Week 5 - Commercial Zones and Employment Zone

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Commercial zones and Employment zones are also subject to General Provisions in the Zoning By-law (e.g. landscaping requirements) and vehicle Parking and Loading Standards.

COMMERCIAL ZONES

There are three commercial zones proposed in the new draft Zoning By-law.

Zone Name Zone Symbol

Neighbourhood Commercial NC

Mixed Use Commercial MUC

Downtown and Waterfront DW

Commercial Zone Permitted Uses

Permitted uses in a Zone are noted by the symbol ‘•’ in the column applicable to that Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use. A number(s) following the symbol ‘•’, zone heading or identified permitted use, indicates that one or more special provisions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the entire Zone. Special provisions are noted at the end of each table.

Table 7.2.1 establishes the uses permitted in the Commercial Zones.

Table 7.2.1: Commercial Zone Permitted Uses

Permitted Use	NC	MUC	DW
Art Gallery		·	·
Child Care Centre	·	·	·
Commercial Fitness Centre		·	·
Commercial Parking Lot or Garage		·	·
Commercial Recreation Use		·	·
Commercial School		·
Community Centre		·	·
Drive-Through Service Facility		·
Financial Institution		·	·
Funeral Home		·	·
Hotel		·	·
Library		·	·
Medical Clinic		·	·
Motel		·	·
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment		·
Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment		·
Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment		·
Motor Vehicle Service Station		·
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment		·
Museum		·	·
Office		·	·
Personal Service Establishment	·	·	·
Place of Assembly		·	·
Place of Entertainment		·	·
Place of Worship			·
Restaurant	·	·	·
Retail Store	·	·	·
Service and Repair Establishment		·	·
Trade and Convention Centre		·
Veterinary Clinic		·	·

Residential Uses:
Dwelling Unit Above Ground Floor Commercial Use			·
Townhouse Dwelling		·
Multiple Dwelling		·
Home Occupation		·	·
Long Term Care Facility		·	·
Retirement Home		·	·

Commercial Zone Standards

A number within a bracket following the zone standard, zone heading or description of the standard, indicates an additional Zone requirement. These additional standards are listed at the end of each subsection.

Table 7.3.1 Commercial Zone Standards

Zone Standard	NC	MUC	DW
Min Frontage	19.0 m	~	~
Min Lot Area	~	~	~
Min Front Yard	7.5 m	0 m	0 m
Max Front Yard	~	6.0 m	3.0 m
Min Interior Side Yard	3.0 m	1.2 m	0 m
Min Exterior Side Yard	4.5 m	0 m	0 m
Min Rear Yard	7.5 m	7.5 m	0 m
Max Height	11.0 m	14.0 m	14.0 m

EMPLOYMENT ZONES

The following Employment Zones have been established in the By-law:

Zone Name Zone Symbol

Industrial M1

Extractive Industrial M2

Rural Industrial M3

Employment Zone Permitted Uses

Permitted uses in a Zone are noted by the symbol ‘•’ in the column applicable to that Zone and corresponding with the row for a specific permitted use. A number(s) following the symbol ‘•’, zone heading or identified permitted use, indicates that one or more special provisions apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the entire Zone. Special provisions are noted at the end of each table.

Table 9.2.1: Employment Zone Permitted Uses

Permitted Use	M1	M2	M3
Asphalt Plant			•
Brewing Establishment	•
Cannabis Production Facility	•
Commercial Fitness Centre	•
Commercial Parking Lot	•
Commercial Recreation Use	•
Commercial School	•
Commercial Self-Storage Use	•		•
Community Centre	•
Concrete Batching Plant			•
Contractor’s Yard	•		•
Equipment Sales And Rental Establishment	•		•
Impound Yard	•		•
Industrial Use	•		•
Kennel			•
Mineral Aggregate Operation		•
Motor Vehicle Body Shop	•		•
Motor Vehicle Repair Establishment	•		•
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment	•
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment	•
Office	•
Outdoor Storage, Accessory	•		•
Outdoor Storage Use		•	•
Retail Store, Accessory (1)	•
Service And Repair Establishment	•
Transport Terminal	•
Warehouse	•		•

(1) An accessory retail store shall not exceed 20% of the GFA of the building in which it is located.

Employment Zone Standards

Table 9.3.1 Employment Zone Standards

Zone Standard	M1	M2 (1)	M3
Minimum lot frontage	30.0 m	30.0 m
Public Water and Septic Tank	~	~	45.0 m
Private Well and Septic Tank	~	~	55.0 m
Minimum lot area	1,858 m²	~	20,000.0 m²
Minimum front yard	9.0 m	30.0 m	15.0 m
Minimum rear yard	7.5 m	15.0 m	12.0 m
Minimum interior side yard	3.0 m	15.0 m	6.0 m
Minimum exterior side yard	9.0 m	15.0 m	15.0 m
Maximum height	19.0 m	11.0 m	11.0 m

(1) Zone standards apply to buildings only