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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2026-090
Being a By-law to amend By-law 84-63, the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
advisable to amend By-law 84-63, as amended, of the Corporation of the
Municipality of Clarington for ZBA2024-0033;
Now Therefore Be It Resolved That, the Council of the Corporation of the
Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows:
1. Section 14.6 “Special Exceptions – Urban Residential Type Three (R3) Zone” is
hereby amended by adding thereto, the following new Special Exception Zone
14.6.89 as follows:
14.6.89 Urban Residential Exception (R3-89) Zone
Notwithstanding Sections 14.1, 14.3 a., b., c. iii), e., g., h., and 14.4 those lands
zoned R3-89, shall only be used for the permitted uses listed in the R3-89 zone
and shall be subject to the following regulations and the applicable provisions
not amended by the R3-89 zone:
a. Permitted Uses:
i) Street townhouse dwelling
ii) Stacked townhouse dwelling
iii) Link townhouse dwelling
iv) A home occupation use in accordance with the provisions of Section
3.11 of this By-law, save and except the retail sale of antiques, arts,
crafts, or hobby items.
b. Regulations for street townhouse dwellings:
i) Lot Area (minimum) 160 square
metres
ii) Lot Frontage (minimum)
a) Interior Lot 6 metres
b) Exterior Lot 9 metres
iii) Exterior Side Yard Requirements (minimum) 3 metres
iv) Lot Coverage (maximum) 50% percent for the dwelling, 55% for all
buildings and structures
v) Driveway width (maximum) 3 metres
vi) Height of floor deck of unenclosed porch above finished grade
(maximum) 1.5 metres
vii) A covered and unclosed porch/balcony having no habitable space
above it shall be permitted subject to the following:
a) In the case of an interior lot, an unenclosed porch/balcony up
to a maximum area of 10 square metres shall be permitted
provided it is located in the front yard of the lot and shall not
be calculated as lot coverage;
c. Regulations for Stacked Townhouse Dwellings:
i) Density (minimum) 40 units per ha
ii) Lot frontage (minimum) 13.5 metres
iii) Yard requirements:
a) Front yard to an improved public street or private street
4.5 metres
(minimum) to 7.5 metres
(maximum)
b) Exterior side yard to an improved public street or private street
4.5
metres(minimum) to 7.5
metres (maximum)
c) Interior side yard (minimum) 4.5 metres
d) Interior side yard separation between buildings without
common wall (minimum) 3.0 metres
e) Rear yard (min) 7.5 metres
f) Rear yard separation between buildings (minimum) 15 metres
g) Dwelling Unit Area (minimum) 85 square
metres
h) Lot Coverage (maximum) 60 percent
i) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) 20 percent
d. Regulations for Link Townhouse Dwellings:
For the Purpose of establishing regulations for each Link Townhouse
Dwelling unit, the following specific regulations shall apply as if each unit is
located on a lot.
i) Lot Area (minimum) 75 square
metres
ii) Lot Frontage (minimum) 5.5 metres
iii) Lot Coverage (maximum) 60 percent
iv) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) 25 percent
v) Yard Requirements (minimum):
a) Front Yard 6 metres to garage or carport;
4.0 metres to dwelling; 2.0 metres
to porch
b) Rear Yard 6 metres; Nil where a building
has a common wall with any
building on an adjacent lot in
the same Zone
c) Side Yard 1.5 metres; Nil where a
building has a common
wall with any building
on an adjacent lot in the
same Zone
d) In the case of an exterior lot, an unenclosed porch/balcony up
to a maximum area of 15 square metres shall be permitted
provided it is located in the front and/or exterior side yard of
the lot and shall not be calculated as lot coverage;
e) The primary dwelling façade shall be visually prominent and
located closer to the street line than the garage door.
vi) Sight triangle setback 1.0 metre
2. Section 15.4 “Special Exceptions – Urban Residential Type Four (R4) Zone” is
hereby amended by adding thereto, the following new Special Exception Zone
15.4.57 as follows:
15.4.57 Urban Residential Exception R4-57 Zone
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 15.1, 15.2 those lands zoned R4-57
shall only be used for the permitted uses listed in the R4-57 zone and shall be
subject to the following regulations and the applicable provisions not amended
by the R4-57 zone:
a. Permitted Residential Uses:
i) An apartment building
ii) Long term care facility
iii) Retirement Home
iv) A home occupation, in accordance with the provisions of Section
3.11B of this By-law.
b. Regulations for apartment buildings:
i) Density (minimum) 60 units per ha
ii) Minimum Outdoor Amenity Area shall be 4 square metres per unit.
The minimum required Outdoor Amenity area for each residential unit
must be located within the same subdivision block where the
residential unit is located.
iii) Yard Requirements (minimum)
a) Front Yard 3 metres
b) Interior Side Yard 6 metres
c) Exterior Side Yard 3 metres
d) Rear Yard 7.5 metres
iv) Yard requirements to underground parking (minimum) 1 metre
v) The minimum separation distance between apartment buildings on
the same block shall be 7.5 metres
vi) Landscape open space (minimum) 25 percent
vii) Private Lane Width (minimum) 6.5 metres
viii) Private sidewalk width (minimum) 1.5 metres
ix) Bicycle parking (minimum) 0.5 spaces per dwelling
unit
x) Lot coverage (maximum) 60 percent
xi) Buildings 6 storeys or taller shall setback all floors above the fourth
storey that face a public street 3 metres.
c. Regulations for all other uses:
i) Yard Requirements (minimum)
a) Front Yard 3 metres
b) Interior Side Yard 6 metres
c) Exterior Side Yard 3 metres
d) Rear Yard 7.5 metres
ii) Yard requirements to underground parking (minimum) 1 metre
iii) The minimum separation distance between buildings on the same
block shall be 12 metres
iv) Landscape open space (minimum) 25 percent
v) Private Lane Width (minimum) 6.5 metres
vi) Private sidewalk width (minimum) 1.5 metres
vii) Lot coverage (maximum) 60 percent
viii) Buildings 6 storeys or taller shall setback all floors above the fourth
storey that face a public street 3 metres.
3. Section 16A.7 “Site Specific Exceptions” is hereby amended by adding thereto,
the following new Special Exception Zone and renumbering the remaining
sections:
16A.7.15 Residential Mixed-Use Exception (MU3-5) Zone
Notwithstanding Sections 16A.3 note 2., 4., 16A.6 b., those lands zoned MU3-5
shall be subject to the following zone regulations and applicable provisions not
amended by the MU3-5 zone:
a. In addition to the Permitted Uses in Column “MU3” of Table 16A.2, the
following uses are permitted:
i) Live/work units, in accordance with Section 3.13 of this By-law.
090 19th August