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Defenitaion of maximum main WALL HEIGHT IN Toronto zoning

26 Oct., 2024

Wall Height

Main Wall Height In residential areas (R zone), the maximum allowed height of the main exterior walls of a residential building (not including apartment buildings) is determined by these rules:

  1. The maximum height is the greater of:
    • 7.0 meters above the ground (established grade), or
    • 2.5 meters less than the overall maximum building height allowed.
  2. This height rule applies to either the front and rear walls or the side walls, as follows:

(A) Front and Rear Main Walls:

  • At least 60% of the total width of all front an d rear main walls must follow this height rule

 

Zoning Reference:

10.10.40.10 Height

(1)

Maximum Height

The permitted maximum height for a building or structure on a lot in the R zone is:

(A)

the numerical value, in metres, following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or

(B)

if the lot is in an area with no numerical value following the letters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map, 10.0 metres; and

(C)

despite (A) above, the permitted maximum height for a duplex, triplex, or fourplex is the greater of:

(i)

the numerical value, in metres, following the leters "HT" on the Height Overlay Map; or

(ii)

10.0 metres. [ By-law: 474-2023 ]

 

(2)

Maximum Height of Specified Pairs of Main Walls

In the R zone, the permitted maximum height of the exterior portion of main walls for a residential building, other than an apartment building, is the higher of 7.0 metres above established grade or 2.5 metres less than the permitted maximum height in regulation 10.10.40.10(1), for either (A) or (B) below:

(A)

all side main walls, for at least 70 percent of the total width of each side main wall; or

(B)

all front main walls and all rear main walls, for at least:

(i)

60 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 12.0 metres or more;

(ii)

50 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage greater than 7.5 metres and less than 12.0 metres; and

(iii)

40 percent of the total width of all front main walls and all rear main walls if the building is on a lot with a lot frontage of 7.5 metres or less. [ By-law: 1277-2022(OLT) ]

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