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Chapter 80 Institutional
80.40 Institutional School Zone (IS)
(1) | Application of This Section |
| The regulations in Section 80.40 apply to all lands, uses, buildings and structures in the IS zone.
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(1) | Existing Place of Worship |
| A lawfully existing place of worship on a lot in the IS zone is permitted on that lot, and:
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(A) | any expansion or addition to the lawfully existing place of worship building must comply with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the IS zone; and
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(B) | the lawfully existing place of worship may be replaced with a new place of worship building that complies with Section 150.50 and the requirements for the IS zone.
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(1) | Use - IS Zone |
| In the IS zone, the following uses are permitted:
Municipal Shelter Park Private School Public School Recreation Use [ By-law: 545-2019 ]
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(1) | Use with Conditions - IS Zone |
| In the IS zone, the following uses are permitted if they comply with the specific conditions associated with the reference number(s) for each use in Clause 80.40.20.100:
Adult Education School (5) Ambulance Depot (6) Cogeneration Energy (11) Community Centre (2) Day Nursery (1) Fire Hall (7) Library (3) Police Station (8) Public Utility (9) (10) Renewable Energy (11) Secondary Suite (13) Student Residence (4) Transportation Use (14) [ By-law: 545-2019 ]
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(1) | Day Nursery |
| In the IS zone, a day nursery:
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(A) | may have an interior floor area no greater than 40% of the area of the first storey of the building on the lot; and
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(B) | must be located in a building with a private school or, a public school; or
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(C) | be in a building that is or was originally constructed as a public school; and [ By-law: 607-2015 ]
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(D) | comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.45. [ By-law: 607-2015 ]
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(2) | Community Centre |
| In the IS zone, a community centre must:
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(A) | be on a lot that fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and
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(B) | have a gross floor area no greater than 2500 square metres.
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(3) | Library |
| In the IS zone, a library:
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(A) | must be operated by or on behalf of the City of Toronto;
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(B) | must be on a lot that fronts on a major street on the Policy Areas Overlay Map; and
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(C) | may have a gross floor area no greater than 1500 square metres.
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(4) | Student Residence |
| In the IS zone, a student residence must be in a building operated by a public school or private school that is on the same lot.
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(5) | Adult Education School |
| In the IS zone, an adult education school must be:
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(A) | in a building that has a private school or public school or in a building that is or was originally constructed as a private school or public school; and
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(B) | funded by the Provincial or Federal government for:
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(i) | adult English or French as a second language courses delivered by district school boards;
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(ii) | literacy and basic skills programming delivered by community agencies or district school boards;
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(iii) | credit courses for adults delivered by district school boards;
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(iv) | continuing education programs, including general interest courses, delivered by district school boards;
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(v) | adult Aboriginal language programs delivered by district school boards; or
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(vi) | Canadian citizenship preparation programs delivered by district school boards.
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(6) | Ambulance Depot |
| In the IS zone, an ambulance depot 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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(7) | Fire Hall |
| In the IS zone, a fire hall 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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(8) | Police Station |
| In the IS zone, 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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(9) | Public Utility |
| In the IS 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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(10) | Public Utility |
| In the IS 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 IS 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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(11) | Renewable Energy Production or Cogeneration Energy Production |
| In the IS zone, renewable energy production or cogeneration 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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(13) | Secondary Suite |
| In the IS zone, a secondary suite must comply with the specific use regulations in Section 150.10.
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(14) | Transportation Use |
| A building or structure on a lot in the IS zone and used as a transportation use must comply with all requirements for a building on that lot.
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(1) | Minimum Lot Area |
| In the IS zone the required minimum lot area is 900 square metres.
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(1) | Minimum Lot Frontage |
| In the IS zone the required minimum lot frontage is 30.0 metres.
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(1) | Maximum Lot Coverage |
| In the IS zone, if a lot:
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(A) | 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; or
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(B) | is not in an area with a numerical value on the Lot Coverage Overlay Map, the permitted maximum lot coverage is 35%.
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(1) | Maximum Height |
| If a lot in the IS zone has:
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(A) | a numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on that lot is the numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, in metres; or
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(B) | no numerical value following the letters 'HT' on the Height Overlay Map, the permitted maximum height of a building or structure on that lot is 14.0 metres. [ By-law: 420-2023 ]
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(2) | Height of Buildings and Structures - Green Roof |
| In the IS zone, a parapet wall for a green roof may exceed the permitted maximum height for a building by 1.5 metres.
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(1) | Floor Space Index |
| In the IS zone, the permitted maximum floor space index is:
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(A) | the numerical value following the zone symbol on the Zoning By-law Map; or
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(B) | 0.7, if the zone symbol is not followed by a numerical value on the Zoning By-law Map. [ By-law: 0559-2014 (OMB PL130592) ] [ By-law: 1124-2018 ]
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(1) | Minimum Building Setbacks |
| In the IS zone, the following required minimum building setbacks apply:
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(A) | 7.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a street;
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(B) | 7.5 metres from a rear lot line; and
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(C) | 3.0 metres from a side lot line.
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(1) | Landscaping on a Lot with a Public School, Private School |
| In the IS zone, a lot with a public school or a private school is subject to the following:
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(A) | a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along all side lot lines and rear lot lines; and
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(B) | with the exception of areas used for play, driveways, parking, loading, and student drop-off and pick-up, a minimum 3.0 metre wide strip of soft landscaping must be provided along all lot lines abutting a street.
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(1) | Portable Classroom Buildings - Location |
| In the IS zone, an portable classroom building may not be in a front yard.
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(1) | Ancillary Building or Structure to be Set Back from a Street |
| In the IS zone, no part of an ancillary building or structure may be closer to a lot line that abuts a street than the main building on the lot.
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(2) | Portable Classroom Buildings to be Set Back |
| In the IS zone, a portable classroom building must be set back from a side lot line or rear lot line a distance equal to:
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(A) | 7.5 metres if the lot line abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category; and
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(B) | half the height of the portable classroom building in all other cases.
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(1) | Portable Classroom Buildings - Height |
| In the IS zone, a portable classroom building must be less than 4.0 metres in height.
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(1) | Portable Classroom Buildings - Coverage |
| In the IS zone, in addition to complying with regulation 80.40.30.40(1), the lot area covered by portable classrooms may be no more than 50% of the lot area covered by the main school building.
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(1) | Parking Lots - Public School, Private School |
| In the IS zone:
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(A) | an area used for the parking or storage of vehicles must be separated from any lot line that does not abut a street or lane by a minimum 1.5 metre wide strip of soft landscaping; and
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(B) | if an area used for the parking or storage of vehicles is located in a yard that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category, a fence must be installed along the entire portion of the lot line abutting that lot.
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(1) | Parking Space Location |
| In the IS zone, a parking space must be in a side yard or rear yard.
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(1) | Parking Space to be Set Back from a Lot Line |
| In the IS zone, a parking space which is not in a building or structure must be at least 0.5 metres from a lot line.
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(2) | Parking Area to be Set Back from a Lot in the Residential Zone Category |
| In the IS zone, an area used for the parking or storage of vehicles must be set back a minimum of 1.5 metres from a lot line that abuts a lot in the Residential Zone category.
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(1) | Access to Parking Space |
| In the IS zone, vehicle access to a parking space may not be over a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category.
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(1) | Public School, Private School - Pick-Up / Drop-Off Areas |
| For a public school or private school constructed on a lot in the IS zone pursuant to a building permit issued three years after May 9, 2013, a vehicle student pick-up and drop-off area must be provided on the same lot.
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(1) | Loading Space |
| In the IS zone, a loading space must be on the lot in a side yard or rear yard that does not abut a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category.
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(1) | Access to a Loading Space |
| In the IS zone, vehicle access to a loading space may not be over a lot in the Residential Zone category or Residential Apartment Zone category.
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(1) | Storage of Waste |
| In the IS zone:
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(A) | all waste and recyclable material must be stored in a wholly enclosed building, if a building is constructed pursuant to a building permit issued more than three years after May 9, 2013; and
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(B) | the part of the building containing the waste and recyclable material must be at least 7.5 metres from a lot in the Residential Zone category or Open Space Zone category.
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