BYLAW - OLT Amend 600017 145and147 Wellington St W (ZBA201801) - 20210615 - 6478-23The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6478-23
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended,
respecting the lands municipally known as 145 & 147 Wellington
Street West (File No. ZBA-2018-01).
Whereas under section 34(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended (the
“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 of the Town of Aurora
(the “Town”) enacted By-law Number 6000-17, as amended (the “Zoning By-law”), which
Zoning By-law was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (the “OMB”);
And whereas on January 29, 2018, the OMB made an order, in accordance with
subsection 34(31) of the Planning Act, providing that any part of the Zoning By-law not
in issue in the appeal shall be deemed to have come into force on the day the Zoning
By-law was passed;
And whereas the OMB and the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the “LPAT”) is continued
under the name Ontario Land Tribunal (the “Tribunal”), 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 on June 15, 2021, the Tribunal issued a Decision and Order, under LPAT
Case No. PL200238 (the “Order”) approving an amendment to the Zoning By-law
respecting the lands municipally known as 147 and 147 Wellington Street West,
following an appeal pursuant to section 34(11) of the Planning Act;
Now therefore the Zoning By-law is amended by the Ontario Land Tribunal as follows:
1. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended to replace the “Second Density
Apartment Residential (RA2) Zone” zoning category applying to the lands shown
in hatching on Schedule “A” attached hereto and forming part of this By-law
with “Second Density Apartment Residential [RA2(521)] Exception Zone”.
2. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended to add the following:
Parent Zone: RA2
Exception No.: 521
Map: 4
Previous Zone:
RA2
Previous By-laws:
N/A
Municipal Address: 145 & 147 Wellington Street West
Legal Description: Part of Lot 28, Registered Plan 246, Town of Aurora, Regional
Municipality of York
24.521.1 Uses Permitted
• Two (2) Buildings, Apartment (204 dwelling units maximum)
• Dwelling, Stacked Townhouse (56 dwelling units maximum)
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24.521.2 Zone Requirements
24.521.2.1 Lot Specifications
Lot Area (minimum) 19,700.0 square metres
Lot Frontage (minimum) 105.0 metres
24.521.2.2 Siting Specifications
Apartment Buildings
Front Yard Setback (minimum) 10.7 metres
Rear Yard Setback (minimum) 19.5 metres
Interior Side Yard Setback (minimum) 26.0 metres
Exterior Side Yard Setback (minimum) 16.0 metres
Stacked Townhouses
Front Yard Setback (minimum) 2.5 metres
Rear Yard Setback (minimum) 9.0 metres
Interior Side Yard Setback (minimum) 8.0 metres
Exterior Side Yard Setback (minimum) 18.5 metres
Gross Floor Area per Dwelling Unit
(minimum)
60 square metres
24.521.2.3 Building Specifications
Lot Coverage (maximum) 30%
Building Height (maximum)
• Building, Apartment
• Dwelling, Stacked Townhouse
7 storeys
13.7 metres
Amenity Area Notwithstanding Section 7.5.2:
• A minimum of 3.75 square metres
of private amenity space shall be
provided per Stacked Townhouse
Dwelling Unit; and,
• A minimum of1,250 square metres
of outdoor shared amenity space
shall be provided at the northwest
limits of the property.
24.521.2.4 Parking
Manoeuvring Spaces (minimum)
• 90 degree spaces
6.4 metres
Parking Standards (minimum)
Notwithstanding Sections 5.4 and 5.8.2,
the following parking rates shall apply:
• 1.03 resident parking spaces per
dwelling unit (269 spaces)
• 0.1 visitor parking spaces per
dwelling unit (26 spaces)
• 6 barrier-free parking spaces
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Off-street Parking in Yards Notwithstanding Section 5.5.3, a Parking
Area may be permitted in the Front Yard
of a Residential Zone.
Parking Lot Setbacks Section 5.5.2 shall not apply.
Bicycle Parking Space Standards Notwithstanding Section 5.7, 0.15 bicycle
parking spaces per dwelling unit are
required.
3. 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 the Order.
Pursuant to the Order of the Ontario Land Tribunal issued on the 15th day of June,
2021, under LPAT Case No. PL200238.
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Explanatory Note
Re: By-law Number 6478-23
By-law Number 6478-23 has the following purpose and effect:
To amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended, the Zoning By-law in effect in the
Town of Aurora, to rezone the subject lands from “Second Density Apartment
Residential (RA2) Zone” to “Second Density Apartment Residential [RA2(521)]
Exception Zone”.
The effect of this zoning amendment will rezone the subject property to one
common exception zone category and will facilitate the addition of 56 stacked
townhouse dwelling units, with a reduced parking rate and other site specific
exceptions.
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Schedule “A”
Location: Part of Lot 28, Registered Plan 246, Town of Aurora,
Regional Municipality of York
Lands rezoned from “Second Density Apartment Residential
(RA2) Zone” to “Second Density Apartment Residential
(RA2(521)) Exception Zone”.