Rear Yard Setbacks of Garden unit Toronto area/Laneway unit Toronto Area
22 Oct, 2024Rear Yard Setbacks of Garden unit Toronto area/Laneway unit Toronto Area
- Parts
of a Laneway Suite Toronto Area to which a Required Building Setback Applies
The minimum setback requirements apply to all parts of an ancillary building (a secondary building, such as a laneway suite) located both above-ground and below-ground. This excludes the building's footings, which are the structural base. - Rear
Yard Setback for a Laneway Suite Toronto Area
Despite other regulations (10.5.60.20(2) and (5) and 10.10.60.20(1)), the required rear yard setback for a building containing a laneway suite depends on certain conditions: - Condition A: If the rear lot
line does not face a street or laneway, and there are no openings (like
doors, windows, or vehicle access) in the rear wall, the required setback
is 0.0 metres. This means the building can be placed directly on
the lot line.
- Condition B: In all other cases, a minimum setback of 1.0 metre is required from the rear lot line.
- Setback rules apply to all parts of a laneway suite, both above and below ground, except for the footings (the base of the foundation).
- Rear Yard Setback:
- If your lot doesn't back onto a street or lane, and the
back wall of the laneway suite has no openings (doors, windows, etc.): You don't need any setback from the rear property line
(0 meters).
- In all other cases:
You need a minimum 1-meter setback from the rear property line.