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PART 6: MULTI-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Division 2: Multi-Residential – Contextual Grade-Oriented (M-CG) (M-CGd#) District
Purpose
576
The Multi-Residential — Contextual Grade-Oriented District:
b
has Multi- Residential Development that will typically have higher numbers of Dwelling Units and traffic generation than low density residential dwellings;
c
has Multi- Residential Development designed to provide some or all units with direct access to grade;
f
allows for varied building height and front setback areas in a manner that reflects the immediate context;
i
provides landscaping to complement the design of the development and to help screen and buffer elements of the development that may have impacts on residents or nearby parcels.
Permitted Uses
577
1
The following uses are permitted uses in the Multi-Residential — Contextual Grade-Oriented District:
2
The following uses are permitted uses on a parcel in the Multi- Residential — Contextual Grade-Oriented District that has a building used or previously used as a School Authority — School:
Discretionary Uses
578
1
The following uses are discretionary uses in the Multi-Residential — Contextual Grade-Oriented District:
2
The following uses are additional discretionary uses if they are located in buildings used or previously used as School Authority — School in the Multi-Residential — Contextual Grade-Oriented District:
3
The following uses are additional discretionary uses on a parcel in the Multi-Residential — Contextual Grade-Oriented District that has a building used or previously used as School Authority — School:
4
The following uses are additional discretionary uses on a parcel that has an existing building used as a Place of Worship — Large or Place of Worship — Medium provided any new development proposed does not result in the increase of any assembly area:
Rules
579
In addition to the rules in this District, all uses in this District must comply with:
d
the applicable rules for the Special Purpose — Community Service District for those uses referenced in sections 577(2) and 578(2) and (3).
At Grade Orientation of Units
581
1
Units in a Multi-Residential Development, not including attached private garages, must occupy a minimum of 50.0 per cent of the area of the floor closest to grade.
2
A unit in a Multi-Residential Development that is located on the floor closest to grade must have:
Setback Area
582
The depth of all setback areas must be equal to the minimum contextual multi-residential building setback and building setback required by section 583.
Building Setbacks
583
1
Where the contextual multi-residential building setback is less than 3.0 metres and greater than zero metres, the minimum building setback from a property line shared with a street is equal to the contextual multi-residential building setback.
2
Where the contextual multi-residential building setback is 3.0 metres or greater, the minimum building setback from a property line shared with a street is the greater of:
3
Where the contextual multi-residential building setback is zero metres, the minimum building setback from a property line shared with a street is 3.0 metres.
Building Height and Cross Section
585
1
Unless otherwise referenced in subsections (2) and (3), the maximum building height is 12.0 metres.
2
The maximum building height on a parcel that shares a property line with another parcel that has no buildings or that has a building with a height greater than 6.0 metres above grade at that shared property line, and where the other parcel is designated with a low density residential district, M-CG or H-GO District:
b
increases proportionately to a maximum of 12.0 metres measured from grade at a distance of 4.0 metres from the shared property line.
3
The maximum building height on a parcel that shares a property line with a parcel that has a building with a height that does not exceed 6.0 metres above grade at that shared property line, and where the other parcel is designated with a low density residential district, M-CG or H-GO District:
b
increases proportionately to a maximum of 12.0 metres measured from grade at a distance of 6.0 metres from the shared property line.
4
The maximum area of a horizontal cross section through a building at 10.5 metres above average grade must not be greater than 40.0 per cent of the maximum area of a horizontal cross section through the building between average grade and 9.0 metres.
Illustration 3: Building Height and Cross Section in the Multi-Residential Contextual Grade Oriented (M-CG) District