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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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First Draft Zoning By-law
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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”
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Improved formatting of the Zoning By-law:
Enhanced user
experience
Use of matrices
and tables
Illustrations to
aid with
interpretation
Will include
explanatory
notes
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First Draft Zoning By-law
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1
2
3
4
5
6
Administration
Establishment of Zones and Schedules
Definitions
General Provisions
Specific Use Provisions
Parking and Loading Requirements
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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
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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:
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Part 7
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Established
Neighbourhoods
(-EN)
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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)
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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.
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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
Part 8 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:
[zone]-S(n1,n2), D(n1, n2)
Form based
requirements to
implement specific
standards
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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 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:
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Part 9
A range of existing
Commercial Zones
within Vaughan
Part 10 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:
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
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Part 10
[zone]-S(n1,n2), D(n1, n2)
Form based
requirements to
implement specific
standards
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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
Part 11 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:
Updated and
harmonized
permitted uses
Updated to
implement specific
Official Plan
requirements
Some 1-88
requirements
carried forward
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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:
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Parts 12 & 13
Definitions
Introduced many
new defined
technical and
design terms
Part 3 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:
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
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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:
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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
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Part 6 of the First Draft Zoning By-law:
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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