Please note: There may be additional changes to the proposed topics as the Project continues.
Section 2 - Definitions
Section 3 – Interpretation of Districts and Maps
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Correct and update the list of zoning districts by including the B4MX District.
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Allow the Development Officer to issue the necessary development permits for expansions to agricultural research stations without a discretionary use approval by Council.
Section 4 – General Administration
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Provide clarification that in certain zoning districts pergolas are exempt from requiring a Development Permit.
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Provide clarification that any costs associated with on-site signage are in addition to the zoning bylaw amendment application fee.
Section 5 – General Provisions
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Ensure that a connection between an accessory building and a principal building is a structural connection.
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Where a dwelling has a secondary suite, direct access to the mechanical room shall be provided from the principal dwelling.
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Backup generators located outside in any commercial, industrial or institutional zoning district must be concealed from the public’s view.
Section 6 – Parking and Loading
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Provide clarification to reflect the current practice of applying the same parking standards for dwelling groups and multiple-unit dwellings in the general parking standards.
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Provide flexibility by reducing required visitor parking for residential development types which typically provide for visitor parking on private driveways of individual dwelling units, within a dwelling group.
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Remove inconsistency in the reduced parking rate for smaller dwelling units in M, B districts.
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Correct a typographical error in the parking rate for the B5B District.
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Ensure minimum parking standards exist for all other permitted and discretionary uses in the AG and FUD Districts.
Section 7 – Landscaping Provisions
Section 8 – Residential Districts
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Clarify that the minimum site dimensions apply to each site for development of one-unit dwellings, two-unit dwellings and semi-detached dwellings in the Montgomery Place Neighbourhood.
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Allow for additions to mobile homes in the RMHC District.
Section 10 – Commercial Districts
Section 11 – Industrial Districts
Section 12 – Specialized Districts