Zurich Citizens News, 1974-09-19, Page 25ZURICH ZONING BY-LAW
- a boarding or lodging dwelling house
- a terrace dwelling house
- an apartment dwelling house
- a church
- a park
- a home occupation
- medical offices up to 2 practitioners
2) Lone Provisions
No persons shall with any R 3 Zone
use any lot or erect, alter or use any
building or structure except in accord-
ance with the provisions of Schedule
"A".
3) Site Regulations
Amenity Area
The Amenity Area for units constructed
under this section may include patios
and landscaped areas of the site, bal-
conies, swimming pools, communal
lounges and other areas within the site
which can be used for recreational
purposes.
The Amenity Area shall be exclusive
of the area occupied at grade by the
buildings, parking and driveway areas.
The minimum Amenity Area for each
unit shall be provided in accordance
with the following schedule:
a) bachelor unit - 150 square feet
b) one -bedroom unit - 200 square feet
c) two-bedroom unit - 575 square feet
d) three bedroom unit - 950 square feet
e) four bedroom unit and over - 1325
square feet
YARDS
a) GENERAL
The yard in the context of this subsect-
ion represents the outdoor area adjacent
to a dwelling unit located at or above
grade. The sum of the minimum yard
depths for any two rooms facing each
other would be the minimum allow-
able distance between two buildings
erected on one lot.
Where a yard dimension is given in
relation to a window which is recessed
on both sides as in the case of a bal-
cony the yard shall be determined from
the principal or outer-most wall of the
building from which the window is
recessed.
Any yard abutting a one or two family
or non-residential zone shall be not
less than 25 feet.
b) HORIZONTAL MULTIPLE and TERRACE
DWELLINGS
Each dwelling unit in horizontal mult-
iple or terrace housing shall have a
yard area which serves as an outdoor
living area for the occupants. This
yard is normally associated with the
living room, but may alternately be
located adjacent to a dining room,
family room, finished recreation room,
study or den or, a kitchen which is
combined with one of the above uses.
The minimum privacy zone of the out-
door living area shall be physically
screened on two sides perpendicular to
the building and to the full width of the
dwelling unit.
1) Yard dimensions for the outdoor
living area.
An outdoor living area which is
adjacent to a living room window
or specified alternative rooms shall
have a minimum yard depth of 35
feet.
No project walkway shall be located
within 30 feet of the window and
this 30 feet shall be regarded as the
minimum privacy zone.
The minimum yard depth and priv-
acy zone may be reduced to 25° 0"
and 17° 6" respectively where:
1) the privacy zone is enclosed by a
6 foot high screen
1) the privacy zone Is enclosed by a 6
foot high screen, or
2) the privacy zone is a minimum of
6 feet above the adjacent exterior
level.
2) Yard adjacent to a living room
A yard which is not designated as an
outdoor living area but which is
adjacent to a living room window
shall have a minimum depth of 25
feet.
No project walkway shall be located
within 12 feet of the living room wind-
ow and this 12 feet shall be regarded
as the minimum privacy zone.
No privacy zone shall be required,
where because of differences in level
between grade and living room, the
sill of the window is a minimum of
6 feet above the adjoining exterior
level.
3) Yard adjacent to a habitable room
excluding living room
A yard adjacent to a habitable room
window other than a living room and
which is not designated as an outdoor
living area shall have a minimum
depth of 17° 6".
No project walkway shall be located
within l2 feet of the window and this
12 feet shall be regarded as the min-
imum privacy zone.
No privacy zone shall be required:
a) where, because of differences in
level between grade and habitable
room, the sill of the habitable
room window is a minimum of 6
feet above the adjoining exterior
level; or
b) for a kitchen which does not include
the main dining area or any other
communal family space.
4) Yard adjacent to a non -habitable room
A yard adjacent to a non -habitable
room window shall have a minimum
depth of 4 feet plus 2 feet for each
storey above the storey or partial -
storey at grade.
5) Yard adjacent to a blank wall
A yard adjacent to a blank wall shall
have a minimum depth of 4 feet plus
2 feet for each storey above the storey
or partial -storey at grade except that
no yard shall be required where a
blank wall is not adjacent to a project
boundary.
c) APARTMENTS
1) Yard adjacent to a living room
For a living room the minimum
yard dimension at right angles to
the principle window of the living
room shall be 25 feet or half the
height of the wall within which a
privacy zone of 12 feet shall be
provided.
No privacy zone shall be required,
where, because of differences in
level between grade and living
room, the sill of the living room
window is a minimum of 6 feet
above the adjoining exterior level.
2) Yard adjacent to another habitable
room
For other habitable rooms the min-
imum yard dimension at right
angles to the principal window of
the habitable room shall be 17' 6"
within which a privacy zone of 12
feet shall be provided.
No privacy zone shall be required
where, because of differences in
level between grade and habitable
room, the sill of the habitable
room window is a minimum of 6
feet above the adjoining exterior
level or where a kitchen does not
include the main dining area or
any other communal family space.
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3) Yard adjacent to a non -habitable
room
For non habitable rooms the min-
imum yard dimensions at right
angles to the exterior wall of the
non -habitable room shall be 4 feet
plus one foot for each additional
storey or partial -storey at grade.
No privacy zone is required.
4) Yard adjacent to a blank wall
For blank walls the minimum yard
dimension at right angles to the
blank wall shall be a minimum of
4 feet plus 1 foot for each addition-
al storey above the storey or partial -
storey at grade. No privacy zone is
required.
Dwelling Unit Floor Area
a) bachelor unit - 400 square feet
b) one bedroom unix - 500 square feet
c) two bedroom unit - 700 square feet
d) three bedroom unit - 900 square feet
BALCONIES
Each apartment unit shall have a bal-
cony (or a patio for units at grade)
having a minimum depth and area of
5 feet and 40 square feet respectively
enclosed by railings, and panels nec-
essary to provide privacy from adjoin-
ing units.
The ends of balconies projecting from
the face of the building more than 2
feet shall be enclosed by masonry
panels, spandrels or fins installed from
grade to roof line.
MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL (R 4)
4.5 1) General Provisions
No person shall use land or erect or
use any building or structure in a
Mobile Home Residential Zone (R 4)
except for the purposes of a mobile
home park and subject to the regulat-
ions set out in this By-law and in any
other by-law pertaining to mobile
homes or mobile home parks.
2) Permitted Uses
No person shall within any R4 Zone
use any land or erect, alter or use any
building or structure for any purpose
except for one or more of the following
R 4 uses, namely:
- a single-family mobile home on
each mobile home lot
- a mobile home sales office
-.a mobile home park management
office
- a community recreation buildings
- park or playground
- accessory service buildings.
3) Services
All mobile hone lots will have access
to a municipal water supply, a munic-
ipal sewage system, electrical services
and a storm sewer system.
4) Zone Provisions
No person shall within any R 4 Zone
use any lot or erect, alter or use any
building or structure except in accord-
ance with the following provisions.
a) Lot Frontage - 40 ft. for a single
- 50 ft, for a double
b) Lot Depth - 90 ft.
c) Lot Area - 3, 600 sq. ft. for a single
4,500 sq. ft. for a double
d) Lot Coverage - 33% for mobile home
33J/0 for accessory
buildings paved patios and
parking lots
e) Front Yard - 10 ft.
1) Side Yard - 4 ft.
g) Rear Yard - 10 ft.
h) Exterior Dimensions - 600 sq. ft.
i) Landscaped Open Space - 335
j) Height (Maximum) - 25 ft.
k) Parking - 2 spaces for each mobile
home unit
- I space for each 300 sq.
feet of gross floor area