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Chapter 600 Regulations for Overlay Zones
600.20 Priority Retail Streets Overlay Map
(1) | District "A" Priority Retail Street |
| On a lot in the CR, CRE, I or IH zone, which abuts a street identified as a priority retail street on the Priority Retail Streets Overlay Map:
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(A) | The first storey of a mixed-use building or non-residential building must provide a minimum of 60 percent of the lot frontage abutting the priority retail street for one or more of the following uses, provided that any use must be otherwise permitted on that lot by this By-law:
Ambulance Depot Art Gallery Artist Studio Automated Banking Machine Clinic Club Community Centre Custom Workshop Day Nursery Eating Establishment Education Use Entertainment Place of Assembly Financial Institution Fire Hall Hospital Library Massage therapy Medical Office Museum Office Performing Arts Studio Personal Service Shop Pet Services Place of Assembly Place of Worship Police Station Post-Secondary School Private School Production Studio Public School Recreation Use Retail Service Retail Store Service Shop Sports Place of Assembly Take-out Eating Establishment Veterinary Hospital Wellness centre
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(B) | A cumulative maximum of 15.0 metres of lot frontage for the following uses may be used for the purpose of meeting the requirement of Regulation (A) above;
Ambulance Depot Art Gallery Automated Banking Machine Clinic Club Community Centre Education Use Entertainment Place of Assembly Financial Institution Fire Hall Hospital Laboratory Library Massage therapy Medical Office Museum Office Performing Arts Studio Place of Assembly Place of Worship Police Station Post-Secondary School Private School Production Studio Public School Recreation Use Sports Place of Assembly Veterinary Hospital Wellness centre
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(C) | Each use provided in accordance with regulation (A) above, must have a main pedestrian entrance:
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(i) | located parallel to and within 5.0 metres of the lot line abutting the priority retail street; and
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(ii) | within 0.2 metres of the ground measured at the lot line abutting the street directly opposite the entrance;
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(D) | For each use provided in accordance with regulation (A) above, a minimum of 60 percent of the surface area of the main wall of the first storey facing the priority retail street must be windows or doors; and
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(E) | Regulation (D) above, does not apply to a building which is also a heritage site. [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(2) | Lawfully Existing Buildings |
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(A) | If a lawfully existing building contains lawful uses on the first storey and does not satisfy the requirements of Regulations 600.20.10(1)(A) or (1)(B), those lawful uses are deemed to satisfy the requirements of Regulations 600.20.10 1)(A) and (1)(B);
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(B) | Any addition, extension or change of use on the first storey of a lawfully existing building must comply with Regulations 600.20.10(1)(A) and (1)(B) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance;
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(C) | If a lawful main pedestrian entrance of a lawfully existing building is not located in accordance with Regulation 600.20.10(1)(C), that lawful main pedestrian entrance location is deemed to satisfy the requirements of Regulation 600.20.10(1)(C);
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(D) | Any addition or extension to a lawfully existing building, that abuts a street identified as a priority retail street on the Priority Retail Streets Overlay Map, and which requires a new main pedestrian entrance must comply with Regulation 600.20.10(1)(C) or be authorized by a Section 45 Planning Act minor variance; and
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(E) | If a lawful main wall of a lawfully existing building has a minimum surface area of windows and doors which is less than the minimum surface area required by Regulation 600.20.10(1)(D), that lawful main wall is deemed to satisfy the requirements of Regulation 600.20.10(1)(D). [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(3) | Building Types Exempt from Complying |
| None of the provisions of Article 600.20.10 Priority Retail Street Overlay District "A" apply to a building originally constructed as a detached house, semi-detached house, duplex, triplex, fourplex, or townhouse. [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(1) | Building Permit Applications |
| Nothing in Article 600.20.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure for which an application for a building permit was filed on or prior to June 5, 2019. [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(2) | Building Permit Applications |
| For the purposes of regulation 600.20.15.1 (1), an "application for a building permit" means an application for a building permit that satisfies the requirements set out in Article I, Building Permits of Chapter 363, Building Construction and Demolition of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(1) | Zoning By-law Amendment Applications |
| Nothing in Article 600.20.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which a complete application for a zoning by-law amendment was filed on or prior to June 5, 2019. [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(2) | Zoning By-law Amendment Applications |
| For the purposes of regulation 600.20.15.2(1), a "complete application for a zoning by-law amendment" means an application which satisfies the requirements set out in the City of Toronto Official Plan Policy 5.5.2. [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(1) | Minor Variance Applications |
| Nothing in in Article 600.20.10 will prevent the erection or use of a building or structure, for which:
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(A) | A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed on or prior to June 5, 2019; or
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(B) | A complete application for a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act was filed after to June 5, 2019 based on a building permit referred to in regulation 600.20.15.1(1). [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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(2) | Minor Variance Applications |
| For the purposes of regulation 600.20.15.3(1), a "complete application for a minor variance" means an application which satisfies the requirements of Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 200/96 (Minor Variance Applications) under the Planning Act. [ By-law: 1682-2019 Under Appeal ]
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