Exceptions 1-100

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Exceptions 1-20

snow disposal facility

solid waste disposal facility
leaf and yard waste disposal facility
waste processing and transfer facility

parking lot

minimum of 25% of lot area to be landscaped area
minimum rear yard setback of 1.8 m

minimum corner side yard setback of 4 m-minimum interior side yard setback of 1.2 m
minimum of 22% of lot area to be landscaped area

minimum front yard setback of 4.5 m
minimum rear yard setback of 5 m
minimum north interior side yard of 4.5 m
Section 125 (d) does not apply

parking lot

maximum of 30 parking spaces permitted

minimum of 28% of lot area to be landscaped area
minimum front yard setback of 4.5 m
minimum interior side yard setback of 5.5 m

minimum front yard setback of 4.6 m
maximum projection of addition into front yard of 7.9 m
maximum permitted lot coverage of 75%
minimum yard setback from lot line abutting Madison Avenue: 3.0m

apartment building, mid-high rise
restaurant
retail food store
retail store
place of assembly

the following applies for an office use:

a minimum of 300 m 2 of the lot area must beprovided for parking within the zone
7 parking spaces are required within 250 m of this zone

automobile service station
gas bar

apartment building, mid-high rise
restaurant
retail food store
retail store
place of assembly

Section 3 does not apply
automobile service station permitted in Area A of Schedule 124
yard setbacks as per Schedule 124
4 parking spaces must be provided for the automobile service station and may occupy any area on the lot other than Area B of Schedule 124
parking spaces for dwelling units must be located in Area B of Schedule 124, and shall have access from Scott Street

apartment building, low rise; apartment dwelling, mid rise; apartment dwelling, high rise; office and medical facility not permitted until the ‘h’ symbol has been removed
the “h” symbol will not be removed until it has been demonstrated to Council that adequate sanitary sewer and transportation capacity exists to accommodate development of the permitted uses in this zone
maximum permitted building heights: 11 m, for that area of a lot located within 30m of a residential zone; 30 m in all other cases

bank
restaurant, full service
retail food store
retail store

full floor space index may be used for commercial uses

retail store

office uses limited to 40% of the minimum gross floor area of a building or 1,756 m 2 , whichever is the lesser
parking for the lot may be located on the northwest corner of Hinton Avenue North and Armstrong Street, and on the southwest corner of Hamilton Street North and Armstrong Street
existing yards are deemed to be in conformity provided they were lawfully established prior to March 4, 1998;
retail store permitted provided the cumulative gross floor area occupied by this use does not exceed 10% of the permitted gross floor area of the lot
minimum required lot area is 900 m 2

parking lot

the cumulative total gross floor area for the lands to which this exception and the AM5[134] H(28) Zone are applied must not exceed 130,064 square metres, to be pro-rated on an individual zone basis

Exceptions 21-40

maximum building height as shown on Schedule 114
Section 109 does not apply along the easterly lot line abutting the hydro right-of-way
Sections185(2)(a). (c), (d), (e) and (h) do not apply and the lot area, yards and landscaping requirements are as shown on Schedule 114
2 parking spaces per 100 m 2 of gross floor area are required if 25% or less of a building is occupied by a medical facility
4 parking spaces per 100 m 2 of gross floor area are required if more than 25% of a building is occupied by a medical facility

retail store permitted only at grade
commercial uses limited to 1.0 floor space index
commercial uses to be located in Area Y on Schedule 99
parking lot and day care use to be located in Area Z on Schedule 99
maximum building height in accordance with Schedule 100
minimum 6 m yard setback required
required landscaped area may be located on a podium in Area Z on Schedule 99
parking prohibited in required yards adjacent to Holland Ave
existing yards are deemed to be in conformity provided they were lawfully established prior to March 4, 1998

maximum building height, permitted projections and required yard setbacks in accordance with Schedule 119
maximum FSI (2.5)
yards abutting Hickory Street to be landscaped
all parking to be located below grade

maximum building height, permitted projections and required yard setbacks as per Schedule 129
at least 50% of required parking spaces must be located below grade or in a structure

1 outdoor commercial patio permitted at 809 Richmond Road in accordance with plans approved by the City of Ottawa pursuant to site plan control

In Area A on Schedule 98, only the following uses are permitted:

any permitted residential uses
museum
office
recreational and athletic facility

In Area C on Schedule 98, only the following uses are permitted:

any permitted residential uses except townhouse dwelling
museum
office
place of assembly
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant
no buildings permitted in Area B on Schedule 98
retirement home limited to a maximum of 35 residents

all uses except for:

broadcasting studio
medical facility
office
production studio
research and development centre
technology industry

minimum setback for all yards: 7.6 m
the full floor space index may be used for all permitted uses

all commercial uses except for

office
research and development centre
technology industry

gross floor area limited to a maximum of 1 240 m 2

all commercial uses except for

office
research and development centre
technology industry

gross floor area limited to a maximum of 900 m 2

all uses except for:

all residential uses
day care
instructional facility
museum
office
park
recreational and athletic facility
research and development centre
restaurant, full service
technology industry

restaurant use permitted if half of the basement area is used for storage for the restaurant located at 22 O’Meara Street
residential uses limited to 50% of the gross floor area

a parking lot and loading area on Lots 12 and 13, Armstrong Street, Registered Plan Number 89

cumulative total gross floor area of commercial uses limited to 2 000 m 2
maximum building height: 24.5 m on Lots 5 and 6, Wellington Street; 10.7 m on Lot 12, west of Hilda Street and Lot 13, south of Armstrong Avenue

all uses except:

automobile dealership
medical facility
hotel
office
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant

all uses except for an office or retail store limited to wholesale and distribution of handicap products and equipment

accessory display and sales area or storage area must be located at grade
accessory display and sales area limited to 15% of the gross floor area
storage area limited to 50% of the gross floor area
in all other cases, full floor space index may be used
minimum yard setbacks required as follows:

a front yard setback of 2.6 m along Cambridge Avenue
a side yard setback of 3 m along the north property line
a side yard setback of 4.9 m along the south property line
a rear yard setback of 3.6 m along the laneway
2 parking spaces per 100 m 2 of gross floor area must be provided
vehicle access from the existing lane is permitted

all uses except office

gross floor area of office use limited to 490 m 2
minimum yard setbacks required as follows:

3 m along Cambridge Avenue
3 m along the north side yard
1.8 m along the south side yard
3.6 m along Arthur Lane

all commercial uses except for:

bank
medical facility
office
personal service business limited to a beauty parlour
restaurant limited to a cafeteria
retail store limited to a pharmacy

commercial uses limited to the first and second floor above grade
parking garage must not exceed a height of 4.6 m

all uses except for:

dwelling units
apartment building, low rise
office
recreational and athletic facility

all non-residential uses except artist studio and office

bed and breakfast limited to 3 guest bedrooms

all commercial uses except for artist studio, medical facility or office

commercial uses permitted only in the existing building
medical facility limited to 125 m 2 of gross floor area

Exceptions 41-60

an addition to link the two existing buildings is permitted if the addition is limited to a gross floor area of 1,040 m 2 and is located in the rear yard or any interior yard abutting an existing rear yard
1.2 m minimum easterly side yard setback required
minimum westerly side yard setback required to be 30 cm greater then the corresponding westerly side yard of the existing building
minimum of 16 parking spaces required
maximum building height in accordance with Schedule 101

all commercial uses except for diplomatic mission and office

5 parking spaces to be provided in accordance with Schedule 106
office use to be located on the ground or first floor only
office use limited to 540 m 2 of gross floor area

gross floor area of commercial uses limited to2 710 m 2
maximum of 930 m 2 of gross floor area for group home
each commercial use limited to 372 m 2 of gross floor area except for medical facility or office
minimum side yard setback of 3 m required for group home or parking lot

restaurant, take-out

only personal service business, retail store, retail food store or restaurant full service may occupy the ground floor of any building
a parking garage is only permitted below grade
despite Table 197(c), the minimum front yard setback is 2 metres, and the maximum front yard setback is 3 metres subject to subsection 197(4)

all uses except automobile service station

office

restaurant, take-out

the total gross leasable floor area for all non-residential uses must not exceed 1280 square metres
Section 101 does not apply, but a maximum of 50 parking spaces may be provided.
A restaurant, full-service is limited to a maximum gross leasable floor area of 75 square metres per occupancy.
A restaurant, fast-food is only permitted as an ancillary use to another permitted non-residential use and must be located within the same occupancy as the principal use.
An office is limited to a maximum gross leasable floor area of 112 square metres

all commercial uses except:

bank
medical facility
office
personal brewing facility

each commercial use limited to 233 m 2

restaurant

all commercial uses except:

car wash
convenience store
gas bar

all commercial uses except for:

car wash
gas bar
personal brewing facility
retail food store
retail store

full floor space index may be used for commercial uses
retail store limited to cumulative total of 120 m 2 of gross floor area
minimum 1.5 m front yard setback required
minimum 6 m side yard setback required except for a yard abutting Hawthorne Road where 1.5 m side yard setback required
minimum 6 m rear yard setback required
all yards to be landscaped exclusive of a driveway or walkway

all non-residential uses except for:

bank
convenience store
personal brewing facility
personal service business limited to barber shop, beauty salon, dry cleaning distribution or laundromat
restaurant, take-out
retail food store limited to bake shop
retail store limited to book store and pharmacy
service and repair shop limited to shoe repair

all uses except a parking lot

parking lot use to serve the shopping centre use located in the GM24[89]F(1.0) H(25) zone to the south

all commercial uses except for one restaurant, full service

an outdoor commercial patio is not permitted
gross floor area limited to 266 m 2
minimum setback of 6.5 m required abutting Maryland Avenue
minimum setback of 10 m required between the restaurant and abutting residential zone
minimum landscape area of 2 m in depth required within the yard abutting Maryland Avenue

all uses except for:

dwelling unit
group home
personal brewing facility
personal service business limited to a barber shop, beauty salon
restaurant, full service
retail food store
retail store

parking for the existing restaurant use to be located on Lot 32, Registered Plan Number 25 (southwest corner of Gladstone Avenue and Bell Street)

all commercial uses except for:

artist studio
bank
catering establishment
community health and resource centre
day care
instructional facility
medical facility
office
personal service business
service and repair shop
restaurant
retail food store
retail store

total gross floor area for all uses limited to 600 m 2
medical facility limited to two occupancies to a maximum gross floor area of 56 m 2 each
restaurant uses limited to 70 m 2 each
minimum westerly side yard setback of 4 m required
the westerly 4 m side yard must be landscaped

all commercial uses except for office

uses limited to locations in the existing building

all commercial uses except for funeral home

only a covered walkway permitted in Area A on Schedule 105
minimum yard setbacks required in accordance with Schedule 105
front yard parking permitted on Woodroffe Avenue and Compton Street

parking garage
parking lot

all commercial uses except for funeral home, parking garage and parking lot

funeral home permitted provided:
maximum of 215 m 2 of gross floor area permitted for parlour space use
maximum of 120 m 2 of gross floor area permitted for a chapel use
maximum 26 dwelling units permitted
minimum 3 600 m 2 lot area required for a planned unit development
minimum yard setbacks and landscaped area required in accordance with Schedule 120

funeral home

Exceptions 61-80

all commercial uses except:

office
parking garage
parking lot

two dwelling units must be provided in conjunction with office use
office on second floor for exclusive use of funeral home in abutting zone
office use limited to 133 m 2 of gross floor area of which 93 m 2 must be located on the ground floor

maximum of 325 m 2 for each retail store

all commercial uses except for:

convenience store
parking garage
parking lot
retail food store
retail store limited to book or stationery store

the Floor Space Index is both a minimum and a maximum

all uses except for:

artists studio
bank
bed and breakfast
community centre
community health and resource centre
detached dwelling
diplomatic mission
duplex dwelling
group home
instructional facility
medical facility
museum
office
park
personal brewing facility
personal service business
place of assembly
recreational and athletic facility
restaurant, full service
retail store
school
semi-detached dwelling

outdoor commercial patio permitted in accordance with Schedule 127
basement or cellar area may only be used for maintenance or service equipment
gross floor area limited to 515 m 2
minimum lot area of 0.65 hectares for semi-detached or duplex dwelling, or group home
minimum lot width of 100 m required for a semi-detached or duplex dwelling or group home
all parking spaces to be located in accordance with Schedule 127
maximum of 4 parking spaces may be arranged in tandem

bank
personal service business
restaurant, full service
retail store
retail food store

restaurant, full service
retail store
retail food store

retail food store
retail store limited to alcohol sales

maximum building height of 11 m for parking structure
18.5 m maximum building height on south side of Isabella Street and 14 m maximum height on north side of Pretoria Street

front yard parking for 1 space permitted if located abutting westerly lot line and not closer than1.5 m from any exterior door located on the ground floor or basement of any building
this space may be located at the wall of the main building
parking space to be minimum 2.6 m width and 4.36 m length
minimum of 28% of front yard to be landscaped, 48% of which to be used for plant material

minimum northerly side yard setback of 2.1 m and southerly side yard setback of 2. 4 m required for two unit dwelling
minimum driveway width required of 2.1 m on northerly lot line and 2.7 m on southerly lot line

1.4 parking spaces per 100 m 2 of gross floor area for commercial uses
25% of required parking spaces to be provided for visitor parking
Section 197 (g)(ii)(2) does not apply
despite Section 54, restaurant, full-service means a restaurant that sells, serves and prepares on-site food and beverages to patrons seated at tables, for consumption on the premises.

a gross floor area greater than 10,680 m 2 is permitted for an office use provided:
a minimum of 24 dwelling units having a minimum gross floor area of 1,850 m 2 occupy that portion of the zone abutting Nepean Street
a minimum of 85 parking spaces is required for any development other than existing development
a minimum of 25% of the required parking spaces is provided for visitor parking
maximum building height of 34 m permitted for an office use
maximum building height of 40 m permitted for residential use
despite Section 54, restaurant, full-service means a restaurant that sells, serves and prepares on-site food and beverages to patrons seated at tables, for consumption on the premises.

permitted uses in of Area C on Schedule 116 limited to hotel
landscape area required in Area A as per Schedule 116
permitted uses in Areas B and F on Schedule 116 limited to hotel, including an accessory parking garage for a hotel

hotel

minimum front yard setback of 1 m
minimum side yard setback of 1.2 m
35% of the lot area must be landscaped area, of which 20% must be in the form of amenity area
10% of the building area must be used as amenity area
parking must be located in the front yard

automobile service station
car wash
gas bar

restaurant, take out

automobile dealership

no vehicle access permitted from Morin Street

lots 603 m 2 in area or greater must be developed as a mixed use, where the gross floor area dedicated to commercial uses must not exceed the gross floor area dedicated to residential uses
the following uses are limited to locations above the ground floor: place of assembly, instructional facility, recreational and athletic facility
despite Section 54, restaurant, full-service means a restaurant that sells, serves and prepares on-site food and beverages to patrons seated at tables, for consumption on the premises.

Parking spaces required to meet the minimum parking requirements for development in the TM[79] zone may be located in the R4T[882] S199 zone at 297 Cambridge Street North

restaurant, take-out

3 parking spaces must be provided for the commercial uses which must be located in the abutting TM[85]H(15) S107 zone

Exceptions 81-100

restaurant, take-out

all buildings must have mix of residential and commercial uses
no commercial uses permitted in Area B on Schedule 110
minimum yard setbacks and horizontal separation distances between walls must be provided in accordance with Schedule 111
minimum of 8 m 2 of landscape area required for each dwelling unit
minimum of 6 m 2 of private amenity area required for each dwelling unit
landscaped area may be provided on a rooftop
total of 144 parking spaces required
maximum building heights to be provided in accordance with Schedule 111

automobile dealership
automobile rental establishment
gas bar
automobile service station

automobile service station and gas bar permitted only on a corner property
the provisions of Section 197(4)(d) do not apply to the lands at 93 Richmond Road

minimum commercial gross floor area of 250 square metres must be provided within the hatched area on Schedule 109
residential uses may utilize the remainder of the permitted floor space index and may be located on the ground floor
minimum front yard setback required:

for residential use buildings: 3 m
all other cases: no minimum

minimum corner side yard setback required:

for residential use-only buildings: 1.3 m
all other cases: no minimum

minimum required interior side yard setback abutting the side lot line of an abutting residential lot:

1.2 m for the first 15 m from a lot line abutting a street,
4.5 m for remainder

minimum required rear yard setback : no minimum
no minimum width of a landscaped area applicable
minimum of 30% of the lot area must be landscaped area
Section 109(1) does not apply
the lawful severance of a lot, pursuant to the Planning Act, or the registration of more than one declaration and description pursuant to the Condominium Act, upon which is erected any building or buildings is deemed to conform to the provisions of the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw, and the buildings are deemed to be erected on one lot for the purposes of construing and administering this bylaw

restaurant, fast food
restaurant, take-out

minimum of 4 dwelling units required
minimum 12.5 m 2 of private amenity space must be provided for each dwelling unit
commercial uses must be located on the ground floor
maximum cumulative total of 284 m 2 gross floor area for commercial uses
minimum yard setbacks to be provided in accordance with Area B on Schedule 107
1 parking space required for each dwelling unit
minimum of 5 parking spaces required for the commercial uses
all required parking for uses in the abutting TM[80] zone to be located in this zone
minimum 3.6 m aisle width required for a parking space with an angle of 0 to 55 degrees

hotel
place of assembly

lots 603 m 2 in area or greater must be developed as a mixed use, where the gross floor area dedicated to commercial uses must not exceed the gross floor area dedicated to residential uses
the following uses are limited to locations above the ground floor: place of assembly, instructional facility, recreational and athletic facility
despite Section 54, restaurant, full-service means a restaurant that sells, serves and prepares on-site food and beverages to patrons seated at tables, for consumption on the premises.

car wash
gas bar

McLeod Street to be considered the front lot line
minimum 25% landscape area required
parking may be located in any yard
for a car wash, 8 queue spaces in a single waiting line and 1 space for storage at the exit to be provided
defined waiting line and storage space are not required

accessory parking lot and enclosed garbage enclosure only are permitted within 9.3 m of the southerly boundary of the zone
minimum 6 m wide landscape area must be provided along the southerly property line
minimum 3 m wide landscape area must be provided on the easterly property line
amenity area must be provided for each dwelling unit at the rate of 18.5 m 2 per dwelling unit one half of which must be provided as uncovered outdoor amenity area

required parking may be located in the adjacent AM[52]F(1.0) zone
the maximum gross leasable retail area is 77,000 m 2
the permitted gross leasable retail area means the total area obtained by adding together the area designed for retail tenant occupancy and exclusive use, contained within the exterior of the outside walls of the building at each floor or level less any area used for storage purposes or parking
parking is to be calculated only on the basis of the gross leasable retail area
amusement centre, cinema, nightclub, recreational and athletic facility, place of assembly and theatre are excluded from the calculation of gross leasable area

maximum floor space index of 0.72 applies until such time as the holding provisions are removed
the “h” symbol will not be removed until the owner has submitted a traffic study to City Council that demonstrates that the road capacity exists to the extent necessary to accommodate the development of an additional 0.28 of floor space index
maximum 0.28 additional floor space index permitted in Area C on Schedule 125 once holding provisions removed
additional floor space index must be for office use only to a maximum 32,475 m 2 gross leasable area
all non-residential uses must be located in the same building
maximum 70,000 m 2 of gross leasable retail area permitted
the permitted gross leasable retail area means the total retail area obtained by adding together the area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use, contained within the exterior of the outside walls of the building at each floor or level less any area used for storage purposes or parking
gross leasable retail area is to be used in the calculation of the required parking
floor area used for a community centre or day care not to be included in the calculation of gross floor area
maximum of 9,000 m 2 of floor area below grade if used for storage not to be included in the calculation of gross floor area
the zone is to be considered as one lot for by-law purposes
minimum yards must be provided in accordance with Schedule 125
minimum 12% landscape area must be provided in accordance with Schedule 125

maximum 550 m 2 gross floor area permitted for medical facility
maximum cumulative total of 915 m 2 gross floor area permitted for restaurant uses
maximum cumulative total of 1,100 m 2 gross floor area permitted for a retail food store, retail store use
maximum 3,660 m 2 of gross floor area permitted for all non-residential uses
79 parking spaces are required for the non-residential uses
despite Section 197(1)(c) internal ground flooruses without direct access to Bank Street are permitted

full floor space index may be used in Area A on Schedule 131
minimum yard setbacks required in accordance with Schedule 131
no restrictions on projections into required yards
no parking or loading permitted in Area A on Schedule 131
no loading permitted in Area B on Schedule 131
no visitor parking required for Area C on Schedule 131

parking garage
parking lot

apartment building, mid-high rise
all commercial uses except diplomatic mission and office

all commercial uses except diplomatic mission and office

all commercial uses except:

day care
medical facility
office
personal service business
retail store limited to clothing store, pharmacy, gift shop, shoe store or tobacco shop

each store must have direct access to Bank Street and only onto Bank Street
no yard setback required along Monk Street

minimum interior side yard abutting a residential zone: 1.18m,
minimum corner side yard: 0.5m,
subclause 197(3)(i)(i) does not apply,
minimum required width of a landscaped buffer in a parking lot where the landscaped buffer abuts a street: 1.8m,
notwithstanding clause 198(2)(b) the maximum permitted gross leasable area of a retail store is 1150m 2 ,
despite Section 101 the minimum number of parking spaces for all retail and office use is 12,
subsections 111(5) through 111(13) do not apply,
a landscaped area with a minimum width of 0.6 metres must be provided along the rear lot line abutting a residential zone for a minimum distance of 8.1 metres as measured from the interior side lot line,
only parking and/or open space is permitted within 20.3 metres of the rear lot line
notwithstanding the previous provision:

an opaque fence with a minimum height of 1.5 metres must be provided along the rear lot line abutting a residential zone for a minimum distance of 26.9 metres measured from the interior side lot line,
an opaque fence with a minimum height of 2.4 metres must be provided along the interior side lot line abutting a residential zone.

a building housing commercial uses only must not exceed a height of 7.5 m
in all other cases no building must exceed 10.7 m
a landscaped area of 2 m must be provided between a building housing commercial uses or mixed uses and an abutting residential zone
the landscaped area must be used for soft landscaping

office use permitted on the ground floor provided it is:

located in the interior of the ground floor of the building

retail uses are provided on the Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue frontages
no maximum front yard setback applies
Sections 198(6)(d) and (f) do not apply

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