By-law - Amend 6000-17 Zoning Bylaw Amendment, 25 and 55 Addison Hall Circle (File ZBA-2025-06) - 20260526 - 6783-26The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6783-26
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended,
respecting the lands municipally known as 25 and 55 Addison Hall Circle
(File No. ZBA-2025-06).
Whereas under section 34 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 (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” or the “OLT”), 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 or the OLT;
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. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended to replace the “Business Park
(E-BP) Exception Zone (443)” and “Business Park (E-BP) Exception Zone (445)”
zoning categories applying to the lands shown in hatching on Schedule “A”
attached hereto and forming part of this by-law with “Townhouse Dwelling
Residential (R8) Exception Zone (577).”
2. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended to add the following:
“24.577 Townhouse Dwelling Residential (R8) Exception Zone (577)
Parent Zone: R8
Exception No.: (577)
Map: Schedule “A”, Map
No. 8
Previous Zone:
E-BP (443)
E-BP (445)
Previous By-laws:
6000-17
Municipal Address: 25 and 55 Addison Hall Circle
Legal Description: Blocks 29 and 30, Plan 65M-4650
24.577.1 Permitted Uses
The following uses are permitted:
• Townhouse
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24.577.2 Zoning Requirements
The lot line adjacent to Addison Hall Circle shall be deemed to be the Front Lot Line.
24.577.2.1 Lot Specifications
Lot Area – total parcel (minimum) 4.0 hectares
Lot Frontage – total parcel (minimum) 70.0 metres
Required Front Yard setback (minimum) 6.0 metres
Required Exterior Side Yard setback (minimum) 8.0 metres
Required Interior Side Yard setback (minimum) 20.0 metres
Required Rear Yard setback (minimum) 8.5 metres
24.577.2.2 Site Specifications
Required Interior Side Yard setback from a
building to Block 6, Plan 65M-3819 (minimum) 12.5 metres
Required side yard setback from a building to the
Rear Yard (minimum) 6.0 metres
Required setback of a rear yard garage from the
rear lot line of an exterior or end unit to a private
road or laneway (minimum)
0.95 metre
Required setback of a garage from a private
road or laneway (minimum) 1.5 metres
Required setback of a garage from a private
road or laneway for dwellings abutting the
landscape buffer as set out in 24.577.8
(minimum)
5.3 metres
Required Front Yard setback where a covered or
uncovered porch and stairs with habitable
space above face onto the Frontage (minimum)
5.0 metres
Required distance separation between the side
of a building to the side of another building
(minimum)
3.0 metres
Required distance separation between the front
or rear of a building to the front or rear of
another building, separated by a private road
(minimum)
9.0 metres
Required distance separation between the front
or rear of a building to the side of another
building (minimum)
6.5 metres
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Required distance separation between the front
main wall of the 1st floor of a building to the
front main wall of the 1st floor of another
building not separated by a private road
(minimum)
11.5 metres
Required distance separation between the front
main wall of the 2nd floor of a building to the
front main wall of the 2nd floor of another
building not separated by a private road
(minimum)
9.0 metres
24.577.2.3 Building Specifications
Townhouse Units (maximum) 202 units
Width of Dwelling Unit (minimum) 5.5 metres
Height (maximum) 13.0 metres
Total Site Building Coverage (maximum) 50%
24.577.3 Parking
Townhouse Parking (minimum) 2 spaces per unit
Visitor Parking (minimum) 48 spaces
Barrier Free Parking (minimum) 10 spaces
Where a parking space is located within a garage, the minimum single parking space
dimension shall be 2.5 metres by 5.3 metres.
24.577.4 Daylighting Triangle
On a corner lot where a daylighting triangle has been conveyed to a public authority,
the minimum required setback from the daylighting triangle shall be 6.0 metres.
24.577.5 Amenity Area
Notwithstanding Section 7.5.2.1, the minimum total amenity area for the entire site is
2,060 square metres.
24.577.6 Encroachments
Projection of open-sided roofed porches, decks
or balconies, not exceeding one storey in
height, with or without foundation, into a
required exterior side yard or front yard
provided no part of the porch, deck or balcony
including eaves and steps, is closer than 0.60
metres to the lot line.
2.0 metres
Projection of steps from the front ground floor
wall into a required Front or Exterior Side yard
to the lot line (maximum)
2.5 metres
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24.S77.7 Maneuvering Aisle
90-degree spaces (minimum)6.5 metres
24.577.8 Landscaping
A landscaped buffer with a minimum width of 20.0 metres shall be provided along the
easterly property boundary abutting Block 31, Plan 65M-4650 and shall only be used
for the purpose of landscaping, and amenity facilities including but not limited to a tot
lot, seating areas, gazebos and pedestrian walkway."
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 final passage hereof.
If a building permit that is appropriate for the development has not been issued
under the Building Code Act, 7 992, s.o. 1992, c. 23, as amended, for any building
or structure so authorized within three (3) years from enactment of this by-law,
then this by-law shall automatically repeal and if so repealed, the zoning of the
lands will revert to the original zoning.
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 26th day of May, 2026.
Mayor
Anne Kantharajah, Town Clerk
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Explanatory Note
Re: By-law Number 6783-26
By-law Number 6783-26 has the following purpose and effect:
To amend By-law 6000-17, as amended; the Zoning By-law in effect in the Town of
Aurora, to rezone the subject lands from “Business Park (E-BP) Exception Zone (443)”
and “Business Park (E-BP) Exception Zone (445)” to “Townhouse Dwelling Residential
(R8) Exception Zone (577).”
The effect of this zoning amendment will permit a residential development consisting of
202-unit townhouse dwellings, private amenity areas and a private laneway system.
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Schedule “A”
Location: Block 29 & 30, Registered Plan 65M-4650, Town of Aurora, Regional
Municipality of York
Lands rezoned from “Business Park (E-BP) Exception Zone (443)” and
“Business Park (E-BP) Exception Zone (445)” to “Townhouse Dwelling
Residential (R8) Exception Zone (577).”