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By-law - Amend 6000-17 1289 Wellington St East (ZBA-2025-09) - 20260623 - 6789-26 The Corporation of the Town of Aurora By-law Number 6789-26 Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 6000-17, as amended, respecting the lands municipally known as 1289 Wellington Street East (File No. ZBA-2025-09). 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 ”Second Density Apartment Residential RA2 (559)” and the “Detached Fifth Density Residential R5 (560)” category applying to the lands shown in hatching on Schedule “A” attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, with the following zone: “Townhouse Dwelling Residential R8(558) Exception Zone”. 2. The Zoning By-law be and is hereby amended by adding the following: “24.558 Townhouse Dwelling Residential R8(558) Exception Zone Parent Zone: R8 Exception No.: 558 Map: 9 Previous Zone: RA2 (559)/R5 (560) Previous By-laws: 6000-17 Municipal Address: 1289 Wellington Street East Legal Description: Part of Lot 20, Concession 2 (AW), designated as Part 10, Plan 65R-36523, Town of Aurora 24.558.1 Permitted Uses • Home occupation (1) By-law Number 6789-26 Page 2 of 6 o Subject to Section 4.6 of Zoning By-law 6000-17 • Dwelling, Townhouse • Back-to-back, Townhouse 24.558.2 Lot Specification Notwithstanding, the definition of Lot in Section 3 of By-law 6000-17, for the purposes of this zone category a lot shall be deemed to mean the whole of one lot fronting on a private right-of-way, and the yard requirements and other provisions of the by-law shall be applied to each unit situated on each individual lot. For the purpose of measuring front, rear and interior/exterior side yard setbacks on lots with roundings, daylighting triangles or irregular lot lines, the lot line shall be deemed to be the extension of the front or rear and side yard lot lines to the point of intersection. Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, for the purposes of this zone category a Front Lot Line shall be deemed to be the lot line opposite the driveway access for all lots. Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, for the purposes of this zone category exterior lot lines shall be deemed to be interior side lot lines. Notwithstanding the provisions of By-law 6000-17, for the purpose of this zone category parking spaces located in driveways of a dwelling unit shall be included toward the minimum resident and visitor parking requirement. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.3.1 of By-law 6000-17, for the purpose of this zone category Tandem Parking spaces may include a combination of a parking space internal of a garage and external on a driveway. 24.558.3 Site Specifications Number of Residential Units (maximum) 173 Lot Area (minimum) 110 square metres Lot Frontage (minimum) 5.5 metres Front Yard (minimum) For lots fronting Wellington Steet E and Leslie Street 2.7 metres For lots abutting an EP zone 6.1 metres For all other lots 1.7 metres Rear Yard (minimum) For lots abutting an EP zone 5.2 metres For all other lots 3.0 metres Interior Side Yard (minimum) 0.0 metres (Along a Common Lot Line) 1.2 metres (for end units) By-law Number 6789-26 Page 3 of 6 Lot Coverage (maximum) 74% Setback for garage or carport entrance from a Private Road (minimum) 3.0 metres Number of Attached Dwelling Units (maximum) A maximum of nine (9) townhouse units may be attached in a continuous row in any row development Internal road width / Maneuvering Space for 90 degree spaces (minimum) 6.5 metres Setback for open-sided roofed porches, decks or balconies, not exceeding one storey in height, with or without foundation (minimum) 0.6 metres Outdoor Amenity Area per dwelling (minimum) 14 square metres 24.558.4 Parking Standards Minimum Parking Requirement 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit, minimum 13% of spaces required shall be set aside for visitor parking Minimum Barrier Free Parking Requirement 9 spaces Maximum Driveway Width 6.0 m In no case shall the driveway width go beyond the interior side yard of the dwelling Minimum garage parking space dimensions One Parking Space within a garage shall have a dimension of 2.5 metres by 5.3 metres 24.558.5 Yard Encroachments Permitted Projection of steps into a required Front or Exterior Side yard to the lot line (maximum) For lots fronting Wellington Steet East and Leslie Street 2.7 m Permitted to encroach up to, but not beyond, the Front Lot Line All other lots 1.7 m Permitted to encroach up to, but not beyond, the Front Lot Line By-law Number 6789-26 Page 4 of 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 wHl 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 the enactment of amendments to the Zoning By-law to remove the holding symbol "H" (or l'h"), 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 23rd day of June, 2026. om Mrakas,Mayor Anne Kantharajah, Town Clerk By-law Number 6789-26 Page 5 of 6 Explanatory Note Re: By-law Number 6789-26 By-law Number 6789-26 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 portion of the subject lands from “Second Density Apartment Residential RA2 (559)” and “Detached Fifth Density Residential R5 (560)” to “Townhouse Dwelling Residential R8(558) Exception Zone”. The rezoning will permit a multi-unit development with a maximum of 173 three (3) storey townhouse dwelling units, private roads and open space areas. By-law Number 6789-26 Page 6 of 6 Schedule “A”