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First Draft Zoning By-law - Ward-based Open Houses

May 2019

City of Vaughan City-wide

Comprehensive Zoning By-law

Outline

1. General Overview of the Process

2. What is a Zoning By-law?

3. Review of Proposed Zones

4. Review of General Provisions, Specific Use Provisions,

Parking and Loading

5. Next Steps

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Purpose of the Zoning By-law Review

Purpose and objectives of the Zoning By-law Review:

Implement the 2010

Vaughan Official Plan

Modernize the

provisions

and standards

Adhere to the key principles

and recommendations of

the Zoning Strategy Report

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Overview of the Process


What Has Been Done to Date

1. Online Presence

(website, video, social

media)

2. Background Papers

3. Zoning Strategy Report

4. Public Open Houses

5. Stakeholder Advisory

Group Meeting


General

What We Heard

• Public participation, communication and engagement in the

City-wide Comprehensive Zoning By-law process is a

priority

• Transparency should be demonstrated in the process

• Maintain character of residential neighbourhoods and

heritage areas

• Review of parking standards is required

• Safety and accessibility should be a priority


What is a Zoning By-law?

1. A regulatory tool implemented through the Planning Act

2. Implements the 2010 Vaughan Official Plan

3. Establishes detailed permissions for land use and

development standards

4. Contributes to the built form and function of the City

5. Complements other City by-laws and initiatives


What Does a Zoning By-law Do?

Establishes provisions

that regulate the use,

size, height and

location of buildings

and structures within

the City.

DRIVEWAYS,

PARKING, LOADING

SETBACKS/YARDS

(BUILDING

LOCATION)

BUILDING

HEIGHT

AND

MASSING

ACCESSORY

STRUCTURES

(e.g., decks and

sheds)

LOT SIZE, WIDTH

(FRONTAGE)

LOT

COVERAGE

PERMITTED

USES


First Draft Zoning By-law

General approach to the First Draft Zoning By-law:

Achieving the

VOP 2010 vision:

A fresh start

Based on input from the

City and preliminary

engagement with the

public

Builds on the

recommendations of

the Zoning Strategy

Report




Improved structure of the Zoning By-law:

Zoning By-law

re-organized to

be more user-

friendly

New “Establishment of Zones

and Schedules” chapter to

aid in interpretation and

administration

Separated “General

Provisions” and

“Specific Use

Provisions”


Improved formatting of the Zoning By-law:

Enhanced user

experience

Use of matrices

and tables

Illustrations to

aid with

interpretation

Will include

explanatory

notes




1

2

3

4

5

6

Administration

Establishment of Zones and Schedules

Definitions

General Provisions

Specific Use Provisions

Parking and Loading Requirements

7

8

9

10

11

12

&

13

Residential Zones

Mixed-Use Zones

Commercial Zones

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Zones

Employment Zones

Institutional and Other Zones

Maps and Schedules

• Schedule A: Zone Mapping

• Schedule B-1: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre

– Special Provisions

• Schedule B-2: Wellhead Protection Areas

• Schedule B-3: Woodbridge Special Policy

Area

• Schedule B-4: Oak Ridges Moraine Overlay


Residential Zones

A range of Residential

Zones as contemplated

by the 2010 VOP

Key objective to

simplify the

Residential Zones

Reduced the number

of Residential Zones

from approximately

40 to 20

Part 7 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:


Part 7


Established

Neighbourhoods

(-EN)


Part 7

• Where the –EN applies, the

maximum height of a

residence is the lesser

(lower) of:

• The maximum height

permitted by the zone;

• The existing height plus 3.0

metres; but

• In no case can the height be

restricted to less than 8.5

metres.

8.5 m.

9.5 m.

Established Neighbourhood (-EN)


Part 7Established Neighbourhood (-EN)

9.5 m.

• Where the –EN applies, and a

new building is proposed that:

• will be taller than the existing

building, and

• will be taller than 9.5 metres

• the minimum interior side yard

is the greater (wider) of:

• the zone requirement

• the existing side yard, or

• 2.2 metres1.2 m.

2.2 m.

11 m.

6.0 m.

4.5 m.

9.5 m.

11 m.


Part 7Established Neighbourhood (-EN)

Where the –EN

applies, the front

yard is the

greater of:

• The minimum front

yard permitted by the

zone; or

• The existing front yard

plus 2.0 metres; but

• In no case can the

front yard be less than

4.5 metres.

Mixed-Use Zones

Mixed-use Zones to

generally be

applied through

re-zoning

Mixed-use Zone

structure based on

the 2010 VOP and

Secondary Plans


[zone]-S(n1,n2), D(n1, n2)

Form based

requirements to

implement specific

standards


Part 8

A range of Mixed-

use Zones as

contemplated by

the 2010 VOP

Commercial Zones

Commercial Zones

applied to acknowledge

existing conditions

No Commercial Land

Use Designation in

2010 VOP



Part 9

A range of existing

Commercial Zones

within Vaughan


Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Zones

Implements the

Vaughan

Metropolitan Centre

Secondary Plan

Permits a range of

land uses and built

form

VMC planned for

the greatest

intensification

within the City


Part 10

[zone]-S(n1,n2), D(n1, n2)

Form based

requirements to

implement specific

standards


Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Zones Part 10

Minimum Tower

Separation

Maximum Tower Floor Plate

Minimum / Maximum

Height

Minimum Build-to-Line

Minimum / Maximum

Landscape BufferMinimum / Maximum

Podium Height

Minimum Tower

Step Back

Vaughan

Metropolitan

Centre

Concept

Employment Zones


Updated and

harmonized

permitted uses

Updated to

implement specific

Official Plan

requirements

Some 1-88

requirements

carried forward


Part 11

Institutional and Other Zones

New, more user-friendly

Institutional Zone

structure

Revised Open

Space Zone

structure

New Parkway Belt

and Utilities Zone

structure

Parts 12 and 13 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:


Parts 12 & 13

Definitions

Introduced many

new defined

technical and

design terms


All permitted uses are

defined to make the

Zoning By-law easier to

use

Lot frontage

Defined terms are

underlined to help with

interpretation and

identifying defined

terms


Part 3

General and Specific Use Provisions

All general

provisions reviewed

in detail

Updated and

modernized

Many new provisions such as

Oak Ridges Moraine, wellhead

protection, and waste storage

Parts 4 and 5 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:


Parts 4 & 5

Parking and Loading

Fulsome review and

update to minimum

parking standards

Standards are

organized by

certain areas within

the City

Based on previous

work, best practice,

and input received

Introduced new

requirements and

provided more

flexibility



Part 6

Next Steps and Refinement

• First Draft Zoning By-law – now available

• Second Draft Zoning By-law

• Will consider all comments received on the First Draft Zoning By-law

• Nearly 1,700 site specific amendments to Zoning By-law 1-88

• Site specific amendments will be reviewed against the First Draft Zoning By-law –

anticipate most will be carried forward

• Second Draft Zoning By-law is targeted for release Fall 2019



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City of Vaughan

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