Garage or Carport GFA Zoning Regulations- 48 Durie Street Theodore: At your request, I have reviewed the City of Toronto Zoning By-laws and have met with City Building Staff to assess the possibility of constructing either a carport or garage at the rear of the above noted property. I also visited the property to understand how access through the City laneway is maintained and to review what other carports or garages may have been constructed on adjacent properties. My summary observations are as follows: · Both carports, which are described in zoning terms as ancillary buildings, and garages are permitted uses. · There are various regulations which govern the maximum size and height permitted and their required location or setback from the house. · The City Zoning By-law also addresses a requirement with respect to the amount of green landscaping that needs to be maintained at the rear portion of residential properties. · Any decks or sunroofs that would be constructed would also be subject to zoning regulations that govern their size, setbacks from the house and how and whether they could be attached to or extend over a carport or garage roof. · As there are several existing garages constructed on the rear lots of adjacent properties, this in my opinion helps to establish a precedence for similar construction at 48 Durie Street. It would be my recommendation that construction drawings for a proposed carport or garage be prepared by a qualified architect or architect technologist so that they can be reviewed thoroughly with City Building staff. Subject to that review, it may be necessary to submit a minor variance application to the City to adjust some of the zoning regulations in order to obtain a final building permit from the City. On behalf of the property owners, we would be prepared to submit the necessary drawings and applications to the City in order to secure final permissions to construct either a carport or garage. Our observations and opinion here are based only on preliminary considerations and not with the benefit of having detailed drawings available for our review. Finally we would be available to meet with the property owners to discuss these matters, including cost of any applications to the City, in more detail. -Further to your request and my E mail to you yesterday, the City Zoning By-law 569-2013 contains the following regulations covering Gross Floor Area calculations: · Section 10.5.40.40 allows the gross floor area of a residential building to be reduced by the area of required parking spaces in the building; and · Section 10.5.60.50 indicates the gross floor area of ancillary buildings (carports) are not included for the purposed of calculating the gross floor area and floor space index of the residential building. There is a further regulation listed in Section 10.5.60.50 which limits the total floor area of all ancillary buildings on a lot to 40 sq m where lot frontages are less than 12.0 metres as it is in this case. We would interpret these regulations to mean that garages and or carports are not included in the Gross Floor Area calculations of this residential property. I hope this information is helpful. Thank you Chris Stoyanovich, MCIP, RPP Senior Associate Macaulay Shiomi Howson Ltd. E T F C [email protected] 416.487.4101 x305 416.487.5489 647.525.9335 600 Annette Street Toronto, Ontario M6S 2C4 Canada
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