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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2024-033
Being a By-law to amend By-law 84-63 and By-law 2005-109
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
advisable to amend By-law 84-63 and By-law 2005-109 for ZBA2024-0004.
Now Therefore Be It Resolved That, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Clarington enacts as follows (*note: Bold text represents an addition to the text and text
with a strikethrough represents deleted text):
1. By-law 84-63 is amended as set out in Sections 3 through 4 of this By-law.
2. By-law 2005-109 is amended as set out in Section 5 of this By-law.
3. By deleting Section 3.2 and replacing it as follows:
“3.2 Additional Dwelling Units
a. One additional dwelling unit is permitted within any legally
permitted single detached, semi-detached or townhouse dwelling,
and one additional dwelling unit is permitted in an accessory
building that is secondary to the principal residential building, for a
maximum total of three dwelling units on a lot.
b. Notwithstanding Section 3.2 a., two additional dwelling units is
permitted within any legally permitted single detached, semi-
detached or townhouse dwelling, or one additional dwelling unit is
permitted within any legally permitted single detached, semi-
detached or townhouse dwelling and one additional dwelling unit is
permitted in an accessory building on the same lot, located within
Urban Residential (R1, R2, R3) Zones or Mixed Use Zones inclusive
of all exception zones that permits a principal residential building
that is connected to full municipal services, for a maximum total of
three dwelling units on a lot.
c. Notwithstanding Section 3.2 a., two additional dwelling units is
permitted within any legally permitted single detached dwellings, or
one additional dwelling unit is permitted within any legally
permitted single detached dwellings and one additional dwelling
unit is permitted in an accessory building on the same lot, located
within Urban Residential (R1, R2) Zones, Residential Hamlet (RH)
Zone, Agriculture (A) Zone, or Agricultural Exception (A-1) Zone
that is partially connected to municipal services within Courtice,
Bowmanville, Newcastle, Orono or Newtonville settlement
boundaries, for a maximum total of three dwelling units on a lot.
This is inclusive of all exception zones in the Urban Residential
(R1, R2) Zones and Residential Hamlet (RH) Zone in the mentioned
settlement boundaries that permit a single detached dwelling. This
is subject to obtaining the applicable servicing permits and
permissions from the Regional Municipality of Durham.
d. Notwithstanding Section 3.2 a., additional dwelling units are not
permitted within the Environmental Protection Zone. Moreover,
additional dwelling units shall not be permitted where residential
uses are prohibited, as determined by the Conservation Authority.
This can include areas subject to hazards such as where safe
access to the additional dwelling unit would be rendered
inaccessible to people and vehicles during times of flooding
hazards, erosion hazards, and/or dynamic beach hazards.
e. Notwithstanding Section 3.2 a., additional dwelling units are only
permitted within single detached dwellings or accessory buildings that
existed on (or where building permits were issued prior to) July 1, 2017
for lands within the Protected Countryside within the Greenbelt Plan.
Additional dwelling units is not permitted within farm buildings.
f. Within Urban Residential Zones and Mixed Use Zones, entrances for an
additional dwelling unit within the principal residential building may be
through a common door in the front building façade. Additional, separate
entrances for either the additional dwelling unit or the principal dwelling
must be accessed via the rear or side yard.
g. Where an additional dwelling unit is located within an accessory building:
i) Notwithstanding Section 3.1 c., the accessory building must:
a) Conform to the zone’s front yard and exterior side yard setback
requirements for residential uses;
b) Have a minimum rear yard and interior side yard setback of 1.8
metres;
c) Not exceed, whichever is less:
i) lot coverage of 10% for the additional dwelling unit, or
ii) the zone regulation’s lot coverage maximum; and
d) Have a maximum height of 6.5 metres within Agricultural and
Rural Residential Zones, and 5.25 metres within Urban
Residential Zones.
h. Additional dwelling units constructed after 1994, is automatically
registered with a building permit that has granted building occupancy.
Any additional dwelling units constructed before 1994, requires a fire
inspection to be completed to ensure compliance with the Ontario Fire
Code, and to be registered as a legal additional dwelling unit.
i. A home occupation is permitted within an additional dwelling unit, subject to
Section 3.11B.
j. An accessory building containing an additional dwelling unit may not
be severed from the lot accommodating the principal residential
building. In no case shall an additional dwelling unit be considered a
residence surplus to a farm operation.”
4. The Parking Space Requirement Table within Section 3.16 of By-law 84-63 is
amended as follows:
Parking Space Requirement Table
Type or nature of use Minimum off street parking
requirement
(v)
a) Additional dwelling unit or Garden
Suite
1 parking space for each additional
dwelling unit or garden suite.
1 parking space per dwelling unit
for townhouse dwellings only
5. By deleting Section 5.7.3 of By-law 2005-109 and replacing it as follows:
“5.7 Additional Dwelling Units
5.7.3 Additional dwelling units constructed after 1994, is automatically
registered with a building permit that has granted building
occupancy. Any additional dwelling units constructed before 1994
requires a fire inspection to be completed to ensure compliance
with the Ontario Fire Code, and to be registered as a legal additional
dwelling unit.”
6. This By-law shall come into effect on the date of the passing hereof, subject to the
provisions of Section 34 and Section 24.2 of the Planning Act.
Passed in Open Council this 24th day June, 2024.
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Adrian Foster, Mayor
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John Paul Newman, Deputy Clerk
Written approval of this by-law was given by Mayoral Decision MDE-2024-006 dated
June 24, 2024.