Dwelling |
Lot Width |
Lot Area |
Front Yard and Street Side Yard |
Rear Yard |
Side Yard |
Detached Unit |
Min. 7.5 m (a) |
245 m2 |
3 m dwelling 5.5 m garage (b) |
7 m |
1.2 m one side, 0.6 m other side |
Semi-Detached Unit |
Min. 6.5 m(a) |
175 m2 |
3 m dwelling 5.5 m garage (b) |
7 m |
1.2 m |
Duplex Building |
9 m |
270 m2 |
3 m dwelling 5.5 m garage (b) |
7 m |
1.2 m |
Triplex Building |
18 m |
540 m2 |
3 m dwelling 5.5 m garage (b) |
7 m |
1.2 m |
Fourplex Building |
18 m |
720 m2 |
3 m dwelling 5.5 m garage (b) |
7 m |
1.2 m |
Street Townhouse Unit |
Min. 4.8 m (a) |
140 m2 |
3 m dwelling 5.5 m garage (b) |
7 m |
1.2 m |
Footnotes to Table 2.19.1
a) Where lot depth is less than 30 m the following lots widths and areas shalll apply:
Dwellling | Lot Width | Corner Lot Width |
Detached | 10.8 m minimum (d) 14 m maximum (c) | 12.6 minimum (d) 15.8 m maximum |
Semi Detached Lot | 16.4 m minimum 22 m maximum (c) | 18.2 m minimum 23.8 m maximum |
1 or 2 Storey Street Townhouse | 6.7 m minimum 11.0 m maximum (c) | 9.7 m minimum 12.8 m maximum |
c) Maximum lot width shall be maintained for 80% of the lots in a registered plan of subdivision.
d) A detached unit may have a minimum interior lot width of 9.0 m and a minimum corner lot width of 10.8 m, subject to the following regulations:
A garage (attached or unattached) shall not be located closer to a street line than the closest distance between the dwelling unit and the street line.
Other Yards |
Requirement |
Rear yard abutting a creek block |
7.5 m, 4.5 m if block includes a 3 m buffer |
Side yard abutting a creek block |
1.5 m |
Yard abutting a pipeline easement |
6 m |
Yard abutting a railway right-of-way |
30 m |
A detached garage located in a rear yard abutting a public or private lane may be constructed to the rear lot line and shall be setback 90 cm from a side lot line and 3 m from a side lot line abutting a street. A detached garage located in a rear yard shall be setback 6 m from a dwelling on the same lot.
a) Maximum height: 2 storeys, in accordance with Part 1, Sub-Section 2.31 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING HEIGHT
Within each section of a plan of subdivision (i.e. a grouping of three or more contiguous lots fronting the same street, bounded by other streets, a subdivision boundary, a zone boundary or other section) the following shall apply:
(i) at least one-third of the dwelling units shall have attached garages which shall not project more than 1.5 m beyond the second storey;
(ii) one-third of the dwelling units may have attached garages which project a maximum of 6.5 m beyond the second storey;
(iii) one-third of the dwelling units may have attached garages which project a maximum of 3.5 m beyond the second storey.
(iv) Not more than 8 contiguous lots shall be 9 m or less in width.
(v) Notwithstanding Part 1, Subsection 2.24 a lot width of 11.0 metres or great may have a maximum drveway width of 5.5 metres, subject to the following regulations:
Lot coverage shall be 50% maximum, except Street Townhouse which shall be 60% maximum.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Part 1, Subsection 2.25 "Off Street Parking and Loading Requirements".
In addition to Part 1, Subsection 2.13, "Encroachments", the following shall apply:
a) Porches, stairs and canopies are permitted to encroach a maximum of 3 m into a required rear yard.
b) Porches are permitted to encroach a maximum of 1.5 m into a required yard abutting a street.
c) Encroachments are not permitted into a required 0.6 m side yard.
d) For two-storey townhouses with a 9.0 metre lot width or greater, a maximum of 50% of the total width of the unit on the first floor may encroach a maximum of 1.5 metres into the rear yard building setback.