Zoning Provisions Encyclopedia

Within the historic buildings district, in addition to the other criteria for design review specified in this section, in reviewing plans, the commission shall give specific consideration to: The historic and/or architectural value and significance of the structure and its relationship to the historic and/or architectural value of the surrounding area. The relationship of the […]

No multiple dwelling or part thereof shall be erected, used or maintained having a street wall extending continuously on one plane for a horizontal distance in excess of two hundred feet. Where such street wall consists of two or more planes extending for an aggregate horizontal distance in excess of two hundred feet, any one […]

Site lighting shall be low-level from a concealed light source fixture and shall not spill over into adjoining properties (except with the written consent of the adjoining property owner and the concurrence of the municipality) road right-of-ways, waterfronts, or marshfronts or in any way interferes with the vision of motorists. Decorative, low-level intensity, non-concealed source […]

In a required front yard, no wall, fence or other structure shall be erected in any part of the required front yard that would be higher than a line extending from a point two and one-half (2 1/2) feet above the natural ground level at the front lot line to a point four and one-half […]

No exterior wall of any building shall exceed a height of forty-five (45) feet measured from the finished grade elevation of the land adjoining said wall, exclusive of parapets or cornices, provided, however, that where the District abuts land zoned for residential purposes or a street, the area opposite which is zoned for residential purposes, […]

No building or structure may be erected or used unless the lot on which it is located has a front lot line equal to at least one-half of the applicable minimum lot frontage, or, where there is no minimum frontage, a lot frontage of at least 6 meters/20 feet.

Nothing in these design control district regulations shall be construed to prevent: The ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature in the district which does not involve a change in design, material, colour or outward appearance of the feature except where the total dollar value for all labour and materials used for the […]

At grade (less than .30 m (1 ft) above grade) attached patios may be constructed to within l m (3 feet) of a side yard or rear yard in all zones. Above grade attached patios must meet the setback requirements for the side yard of the zone in which they are located. The setback in […]

Pre-design conference. The developer is encouraged to meet with the planning commission staff before presenting any formal application, in order for the city’s requirements to be clarified, and in order for the developer to avoid costly reworking of subsequent submissions. Submission requirements. Each application shall be considered complete, and the time limit for action by […]

Notwithstanding anything else in this By-law, no lot in a Residential Zone shall have a depth which is more than five times the frontage of the lot.