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BYLAW - Amend 600017 Housekeeping and technical corrections - 20210713 - 636521The Corporation of the Town of Aurora By-law Number 6365-21 Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended, to make a number of housekeeping and technical corrections. Whereas under section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.0. 1990, c. P.13, as amended (the l'Planning Act"), zoning by-laws may be passed by the councils of local municipalities to prohibit and regulate the use of land, buildings and structures; And whereas on June 27, 2017, the Council of The Corporation oftheTown of Aurora (the l'Town") enacted By-law Number 6000-17 (the IlZoning By-law"), which Zoning By-law was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (thel'OMB"); And whereas on January 29, 2018, the OMB issued an order, in accordance with subsection 34(31 ) of the Planning Act, providing that any part of the by-law not in issue in the appeal shall be deemed to have come into force on the day the by-law was passed; And whereas the OMB and the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the IILPAT") is continued under the name Ontario Land Tribunal (the "Tribunal'l), and any reference to the Ontario Municipal Board or OMB or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal or LPAT is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal; And whereas the Council of the Town deems it necessary and expedient to further amend the Zoning By-law; Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as follows: 1.Section 4.8 of the Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended as follows: Any Lot on lands zoned Commercial, Employment, Institutional or Multiple Residential (more than four dwelling units per Lot) shall require an un-obstructed Landscaping Strip solely for supporting tree plantings, shrubs, flowers, grass or other such vegetative elements in accordance with the following provisions: a) A minimum 3.0 metre wide continuous landscaping strip is required on the front and interior side lot line of any lot that has a frontage of 15 metres or more. b) A minimum 2.0 metre wide continuous landscaping strip is required on the front and interior side lot line of any lot that has a frontage of less than 15 metres. c) Notwithstanding section 4.8 a) and b): Properties with a frontage of 1 5m or more and less than a 3m required front or interior side yard setback, shall provide a minimum landscaping strip the same width as the required front and interior side yard setback provided the required setback is not less than 1.5m. Properties with a frontage of less than 1 5m and less than a 2m required front or interior side yard setback, shall provide a minimum landscaping strip the same width as the required front By-law Number 6365-21 Page 2 of 4 and interior side yard setback provided the required setback is not less than 1.5m. Properties with a zero front yard or interior side yard requirement are exempt from providing a landscape strip. d) Where the rear lot line of any lot in a non-residential zone abuts a lot in a Residential Zone, a minimum 3.0 metre wide continuous landscaping strip shall be provided along the abutting lot line of the lot. e) Access ramps or Driveways shall be permitted to cross such landscaping strips, Section 3 (Definitions) of the Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended as follows: Landscaping/ Landscape Strip definition is deleted and replaced with: Landscaping: means any combination of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass or other such vegetative elements, and (which) may include some minor elements such as decorative stonework, paving, screening, or other architectural elements, curbs, retaining walls and any surfaced walk or similar area but does not include any Driveway or ramp, Parking Area or any area with an enclosed building or structure. Landscaping Strip: strip of land solely for supporting tree plantings, shrubs, flowers, grass or other such vegetative elements Section 5.5.4 or the Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended as follows: The following requirements will apply to all Parking Areas and lots except those serving 4 or less dwelling units. a) Driveways serving buildings shall not exceed two (2) in number per lot; b) Ingress and egress, to and from required Parking Spaces and areas shall be provided by means of unobstructed Driveways; Driveways may cross a required yard or a required Landscaping Strip; Driveways exclusively serving a loading space or serving a building in an Employment Zone may have one or more one-way lanes. Each lane shall have a minimum of 3.5 meters and a maximum width of 6.5 meters; e) Driveways for all other uses may have one or more one-way lanes. Each lane shall have a minimum width of 3.5 meters and a maximum width of 4.5 meters; The interior angle of intersection between a Driveway and a Street Line shall not be less than sixty (60) degrees; g) The minimum and maximum width of the Driveway shall be measured along the Street line. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended to add the following: 1.12 Rounding By-law Number 6365-21 Page 3 of 4 Unless otherwise stated, the following shall apply in determining the rounding digit: a) For a provision shown as a whole number (e.g. 220), the rounding digit is the first whole number left of the decimal place. b) For a provision shown to the first decimal place (e.g. 3.0), the rounding digit is the first digit right of the decimal place. c) For a provision shown to the second decimal place (e.g. 3.50), the rounding digit is the second digit right of the decimal place. For a provision that is calculated by multiplying or dividing by a percent or a ratio or by averaging two or more numbers, or for a provision where no explicit numerical value is provided, the provision shall be rounded to the first decimal place and the rounding digit is the first digit right of the decimal place. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended to add the following: 1.13 Technical Revisions Provided that the purpose, effect, intent, meaning and substance of this By-law are no way affected, the following technical revisions to this By-law are permitted without a zoning amendment: a) Changes to the numbering, cross-referencing, format and arrangement of the text, tables, schedules and maps; b) Additions to and revisions of technical information on maps and schedules including, but not limited to: infrastructure and topographic information, notes, legends, shading and title blocks; c) Alterations of punctuation or language; and d) Correction of grammatical, dimensional, boundary, mathematical or typographic errors. 6. This By-law shall come into full force subject to compliance with the provisions of the Planning Act and subject to compliance with such provisions, this By-law will take effect from the date of final passage hereof. Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 13th day of July, 2021. Xor6 Mrakas, Mayor Michael de Rond, Town Clerk By-law Number 6365-21 Page4 of 4 Explanatory Note Re: By-law Number 6365-21 By-law Number 6365-21 has the following purpose and effect: To amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended, being the Zoning By-law in effect in the Town of Aurora, to introduce a required landscape strip width for all Zones, to ensure the maximum driveway width in the Zoning By-law is large enough for Employment uses, to add a methodology for rounding up or down of numbers to provide consistent interpretations and to allow staff to correct technical errors without having to undergo a full Zoning By-law amendment.