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MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee
DATE: . May 7, 1990
REPORT #: PD-167-90 FILE #:
S B,ECT: SIZE OF DWELLINGS BUILT ON
LOT 50 FEET OR LESS FRONTAGES
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD-167-90 be received for information.
1 . BACKGROUND:
At its meeting held on November 13, 1989, Council passed the
following resolution:
"that Planning Staff be requested to investigate the size
of houses being built on lots with widths less than 50 ,
and prepare a subsequent report to the General Purpose
and Administration Committee. "
2 . CURRENT ZONING RESTRICTION
2 . 1 The size of a dwelling that can be built on a Residential lot
is controlled by various provisions in the Zoning By-Law such
as setbacks, building coverage, landscape area and height.
Among these provisions, maximum allowable building coverage
and height restrictions are the two most important provisions
that dictate the maximum allowable living area of a dwelling.
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REPORT NO. : PD-167-90 PAGE 2
2 .2 In examining the provisions of the Rl, R2, and R3, Zones, the
following information comes to light.
Zone Permitted Uses Maximum Allowable
Ground Floor
Living Area
Rl Single Detached 2,000 sq. ft.
Semi/Linked Dwelling 1,350 sq. ft.
R2 Single Detached 1,600 sq. ft.
R3 Street Townhouse 1,000 sq. ft.
2 . 3 It should be noted that the maximum allowable floor area
referenced above applies to the ground floor and is based on
minimum lot size. If the dwelling is two storey or back
split/side split, and/or the lot exceeds the minimum size,
the fiqures noted above could increase up to two (2) times.
2 .4 Take the example of a 401x 100 ' lot, a two storey single
family dwelling of up to 3600 sq. ft. (excluding garage) could
be erected on the lot. This could lead to so called "monster
home" being built on a small lot.
3 . COMMENTS:
3 . 1 The above situation is not unique to Newcastle. Many
municipalities in Southern Ontario have by-laws that allow
similiar building coverage as contained in our by-law.
3 .2 At the present time, staff is not aware of any problem related
to "monster home" being built in the Town. The average size
of dwellings built on various lot size within the last two
years are tabulated as follows:
Frontage Dwelling Type Average Living Area
20 ' Townhouse 1200 sq. ft.
30 ' Link/Semi 1400 sq. ft.
40 ' Single 1800 sq. ft.
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REPORT NO: PD-167-90 PAGE 3
3. 3 Having reviewed this matter, Staff is of the opinion that the
size of various dwellings built in the Town is compatible and
appropriate with the respective lot size. Notwithstanding,
we do recognize that the by-law does allow builders to build
larger homes on small lots .
3.4 A consultant is currently preparing a Municipal Housing
Statement for the Town of Newcastle as part of the requirement
of implementing the Provincial Policy on land use and housing.
The findings of the consultant will assist the Town Staff in
determining the adequacy of the Town By-Law as related to the
overall issue of housing including lot size, dwelling area,
etc .
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P. L wren a E. Kotseff
Director of Planning Chief A inistrative
and Development Officer
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23 April 1990
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