Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment

Applicant

Town of Midland

Proposal

Council has directed Staff to initiate a town-wide Zoning By-law Amendment, in the form of a Housekeeping Exercise to improve the day-to-day use and application of the Zoning By-law. The amendment will also address legislation enacted by the Province in the form of Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022.  

The purpose and effect of the Town initiated Zoning By-law Housekeeping Exercise is to:

• Revise wording of existing regulations to recognize primary uses and assist with the interpretation and readability of the Zoning By-law.
• Revise, add and remove terms to provide clear direction and assist with using the document.
• Comply with legislative changes introduced by Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act by,
  • Removing existing regulations regarding second units,
  • Add new Additional Residential Unit (ARU) regulations that permit up to two ARUs on a residential parcel of land and provide building standards for attached and detached ARUs;
  • Update the list of permitted uses to recognize additional residential units (ARUs) as a permitted.
• Update the accessory building sections to include more prescriptive wording regarding setback requirements for detached accessory buildings.
• Update home occupation regulations with more prescriptive wording regarding operators of a home occupation and size and location of a home occupation.
• Revise existing regulations regarding yard encroachments and decks to align with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
• Revise regulations for decks built on a lot with a semi-detached dwelling unit.
• Update the parking section of the By-law with more perspective wording relating to parking standards for residential zones.
• Remove sign regulations related to the Residential Office (RO) Zone.
• Update regulations to permit fourplexes in the DC Zone for properties not fronting onto King Street.
• Update the regulations for mixed-use buildings containing ground floor commercial uses with residential uses on the upper floors.

This proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment applies to all lands within the Town of Midland.

Supporting Documentation

• Summary of Proposed Changes