CITY OF STRATFORD NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW REVIEW Public Open House Meeting #3 November 14 th, 2018 Photo Credit: City of Stratford website
AGENDA 1. Review Display Materials / Informal Discussions (7:00 7:30 pm) 2. Presentation (7:30 pm) Project Purpose and Timeline What is a Zoning By-law? Official Plan Conformity Draft Zoning By-law Structure Summary of Key Changes Next Steps 3. Facilitated Group Work (7:45 8:30 pm) 4. Group Report Back (8:30 8:45 pm) 5. Informal Discussions (end at 9:00 pm)
PROJECT PURPOSE AND TIMELINE The City is undertaking a review and update to replace the current Zoning By-law No. 201-2000, with a new Comprehensive Zoning By-law. Focus of review: Conform to City s new Official Plan and recent provincial policy/legislation. Provide updated and contemporary zoning regulations. The work program is divided into three stages: Stage 1 - Data Collection and Background Review (fall 2015) Stage 2 - Draft Zoning By-law (2016-2018) Stage 3 - Final Zoning By-law and Council Adoption (2019)
WHAT IS A ZONING BY-LAW? A by-law passed by a municipality to regulate the use of land and the placement of buildings and structures on a lot. Divides the municipality into various zone categories (i.e., residential, commercial, industrial, open space). Specifies how the land may be used: o permitted uses o where buildings are located (required yard setbacks) o scale and intensity of buildings (height, density, lot coverage limits) o parking requirements o hazard areas and natural features Zoning By-law is the City s primary tool to control the use of land and must implement the City s new Official Plan.
OFFICIAL PLAN CONFORMITY Zoning By-law needs to implement the City s new Official Plan: translate broad policies into zone regulations; and consider appropriate built forms and permitted uses. New Official Plan (August 2016): Comprehensive update to the Official Plan. Downtown Core is the focus of compact, mixed use development. protection of Stable Residential Areas. strengthen the existing commercial structure. protect industrial areas for employment uses and complementary uses.
IMPROVED FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION 1. Sections are colour coded for easier document 1. wayfinding. 2. Zones are organized together by common uses. 3. Permitted Use and Zone Regulations are organized in tables for easier reference. 2. 4. Defined terms are italicized for convenience. Modernized and expanded definitions to apply to all permitted uses. 5. Separate section on Parking and Loading requirements. 3. 6. Updated and colour zone mapping Schedules. 4. 5. 7. Illustrations added to help clarify certain defined terms. 8. Site-specific zone exceptions are organized in a separate section. 6.
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES Bed and Breakfast Establishments and Short-Term Rental Accommodations New provisions added to regulate STRA s in a manner more consistent with B&B s. Permitted Dwelling Types (Principal Resident): Broadened permit in single-detached, semi-detached, converted, townhouse and apartment dwellings. Permitted Dwelling Types (Non-Principal Resident): Not permitted (i.e., Absentee Owner). Permitted Zones: B&B: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, MUR, C2, C3, A STRA: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, MUR, C1, C2, C3, AD Parking: B&B: 1 additional space per bedroom STRA: 0.67 spaces per bedroom Required Outdoor Amenity Space: same requirements. Licensing: Both B&B s and STRA s shall be appropriately licensed.
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES Home Occupations Permitted within a single detached, semi-detached, converted, or townhouse dwelling (as opposed to only a single detached dwelling) within an R1, R2, R3, MUR, C1 and A zone. Permits a personal care service (i.e., hair dresser/barber) to service one person at a time. Permits the retail sales of products produced on the premises or products associated with the home occupation to a maximum of 15% of total gross floor area associated with the home occupation. Not to exceed 25% of the total ground floor area of the dwelling up to a maximum of 30m 2 of a dwelling.
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES Downtown Core: Central Commercial Zone (C3) Remove permitted uses that do not support the character and intensity of development in the downtown: o large merchandise outlet, o garden centre, o motor vehicle sales or rental establishment, o motor vehicle service station, o warehouse Continue to require mixed use buildings with commercial uses located on the ground floor. Implement City s Urban Design Guidelines, 2014: o Maximum front yard setback of 3.0m o Minimum ground floor, floor-to-ceiling height of 4.5m for mixed use buildings and apartment buildings Illustration of built form requirements in the Central Commercial Zone
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES Drive Throughs, Stacking Lanes and Stacking Spaces Minimum number of required stacking spaces depending on the type of use. Location of drive throughs (i.e., not permitted in a required minimum front or exterior side yard). Not permitted in the Central Business District (to Illustration of a Stacking Lane associated with a drive through enhance the streetscape). Second Suite Regulations New regulations to permit a second suite as an accessory use within a single or semi-detached Illustration of a Second Suite in a principal dwelling dwelling or townhouse dwelling. Requires one additional parking space.
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES Source Protection (Wellhead Protection Areas) Prohibit certain uses (i.e., storage of hazardous waste, pesticides, commercial fertilizer, fuel, etc.) within wellhead protection areas. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Regulated Area UTRAC Regulated Area is illustrated on Schedule A as an overlay. Open Space (OS) Zone New Open Space zone has been proposed that generally applies to flood and erosion hazards and significant natural heritage features.
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES Minimum Parking Space Requirements Updated minimum parking space requirements to better reflect parking needs. Single detached dwelling - 2 parking spaces. Shared parking space requirements for mixed use developments, to make more efficient use of parking spaces. New accessible parking space requirements - minimum number of spaces, dimensions, and location on a lot. Bicycle Parking Requirements New requirements for bicycle parking spaces for certain uses to promote active transportation (i.e., apartment Illustration of Type A and Type B Accessible Parking Spaces building, cluster and stacked townhouse dwellings, office and commercial uses, schools, and industrial uses).
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES New Grand Trunk Anchor District (AD) Zone Proposed zone to recognize the Grand Trunk site (Cooper site) and support the transformation of this underutilized parcel to support reinvestment in the Downtown. Accommodates the convergence of education, community, entrepreneurship, and innovative uses and provides housing, services and amenities for both residents and visitors. New Theatre District (TH) Zone Proposed zone to reflect the Stratford Festival theatre and accommodate the construction of a new Tom Patterson Theatre Centre to create a hub for the theatre activities in the City.
NEXT STEPS Stage 3 - Final Zoning By-law and Council Adoption (2019) Final Draft Zoning By-law Statutory Public Meeting More opportunities for public consultation and input Final Zoning By-law Council Adoption Visit http://shapingstratford.ca/ for: Draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law Study updates Thank-you for Participating! For further information contact: Jeff Leunissen, MCIP, RPP Manager of Development Services City of Stratford 82 Erie Street, 2nd floor Stratford, ON N5A 2M4 Phone: (519) 271-0250 Ext. 221 Fax: (519) 271-5966 Email: jleunissen@stratford.ca
AGENDA 1. Facilitated Group Work (30-45 minutes) Choose a recorder/presenter Complete the worksheet questions Staff will be available to answer questions 2. Group Report Back (15 minutes) 2-3 minutes per table 3. Informal Discussions / Review Display Boards (end at 9:00 pm)
CITY OF STRATFORD NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW REVIEW Public Open House Meeting #3 November 14 th, 2018 Photo Credit: City of Stratford website
SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES Industrial Zones The Official Plan permits a wide range of employment uses within Industrial areas. It also permits secondary uses of a more commercial nature, however, these secondary uses are to be limited and not conflict with the employment uses. The proposed Secondary Industrial (I3) compound zone permit secondary uses, such as: o o o o o o o o amusement arcade establishment car wash commercial school dry cleaning establishment garden centre motor vehicle sales or rental establishment motor vehicle service station recreational vehicle sales or rental establishment The I3 compound zone would be applied on a sitespecific basis through a zoning by-law amendment.