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Chapter 10 Residential
10.80 Residential Multiple Zone (RM)
| (1) | Application of This Section |
| The regulations in Section 10.80 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the RM zone.
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| (1) | Use - RM Zone |
| The following uses are permitted in the RM zone:
Dwelling Unit in a permitted residential building type in Clause 10.80.20.40.
Municipal Shelter
Park [ By-law: 545-2019 ]
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| (1) | Use with Conditions - RM Zone |
| The following uses are permitted in the RM zone if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 10.80.20.100:
Ambulance Depot (1)
Cogeneration Energy (2)
Community Centre (3)
Crisis Care Shelter (4)
Day Nursery (5)
Fire Hall (1)
Garden Suite (20)
Group Home (6)
Home Occupation (7)
Laneway Suite (19)
Library (3)
Multi-tenant House (14)
Nursing Home (8)
Place of Worship (9)
Police Station (1)
Private Home Daycare (10)
Public Utility (11, 12)
Renewable Energy (2)
Residential Care Home (6)
Respite Care Facility (13)
Retirement Home (8)
Secondary Suite (15)
Seniors Community House (16)
Short-term Rental (18)
Transportation Use (17)
[By-law: 1453-2017]
[By-law: 545-2019]
[By-law: 1210-2019]
[By-law: 101-2022] [ By-law: 156-2023 ]
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| (1) | Permitted Residential Building Types - RM Zone |
| In the RM zone, a dwelling unit is permitted in the following residential building types:
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| (A) | Detached House;
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| (B) | Semi-Detached House;
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| (C) | Duplex, if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map:
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| (i) | does not include a "u" value; or
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| (ii) | has a numerical value of 2 or greater following the letter "u" in the zone label;
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| (D) | Triplex, if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map:
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| (i) | does not include a "u" value; or
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| (ii) | has a numerical value of 3 or greater following the letter "u" in the zone label;
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| (E) | Fourplex, if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map:
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| (i) | does not include a "u" value; or
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| (ii) | has a numerical value of 4 or greater following the letter "u" in the zone label; and
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| (F) | Apartment Building, if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map:
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| (i) | does not include a "u" value; or
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| (ii) | has a numerical value of 5 or greater following the letter "u" in the zone label.
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| (2) | Chapter 900 Exceptions |
| Despite regulations 900.1.10(3) and 900.1.10(4)(A), a duplex, triplex or fourplex is a permitted residential building type if it complies with the regulations for the RM zone and all other requirements of this By-law, or is authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance. [ By-law: 474-2023 ]
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| (1) | Ambulance Depot, Fire Hall or Police Station |
| In the RM zone, an ambulance depot, a fire hall or a police station must be on a lot that:
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| (A) | fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or
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| (B) | fronts on a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and is no more than 250 metres from that intersection.
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| (2) | Cogeneration Energy Production or Renewable Energy Production |
| In the RM zone, cogeneration energy production or renewable energy production must be in combination with another permitted use on the lot, and comply with all Municipal, Provincial and Federal by-laws, statutes and regulations.
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| (3) | Community Centre or Library |
| In the RM zone, a community centre or a library must be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting:
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| (A) | a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or
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| (B) | a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80.0 metres of that intersection.
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| (4) | Crisis Care Shelter |
| In the RM zone, a crisis care shelter must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.20. [ By-law: 545-2019 ]
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| (5) | Day Nursery |
| A day nursery in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45.
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| (6) | Group Home or Residential Care Home |
| In the RM zone, a group home or a residential care home must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.15.
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| (7) | Home Occupation |
| A home occupation in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.5.
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| (8) | Nursing Home or Retirement Home |
| In the RM zone, a nursing home, retirement home or a combination of these two uses, must be on a lot that has a front lot line or side lot line abutting:
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| (A) | a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; or
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| (B) | a street which intersects a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map, and the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 80.0 metres of that intersection.
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| (9) | Place of Worship |
| In the RM zone, a place of worship must:
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| (A) | comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.50;
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| (B) | be on a lot with:
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| (i) | a front lot line or side lot line abutting a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map;
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| (ii) | a lot area of at least 2,000 square metres; and
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| (iii) | a lot frontage of at least 30 metres;
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| (C) | be in a building with no more than 2,500 square metres of gross floor area; and
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| (D) | a lawfully existing place of worship is exempt from the requirements of regulation 10.80.20.100(9) (B) and (C).
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| (10) | Private Home Daycare |
| A children's play area for a private home daycare in the RM zone:
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| (A) | must be fenced; and
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| (B) | may not be located in the front yard or a side yard abutting a street.
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| (11) | Public Utility |
| In the RM zone, a public utility may not be:
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| (A) | a sewage treatment plant;
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| (B) | a water filtration plant; or
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| (C) | an above-ground water reservoir.
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| (12) | Public Utility |
| In the RM zone, a public utility must be enclosed by walls and comply with the permitted maximum lot coverage, required minimum building setbacks and permitted maximum height for a building in the RM zone if it is:
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| (A) | a hydro electrical transformer station; or [ By-law: OMB PL130592 February 7, 2017 ]
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| (B) | a natural gas regulator station.
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| (13) | Respite Care Facility |
| In the RM zone, a respite care facility must be combined with a nursing home or retirement home.
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| (14) | Multi-tenant House |
| A multi-tenant house in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.25. [ By-law: 156-2023 ]
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| (15) | Secondary Suite |
| A secondary suite in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10.
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| (16) | Seniors Community House |
| A seniors community house in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.30.
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| (17) | Transportation Use |
| A building or structure on a lot in the RM zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot.
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| (18) | Short-term Rental |
| A short-term rental in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.13. [ By-law: 1453-2017 ]
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| (19) | Laneway Suite |
| A laneway suite in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.8. [ By-law: 1210-2019 ]
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| (20) | Garden Suite |
| A garden suite in the RM zone must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.7. [ By-law: 101-2022 ]
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| (1) | Minimum Lot Area |
| In the RM zone:
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| (A) | if a zone label includes the letter "a", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "a" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres;
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| (B) | despite (A) above, if a semi-detached house, a fourplex, or an apartment building is on two lots in the RM zone, the required minimum lot area for each lot is 50% of the numerical value following the letter "a", in square metres; and
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| (C) | if the zone label does not include an "a" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot area, in square metres, is the required minimum lot frontage multiplied by 30 metres.
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| (2) | Minimum Lot Area for Each Dwelling Unit in an Apartment Building |
| If a zone label applying to a lot in the RM zone includes the letters "au", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letters "au" is the required minimum lot area, in square metres, for each dwelling unit in an apartment building.
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| (1) | Minimum Lot Frontage |
| In the RM zone:
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| (A) | if a zone label includes the letter "f", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "f" is the required minimum lot frontage, in metres;
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| (B) | if the zone label does not include an "f" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the required minimum lot frontage is:
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| (i) | 12.0 metres for a lot with a detached house, and each duplex, triplex or fourplex on a lot;
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| (ii) | 15.0 metres for a lot with an entire semi-detached house; and
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| (iii) | 24.0 metres:
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| (a) | for each apartment building on a lot, or
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| (b) | for a lot with a non-residential building.
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| (C) | if a semi-detached house, a fourplex or an apartment building is on two lots in the RM zone, the required minimum lot frontage for each lot is 50 percent of the requirements cited in (A) and (B) above. [ By-law: 474-2023 ]
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| (1) | Maximum Lot Coverage |
| In the RM zone:
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| (A) | if a lot is in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, that numerical value is the permitted maximum lot coverage, as a percentage of the lot area; and
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| (B) | if a lot is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, no lot coverage applies.
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| (1) | Application of this Article |
| The regulations in Article 10.80.40 apply to buildings or structures in the RM zone, other than ancillary buildings or structures which are subject to Article 10.5.60.
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| (2) | Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot |
| If a zone label applying to a lot in the RM zone includes the letter "u", on the Zoning By-law Map, the numerical value following the letter "u" is the permitted maximum number of dwelling units on the lot.
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| (1) | Maximum Height |
| The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the RM zone is:
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| (A) | the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or
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| (B) | if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map:
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| (i) | 10.0 metres, for a detached house or semi-detached house; and
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| (ii) | 12.0 metres, for any other building or structure.
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| (C) | despite (A) above, the permitted maximum height for a duplex, triplex or fourplex is the greater of:
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| (i) | the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or
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| (ii) | 10.0 metres. [ By-law: 474-2023 ]
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| (2) | Maximum Height of Specified Pairs of Main Walls |
| In the RM zone, the permitted maximum height of the exterior portion of main walls for a detached house or a semi-detached house is the higher of 7.0 metres above established grade or 2.5 metres less than the permitted maximum height in regulation 10.80.40.10(1), for either (A) or (B) below:
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| (A) | all side main walls, for at least 70 percent of the total width of each side main wall; or
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| (B) | all front main walls and all rear main walls, for at least:
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| (i) | 60 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 12.0 metres or more;
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| (ii) | 50 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage greater than 7.5 metres and less than 12.0 metres; and
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| (iii) | 40 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 7.5 metres or less. [ By-law: 1277-2022(OLT) ]
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| (3) | Maximum Number of Storeys |
| The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in the RM zone is:
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| (A) | the numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map;
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| (B) | if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "ST" on the Height Overlay Map, the number of storeys is not limited by this regulation; and
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| (C) | The permitted maximum number of storeys in a building on a lot in regulation (A) does not apply to a duplex, triplex or fourplex. [ By-law: 474-2023 ]
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| (4) | Height of Main Pedestrian Entrance |
| In the RM zone, for a detached house or semi-detached house, the elevation of the lowest point of a main pedestrian entrance through the front wall or a side main wall may be no higher than 1.2 metres above established grade. [ By-law: PL130592 Mar_2018 ]
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| (5) | Width of Dormers in a Roof Above a Second Storey or Higher |
| In the RM zone, on a detached house or a semi-detached house with two or more storeys, the walls of a dormer are not main walls if:
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| (A) | the face of the dormer is in a roof directly above a part of a main wall that does not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height; and
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| (B) | the total width of the faces of the dormers in the roof described in (A) above is no greater than 40 percent of the width of the parts of the main walls that do not exceed the permitted maximum main wall height, measured at the level of the uppermost storey below the roof. [ By-law: 1277-2022(OLT) ]
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| (6) | Maximum Height of Main Walls for a Detached House or Semi-Detached House with a Flat or Shallow Roof |
| Subject to regulation 10.80.40.10(1), if a detached house or semi-detached house in the RM zone has a roof with a slope of less than 1.0 vertical units for every 10.0 horizontal units for more than 50 percent of the total horizontal roof area:
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| (A) | despite regulation 10.80.40.10(2) above, additional main walls are permitted to be located above the maximum height of all main walls permitted in regulation 10.80.40.10(2), provided all the additional front main walls and rear main walls located above the main walls permitted in regulation 10.80.40.10(2) are set back a minimum of 1.4 metres from the front main walls and rear main walls permitted in regulation 10.80.40.10(2). [ By-law: 1313-2023 ]
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| (1) | Maximum Building Length |
| In the RM zone, the permitted maximum building length for a detached house or a semi-detached house is 17.0 metres.
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| (2) | One Storey Extension to Building Length if Required Lot Frontage is More than 12.0 Metres |
| In the RM zone, despite regulation 10.80.40.20(1), on a lot with a required minimum lot frontage of more than 12.0 metres for a detached house or for an entire semi-detached house, a detached house or semi-detached house may extend beyond the permitted maximum building length by a maximum of 2.0 metres, if the extended part:
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| (A) | has a maximum height of 5.0 metres and one storey;
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| (B) | is no wider than 50% of the width of the dwelling unit at its widest point; and
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| (C) | is at least 3.0 metres from each side lot line, not including a side lot line extending between the two dwelling units of the semi-detached house.
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| (1) | Maximum Building Depth |
| In the RM zone, the rear main wall of a detached house or semi-detached house, not including a one storey extension that complies with regulation 10.80.40.20(2), may be no more than 19.0 metres from the required minimum front yard setback.
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| (1) | Floor Space Index |
| In the RM zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is:
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| (A) | the numerical value following the letter "d" in the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map; or
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| (B) | if the zone label on the Zoning By-law Map does not include a "d" value on the Zoning By-law Map, the floor space index is not limited by this regulation; and
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| (C) | the permitted maximum floor space index in regulation (A) above does not apply to a duplex, triplex or fourplex. [ By-law: 474-2023 ]
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| (1) | Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Detached House |
| In the RM zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a detached house must comply with the following:
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| (A) | there may be no more than a total of four platforms, and no more than one on each of the front, rear and each side of the detached house; and
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| (B) | the maximum area of each platform is 4.0 square metres.
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| (2) | Platforms at or Above the Second Storey of a Semi-Detached House |
| In the RM zone, platforms such as a deck or balcony, with access from the second storey or above of a semi-detached house must comply with the following:
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| (A) | there may be no more than a total of three platforms for each dwelling unit, and no more than one on each of the front, rear and exterior side of the dwelling unit;
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| (B) | the maximum area of each platform is 4.0 square metres; and
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| (C) | a platform at the rear of the dwelling unit is at least 1.8 metres from the common wall dividing the dwelling units, or a projection of that common wall to a lot line.
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| (1) | Minimum Front Yard Setback |
| If regulation 10.5.40.70(1) does not apply, the required minimum front yard setback in the RM zone is 6.0 metres.
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| (2) | Minimum Rear Yard Setback |
| The required minimum rear yard setback in the RM zone is the greater of:
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| (A) | 7.5 metres; or
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| (B) | 25% of the lot depth.
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| (3) | Minimum Side Yard Setback |
| The required minimum side yard setback in the RM zone is:
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| (A) | 1.2 metres for a detached house, duplex, triplex or fourplex;
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| (B) | 1.5 metres for a semi-detached house; and
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| (C) | 2.4 metres for an apartment building, or a non-residential building. [ By-law: 474-2023 ]
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| (1) | Distance Between Main Walls of the Same Apartment Building |
| In the RM zone, if an apartment building has main walls where a line projected outward at a right angle from one of the main walls intercepts another main wall of the same building, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between those main walls is:
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| (A) | 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in one or more of those main walls; and
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| (B) | 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit.
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| (2) | Distance Between Residential Buildings on the Same Lot |
| In the RM zone, if two or more residential buildings are located on the same lot, the required minimum above-ground separation distance between the main walls of the respective buildings is:
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| (A) | 5.5 metres if there are no openings to dwelling units in the main wall of one or more of the buildings; and
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| (B) | 11.0 metres if each main wall has an opening to a dwelling unit.
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| (1) | Permitted Separation Between Main Walls for Lawfully Existing Buildings |
| In the RM zone, if the lawful separation distance between the main walls of lawfully existing buildings on the same lot, or between main walls of the same lawfully existing building, is less than the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law, that lawful separation distance is the minimum separation distance for those lawful main walls of the lawfully existing building.
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| (2) | Additions to Lawfully Existing Buildings |
| In the RM zone, any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building or structure referred to in regulation 10.80.40.81(1) must comply with the required minimum separation distance between main walls required by this By-law or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance.
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