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New residential development shall be set back 15 meters from any railway right-of-way. Notwithstanding anything contained in this By-law, where any public street crosses a railway at the same grade, no building or structure shall be erected within 150 feet of the point of intersection of the centre line of both the railway and the […]
No person shall erect any building except a boathouse within twenty feet of the normal high water mark of any watercourse or ocean. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, a building in any zone is required to be no nearer than 7.5 meters/25 feet from the top of the bank of any watercourse, or […]
In residence districts, the required width of side yard for a single-family or two-family residence may be reduced by four inches for each foot by which the width of a zoning lot is less than that required if such zoning lot consists entirely of a tract of land which has less than the specified minimum […]
Stairs and landings that access any part of the main building on the lot, and which are not associated with a deck or porch may encroach: into the required rear yard a distance of no more than 2.0 metres; and, into the required exterior side yard, a distance of no more than 50 percent of […]
Any structure, fence, hedge, wall or other obstruction to vision proposed within a twenty-five foot radius of the intersection of the streetlines in a residential zone shall be permitted only when authorized by the Traffic Engineer. On any corner lot in all zones except any CBD zone, no fence, building or structure shall be erected, […]
On any lot where a private drive enters a street, no obstruction between thirty (30â€) inches above curb level and ten (10) feet above curb level shall be located within the triangular area formed by the street property line, the private drive line and a line connecting them at points ten (10) feet from their […]
Where land is used for or in connection with any use but without any buildings or structures thereon, all yards required by the By-law on a lot in the respective use zone shall be provided and maintained as yards and the applicable regulations shall apply, except where the land or lot is used for permitted […]
Where in this By-law a front, side or rear yard is required and part of the area of the lot is usually covered by water or marsh, or is beyond the rim of a river bank or watercourse, or between the top and toe of a cliff or embankment having a slope of 30 percent […]
Where a portion of a building used for dwelling purposes is located above another portion of a building have another type of use in zones other than R-1,R-2, R-3 or R-4 zones, the rear and side yards for the floors occupied for dwelling purposes shall comply with the provisions of the R-4 zone.
Where yards are required in this title/ordinance, they shall be construed as permanently maintained open spaces. They shall not be less in depth, or width or area than the minimum specified in any part, and they shall be at every point open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except as specifically mentioned in […]
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