June 24, 1999
To:Planning and Transportation Committee
From:Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services
Subject:Supplementary Report on Second Suites
Revised Draft Zoning By-law Amendments to Permit Second Suites As-of-Right in Single- and Semi- Detached Houses
Purpose:
To report on further amendments to zoning by-laws to permit second suites as-of-right in all single- and semi-detached
houses throughout the City.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
There are no additional funding or financial implications stemming from this report.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)Appendix C in the report dated June 14, 1999, regarding "Draft Official Plan Amendments and Zoning By-law
Amendments to Permit Second Suites As-of-Right" be replaced with Appendix C (revised) attached to this report;
(2)the reference to "Appendix C" in Recommendation No. (2) in the June 14, 1999 report be replaced with "Appendix C
(revised)"; and
(3)the appropriate City officials be authorized to undertake any necessary action to give effect thereto, including making
any minor technical, stylistic or format changes to the amendments in Appendix B and Appendix C (as revised by this
report) in the June 14, 1999 report respecting second suites, and preparing and introducing any necessary bills.
Background:
My June 14, 1999 report to the Planning and Transportation Committee entitled "Draft Official Plan Amendments and
Zoning By-law Amendments to Permit Second Suites As-of-Right" included draft zoning amendments (Appendix C) and
noted that staff were in the process of reviewing the City's zoning by-laws in detail to determine if further zoning
amendments would be required. In anticipation of possible further revisions, the report included the following
recommendation:
"Council enact the proposed zoning by-law amendments in Appendix C subject to any modifications recommended by
the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services and/or arising from the public meeting of the Planning
and Transportation Committee to be held on July 12, 1999."
Discussion:
The review of the City's zoning by-laws has been completed. Amendments to thirty five (35) Scarborough zoning by-laws
were required to effect the changes directed by Council. At the time of the writing of the June 14 report, staff had identified
the necessary changes to eleven (11) of the Scarborough community zoning by-laws. The additional Scarborough by-laws
that must be amended are incorporated in the revised Appendix C (see attached) which should replace Appendix C in the
June 14 report.
Several minor technical changes have also been made to the proposed amendments to the former City of Toronto and City
of North York zoning by-laws. No further changes are proposed to the East York, Etobicoke and York zoning bylaws.
The format of the draft Bill and Zoning By-law Amendments has been modified to facilitate the enactment of only one
by-law rather than six by-laws as presented in the June 14 report.
Conclusion:
It is recommended that Appendix C in my June 14 report be replaced with Appendix C (revised) attached to this report and
Council enact the proposed zoning amendments in Appendix C (revised).
Contact:
Ross PatersonMatt Rea
Principal PlannerPlanner
(392-7863)(392-8124)
Reviewed by:
Paul J. BedfordVIRGINIA M. WEST
Executive Director and Chief PlannerCommissioner of Urban Planning
City Planning Divisionand Development Services
Appendix C (Revised)
Draft Zoning By-law Amendments
Authority:Planning and Transportation Committee Report No.__ Clause No.__,
as adopted by Council on July 27, 28 and 29, 1999.
Enacted by Council:
CITY OF TORONTO
Bill No.
BY-LAW No.
To amend former Borough of East York Restricted Area Zoning By-law No. 1916 (former Town of Leaside) and
Restricted Area Zoning By-law No. 6752 (former Township of East York);
To amend former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code Chapters 304, 330, 340 and 350;
To amend former City of North York By-law No. 7625;
To amend former City of Toronto General Zoning By-law No. 438-86
To amend former City of Scarborough:
Agincourt Community, By-law Number 10076;
Agincourt North Community, By-law Number 12797;
Bendale Community, By-law Number 9350;
Birchcliff Community, By-law Number 8786;
Birchmount Community, By-law Number 9174;
Centennial Community, By-law Number 12077;
Clairlea Community, By-law Number 8978;
Cliffcrest Community, By-law Number 9396;
Cliffside Community, By-law Number 9364;
Dorset Park Community, By-law Number 9508;
Eglinton Community, By-law Number 10048;
Guildwood Community, By-law Number 9676;
Highland Creek Community, By-law Number 10827;
Ionview Community, By-law Number 9089;
Kennedy Park Community, By-law Number 9276;
L'Amoreaux Community, By-law Number 12466;
Malvern Community, By-law Number 14402;
Malvern West Community, By-law Number 12181;
Maryvale Community, By-law Number 9366;
Milliken Community, By-law Number 17677;
Morningside Community, By-law Number 11883;
Oakridge Community, By-law Number 9812;
Rouge Community, By-law Number 15907;
Scarborough Village Community, By-law Number 10010;
Steeles Community, By-law Number 16762;
Sullivan Community, By-law Number 10717;
Tam O'Shanter Community, By-law Number 12360;
West Hill Community, By-law Number 10327;
Wexford Community, By-law Number 9511;
Woburn Community, By-law Number 9510; and,
Employment Districts, By-law Number 24982; and,
City of Scarborough By-law Number 5952; and,
Township of Pickering, By-law Number 1978; and,
Agricultural Holding By-law Number 10217; and,
Township of Pickering By-law Number 3036; and
To amend former City of York General Zoning By-law Number 1-83.
WHEREAS authority is given to Council by Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13, as amended, to pass this
By-law; and whereas Council of the City of Toronto has provided adequate information to the public and has held at least
one public meeting in accordance with the Planning Act;
The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
A. Amendments to former Borough of East York Restricted Area Zoning By-law No. 1916 (former Town of Leaside)
1.Zoning By-law No. 1916, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the title "ACCESSORY
APARTMENTS" from Section 6.1.2 and replacing it with the title "SECOND SUITES".
.. 2Zoning By-law No. 1916, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the title "TANDEM PARKING -
ACCESSORY APARTMENTS" from Section 5.32 and replacing it with the title "TANDEM PARKING - SECOND
SUITES".
3.Zoning By-law No. 1916, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting Section 5.20 in its entirety.
4.Zoning By-law No. 1916, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting Section 5.33 in its entirety.
B.Amendments to former Borough of East York Restricted Area Zoning By-law No. 6752 (former Township of East
York)
1.Zoning By-law No. 6752, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the title "ACCESSORY
APARTMENTS" from Section 7.1.3 and replacing it with the title "SECOND SUITES".
2.Zoning By-law No. 6752, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the title "TANDEM PARKING -
ACCESSORY APARTMENTS" from Section 5.24 and replacing it with the title "TANDEM PARKING - SECOND
SUITES".
3.Zoning By-law No. 6752, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the words "Section 6.1.2" from Section
5.24 and inserting the words "Section 7.1.3" in their place."
4.Zoning By-law No. 6752, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting Section 5.25 in its entirety.
C.Amendments to former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code Chapters 304, 330, 340 and 350
1.That Section 304-3 of the Etobicoke Zoning Code is hereby amended by adding the following definition of a Second
Suite:
"Second Suite is a lawful, second dwelling unit located within a single-detached or semi-detached dwelling."
2.That Chapter 304, Article IV Supplementary Regulations of the Etobicoke Zoning
Code is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
Supplementary Regulations for Second Suites
A Second Suite shall be permitted as a secondary use within all single-detached and semi-detached dwellings subject to the
following provisions:
A. Any additions or expansions in relation to the introduction of a Second Suite must comply with the Zoning
requirements specified for single-detached or semi-detached dwellings.
B.The below-grade portion of the floor area attributed to the Second Suite, shall not be included in the calculation of
Gross Floor Area for the single-detached or semi-detached dwelling in which it is located.
C.One on-site parking space shall be provided for the Second Suite. Parking for the Second Suite may be located
at-grade, in front of the required parking space for the dwelling, at a length of not less than 6.0 m.
3.That Section 330-8 of the Etobicoke Zoning Code is hereby deleted.
4.That Section 340-14 of the Etobicoke Zoning Code is hereby deleted.
5.That Section 350-19 of the Etobicoke Zoning Code is hereby deleted
D.Amendments to City of North York By-law No. 7625
1.Section 2 of By-law No. 7625 is amended by adding the following new definition:
"2.72.7 Second Suite means a self-contained space or enclosure within a dwelling unit designed for habitation by a
separate family or household, and which shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and sanitary conveniences
designated for the exclusive use of its occupants."
2.Section 6(2) of By-law No. 7625 is amended by adding the following new subsection:
"(l)Second Suites
One Second Suite shall be permitted in any One-Family Detached Dwelling or Single Family Dwelling, and one second
suite shall be permitted in any Semi-Detached Dwelling Unit, in accordance with the following provisions:
(i)for the purposes of all zone regulations, unless the contrary intention is indicated, a second suite is part of the
dwelling unit it is located in;
(ii)a second suite shall be divided horizontally, only, from the rest of the dwelling unit it is located in except as
provided in (iii);
(iii)a second suite may occupy the whole or part of a storey or cellar;
(iv)a second suite may have a private entrance from outside or from a common hallway or stairway inside the dwelling
unit it is located in; and
(v)a second suite shall not be located in an accessory building."
3.Section 6(23)(b) of By-law No. 7625 is amended by adding the following phrase at the end of the section, after the
words "as if they were one building" and before the period:
", except that a second suite shall not be located in the accessory building".
4.Section 6A(2) of By-law No. 7625 is amended in the minimum parking requirement "(b)" for the use "one-family
detached dwelling" by changing the words "second dwelling unit" to "second suite", so that the requirement reads as
follows:
"one-family detached dwelling(a)2 spaces per dwelling unit;
(b)for a one-family detached dwelling with a second suite where permitted, a total of 2 spaces."
5.Section 6A(2) of By-law No. 7625 is amended in the minimum parking requirement "(b)" for the use "semi-detached
dwelling" by changing the words "second dwelling unit" to "second suite", so that the requirement reads as follows:
"semi-detached dwelling(a)2 spaces per dwelling unit;
(b)for a semi-detached dwelling unit with a second suite where permitted, a total of 2 spaces."
E.Amendments to former City of Toronto General Zoning By-law No. 438-86
1.By-law 438-86, being "A By-law to regulate the use of land and the erection, use, bulk, height, spacing of and other
matters relating to building and structures and to prohibit certain uses of lands and the erection and use of certain
buildings and structures in various areas of the City of Toronto", as amended, is further amended by:
(1)amending the definition of "residential gross floor area" in section 2(1), by:
(i)deleting the word "and" at the end of clause (v) in paragraph (ii);
(ii)inserting the word "and" at the end of clause (vi) in paragraph (ii); and
(iii)inserting a new clause (vii) in paragraph (ii) as follows:
(vii)a part of the building or structure that is used for a dwelling unit or a portion of a dwelling unit in a converted
house containing not more than two dwelling units, provided the floor level is at least 0.9 metres below grade;";
(2)amending section 6(1)(f)(a)(i) as follows:
(i)by inserting the letter and number "q1" under the columns titled R1 and R1S, opposite the expression "converted
house";and
(ii)by deleting the word "two" where it appears following the expression "dwelling units" and inserting in lieu
thereof, the word "three";
(3)amending qualification 1 in section 6(2) by inserting a new subparagraph (i) as follows:
"(i)in the case of a converted house in an R1 or R1S district, originally constructed as a detached house or a
semi-detached house, the maximum number of dwelling units permitted is two and none of the provisions set out in
subparagraphs (ii) to (vi) inclusive shall apply;";
(4)amending qualification 3 in section 6(2) by deleting the words "two or more" and inserting in lieu thereof, the words
"three or more";
(5)amending section 12(1)68(c) by deleting the word "two" and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "three";
(6)amending section 12(1)230 by deleting the word "two" and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "three";
(7)by amending section 12(1)242 by deleting the word "two" in subparagraph (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof, the
word "three"; and
(8)by amending section 12(1)332 by deleting the word "two" and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "three".
F.Amendments to former City of Scarborough:
Agincourt Community, By-law Number 10076;
Agincourt North Community, By-law Number 12797;
Bendale Community, By-law Number 9350;
Birchcliff Community, By-law Number 8786;
Birchmount Community, By-law Number 9174;
Centennial Community, By-law Number 12077;
Clairlea Community, By-law Number 8978;
Cliffcrest Community, By-law Number 9396;
Cliffside Community, By-law Number 9364;
Dorset Park Community, By-law Number 9508;
Eglinton Community, By-law Number 10048;
Guildwood Community, By-law Number 9676;
Highland Creek Community, By-law Number 10827;
Ionview Community, By-law Number 9089;
Kennedy Park Community, By-law Number 9276;
L'Amoreaux Community, By-law Number 12466;
Malvern Community, By-law Number 14402;
Malvern West Community, By-law Number 12181;
Maryvale Community, By-law Number 9366;
Milliken Community, By-law Number 17677;
Morningside Community, By-law Number 11883;
Oakridge Community, By-law Number 9812;
Rouge Community, By-law Number 15907;
Scarborough Village Community, By-law Number 10010;
Steeles Community, By-law Number 16762;
Sullivan Community, By-law Number 10717;
Tam O'Shanter Community, By-law Number 12360;
West Hil Community, By-law Number 10327;
Wexford Community, By-law Number 9511;
Woburn Community, By-law Number 9510; and,
Employment Districts, By-law Number 24982; and,
City of Scarborough By-law Number 5952; and,
Township of Pickering, By-law Number 1978; and,
Agricultural Holding By-law Number 10217; and,
Township of Pickering By-law Number 3036
1.Sub-Clause (f) Definitions of CLAUSE V - INTERPRETATION, in the Agincourt Community, By-law Number
10076; the Agincourt North Community, By-law Number 12797; Bendale Community, By-law Number 9350;
Birchmount Community, By-law Number 9174; Centennial Community, By-law Number 12077; Cliffcrest Community,
By-law Number 9396; Cliffside Community, By-law Number 9364; Dorset Park Community, By-law Number 9508;
Eglinton Community, By-law Number 10048; Guildwood Community, By-law Number 9676; Highland Creek
Community, By-law Number 10827; Ionview Community,By-law Number 9089; Kennedy Park Community, By-law
Number 9276; L'Amoreaux Community, By-law Number 12466; Malvern Community, By-law Number 14402; Malvern
West Community, By-law Number 12181; Maryvale Community, By-law Number 9366; Morningside Community,
By-law Number 11883; Oakridge Community, By-law Number 9812; Scarborough Village Community, By-law Number
10010; Sullivan Community, By-law Number 10717; Tam O'Shanter Community, By-law Number 12360; West Hill
Community, By-law Number 10327; Wexford Community, By-law Number 9511; and Woburn Community, By-law
Number 9510; and,
CLAUSE II - DEFINITIONS, in the Milliken Community, By-law Number 17677; Rouge Community, By-law
Number 15907; and Steeles Community, By-law Number 16762;
are amended by:
1.1adding the following definition:
Second Suite
shall mean a separate, self-contained residential accommodation located in a detached single-family dwelling and a
semi-detached/two family dwelling, and which shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and separate sanitary
conveniences;
1.2deleting the sentence commencing with "The floor of any dwelling unit shall not be more than 0.8 m below the
finished grade level..." from the definition of a Dwelling Unit or Dwelling and adding a separate paragraph, as
follows:
"In addition, it may include a second suite."; and,
1.3adding "may include one second suite," after the words "motor vehicles/cars," in the definition of a
Single-Family Dwelling.
2.Sub-Clause (f) Definitions of CLAUSE V - INTERPRETATION, in the Birchcliff Community, By-law Number
8786; and Clairlea Community, By-law Number 8978, is amended by:
2.1adding the following definition:
Second Suite
shall mean a separate, self-contained residential accommodation located in a detached single-family dwelling and a
semi-detached/two family dwelling, and which shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and separate sanitary
conveniences; and
2.2adding "may include one second suite," after the word "vehicles," in the definition of a Single-Family
Dwelling.
3.Section 1.1, Table of Required Parking Rates of CLAUSE VII - GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS FOR
ALL ZONES in the Agincourt Community, By-law Number 10076; the Agincourt North Community, By-law Number
12797; Bendale Community, By-law Number 9350; Birchcliff Community, By-law Number 8786; Birchmount
Community, By-law Number 9174; Centennial Community, By-law Number 12077; Clairlea Community, By-law
Number 8978; Cliffcrest Community, By-law Number 9396; Cliffside Community, By-law Number 9364; Dorset Park
Community, By-law Number 9508; Eglinton Community, By-law Number 10048; Guildwood Community, By-law
Number 9676; Highland Creek Community, By-law Number 10827; Ionview Community, By-law Number 9089;
Kennedy Park Community, By-law Number 9276; L'Amoreaux Community, By-law Number 12466; Malvern
Community, By-law Number 14402; Malvern West Community, By-law Number 12181; Maryvale Community, By-law
Number 9366; Milliken Community, By-law Number 17677; Morningside Community, By-law Number 11883;
Oakridge Community, By-law Number 9812; Rouge Community, By-law Number 15907; Scarborough Village
Community, By-law Number 10010; Steeles Community,By-law Number 16762; Sullivan Community, By-law Number
10717; Tam O'Shanter Community, By-law Number 12360; West Hill Community, By-law Number 10327; Wexford
Community, By-law Number 9511; and Woburn Community, By-law Number 9510;
is amended by:
3.1 Adding "(excluding second suites)" following "dwelling unit" under the heading Minimum Rate of Parking
Space Supply Required; and,
3.2Adding "Second Suites" under heading Use, and "1 space per second suite under heading Minimum Rate of
Parking Space Supply Required.
4.Sub-Section 2.2.1, Street Yard Exceptions of CLAUSE VII - GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS FOR
ALL ZONES in the Agincourt Community, By-law Number 10076; the Agincourt North Community, By-law Number
12797; Bendale Community, By-law Number 9350; Birchcliff Community, By-law Number 8786; Birchmount
Community, By-law Number 9174; Centennial Community, By-law Number 12077; Clairlea Community, By-law
number 8978; Cliffcrest Community, By-law Number 9396; Cliffside Community, By-law Number 9364; Dorset
Park Community, By-law Number 9508; Eglinton Community, By-law Number 10048; Guildwood Community,
By-law Number 9676; Highland Creek Community, By-law Number 10827; Ionview Community, By-law Number 9089;
Kennedy Park Community, By-law Number 9276; L'Amoreaux Community, By-law Number 12466; Malvern
Community, By-law Number 14402; Malvern West Community,By-law Number 12181; Maryvale Community, By-law
Number 9366; Milliken Community, By-law Number 17677; Morningside Community, By-law Number 11883;
Oakridge Community, By-law Number 9812; Rouge Community, By-law Number 15907; Scarborough Village
Community, By-law Number 10010; Steeles Community, By-law Number 16762; Sullivan Community, By-law Number
10717; Tam O'Shanter Community, By-law Number 12360; West Hill Community, By-law Number 10327; Wexford
Community, By-law Number 9511; Woburn Community, By-law Number 9510; is amended by adding the following
Sub-Section:
2.2.1.3Notwithstanding paragraphs 2.1.1 and 2.2.1.1, the parking space required for a second suite may be
located in a street yard, only in tandem on the driveway leading to the parking space required for a dwelling unit.
5.CLAUSE IV - DEFINITIONS in the Employment Districts Zoning By-law Number 24982 is amended by:
5.1adding the following definition:
Second Suite
shall mean a separate, self-contained residential accommodation located in a detached single-family dwelling, and which
shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and separate sanitary conveniences;
5.2deleting ", and the floor of which shall not be more than 0.8 m below the finished grade level at the building."
from the definition of Dwelling Unit and adding a separate paragraph,as follows:
"In addition, it may include a second suite."; and,
5.3adding ", may include one second suite," after the words "motor cars" in the definition of a Single-Family
Dwelling.
6.Section 7.2, Table of Required Parking Rates of CLAUSE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS in the Employment
Districts Zoning By-law Number 24982 is amended by:
6.1adding "(excluding second suites)" following "dwelling unit" under the heading Minimum Rate of Parking
Space Supply Required; and,
6.2adding "Second Suites" under heading Use, and "1 space per second suite" under heading Minimum Rate of
Parking Space Supply Required.
7.Sub-Section 7.8.1.2, Street Yard Exceptions of CLAUSE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS in the Employment
Districts Zoning By-law Number 24982 is amended by adding the following Sub-Section:
7.8.1.4 Notwithstanding paragraphs 7.7.1 and 7.8.1.2, the parking space required for a second suite may be
located in a street yard, only in tandem on the driveway leading to the parking space required for a dwelling unit.
8.Clause 3. - Definitions in the City of Scarborough By-law Number 5952 is amended by:
8.1adding the following definition:
Second Suite
shall mean a separate, self-contained residential accommodation located in a detached single-family dwelling and a
semi-detached/two family dwelling, and which shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and separate sanitary
conveniences; and,
8.2adding "may include one second suite," after the words "motor cars" in the definition of a Dwelling.
9.Section 18.1.1 Table of Required Parking Rates of CLAUSE 18 - Parking Regulations in the City of Scarborough
By-law Number 5952 is amended by:
9.1adding "(excluding second suites)" following "dwelling unit" under the heading Minimum Rate of Parking Space
Supply Required; and,
9.2adding "Second Suites" under heading Use, and "1 space per second suite"under heading Minimum Rate of
Parking Space Required.
10.Sub-Section 18.2.2.1, Street Yard Exceptions of CLAUSE 18 - Parking Regulations in the City of Scarborough
By-law Number 5952 is amended by adding the following Sub-Section 18.2.2.1.3:
18.2.2.1.3Notwithstanding paragraph 1. of 18.2.1, and paragraph 18.2.2.1.1, the parking space required for a second
suite may be located in a street yard, only in tandem on the driveway leading to the parking space required for a
dwelling unit.
11.SECTION 5 - DEFINITIONS in the Township of Pickering By-law Number 1978 is amended by:
11.1adding the following definition:
Second Suite
shall mean a separate, self-contained residential accommodation located in a detached single-family dwelling and a
semi-detached/two family dwelling, and which shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and separate sanitary
conveniences; and,
11.2adding "and may include one second suite," after the word "occupancy" in the definition of a Dwelling.
12.Section 9.10.1 Table of Required Parking Rates of SECTION 9-GENERAL PROVISIONS in the Township of
Pickering By-law Number 1978 is amended by:
12.1adding "(excluding second suites)" following "dwelling unit" under the heading Minimum Rate of Parking
Space Supply Required; and,
12.2adding "Second Suites" under heading Use, and "1 space per second suite"under heading Minimum Rate of
Parking Space Required.
13.Sub-Section 6.1.13.2.1, Street Yard Exceptions of SECTION 6- RESIDENTIAL ZONES in the Township of
Pickering By-law Number 1978 is amended by adding the following Sub-Section:
6.1.13.2.1.2.4Notwithstanding paragraphs 61.13.1.1 and 6.1.13.2.1.1, the parking space required for a
second suite may be located in a street yard, only in tandem on the driveway leading to the parking space required
for a dwelling unit.
14.SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS in the Township of Pickering By-law Number 3036 is amended by:
14.1adding the following definition:
Second Suite
shall mean a separate, self-contained residential accommodation located in a Dwelling, One-Family Detached and a
Dwelling, Semi-Detached, and which shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and separate sanitary conveniences;
14.2adding ", and may include one second suite," after the word "persons" in the definition of a Dwelling, and after the
word "inside" in the definition of Dwelling Unit, and,
14.3adding ", and may include one second suite"after the words "side yards" in the definition of Dwelling,
One-Family-Detached.
15.Sub-Section 5.19.1, Table of Required Parking Rates of SECTION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL
ZONES in the Township of Pickering By-law Number 3036 is amended by:
15.1adding "(excluding second suites)" following "a dwelling unit" under the heading Minimum Rate of Parking
Space Supply Required; and,
15.2adding "Second Suites" under heading Use, and "1 space per second suite" under heading Minimum Rate of
Parking Space Required.
16.Section 12. Definitions of CLAUSE II - GENERAL PROVISIONS in the Agricultural Holding By-law Number
10217 is amended by adding the following definition:
Second Suite
shall mean a separate, self-contained residential accommodation located in a detached single-family dwelling and a
semi-detached/two-family dwelling, and which shall contain at least one room, a kitchen and separate sanitary
conveniences.
17.Section 2, Residential Uses (R) of CLAUSE IV - ZONE PROVISIONS in the Agricultural Holding By-law
Number 10217 is amended by adding "may include one second suite," after the words "a private garage or carport" in the
first paragraph.
18.CLAUSE II -GENERAL PROVISIONS, in the Agincourt Community, By-law Number 10076; the Agincourt
North Community, By-law Number 12797; Bendale Community, By-law Number 9350; Birchcliff Community, By-law
Number 8786; Birchmount Community, By-law Number 9174; Centennial Community, By-law Number 12077; Clairlea
Community By-law Number 8978; Cliffcrest Community, By-law Number 9396; Cliffside Community, By-law
Number 9364; Dorset Park Community, By-law Number 9508; Eglinton Community, By-law Number 10048;
Guildwood Community, By-law Number 9676; Highland Creek Community, By-law Number 10827; Ionview
Community, By-law Number 9089; Kennedy Park Community, By-law Number 9276; L'Amoreaux Community, By-law
Number 12466; Malvern Community, By-law Number 14402; Malvern West Community, By-law Number 12181;
Maryvale Community, By-law Number 9366; Morningside Community, By-law Number 11883; Oakridge Community,
By-law Number 9812; Sullivan Community, By-law Number 10717; Tam O'Shanter Community, By-law Number
12360; West Hill Community, By-law Number 10327; Wexford Community, By-law Number 9511; and Woburn
Community, By-law Number 9510;
is amended by adding the following Section 5:
5.Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Section 3.Expansion of Non-Conforming
Buildings and Structures of CLAUSE II - GENERAL PROVISIONS. A parking space required for the second suite
shall be provided.
19.Section A, For All Zones of CLAUSE VI -GENERAL PROVISIONS, in the Milliken Community, By-law
Number 17677 is amended by adding the following Sub-Section (1.5):
(1.5)Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Sub-Section (1.3) Expansion of
Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures of CLAUSE VI - GENERAL PROVISIONS. A parking space required
for the second suite shall be provided.
20.Section 1. FOR ALL ZONES of CLAUSE VI -GENERAL PROVISIONS, in the Rouge Community, By-law
Number 15907; and the Steeles Community, By-law Number 16762 is amended by adding the following Sub-Section
1.5:
1.5Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Sub-Section 1.3 Expansion of
Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures of CLAUSE VI - GENERAL PROVISIONS. A parking space required
for the second suite shall be provided.
21.CLAUSE II - GENERAL PROVISIONS in the Scarborough Village Community, By-law Number 10010, is
amended by adding the following Section 6:
6.Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Section 3. Expansion of Non-Conforming
Buildings and Structures of CLAUSE II - GENERAL PROVISIONS. A parking space required for the second suite
shall be provided.
22.CLAUSE V -GENERAL PROVISIONS, in the Employment Districts Zoning By-law Number 24982 is
amended by adding the following Section 1.7:
1.7Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Section 1.5 Expansion of
Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures of CLAUSE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS. A parking space required for
the second suite shall be provided.
23.CLAUSE 2.1 - LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, in the City of Scarborough
Zoning By-law Number 5952 is amended by adding the following Section 2.4:
2.4Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Section 2.2 Expansion of
Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures of CLAUSE 2.1 - LEGAL NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS OR
STRUCTURES. A parking space required for the second suite shall be provided.
24.SECTION 4 -GENERAL PROVISIONS, in the Township of Pickering Zoning By-law Number 1978 is amended
by adding the following Sub-Section 4.5:
4.5Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Sub-Section 4.3 Expansion of
Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures of SECTION 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS. A parking space required
for the second suite shall be provided.
25.SECTION 5 -GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL ZONES, in the Township of Pickering Zoning By-law
Number 3036 is amended by adding the following Sub-Section 5.30:
5.30Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings, notwithstanding Sub-Section 5.3 Expansion of
Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures of SECTION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL ZONES. A
parking space required for the second suite shall be provided.
26.CLAUSE II -GENERAL PROVISIONS, in the Agricultural Holding Zoning By-law Number 10217 is amended
by adding the following Section 2.5:
2.5Second Suite Permission when the Existing Use is Legal Non-Conforming
When the existing use is legal non-conforming, a second suite may be provided in the existing detached single-family
dwellings and existing semi-detached/two family dwellings.,notwithstanding Sub-Section 2.3 Expansion of
Non-Conforming Buildings and Structures of CLAUSE II - GENERAL PROVISIONS. A parking space required for
the second suite shall be provided.
G.Amendment to former City of York General Zoning By-law Number 1-8
. Section 2 Definitions
That any reference in the former City of York General Zoning By-law Number 1-83, as amended, to
"APARTMENT-IN-HOUSE" be and is hereby amended to read "SECOND SUITE".
Section 3 General Provisions
That Section 3 of the former City of York General Zoning By-law Number 1-83, as amended, be and it is hereby
further amended as follows:
(1)By deleting therefrom Subsection 3.4.1 and replacing it with:
3.4.1Second Suites
Notwithstanding Subsection 2(35.a.1) and 2(91.1) one second suite is permitted in a detached or semi-detached
house provided that the following regulations are complied with.
(1)Notwithstanding Subsection 2(56) in the case of a detached or semi-detached dwelling house gross floor area
shall exclude space used for second suites in a basement or cellar.
(i)Notwithstanding Subsection 2(73) a parking space for a second
suite may be located partially or entirely in front of or behind
another parking space, or on a driveway providing access to a
parking space. If a boulevard licence is issued for one such space,
it may be located partially on the boulevard abutting the driveway.
(ii)Where a parking space required for a second suite cannot be provided under sub-paragraph 3.4.1(a)(2)(i)
above, the parking space may be provided for the second suite as a front yard parking space which is not wholly on the lot,
provided the parking space meets the front yard parking regulations in Section 4 of the By-law.
(2)By deleting therefrom Subparagraphs 3.4.6 (a) to (f) inclusive and (h), and renumbering (g) as (a).
ENACTED AND PASSED this ____ day of ______, A.D. 1999.
MEL LASTMAN,NOVINA WONG,
MayorCity Clerk
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