T4.9
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Form
- Maximum block length
- 1,600 ft
Servicing
- Applies near
- Victoria Avenue
- Geographic extent
- Applies to parcels fronting Victoria Avenue within the Victoria Avenue parkway overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. and Victoria shopfront overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Uses
Permitted by right31
- workplace building
- vertical mixed use
- multifamily housing
- retail
- mansion
- bungalow court
- rowhouse
- live/work
- side court housing
- courtyard housing
- stacked dwellings
- commercial block
- Community Meeting
- Libraries, Museums
- Studio – Art, dance, martial arts, music, etc.
- Safety Services
- Dwelling: Multifamily
- Home Occupation
- Live/Work
- Residential Accessory Use or Structure
- General Retail
- Emergency Shelter
- Lodging Services
- Personal Services
- Banking and Financial Services
- Business Support Services
- Medical/Dental
- Office
- Parking Facility, public or commercial
- Repair Services
- Restaurant
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Bulk reduction above 4th floor20 pct
Bulk reduction 20% above the 4th floor.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit adjacent to homes
Height limit adjacent to homes required.
- Minimum primary building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
Primary building minimum 1 floor and 20 feet.
- Minimum shopfront floor-to-floor heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Shopfront floor to floor minimum 15 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Accessory building rear setback 5 feet for 1-2 story; see primary for 3-6 story.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. side street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Accessory building side street setback 5 feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Accessory building side yard setback 5 feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Accessory building street setback within 50% of rear lot depth.
- Build-to-corner requirement
Build-to-corner required.
Front setback: minimum per allowed frontage type, maximum 15 feet.
Frontage coverage minimum 60%.
- Maximum architectural encroachment8 ft
Patios, uncovered stoops, roof overhangs, and awnings may encroach 8 feet maximum into required setbacks.
- Mixed type development required
Mixed type development standards apply as specified in Article 11.
- Parking alley setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Parking alley setback 5 feet minimum.
- Parking rear street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Parking rear street setback 5 feet minimum.
- Parking rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Parking rear yard setback 5 feet minimum.
- Parking side street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Parking side street setback 5 feet minimum.
- Parking side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Parking side yard setback 5 feet minimum.
Parking street setback: rear 75% of lot depth.
- Side street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. range15 ft
Side street setback: minimum per allowed frontage type, maximum 15 feet.
Overlay
- Maximum block perimeter1,600 ft
Block perimeter: 1,600 feet maximum.
- Neighborhood center overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Neighborhood center overlay standards apply as indicated on the regulating plan.
- New street types
New street types: workplace avenue and street; neighborhood avenue and street; neighborhood and workplace green.
Shopfront overlay standards apply as indicated on the regulating plan.
Signage
- Signage reference
See Article 12 of this chapter for permitted sign types.
From the ordinance
Primary building front setback per allowed frontage type, max 15'; side yard 10'; rear 10'; height max 6 floors/75 ft; parking per use.
Parking requirements
{
"Condominiums": "2-1/2 spaces per unit (2 of which need to be in a garage)",
"Residential (3 dwelling units)": "1 covered for 1-bedroom units; 1 covered + 1 uncovered for 2+ bedroom units; 1/4 uncovered per unit for guest parking",
"Residential (1-2 dwelling units)": "2-car garage per unit",
"Industry, manufacturing and processing": "1 space per 500 sq ft of gross floor area",
"Recreation, education, public safety, retail, services": "1 space per 300 sq ft of gross floor area"
}