BYLAW - Amend By law 2213078 (Canadin Tire Real Estate Additional Commercial) - 19960515 - 372696D----------------------~r-----·-·T-·--·-
(Canadian Tire Real Estate-
Additional Commercial)
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 3726-96.D
BEING A BY-lAW to amend
By-law No. 2213-78
WHEREAS it is deemed advisable t0 amend By-law number 2213-78.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora enacts as follows:
I. That Schedule "A" is hereby amended by changing the zoning category on the lands shown
in dark outline on Schedule "A" attached hereto, and forming part of this By-law from
"Restricted Industrial (Ml) Zone" to "Shopping Centre Commercial Holding (H)C4-16
Exception Zone".
2. That Schedule "T" is hereby attached as it effects the lands zoned "C4-16" and forms part
of this By-law.
3. That Section 23 is hereby amended by adding the following as Section 23.16: "Shopping
Centre Commercial (C4-16) Exception Zone".
The lands shown zoned C4-16 on Schedule "A", being Part 2 Plan 65R-18443, shall only be
used in accordance with the following provisions.
23.16.1
23.16.1.1
Uses Permitted
animal hospitals
banks or fmancial institutions
bowling alleys
business and professional offices
clinics, restaurants and take-out restaurants excluding drive-thru
restaurants, provided that the combined floor area of all restaurants
and medical clinics does not exceed twenty percent of the total
commercial floor area
commercial clubs
commercial schools, provided that the combined commercial floor
area devoted to the use does not exceed 186 square metres
day care centres
drug stores
dry cleaner's distribution depots
gymnasiums catering to athletic programs and activities for minors
health centres
laundries
libraries, post offices and government administrative offices
light service shops
medical and dental laboratories
personal service shops
places of entertainment excluding cinemas
religious institutions
retail stores
specialty food stores, provided the combined floor area devoted to
such use does not exceed 1700 square metres
1 apartment suite for caretaker accommodation in accordance with
the provisions of Section 7.4
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, driveways, parking areas,
entrance and exit ramps servicing lands immediately to the west and zoned
23.16.1.2
23.16.1.3
23.16.2
23.16.2.1
23.16.2.2
R6-36, and lands immediately to the south zoned C4-15, shall also be
permitted on the lands zoned C4-16, provided that no driveway, and/or
parking area, and/or loading area shall be permitted within any building
envelope delineated on Schedule "T".
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, department stores including
junior department stores, and/or supermarkets shall not be permitted on the
lands shown zoned C4-16.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, for the purposes of the C4-16
zone, the following definitions shall apply:
Specialty Food Store means an establishment where food products having
a common theme such as, but not limited to, a meat shop, a cheese shop, fish
shop, fresh produce store, bakery shop, delicatessen, health food store, frozen
food provisioners, or combination thereof, are sold or offered for sale at retail
but does not include any type of restaurant as defined in this by-law.
Supermarket means an establishment greater than 1700 square metres
primarily engaged in retailing a balanced line of goods such as canned,
bottled, packaged and frozen foods; fresh meat and poultry; fish; fresh fruits
and vegetables; prepared food products; bakery products; dairy products;
candy and confectionary, and other food lines. In addition, newspapers,
magazines, paper products, soft drinks, tobacco products, health and beauty
aids, housewares, flowers and plants and other non-food articles may be sold.
Take-out Restaurant means a building or part thereof where food is
prepared and served to the public for consumption off the premises and which
may contain incidental seating areas for consumption within the building but
shall not include a 'Drive-Thru Restaurant'.
Drive-Thru Restaurant means a building or part thereof where food is
prepared and served to the public while in motor vehicles by means of an
order or window service which vehicles approach in designated lanes.
Department Store, including a Junior Department Store, means a retail
store where a wide range of general merchandise such as household furniture
and furnishings, household appliances, clothing and apparel, hardware, paint
and wallpaper, drugs, books and stationery, and other miscellaneous retail
goods and commodities are sold on a departmentalized basis.
Zone Requirements
Lot Specifications
Lot Area (minimum)
Lot Frontage (minimum)
Siting Specifications
18,000 square metres
90 metres
In accordance with Schedule "T" attached as more specifically set out as
follows:
23.16.2.2.1 Building "B" shall be setback a minimum distance of: 23.0 metres from
Murray Drive; 10.5 metres from the westerly boundary of Part 2 on
Reference Plan 65R-18443; 132.0 metres from Yonge Street; and, 8.5
metres from the southerly boundary of Part 2 on Reference Plan 65R-18443.
23.16.2.2.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.30 or any other provisions to the
contrary, Building "C" shall be setback a minimum distance of 9.0 metres
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from Murray Drive and 8.6 metres from Yonge Street with the exception that
the minimum distance separation from the daylighting triangle shall be 6.5
metres. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary Building "C" shall
be sited immediately adjacent to the landscape strip abutting Y onge Street
and Murray Drive and shall extend a minimum of 50 metres along each
frontage.
23.16.2.2.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.30 or any other provisions to the
contrary, Building "D" shall be setback a minimum distance of 8.6 metres
from Yonge Street and 7.0 metres from the southern boundary of Part 2 on
Reference Plan 65R-18443. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary
Building "D" shall be sited immediately adjacent to the landscape strip
abutting Y onge Street and shall extend a minimum distance of 20 metres
along the Y onge Street frontage.
23.16.3 Building Specifications
23.16.3.1
23.16.3.2
23.16.4
23.16.5
23.16.6
23.16.7
7.
Lot Coverage (maximum)
Height (maximum)
35 percent
10 metres
Notwithstanding any other provtswns of this by-law, the combined
commercial floor area of Buildings "B", "C", and "D" shall not exceed 4800
square metres and no commercial floor area shall be permitted outside the
building envelopes shown on Schedule "T".
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.20, a decorative tower may be
permitted to project from the roof of Building "C" provided the maximum
height of the combined building and tower does not exceed 17.0 metres. Any
signage associated with the decorative tower(s) shall comply with the Town
of Aurora sign by-law.
Ingress and Egress
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.27 .8( e), a maximum of three
entrance and exit ramps for automobile traffic shall be permitted provided
that each dual direction access ramp shall have a minimum width of 7.5
metres and a maximum width of 11.0 metres, at the street line. Single
direction access ramps shall not be less than 4.5 metres in width at the street
line. The shared entrance and exit ramp accessing Y onge Street and divided
along the common boundary between Parts 2 and 3 on Reference Plan 65R-
18443 shall be permitted.
Access From Residential Zones to Commercial Zones
The provisions of Section 6.27.9(a) shall not applyto the lands zoned C4-16.
Loading Space
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19.2.1, the minimum required
number of loading spaces shall be: 3 spaces for Building "B"; 1 space for
Building "C"; and nil for Building "D". All other provisions of Section 19.2
shall apply.
Parking
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the minimum parking
requirement shall be calculated on the basis of 5.5 spaces per 100 square
metres of commercial floor area.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this by-law, no parking areas shall
23.16.8
23.16.9
23.16.10
be permitted on a temporary or other basis within any proposed building
envelope as contemplated by Schedule "T" attached.
Landscaping
A strip of land shall be provided adjacent to the entire length of the northern
and eastern lot lines and along the boundary of Part 2 Reference plan 65R-
18443 which shall be used for no other purpose than landscaping.
Notwithstanding the above and the provisions of Section 3.64, for the
purposes of this section, such landscaping may include retaining walls and
curbs. The landscape strip abutting the western boundary of Part 2 Reference
Plan 65R-18443 may also include a transformer in accordance with an
approved site plan. Access ramps or driveways shall be permitted to cross
such landscaping strips, provided they are more or less perpendicular to the
street line. The width of the required landscaping strips shall be a minimum
of9 metres abutting Murray Drive and 8.6 metres abutting Yonge Street, or
a reserve abutting such streets, and of 3 metres abutting the western boundary
of Part 2 Reference Plan 65R-18443. Notwithstanding the above, the
minimum width of the landscaping strip abutting the day lighting triangle
shall be 6.5 metres.
Buffer Strips
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.31, a planting strip with a
minimum width of 3 metres shall be provided along the entire length of the
western boundary of Part 2 Reference Plan 65R-18443. Where ingress or
egress driveways or walkways extend through the planting strip, it shall be
permissible to interrupt the strip within 1.5 metres of the edge of such
driveway and/or walkway.
Holding Prefix
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 23.16.1 to 23.16.9 above, while
the "(H)" Holding prefix is in place, no person shall within the lands zoned
(H)C4-16 on Schedule "A" attached hereto, use any lot or erect, alter or use
any buildings or structures for any purposes except those uses which existed
on the date of passing of this by-law. However, parking areas, driveways and
entrance and exit ramps shall be permitted on lands zoned (H)C4-16 for the
purpose of serving buildings or structures in use, or under construction within
lands zoned C4-15 immediately to the south. Furthermore, driveways and
entrance and exit ramps shall be permitted on lands zoned (H)C4-16 for the
purpose of serving any row house dwellings which are permitted on the lands
zoned R6-36 immediately to the west in advance of the construction of
buildings or structures intended in the (H)C4-16 zone. Furthermore, no
extension or enlargement of the uses which existed on the date of passing of
this by-law shall occur, unless an amendment to this by-law is approved by
the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora and comes into full
force and effect.
Removal of Holding Prefix
Prior to the passing of a by-law to remove the "(H)" Holding prefix from the
lands zoned (H)C4-16 or any part thereof, the Town of Aurora shall be
satisfied that a site plan agreement has been executed between the owner of
the lands and the Corporation of the Town of Aurora, that the required
widenings and day lighting triangles for the lands included in Reference Plan
~5R-18443 in their entirety have been conveyed to the satisfaction of the
Town, and that the relevant provisions of the Official Plan, as amended, have
been complied with.
Upon removal of the "(H)" Holding prefix from the lands zoned (H)C4-16
pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act, or a successor thereto, the
provisions applicable to the said lands shall be as set out in Sections 23.16.1
to 23.16.8 inclusive.
4. No part of this By-law will come into force until the provisions of the Planning Act have
been complied with, but subject to such provisions the By-law will take effect from the day
of passing thereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 27 DAY OF March 1996.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS ~DAY OF J11 k'f 1996.
L. ALLISON, MUNICIPAL CLERK
TOWN OF AURORA
PART OF LOT 77, CONCESSION I, W.Y.S.
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SCHEDULE "T" TO BY-LAW NO. 3726-96.D
Explanatory Note
Re: Zoning By-law 3726-96,D
By-law 3726-96.D has the following purpose and effect:
To amend By-law 2213-78, the Zoning By-law in effect in the Town of Aurora, to rezone the subject
lands, being Part 2 Reference Plan 65R-18443, located at the south-west comer ofYonge Street and
Murray Drive as shown on the key map below, from "Restricted Industrial (Ml) Zone" to "Shopping
Centre Commercial Holding (H)C4-16 Exception Zone". The amendment is to permit the
development of the lands for a shopping centre comprised of three buildings with a combined
maximum floor area of 4800 square metres (51,669 square feet). The By-law permits a range of
commercial uses excluding cinemas, department stores and junior department stores, supermarkets,
and drive-thru restaurants, and establishes site specific lot, siting and building requirements and
standards pertaining to access, loading and parking, landscaping and buffer strips.
The Holding (H) prefix applying to the C4-16 zone must be removed prior to any development of
the lands other than parking/ driveways servicing adjacent lands to the immediate south and west.
Removal of the Holding (H) prefix involves further notice but not the opportunity for third party
appeal. Conditions for removal of the Holding prefix set out in the by-law require the execution of
a site plan agreement, conveyance of required widenings and day lighting triangles, and conformance
with the relevant provisions of the Official Plan, as amended.
APPROXJMATE LOCAnON OF
SUBJECT LANDS
Town of Aurora
100 John West Way
Box No. 1000
Aurora, Ontario
L4G 6)1
Tel: (905) 727-1375
AFFIDAVIT l)NDER SECTION 34(22) OF THE PLANNING ACT (1990>
I, Lawrence Allison, hereby certify that the notice for By-law #3726-96.D of the Corporation of
the Town of Aurora, passed by the Council of the Corporation on the 15th day of May, 1996, was
given on the 21st day of May, 1996, in the manner and form and to the persons prescribed by
Ontario Regulation 404/83, as amended, made by the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council under
subsection 18 of section 34 of The Planning Act (1990). I also certify that the 20 day objection
period expired on lOth day of June, 1996, and to this date no notice of objection to the By-law
has been filed by any person in the office of the Clerk.
Dated this 11th day of June, 1996.
L renee Allison, A.M.C.T.
Municipal Clerk
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