for Canopies and Awnings A canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with regulation 150.7.60.60(4), may encroach into a required separation distance or building setback, subject to the following: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 311 (A) the maximum height of the roof, canopy, awning or similar structure is 4.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground measured along the abutting main wall of the ancillary building; (B) a canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into the distance separation required in regulation 150.7.60.30(1) a maximum of 1.5 metres from the front main wall of the ancillary building; and (C) between a rear or side lot line and the ancillary building, a canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into the ancillary building setbacks required in Clause 150.7.60.20 as follows: (i) on a main wall of the ancillary building containing a garden suite that faces a street, the lesser of 50 percent of the required building setback or 1.5 metres. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (6) Architectural Features Architectural features on an ancillary building containing a garden suite must comply with the following, if the architectural features are no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres: (A) a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature may encroach into a building setback required in Clause 150.7.60.20 or into the distance separation required in regulation 150.7.60.30(1) to a maximum of 0.6 metres; and (B) a chimney breast may encroach into a building setback required in Clause 150.7.60.20 or into the distance separation required in regulation 150.7.60.30(1) to a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is no wider than 2.0 metres. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (7) Equipment Wall mounted equipment on an ancillary building containing a garden suite, such as vents, pipes, utility equipment, satellite dishes, antennae or air conditioners, may encroach a maximum of 0.6 metres as follows, if the equipment is no closer to a lot line than 0.3 metres: (A) on a main wall of the ancillary building, into the minimum building setbacks required in Clause 150.7.60.20; and (B) on the front main wall of the ancillary building, into the distance separation required in regulation 150.7.60.30(1). [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.7.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage Requirement for a Lot with a Garden Suite Despite Regulations 10.5.60.70(1), 10.10.60.70(1), 10.20.30.40(1)(A), 10.40.30.40(1)(A), 10.60.30.40(1)(A) and 10.80.30.40(1)(A) if a lot has a residential building, other than an apartment building, and an ancillary building containing a garden suite: (A) the area of the lot covered by all buildings and structures must not exceed 45 percent; or (B) the ancillary building containing a garden suite is not included in the overall calculation of lot coverage, and the area of the lot covered by all ancillary buildings combined, including the ancillary building containing a garden suite, may not exceed 20 percent of the lot area; and (i) if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage for the residential building as a percentage of the lot area; or (ii) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies to the residential building on the lot. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] (2) Lot Coverage Requirement for a Lot with a Garden Suite - Apartment Building Despite Regulations 10.5.60.70(1), 10.10.60.70(1), 10.20.30.40(1)(A), 10.40.30.40(1)(A), 10.60.30.40(1)(A) and 10.80.30.40(1)(A) if a lot has an apartment building and an ancillary building containing a garden suite: (A) the ancillary building containing a garden suite is not included in the overall calculation of lot coverage, and the area of the lot covered by all ancillary buildings combined, including the ancillary building containing a garden suite, may not exceed 20 percent of the lot area; and (i) if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage for the residential building as a percentage of the lot area; or (ii) if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies to the residential building on the lot. [ By-law: 849-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 312 150.7.75 Energy Regulations 150.7.75.1 General (1) Solar Energy Device Despite regulation 10.5.75.1(4), a photovoltaic solar energy device or thermal solar energy device that is on an ancillary building containing a garden suite: (A) must comply with the required minimum building setbacks for an ancillary building containing a garden suite; and (B) no part of the device may be higher than 1.2 metres above the permitted maximum height for an ancillary building containing a garden suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.7.80 Parking and Bicycle Parking 150.7.80.1 General (1) Parking Space Requirement for a Lot with a Garden Suite Despite the parking space requirements in regulations 200.5.10.1(1) and 200.5.10.11(1)(C): (A) if a lot has an ancillary building containing a garden suite, no parking spaces are required for any dwelling units and secondary suites in a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse, detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex on the same lot; and (B) no parking space is required for a garden suite. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (2) Bicycle Parking Space Requirement for a Garden Suite An ancillary building containing a garden suite must provide a minimum of two bicycle parking spaces within the garden suite or within any required separation distance or the required building setbacks for an ancillary building containing a garden suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (3) Access to Parking Space Despite regulation 10.5.80.40(3), if a lot has an ancillary building containing a garden suite, vehicle access to a parking space must be provided from a lawfully existing vehicle access. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.8 Laneway Suites 150.8.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations of Section 150.8 apply to laneway suites. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] 150.8.20 Use Requirements 150.8.20.1 General (1) Laneway Suite - Permitted Uses (A) Despite regulation 10.5.60.1(2), an ancillary building may be used for living accommodation in one laneway suite. (B) Despite regulation 10.5.60.1(3), an ancillary building may have both food preparation facilities and sanitary facilities in a laneway suite. (C) Despite regulation 150.5.60.1(1) a home occupation is permitted in a laneway suite if the laneway suite is exclusively and separately occupied as a principal residence, applying the regulations of Section 150.5 as if it is a dwelling unit; and (D) Despite regulation 150.13.20.1(1) a short-term rental is permitted in an ancillary building if it is in a laneway suite that is exclusively and separately occupied as a principal residence. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 313 (E) Despite regulation 10.5.60.1(4) above-ground parts of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite may be erected prior to the erection of the main walls and completion of the roof of a residential building on the same lot. [ By-law: 810-2018; 1107-2021 ] (2) Laneway Suite - Use Restriction A maximum of one ancillary building containing either a laneway suite or a garden suite is permitted on a lot. A lot may not contain both a laneway suite and a garden suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] 150.8.30 Lot Requirements 150.8.30.20 Lot Line (1) Minimum Lot Line on a Lane A laneway suite must be on a lot with a rear lot line or side lot line abutting a lane for at least 3.5 metres; or on a lot with a cumulative total of at least 3.5 metres along a side lot line and rear lot line. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] 150.8.50 Yards 150.8.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping Requirements for a Laneway Suite Despite regulation 10.5.50.10 (3), for a lot with a residential building and an ancillary building containing a laneway suite: (A) with a lot frontage of 6.0 metres or less, a minimum of 60 percent of the area between all rear main walls of the residential building and the front main wall of the ancillary building containing a laneway suite must be for soft landscaping; (B) with a lot frontage of greater than 6.0 metres, a minimum of 85 percent of the area between all rear main walls of the residential building and the front main wall of the ancillary building containing a laneway suite must be for soft landscaping, excluding a pedestrian walkway which may have a maximum width of 1.5 metres; and (C) the area between the ancillary building containing a laneway suite and the lot line abutting a lane, excluding a permitted driveway, and a pedestrian walkway which may have a maximum width of 1.5 metres, must be landscaping, of which a minimum of 75 percent must be soft landscaping. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] 150.8.60 Ancillary Building Requirements When Containing a Laneway Suite 150.8.60.20 Setbacks (1) Parts of a Laneway Suite to which a Required Building Setback Applies The required minimum ancillary building setbacks apply to all parts of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite above-ground and below-ground, excluding footings. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (2) Laneway Suite - Rear Yard Setback Despite regulations 10.5.60.20(2) and (5) and regulation 10.10.60.20(1), the required minimum rear yard setback for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is: (A) if the rear lot line does not abut a street or lane and there are no openings such as vehicle access, doors or windows in the rear main wall of the ancillary building, 0.0 metres; and (B) in all other cases, 1.0 metres. [ By-law: 810-2018; 1107-2021 ] (3) Laneway Suite - Side Yard Setback Despite regulations 10.5.60.20(3) and (6) and regulation 10.10.60.20(1), the required minimum side yard setback for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is: (A) if the side lot line does not abut a street or lane and there are no openings such as vehicle access, doors or windows in the side main wall of the ancillary building, 0.0 metres; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 314 (B) if the side lot line abuts a street, the required minimum side yard setback for the residential building on the lot; [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (C) if the side lot line abuts a lot in the R, RD, RS, RT or RM Zone and the rear lot line abuts a lane, beginning from a height of 4.0 metres, an ancillary building must be set back 1.5 metres from the side lot line that abuts the rear lot line of another lot; and [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (D) in all other cases, 1.0 metres. [ By-law: 810-2018; 1107-2021 ] 150.8.60.21 Setback Exemptions (1) Permitted Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Ancillary Buildings If the lawful building setback of a lawfully existing ancillary building is less than the required minimum building setback for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite required by Clause 150.8.60.20, the required minimum building setback for a laneway suite in that lawfully existing ancillary building is: (A) the minimum rear yard setback for that lawfully existing ancillary building; and [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] (B) the minimum side yard setback for that lawfully existing ancillary building. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] 150.8.60.30 Separation and Dimensions (1) Minimum Separation between a Residential Building and the Ancillary Building Despite regulation 10.5.60.30(1), the main wall an ancillary building containing a laneway suite must be: (A) no less than 4.0 metres from the main wall of the residential building on the same lot if the height of the ancillary building is no greater than 4.0 metres; and (B) no less than 7.5 metres from the main wall of the residential building on the same lot if the height of the ancillary building is greater than 4.0 metres; and [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (2) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (3) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (4) (THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION) [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (5) Maximum Length of a Laneway Suite The permitted maximum building length for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is 10.0 metres. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] (6) Maximum Width of a Laneway Suite The permitted maximum building width of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is 8.0 metres. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] 150.8.60.31 Separation Exemptions (1) Minimum Separation Between a Lawfully Existing Residential Building and a Lawfully Existing Ancillary Building If the separation between a lawfully existing ancillary building and a lawfully existing residential building on the same lot is less than the required minimum separation between an ancillary building containing a laneway suite and a residential building required by Clause 150.8.60.30, the required minimum separation between the lawfully existing residential building and the lawfully existing ancillary building is the separation that exists between the lawfully existing ancillary building and the lawfully existing residential building. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] (2) Permitted Length of a Lawfully Existing Ancillary Building If the lawful building length for a lawfully existing ancillary building is more than the permitted maximum building length for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite required by regulation 150.8.60.30(5), the permitted maximum building length for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is the lawful building length for the lawfully existing ancillary building. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] (3) Permitted Width of a Lawfully Existing Ancillary Building By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 315 If the lawful building width for a lawfully existing ancillary building is more than the permitted maximum building width for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite required by regulation 150.8.60.30(6), the permitted maximum building width for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is the lawful building width for the lawfully existing ancillary building. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] 150.8.60.40 Height (1) Maximum Height of a Laneway Suite Despite regulation 10.5.60.40(2)(B), the permitted maximum height of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is: (A) if the ancillary building containing a laneway suite is located less than 7.5 metres from the residential building on the lot, 4.0 metres; and (B) if the ancillary building containing a laneway suite is located 7.5 metres or more from the residential building on the lot, 6.3 metres; and [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (2) Maximum Storeys for Laneway Suites Despite regulation 10.5.60.40(3), an ancillary building or structure containing a laneway suite may have a maximum of two storeys, subject to (1) above. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (3) Height of Specific Structures on a Laneway Suite The following structures on the roof of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 1.0 metres: (A) antennae; (B) flagpoles; (C) parapets for a green roof, if they are no closer than 0.5 metres to the main walls of the ancillary building; [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] (D) satellite dishes; and (E) weather vanes. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (4) Height of Skylights on a Laneway Suite Skylights on the roof of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 0.3 metres. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] (5) Height of Elements for Functional Operation of a Building The following equipment and structures on the roof of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite may exceed the permitted maximum height for that building by 1.5 metres, subject to (6) below: (A) equipment used for the functional operation of the ancillary building containing a laneway suite, such as electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation equipment; (B) structures or parts of the ancillary building containing a laneway suite used for the functional operation of the building, such as enclosed stairwells, roof access, maintenance equipment storage, chimneys, vents, and water supply facilities; and (C) structures that enclose, screen or cover the elements listed in (A) and (B) above. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] (6) Height - Horizontal Limits on Elements for Functional Operation of a Building Equipment, structures or parts of a building permitted in (5) above must not: (A) cover more than 30 percent of the area of the roof, measured horizontally; and (B) be located closer than 1.5 metres to the main walls of the ancillary building. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] (7) Height of Laneway Suite Entrance Regulation 10.5.60.40(4) does not apply to an ancillary building containing a laneway suite. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] 150.8.60.50 Floor Area (1) Exclusion from Floor Space Index The gross floor area an ancillary building containing a laneway suite is not included for the purpose of calculating the total gross floor area and floor space index for a lot. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 316 (2) Laneway Suite - Gross Floor Area The gross floor area of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite must be less than the gross floor area of the residential building on a lot. [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (3) Exemption from Maximum Floor Area for an Ancillary Building Regulation 10.5.60.50(2) does not apply to an ancillary building containing a laneway suite. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] (4) Laneway Suite - Gross Floor Area Calculations The gross floor area of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite, may be reduced by the areas within a building listed in regulations 10.5.40.40 (1), (2), and (3) (A) and (B). [ By-law: 847-2025 ] 150.8.60.51 Floor Area Exemptions (1) Transition - Gross Floor Area for a Laneway Suite A laneway suite may have the gross floor area exceed the requirements in regulations 150.8.60.50(2) and (4), if: (A) The building is a lawfully existing laneway suite, and no additions are added that would increase the noncompliance after July 24, 2025; or (B) The building was constructed pursuant to a building permit issued after July 24, 2025 that contains no excess gross floor area other than identified in: (i) The plans approved with a zoning certificate issued for the project, for which the request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; (ii) An approved zoning by-law amendment, for which the complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; (iii) A minor variance authorized under Section 45 of the Planning Act, for which the complete application for a minor variance was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; or (iv) A site plan approval, for which the complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to July 24, 2025; and (C) For a building constructed pursuant to (B) above, no additions with excess gross floor area that would further increase the noncompliance may be added after the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemption is founded, if they would increase the noncompliance beyond that established by that building permit. [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (2) Transition - Definition of Lawfully, Lawfully Existing and Complete Applications For the purposes of regulation 150.8.60.51(1): (A) the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (i) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before July 24, 2025; and (ii) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before July 24, 2025; (B) a "request for a zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (C) a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. (D) a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. (E) a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 847-2025 ] 150.8.60.60 Decks, Platforms and Amenities, and Permitted Encroachments (1) Interpretation of Platform Walls The exterior sides of a platform, such as a deck, porch, balcony or similar structure, attached to or within 0.3 metres of an ancillary building containing a laneway suite, are not main walls if at least 50 percent of the exterior sides above the floor are open to the outside. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 317 (2) Platform Restrictions Despite regulation 10.5.60.20(11) a platform without main walls in accordance with (1) above, is permitted, if: (A) the area of the platform, other than a green roof, is less than 10 percent of the interior floor area of the laneway suite; (B) the platform complies with the required minimum building setbacks and separation distances for the ancillary building containing a laneway suite; and [ By-law: 847-2025 ] (C) the exterior sides of a platform adjacent to a side yard must be visually screened from an abutting lot by an opaque barrier with a vertical dimension of no less than 1.5 metres. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (3) Platform Height Despite regulation 10.5.60.40(5)(B), the level of the floor of a platform permitted in accordance with (2) above, other than a green roof, must be: (A) no higher than 0.2 metres above the level of the floor of the storey from which it gains access; and (B) no higher than 4.0 metres above average grade unless it is attached to or within 0.3 metres of a main wall facing a lane. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (4) Permitted Encroachments for Platforms Despite (2)(B) above, a platform without main walls in accordance with (1) above, together with stairs or ramps leading to the platform, may encroach into the distance separation required in regulation 150.8.60.30(1) a maximum of 1.5 metres from the front main wall of the ancillary building if the platform is no higher than 0.3 metres above the average elevation of the ground measured along the front main wall of the ancillary building. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (5) Permitted Encroachments for Canopies and Awnings A canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with (4) above, may encroach into a required separation distance or building setback, subject to the following: (A) the maximum height of the roof, canopy, awning or similar structure is 4.0 metres above the average elevation of the ground measured along the abutting main wall of the ancillary building; (B) a canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into the distance separation required in regulation 150.8.60.30(1) a maximum of 1.5 metres from the front main wall of the ancillary building; and (C) between a lane and the ancillary building containing a laneway suite, a canopy, awning or similar structure may encroach into the ancillary building setbacks required in Clause 150.8.60.20 a maximum of 0.75 metres from the ancillary building's main wall facing the lane. [ By-law: 810-2018 ] (6) Architectural Features Architectural features on an ancillary building containing a laneway suite must comply with the following: (A) a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature may encroach into a building setback required in Clause 150.8.60.20 or into the distance separation required in regulation 150.8.60.30(1) a maximum of 0.6 metres; and (B) a chimney breast may encroach into a building setback required in Clause 150.8.60.20 or into the distance separation required in regulation 150.8.60.30(1) a maximum of 0.6 metres, if it is no wider than 2.0 metres. [ By- law: 810-2018 ] (7) Equipment Wall mounted equipment on an ancillary building containing a laneway suite, such as vents, pipes, utility equipment, satellite dishes, antennae or air conditioners, may encroach a maximum of 0.6 metres into: (A) on a main wall of the ancillary building facing a lane, the minimum building setbacks abutting the lane required in Clause 150.8.60.20; and (B) on the front main wall of the ancillary building, the distance separation required in regulation 150.8.60.30(1). [ By-law: 810-2018 ] 150.8.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Lot Coverage Requirement for a Lot with a Laneway Suite Despite regulations 10.5.60.70(1) and 10.10.60.70(1), if a lot has an ancillary building containing a laneway suite: (A) the ancillary building containing a laneway suite it is not included in the overall calculation of lot coverage; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 318 (B) the area of the lot covered by all ancillary buildings combined, including the ancillary building containing a laneway suite, may not exceed 30 percent of the lot area. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ] 150.8.80 Parking and Bicycle Parking 150.8.80.1 General (1) Parking Space Requirement for a Lot with a Laneway Suite Despite the parking space requirements in regulations 200.5.10.1(1) and 200.5.10.11(1)(C): (A) if a lot has an ancillary building containing a laneway suite, no parking spaces are required for any dwelling units and secondary suites in a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse, duplex, triplex, or fourplex on the same lot; and (B) no parking space is required for a laneway suite. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (2) Bicycle Parking Space Requirement for a Laneway Suite An ancillary building containing a laneway suite must have a minimum of two bicycle parking spaces within the laneway suite, or within any required separation distance, or within the required building setbacks for an ancillary building containing a laneway suite. [ By-law: 1107-2021 ] 150.10 Secondary Suite 150.10.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.10 apply to secondary suites. [ By-law: 549-2019 ] 150.10.20 Use Requirements 150.10.20.1 General (1) Secondary Suite - Permitted in Certain Types of Residential Buildings A secondary suite may be in: (A) a detached house; (B) a semi-detached house; and (C) a townhouse. [ By-law: 549-2019 ] (2) Secondary Suite - Number Permitted in a Detached House, Semi-Detached House or Townhouse Within a detached house, semi-detached house, or townhouse, each dwelling unit may have a maximum of one secondary suite. [ By-law: 549-2019 ] (4) Secondary Suite - Permission in Zones Where a Detached House, Semi-Detached House, or Townhouse Are Not Permitted Building Types A secondary suite is permitted within a lawfully existing detached house, a lawfully existing semi-detached house, or a lawfully existing townhouse in the RA, RAC, CL, CR, I, IH, IE, IS, and IPW zones. [ By-law: 549-2019 ] 150.10.40 Building Requirements 150.10.40.40 Floor Area (1) Secondary Suite - Interior Floor Area The interior floor area of a secondary suite, or all secondary suites where more than one is permitted, must be no more than 45 percent of the interior floor area of the dwelling unit within which it is located. [ By-law: 549-2019 ] (2) Secondary Suite - In a Basement in a One Storey Detached House By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 319 Despite regulation 150.10.40.40(1), in the case of a secondary suite located in the basement of a one storey detached house, the secondary suite may occupy the whole of the basement. [ By-law: 549-2019 ] 150.10.80 150.10.80.1 150.13 Short-term Rentals 150.13.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.13 apply to short-term rentals. [ By-law: 1453-2017 ] 150.13.20 Use Requirements 150.13.20.1 General (1) Short-term Rental - Use Restriction A short-term rental is permitted in a dwelling unit, secondary suite or bed-sitting room, if: (A) there are no more than three bed-sitting rooms in a dwelling unit used for this purpose; (B) the secondary suite is exclusively and separately occupied as a principal residence; and (C) it is not in a vehicle. [ By-law: 1453-2017 ] 150.15 Group Home 150.15.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.15 apply to group homes or residential care homes. (2) Foster Group Homes Despite regulation 150.15.1(1), the regulations in Section 150.15 do not apply to a group home complying with the definition of a "Parent Model Residence" in the Child and Family Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.11. as amended. 150.15.20 Use Requirements 150.15.20.1 General (1) Group Home or Residential Care Home - Use Restriction A group home or a residential care home must occupy the entire building and may not be combined with any other use. (2) Group Home - Type of Building in the Residential Zone Category In the Residential Zone category, a group home may be in: (A) a building that was originally constructed as a detached house; and (B) a building that was originally constructed as a semi-detached house if: (i) the building is on a lot in the R zone; and (ii) the group home occupies the entire building. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 320 150.15.30 Lot Requirements 150.15.30.1 General (1) [Deleted] [ By-law: 550-2014 ] (2) Correctional Use - Location A group home or a residential care home used for correctional purposes must be on a lot that: (A) is not in the RD zone; and (B) has a front lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. 150.15.80 Parking 150.15.80.1 General (1) Group Home - Parking Space Requirements A group home must have at least two parking spaces of which: (A) a minimum of one parking space must comply with the requirements for the zone and building type; and (B) no more than one parking space may be on the driveway. 150.20 Crisis Care Shelter 150.20.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.20 apply to crisis care shelters. 150.20.20 Use Requirements 150.20.20.1 General (1) Crisis Care Shelter - Use Restriction A crisis care shelter must: (A) occupy the entire building and not be combined with any other use; and (B) be regulated or supervised pursuant to Province of Ontario or Government of Canada legislation. 150.20.30 Lot Requirements 150.20.30.1 General (1) Crisis Care Shelter - Separation Distance and Location A crisis care shelter must: (A) be a minimum distance of 250 metres from a lot with a crisis care shelter or municipal shelter, measured in a straight line from nearest lot line to nearest lot line; and (B) be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting: (i) a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or (ii) a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located in whole or in part, within a distance of 80 metres from that intersection. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 321 150.22 Municipal Shelter 150.22.1 General (1) Application of this Section (Deleted by By-law 545-2019) [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 150.22.30 Lot Requirements 150.22.30.1 General (1) Municipal Shelter - Separation Distance and Location (Deleted by By-law 545-2019) [ By-law: 545-2019 ] 150.25 Multi-tenant Houses 150.25.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.25 apply to multi-tenant houses. [ By-law: 156-2023 ] (2) Chapter 900 Exceptions Despite Regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a multi-tenant house is permitted if it complies with the regulations for the zone in which it is located, and with the regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156-2023 ] (3) Conversion of a Residential Building to a Multi-Tenant House A residential building or the portion of a residential building on one lot may be converted to a multi-tenant house and may continue to be considered a lawfully existing building, and: (A) If a portion of a semi-detached house or townhouse located on one lot is converted to a multi-tenant house, then the remaining portions of the same building located on the abutting lot or lots that are not subject to the conversion are considered to be located within the original building type for the purposes of applying the standards contained within this by-law; and (B) A residential building or portion of a residential building converted in accordance with this regulation must comply with the regulations for the zone in which it is located and with the regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 58-2026 ] 150.25.20 Use Requirements 150.25.20.1 General (1) Dwelling Units A building containing a multi-tenant house may include dwelling units provided that: (A) the total number of dwelling units does not exceed the maximum number of dwelling units permitted in the applicable zone; and (B) the total number of dwelling rooms, excluding bedrooms in a dwelling unit, does not exceed the applicable numbers set out in regulations 150.25.20.1(3)(B) and (C), 150.25.20.1(4)(B) and (C), and 150.25.20.1(5)(B) and (C). [ By-law: 58-2026 ] (2) Washrooms A multi-tenant house must have sanitary facilities, which include a toilet, wash basin, and a bath or a shower, at a minimum rate of one sanitary facility for every four dwelling rooms. If the calculation of the number of required washrooms results in a number with a fraction, the number is rounded up to the nearest whole number. [ By-law: 156- 2023 ] (3) Regulations in the R, RD, RS, RT, and most RM zones By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 322 In the R, RD, RS, RT, and RM zones: (A) a multi-tenant house is permitted in: (i) a building originally constructed as a multi-tenant house; and (ii) a building type in which dwelling units are permitted in the applicable zone. [ By-law: 256-2024 ] (B) a maximum of 6 dwelling rooms per lot are permitted in a multi-tenant house; and [ By-law: 58-2026 ] (C) despite (B) above, in an R zone within a "12 Dwelling Room Special Area" area on the Multi-tenant House Overlay Map, a maximum of 12 dwelling rooms per lot are permitted in a multi-tenant house. [ By-law: 58- 2026 ] (D) Regulations (A) and (B) above apply to RM zones where the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map: (i) has a numerical value of 6 or less following the letter "u" in the zone label; or (ii) does not include "u" value. (E) A multi-tenant house that does not contain a dwelling unit is subject to the lot requirements and building requirements of the applicable zone, and of any applicable Chapter 900 Exception, that would apply to: (i) a detached house, if the multi-tenant house is situated entirely on one lot and is not attached to a building on an abutting lot; (ii) the portion of a semi-detached house that constitutes an individual dwelling unit, if the multi-tenant house is a portion of a building located on two abutting lots and is separated by party walls from any attached portions of the building on the abutting lot; or (iii) the portion of a townhouse that constitutes an individual dwelling unit, if the multi-tenant house is a portion of a building located on more than two abutting lots and is separated by party walls from any attached portions of the building on the abutting lots. [ By-law: 156-2023; 58-2026 ] (4) Regulations in the RA, RAC and some RM zones In the RA, RAC, and RM zones: (A) a multi-tenant house is permitted in the following building types: (i) a building originally constructed as a multi-tenant house; and (ii) a building type in which dwelling units are permitted in the applicable zone. [ By-law: 256-2024 ] (B) within a '6 Dwelling Room Special Area' area on the Multi-tenant House Overlay Map, a maximum of 6 dwelling rooms per lot are permitted in a multi-tenant house. [ By-law: 58-2026 ] (C) in all other areas, a maximum of 12 dwelling rooms per lot are permitted in a multi-tenant house. [ By-law: 58- 2026 ] (D) A multi-tenant house that does not contain a dwelling unit is subject to the lot requirements and building requirements of the applicable zone, and of any applicable Chapter 900 Exception, that would apply to a residential building. [ By-law: 156-2023; 58-2026 ] (5) Regulations in the CR and CRE zones In the CR and CRE zones: (A) a multi-tenant house is permitted in the following building types: (i) a building originally constructed as a multi-tenant house; and (ii) a building type in which dwelling units are permitted in the applicable zone. [ By-law: 256-2024 ] (B) within a '6 Dwelling Room Special Area' area on the Multi-tenant House Overlay Map, a maximum of 6 dwelling rooms per lot are permitted in a multi-tenant house. [ By-law: 58-2026 ] (C) in all other areas, a maximum of 25 dwelling rooms per lot are permitted in a multi-tenant house. [ By-law: 58-2026 ] (D) A multi-tenant house that does not contain a dwelling unit is subject to the lot requirements and building requirements of the applicable zone, and of any applicable Chapter 900 Exception, that would apply to a residential building or mixed use building. [ By-law: 156-2023; 58-2026 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 323 150.30 Senior's Community House 150.30.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.30 apply to seniors community houses. 150.30.20 Use Requirements 150.30.20.1 General (1) Seniors Community House - Use Restriction A seniors community house: (A) must occupy the entire building; (B) may not be combined with another use; and (C) may not have residents, excluding staff, less than 65 years old. (2) Seniors Community House - Location Restriction A seniors community house may not be located in the area bounded on the north by Dundas St. W., on the east by Dufferin St. and the rail lines, on the south by Lake Shore Blvd. W., and on the west by Roncesvalles Ave. 150.30.30 Lot Requirements 150.30.30.1 General (1) Seniors Community House - Separation Distance A seniors community house must be a minimum distance of 250 metres from a lot with a seniors community house, measured from nearest lot line to nearest lot line. 150.30.40 Building Requirements 150.30.40.1 General (1) Seniors Community House - Age of Building A building with a seniors community house must have been constructed more than 5 years prior to it being used as a seniors community house, excluding additions or exterior alterations. 150.45 Day Nursery 150.45.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.45 apply to day nurseries. 150.45.20 Use Requirements 150.45.20.1 General (1) Day Nursery - Permitted Locations in Specified Zone Categories In the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category, a day nursery may be in an apartment building or a building with one or more of the following uses: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 324 (A) public school; (B) private school; (C) place of worship; (D) community centre; or (E) library. (2) Day Nursery - Permitted in a Detached House or Semi-Detached House in the R Zone In addition to regulation 150.45.20(1), in the R zone, a day nursery may be located in a building that is or was originally constructed as a detached house or a semi-detached house if: (A) the day nursery occupies the entire building; or (B) the day nursery is in combination with a dwelling unit that is the principal residence of the day nursery operator. 150.45.40 Building Requirements 150.45.40.1 General (1) Day Nursery - Location in an Apartment Building A day nursery in an apartment building must be only on the first storey. (2) Day Nursery - Size Restriction in a School A day nursery in a public school or a private school is subject to the following: (A) it must be on the first storey; and (B) its interior floor area may be no greater than 40% of the gross floor area of the first storey of the building. 150.45.50 Yards 150.45.50.1 General (1) Day Nursery - Yard Restrictions for a Children's Play Area A children's play area for a day nursery: (A) in the Residential Zone category, may not be in a front yard or a side yard abutting a street; and (B) in the Residential Apartment Zone category, may be no closer to a lot line abutting a street than 6.0 metres. 150.48 School 150.48.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.48 apply to public schools or private schools. 150.48.20 Use Requirements 150.48.20.1 General (1) Adult Education School An adult education school is permitted if: (A) it is in a building used as a private school or public school or in a building that was originally constructed as a private school or public school; and (B) the adult education school is funded by the Provincial or Federal government for: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 325 (i) adult English or French as a second language courses delivered by district school boards; (ii) literacy and basic skills programming delivered by community agencies or district school boards; (iii) credit courses for adults delivered by district school boards; (iv) continuing education programs, including general interest courses, delivered by district school boards; (v) adult Aboriginal language programs delivered by district school boards; or (vi) Canadian citizenship preparation programs delivered by district school boards. (2) Day Nursery A day nursery is permitted in a building used as a private school or a public school, or a building that was originally constructed as a private school or a public school, if: (A) the day nursery is on the first storey; and (B) the interior floor area used by the day nursery is no greater than 40% of the interior floor area of the first storey of the building. 150.48.50 Yards 150.48.50.10 Landscaping (1) Public School, Private School - Landscaping A lot with a public school or a private school must have: (A) a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping, along all side lot lines and rear lot lines; and (B) a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping, along the entire length of any lot line abuts a street, excluding areas used for play, walkways, driveways, parking, loading, student drop-off and pick-up, 150.48.50.11 Landscaping Exemptions (1) Landscaping Exemptions - Existing Buildings, CR and CRE Zones The requirements of 150.48.50.10(1) do not apply: (A) to a lawfully existing building; or (B) to a building in the CR zone or CRE zone. [ By-law: 1675-2013 ] 150.48.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 150.48.60.1 General (1) Portable Classroom Building A portable classroom building may be on a lot with a lawfully existing public school or private school if the portable classroom building complies with Section 150.48 and the zone in which the lot is located. 150.48.60.20 Setbacks (1) Ancillary Building and Structure Setbacks Buildings or structures that are ancillary to a public school or private school must: (A) comply with the required minimum building setbacks for the zone in which the lot is located; and (B) despite (A) above, a portable classroom building must be set back from all lot lines a distance equal to at least half the height of the portable classroom building. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 326 150.48.60.40 Height (1) Portable Classroom Buildings - Height A portable classroom building may be no more than 4.0 metres in height. (2) Calculation of Height The height of a portable classroom building is the distance between average grade and the highest part of the building, excluding permitted encroachments above the height limit for the zone in which the portable classroom building is located. 150.48.60.41 Height Exemptions (1) Lawfully Existing Portable Classroom Building - Height If the lawful height of a lawfully existing portable classroom building in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category, the Commercial Zone Category, or the IE zone is greater than the permitted maximum height, that lawful height is the maximum height for that lawfully existing portable classroom building. (2) Addition or Extension or to a Lawfully Existing Portable Classroom Building Any addition or extension to a building referenced in regulation 150.48.60.41(1) must comply with the permitted maximum height or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. 150.48.150 Waste 150.48.150.1 General (1) Waste Storage All waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a public school or a private school is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013. 150.50 Place of Worship 150.50.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.50 apply to places of worship. 150.50.20 Use Requirements 150.50.20.1 General (1) Other Uses The following uses are permitted if combined with a place of worship: (A) library or reading room if it is only accessible from inside the building; (B) retail store if: (i) the interior floor area does not exceed 25 square metres; (ii) it sells only religious goods; and (iii) it is only accessible from inside the building; and (C) dwelling unit if: (i) there is one dwelling unit; (ii) the interior floor area of the dwelling unit does not exceed 250 square metres; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 327 (iii) the lot with the place of worship is located in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category, the Commercial Residential Zone category, or the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or in the IE zone. 150.50.40 Building Requirements 150.50.40.10 Height (1) Building Height - Architectural Elements A minaret, steeple or similar architectural element on a place of worship building may exceed the permitted maximum height of the building by 40%, if the horizontal area of the minaret, steeple or similar architectural element is no more than 30.0 square metres. 150.50.40.11 Height Exemptions (1) Lawfully Existing Place of Worship - Building Height - Architectural Elements If a lawfully existing place of worship has a lawful architectural element such as a minaret, steeple or similar architectural element that exceeds the permitted maximum height for a building, the maximum height for that architectural element is its lawful height for that lawfully existing place of worship. 150.50.50 Yards 150.50.50.10 Landscaping (1) Landscaping Subject to regulation 5.10.50.10(1), if a lot has a place of worship, the lot must comply with the following: (A) a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along the entire length of each side lot line and rear lot line; (B) the area of the front yard that is not used for vehicle access must be landscaping and a minimum of 75% of the required front yard landscaping must be soft landscaping; and (C) if the lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or the Residential Apartment Zone category, there must be, along the entire length of the part of the lot line abutting that lot: (i) a 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping; and (ii) a fence. (2) Driveway Access to a Lot Crossing a Landscaping Area A lot with a place of worship may have a driveway which crosses a required landscaping area, if the driveway is no more than 6.0 metres in width. 150.50.150 Waste 150.50.150.1 General (1) Storage of Waste All waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a place of worship is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 328 150.60 Marihuana Production Facility 150.60.20 Use Requirements 150.60.20.1 General (1) All Activities in an Enclosed Building A medical marihuana production facility must be in a wholly enclosed. building. [ By-law: 403-2014 ] (1) All Activities in an Enclosed Building A marihuana production facility must be in a wholly enclosed building. [ By-law: 0403-2014 ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (2) Open Storage Open storage is not permitted with a medical marihuana production facility. [ By-law: 403-2014 ] (2) Open Storage Open storage is not permitted with a marihuana production facility. [ By-law: 0403-2014 ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 150.60.40 Building Requirements 150.60.40.1 General (1) Separation Distance A lot with a medical marihuana production facility must be: (A) at least 70 metres from a lot in a: (I) Residential Zone category; (ii) Residential Apartment Zone category; (iii) Commercial Zone category; (iv) Commercial Residential Zone category; (v) Commercial Residential Employment Zone category; (vi) Institutional Zone category; and (vii) Open Space Zone category; and (B) at least 70 metres from a lot with a: (I) public school; (ii) private school; (iii) place of worship; and (iv) day nursery. [ By-law: 403-2014 ] (1) Separation Distance A lot with a marihuana production facility must be: (A) at least 70 metres from a lot in a: (i) Residential Zone category; (ii) Residential Apartment Zone category; (iii) Commercial Zone category; (iv) Commercial Residential Zone category; (v) Commercial Residential Employment Zone category; (vi) Institutional Zone category; and (vii) Open Space Zone category; and (B) at least 70 metres from a lot with a: (i) public school; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 329 (ii) private school; (iii) place of worship; and (iv) day nursery. [ By-law: 0403-2014 ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 150.60.60 Ancillary Building 150.60.60.10 Location (1) Location of Building or Structure Used for the Purpose of Site and Facility Security A building or structure used for security purposes for a medical marihuana production facility: (A) may be in the front yard; and (B) is exempt from the required minimum front yard setbacks, side yard setbacks and rear yard setbacks. [ By- law: 403-2014 ] (1) Location of Building or Structure Used for the Purpose of Site and Facility Security A building or structure used for security purposes for a marihuana production facility: (A) may be in the front yard; and (B) is exempt from the required minimum front yard setbacks, side yard setbacks and rear yard setbacks. [ By- law: 0403-2014 ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 150.60.90 Loading 150.60.90.10 Location (1) Loading Space Location Loading spaces for a medical marihuana production facility must be in a wholly enclosed building. [ By-law: 403- 2014 ] (1) Loading Space Location Loading spaces for a marihuana production facility must be in a wholly enclosed building. [ By-law: 0403-2014 ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] 150.80 Drive Through Facility 150.80.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.80 apply to drive through facilities. 150.80.20 Use Requirements 150.80.20.1 General (1) Drive Through Facility - Use Restriction with Residential No person may use any land or erect or use any building or structure for the purpose of a drive through facility in the Residential Zone category, the Residential Apartment Zone category, the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, or the Commercial Residential Zone category other than a CR zone where the zone label has an 'r' value of 0.0. (2) Drive Through Facility - A Use in Combination with Other Uses By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 330 A drive through facility is a use that must be in combination with another use, neither of which may be construed as being ancillary to the other, and all regulations pertaining to each use apply. (3) Vehicle Stacking Space Dimensions A vehicle stacking space must be at least 3.0 metres wide by 6.5 metres long. (4) Drive Through Facility - Stacking Aisle Provisions A drive through facility: (A) in combination with a use selling food or beverage, must provide at least ten vehicle stacking spaces in a stacking aisle; and (B) not in combination with a use selling food or beverage, must provide at least four vehicle stacking spaces in a stacking aisle. (5) Drive Through Facility - Location Restriction for Stacking Aisle No portion of a drive through facility stacking aisle may be located in a front yard or side yard that abuts a street, unless the lot is in and abuts a lot in the E zone. (6) Stacking Aisle Location Despite 150.80.20(5), if a building located on a corner lot has both a drive through facility and a vehicle fuel station, the drive through facility stacking aisle may be located in a side yard between the building and the street. 150.80.40 Building Requirements 150.80.40.1 General (1) Drive Through Facility - Separation Distance A drive through facility, including stacking aisles, must be at least 30.0 metres from any lot in the Residential Zone category, Residential Apartment Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category, or the Commercial Residential Zone category other than a CR zone where the zone label has an 'r' value of 0.0. 150.90 Vehicle Dealership 150.90.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.90 apply to vehicle dealerships. 150.90.20 Use Requirements 150.90.20.1 General (1) Vehicle Dealership - Major Street Location A vehicle dealership must be on a lot with a front lot line that abuts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. (2) Vehicle Dealership - Outside Display and Storage The outside display or storage of vehicles in combination with a vehicle dealership is subject to the following: (A) the interior floor area of the vehicle dealership building must be at least 150 square metres; (B) vehicles may not be displayed or stored in required parking spaces; and (C) the area used for the outside display or storage of vehicles must: (i) be clearly identified and marked; (ii) be at least 3.0 metres from a lot line; (iii) have a fence installed along a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (iv) have a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping along the lot line abutting a street. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 331 150.92 Vehicle Fuel Station 150.92.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.92 apply to vehicle fuel stations. 150.92.20 Use Requirements 150.92.20.1 General (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Restrictions on Retail Store and Personal Service Shop The maximum interior floor area for a retail store and personal service shop in combination with a vehicle fuel station on a lot that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category may be no more than 140 square metres. (2) Vehicle Fuel Stations in Combination with Other Uses Despite regulations 5.10.1.10(2) and (3), if the requirements of this By-law for other uses in combination with a vehicle fuel station regulate the same area, the most restrictive regulation governs all uses on the lot. (3) Vehicle Fuel Station - Outside Display and Storage A vehicle fuel station may have outside display and storage if it is: (A) no more than 20% of the area of the lot outside of wholly enclosed buildings; and (B) enclosed by a fence. (4) Vehicle Fuel Station - Propane Tank Requirement A lot with a vehicle fuel station may have a propane tank that contains no more than 1500 litres of propane. (5) Vehicle Fuel Station - Propane Tank Separation Requirements If a vehicle fuel station has a propane tank that contains more than 100 litres of propane, the propane tank may be no closer than 7.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 150.92.30 Lot Requirements 150.92.30.20 Lot Frontage (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Lot Frontage Requirements A lot with a vehicle fuel station must have a minimum lot frontage of 30.0 metres 150.92.30.21 Lot Frontage Exemptions (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Permitted Lot Frontage Requirements for Lawfully Existing Lots If a lawfully existing vehicle fuel station is on a lot that has a lawful lot frontage which is less than the minimum lot frontage required in regulation 150.92.30.20 (1), that lawful lot frontage is the minimum lot frontage for that lawfully existing vehicle fuel station on that lot. 150.92.30.30 Lot Depth (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Lot Depth Requirements A lot with a vehicle fuel station must have a minimum lot depth of 45.0 metres. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 332 150.92.30.31 Lot Depth Exemptions (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Permitted Depth Requirements for Lawfully Existing Lots If a lawfully existing vehicle fuel station is on a lot that has a lawful lot depth which is less than the minimum lot depth required in regulation 150.92.30.30(1), that lawful lot depth is the minimum lot depth for that lawfully existing vehicle fuel station on that lot. 150.92.40 Building Requirements 150.92.40.70 Setbacks (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Building Setbacks A vehicle fuel station is subject to the following: (A) the minimum side yard setback for a building or structure is the greater of: (i) 3.0 metres; (ii) 4.5 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (iii) 7.5 metres from a side lot line that abuts a street; or (iv) the minimum side yard setback required for the zone in which it is located; and (B) the minimum rear yard setback for a building or structure is the greater of: (i) 3.0 metres; (ii) 7.5 metres if the lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; or (iii) the minimum rear yard setback required for the zone in which it is located. 150.92.40.71 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Permitted Building Setbacks for Lawfully Existing Buildings If a lawfully existing vehicle fuel station building or structure has a lawful building setback that is less than the required minimum building setback in regulation 150.92.40.70(1), that lawful building setback is the minimum building setback for that lawfully existing vehicle fuel station building or structure on that lot. 150.92.50 Yards 150.92.50.10 Landscaping (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Soft Landscaping A lot with a vehicle fuel station must have: (A) a minimum 1.5 metres wide strip of soft landscaping along that portion of a lot line that abuts a street and is between the street and the portion of the lot used for a vehicle fuel station, excluding the part used for vehicle access to the lot; and (B) a minimum 3.0 metres wide strip of soft landscaping and a fence along that portion of a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category, and is adjacent to the vehicle fuel station. [ By-law: PL130592 Nov21_2018 ] 150.92.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures 150.92.60.20 Setbacks (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Fuel Pump Island and Canopy Setbacks By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 333 For a vehicle fuel station: (A) Despite regulation 150.92.40.70(1), the edge of a canopy that is above the fuel pumps may be no closer than 5.0 metres from a lot line abutting a street; and (B) Despite regulation 150.92.40.70(1), a fuel pump island may be no closer than: (i) 7.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and (ii) 6.0 metres from any other lot line. 150.92.60.21 Setbacks Exemptions (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Permitted Minimum Distance for Lawfully Existing Canopy If a lawfully existing vehicle fuel station has a canopy above the fuel pumps that is lawfully closer to a lot line abutting a street than is permitted in regulation 150.92.60.20(1)(A), that lawful distance from a lot line abutting a street is the minimum distance required for a canopy above the fuel pumps for that lawfully existing vehicle fuel station. (2) Vehicle Fuel Station - Permitted Minimum Distance for Lawfully Existing Fuel Pump Island If lawfully existing vehicle fuel station has a fuel pump island that is lawfully closer to a lot line than is permitted in regulation 150.92.60.20(1)(B), that lawful distance is the minimum distance required for a fuel pump island from that lot line on the lot for that lawfully existing vehicle fuel station. 150.92.60.40 Height (1) Vehicle Fuel Station Canopy Height A vehicle fuel station canopy with or without structural support may not be more than 6.0 metres above the elevation of the ground directly below it. 150.92.60.41 Height Exemptions (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Permitted Height for Lawfully Existing Canopy If a lawfully existing vehicle fuel station has a canopy above the fuel pumps that has a lawful height greater than the permitted maximum height in regulation 150.92.60.40(1), that lawful height is the maximum height for a canopy for that lawfully existing vehicle fuel station. 150.92.60.70 Lot Coverage (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Lot Coverage Calculation The area of a vehicle fuel station canopy above the fuel pumps is not included in the calculation of lot coverage. 150.92.100 Access to Lot 150.92.100.1 General (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Vehicle Access and Required Landscaping Vehicle access to a lot with a vehicle fuel station may cross required landscaping. (2) Vehicle Fuel Station - Vehicle Access Requirements A lot with a vehicle fuel station must have two vehicle access points from the street to the lot and each vehicle access must have a width of at least 6.0 metres and no more than 11.0 metres, measured along the lot line abutting a street. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 334 150.92.100.30 Separation (1) Vehicle Fuel Station - Vehicle Access - Separation Distances Vehicle access to a lot with a vehicle fuel station must be at least: (A) 7.5 metres from any other vehicle access on the lot; and (B) 3.0 metres from any side lot line. (2) Vehicle Fuel Station - Vehicle Access for Corner Lots Vehicle access to a vehicle fuel station on a corner lot must be at least 7.5 metres from the point of intersection of the front lot line and side lot line. 150.94 Vehicle Service Shop 150.94.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.94 apply to vehicle service shops. 150.94.20 Use Requirements 150.94.20.1 General (1) Vehicle Service Shop - Activity Limited to Inside Building All activities of a vehicle service shop must take place in a wholly enclosed building. 150.94.30 Lot Requirements 150.94.30.1 General (1) Vehicle Service Shop - Vehicle Access- Permitted Width Vehicle access to a lot with a vehicle service shop may have a minimum width of 6.0 metres and a maximum width of 11.0 metres, measured along the lot line abutting a street. (2) Vehicle Service Shop - Vehicle Access- Separation Distances Vehicle access to a lot with a vehicle service shop must be at least: (A) 7.5 metres from any other vehicle access on the lot; and (B) 3.0 metres from any side lot line. (3) Vehicle Service Shop - Vehicle Access for Corner Lots Vehicle access to a vehicle service shop on a corner lot must be at least 7.5 metres from the point of intersection of the front lot line and side lot line. 150.94.40 Building Requirements 150.94.40.1 General (1) Vehicle Service Shop - Building Setbacks A vehicle service shop is subject to the following: (A) the minimum side yard setback for a building or structure is the greater of: (i) 3.0 metres; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 335 (ii) 4.5 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (iii) 7.5 metres from a side lot line that abuts a street; or (iv) the minimum side yard setback required for the zone in which it is located; and (B) the minimum rear yard setback for a building or structure is the greater of: (i) 3.0 metres; (ii) 7.5 metres if the lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; or (iii) the minimum rear yard setback required for the zone in which it is located. 150.94.50 Yards 150.94.50.1 General (1) Vehicle Service Shop - Soft Landscaping A lot with a vehicle service shop must have: (A) a minimum 1.5 metres wide strip of soft landscaping along the entire length of a lot line that abuts a street, excluding the part used for vehicle access to the lot; and (B) a minimum 3.0 metres wide strip of soft landscaping and a fence along the entire length of a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 150.96 Vehicle Washing Establishment 150.96.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.96 apply to vehicle washing establishments with an interior floor area greater than 38 square metres. 150.96.20 Use Requirements 150.96.20.1 General (1) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Activity Limited to Inside Building All mechanical washing, waxing and drying operations must take place within a wholly enclosed building. (2) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Stacking Aisle Requirements A mechanical vehicle washing establishment is subject to the following: (A) a minimum of 10 vehicle stacking spaces must be provided in a stacking aisle on the same lot; and (B) a vehicle stacking space must be at least 3.0 metres wide by 6.5 metres long. (3) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Restrictions on Other Uses The maximum interior floor area for a retail store and personal service shop on a lot with a vehicle washing establishment is 20.0 square metres. 150.96.30 Lot Requirements 150.96.30.1 General (1) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Location A vehicle washing establishment must: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 336 (A) be on a lot that abuts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and (B) be on a lot with a front lot line that is at least 26.0 metres wide. (2) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Vehicle Access - Permitted Width Vehicle access to a lot with a vehicle washing establishment may have a minimum width of 6.0 metres and a maximum width of 11.0 metres, measured along the lot line abutting a street. (3) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Fence Requirement The lot lines abutting another lot line on a corner lot with a vehicle washing establishment must be fenced. (4) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Vehicle Access - Separation Distances Vehicle access to a lot with a vehicle washing establishment must be at least: (A) 7.5 metres from any other vehicle access on the lot; and (B) 3.0 metres from any lot line. (5) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Vehicle Access for Corner Lots Vehicle access to a vehicle washing establishment on a corner lot must be at least 7.5 metres from the point of intersection of the front lot line and side lot line. 150.96.40 Building Requirements 150.96.40.1 General (1) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Building Setbacks A vehicle washing establishment is subject to the following: (A) the minimum side yard setback for a building or structure is the greater of: (i) 3.0 metres; (ii) 4.5 metres from a side lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (iii) 7.5 metres from a side lot line that abuts a street; or (iv) the minimum side yard setback required for the zone in which it is located; and (B) the minimum rear yard setback for a building or structure is the greater of: (i) 3.0 metres; (ii) 7.5 metres if the lot abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; or (iii) the minimum rear yard setback required for the zone in which it is located. (2) Vehicle Washing Establishment - Building Setbacks from Entrance and Exit The vehicle entrance and exit from a vehicle washing establishment building must be at least 12.0 metres from any lot line abutting a street. 150.100 Eating Establishment 150.100.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.100 apply to eating establishments. 150.100.20 Use Requirements 150.100.20.1 General (1) Eating Establishment - Other Uses By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 337 Other uses combined with an eating establishment are subject to the following: (A) In the CR, CRE, OR, OG and OM Zones, the following may occupy a maximum of 25 percent of the total interior floor area of the eating establishment to a maximum of 250 square metres: (i) an amusement arcade (ii) dance floor; (iii) stage; (iv) standing audience area; (v) disc jockey area; (vi) sound room or karaoke room; (vii) a recreation use; and (viii) any other entertainment area; (B) In the EL, E and EO Zones, if a lot abuts a Major Street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, the following may occupy a maximum of 25 percent of the total interior floor area of the eating establishment to a maximum of 250 square metres: (i) amusement arcade; (ii) dance floor; (iii) stage; (iv) standing audience area; (v) disc jockey area; (vi) sound room or karaoke room; (vii) a recreation use; and (viii) any other entertainment area; (C) In the EL, E and EO Zones, if a lot does not abut a Major Street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, the following may occupy a maximum of 6 percent of the total interior floor area of the eating establishment to a maximum of 50 square metres: (i) an amusement arcade; (ii) dance floor; (iii) stage; (iv) standing audience area; (v) disc jockey area; (vi) sound room or karaoke room; (vii) a recreation use; and (viii) any other entertainment area; (D) In the CL Zone, the following may occupy a maximum of 6 percent of the total interior floor area of the eating establishment to a maximum of 50 square metres: (i) an amusement arcade; (ii) dance floor; (iii) stage; (iv) standing audience area; (v) disc jockey area; (vi) sound room or karaoke room; (vii) a recreation use; and (viii) any other entertainment area; (E) other than an outdoor patio, all uses must be entirely in the building with the eating establishment. (F) in the Residential Zone category, entertainment areas, including amusement arcades, a dance floor, stage, standing audience area, disc jockey area, sound room or karaoke room, or recreation use, are not permitted in an eating establishment; (G) in the RAC zone, the following may occupy a maximum of 6 percent of the total interior floor area of the eating establishment to a maximum of 12 square metres: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 338 (i) an amusement arcade; (ii) dance floor; (iii) stage; (iv) standing audience area; (v) disc jockey area; (vi) sound room or karaoke room; (vii) a recreation use; and (viii) any other entertainment area. [ By-law: 1509-2025 ] 150.100.30 Lot Requirements 150.100.30.1 General (1) Eating Establishment - Fence Required if abutting a Lot in a Residential Zone A lot with an eating establishment must have a fence along the portion of a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. (2) Eating Establishment - Separation from Residential Zone & Residential Apartment Zone Categories An eating establishment with an interior floor area greater than 1,000 square metres must be at least 300 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. This regulation does not to apply if the eating establishment is in combination with a hotel. 150.110 Adult Entertainment Establishment 150.110.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.110 apply to adult entertainment uses. 150.110.30 Lot Requirements 150.110.30.1 General (1) Adult Entertainment - Separation Distance A lot with an adult entertainment use must be: (A) at least 100 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; (B) at least 500 metres from a lot with a public school, private school, or place of worship, or a lot in a IS zone or IPW zone; and (C) at least 500 metres from a lot with an adult entertainment use or a body rub service. 150.120 Funeral Home 150.120.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.120 apply to funeral homes. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 339 150.120.30 Lot Requirements 150.120.30.1 General (1) Funeral Home - Location A funeral home must be on a lot that abuts a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map. 150.120.50 Yards 150.120.50.1 General (1) Funeral Home - Fence Requirements A lot with a funeral home must have a fence along the portion of a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 150.120.80 Parking 150.120.80.1 General (1) Funeral Home - Parking Area to be Set Back An area with parking spaces for a funeral home must be at least 1.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category. 150.130 Firing Range 150.130.1 General (1) Application of this Section The regulations in Section 150.130 apply to firing ranges. 150.130.20 Use Requirements 150.130.20.1 General (1) Firing Range Interpretation A firing range or shooting range is not included in any other defined term in this By-law. (2) Firing Range Use A firing range or shooting range for the discharge of a firearm must be: (A) in an wholly enclosed building; and (B) operated by the Canadian Armed Forces, or by a public police force or other body operating under the authorization of a Municipal, Provincial or Federal government. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 340 Chapter 200 Parking Space Regulations 200.5 Regulations Applying to Parking Spaces 200.5.1 General (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 200.5 apply to all parking spaces and drive aisles. (2) Requirement to Provide Parking Spaces Parking spaces must be provided collectively for each use on a lot in an amount that complies with the regulations in Chapter 200 Parking Space Regulations. (3) Drive Aisle Width The following are the minimum drive aisle widths: (A) If the centreline of a parking space is at an interior angle of 70 to 90 degrees to the centreline of the drive aisle providing vehicle access, the minimum width for that one or two lane drive aisle is 6.0 metres; [ By-law: 420- 2023 ] (B) If the centreline of a parking space is at an interior angle from 50 to less than 70 degrees to the centreline of the drive aisle providing vehicle access, the minimum width for that drive aisle is 5.5 metres for each aisle; [ By-law: 559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] (C) If the centreline of a parking space is at an interior angle of less than 50 degrees from the centreline of the drive aisle providing vehicle access, the minimum width for that drive aisle is 4.0 metres for each aisle. [ By- law: 559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] (4) Reduction of Drive Aisle Width for Outdoor Patios Despite regulations 200.5.1(3)(A), (B) and (C) above, the required width of a drive aisle may be reduced for the purpose of an outdoor patio, provided the parking space that is exclusively accessed by that drive aisle is occupied by an outdoor patio. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] 200.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of Parking Space Rates in Parking Zones A and B A lot located entirely or partly within Parking Zone A or Parking Zone B on the Parking Zone Overlay Map is subject to the following: (A) if the buildings on the lot cover at least 50 percent of the area located within 40 metres of the lot line that abuts the street in the Parking Zone, the parking space rates for uses in that Parking Zone apply to the entire lot; and (B) in cases other than (A) above, the applicable parking space rate for a use is the parking space requirements for uses not located in Parking Zone A or Parking Zone B. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (2) Parking Space Dimensions - Minimum A parking space is subject to the following: (A) A parking space must have the following minimum dimensions: (i) length of 5.6 metres; (ii) width of 2.6 metres; (iii) vertical clearance of 2.0 metres; and (iv) the minimum width in (ii) must be increased by 0.3 metres for each side of the parking space that is obstructed according to (D) below; (B) For a parking space accessed by a drive aisle with a width of less than 6.0 metres, whether it is a one-way or two-way drive aisle, the minimum dimensions of a parking space are: (i) length - 5.6 metres; (ii) width - 2.9 metres; (iii) vertical clearance - 2.0 metres; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 341 (iv) the minimum width in (ii) must be increased by 0.3 metres if one or both sides of the parking space is obstructed according to (D) below; (C) The minimum dimensions of a parking space that is adjacent and parallel to a drive aisle from which vehicle access is provided are: (i) length - 6.7 metres; (ii) width - 2.6 metres; (iii) vertical clearance - 2.0 metres; and (iv) the minimum width in (ii) must be increased by 0.3 metres for each side of the parking space that is obstructed according to (D) below; and (D) The side of a parking space is obstructed if any part of a fixed object such as a wall, column, bollard, fence or pipe is situated: (i) within 0.3 metres of the side of the parking space, measured at right angles, and (ii) more than 1.0 metre from the front or rear of the parking space. (E) Equipment for the charging of one electric vehicle is permitted within a parking space, subject to the equipment being located in the same parking space as the vehicle to be charged and: (i) being within 0.25 metres of two adjoining sides of the parking space which are not adjacent and parallel to a drive aisle from which vehicle access is provided, measured at right angles; or (ii) being at least 5.35 metres from a drive aisle from which vehicle access is provided, measured at right angles, and at least 1.0 metre from the ground. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (3) Parking Space Dimensions - Maximum The maximum dimensions for a parking space are: (A) length of 6.0 metres (B) width of 3.2 metres (4) Vertical Clearance of a Parking Space The minimum vertical clearance for a parking space extends over the entire length and width of the parking space, excluding a wheel stop with a height of less than 18.0 centimetres. (5) Tandem Parking Spaces A required parking space may not be a tandem parking space, except when it is required for a secondary suite, group home or duplex building. (6) Tandem Parking Space Minimum Dimensions A tandem parking space must have the following minimum dimensions: (A) length of 5.6 metres; (B) width of 2.6 metres; (C) vertical clearance of 2.0 metres. (7) Calculation of Required and Permitted Parking Spaces - Vacant Building Space The minimum and maximum parking space rates for an area of a building that is vacant is calculated as follows: (A) the previous use of that building or part of the building; (B) the land use identified on the issued building permit; or (C) if a building or part of a building has never been used, and its intended use has never been identified in a building permit, the parking space requirement is based on the permitted use in the zone that has the highest maximum parking space requirement. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (8) Calculation of Parking Space Requirement If a parking space rate is expressed as a ratio of parking spaces to the gross floor area, the parking space requirement for a use is calculated by multiplying the gross floor area of the use by the applicable rate found in Table 200.5.10.1 Parking Space Rates. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (9) Calculation of Parking Space Requirements - Rounding If the calculation of the number of required parking spaces results in a number with a fraction, the number is rounded down to the nearest whole number, but there may not be less than one parking space. (10) Parking Space to be Clearly Marked By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 342 All parking spaces required for a non-residential use must be clearly identified and marked. (11) Parking Space Calculation -Gross Floor Area Exclusion The interior floor area of that portion of a building used exclusively for heating, cooling, ventilation, electrical, fire emergency stairwells, elevator shafts, atriums, utility areas, storage areas in the basement, parking space, loading space, or a drive aisle used to access a parking space or loading space, is not included in the gross floor area for the purpose of calculating parking space requirements. (12) Vehicle Access to Building - Non-residential and Apartment Parking Area If an apartment building, mixed use building or a building with non-residential uses, has an area for parking two or more vehicles: (A) the vehicle entrance and exit for a two-way driveway into and out of the building must have a minimum width of 5.5 metres; (B) the vehicle entrance or exit for a one-way driveway into or out of the building must have a minimum width of 3.5 metres; and (C) in (A) and (B) above, the vehicle entrance or exit to the building must be at least 6.0 metres from the lot line abutting the street. (13) Parking Space Access Other than stacked parking space and tandem parking spaces, all areas used for parking spaces must have driveway access to a street or lane that is direct and unobstructed, excluding a gate, moveable barrier or similar security feature. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (14) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Parking spaces must be equipped with an energized outlet, which is clearly marked and identified for electric vehicle charging, in accordance with the following: (A) all residential parking spaces provided for dwelling units located in an apartment building, mixed use building, "multiple dwelling unit building", detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse, detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex, or for a secondary suite or laneway suite, excluding visitor parking spaces, must include an energized outlet capable of providing Level 2 charging or higher to the parking space; and [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (B) in cases other than those set out in (A) above, 25 percent of the residential and non-residential parking spaces in a building must include an energized outlet capable of providing Level 2 charging or higher. [ By-law: 89- 2022 ] 200.5.10 Parking Rates 200.5.10.1 General (1) Parking Space Rates Off street parking spaces must be provided for every building or structure erected or enlarged, in compliance with Table 200.5.10.1 - Parking Space Rates below: [ By-law: 89-2022 ] Table 200.5.10.1 PARKING SPACE RATES By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 343 Land Use Category Parking Rate Resident Requirement for a Dwelling unit in an: Apartment Building, Assisted Housing or a Mixed Use Building Parking spaces must be provided: (A) in Parking Zone A (PZA) at a maximum rate of: (i) 0.3 for each bachelor dwelling unit up to 45 square metres and 1.0 for each bachelor dwelling unit greater than 45 square metres; and (ii) 0.5 for each one bedroom dwelling unit; and (iii) 0.8 for each two bedroom dwelling unit; and (iv) 1.0 for each three or more bedroom dwelling unit; and (B) in Parking Zone B (PZB) at a maximum rate of: (i) 0.7 for each bachelor dwelling unit up to 45 square metres and 1.0 for each bachelor dwelling unit greater than 45 square metres; and (ii) 0.8 for each one bedroom dwelling unit; and (iii) 0.9 for each two bedroom dwelling unit; and (iv) 1.1 for each three or more bedroom dwelling unit; and (C) in all other areas of the City, at a maximum rate of: (i) 0.8 for each bachelor dwelling unit up to 45 square metres and 1.0 for each bachelor dwelling unit greater than 45 square metres; and (ii) 0.9 for each one bedroom dwelling unit; and (iii) 1.0 for each two bedroom dwelling unit; and (iv) 1.2 for each three or more bedroom dwelling unit. Resident Requirement for a Dwelling Unit in a: Detached House, Semi-detached House, Townhouse, Detached Houseplex or Semi- detached Houseplex [ By-law: 648-2025 ] None Resident Requirement for a Dwelling Unit in a Multiple Dwelling Unit Buildings Parking spaces must be provided at a maximum rate of 1.0 for each dwelling unit. Secondary Suite None Resident Requirement for a Dwelling Room in a Multi-tenant House Parking spaces must be provided: (A) in Policy Area 1 (PA1), Policy Area 2 (PA2), Policy Area 3 (PA3) and Policy Area 4 (PA4) at a minimum rate of 0 for each dwelling room; (B) in the shaded area on Diagram 2 of By-law 156-2023, but not included in (A) above, at a minimum rate of 0 for each dwelling room; and (C) in all other areas of the City at a minimum rate of 0.34 for each dwelling room. Visitor Requirement: For a dwelling unit in an Apartment Building, a Mixed Use Building, and/or a Multiple Dwelling Unit Building Parking spaces must be provided: (A) in Parking Zone A (PZA) at a minimum rate of 2.0 plus 0.01 per dwelling unit; (B) in Parking Zone B (PZB) and in all other areas of the City, at a minimum rate of 2.0 plus 0.05 per dwelling unit; and (C) at a maximum rate of 1.0 per dwelling unit for the first five (5) dwelling units; and (D) at a maximum rate of 0.1 per dwelling unit for the sixth and subsequent dwelling units. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 344 Tier 1: Alternative Housing, Group Home, Hospice Care Home, Nursing Home, Religious Residence, Retirement Home, Respite Care Facility and Seniors Community House Parking spaces must be provided at a maximum rate of 0.5 for each bed-sitting room or dwelling unit. Tier 2: Adult Education School, Animal Shelter, Art Gallery, Clinic (medical), Community Centre, Court of Law, Day Nursery, Education Use, Hospital, Hotel, Kennel, Laboratory, Motel, Museum, Office (Excluding Medical Office), Performing Arts Studio, Post-Secondary School, Private School, Production Studio, Public School, Recreation Use, Religious Educational Use, Self-Storage Warehouse, Software Development and Processing, Vehicle Dealership, Veterinary Hospital Parking spaces must be provided: (A) in Parking Zone A (PZA) at a maximum rate of 0.8 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area; (B) in Parking Zone B (PZB) at a maximum rate of 1.0 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area; and (C) in all other areas of the City, at a maximum rate of 3.5 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area. Tier 3: Crisis Care Shelter, Municipal Shelter, Residential Care Home Parking spaces must be provided at a maximum rate of 1.5 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area Tier 4: Adult Entertainment, Ambulance Depot, Amusement Arcade, Artist Studio, Billiard Hall, Bowling Alley, Bus Station, Cabaret, Cemetery, Club, Contractor's Establishment, Eating Establishment, Entertainment Place of Assembly, Financial Institution, Fire Hall, Funeral Home, Gaming Establishment, Golf Course, Grocery Store, Industrial Sales and Service, Industrial Skills Training, Library, Manufacturing Uses, Medical Office, Nightclub, Park, Personal Service Shop, Pet Services, Place of Assembly, Place of Worship, Police Station, Pool Hall, Railway Service and Repair Yard; Railway Station, Retail Service, Retail Store, Service Shop, Vehicle Depot, Vehicle Fuel Station, Vehicle Repair Shop, Vehicle Service Shop, Visitation Centre, Warehouse, Wholesaling Use Parking spaces must be provided: (A) in Parking Zone A (PZA) at a maximum rate of 3.5 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area; (B) in Parking Zone B (PZB) at a maximum rate of 4.0 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area; and (C) in all other areas of the City, at a maximum rate of 6.0 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 345 (2) Provision of Parking Spaces Parking spaces provided for each use may not be: (A) less than the required minimum; or (B) greater than the permitted maximum. (3) Parking Space Rate Ancillary Uses A use that is ancillary has the same parking space rate as the use to which it is ancillary. (4) Parking Space Permission for Uses with No Parking Requirement If a use is not required to provide parking spaces by Table 200.5.10.1 of this By-law, parking spaces may be provided for that use if: (A) the use is not listed on Table 200.5.10.1; [ By-law: 1429-2017 ] (B) the parking spaces are used by the owner, occupant or visitors to the premises; and (C) the number of parking spaces is not: (i) less than the required minimum for all uses on the lot by Table 200.5.10.1; and (ii) greater than the permitted maximum or all uses on the lot by Table 200.5.10.1. (5) Parking Space Rates - Multiple Uses on a Lot If there are multiple uses on a lot, the respective minimum and maximum parking space rates for each use on the lot apply, and the total number of required parking spaces is the cumulative minimum total for all uses and the total number of permitted parking spaces is the cumulative maximum total for all uses. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (6) THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (7) Interpretation of Minimum and Maximum Parking Space Requirement If Table 200.5.10.1 has a minimum and maximum number of parking spaces for a use, the number of parking spaces for that use listed on the Table may not: (A) be less than the required minimum; (B) exceed the permitted maximum; and (C) if a minimum is not specified for a use, no parking spaces, other than accessible parking spaces, are required. [ By-law: 89-2022; 223-2025 ] (8) Multiple Dwelling Unit Buildings Parking Rates For calculating parking space requirements, a "multiple dwelling unit building" means two or more residential buildings, other than an apartment building, on lands where the driveway access to the buildings or to a parking area, is a common element over a "Parcel of Tied Land". For the purpose of this regulation, a "Parcel of Tied Land" has the meaning given to it in section 24 of Ontario Regulation 49/01 made under the Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998,c.19, as amended. (9) Assisted Housing Parking Rates For the purposes of calculating parking space requirements, "assisted housing" means a dwelling unit operated by a non-profit organization or private sector organization in cooperation with the City of Toronto. (10) Alternative Housing Parking Rates For the purpose of calculating parking space requirements, "alternative housing" means a dwelling unit or bedsitting room owned and operated by or on behalf of the City of Toronto, or by a non-profit agency in cooperation with the City of Toronto or a private sector organization in cooperation with the City of Toronto. (11) Reduction of Parking Spaces for Outdoor Patios Despite regulations 200.5.10.1(1) and 200.5.10.11(1)(C) and Table 200.5.10.1, an outdoor patio may occupy a required parking space, subject to the following: (A) If it is not a parking space required for a residential occupant or is a required accessible parking space; and (B) If the number of residential visitor parking spaces reduced is not more than half the amount required by regulations 200.5.10.1(1) and 200.5.10.11(1)(A) and Table 200.5.10.1, rounded down to the nearest whole number. [ By-law: 1153-2023 ] (12) Reduction of Visitor Parking Spaces for Certain Apartment Buildings on Major Streets By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 346 Despite regulations 200.5.10.1(1) and 200.5.10.11(1)(C) and Table 200.5.10.1, the visitor parking requirement for an apartment building with 60 or fewer dwelling units located in the Residential Zone category and on a lot abutting a major street, as identified on the Policy Area Overlay Map, is 1 parking space. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] 200.5.10.11 Parking Rate Exemptions (1) Parking Space Requirements for a Lawfully Existing Building (A) If the lawful number of parking spaces for a lawfully existing building is less than the required number of parking spaces, the lawful number of parking spaces is the minimum number of parking spaces for that lawfully existing building; (B) If the lawful number of parking spaces for a lawfully existing building is greater than the permitted maximum number of parking spaces, the lawful number of parking spaces is the maximum number of parking spaces for that lawfully existing building; (C) The number of lawful parking spaces for a lawfully existing building may not be reduced. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (2) Parking Space Requirements - Addition or Extension of a Lawfully Existing Building Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 200.5.10.11(1) must provide any additional parking space required by Clause 200.5.10.1, but no greater than the permitted maximum number of parking spaces for each use, unless authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (3) Parking Space Requirement - Change of Use in a Lawfully Existing Building If a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 200.5.10.11(1) changes use: (A) the lawfully existing number of parking spaces may not be reduced; and (B) any additional required parking spaces required by Clause 200.5.10.1 must be provided or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (4) Lawfully Existing Parking Space Located Off-Site If the required parking spaces for lawful uses in a lawfully existing building are lawfully located on a lot that is not the same lot as the use for which the parking spaces are required: (A) those lawful parking spaces may be provided on another lot for that lawfully existing building, if those lawful parking spaces are not reduced; and (B) any addition or expansion to that building must comply with the parking requirements or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (5) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of Clauses 200.5.10.11, 200.5.200.5 and 200.5.200.50, the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (A) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before February 3, 2022; and (B) buildings, structures or uses authorized after February 3, 2022 in accordance with Clauses 200.25.15.1, 200.25.15.2, 200.25.15.3 and 200.25.15.4. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] 200.5.200 Parking Exemptions 200.5.200.5 Exemptions Applying to All Zones (1) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for a Lawfully Existing Building Regulation 200.5.1.10(14) does not apply to a lawfully existing building that was not required to provide an energized outlet. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (2) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - Addition or Extension of a Lawfully Existing Building Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 200.5.10.11(1) must equip any additional parking space with an energized outlet required by regulation 200.5.1.10(14) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (3) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - Change of Use in a Lawfully Existing Building If a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 200.5.10.11(1) changes use: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 347 (A) the lawfully existing number of parking spaces equipped with an energized outlet may not be reduced; and (B) any additional parking spaces must be equipped with an energized outlet required by regulation 200.5.1.10(14) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] 200.5.200.40 Commercial Residential Zone Category (1) Parking Rates for Common Areas and Walkways in Commercial Malls In the Commercial Residential Zone category, internal common areas and walkways located on the first storey of an enclosed commercial retail mall are required to provide parking spaces as follows: (A) if the interior floor area of internal common areas and walkways on the first storey services retail stores and any other use; then the parking space requirement for retail stores applies to the interior floor area of the common areas and walkways; and (B) if the interior floor area of internal common areas and walkways on the first storey services only one use; the parking space requirement for that use applies to the interior floor area of the common areas and walkways. (2) Parking Rates for Public Common Areas and Walkways in Office Buildings In the Commercial Residential Zone category internal common areas and walkways located on the first storey in an office building are required to provide parking spaces as follows: (A) if the total interior floor area of all non-office uses on the first storey is greater than the total interior floor area of all office uses on the first storey, then the parking space requirement for the non-office use applies to the common areas and walkways; and (B) if the total interior floor area of all office uses on the first storey is greater than the total interior floor area of all non-office uses on the first storey, then the parking space requirement for an office use applies to the common areas and walkways. (3) Parking Space Requirements for Change of Non-residential Use If a lot in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4) has a building constructed pursuant to a building permit issued on or before March 1, 1994, and the building covers a minimum of 75 percent of the lot area, for a change of non-residential uses in that building: (A) no additional parking spaces are required for a non-residential use with a higher parking space requirement; and (B) the number of parking spaces existing on the lot on March 1, 1994 or the number of parking spaces pursuant to the building permit may not be reduced for a non-residential use with a lower parking space requirement. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 200.5.200.50 Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category (1) THIS DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN A REGULATION [ By-law: 89-2022 ] 200.10 Regulations Applying to Visitor Parking Spaces 200.10.1 General (1) Access to Visitor Parking Spaces All driveways or drive aisles that provide vehicle access to visitor parking space must be clearly identified. (2) Visitor Parking Space - Marking All visitor parking spaces must be clearly identified and marked. (3) Visitor Parking Space Dimensions A visitor parking space must comply with the parking space dimensions in Section 200.5. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 348 200.15 Regulations Applying to Accessible Parking Spaces 200.15.1 General (1) Accessible Parking Space Dimensions (Minimum) An accessible parking space must have the following minimum dimensions: (A) length of 5.6 metres; (B) width of 3.9 metres; and (C) vertical clearance of 2.1 metres. (1) Accessible Parking Space Dimensions An accessible parking space must have the following minimum dimensions: (A) length of 5.6 metres; (B) width of 3.4 metres; and (C) vertical clearance of 2.1 metres; [ By-law: 579-2017 Under Appeal ] (2) Accessible Parking Space Dimensions - Parallel Parking Space The minimum dimensions of an accessible parking space that is adjacent and parallel to a drive aisle from which vehicle access is provided is: (A) length of 7.1 metres; (B) width of 2.6 metres; and (C) vertical clearance of 2.1 metres; [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (3) Barrier Free Aisle The entire length of an accessible parking space must be adjacent to a 1.5 metre wide accessible barrier free aisle or path as shown on Diagram 1 and Diagram 2 of By-law 579-2017; [ By-law: 579-2017 Under Appeal ] (4) Location of Accessible Parking Spaces Accessible parking spaces must be the parking spaces closest to a barrier free: (A) entrance to a building; (B) passenger elevator that provides access to the first storey of the building; and (C) and shortest route from the required entrances in (A) and (B). [ By-law: 579-2017 Under Appeal ] (5) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Accessible Parking Spaces All accessible parking spaces in buildings must include an energized outlet, which is clearly marked and identified for electric vehicle charging capable of providing Level 2 charging or higher to the accessible parking space. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] 200.15.1.5 Interpretation (1) Meaning of Accessible For the purpose of Section 200.15, "accessible' means free of a physical, architectural or design barriers that would restrict access or use to a person with a disability as defined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 11. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] 200.15.10 Parking Rate 200.15.10.5 Minimum Accessible Parking Spaces (1) Accessible Parking Space Rates If the number of parking spaces associated with dwelling units and dwelling rooms is 5 or more, or if the number of parking spaces associated with uses other than dwelling units and dwelling rooms is 1 or more, clearly identified accessible parking spaces must be provided on the same lot as every building or structure erected or enlarged, in By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 349 compliance with the greater of the number of accessible parking spaces required by Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Spaces Rates for Accessible Parking Spaces below or with 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (E). Table 200.15.10.5 Minimum Parking Space Rates for Accessible Parking Spaces Land Use Category Rate for Calculating Accessible Parking Spaces Resident Requirement for a Dwelling Unit in an Apartment Building, Assisted Housing or a Mixed Use Building Accessible parking spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of: (A) In Parking Zone A, 0.02 for each dwelling unit (B) In Parking Zone B and in all other areas of the city, 0.025 for each dwelling unit Resident Requirement for a Dwelling Unit in a: Detached House, Semi-detached House, Townhouse, Detached Houseplex or Semi-detached Houseplex Only the accessible parking rates as required by regulations 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (E) apply [By-law: 1116-2025] Resident Requirement for a Dwelling Unit in a "Multiple Dwelling Unit Building" Accessible parking spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of 0.05 for each dwelling unit Secondary Suite Only the accessible parking rates as required by regulations 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (E) apply [By-law: 1116-2025] Resident Requirement for a Dwelling Room in a Multi- tenant House. [ By-law: 58-2026 ] Only the accessible parking rates as required by regulations 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (E) apply [By-law: 1116-2025] Visitor Requirement for a dwelling unit in an Apartment Building, a Mixed Use Building, and/or a Multiple Dwelling Unit Building Only the accessible parking rates as required by regulations 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (E) apply [By-law: 1116-2025] Tier 1: Alternative Housing, Group Home, Hospice Care Home, Nursing Home, Religious Residence, Retirement Home, Respite Care Facility and Seniors Community House Accessible parking spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of 0.01 for each bed-sitting room or dwelling unit Tier 2: Adult Education School, Animal Shelter, Art Gallery, Community Centre, Court of Law, Day Nursery, Education Use, Hospital, Hotel, Kennel, Laboratory, Motel, Museum, Office (Excluding Medical Office), Performing Arts Studio, Post Secondary School, Private School, Production Studio, Public School, Recreation Use, Religious Educational Use, Self- Storage Warehouse, Software Development and Processing, Vehicle Dealership, Veterinary Hospital Accessible parking spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of: (A) for uses with a gross floor area less than or equal to 500 square metres: 1 accessible parking space (B) for uses with a gross floor area greater than 500 square metres: 1 plus 0.05 for each additional 100 square metres of gross floor area Tier 3: Crisis Care Shelter, Municipal Shelter, Residential Care Home Accessible parking spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of 0.01 for each 100 square metres of gross floor area By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 350 Tier 4: Adult Entertainment, Ambulance Depot, Amusement Arcade, Artist Studio, Billiard Hall, Bowling Alley, Bus Station, Cabaret, Cemetery, Club, Eating Establishment, Entertainment Place of Assembly, Financial Institution, Fire Hall, Funeral Home, Gaming Establishment, Golf Course, Grocery Store, Industrial Sales and Service, Industrial Skills Training, Library, Medical Office, Clinic (medical), Nightclub, Park, Personal Service Shop, Pet Services, Place of Assembly, Place of Worship, Police Station, Pool Hall, Railway Station, Retail Service, Retail Store, Service Shop, Vehicle Fuel Station, Vehicle Repair Shop, Vehicle Service Shop, Visitation Centre Accessible parking spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of: (A) for uses with a gross floor area less than or equal to 500 square metres: 1 accessible parking space (B) for uses with a gross floor area greater than 500 square metres: 1 plus 0.05 for each additional 100 square metres of gross floor area Tier 4.1: Contractor's Establishment, Manufacturing Uses, Railway Service and Repair Yard, Warehouse, Wholesaling Use, Vehicle Depot Only the accessible parking rates as required by regulations 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (E) apply [By-law: 1116-2025] [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (A) for residential uses located in Parking Zone A, the number of accessible parking spaces provided for residential uses must not be less than 7 percent of the parking spaces provided to that use; (B) for residential uses not located in Parking Zone A, the number of accessible parking spaces provided for residential uses must not be less than 5 percent of the parking spaces provided to that use; (C) for medical office or clinic (medical) uses, the number of accessible parking spaces provided must not be less than 10 percent of the parking spaces provided to that use; (D) for uses other than those listed in 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (C), the number of accessible parking spaces provided for the uses must not be less than 5 percent of the parking spaces provided to the uses; (E) if the calculation of the number of required parking spaces in 200.15.10.5(1)(A) to (D) results in a number with a fraction, the number is rounded up to the nearest whole number. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (2) Multiple Uses on a Lot If there are multiple uses on a lot, the respective minimum accessible parking space rates for each use on the lot apply, and the total number of required accessible parking spaces is the cumulative minimum total for all uses. [ By- law: 223-2025 ] (3) Interpretation of Minimum Parking Space Requirement If Table 200.15.10.5 requires a minimum number of accessible parking spaces for a use, the number of accessible parking spaces available for that use listed on the Table may not be less than the required minimum. [ By-law: 223- 2025 ] (4) Calculation of Minimum Accessible Parking Spaces Regulations 200.5.1.10(7), (8), and (11) and regulations 200.5.10.1(8), (9) and (10) apply to the calculation of minimum accessible parking spaces and interpretation of the rates in Table 200.15.10.5. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] 200.15.10.10 Accessible Parking Spaces Exemptions (1) Retrofitting Non-Accessible Parking Spaces Despite 200.5.10.11(1)(C), if the lengths of two lawfully existing parking spaces are beside each other, the lawfully existing parking spaces may be removed and replaced by one accessible parking space which complies with all regulations for an accessible parking space in Section 200.15. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] 200.15.10.11 Accessible Parking Rate Exemptions (1) Accessible Parking Space Requirements for a Lawfully Existing Building (A) If the lawful number of accessible parking spaces for a lawfully existing building is less than the required number of accessible parking spaces, the lawful number of accessible parking spaces is the minimum number of accessible parking spaces for that lawfully existing building; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 351 (B) If the lawful number of accessible parking spaces for a lawfully existing building is greater than the permitted maximum number of accessible parking spaces, the lawful number of accessible parking spaces is the maximum number of accessible parking spaces for that lawfully existing building; and (C) The number of lawful accessible parking spaces for a lawfully existing building may not be reduced. [ By- law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Accessible Parking Space Requirements - Addition or Extension of a Lawfully Existing Building Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 200.15.10.11(1) must provide any additional accessible parking space required by Clause 200.15.10.5, but no greater than the permitted maximum number of parking spaces for each use, unless authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Parking Space Requirement - Change of Use in a Lawfully Existing Building If a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 200.15.10.11(1) changes use: (A) the lawfully existing number of accessible parking spaces may not be reduced; and (B) any additional required accessible parking spaces required by Clause 200.15.10.5 must be provided or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (4) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of Clause 200.15.10.11, the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (A) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or prior to March 31, 2025; and (B) buildings, structures or uses authorized after March 31, 2025 in accordance with Clauses 200.25.15.1, 200.25.15.2, 200.25.15.3 and 200.25.15.4. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 200.15.15 Transition: Accessible Parking Spaces (1) Accessible Parking Spaces An application submitted before May 26, 2017 that is eligible to proceed under clauses 200.15.15.1 through 200.15.15.3, must provide accessible parking spaces in compliance with 200.15.15.4 and 200.15.15.5. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] 200.15.15.1 Transition: Building Permit Applications (1) Building Permit Applications Nothing in Articles 200.15.1, 200.15.5 and 200.15.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which an application for a building permit was filed on or prior to May 26, 2017, if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 200.15.15.4 and 200.15.15.5 below, and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (2) Building Permit Applications For the purposes of regulation 200.15.15 (1), an "application for a building permit" means an application for a building permit that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] 200.15.15.2 Transition: Zoning Certificate Applications (1) Zoning Certificate Applications Nothing in Articles 200.15.1, 200.15.5 and 200.15.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, in the circumstances set out in regulation 200.15.15.2 (2) for a project for which a request for a zoning certificate was filed on or prior to May 26, 2017. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (2) Zoning Certificate Applications After a zoning certificate has been issued for a project that qualifies under regulation 200.15.15 (1), a building permit for that project may be issued if: (A) the building permit plans for the project are substantially in compliance with the plans approved with the zoning certificate referred to in regulation 200.15.15(3) and issued pursuant to Section 363-10.1 of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 352 (B) the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 200.15.15.4 and 200.15.15.5 below, and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (3) Zoning Certificate Applications For the purposes of regulation 200.15.15.2 a "request for zoning certificate" means a request for a zoning certificate that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits, of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] 200.15.15.3 Transition: Site Plan Applications (1) Site Plan Approval Applications Nothing in Articles 200.15.1, 200.15.5 and 200.15.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for a project for which a complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to May 26, 2017, if the project in question complies with the provisions of regulations 200.15.15.4 and 200.15.15.5 below, and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (2) Site Plan Approval Applications Where a project qualifies under regulation 200.15.15.3: (A) the Notice of Approval Conditions and final site plan approval may be granted if the project complies with regulations 200.15.15.4 and 200.15.15.5 below, all requirements of the Planning Act, and Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.11 Schedule. A; and (B) after a Notice of Approval Conditions or final site plan approval is received for a project that qualifies under regulation 200.15.15.3, a building permit for that project may be issued if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 200.15.15.4 and 200.15.15.5 below, the site plan approval, and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (3) Site Plan Approval Applications For the purposes of regulation 200.15.15.3, a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] 200.15.15.4 Transition: Parking Space General Requirements (1) Accessible Parking Space Dimensions An accessible parking space must have the following minimum dimensions: (A) length of 5.6 metres; (B) width of 3.9 metres; and (C) vertical clearance of 2.1 metres. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (2) Location of Accessible Parking Spaces Accessible parking spaces must be the parking spaces located: (A) closest to a main pedestrian access to a building; and (B) at the same level as the pedestrian entrance to the building. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (3) Parking Rates - Accessible Parking Spaces If the total parking space requirement is 5 or more, clearly identified off- street accessible parking spaces must be provided on the same lot as every building or structure erected or enlarged, in compliance with the following: (A) if the number of required parking spaces is 5 to 24, a minimum of 1 parking space must comply with the minimum dimensions for an accessible parking space; (B) if the number of required parking spaces is 25 to 100, a minimum of 1 parking space for every 25 parking spaces or part thereof must comply with the minimum dimensions for an accessible parking space; and (C) if the number of required parking spaces is more than 100, a minimum of 4 parking spaces plus 1 parking space for every 50 parking spaces or part thereof in excess of 100 parking spaces, must comply with the minimum dimensions for an accessible parking space. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 353 200.15.15.5 Transition: Medical Office and Clinic Requirements (1) Medical Office and Clinic Accessible Parking Space Rates A minimum of 10 percent of the required parking spaces for a medical office established after May 26, 2017 must comply with the minimum dimensions for an accessible parking space and any accessible parking spaces lawfully existing on the lot must be retained. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] 200.15.15.6 Transition: Accessible Parking Spaces Duration of Transition (1) Transition Application Nothing in Article 200.15.15 applies so as to continue the application of these transition regulations beyond the issuance of the building permit upon which the exemptions are founded. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (2) Transition Clause Duration In no case do the exemptions mentioned in Article 200.15.15 continue beyond the repeal of these transition regulations. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] (3) Transition Regulations Repeal Clauses 200.15.15.1, 200.15.15.2, 200.15.15.3, 200.15.15.4, 200.15.15.5 and Regulations 200.15.15.6 (1) and (2) are repealed five years after May 26, 2017. [ By-law: 579-2017 ] 200.20 Regulations Applying to Parking Spaces for Heritage Buildings 200.20.10 General (1) Parking Space Requirements for Heritage Sites Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act The number of parking spaces required for a heritage site is the lesser of the requirements of Chapter 200, and the number of parking spaces that existed on July 20, 1993. (2) Parking Space Requirements for Additions or Alterations to Heritage Sites Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act If gross floor area of a building on a heritage site is added to through an addition, alteration or extension or if the floor area is replaced, parking spaces must be provided in compliance with the requirements of this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 354 200.25 Compliance with Parking Space Regulations 200.25.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Buildings Exempt from Complying None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(3)(C), 10.5.60.20(7), 10.5.80.10(2), 10.5.80.10(5), 10.10.60.70(1)(B), 10.10.80.1(1)(B), 40.5.40.40(9)(C), 50.5.40.40(9)(C), 60.5.80.10(1), 200.5.1.10(2)(E), 200.5.1.10(1), 200.5.1.10(7), 200.5.1.10(8), 200.5.1.10(13), 200.5.1.10(14), Table 200.5.10.1 - Parking Space Rates, 200.5.10.1(5), 200.5.10.1(7)(C), 200.5.10.1(12), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) apply to prevent the erection or use of a lawfully existing building or structure. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of Regulation 200.25.1(1), the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes existing or authorized on or before July 22, 2022. [ By-law: 1048-2022 ] (3) Lawfully Existing Buildings Exempt from Complying None of the provisions of regulations 200.5.10.1(7)(C), 200.5.10.1(12), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) apply to prevent the erection or use of a lawfully existing building or structure. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (4) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of regulation 200.25.1(3), the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes existing or authorized after July 22, 2022 and on or before March 31, 2025. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 200.25.15 Transition: Parking Space Regulations (1) Transition: Parking Space Regulations An application submitted before July 22, 2022 that is eligible to proceed under regulations 200.25.15.1(1) and (3), 200.25.15.2(1) and (3), 200.25.15.3(1), (3), and (4), and 200.25.15.4(1), (3), and (4) must comply with the requirements of regulations 970.10.1(1) and (3), 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Transition: Parking Space Regulations An application submitted after July 22, 2022 and on or before March 31, 2025 that is eligible to proceed under regulations 200.25.15.1(2) and (3), 200.25.15.2(2) and (3), 200.25.15.3(2), (3), and (4), and 200.25.15.4(2), (3), and (4) must comply with the requirements of regulations 200.5.1.10(1), (2)(E), (7), (8), (13), and (14), 200.5.10.1(1), Table 200.5.10.1 - Parking Space Rates, regulation 200.5.10.1(5) and (7)(C), 200.5.10.11(1), (2), and (5), 200.5.200.5(1), (2), and (3), 970.10.1(2), 970.10.15.5(12), (13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, and regulations 970.10.15.5(17) and (18). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 200.25.15.1 Transition: Building Permit Applications (1) Building Permit Applications None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(3)(C), 10.5.60.20(7), 10.5.80.10(2), 10.5.80.10(5), 10.10.60.70(1)(B), 10.10.80.1(1)(B), 40.5.40.40(9)(C), 50.5.40.40(9)(C), 60.5.80.10(1), 200.5.1.10(2)(E), 200.5.1.10(1), 200.5.1.10(7), 200.5.1.10(8), 200.5.10.1(12), 200.5.1.10(13), 200.5.1.10(14), Table 200.5.10.1 - Parking Space Rates, 200.5.10.1(5), 200.5.200.5(1), (2) and (3), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which an application for a building permit was filed on or prior to July 22, 2022, if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.10.1(1) and (3), 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), Table 970.10.15.5 - Parking Space Rates and Parking Space Occupancy, regulations 970.10.15.5(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read prior to July 22, 2022 and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Building Permit Applications By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 355 None of the provisions of regulations 200.5.10.1(7)(C), 200.5.10.1(12), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which an application for a building permit was filed after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.10.1(2), 970.10.15.5(13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, 970.10.15.5(17) and (18) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022, and on or prior to March 31, 2025 and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Building Permit Applications For the purposes of regulations 200.25.15.1(1) and (2), an "application for a building permit" means an application for a building permit that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 200.25.15.2 Transition: Zoning By-law Amendment (1) Zoning by-law Amendment None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(3)(C), 10.5.60.20(7), 10.5.80.10(2), 10.5.80.10(5), 10.10.60.70(1)(B), 10.10.80.1(1)(B), 40.5.40.40(9)(C), 50.5.40.40(9)(C), 60.5.80.10(1), 200.5.1.10(2)(E), 200.5.1.10(1), 200.5.1.10(7), 200.5.1.10(8), 200.5.1.10(13), 200.5.1.10(14), Table 200.5.10.1 - Parking Space Rates, 200.5.10.1(5), 200.5.200.5(1), (2), and (3), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which a complete application for a zoning by-law amendment application was filed on or prior to July 22, 2022, if the project in question complies with the provisions of regulations 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates and Parking Space Occupancy, regulations 970.10.15.5(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on or prior to July 22, 2022. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Zoning By-law Amendment None of the provisions of 200.5.10.1(7)(C), 200.5.10.1(12), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which a complete application for a zoning by-law amendment application was filed after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, if the project in question complies with the provisions of regulations 970.10.1(2) and (3), 970.10.15.5(13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, 970.10.15.5(17) and (18) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Zoning By-law Amendment For the purposes of regulations 200.25.15.2(1) and (2), a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 1116- 2025 ] 200.25.15.3 Transition: Minor Variance Applications (1) Minor Variance Applications None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(3)(C), 10.5.60.20(7), 10.5.80.10(2), 10.5.80.10(5), 10.10.60.70(1)(B), 10.10.80.1(1)(B), 40.5.40.40(9)(C), 50.5.40.40(9)(C), 60.5.80.10(1), 200.5.1.10(2)(E), 200.5.1.10(1), 200.5.1.10(7), 200.5.1.10(8), 200.5.1.10(13), 200.5.1.10(14), Table 200.5.10.1 - Parking Space Rates, 200.5.10.1(5), 200.5.200.5(1), (2), and (3), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which: (A) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed on or prior to July 22, 2022; or (B) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after July 22, 2022 in respect of a building permit referred to in Regulation 200.25.15.1(1). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Minor Variance Applications None of the provisions of regulations 200.5.10.1(7)(C), 200.5.10.1(12), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 356 (A) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025; or (B) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after March 31, 2025 in respect of a building permit referred to in Regulation 200.25.15.1(2). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Minor Variance Applications For the purposes of regulations 200.25.15.3(1) and (2), a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (4) Minor Variance Applications Where a project qualifies under Clause 200.25.15.3: (A) if a minor variance was applied for on or prior to July 22, 2022, the minor variance may be granted in compliance with Section 45 of the Planning Act in the context of regulations 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on or prior to July 22, 2022; and (B) a building permit for that project in (A) may be issued after final approval is received for the minor variance if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on or prior to July 22, 2022 and all finally approved minor variances. (C) if a minor variance was applied after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, the minor variance may be granted in compliance with Section 45 of the Planning Act in the context of regulations 970.10.1(2) and (3), 970.10.15.5(13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, 970.10.15.5(17) and (18) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025; and (D) a building permit for that project in (C) may be issued after final approval is received for the minor variance if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.10.1(2) and (3), 970.10.15.5(13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, 970.10.15.5(17) and (18), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025 and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 200.25.15.4 Transition: Site Plan Applications (1) Site Plan Applications None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(3)(C), 10.5.60.20(7), 10.5.80.10(2), 10.5.80.10(5), 10.10.60.70(1)(B), 10.10.80.1(1)(B), 40.5.40.40(9)(C), 50.5.40.40(9)(C), 60.5.80.10(1), 200.5.1.10(2)(E), 200.5.1.10(1), 200.5.1.10(7), 200.5.1.10(8), 200.5.1.10(13), 200.5.1.10(14), Table 200.5.10.1 - Parking Space Rates, 200.5.10.1(5), 200.5.200.5(1), (2), and (3), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for a project for which a complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to July 22, 2022, if the project in question complies with the provisions of regulations 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on or prior to July 22, 2022 and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Site Plan Applications None of the provisions of regulations 200.5.10.1(7)(C), 200.5.10.1(12), 200.15.1(5), 200.15.10.5(1), Table 200.15.10.5 - Minimum Parking Space rates for Accessible Parking Spaces, 200.15.10.5(2), (3), and (4), and 200.15.10.10(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for a project for which a complete application for site plan approval was filed after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, if the project in question complies with the provisions of regulations 970.10.1(2) and (3), 970.10.15.5(13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, 970.10.15.5(17) and (18), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025 and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116- 2025 ] (3) Site Plan Applications By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 357 For the purposes of regulations 200.25.15.4(1) and (2), a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (4) Site Plan Applications Where a project qualifies under Clause 200.25.15.4: (A) site plan approval may be granted if the project complies with regulations 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1) or with the provisions of By- law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on and prior to July 22, 2022, and all requirements of Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.11 Schedule. A; (B) after site plan approval is granted for a project that qualifies under regulation 200.25.15.4(4)(A), a building permit for that project may be issued if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.10.15.5(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), 970.10.15.10(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), 970.10.15.40(1) and (2), 970.10.15.50(1) and (2), and 970.10.15.60(1), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on and prior to July 22, 2022, the site plan approval, and all finally approved minor variances; (C) site plan approval may be granted if the project complies with regulations 970.10.1(2) and (3), 970.10.15.5(13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, 970.10.15.5(17) and (18) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on and prior to March 31, 2025, and all requirements of Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.11 Schedule. A; and (D) after site plan approval is granted for a project that qualifies under regulation 200.25.15.4(4)(C), a building permit for that project may be issued if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.10.1(2) and (3), 970.10.15.5(13), (14), (15), (16), Table 970.10.15.5(1) - Parking Space Rates for Effective Parking Spaces, 970.10.15.5(17) and (18), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, the site plan approval, and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 358 Chapter 220 Loading Space Regulations 220.5 Regulations Applying to Loading Spaces 220.5.1 General (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 220.5 apply to all loading spaces and driveways leading to a loading space. (2) Requirement to Provide Loading Spaces A loading space must be provided and maintained for each use on a lot, in compliance with the regulations in Chapter 220. 220.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Loading Space Requirement Calculation The calculation of required loading spaces is based on the total gross floor area on the lot. (2) Loading Space Calculation for Multi-unit Industrial Buildings If a lot in the Employment Industrial Zone category has a building with more than one industrial unit, the calculation of the required loading spaces is based upon the interior floor area of each industrial unit and not on the total gross floor area of the entire building. (3) Industrial Unit - Definition For the purpose of calculating required loading spaces in Chapter 220, an "industrial unit", means the portion of a building used by or under the control of an individual owner or tenant. (4) Loading Space Calculation - Gross Floor Area Exclusion The interior floor area of an "industrial unit" in a building that is used exclusively for heating, cooling, ventilation, electrical, emergency stairwells, elevator shafts, atriums, storage in a basement, parking space, loading space, or a drive aisle used to access a parking space or loading space, is not included as gross floor area for the purpose of calculating loading space requirements. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (5) Required Loading Space If one or more off street loading spaces is required to be provided on a lot, that loading space must be available for the use for which it is required. (6) Loading Space Demarcation Loading spaces inside a building must be clearly marked and identified. (7) Minimum Loading Space Dimensions If a loading space is required by this By-law for a building located in Policy Area 1 (PA1) that does not have a dwelling unit, despite the dimension requirements of Regulation 220.5.1(8), the loading space must have a minimum vertical clearance of 4.4 metres. (8) Loading Space Standards A loading space is subject to the following: (A) a Type "A" loading space must have a: (i) minimum length of 17.0 metres; (ii) minimum width of 3.5 metres; and (iii) minimum vertical clearance of 4.4 metres; and (B) a Type "B" loading space must have a: (i) minimum length of 11.0 metres; (ii) minimum width of 3.5 metres; and (iii) minimum vertical clearance of 4.0 metres; and (C) a Type "C" loading space must have a: (i) minimum length of 6.0 metres; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 359 (ii) minimum width of 3.5 metres; and (iii) minimum vertical clearance of 3.0 metres; and (D) a Type "G" loading space must have a: (i) minimum length of 13.0 metres; (ii) minimum width of 4.0 metres; and (iii) minimum vertical clearance of 6.1 metres. 220.5.10 Loading Space Rates 220.5.10.1 General (1) Loading Space Requirements Loading spaces must be provided in compliance with regulations 220.5.10.1(2) to (9). (2) Loading Space Requirements - Building Containing Dwelling Units A building with dwelling units must provide loading spaces as follows: Number of Units Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required 0 to 30 dwelling units None required 31 to 399 dwelling units 1 Type "G" 400 dwelling units or more 1 Type "G" and 1 - Type "C" (3) Loading Space Requirements - Retail Store, Eating Establishment, or Personal Service Shop A building with a retail store, eating establishment, or personal service shop must provide loading spaces as follows: Gross Floor Area Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required 0 to 499 square metres None required 500 to 1,999 square metres 1 Type "B" 2,000 to 4,999 square metres 2 Type "B" 5,000 to 9,999 square metres 3 Type "B" 10,000 to 19,999 square metres 1 Type "A" and 3 Type "B" 20,000 to 29,999 square metres 1 Type "A", 3 Type "B" and 1 Type "C" 30,000 square metres or greater 1 Type "A", 3 Type "B" and 1 Type "C" (4) Loading Space Requirements - Grocery stores/supermarket A building with a grocery stores or supermarket must provide loading spaces as follows: Gross Floor Area Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required 0 to 499 square metres None required 500 to 999 square metres 1 Type "B" 1,000 to 1,999 square metres 1 Type "A" 2,000 to 4,999 square metres 1 Type "A" and 1 Type "B" 5,000 to 9,999 square metres 1 Type "A" and 2 Type "B" 10,000 to 19,999 square metres 2 Type "A" and 2 Type "B" 20,000 square metres and greater 2 Type "A" and 3 Type "B" (5) Loading Space Requirements - Office By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 360 A building with an office must provide loading spaces as follows: Gross Floor Area Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required 0 to 499 square metres None required 500 to 999 square metres 1 Type "B" 1,000 to 1,999 square metres 1 Type "B" and 1 Type C" 2,000 to 3,999 square metres 1 Type "B" and 2 Type "C" 4,000 to 27,999 square metres 2 Type "B" and 2 Type "C" 28,000 to 51,999 square metres 2 Type "B" and 3 Type "C" 52,000 square metres or greater 2 Type "B" and 3 Type "C" [By-law: 541-2022] (6) Loading Space Requirements - Hotel A building with hotel must provide loading spaces as follows: Gross Floor Area Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required 0 to 4,999 square metres 1 Type "B" 5,000 to 9,999 square metres. 1 Type "B" and 1 Type "C" 10,000 to 19,999 square metres 2 Type "B" and 1 Type "C" 20,000 to 49,999 square metres 2 Type "B" and 2 Type "C" 50,000 square metres or greater 1 Type "A", 1 Type "B" and 2 Type "C" [By-law: 451-2022] (7) Loading Space Requirements - Manufacturing or Warehouse Use A building with manufacturing use or warehouse use must provide loading spaces as follows: Gross Floor Area Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required 0 to 99 square metres None 100 to 499 square metres 1 Type "C" 500 to 999 square metres 1 Type "B" 1,000 to 4,999 square metres 1 Type "A" 5,000 to 9,999 square metres 2 Type "A" 10,000 to 14,999 square metres 3 Type "A" 15,000 square metres or greater 3 Type "A" [By-law: 451-2022] (8) Loading Space Requirements - Other Select Uses A building with a passenger terminal, hospital or any other use similarly involving shipping, loading or unloading of persons, animals or goods, wares or merchandise, must provide loading spaces as follows: Gross Floor Area Minimum Number of Loading Spaces Required 0 to less than 500 square metres None 500 to less than 2300 square metres 1 Type "B" 2300 to less than 7500 square metres 2 Type "B" 7500 to less than 14000 square metres 3 Type "B" 14000 to less than 22000 square metres 4 Type "B" 22000 to less than 30000 square metres 5 Type "B" [ By-law: 801-2020 ] (9) Shared Loading Space Calculations By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 361 The loading space requirement for a building in Policy Area 1 (PA1) or Policy Area 2 (PA2) and which has two or more of the following uses; Office, Retail Store, Eating Establishment, Personal Service Shop, or Hotel, is the total of (A) and (B) below: (A) the minimum number of required Type "B" loading spaces is the largest number of Type "B" loading space required for any one of the uses listed above, plus the Type "B" loading spaces required for all other non- residential uses in the building and not listed above; plus (B) the minimum number of required Type "C" loading spaces is the largest number of Type "C" loading spaces required for any one of the uses listed above plus the Type "C" loading spaces required for all other non- residential uses in the building that are not listed above. (10) Loading Space Not Required No type "G" loading space is required if a building has less than 30 dwelling units and is on a lot with a lot area of less than 1,000 square metres. (11) Loading Space Options An apartment building with 400 dwelling units or more, may satisfy the requirement for a Type "C" loading space by providing instead one of the following loading spaces: (A) Type "A"; (B) Type "B"; or (C) a second Type "G". 220.5.10.11 Loading Space Exemptions (1) Loading Space Requirements For a Lawfully Existing Building If the lawful number of loading spaces for a lawfully existing building is less than the required number of loading spaces, the lawful number of loading spaces is the minimum number of loading spaces for that lawfully existing building. [ By-law: 420-2023 ] (2) Loading Space Exemption for a Non-residential Change of Use If a lawfully existing non-residential building has a change of use to other than a dwelling unit, additional loading spaces are not required if: (A) the first storey of the lawfully existing building covers at least 75% of the lot area; and (B) the lawful number of loading spaces is not reduced. (3) Loading Space Requirements for the Addition or Extension to a Lawfully Existing Building Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulation 220.5.10.11(1) must provide any additional loading spaces required by Clause 220.5.10.1 or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance (4) Loading Space Requirements for a Change of Use in a Lawfully Existing Building If a lawfully existing mixed use building referred to in regulation 220.5.10.11(1) changes use: (A) the lawfully existing number of loading spaces may not be reduced; and (B) any additional required loading spaces required by Clause 220.5.10.1 must be provided or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (5) Transportation Use Along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East Regulation 220.5.10.1(8) does not apply to a transportation use along Eglinton Avenue West and Eglinton Avenue East. [103-2016] [ By-law: 1031-2014 ] 220.5.20 Access to Loading Space 220.5.20.1 General (1) Standards for Access to a Loading Space A driveway to a loading space must have: (A) a minimum width along its entire length of: (i) 3.5 metres for a one-way driveway; or By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 362 (ii) 6.0 metres for a two-way driveway; and (B) a minimum vertical clearance along its entire length of: (i) 4.4 metres to a Type "A" or Type "G" loading space; (ii) 4.0 metres to a Type "B" loading space; and (iii) 3.0 metres to a Type "C" loading space. (2) Loading Space Access The permitted maximum slope of a driveway leading to a loading space is: (A) 8% for a Type "G" loading space; and (B) 15% in all other cases. (3) Vehicle Access to Building with Loading Space If a loading space is inside a building: (A) the vehicle entrance and exit for a two-way driveway into and out of the building must have a minimum width of 5.5 metres; and (B) the vehicle entrance or exit for a one-way driveway into or out of the building must have a minimum width of 3.5 metres, if the vehicle entrance or exit is 6.0 metres or more away from the lot line abutting a street. 220.5.200 Loading Exemptions 220.5.200.40 Commercial Residential Zone Category (1) Loading Space Exemption - SS2 and SS4 Areas For a lot in the CR zone subject to Development Standard Set 2 (SS2) or Development Standard Set 4 (SS4), the loading space requirements for any non- residential uses do not apply to a lot that has lot area of less than 1,000 square metres. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] 220.5.200.50 Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category (1) Exemption for Existing Loading Spaces In the CRE zone, the number of loading spaces for a lawfully existing building is the lesser of the loading spaces: (A) that were lawful on the lot on January 1, 1997; (B) required by a building permit issued before January 1, 1997; or (C) permitted by regulation 220.5.10.11(1). 220.20 Regulations Applying to Loading Spaces in Heritage Buildings 220.20.1 General (1) Loading Requirements for Heritage Sites Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act The number of loading spaces required for a designated heritage site, is the lesser of the requirements of Clause 220.5.10.1 or the number of loading spaces that existed on July 20, 1993. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (2) Loading Requirements for Additions or Alterations to Heritage Sites Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act For a building on a heritage site, if floor area is added through an addition, alteration or extension, or if existing floor area is replaced, loading spaces must be provided in compliance with this By-law for that added or replaced floor area. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 363 Chapter 230 Bicycle Parking Space Regulations 230.5 General Regulations Applying to All Bicycle Parking Spaces 230.5.1 General 230.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Application of This Section The regulations in Section 230.5 apply to all bicycle parking spaces. (2) Rounding of Bicycle Parking Space Requirements If the calculation of the minimum bicycle parking spaces for all uses results in a fraction of a bicycle parking space being required, the number of required bicycle parking spaces must be rounded up to the next whole number. (3) Meaning of Long-Term Bicycle Parking and Short-Term Bicycle Parking The terms "long-term" bicycle parking space and "short-term" bicycle parking space have the following meaning: (A) "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are bicycle parking spaces for use by the occupants or tenants of a building; and (B) "short-term" bicycle parking spaces are bicycle parking spaces for use by visitors to a building. (4) Bicycle Parking Space Dimensions A bicycle parking space must comply with the following: (A) the minimum dimension of a bicycle parking space is: (i) minimum length of 1.8 metres; (ii) minimum width of 0.6 metres; and (iii) minimum vertical clearance from the ground of 1.9 metres; and (B) the minimum dimension of a bicycle parking space if placed in a vertical position on a wall, structure or mechanical device is: (i) minimum length or vertical clearance of 1.9 metres; (ii) minimum width of 0.6 metres; and (iii) minimum horizontal clearance from the wall of 1.2 metres; and (C) if a stacked bicycle parking space is provided, the minimum vertical clearance for each bicycle parking space is 1.2 metres. (D) if a bicycle parked in a bicycle parking space has one wheel with a vertical clearance of at least 0.25 metres from that of an adjacent bicycle parking space, the minimum width of each bicycle parking space is 0.4 metres; and [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (E) the minimum dimension of an oversized bicycle parking space is: (I) minimum length of 2.4 metres; (ii) minimum width of 1.0 metres; and (iii) minimum vertical clearance from the ground of 1.9 metres. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (5) Vertical Clearance of a Bicycle Parking Area An area used to provide bicycle parking spaces must have a minimum vertical clearance of: (A) 2.4 metres if it is a stacked bicycle parking space; and (B) 1.9 metres in all other cases. (6) Long-Term Bicycle Parking Space Locational Requirement "Long-term" bicycle parking spaces must be located in a building. (7) Shower and Change Facilities If a building has uses, other than dwelling units, for which a "long-term" bicycle parking space is required, universal shower and change facilities must be provided on the same lot at the following rate: (A) none if less than 5 "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are required; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 364 (B) 1 when 5 to 60 "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are required; (C) 2 when 61 to 120 "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are required; (D) 3 when 121 to 180 "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are required; and (E) 4 when more than 180 "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are required. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (8) Bicycle Parking Space Located with Use A bicycle parking space must be on the same lot as the use for which it is required. (9) Long Term Bicycle Parking Space Location If a lot is located in: (A) the Commercial Zone category, Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, Institutional Zone category or Employment Zone category then a required "long-term" bicycle parking space for uses other than dwelling units may be located: (i) on the first storey of the building; (ii) on the second storey of the building; (iii) on levels of the building below-ground commencing with the first level below-ground and moving down, in one level increments when at least 50% of the area of that level is occupied by bicycle parking spaces, until all required bicycle parking spaces have been provided; and (B) the Residential zone category, Apartment Zone Category; Commercial Residential Zone category, Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, then a required "long-term" bicycle parking space for a dwelling unit in an apartment building or mixed-use building may be located: (i) on the first storey of the building; (ii) on the second storey of the building; (iii) on levels of the building below-ground commencing with the first level below-ground and moving down, in one level increments when at least 50% of the area of that level is occupied by bicycle parking spaces, until all required bicycle parking spaces have been provided; and (10) Stacked Bicycle Parking Spaces "Long-term" and "short-term" bicycle parking spaces may be located in stacked bicycle parking spaces. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (11) Bicycle Zones Bicycle Zones in the City are: (A) Bicycle Zone 1, is the area of the City bounded by the Humber River on the west, Lawrence Ave. on the north, Victoria Park Ave. on the east and Lake Ontario on the south; and (B) Bicycle Zone 2, includes all areas of the City not included in Bicycle Zone 1. (12) Bicycle Maintenance Facilities If a building has uses for which 5 or more "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are required, bicycle maintenance facilities must be provided in the building with the following minimum dimensions: (A) minimum length of 1.8 metres; (B) minimum width of 2.6 metres; and (C) minimum vertical clearance from the ground of 1.9 metres; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (13) Oversized Bicycle Parking Spaces A minimum of 5 percent of the required "long-term" bicycle parking spaces must be oversized bicycle parking spaces and comply with the following: (A) if the calculation of the required number of oversized bicycle parking spaces for all uses results in a fraction of an oversized bicycle parking space being required, the number of required oversized bicycle parking spaces must be rounded down to the next whole number; (B) an oversized bicycle parking space must not be a stacked bicycle parking space; and (C) an oversized bicycle parking space must not be placed in a vertical position on a wall, structure or mechanical device. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (14) Aisle Width By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 365 Within areas used for bicycle parking, access to bicycle parking spaces must be provided via an unobstructed aisle that complies with the following, except when located inside an ancillary building containing a garden suite or laneway suite: (A) 2.5 metres width if it is a stacked bicycle parking space or an oversized bicycle parking space; and (B) 1.8 metres width in all other cases. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (15) Long-Term Bicycle Parking Space Restriction If a building has uses for which 8 or more "long-term" bicycle parking spaces are required, a minimum of 40 percent of the required "long-term" bicycle parking spaces, rounded up to the nearest whole number, must not be a stacked bicycle parking space that is positioned above another bicycle parking space or placed in a vertical position on a wall, structure, or mechanical device. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (16) Path of Travel All bicycle parking spaces located in a building, other than an ancillary building containing a laneway suite or garden suite, must have a passageway providing bicycle access between a street or lane and the areas used for bicycle parking spaces, in compliance with the following: (A) direct and unobstructed access, excluding gates, moveable barriers or similar security features; (B) clearly identified and marked if located in a driveway or drive aisle; (C) not located over soft landscaping; and (D) may include access ramps, bicycle elevators or other elevating devices to overcome a difference in elevation. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] 230.5.10 Bicycle Parking Rates All Zones 230.5.10.1 General (1) Bicycle Parking Space Rates For a building or portion of a building constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013, bicycle parking spaces must comply with Table 230.5.10.1(1). [ By-law: 223-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 366 Table 230.5.10.1(1) Bicycle Parking Space Rates Use Short-Term Bicycle Parking Spaces Long-Term Bicycle Parking Spaces Crisis Care Facility, Municipal Shelter (None) the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided is 2. Eating Establishment the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.3 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an eating establishment; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.25 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an eating establishment. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.2 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an eating establishment; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.13 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an eating establishment. Education Use, Private School, Public School the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.8 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an education use, private school or public school; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.5 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an education use, private school or public school. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.1 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an education use, private school or public school; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.06 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an education use, private school or public school. Hospital the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces is: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.1 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 metres of interior floor area used for a hospital; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.06 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a hospital. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.1 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a hospital; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.06 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a hospital. Medical Office the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.15 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a medical office; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.1 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a medical office. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.3 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a medical office; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.15 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a medical office. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 367 Office the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.2 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an office, other than a medical office; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.15 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an office, other than a medical office. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.4 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an office, other than a medical office; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.2 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for an office, other than a medical office. Personal Service Shop, Retail Store the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.3 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a personal service shop or retail store; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.25 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a personal service shop or retail store. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.2 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a personal service shop or retail store; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.13 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for a personal service shop or retail store. Post-Secondary School the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.3 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for post- secondary school offices and classrooms; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.18 bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for post- secondary school offices and classrooms. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 1.0 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for post- secondary school offices and classrooms; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.6 for each 100 square metres of interior floor area used for post- secondary school offices and classrooms. Residential Care Home, Retirement Home, Nursing Home (more than 10 persons living, exclusive of staff) the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.1 bicycle parking spaces per bed-sitting room or dwelling unit; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.05 bicycle parking spaces per bed-sitting room or dwelling unit. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.2 bicycle parking spaces per bed-sitting room or dwelling unit; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.1 bicycle parking spaces per bed-sitting room or dwelling unit. Student Residence the minimum number of short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.05 bicycle parking spaces per dwelling unit or bed-sitting room; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.02 bicycle parking spaces per dwelling unit or bed-sitting room. the minimum number of long-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1 is 0.5 bicycle parking spaces per dwelling unit or bed-sitting room; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2 is 0.25 bicycle parking spaces per dwelling unit or bed-sitting room. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (3) Use With Interior Floor Area of 2000 Square Metres or Less By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 368 Despite the bicycle parking space rates set out in regulations 230.5.10.1(1) and 230.5.10.1(5) and (6), if a bicycle parking space is required for uses on a lot, other than a dwelling unit, and the total interior floor area of all such uses on the lot is 2000 square metres or less, then no bicycle parking space is required. (4) Multiple uses on a lot If Table 230.5 10.1(1) Bicycle Parking Space Rates, requires a bicycle parking space for one or more uses on a lot, the total number of bicycle parking spaces required is equal to the cumulative total of all bicycle parking spaces required for each use on the lot. (5) Bicycle Parking Space Requirements for Dwelling Units Bicycle parking space requirements for dwelling units in an apartment building or a mixed use building are: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1, a minimum of 1.1 bicycle parking spaces for each dwelling unit, allocated as 0.9 "long- term" bicycle parking space per dwelling unit and 0.2 "short-term" bicycle parking space per dwelling unit; and [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (B) in Bicycle Zone 2, a minimum of 0.75 bicycle parking spaces for each dwelling unit, allocated as 0.68 "long- term" bicycle parking space per dwelling unit and 0.07 "short-term" bicycle parking space per dwelling unit. (6) Interior Floor Area Exclusions for Bicycle Parking Space Calculations To calculate bicycle parking space requirements for other than dwelling units, the interior floor area of a building is reduced by the area in the building used for: (A) parking, loading and bicycle parking below-ground; (B) required loading spaces at the ground level and required bicycle parking spaces at or above-ground; (C) storage rooms, washrooms, electrical, utility, mechanical and ventilation rooms in the basement; (D) shower and change facilities and bicycle maintenance facilities required by this By-law for required bicycle parking spaces; [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (E) elevator shafts; (F) mechanical penthouse; or (G) exit stairwells in the building. [ By-law: 1774-2019 ] (7) Bicycle Parking Spaces for Other Uses If there are uses which are not required to provide bicycle parking spaces by regulations 230.5.10.1(1) and (5), a minimum number of bicycle parking spaces must be provided if 5 or more parking spaces are provided for the uses at the following rate: (A) in Bicycle Zone 1, 15 percent of the parking spaces on the lot, rounded up to the nearest whole number; and (B) in Bicycle Zone 2, 10 percent of the parking spaces on the lot, rounded up to the nearest whole number. [ By- law: 223-2025 ] 230.5.10.11 Bicycle Parking Rate Exemptions (1) Lawfully Existing Building - Bicycle Parking Space Not Required Article 230.5.10 does not apply to a lawfully existing building that was not required to provide a bicycle parking space. (2) Lawfully Existing Building - Bicycle Parking Space Requirement If the lawful number of bicycle parking spaces for a lawfully existing building that was required to provide bicycle parking spaces is less than the required number of bicycle parking spaces, that lawful number of bicycle parking spaces is the minimum number of bicycle parking spaces for that lawfully existing building. (3) Lawfully Existing Building - Shower and Change Facilities If a lawfully existing building has a lawful number of shower and change facilities that is less than the required number of shower and change facilities, that lawful number of shower and change facilities is the minimum number of shower and change facilities for that lawfully existing building. (4) Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building referred to in regulations 230.5.10.11(1), 230.5.10.11(2) and 230.5.10.11(3) must comply with: (A) the bicycle parking space requirement, or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 369 (B) the shower and change facility requirements or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (C) the bicycle maintenance facility requirements or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (5) Lawfully Existing Building - Change of Use If there is a change of use in a lawfully existing building referred to in regulations 230.5.10.11(1), 230.5.10.11(2) and 230.5.10.11(3): (A) any additional required bicycle parking spaces must comply with Article 230.5.10 or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; (B) the number of lawful bicycle parking spaces for that lawfully existing building may not be reduced; and (C) no additional shower and change facility is required. (6) Lawfully Existing Building - Bicycle Parking Space Exemption For Size, Type And Location If a lawfully existing building referred to in regulations 230.5.10.11(2) and 230.5.10.11(3) was required to provide bicycle parking spaces, those lawful bicycle parking spaces are not required to comply with regulations 230.5.1.10(4) to (6) and 230.5.1.10(9) and regulation 230.5.1.10(3) does not apply. (7) Lawfully Existing Building - Bicycle Maintenance Facility Exemption Regulation 230.5.1.10(12) does not apply to a lawfully existing building that was not required to provide bicycle maintenance facilities. [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (8) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of Clause 230.5.10.11, the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes: (A) buildings, structures or uses authorized or permitted on or before March 31, 2025; and (B) buildings, structures or uses authorized after March 31, 2025 in accordance with Clauses 230.90.15.1, 230.90.15.2, 230.90.15.3 and 230.90.15.4. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] 230.5.10.20 Reductions for Bicycle Parking Spaces (1) Payment-in-Lieu of Bicycle Parking The number of bicycle parking spaces required by regulation 230.5.10.1(5) may be reduced, subject to the following: (A) the number of "short-term" bicycle parking spaces reduced is not more than half the amount required by regulations 230.5.10.1(5)(A) or (B), rounded down to the nearest whole number; (B) the number of "long-term" bicycle parking spaces reduced is not more than half the amount required by regulations 230.5.10.1(5)(A) or (B), rounded down to the nearest whole number; (C) for each bicycle parking space required by regulation 230.5.10.1(5) to be reduced, the owner or occupant must provide a payment-in-lieu to the City of Toronto; and (D) the owner or occupant must enter into an agreement with the City of Toronto pursuant to Section 40 of the Planning Act. (E) If the number of bicycle parking spaces required by regulation 230.5.10.1(5) are reduced through the use of regulation 230.5.10.20(1), the number of bicycle parking spaces required by regulations 230.5.1.10(7), (12), (13) and (15) are calculated based on required number of bicycle parking spaces reduced through the use of regulation 230.5.10.20(1). [ By-law: 223-2025; 1116-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 370 230.10 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Residential Zone Category 230.10.1 General 230.10.1.20 Standards (1) Bicycle Parking Space - Storage Location In the Residential Zone category, a "long-term" bicycle parking space for a dwelling unit in an apartment building may not be: (A) in a dwelling unit; (B) on a balcony; or (C) in a storage locker. (2) Location Relative to Building Entrance If a lot with an apartment building is in the Residential Zone category, a "short-term" bicycle parking space may be no more than 30 metres from a pedestrian entrance to the apartment building on the lot. 230.20 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Residential Apartment Zone Category 230.20.1 General 230.20.1.20 Standards (1) Bicycle Parking Space - Storage Location In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a "long-term" bicycle parking space for a dwelling unit in an apartment building may not be: (A) in a dwelling unit; (B) on a balcony; or (C) in a storage locker. (2) Location Relative to Building Entrance In the Residential Apartment Zone category, a "short-term" bicycle parking space may be no more than 30 metres from a pedestrian entrance to the apartment building on the lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 371 230.30 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Commercial Zone Category 230.30.1 General 230.30.1.20 Standards (1) Bicycle Parking - Location CR Zones In the Commercial Zone category, a bicycle parking space for a dwelling unit may not be: (A) in a dwelling unit; (B) on a balcony; (C) in a storage locker; or (D) in an area used for commercial space. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (2) Location Relative to Building Entrance In the Commercial Zone category, a "short-term" bicycle parking space may be no more than 30 metres from a pedestrian entrance to the building on the lot. 230.40 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Commercial - Residential Zone Category 230.40.1 General 230.40.1.20 Standards (1) Bicycle Parking - Location CR Zones In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a bicycle parking space for a dwelling unit may not be: (A) in a dwelling unit; (B) on a balcony; (C) in a storage locker; or (D) in an area used for commercial space. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (2) Location Relative to Building Entrance In the Commercial Residential Zone category, a "short-term" bicycle parking space may be no more than 30 metres from a pedestrian entrance to the building on the lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 372 230.50 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone Category 230.50.1 General 230.50.1.20 Standards (1) Bicycle Parking - Location CRE Zone Category In the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category, a bicycle parking space for a dwelling unit must not be: (A) in a dwelling unit; (B) on a balcony; (C) in a storage locker; or (D) in an area used for commercial space. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (2) Location Relative to Building Entrance If a lot in the Commercial Residential Employment Zone category has an apartment building or mixed use building, a "short-term" bicycle parking space may be no more than 30 metres from a pedestrian entrance to the building on the lot. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] 230.60 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Employment Zone Category 230.60.1 General 230.60.1.20 Standards (1) Location Relative to Building Entrance In the Employment Zone category, a "short-term" bicycle parking space may be no more than 30 metres from a pedestrian entrance to the building on the lot. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] 230.80 Bicycle Parking Regulations in the Institutional Zone Category 230.80.1 General 230.80.1.20 Standards (1) Bicycle Parking Space - Storage Location In the Institutional Zone category, a "long-term" bicycle parking space may not be located: (A) in a dwelling unit or bed-sitting room; (B) on a balcony; or (C) in a storage locker. (2) Location Relative to Building Entrance In the Institutional Zone category, a "short-term" bicycle parking space may be no more than 30 metres from a pedestrian entrance to the building on the lot. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 373 230.90 Compliance with Bicycle Parking Regulations 230.90.1 General (1) Lawfully Existing Buildings Exempt from Complying None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(4)(D), 15.5.40.40(1)(D), 30.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(3)(D), 40.5.40.40(5)(D), 50.5.40.40(1)(D), 50.5.40.40(3)(D), 50.5.40.40(5)(D), 60.5.40.40(1)(E), 60.5.80.1(1)(E), 60.5.90.1(1)(E), 80.5.40.40(1)(D), 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(12), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15) and (16), 230.5.10.1(5)(A), 230.5.10.1(6)(D), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates apply to prevent the erection or use of a lawfully existing building or structure. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of regulation 230.90.1(1), the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes existing or authorized on or before July 22, 2022. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Lawfully Existing Buildings Exempt from Complying None of the provisions of regulations 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15) and (16), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates apply to prevent the erection or use of a lawfully existing building or structure. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (4) Definition of Lawful For the purposes of regulation 230.90.1(3), the words lawful and lawfully highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, includes existing or authorized after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 230.90.15 Transition: Parking space Regulations (1) Bicycle Parking Space Regulations An application submitted on or prior to July 22, 2022 that is eligible to proceed under regulations 230.90.15.1(1) and (3), 230.90.15.2(1) and (3), 230.90.15.3(1), (3) and (4), 230.90.15.4(1), (3) and (4) must comply with the requirements of regulations 970.30.1(1), 970.30.15.5(1), (2), and (4), 970.30.15.10(1), 970.30.15.30(1), 970.30.15.40(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.50(1), (2), and (3), and 970.30.15.60(1), (2), and (3). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Bicycle Parking Space Regulations An application submitted after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025 that is eligible to proceed under regulations 230.90.15.1(2) and (3), 230.90.15.2(2) and (3), 230.90.15.3(2), (3) and (4), 230.90.15.4(2), (3) and (4) must comply with the requirements of regulations 970.30.1(2), 970.30.15.5(3), (4), Table 970.30.15.5 - Bicycle Parking Space Rates, and regulation 970.30.15.5(5). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 230.90.15.1 Transition: Building Permit Applications (1) Building Permit Applications None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(4)(D), 15.5.40.40(1)(D), 30.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(3)(D), 40.5.40.40(5)(D), 50.5.40.40(1)(D), 50.5.40.40(3)(D), 50.5.40.40(5)(D), 60.5.40.40(1)(E), 60.5.80.1(1)(E), 60.5.90.1(1)(E), 80.5.40.40(1)(D), 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(12), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15), and (16), 230.5.10.1(5)(A), 230.5.10.1(6)(D), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which an application for or a building permit was filed prior to July 22, 2022, if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of Clauses 970.30.15.5, 970.30.15.10, 970.30.15.15, 970.30.15.30, 970.30.15.40, 970.30.15.50, 970.30.15.60 and 970.30.15.80, and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Building Permit Applications None of the provisions of regulations 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15) and (16), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which an application for or a building permit was filed after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of Clauses 970.30.15.5, 970.30.15.10, 970.30.15.15, 970.30.15.30, By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 374 970.30.15.40, 970.30.15.50, 970.30.15.60 and 970.30.15.80 regulations 970.30.15.5(3), (4), and(5) and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Building Permit Applications For the purposes of regulations 230.90.15.1(1) and (2), an "application for a building permit" means an application for a building permit that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] 230.90.15.2 Transition: Zoning By-law Amendment (1) Zoning By-law Amendment None of the provisions of 10.5.40.40(4)(D), 15.5.40.40(1)(D), 30.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(3)(D), 40.5.40.40(5)(D), 50.5.40.40(1)(D), 50.5.40.40(3)(D), 50.5.40.40(5)(D), 60.5.40.40(1)(E), 60.5.80.1(1)(E), 60.5.90.1(1)(E), 80.5.40.40(1)(D), 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(12), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15), and (16), 230.5.10.1(5)(A), 230.5.10.1(6)(D), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which a complete application for a zoning by-law amendment application was filed on or prior to March 31, 2025, if the project in question complies with the provisions of Clauses 970.30.15.5, 970.30.15.10, 970.30.15.15, 970.30.15.30, 970.30.15.40, 970.30.15.50, and 970.30.15.60. [ By-law: 223- 2025 ] (2) Zoning By-law Amendment For the purposes of Regulation 230.90.15.2(1), a "complete application for a zoning bylaw amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 839-2022 ] 230.90.15.3 Transition: Minor Variance Applications (1) Minor Variance Applications None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(4)(D), 15.5.40.40(1)(D), 30.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(3)(D), 40.5.40.40(5)(D), 50.5.40.40(1)(D), 50.5.40.40(3)(D), 50.5.40.40(5)(D), 60.5.40.40(1)(E), 60.5.80.1(1)(E), 60.5.90.1(1)(E), 80.5.40.40(1)(D), 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(12), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15), and (16), 230.5.10.1(5)(A), 230.5.10.1(6)(D), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which: (A) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed on or prior to July 22, 2022; or (B) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after July 22, 2022 in respect of a building permit referred to in Regulation 230.90.15.1(1). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Minor Variance Applications None of the provisions of regulations 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15) and (16), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which: (A) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025; or (B) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after March 31, 2025 in respect of a building permit referred to in Regulation 230.90.15.1(2). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Minor Variance Applications For the purposes of regulations 230.90.15.3(1) and (2), a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (4) Minor Variance Application Where a project qualifies under Clause 230.90.15.3: (A) if a minor variance was applied for on or prior to July 22, 2022, the minor variance may be granted in compliance with Section 45 of the Planning Act in the context of regulations 970.30.1(1), 970.30.15.5(1), (2), and (4), Table 970.30.15.5 - Bicycle Parking Space Rates, regulations 970.30.15.10(1), 970.30.15.30(1), 970.30.15.40(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.50(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.60(1), (2), and (3) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on and prior to July 22, 2022; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 375 (B) a building permit for that project in (A) may be issued after final approval is received for the minor variance if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.30.1(1), 970.30.15.5(1), (2), and (4), Table 970.30.15.5 - Bicycle Parking Space Rates, regulations 970.30.15.10(1), 970.30.15.30(1), 970.30.15.40(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.50(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.60(1), (2), and (3), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read prior on and to July 22, 2022 and all finally approved minor variances; (C) if a minor variance was applied after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, the minor variance may be granted in compliance with Section 45 of the Planning Act in the context of regulations 970.30.15.5(3), (4), and (5) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on and prior to March 31, 2025; and (D) a building permit for that project in (C) may be issued after final approval is received for the minor variance if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.30.15.5(3), (4), and (5), or with the provisions of By-law 569- 2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on and prior to March 31, 2025 and all finally approved minor variances. [ By- law: 1116-2025 ] 230.90.15.4 Transition: Site Plan Applications (1) Site Plan Applications None of the provisions of regulations 10.5.40.40(4)(D), 15.5.40.40(1)(D), 30.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(1)(D), 40.5.40.40(3)(D), 40.5.40.40(5)(D), 50.5.40.40(1)(D), 50.5.40.40(3)(D), 50.5.40.40(5)(D), 60.5.40.40(1)(E), 60.5.80.1(1)(E), 60.5.90.1(1)(E), 80.5.40.40(1)(D),230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(12), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15), and (16), 230.5.10.1(5)(A), 230.5.10.1(6)(D), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for a project for which a complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to July 22, 2022, if the project in question complies with the provisions of regulations 970.30.1(1), 970.30.15.5(1), (2), and (4), Table 970.30.15.5 - Bicycle Parking Space Rates, regulations 970.30.15.10(1), 970.30.15.30(1), 970.30.15.40(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.50(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.60(1), (2), and (3). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (2) Site Plan Applications None of the provisions of regulations 230.5.1.10(4)(D) and (E), 230.5.1.10(7), 230.5.1.10(13), (14), (15) and (16), 230.5.10.1(7), 230.5.10.20(1), 230.5.10.1(1) and Table 230.5.10.1(1) - Bicycle Parking Space Rates will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for a project for which a complete application for site plan approval was filed after July 22, 2022 and on or prior to March 31, 2025, if the project in question complies with the provisions of regulations 970.30.15.5(3), (4), and (5). [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (3) Site Plan Applications For the purposes of Regulation 230.90.15.4(1) and (2), a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] (4) Minor Variance Application Where a project qualifies under Clause 230.90.15.4: (A) site plan approval may be granted if the project complies with regulations 970.30.1(1), 970.30.15.5(1), (2), and (4), Table 970.30.15.5 - Bicycle Parking Space Rates, regulations 970.30.15.10(1), 970.30.15.30(1), 970.30.15.40(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.50(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.60(1), (2), and (3) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read on and prior to July 22, 2022, and all requirements of Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.11 Schedule. A; (B) after site plan approval is granted for a project that qualifies under 230.90.15.4(4)(A), a building permit for that project may be issued if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.30.1(1), 970.30.15.5(1), (2), and (4), Table 970.30.15.5 - Bicycle Parking Space Rates, regulations 970.30.15.10(1), 970.30.15.30(1), 970.30.15.40(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.50(1), (2), and (3), 970.30.15.60(1), (2), and (3), or with the provisions of By-law 569- 2013, as amended, as it read on and prior to July 22, 2022, the site plan approval, and all finally approved minor variances; (C) site plan approval may be granted if the project complies with regulations 970.30.15.5(3) and 970.30.15.5(5) or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on and prior to March 31, 2025, and all requirements of Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.11 Schedule. A; and (D) after site plan approval is granted for a project that qualifies under 230.90.15.4(4)(C), a building permit for that project may be issued if the project in question complies, or the building permit application for the project is By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 376 amended to comply, with the provisions of regulations 970.30.15.5(3) and 970.30.15.5(5), or with the provisions of By-law 569-2013, as amended, as it read after July 22, 2022 and on and prior to March 31, 2025, the site plan approval, and all finally approved minor variances. [ By-law: 1116-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 377 Chapter 280 Special Districts - Downtown 280.5 General Regulations Applying to the Downtown (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 378 Chapter 300 Special Districts - Centres 300.5 Regulations Applying to All Centres (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) 300.10 North York Centre (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) 300.20 Scarborough Centre (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) 300.30 Etobicoke Centre (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 379 Chapter 400 Special Districts - Avenues 400.5 General Regulations Applying to Special Districts - Avenues (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) 400.10 Specific Regulations for Special Districts - Avenues (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 380 Chapter 500 Special Districts - Heritage 500.5 General Regulations Applying to Heritage Zones (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) 500.10 Zone Regulations (1) (THIS SECTION DOES NOT CURRENTLY CONTAIN REGULATIONS) By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 381 Chapter 600 Regulations for Overlay Zones 600.5 General Regulations Applying to Overlay District 600.5.1 General 600.5.1.10 Interpretation (1) Purpose of a Community Overlay District Map A Community Overlay District Map may alter, add or remove some of the regulations affecting the use of land within an area depicted on the Community Overlay District Map. [ By-law: 1050-2013(LPAT) ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 382 600.10 Building Setback Overlay District Map 600.10.10 Building Setback Overlay District "A" (1) District "A" Building Setback The areas within the heavy lines on the Building Setback Overlay District Map in Diagram 1 of By-law 1107-2016 identified as area 'Toronto Downtown' are subject to the following: (A) Despite clauses 10.10.40.70, 15.10.40.70, 15.20.40.70 and 50.10.40.70 and regulations 10.5.40.71(2), (3), (4) and (6), 15.5.40.71(2), 40.5.40.71(2), 40.10.40.70(1)(2) and (3), 50.5.40.71(2), every building with a height greater than 36.0 metres must maintain a building setback as follows for the portions of the building that collectively enclose the entirety of a storey with a height greater than 24.0 metres: (i) the greater of: (a) 3.0 metres from a lot line that abuts a street; and (b) 12.5 metres from the centre line of that abutting street. (ii) at least 12.5 metres from the centre line of an abutting lane; and (iii) at least 12.5 metres from a lot line having no abutting street or lane. (B) Despite clauses 40.10.40.80 and 50.10.40.80 and regulations 10.10.40.80(1), 15.10.40.80(1) and (2), 15.20.40.80(1)(2) and (3), every building with a height greater than 36.0 metres must be separated by at least 25.0 metres from each other building with a height greater than 36.0 metres on the same lot, measured only for the portions of the buildings that collectively enclose the entirety of a storey with a height greater than 24.0 metres. (C) If a line projected at a right angle from a main wall of a building with a height greater than 36.0 metres intercepts another main wall of the same building, those main walls must be separated by a minimum of 25.0 metres, measured only for the portions of the building that collectively enclose the entirety of a storey with a height greater than 24.0. (D) Despite regulations 10.5.40.60(3) and (6), 15.5.40.60(3), 40.10.40.60 (3) and (6), 50.10.40.60 (3) and (6) for a building that has a height greater than 36.0 metres, the following projections attached to the portions of the building that collectively enclose the entirety of a storey with a height greater than 24.0 metres must not encroach into the building setbacks required in regulation 600.10.10(1)(A): (i) bay windows; (ii) box windows; (iii) other window projections; (iv) exterior stairs; and/or (v) access ramps; (E) Despite clauses 10.5.40.60, 15.5.40.60, 40.10.40.60 and 50.10.40.60, for a building that has a height greater than 36.0 metres, the following building elements attached to the portions of the building that collectively enclose the entirety of a storey with a height greater than 24.0 metres may encroach into the building setback and separation distances required in regulations 600.10.10(1)(A), 600.10.10(1)(B) and 600.10.10(1)(C): (i) a platform, such as a balcony, projecting not more than 1.5 metres; (ii) a canopy, awning or similar structure, with or without structural support, or a roof over a platform which complies with regulation 600.10.10(1)(E)(i), projecting not more than 1.5 metres; (iii) if the building is at least 5 years old, cladding added to the original exterior surface of the main wall of the building, projecting not more than 0.15 metres; (iv) architectural features, including a pilaster, decorative column, cornice, sill, belt course or other similar architectural feature, projecting not more than 0.3 metres; (v) eaves, projecting not more than 0.9 metres; and (vi) equipment, including a vent or pipe, projecting not more than 0.6 metres. (F) Despite the regulations in 600.10.10(1)(E), building elements which are permitted to encroach into either the building setback required in regulation 600.10.10.(1)(A) or the separation distances required in regulations 600.10.10(1)(B) and 600.10.10(1)(C) must not penetrate into a required angular plane. [ By-law: 1107-2016 ] (2) Building Constructed According to Building Permit By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 383 None of the provisions of Article 600.10.10 Building Setback Overlay District "A" apply to prevent the erection or use of a building or structure constructed pursuant to a building permit issued prior to October 4, 2016. [ By-law: 1107-2016 ] (3) Building in Institutional Zone Category None of the provisions of Article 600.10.10 Building Setback Overlay District "A" apply to prevent the erection or use of a building or structure on lands located within a zone in the Institutional Zone category as set out in Article 1.40.80, provided the use of such building or structure is a use identified as permitted in an Institutional Zone category. [ By- law: 1107-2016 ] (4) Prevailing Site Specific By-laws None of the provisions of this Article 600.10.10 Building Setback Overlay District "A" apply to prevent the erection or use of a building or structure permitted by any one or more of the following amending by-laws to the Former General Zoning By- law 438-86 and/or by any one or more of the following amending by-laws to this By-law including as such may be amended pursuant to a Section 34 Planning Act By-law or varied by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance: By-law 1980-0097 - Respecting Ryerson University; By-law 1980-0831 - Respecting 399 Bathurst Street (University Health Network); By-law 1988-0998 - Respecting 40 Temperance Street; By-law 1989-0527 - Respecting Ryerson University; By-law 1994-0605 - Respecting 40 Temperance Street; By-law 1996-0483 - Respecting 7, 15, 25R, 29 and 39 Queens Quay East; By-law 1999-0068 - Respecting 30 Bond Street (St. Michael's Hospital); By-law 2002-0927 - Respecting 381-411 Richmond Street East and 424-460 Adelaide street East; By-law 2003-0101 - Respecting 837 and 837R Yonge Street; By-law 2005-0141 - Respecting the Regent Park Area; By-law 2005-0180 - Respecting 30 Mutual Street and 88 Queen Street East; By-law 2006-0460 - Respecting 40 Temperance Street; By-law 2006-1049 - Respecting the East Bayfront - West Precinct; By-law 2008-0060 - Respecting 4, 6 and 8 St. Thomas Street and 100-110 Charles Street West; By-law 2008-0860 - Respecting 1 Front Street East, and 5 and 7 The Esplanade; By-law 2009-0912 - Respecting 399 Bathurst Street (University Health Network); By-law 2009-0943 - Respecting the Regent Park Area; By-law 2010-0490 - Respecting 46-52 Spadina Avenue and 378 Wellington Street West; By-law 2010-0787 - Respecting 2 Bloor Street West; By-law 2010-1041 - Respecting 335 King Street West, 355 King Street West and 119 Blue Jays Way; By-law 2010-1046 - Respecting 880 Bay Street, a portion of 900 Bay Street and 60 Grosvenor Street; By-law 2010-1118 - Respecting 203 Jarvis Street; By-law 2010-1129 - Respecting 99 Blue Jays Way; By-law 2010-1174 - Respecting the Keating Channel Precinct West; By-law 2012-0523 - Respecting 94 Cumberland Street and 24 and 25 Bellair Street; By-law 2012-0680 - Respecting 7, 15, 25R, 29 and 39 Queen Quay East; By-law 2012-1035 - Respecting 571 Dundas Street West, 21, 21a, 23, 23a, 91 Augusta Avenue, 73-75 Augusta Square and 20 Vanauley Street; By-law 2012-1048 - Respecting 576, 578 and 580 Front Street West, 25 and 27 Bathurst Street, 33 and 35 and 49 Niagara Street; By-law 2012-1049 - Respecting 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 Sultan Street, and 11 St. Thomas Street; By-law 2012-1556 - Respecting 357-363 King Street West and 62 Peter Street; By-law 2013-0444 - Respecting 261 Queens Quay East; By-law 2013-0623 - Respecting 281-289 Avenue Road; By-law 2013-0817 - Respecting 2, 6 and 8 Gloucester Street and 601-613 Yonge Street; By-law 2013-0826 - Respecting 159 Wellesley Street East; By-law 2013-1043 - Respecting 951 to 971 Bay Street and 36 Wellesley Street West; By-law 2013-1050 - Respecting 27-37 Yorkville Avenue and 26-32 and 50 Cumberland Street; By-law 2013-1084 - Respecting 21 Avenue Road; By-law 2013-1291 - Respecting 480 University Avenue; By-law 2013-1341 - Respecting 200 Dundas Street East, 241-251 Jarvis Street and 280 George Street; By-law 2013-1498 - Respecting 1 The Esplanade; By-law 2013-1502 - Respecting 388 King Street West and 82 Peter Street; By-law 2013-1503 - Respecting 81 and 87 Peter Street; By-law 2013-1504 - Respecting 523, 525 and 525A Adelaide Street West; By-law 2013-1523 - Respecting 197, 197R and 201 Yonge Street and 15 Shuter Street; By-law 2013-1710 - Respecting 571 Dundas Street West, 21, 21a, 23, 23a, 91 Augusta Avenue, 73-75 Augusta Square and 20 Vanauley Street; By-law 2013-1724 - Respecting 454-464 Yonge Street; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 384 By-law 2013-1725 - Respecting 595 Bay Street, 14-80 Dundas Street West and 304-316 Yonge Street; By-law 2014-0086 - Respecting 64-70 Shuter Street; By-law 2014-0133 - Respecting 545, 555, 565 Sherbourne Street; By-law 2014-0139 - Respecting 501-521 Yonge Street, 6-8 Alexander Street and 23 Maitland Street; By-law 2014-0275 - Respecting the Regent Park Area; By-law 2014-0303 - Respecting 17 Dundonald Street; By-law 2014-0693 - Respecting 547, 549 and 555 College Street; By-law 2014-0699 - Respecting 523, 525 and 525A Adelaide Street West; By-law 2014-1011 - Respecting lands located on the north side of Dupont Street from Ossington Avenue to Kendal Avenue; By-law 2014-1027 - Respecting 156-174 Front Street West and 43-51 Simcoe Street; By-law 2014-1028 - Respecting 186-188 Jarvis Street; By-law 2014-1039 - Respecting 50-60 and 62-64 Charles Street East and 47 and 61 Hayden Street; By-law 2014-1040 -Respecting 50-60 and 62-64 Charles Street East and 47 and 61 Hayden Street; By-law 2014-1041 - Respecting 324, 326, 328 and 332 Richmond Street West; By-law 2014-1051 - Respecting 481 University Avenue, 210 Dundas Street West, 70 Centre Avenue and 137 Edward Street; By-law 2014-1061 - Respecting 57 Spadina Avenue; By-law 2014-1063 - Respecting 5 to 25 Wellesley Street West and 14 to 26 Breadalbane Street and 155 St. Luke Lane; By-law 2014-1078 - Respecting 219 Queen Street West; By-law 2014-1081 (OMB) - Respecting 24 Mercer Street; By-law 2015-0391 - Respecting 47-55 St George Street; By-law 2015-0645 - Respecting 836-850 Yonge Street and 1-9A Yorkville Avenue; By-law 2015-0646 - Respecting 836-850 Yonge Street and 1-9A Yorkville Avenue; By-law 2015-0806 - Respecting 231-237 College Street and 177-189 Huron Street; By-law 2015-0811 - Respecting 424-460 Adelaide Street East; By-law 2015-0837 - Respecting 355 Church Street; By-law 2015-1042 - Respecting 270-288 Church Street, 101-105 Bond Street and 111 Bond Street; By-law 2015-1049 - Respecting 27-37 Yorkville Avenue and 26-32 and 50 Cumberland Street; By-law 2015-1050 - Respecting 27-37 Yorkville Avenue and 26-50 Cumberland Street; By-law 2015-1275 - Respecting 375, 375R and 379 and 381 Queen Street West; By-law 2015-1366 - Respecting 500 Lake Shore Boulevard West; By-law 2016-0132 - Respecting 20 to 26 Lombard Street and 25 Richmond Street East; By-law 2016-0239 - Respecting 602-622 King Street West, 499-505 Adelaide Street West and 1 and 11 Adelaide Place; By-law No. 2016-0273 - Respecting 40-58 Widmer Street; By-law 2016-0382 - Respecting 175-191 Dundas Street East and 235 Jarvis Street; By-law 2016-0524 (OMB) - Respecting 40 Wellesley Street East; By-law 2016-0529 - Respecting 70 and 72 Carlton Street; By-law 2016-0671 - 604-618 Richmond Street West; By-law 2016-0757 - Respecting 11 and 33 Centre Avenue and 80 Chestnut Street; By-law 2016-0758 - Respecting 11 and 33 Centre Avenue and 80 Chestnut Street; By-law 2016-0778 - Respecting 587-599 Yonge Street, 2 and 4 Dundonald Street, and 7 and 9 Gloucester Street; By-law 2016-0780 - Respecting 245,251 and 255 College Street, 39 and 40 Glasgow Street; By-law 2016-1047 - Respecting 143-177 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 26 Richardson Street and 130-132 Queens Quay East; By-law 2016-1284 - Respect 250 Davenport Road; By-law 2016-1285 - Respecting 250 Davenport Road; By-law 2017-0788 - Respecting 60 Shuter Street and 187 and 189 Church Street; By-law 2017-0789 - Respecting 60 Shuter Street and 187 and 189 Church Street; By-law 2017-0859 - Respecting 154 Front Street East; By-law 2017-0974 (OMB) - Respecting 50 Wellesley Street East and 31-35 Dundonald Street; By-law 2017-0975 (OMB) - Respecting 50 Wellesley Street East and 31-35 Dundonald Street; By-law 2017-1091 - Respecting 60 Shuter Street and 187 and 189 Church Street; By-law 2017-1092 - Respecting 60 Shuter Street and 187 and 189 Church Street; By-law 2017-1255 - Respecting 7 Labatt Avenue and 77 River Street; By-law 2017-1256 - Respecting 7 Labatt Avenue and 77 River Street; By-law 2017-1479 - Respecting 81 Wellesley Street East; By-law 2018-0591 - Respecting 89 Avenue Road; By-law 2018-0592 (LPAT) - Respecting 283 Adelaide Street West; By-law 2019-0398 - Respecting 81 Wellesley Street East; By-law 2019-1528 - Respecting 545, 555, 561, 565, 583, 589, 591, 595, 599 and 601 Sherbourne Street, 306-334 Bleecker Street, 346-350 Bleecker Street, 354-368 Bleecker Street, 60-68 Earl Street, 280-294 Bleecker Street, 61 Earl Street and 3-7 Howard Street; By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 385 By-law 2019-1529 - Respecting 545, 555, 561, 565, 583, 589, 591, 595, 599 and 601 Sherbourne Street, 306-334 Bleecker Street, 346-350 Bleecker Street, 354-368 Bleecker Street, 60-68 Earl Street, 280-294 Bleecker Street, 61 Earl Street and 3-7 Howard Street; By-law 2019-1548 (LPAT) - Respecting 170 Spadina Avenue and 3, 5, and 7 Cameron Street; By-law 2020-0764 (OMB) - Respecting 225 Jarvis Street; By-law 2020-0765 (OMB) - Respecting 225 Jarvis Street; By-law 2020-365 (LPAT) - Respecting 489, 495, 499, 511, 519-529 and 539 King Street West; and By-law 2020-366 (LPAT) - Respecting 489, 495, 499, 511, 519-529 and 539 King Street West; [ By-law: 1107-2016 ] (5) Prevailing By-laws in Former General Zoning By-law 438-86 None of the provisions of 600.10.10(1)(A), 600.10.10(1)(B), 600.10.10(1)(C) and 600.10.10(D) and (E) apply to prevent the erection of a building or structure if the site specific exception existing on a lot on October 4, 2016 includes either of the following as a Prevailing By-law and Prevailing Section: (A) Section 12(2) 122 of Former General Zoning By-law 438-86; (B) Section 12(2) 229 of Former General Zoning By-law 438-86; and (C) Section 12(2) 250 of Former General Zoning By-law 438-86. [ By-law: 1107-2016 ] (6) Prevailing By-laws in Former General Zoning By-law 438-86 None of the provisions of this Article 600.10.10 Building Setback Overlay District "A" apply to prevent the erection or use of a building or structure permitted by the following Section 45 Planning Act minor variances: Minor Variance No. A0771/05TEY - Respecting 130 Bloor Street West; Minor Variance No. A0330/07TEY - Respecting 130 Bloor Street West; Minor Variance No. A0728/07TEY - Respecting 456 Wellington Street West; Minor Variance No. A0728/16TEY - Respecting 44 Gerrard Street East and 55 McGill Street; Minor Variances authorized by the Ontario Municipal Board in File No. PL170398 (Committee of Adjustment File No. A221/16TEY) - Respecting 255-259 Wellington Street West, and 36 Windsor Street; Minor Variance No. A0960/18TEY - Respecting 2 - 8 St. Thomas St; and Minor Variance No. A1046/14TEY - Respecting 2 - 8 St. Thomas St. [ By-law: 1107-2016 ] (7) Definitions in Former General Zoning By-law 438-86 The Former General Zoning By-law 438-86, including the definitions, as amended, as they read on October 4, 2016, apply to assist in the interpretation of any minor variance referred to in the context of Regulations 600.10.10 (4) and (5) of this By-law. [OLT Decision PL161316 issued December 31, 2021] [ By-law: 1107-2016 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 386 600.20 Priority Retail Streets Overlay Map 600.20.10 Priority Retail Streets Overlay District "A" (1) District "A" Priority Retail Street On a lot in the CR, CRE, I or IH zone, which abuts a street identified as a priority retail street on the Priority Retail Streets Overlay Map: (A) The first storey of a mixed-use building or non-residential building must provide a minimum of 60 percent of the lot frontage abutting the priority retail street for one or more of the following uses, provided that any use must be otherwise permitted on that lot by this By-law: Ambulance Depot Art Gallery Artist Studio Automated Banking Machine Clinic Club Community Centre Custom Workshop Day Nursery Eating Establishment Education Use Entertainment Place of Assembly Financial Institution Fire Hall Hospital Library Massage therapy Medical Office Museum Office Performing Arts Studio Personal Service Shop Pet Services Place of Assembly Place of Worship Police Station Post-Secondary School Private School Production Studio Public School Recreation Use Retail Service Retail Store Service Shop Sports Place of Assembly Take-out Eating Establishment Veterinary Hospital Wellness centre (B) A cumulative maximum of 15.0 metres of lot frontage for the following uses may be used for the purpose of meeting the requirement of Regulation (A) above; Ambulance Depot Art Gallery Automated Banking Machine Clinic Club Community Centre Education Use Entertainment Place of Assembly Financial Institution By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 387 Fire Hall Hospital Laboratory Library Massage therapy Medical Office Museum Office Performing Arts Studio Place of Assembly Place of Worship Police Station Post-Secondary School Private School Production Studio Public School Recreation Use Sports Place of Assembly Veterinary Hospital Wellness centre (C) Each use provided in accordance with regulation (A) above, must have a main pedestrian entrance: (i) located parallel to and within 5.0 metres of the lot line abutting the priority retail street; and (ii) within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite the entrance; (D) For each use provided in accordance with regulation (A) above, a minimum of 60 percent of the surface area of the main wall of the first storey facing the priority retail street must be windows or doors; and (E) Regulation (D) above, does not apply to a building which is also a heritage site. [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] (2) Lawfully Existing Buildings (A) If a lawfully existing building contains lawful uses on the first storey and does not satisfy the requirements of Regulations 600.20.10(1)(A) or (1)(B), those lawful uses are deemed to satisfy the requirements of Regulations 600.20.10 1)(A) and (1)(B); (B) Any addition, extension or change of use on the first storey of a lawfully existing building must comply with Regulations 600.20.10(1)(A) and (1)(B) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; (C) If a lawful main pedestrian entrance of a lawfully existing building is not located in accordance with Regulation 600.20.10(1)(C), that lawful main pedestrian entrance location is deemed to satisfy the requirements of Regulation 600.20.10(1)(C); (D) Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building, that abuts a street identified as a priority retail street on the Priority Retail Streets Overlay Map, and which requires a new main pedestrian entrance must comply with Regulation 600.20.10(1)(C) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and (E) If a lawful main wall of a lawfully existing building has a minimum surface area of windows and doors which is less than the minimum surface area required by Regulation 600.20.10(1)(D), that lawful main wall is deemed to satisfy the requirements of Regulation 600.20.10(1)(D). [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] (3) Building Types Exempt from Complying None of the provisions of Article 600.20.10 Priority Retail Street Overlay District "A" apply to a building originally constructed as a detached house, semi-detached house, detached houseplex, semi-detached houseplex, or townhouse. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] 600.20.15 Transition: Priority Retail Streets 600.20.15.1 Transition: Building Permit Applications (1) Building Permit Applications Nothing in Article 600.20.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which an application for a building permit was filed on or prior to June 5, 2019. [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] (2) Building Permit Applications By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 388 For the purposes of regulation 600.20.15.1 (1), an "application for a building permit" means an application for a building permit that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] 600.20.15.2 Transition: Zoning By-law Amendment (1) Zoning By-law Amendment Applications Nothing in Article 600.20.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which a complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to June 5, 2019. [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] (2) Zoning By-law Amendment Applications For the purposes of regulation 600.20.15.2(1), a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] 600.20.15.3 Transition: Minor Variance Applications (1) Minor Variance Applications Nothing in in Article 600.20.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which: (A) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed on or prior to June 5, 2019; or (B) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after to June 5, 2019 based on a building permit referred to in regulation 600.20.15.1(1). [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] (2) Minor Variance Applications For the purposes of regulation 600.20.15.3(1), a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. [ By-law: 1682-2019 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 389 600.30 Inclusionary Zoning 600.30.1 Definitions (1) Affordable Rental Housing Unit Definition For the purposes of Section 600.30, affordable rental housing unit means a dwelling unit where the total monthly shelter cost is at or below the lesser of one times the average City of Toronto rent, by dwelling unit type, as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or 30 percent of the before-tax monthly income of renter households in the City of Toronto as follows: (A) studio units: one-person households at or below the 50th percentile income; (B) one-bedroom units: one-person households at or below the 60th percentile income; (C) two-bedroom units: two-person households at or below the 60th percentile income; and (D) three-bedroom units: three-person households at or below the 60th percentile income. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (2) Affordable Ownership Housing Unit Definition For the purposes of Section 600.30, affordable ownership housing unit means a dwelling unit where the purchase price (which for new units is inclusive of Harmonized Sales Tax payable by the purchaser) is at or below an amount where the total monthly shelter cost is affordable, based on paying no more than 30 percent of before-tax monthly income, to all households in the City of Toronto as follows: (A) studio units: households earning at or below the 30th percentile income; (B) one-bedroom units: households earning at or below the 40th percentile income; (C) two-bedroom units: households earning at or below the 50th percentile income; and (D) three-bedroom units: households earning at or below the 60th percentile income. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (3) Total Monthly Shelter Cost For the purposes of Section 600.30, total monthly shelter cost: (A) for an affordable rental housing unit, means the gross monthly rent inclusive of utilities for heat, hydro, hot water and water; and (B) for an affordable ownership housing unit, means: (i) the mortgage principal and interest based on a 25-year amortization, 10 per cent down payment and the mortgage rate for a conventional 5-year mortgage as reported by the Bank of Canada in January of the applicable year, and a mortgage insurance premium; (ii) property taxes calculated on a monthly basis based on the purchase price; and (iii) standard condominium fees. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (4) Affordable Housing Unit Definition For the purposes of Section 600.30, affordable housing unit means a dwelling unit which is either an affordable rental housing unit or an affordable ownership housing unit. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (5) Purpose-Built Rental Housing Definition For the purposes of Section 600.30, purpose-built rental housing means a building or part of a building: (A) containing dwelling units which: (i) are not individually owned; (ii) are available for rent; and (iii) are not in a condominium registered under section 2 of the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of that section; (B) which was originally constructed for rental; and (C) which is not organized as a life lease project and the right to occupy the dwelling units is based on a life lease interest. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (6) Ownership Housing For the purposes of Section 600.30, ownership housing means a building or part of a building containing dwelling units which are individually owned as part of freehold ownership, a condominium registered under section 2 of the Condominium Act, 1998 or a predecessor of that section. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (7) Non-profit Housing Provider By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 390 For the purposes of Section 600.30, a non-profit housing provider means: (A) a corporation without share capital to which the Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary object is to provide housing; (B) a corporation without share capital to which the Canada Business Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary object is to provide housing; (C) a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the Co-operative Corporations Act; or (D) an organization that is a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) or a non-profit organization exempt from tax under paragraph 149 (1) (l) of that Act, and whose land is owned by the organization, all or part of which is to be used as affordable housing. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (8) Rental Replacement Unit For the purposes of Section 600.30, rental replacement unit means a dwelling unit which is required to be replaced pursuant to Section 3.2.1.6 of the City of Toronto Official Plan. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] 600.30.10 Inclusionary Zoning Overlay (1) Affordable Housing Units in Inclusionary Zoning Overlay Area IZ1 On a lot which is located entirely within an area identified as Inclusionary Zoning Area IZ1 on the Inclusionary Zoning Overlay Map: (A) for a purpose-built rental housing building there is no minimum requirement for affordable rental housing units; (B) for an ownership housing building: (i) a minimum of 7 percent of the total gross floor area for residential uses must be provided as affordable rental housing units; or (ii) a minimum of 10 percent of the total gross floor area for residential uses must be provided as affordable ownership housing units. (C) where a purpose-built rental housing building is converted to an ownership housing building, the requirements of (B) will apply. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (2) Affordable Housing Units in Inclusionary Zoning Overlay Area IZ2 On a lot which is located entirely within an area identified as Inclusionary Zoning Area IZ2 on the Inclusionary Zoning Overlay Map: (A) for a purpose-built rental housing building there is no minimum requirement for affordable rental housing units; (B) for an ownership housing building: (i) a minimum of 6 percent of the total gross floor area for residential uses must be provided as affordable rental housing units; or (ii) a minimum of 8 percent of the total gross floor area for residential uses must be provided as affordable ownership housing units; and (C) where a purpose-built rental housing building is converted to an ownership housing building, the requirements of (B) will apply. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (3) Affordable Housing Units in Inclusionary Zoning Overlay IZ3 On a lot which is located entirely within an area identified as Inclusionary Zoning Area IZ3 on the Inclusionary Zoning Overlay Map: (A) for a purpose-built rental housing building there is no minimum requirement for affordable rental housing units; (B) for an ownership housing building: (i) a minimum of 5 percent of the total gross floor area for residential uses must be provided as affordable rental housing units; or (ii) a minimum of 7 percent of the total gross floor area for residential uses must be provided as affordable ownership housing units; and (C) where a purpose-built rental housing building is converted to an ownership housing building, the requirements of (B) will apply. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 391 (4) Affordability On a lot which is located entirely within an area identified as Inclusionary Zoning Area IZ1, Area IZ2 or Area IZ3 on the Inclusionary Zoning Overlay Map: (A) the affordable rental housing units and affordable ownership housing units required by regulations 600.30.10(1), 600.30.10(2) and 600.30.10(3) must be provided as affordable rental housing units or affordable ownership housing units for a minimum of 99 years from the date of the first residential occupancy of each affordable housing unit. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (5) Net Proceeds from Sale of Affordable Housing Unit On a lot which is located entirely within an area identified as Inclusionary Zoning Area IZ1, Area IZ2 or Area IZ3 on the Inclusionary Zoning Overlay Map: (A) the City will receive no more than 20 percent of the net proceeds of the sale of an affordable ownership housing unit, which would be equivalent to no more than 2 percent of the sale price, for the purposes of administration fees during the 99 year period referred to in 600.30.10(4); and (B) where an affordable ownership housing unit is sold at market price the City will receive 50 percent of the net proceeds of the sale. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (6) Register Agreement on Title The requirements of regulations 600.30.10(1), 600.30.10(2), 600.30.10(3), 600.30.10(4), and 600.30.10(5) must be secured by one or more agreements pursuant to Section 35.2(2) of the Planning Act that are in a form and registered on title to the lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (7) Exemptions Regulations 600.30.10(1), 600.30.10(2), 600.30.10(3), 600.30.10(4), 600.30.10(5) and 600.30.10(6) do not apply to: (A) a development which: (i) contains fewer than 100 dwelling units and 8,000 square metres of gross floor area for residential uses; (ii) will be owned and operated by a non-profit housing provider where the non-profit housing provider has 100 percent ownership interest; or (iii) will be owned and operated by a non-profit housing provider in a partnership in which: (a) the non-profit housing provider has an ownership interest that is greater than 51 percent; and (b) a minimum of 51 percent of the dwelling units will be affordable housing units; and (B) a student residence, retirement home, nursing home or residential care home, including where the use is on the same lot or in the same building as purpose-built rental housing or ownership housing. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (8) Lawfully Existing Buildings Regulations 600.30.10(1), 600.30.10(2), 600.30.10(3), 600.30.10(4), 600.30.10(5) and 600.30.10(6) do not apply to a lawfully existing building except where any addition or extension to, or change of use within, a lawfully existing building results in: (A) 100 or more new dwelling units or 8,000 square metres or more of gross floor area for residential uses. [ By- law: 941-2021 ] (9) Rental Replacement Units Exclusion from Gross Floor Area For the purpose of applying regulations 600.30.10(1), 600.30.10(2) and 600.30.10(3): (A) the total gross floor area for residential uses excludes the gross floor area of any rental replacement units; and (B) existing affordable rental housing units secured as rental replacement units are not included in the total gross floor area provided as affordable housing units. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (10) Rental Replacement Units Exclusion from Unit Count For the purpose of applying regulations 600.30.10(7) and 600.30.10(8), dwelling units that are secured as rental replacement units are not included in the total number of dwelling units or new dwelling units. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (11) Phasing of Requirements Beginning January 1, 2025 and until January 1, 2030, the requirements for affordable rental housing units will increase by 1.5 percent per year for regulation 600.30.10(1)(B)(i), 1 percent per year for regulation 600.30.10(2)(B)(i) and 0.5 percent per year for regulation 600.30.10(3)(B)(i) and the requirements for affordable ownership housing By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 392 units will increase at a rate of one point four times the requirements for affordable rental housing units. Beginning January 1, 2026, the requirements for affordable rental housing units will be 5 percent for regulation 600.30.10(1)(A) and 3 percent for regulation 600.30.10(2)(A), as shown on Schedule A attached to Zoning By-law 941-2021. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (12) Parking Despite clause 200.5.10.1, no parking spaces are required for affordable housing units. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (13) Definition of Development For the purpose of applying Regulation 600.30.10(7), a development is the construction, erection or placing of one or more buildings or structures on lands or the making of an addition, alteration or change of use to a building or structure. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] 600.30.15 Transition 600.30.15.1 Transition: Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Applications (1) Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Applications Nothing in Section 600.30 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which: (A) Complete applications for a zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval were filed on or prior to the later of September 18, 2022 or notice of approval of a "Protected Major Transit Station Area" by the Minister pursuant to the Planning Act; (B) A zoning by-law amendment came into force prior to the passing of a Community Benefits Charge by-law and an agreement was executed in accordance with Section 37 of the Planning Act on or prior to the later of September 18, 2022 or notice of approval of a "Protected Major Transit Station Area" by the Minister pursuant to the Planning Act; or (C) A complete application for site plan approval was filed on or prior to the later of September 18, 2022 or notice of approval of a "Protected Major Transit Station Area" by the Minister pursuant to the Planning Act. [ By-law: 941- 2021 ] (2) Zoning By-law Amendment Applications For the purposes of regulation 600.30.15.1(1), a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (3) Site Plan Approval Applications For the purposes of regulation 600.30.15.1(1), a "complete application for site plan approval" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] 600.30.15.2 Transition: Minor Variance Applications (1) Minor Variance Applications Nothing in Section 600.30 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which: (A) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed on or prior to the later of September 18, 2022 or notice of approval of a "Protected Major Transit Station Area" by the Minister pursuant to the Planning Act; or (B) A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after September 18, 2022 or notice of approval of a "Protected Major Transit Station Area" by the Minister pursuant to the Planning Act in respect of a building permit referred to in regulation 600.30.15.3(1). [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (2) Minor Variance Applications For the purposes of regulation 600.30.15.2(1), a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] 600.30.15.3 Transition: Building Permit Applications (1) Building Permit Applications By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 393 Nothing in Section 600.30 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which: (A) an application for a building permit was filed on or prior to the later of September 18, 2022 or notice of approval of a "Protected Major Transit Station Area" by the Minister pursuant to the Planning Act; or (B) an application for a building permit was filed after September 18, 2022 or notice of approval of a "Protected Major Transit Station Area" by the Minister pursuant to the Planning Act, in respect of a zoning by-law amendment or site plan referred to in regulation 600.30.15.1(1) or a minor variance referred to in regulation 600.30.15.2(1). [ By-law: 941-2021 ] (2) Building Permit Applications For the purposes of regulation 600.30.15.3(1), an "application for a building permit" means an application for a building permit that satisfies the requirements set out in Section 363-3.3. Building permit application requirements of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. [ By-law: 941-2021 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 394 600.50 Community Overlay District Maps 600.50.10 Queen Street West Eating Establishment Community Overlay District Map (1) Queen Street West Eating Establishment Community Overlay District Map Within the area of the heavy lines on the Queen Street West Eating Establishment Community Overlay District Map in By-law No. 1050-2013 is subject to the following: (A) an entertainment place of assembly or a nightclub are not permitted; [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (B) an eating establishment, take-out eating establishment, place of assembly and club may only be on a lot with a front lot line or side lot line that abuts Queen Street West; (C) an eating establishment, take-out eating establishment, place of assembly, club and any use that is ancillary to these uses, that is above-ground may only be on the first storey; (D) despite regulation 40.10.20.100(1)(A), the total interior floor area of all eating establishments, take-out eating establishments, places of assembly, clubs and uses that are ancillary to these uses, on a lot may not exceed 200 square metres, excluding rooms used only for food preparation; (E) the interior floor area of internal passage ways used by patrons and staff which connect eating establishments, take-out eating establishments, places of assembly, clubs and uses that are ancillary to these uses, must be included in the interior floor area for regulation of (D) above; (F) the aggregate surface area of all windows and doors of an eating establishment, take-out eating establishment, place of assembly, club and any use that is ancillary to these uses, in a main wall that faces a rear lot line or a street other than Queen Street West may be no greater than 4.0 square metres; (G) despite regulation 150.100.20(1)(A), the following may occupy a maximum of 6% of the total interior floor area of an eating establishment to a maximum of 12 square metres: (i) teletheatre gambling; (ii) sound room; (iii) areas dedicated to recreational activities, but not an area for a dance floor or disc jockey; and (iv) any other entertainment area, but not an area for a dance floor or disc jockey. (H) an outdoor patio, may be: (I) between the front main wall of a building and a front lot line that abuts Queen Street West; or (ii) between the front main wall and a side lot line that does not abut a street, if it is no farther than 50% of the building length from the front lot line. (I) in the case of an eating establishment or take-out eating establishment that includes a beverage manufacturing use for beer, cider or wine, the interior floor area in (D) above may be reduced by the interior floor areas used for beverage manufacturing use for beer, cider or wine, and associated offices, storage rooms, and staff rooms. [ By-law: 1050-2013(LPAT); 1198-2019 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 395 600.60 Sixplex Overlay Map 600.60.10 Sixplex Overlay (1) Sixplex Overlay Map The areas within the heavy lines on the Sixplex Overlay Map identified as Toronto and East York Community Council and Scarborough North (23) in Diagrams 1 and 2 of By-law 654-2025 are subject to the following regulations. 600.60.20 Definitions (1) Defined Terms Applying to Section 600.60 (A) For the purposes of Section 600.60: (i) In the Residential Zone Category, apartment building means a building that has seven or more dwelling units, with at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another, and each dwelling unit has a separate entrance directly from outside or through a common inside area. A building that was originally constructed as a detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse and has one or more secondary suites or has been constructed as a semi-detached houseplex is not an apartment building. (ii) Detached houseplex means a building that has multiple dwelling units, and where: (a) the building has no more than six dwelling units; (b) the building is situated entirely on one lot; (c) the building is not attached to a building on an abutting lot; and (d) at least one dwelling unit is entirely or partially above another. (e) Detached houseplex includes the following types of building: a duplex, triplex, fourplex, fiveplex or sixplex that complies with (a) to (d) above. (f) A detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse that has one or more secondary suites is not a detached houseplex. (iii) Fiveplex means a building located on a single lot, that has five dwelling units, with at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another. A detached house or semi-detached house that has one or more secondary suites is not a fiveplex. A fiveplex is not an apartment building. A fiveplex is a type of detached houseplex. (iv) Sixplex means a building located on a single lot, that has six dwelling units, with at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another. A detached house or semi-detached house that has one or more secondary suites is not a sixplex. A sixplex is not an apartment building. A sixplex is a type of detached houseplex. 600.60.30 Interpretation (1) Apartment Buildings (A) For purposes of Section 600.60, an apartment building in accordance with the definition in regulation 600.60.20(1)(A)(i) must: (i) in the R Zone, comply with regulations 10.10.20.40(1)(G), 10.10.30.10(1), 10.10.30.20(1), 10.10.40.70(1) to (4), 10.10.40.80(1), and all other regulations in this By-law; and (ii) in the RM Zone, comply with regulations 10.80.20.40(1)(F), 10.80.30.10(1) and (2), 10.80.30.20(1), 10.80.40.70(1) to (3), 10.80.40.80(1), and all other regulations in this By-law. [ By-law: 654-2025 ] (2) Lawfully Existing Apartment Buildings A lawfully existing apartment building with five or six dwelling units, in accordance with the definition provided in Regulation 800.50(55), is not a fiveplex or sixplex, is not subject to the regulations of Section 600.60, and must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 654-2025 ] (3) Detached Houseplex with Five or Six Dwelling Units By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 396 In addition to the regulations in Article 600.60.40, and in cases other than those set out in regulation 600.60.40(3)(D), a detached houseplex with five or six dwelling units must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 654-2025 ] 600.60.40 Detached Houseplex with Five or Six Dwelling Units (1) Permitted Building Types (A) Despite regulations 10.10.40.1(3)(A), 10.60.40.1(2)(A) and 10.80.40.1(2)(A), if a zone label contains the letter "u" with a numerical value less than 6, the maximum number of dwelling units on the lot is 6; and (B) Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a detached houseplex with five or six dwelling units is a permitted residential building type if it complies with the regulations of the Residential Zone category and all other requirements of this By-law, or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 654- 2025 ] (2) Height (A) Despite regulations 10.10.40.10(1)(C)(ii), 10.20.40.10(1)(C)(ii), 10.40.40.10(1)(C)(ii), 10.60.40.10(1)(C)(ii), and 10.80.40.10(1)(C)(ii), the permitted maximum height for a detached houseplex with five or six dwelling units may be increased to 10.5 metres if: (i) the bottom of the ceiling joists of the lowest level of the detached houseplex are between 1.0 to 1.5 metres above established grade, for at least 80 percent of the interior floor area of the lowest level; (ii) the lowest level of the detached houseplex has a minimum floor-to- ceiling height of 2.4 metres, measured from the floor of the lowest level to the bottom of the lowest level ceiling joists, for at least 80 percent of the interior floor area of the lowest level; and (iii) the lowest level of the detached houseplex wholly or partially contains a dwelling unit. [ By-law: 654- 2025 ] (3) Conversion of Lawfully Existing Buildings (A) Despite regulation 10.5.20.40(1), in the Residential Zone category, a detached house may be converted to a detached houseplex with five or six dwelling units, and the building may continue to be considered as a lawfully existing building, provided the additional dwelling units are contained entirely within the building as it lawfully existed on the day prior to the issuance of a building permit for the additional dwelling units, subject to regulations 600.60.40(3)(B) and (© (B) Despite regulation 10.5.20.40(4), any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure on a lot referred to in regulation 600.60.40(3)(A) must comply with all other regulations in this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (C) Despite regulation 10.5.20.40(5), the words lawful, lawfully and lawfully existing, highlighted in bold type, in addition to the definitions provided in Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 800 Definitions, include: (D) Despite regulations 10.5.20.40(2) and 10.5.20.40(3), in the Residential Zone category, no portion of a semi- detached houseplex, a semi-detached house or a townhouse may be converted to a fiveplex or sixplex through the construction of additional dwelling units. [ By-law: 654-2025 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 397 600.100 Post-Secondary Education Overlay District Maps 600.100.10 Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map (1) Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay Map The lands within the heavy lines on the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map as shown on Diagram 6 attached to By-law 242-2024 are subject to the following: (A) For the purpose of the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map, uses that are "associated uses" of a post-secondary school include art gallery, artist studio, club, community centre, day nursery, eating establishment, entertainment place of assembly, laboratory, library, massage therapy, medical office, museum, office, performing arts studio, personal service shop, production studio, recreation use, retail service, retail store, service shop, software development and processing, sports place of assembly, student residence, take-out eating establishment, or wellness centre that are: (i) Located in the same building as a post-secondary school; or (ii) Located in a building owned by a post-secondary school; or (iii) Operated by or on behalf of a post-secondary school. (B) Despite regulations 40.5.80.10(1), 80.5.80.10(1), 200.5.1(2), 200.5.1.10(1), 200.5.10.1(1) 200.5.10.1(5), 970.10.1(1) and 970.10.15.5(5), parking spaces must be provided for any post-secondary school or "associated uses" located in the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map at a maximum rate of 3.5 parking spaces for each 100 square metres of gross floor area, subject to the following: (i) The permitted maximum number of parking spaces must be calculated based on the cumulative total gross floor area of all such uses within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map; and (ii) Provided parking spaces may be located anywhere within the area depicted on the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map. (C) Despite Section 200.15 and regulations 970.10.1(1) and 970.10.15.5(11) accessible parking spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of 5 plus 0.008 accessible parking spaces per 100 square metres of gross floor area for any post-secondary school or "associated uses" located within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map, subject to the following: (i) The required minimum accessible parking spaces must be calculated based on the cumulative total gross floor area of all such uses within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map; and (ii) Provided accessible parking spaces may be located anywhere within the area depicted on the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map. (D) Despite Clause 220.5.10.1 and Regulations 220.5.1.10(1), 220.5.1.10(5), and 220.5.1.10(7), loading spaces must be provided at a minimum rate of 1.67 loading spaces for each 100,000 square metres of gross floor area for any post- secondary school or "associated uses" located in the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map, subject to the following: (i) The required minimum loading spaces must be calculated based on the cumulative total gross floor area of all such uses within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map; (ii) Provided loading spaces must be either Type "A", Type "B", Type "C" or Type "G" loadings spaces in accordance with regulation 220.5.1.10(8); and (iii) Provided loading spaces may be located anywhere within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map. (E) Despite regulations 230.5.1.10(5), 230.5.1.10(8), 230.5.1.10(9), 230.5.1.10(10), 230.5.10.1(1), 230.10.1.20(2), 230.40.1.20(2) and 230.80.1.20(2), bicycle parking spaces must be provided for any post-secondary school or "associated uses" located within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map at a minimum rate of 0.15 "short-term" and 0.06 "long-term" bicycle parking spaces for each 100 square metres of interior floor area, subject to the following: (i) The required minimum number of "short-term" or "long-term" bicycle parking spaces must be calculated based on the cumulative total interior floor area used for post-secondary school and "associated uses" within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay; and (ii) Provided "short-term" or "long-term" bicycle parking spaces may be located anywhere within the Toronto Metropolitan University Overlay District Map. [ By-law: 242-2024 ] By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 398 Chapter 800 Definitions 800.50 Defined Terms (5) Adult Entertainment means premises used for entertainment including activities, facilities, performances, exhibitions, viewings or encounters designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations which a principal feature or characteristic is the nudity or partial nudity of any person. A body rub service is not an adult entertainment. (10) Agricultural Use means the use of premises for growing and harvesting plants or raising animals, fowl, fish or insects. (15) Amenity Space means indoor or outdoor space on a lot that is communal and available for use by the occupants of a building on the lot for recreational or social activities. (20) Amusement Arcade means premises for entertainment with amusement devices, such as arcade games. An eating establishment, an entertainment place of assembly, or recreation use is not an amusement arcade. [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (25) Amusement Device means a machine or electronic device used for games of skill or chance other than: (A) billiards, (B) bowling, and (C) any gaming or lottery device regulated under Province of Ontario legislation. (30) Ancillary means naturally and normally incidental, subordinate in purpose or floor area, and exclusively devoted to a permitted use, building or structure. (45) Angular Plane means an imaginary flat surface projecting over a lot, at an inclined angle measured up from the horizontal. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (50) Animal Shelter means premises used for the keeping, adoption or disposal of stray, abandoned or wild animals. (55) Apartment Building means a building that has five or more dwelling units, with at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another, and each dwelling unit has a separate entrance directly from outside or through a common inside area. A building that was originally constructed as a detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse and has one or more secondary suites is not an apartment building. A detached houseplex or two semi-detached houseplexes is not an apartment building. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (60) Art Gallery means premises used for the exhibition, collection or preservation of works of art for public viewing. (65) Artist Studio means premises used for creating art or craft. (70) Automated Banking Machine means a device at which customers can complete self-serve financial transactions. (75) Average Grade means the average elevation of the existing or finished ground surface, whichever is lower, around all sides of a building or structure, measured where the building or structure meets the ground surface, excluding: (A) the part of the ground along any one main wall where there is a permitted vehicle entrance into the building or structure; and (B) parts of the ground along each main wall, up to a cumulative maximum of 25% of the horizontal length of the main wall, where there are pedestrian entrances or window wells. (80) Basement By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 399 means any part of a building where the elevation of the midpoint between the lowest part of a floor and the bottom of the joists directly above it is lower than the elevation of: (A) established grade in the Residential Zone category and the Residential Apartment Zone category; and (B) in all other zone categories, the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line. [ By-law: 1277- 2022(OLT) ] (83) Bedroom means a room in a dwelling unit containing a window or alternative source of natural light, primarily used or designed for use for sleeping. A dwelling room in a multi-tenant house is not a bedroom. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (85) Bed-Sitting Room means a room used as separate living accommodation that: (A) has a private entrance from a hallway inside a building; and (B) may have sanitary facilities but not food preparation facilities. (88) Bicycle Maintenance Facilities means an area for bicycle repairs and maintenance which may include work space, a repair stand and an air pump for inflating bicycle tires. [ By-law: 839-2022 ] (90) Bicycle Parking Space means an area used for parking or storing a bicycle. (92) Body Rub Service means premises used for services involving the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching or stimulating by any means of a person's body for the purposes of appealing to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations. An adult entertainment, massage therapy, or wellness centre is not a body rub service. (95) Building means a wholly or partially enclosed structure with a roof supported by walls, columns, piers or other structural systems. A vehicle is not a building. (100) Building Depth means the horizontal distance between the front yard setback required on a lot and the portion of the building's rear main wall furthest from the required front yard setback, measured along a line that is perpendicular to the front yard setback line. (105) Building Length means the horizontal distance between the portion of the front main wall of a building on a lot closest to the front lot line, and the portion of the rear main wall of the building closest to the rear lot line, measured along the lot centreline. If the main walls are not intersected by the lot centreline, the measurement is from the point on the lot centreline where a line drawn perpendicular to the lot centreline connects with the main wall. (110) Building Setback means a horizontal distance measured at a right angle from any lot line to the nearest part of the main wall of a building or structure. (115) Cabaret means premises used to provide entertainment such as a dinner theatre or comedy club, where patrons are seated at tables and where food or beverages may be offered for sale. An adult entertainment use, an eating establishment, a nightclub, or an entertainment place of assembly is not a cabaret. (120) Cemetery means premises used for the interment of human remains, which may include one or more of the following: (A) scattering grounds; (B) columbarium; or (C) mausoleum. (125) Club means premises: (A) operated by members of a non-profit organization that maintains formal membership and generally limits attendance at meetings to members; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 400 (B) used for meetings and gatherings for social, cultural, recreational, charitable or community service purposes; and (C) a community centre is not a club. (130) Cogeneration Energy means thermal energy and electrical energy simultaneously produced from the same process. (135) Columbarium means a building or structure used for the interment of cremated human remains. (140) Community Centre means premises operated by or on behalf of a government or non-profit organization providing community activities, such as arts, crafts, recreational, social, charitable and educational activities. A club is not a community centre. (143) Community Street means any street identified as "Community Streets" on the Policy Areas Overlay Map found in Section 995.60. [ By-law: 1507-2025 ] (145) Contractor's Establishment means premises used as the base of operations of a tradesperson or contractor. (150) Corner Lot means a lot situated, (A) at the intersection of two or more streets having an interior angle of intersection of 135 degrees or less, or (B) where one street bends to create an interior angle of 135 degrees or less. (155) Courtyard means any area on a lot that is bounded on two or more sides by one or more buildings on the same lot. (160) Crematorium means a building or structure used to cremate human remains. (165) Crisis Care Shelter means premises, other than a municipal shelter, in which short-term emergency accommodation and associated support services are provided and supervised. (170) Custom Workshop means premises used for producing or making custom-made goods in limited quantities, using techniques that do not involve mass-production. (175) Day Nursery means premises providing temporary care or guidance for more than five children, for a continuous period not exceeding twenty-four hours and is regulated as a home child care agency under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, S.O. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 1. A recreational program operated by or for the City is not a day nursery. [ By-law: 1429-2017 ] (180) Detached House means a building that has one dwelling unit occupying the entire building. (181) Detached Houseplex means a building that has multiple dwelling units, and where: (A) the building has no more than four dwelling units; (B) the building is situated entirely on one lot; (C) the building is not attached to a building on an abutting lot; and (D) at least one dwelling unit is entirely or partially above another. (E) Detached houseplex includes the following types of building: a duplex, triplex or fourplex that complies with (A) to (D) above. (F) A detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse that has one or more secondary suites is not a detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (190) District Heating and Cooling Plant means premises used to generate, for mass distribution, thermal energy to heat or cool. (195) Drive Aisle By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 401 means a vehicle passageway located within an area used for the parking or storage of 3 or more vehicles. (200) Drive Through Facility means premises used to provide or dispense products or services, through an attendant, or a window or an automated machine, to persons remaining in vehicles that are in a designated stacking aisle. A vehicle washing establishment or a vehicle fuel station is not a drive through facility. (205) Drive-in Eating Establishment means premises where food or beverages are prepared and offered for sale to patrons for consumption while remaining in their vehicles. (210) Driveway means a passageway providing vehicle access between a street or lane and an area used for the parking, loading or storage of a vehicle. (215) Duplex means a building that has two dwelling units, with one dwelling unit entirely or partially above the other. A detached house that has a secondary suite, is not a duplex. A duplex may be a type of detached houseplex or semi- detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (219) Dwelling Room means a room used as living accommodation that is available for rent and that is not self-contained. A dwelling room may contain private sanitary facilities or cooking facilities, but not both. [ By-law: 156-2023 ] (220) Dwelling Unit means living accommodation for a person or persons living together as a single housekeeping unit, in which both food preparation and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of the unit. (225) Eating Establishment means premises where food or beverages are prepared and offered for sale to patrons for immediate consumption on the premises while they are seated, and which may include an incidental take-out service. (230) Education Use means the use of premises for education or training, other than: (A) a post-secondary school; (B) a school regulated under the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.2, as amended; or (C) a religious education use. (233) Energized Outlet means a connected point in an electrical wiring installation at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment for electric vehicle charging. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (235) Entertainment Place of Assembly means premises used to provide entertainment and performing arts, such as a theatre, cinema, opera, ballet, concert hall, or live music venue. Food or beverages may be offered for sale. An adult entertainment use, a cabaret, an eating establishment, a place of assembly, or a nightclub is not an entertainment place of assembly. [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (240) Established Grade means the average elevation of the ground measured at the two points where the projection of the required minimum front yard setback line is 0.01 metres past each side lot line. (245) Financial Institution means premises used to provide financial services to the public, other than exclusively through an automated banking machine. (250) Firearm means a device such as a handgun, rifle, shotgun or any other similar device, used or capable of being used to fire a projectile from a cartridge or shot shell. (255) First Floor means the floor of any part of a building, other than an area used for parking, that is: (A) directly above a basement; and (B) if there is no basement, closest to the elevation of: By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 402 (i) established grade in the Residential Zone category and the Residential Apartment Zone category; and (ii) in all other zone categories, the average elevation of the ground along the front lot line. [ By-law: 1277- 2022(OLT) ] (260) Former General Zoning By-law means: (A) By-law No. 438-86 (being the Zoning By-law of the former City of Toronto), as amended, By-law 291-68 (being the Forest Hill Zoning By-law), as amended, and By-law 278-73 (being the Swansea Zoning By-law), as amended, and their predecessor zoning by-laws as applicable; (B) By-law No. 7625 (being the Zoning By-law of the former City of North York), as amended, and predecessor zoning by-laws as applicable; (C) By-law 1-83 (being the Zoning By-law of the former City of York), as amended, and predecessor zoning by-laws as applicable; (D) Zoning Code of The City of Etobicoke, Canada, V131 (being the Zoning Code of the former City of Etobicoke), as amended, and predecessor zoning by-laws as applicable; (E) Borough Of East York Zoning By-Law No.1916 (Town Of Leaside), as amended, and By-Law No. 6752 (Township Of East York), as amended, (being the Zoning By-laws of the former Borough of East York), and their predecessor zoning by-laws as applicable; (F) The Corporation of the City of Scarborough By-Law Number: 10076 (Agincourt); 12797 (Agincourt North); 8786 (Birchcliff); 9350 (Bendale); 9174 (Birchmount Park); 9396 (Cliffcrest); 12077 (Centennial); 8978 (Clairlea); 9364 (Cliffside); 9508 (Dorset Park); 10048 (Eglinton); 9676 (Guildwood); 10827 (Highland Creek); 9089 (Ionview); 9276 (Kennedy Park); 12466 (L'amoreaux); 14402 (Malvern); 12181 (Malvern West); 842-2004 (Midland- St.Clair); 17677 (Milliken); Morningside Heights; 11883 (Morningside); 9366 (Maryvale); 9812 (Oakridge); 15907 (Rouge); 10010 (Scarborough Village); 16762 (Steeles); 10717 (Sullivan); 12360 (Tam O'Shanter); 25278 (Upper Rouge - Hillside); 950-2005 (Warden Woods); 9511 (Wexford); 10327 (West Hill); 9510 (Woburn); Employment Districts Zoning By-Law Number 24982; Industrial District By-Law Number 12790 Centennial Industrial District); The Corporation Of The Township Of Pickering By-Law Number 1978; By-Law Number 3036 (Highway No. 2 Area in Rouge Community) (being the Zoning By-laws of the former City of Scarborough), all as amended, and their predecessor zoning by-laws as applicable. (265) Fourplex means a building that has four dwelling units, with at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another. A detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse that has one or more secondary suites is not a fourplex. A fourplex may be a type of detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (275) Front Lot Line means the lot line or contiguous lines dividing a lot from a street. (280) Front Wall means any portion of the main wall of a building or structure that faces a front lot line. (285) Front Yard means the area on a lot, (A) between the front lot line and all front main walls of the building, and (B) extending parallel to the front lot line across the full width of the lot from the point where the front main wall of the building meets the building's side main walls closest to the respective side lot lines. (290) Front Yard Setback means a horizontal distance on a lot measured at a right angle from the front lot line to the nearest main wall of a building or structure. (295) Funeral Home means premises used for the care and preparation of human remains, and may include related coordination and provision of rites and ceremonies so that persons may attend and pay their respects. (300) Funeral Visitation Centre means premises established for the purpose of temporarily placing human remains and may include related coordination and provision of rites and ceremonies, so that persons may attend and pay their respects. A funeral visitation centre is not a funeral home and does not include the care and preparation of human remains. (303) Garden Suite By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 403 means a self-contained living accommodation for a person or persons living together as a separate single housekeeping unit, in which both food preparation and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupant(s) of the suite and is in an ancillary building not abutting a lane. A laneway suite is not a garden suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (305) Gaming Establishment means premises used for the purpose of wagering on games of chance under Province of Ontario legislation, excluding bingo or other lottery events licensed by the City of Toronto for charitable purposes. (310) Geo-Energy means energy derived from the temperature of the earth that is used to produce thermal energy or converted to produce electrical energy. (315) Green Roof means an extension to a building's roof that allows vegetation to grow in a growing medium and which is designed, constructed and maintained in compliance with the Toronto Green Roof Construction Standard set out in Chapter 492 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. (320) Gross Floor Area means the sum of the total area of each floor level of a building, above and below the ground, measured from the exterior of the main wall of each floor level. (325) Group Home means premises used to provide supervised living accommodation, licensed or funded under Province of Ontario or Government of Canada legislation, for up to ten persons, exclusive of staff, living together in a single housekeeping unit because they require a supervised group living arrangement. [ By-law: 550-2014 ] (329) Heritage Designated Site means premises included in the City of Toronto Heritage Register designated as being of cultural heritage value or interest under Part IV, or as part of a Heritage District under Part V, pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, as amended. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (330) Heritage District means an area identified as being of historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural heritage value or interest, and designated as a Heritage Conservation District pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended. (335) Heritage Site means premises included in the City of Toronto Heritage Register, listed or designated as being of cultural heritage value or interest pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, as amended. [ By-law: 1260-2024 ] (345) Home Occupation means a business use within a dwelling unit, living accommodation or ancillary building or structure, where the dwelling unit or living accommodation is the principal residence of the business operator. [ By-law: 1508-2025 ] (350) Hospice Care Home means premises used to provide palliative care. (355) Hospital means premises used as a private or public hospital under the Province of Ontario Public Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.40, as amended or Private Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.24, as amended, for the care or treatment of: (A) persons afflicted with or suffering from sickness, disease or injury; (B) convalescent or chronically ill persons; (C) persons suffering from substance addictions; or (D) persons suffering from emotional, psychological or mental disorders. (360) Hotel means premises used to cater to the needs of the travelling public by providing sleeping accommodation in rooms or suites, and it may include an eating establishment that is ancillary to the hotel. (365) Industrial Gas Manufacturing means premises used for primary processing of propane, hydrogen, ammonia, chlorine, or other toxic gas. (370) Industrial Sales and Service Use means the use of premises for the lease, rental, sale, servicing or repair of equipment or goods for businesses only. Industrial sales and service use does not include the lease, rental, sale, servicing, customizing or repair of vehicles, other than those used for construction or agriculture. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 404 (375) Interior Floor Area means the floor area of any part of a building, measured to: (A) the interior side of a main wall; (B) the centreline of an interior wall; or (C) a line delineating the part being measured. (380) Kennel means premises used for boarding, training or breeding of dogs, cats or other domestic animals. (390) Laboratory means premises used for scientific or technical research, analysis, experimentation or development. (395) Landscaping means an area used for trees, plants, decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, or other landscape or architectural elements. Driveways and areas for loading, parking or storing of vehicles are not landscaping. (400) Lane means a public right-of-way that is not for general traffic circulation. (402) Laneway Suite means a self-contained living accommodation for a person or persons living together as a separate single housekeeping unit, in which both food preparation and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of the suite and is in an ancillary building abutting a lane. A garden suite is not a laneway suite. [ By-law: 101-2022 ] (405) Lawful and Lawfully means: (A) authorized or permitted before a zoning or restrictive by-law applied; (B) in compliance with the provisions of the applicable former general zoning by-law; or (C) authorized pursuant to a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. (410) Lawfully Existing Means: (A) existing lawfully on May 9, 2013; (B) for which a building permit was lawfully issued before May 9, 2013; or (C) for which a building permit was lawfully issued within five years of May 9, 2013 pursuant to Article 2.1.3, Transition Clauses. [ By-law: 801-2020 ] (413) Level 2 Charging means a Level 2 electric vehicle charging level as defined by SAE International's J1772 standard, as amended. [ By- law: 89-2022 ] (415) Loading Space means an area used for the loading or unloading of goods or commodities from a vehicle. (420) Lot means a single parcel or tract of land that may be conveyed in compliance with the provisions of the Planning Act. (425) Lot Area means the horizontal area within all the lot lines of a lot. (430) Lot Centreline means a straight line joining the midpoint of the front lot line and the midpoint of the rear lot line. (435) Lot Coverage means the portion of the lot that is covered by any part of any building or structure on or above the surface of the lot. (440) Lot Depth means the horizontal distance between the front lot line and rear lot line of a lot, measured along the lot centreline. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (445) Lot Frontage means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines of a lot, or the projection of the side lot lines, measured along a straight line drawn perpendicular to the lot centreline at the required minimum front yard setback. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 405 (450) Lot Line means any boundary of a lot. (455) Main Wall means any exterior wall of a building or structure, including all structural members essential to the support of a roof over a fully or partly enclosed area. (457) Major Street means any street identified as "Major Streets" on the Policy Areas Overlay Map found in Section 995.10. For the purpose of this definition, the phrase "major street on the Policy Area Overlay Map" has the same meaning as major street. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (460) Manufacturing Use means the use of premises for fabricating, processing, assembling, packaging, producing or making goods or commodities, and it includes repair of such goods or commodities. (463) Marihuana Production Facility means premises used for growing, producing, testing, destroying, storing, or distribution of marihuana or cannabis, or products containing marihuana or cannabis, authorized by a licence issued under Government of Canada legislation. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (465) Market Garden means premises used for growing and harvesting vegetables, fruits, flowers, shrubs, trees or other horticultural products for the purpose of sale. (467) Massage Therapy means premises providing massage therapy by persons who are medical or health professionals licensed or registered under Province of Ontario legislation. A body rub service or wellness centre is not a massage therapy. (470) Mausoleum means a building or structure, other than a columbarium, used for the interment of human remains. (473) Medical Marihuana Production Facility means premises used for growing, producing, testing, destroying, storing, or distribution of medical marihuana or cannabis authorized by a license issued by the federal Minister of Health, pursuant to section 12 of the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations, SOR/2013-119, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, as amended. [ By-law: 403-2014 ] (475) Mixed Use Building means a building with a dwelling unit and a non-residential use. A residential building is not a mixed use building. (478) Multi-tenant House means premises with four or more dwelling rooms that may have shared common facilities for sanitary and cooking. A group home, residential care home, nursing home, retirement home, seniors community house, religious residence, student residence, tourist home, or hotel is not a multi-tenant house. [ By-law: 58-2026 ] (480) Municipal Shelter means premises in which short-term emergency accommodation and associated support services are provided and supervised, and is operated by or for the City of Toronto, or an agency of the City of Toronto. (485) Museum means premises used for the exhibition, collection or preservation of objects of cultural, historical or scientific interest for public viewing. (490) Nightclub means premises used to provide amplified music for patron entertainment and dancing, such as a dance hall, dance club, or disco, and where food and beverages may be served. A cabaret, an eating establishment, an entertainment place of assembly, a place of assembly, or an adult entertainment use is not a nightclub. [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (495) Non-Profit Organization means: (A) a corporation without share capital to which the provisions of Part III of the Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.38, as amended, apply; or (B) a non-profit organization, a charitable organization or a registered charity, as those terms are defined in the Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, Chapter 1 (5th Supp.), as amended. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 406 (500) Non-Residential Building means a building that does not have a dwelling unit. (505) Nursing Home means premises used to provide living accommodation and regular nursing care for persons of any age and which has personal and medical care facilities, common lounges and dining areas. (510) Obnoxious Use means the use of premises in a manner that is offensive through the creation or transmission of noise, vibration, illumination, emissions, fumes, odour, dust or radiation, or any combination of these, beyond any lot lines of the premises. (515) Off-site Parking means one or more parking spaces on one lot providing required parking spaces for a use on another lot. (520) Open Storage means the use of premises for keeping or storing goods, commodities, containers or equipment other than in a wholly enclosed building. Public parking, or the parking or storing of vehicles in a vehicle depot or in a parking space, is not open storage. [ By-law: 89-2022 ] (525) Outdoor Patio means an outdoor patron area that is ancillary to a non-residential use. (526) Oversized Bicycle Parking Space means a horizontal bicycle parking space that is used for an extra-large bicycle or a bicycle with attachments. [ By-law: 223-2025 ] (530) Park means premises used for conservation, horticulture, or municipally operated public recreation. (535) Parking Garage means a building or portion thereof, with one or more parking spaces. (540) Parking Space means an area used for the parking or storing of a vehicle. (545) Passenger Terminal means premises used for the boarding or discharge of people being transported. (550) Performing Arts Studio means premises used for the rehearsal of performing arts, such as music, dance or theatre. (555) Personal Service Shop means premises used to provide personal grooming services or for the cleaning or care of apparel. (560) Pesticide or Fertilizer Manufacturing means premises used for manufacturing agricultural chemicals, including nitrogenous and phosphoric fertilizer materials, mixed fertilizers, and agricultural and household pest control chemicals. (565) Pet Services means premises used to provide for the grooming of domestic animals. A veterinary hospital or a kennel are not pet services. (570) Petrochemical Manufacturing means premises used for primary processing of refined petroleum and natural gas into petrochemicals for secondary processing. (575) Place of Assembly means premises used for social, cultural, educational or trade events, such as a banquet hall, convention or trade centre, or a hall used for bingo or other lottery events licensed by the City of Toronto for charitable purposes. A cabaret, an eating establishment, an entertainment place of assembly, or a nightclub is not a place of assembly. [ By-law: 1329-2023 ] (580) Place of Worship means premises used by a religious organization for religious worship, services, ceremonies or rites, which may also be used for the advancement of its charitable purposes. (585) Post-Secondary School By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 407 means premises used for educational purposes by a degree granting college or university under Province of Ontario legislation. (590) Power Generation Use means the use of premises for the production of energy for mass distribution. (595) Premises means the whole or part of lands, buildings or structures, or any combination of these. (600) Primary Window means a window in a dwelling unit other than a window of a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, hallway, or storage area. [ By-law: 1062-2025(OLT); 608-2024 ] (605) Private Home Daycare means premises used for the temporary care of children and such care is provided in a dwelling unit, other than the dwelling unit of a parent or guardian of any such child, for a continuous period not exceeding twenty-four hours and may have a maximum of: (A) six children, if the Private Home Daycare (home child care) is under an agreement to a home child care agency as regulated under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, S.O. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 1; and (B) five children, if the Private Home Daycare (home child care) is not under an agreement to a home child care agency as regulated under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, S.O. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 1 [ By-law: 1429- 2017 ] (610) Private School means premises used for elementary or secondary education regulated under the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended, but not publicly funded under the Act. (615) Production Studio means premises used for producing live broadcasts, motion pictures, or audio or video recordings or transmissions. The mass reproduction of film or recordings is not a production studio. (620) Public Parking means premises having an area for the parking of one or more vehicles as a principal use and the parking of a vehicle is available for public use with or without a fee. [ By-law: 1675-2013 ] (625) Public School means premises used for elementary or secondary education regulated and funded under the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended. (630) Public Utility means premises or facilities used for telecommunications, the transmission and distribution of electricity, the distribution of gas, steam or other forms of energy, or the collection, distribution, storage or treatment of water or sewage. (635) Public Works Yard means premises operated by, or on behalf of, the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario or Government of Canada, for the storage, manufacture, maintenance or repair of buildings, infrastructure, materials or equipment. A public works yard may include uses such as a machine shop, paint shop, sign shop, woodworking shop, repair garage or storage facility used in connection with public works such as transportation uses and parks. [ By-law: 1124-2018 ] (640) Quarry means premises regulated under Province of Ontario legislation used for any excavation or extraction of consolidated or unconsolidated aggregates, such as clay, marl, sand, gravel, limestone, slate or granite. (645) Rear Lot Line means, in the case of: (A) a square or rectangular lot, the lot line opposite the front lot line; (B) a three-sided lot, the point where two lot lines meet furthest from the front lot line; or (C) any other type of lot, the furthest lot line opposite the front lot line, including any contiguous line adjoining it at an angle of less than 45 degrees. (650) Rear Yard means the area on a lot, (A) between the rear lot line and all rear main walls of the building, and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 408 (B) extending parallel to the rear lot line across the full width of the lot from the point where the rear main wall of the building meets the building's side main walls closest to the respective side lot lines. (655) Rear Yard Setback means a horizontal distance on a lot measured at a right angle from the rear lot line to the nearest main wall of a building or structure. (660) Recovery Facility means premises used for separating or sorting recyclable material. A salvage yard is not a recovery facility. (665) Recreation Use means premises used for sports, physical play or exercise, such as a fitness club, bowling alley, billiards hall or pool hall, swimming pool or skating rink. An amusement arcade and a sports place of assembly is not a recreation use. (670) Recyclable Material means material that is separated into specific categories for purposes of reuse, recycling or composting. (675) Religious Education Use means the use of premises by a religious organization for religious education, other than: (A) a post-secondary school; or (B) a school regulated under the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.2, as amended. (680) Religious Organization means a corporation or an association of persons that is charitable according to the law of Ontario, organized for the advancement of religion through the conduct of religious worship, services, ceremonies or rites, including its charitable purposes. (685) Religious Residence means premises owned or operated by, or on behalf of, a religious organization, consisting of dwelling units or rooms, used as accommodation for students or clerics, such as a monastery, nunnery or similar residence. (690) Renewable Energy means energy obtained from solar energy, wind energy, or geo-energy. (695) Residential Building includes the following types of buildings: (A) apartment building; (B) detached house; (C) detached houseplex; (D) semi-detached house; (E) semi-detached houseplex; or (F) townhouse. (700) Residential Care Home means supervised living accommodation that may include associated support services, and: (A) is licensed or funded under Province of Ontario or Government of Canada legislation; (B) is for persons requiring semi-independent or supervised group living arrangements; and (C) is for more than ten persons, exclusive of staff. (D) an apartment building used for the purpose of supportive housing or social housing is not a residential care home. (705) Resin, Natural or Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing means premises used for primary processing of synthetic resins, plastics materials and synthetic rubber from basic organic chemicals. (710) Respite Care Facility means premises used for the provision of short-term non-emergency services for the supervised care of people of any age, in order to provide relief to their caregivers. A respite care facility may include the provision of services, such as: (A) preventive medicine, (B) counselling, (C) social, recreational or educational programs, or By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 409 (D) day or overnight care. (E) A day nursery is not a respite care facility. [ By-law: 451-2022 ] (715) Retail Service means premises in which photocopying, printing, postal, or courier services are sold or provided. (720) Retail Store means premises in which goods or commodities are sold, rented or leased. (725) Retirement Home means premises used for semi-independent living accommodation for senior citizens primarily in bed-sitting rooms, with common dining and lounge areas. A seniors community house is not a retirement home. (730) Salvage Yard means premises used as a scrap metal yard or a vehicle wrecking yard, and which may include storing, dismantling, crushing, or demolishing vehicles or heavy equipment or parts thereof. (735) Secondary Suite means self-contained living accommodation for an additional person or persons living together as a separate single housekeeping unit, in which both food preparation and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of the suite, located in and subordinate to a dwelling unit. (740) Self-Storage Warehouse means premises where individual enclosed areas are made available to the public for keeping or storing goods or commodities. (745) Semi-Detached House means a building that has two dwelling units, and no dwelling unit is entirely or partially above another. (746) Semi-detached Houseplex means a portion of a building that has multiple dwelling units, and where: (A) the portion of the building has no more than four dwelling units; (B) the entire building is situated on two abutting lots; (C) the portion of the building is separated by party walls from any attached portions of the building on the abutting lot; and (D) at least one dwelling unit is entirely or partially above another. (E) Semi-detached houseplex includes the following types of building: a duplex, triplex or fourplex that complies with (A) to (D) above. (F) A detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse that has one or more secondary suites is not a semi-detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (750) Seniors Community House means premises operated by a non-profit organization providing living accommodation for up to ten senior citizens in bed-sitting rooms, if there is: (A) a maximum of two persons for each bed-sitting room, (B) accommodation for one staff person, (C) a common lounge and dining area, and (D) one or two kitchens shared by all residents. (755) Service Shop means premises used for servicing, repairing or refurbishing goods, other than vehicles. A personal service shop is not a service shop. (760) Shipping Terminal means premises used for transferring goods or commodities between vehicles or other transportation modes, and which may include facilities for maintenance, service and fuelling areas that are ancillary to the shipping terminal. A waste transfer station is not a shipping terminal. (763) Short-term Rental means all or part of a dwelling unit, that: (A) is used to provide sleeping accommodations for any rental period that is less than 28 consecutive days; and By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 410 (B) is the principal residence of the short-term rental operator. [ By-law: 1453-2017 ] [ By-law: 1453-2017; 1092- 2021 ] (765) Side Lot Line means any lot line other than a front lot line or a rear lot line. (770) Side Yard means the area on a lot that extends between the front yard and the rear yard of the lot, between the side lot lines and the building's side main walls respectively facing the side lot lines. (775) Side Yard Setback means a horizontal distance on a lot measured at a right angle from the side lot lines to the nearest main wall of a building or structure. (780) Soft Landscaping means landscaping excluding hard-surfaced areas such as decorative stonework, retaining walls, walkways, or other hard-surfaced landscape-architectural elements. (785) Software Development and Processing means premises used for software development and testing, or for the collection, analysis, processing, storage or distribution of electronic data. (790) Solar Energy means energy from the sun that is converted to produce electrical or thermal energy. (795) Sports Place of Assembly means premises used for spectator sporting events, such as a stadium or arena. (800) Stable means premises used for keeping, boarding, training or breeding horses, mules or other equine animals. (805) Stacked Bicycle Parking Space means a horizontal bicycle parking space that is positioned above or below another bicycle parking space and equipped with a mechanical device providing floor level access to both bicycle parking spaces. (810) Stacked Parking Space means a parking space that is positioned above or below another parking space and is accessed only by means of an elevating device. (815) Stacking Aisle means an on site queuing area for motor vehicles that is separated from other vehicle traffic and pedestrian circulation by barriers, markings or signs. [ By-law: 607-2015 ] (820) Storey means a level of a building, other than a basement, located between any floor and the floor, ceiling or roof immediately above it. (825) Street means a public right-of-way for general traffic circulation. (830) Street Yard means any front yard, rear yard or side yard abutting a street. (835) Structure means anything that is erected, built or constructed of one or more parts joined together. A vehicle is not a structure. (840) Student Residence means premises owned and operated by a public school, private school, post-secondary school or educational facility, consisting of dwelling units, bed-sitting rooms or rooms, used for student accommodation. (845) Take-out Eating Establishment means premises where food or beverages are prepared and offered for sale to patrons for consumption off the premises. (850) Tandem Parking Space means a parking space that is only accessed by passing through another parking space from a street, lane, drive aisle or driveway. By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 411 (855) Through Lot means a lot, other than a corner lot, that abuts: (A) more than one street; or (B) one street in more than one location. (860) Tourist Home means a use that: (A) is in a dwelling unit which is the principal residence of the tourist home operator; (B) caters to the needs of the travelling public by the furnishing of sleeping accommodation; and (C) may include the provision of meals. (865) Townhouse means a building that has three or more dwelling units, and no dwelling unit is entirely or partially above another. A detached house or semi-detached house that has one or more secondary suites is not a townhouse. A detached houseplex or two semi-detached houseplexes is not a townhouse. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (870) Transportation Use means the use of premises or facilities for the operation of a mass transit system or a transportation system that is provided by, or on behalf of, the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario or Government of Canada, or is privately operated and Federally regulated. (875) Triplex means a building that has three dwelling units, with at least one dwelling unit entirely or partially above another. A detached house, semi-detached house or townhouse that has one or more secondary suites is not a triplex. A triplex may be a type of detached houseplex or semi-detached houseplex. [ By-law: 648-2025 ] (880) Vehicle means a wheeled or tracked device, either self-propelled or capable of being pulled by a self-propelled device, for moving persons or objects, or used for construction or agriculture. (885) Vehicle Dealership means premises used for the sale, rental or lease of vehicles displayed or stored on site, excluding construction or agricultural vehicles. (890) Vehicle Depot means premises used for the non-public storing of vehicles, excluding construction or agricultural vehicles. A vehicle depot may include dispatching, maintenance, service and fuelling areas for the stored vehicles that are ancillary to the vehicle depot. (895) Vehicle Fuel Station means premises where vehicle fuels are sold to the public. (900) Vehicle Repair Shop means premises used for vehicle service, repair or customizing, such as spray painting, repairing body or fender components. (910) Vehicle Service Shop means premises used for vehicle service or customizing, such as mechanical, electrical, glass or upholstery service or installation of parts or accessories, but excluding: (A) spray painting or repairing body or fender components; and (B) the service or customizing of construction or agriculture vehicles. (915) Vehicle Washing Establishment means premises used for washing or cleaning vehicles. (920) Veterinary Hospital means premises used by a licensed veterinarian for the medical treatment of animals. (925) Warehouse means premises used for keeping or storing goods or commodities, to which the general public does not have access, and which may also be used for the distribution of the goods or commodities. (930) Waste Incinerator By-law 569-2013 as amended Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto Office Consolidation: July 31, 2024, including City-wide Amendments to April 30, 2026 412 means premises where waste material is reduced or destroyed by combustion through the application of heat. (935) Waste Transfer Station means premises used for receiving waste or recyclable material and transferring the material to vehicles for transport to another location. (937) Wellness Centre means premises providing services for therapeutic and wellness purposes. A massage therapy, medical office or body rub service is not a wellness centre. [ By-law: 559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] (940) Wholesaling Use means the use of premises for the sale of goods or commodities only to retailers or other businesses. (945) Wind Energy means energy from the wind that is converted to produce electrical energy. (955) Zoo means premises used for the care and exhibiting of animals and other living things for public viewing, and which may include breeding or research.