{"id":4254,"date":"2025-09-30T09:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/?p=4254"},"modified":"2026-02-17T07:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:06:29","slug":"commercial-residential-zoning-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/commercial-residential-zoning-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Commercial Residential (CR) Zoning in Toronto: A Practical Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4254\" class=\"elementor elementor-4254\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b71bf94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b71bf94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309f479e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"309f479e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toronto\u2019s growth and focus on mixed-use neighborhoods mean zoning matters more than ever. Whether you\u2019re a homeowner planning a <a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/laneway-suite-toronto\/\">laneway suite<\/a>, adding a garden suite to your property, or a developer exploring a triplex permit, you\u2019ve likely come across the CR (Commercial Residential) Zone.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CR Zone is one of Toronto\u2019s most flexible zoning categories, supporting residential, commercial, and community uses on a single property. However, to take full advantage of it, you need to understand its rules regarding density, setbacks, lot classification, and signage.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"1912\" class=\"elementor elementor-1912\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f9d0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8f9d0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1bd88f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1bd88f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8408d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8408d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f725ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f725ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start Your Project with Confidence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c605f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c605f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Land Signal, we assist with construction and renovation permits, as well as Garden House and Laneway Suite designs. Let our experts guide you through every step.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab80a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aab80a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5caa59 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5caa59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Free Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee2a46 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ee2a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#form-sec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request Free Consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a8a35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30a8a35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1950f02 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"1950f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/landsignal.ai\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/House.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:5099,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;reverse_animation&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;arriving_to_viewport&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;play_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:100,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is the CR Zone?<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commercial Residential (CR) Zone is designed to encourage mixed-use development, combining living spaces with retail and services. Imagine apartments above caf\u00e9s or a new garden house in Toronto with shops on the ground floor. This model fosters walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Permitted Uses in CR Zoning<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CR zoning permits:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Residential uses:<\/strong> apartments, and in some cases, small-scale infill like laneway suites or garden suite designs in Toronto.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Commercial uses:<\/strong> offices, restaurants, retail, personal services.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Institutional\/community uses<\/strong>: daycares, galleries, small cultural centers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exact mix is defined by your property\u2019s zoning label (e.g., CR 3.0 (c2.0; r1.5)), which sets the maximum commercial (c) and residential (r) density.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Built Form &amp; Development Standards<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Key built-form rules include:<\/h2>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Minimum building standards:<\/strong> Many CR areas set minimum heights (e.g., 10.5 m \/ 3 storeys) and require a tall first storey (e.g., 4.5 m) to accommodate active street-level uses.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>FSI \/ density splits:<\/strong> CR labels often split overall FSI into commercial (c) and residential (r) components.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Setbacks, stepbacks and angular planes:<\/strong> Used to protect sunlight, reduce perceived massing, and respect adjacent lower-scale neighbourhoods.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Frontage and lot size:<\/strong> Frontage and lot area affect what\u2019s practical on any site.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-9.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4258 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-9.png\" alt=\"3D diagram of a commercial building showing the CR Zone: Standard Set 3 (SS3) zoning standards, including maximum height and a side angular plane.\" width=\"524\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-9.png 524w, https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture1-9-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture2-10.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture2-10.png\" alt=\"3D diagram of a commercial building illustrating the CR Zone: Standard Set 1 (SS1) downtown standards, with a Min 75% street-facing building height requirement, max height of 16.0m, a 0.0m to 3.0m front yard setback, and 45 angular planes.\" width=\"536\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture2-10.png 536w, https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture2-10-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Determining Deep vs. Shallow Lots in the CR Zone (NEW detailed &amp; practical)<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the section that determines a lot\u2019s treatment under many CR rules \u2014 it matters a lot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What the city compares<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toronto classifies a CR lot as \u201cdeep\u201d or \u201cshallow\u201d by comparing two measurements:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li>Column A \u2014 width of the street right-of-way (ROW) the lot faces (in meters), and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00a0Column B \u2014 the lot depth (in meters).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the lot depth (Column B) meets or exceeds the depth value required for that ROW width, the lot is considered deep. If it is less, the lot is shallow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Common ROW \u2192 required lot depth thresholds<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Use this as a quick reference \u2014 measure lot depth from front lot line to rear lot line.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\" width=\"583\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #dbdbdb;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Street ROW (Column A)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Required Lot Depth (Column B)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>20 m ROW<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">32.6 m lot depth<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>23 m ROW<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">36.2 m lot depth<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>27 m ROW<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">41.0 m lot depth<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>30 m ROW<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">44.6 m lot depth<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>33 m ROW<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">48.2 m lot depth<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>36 m ROW<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">51.8 m lot depth<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong> If your lot faces a street with a 20 m ROW, the lot must be at least 32.6 m deep to be classified as a deep lot. If it\u2019s 32.5 m deep, it will be treated as shallow for zoning rules.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture3-6.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4260 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture3-6.png\" alt=\"Cross-section diagrams illustrating the CR Zone Deep Lots zoning standards, showing rear yard setbacks and a 45 \u2218 rear angular plane with or without a lane.\" width=\"683\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture3-6.png 683w, https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture3-6-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture4-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture4-6.png\" alt=\"Cross-section diagrams illustrating the CR Zone Shallow Lots zoning standards, showing rear yard setbacks and a 45 \u2218 rear angular plane with or without a lane.\" width=\"628\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture4-6.png 628w, https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture4-6-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Landscaping &amp; Open Space<\/h2>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li>Larger CR projects must provide landscaped areas or amenity space.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Options include courtyards, green roofs, or setbacks used as public realm improvements.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is where tools like a home building cost calculator in Ontario or a renovation cost calculator in Toronto can help you budget for design requirements tied to zoning compliance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li>Practical Implications for Property Owners<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lot classification (deep vs. shallow) significantly impacts the buildable form.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Zoning labels control density splits, which are critical for larger projects, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/fourplex-permit-toronto\/\">fourplex permit in Toronto<\/a> or a triplex development.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Permits are often interconnected. For example, a permit for a house extension in Toronto may trigger a review of CR landscaping and setback rules.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How Land Signal Can Help<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Land Signal specializes in navigating zoning, permits, and construction planning in Toronto. We can help you:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n \t<li>Confirm if your lot qualifies for a laneway suite design in Toronto or a garden suite builder permit.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Interpret zoning for complex projects like <a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/triplex-permit-toronto\/\">multiplex permits in Toronto<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prepare and submit applications for home extension permits, renovation permits, or basement developments.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/home-building-cost-calculator-ontario\/\">construction cost calcula<\/a>tor for Toronto to budget early and avoid financial surprises.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With our guidance, you\u2019ll save time, reduce risk, and maximize your property\u2019s potential.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Final Words<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CR Zone gives property owners unique opportunities to combine commercial and residential uses. But understanding density splits, setbacks, lot depth, and parking rules is essential.\r\nBy working with Land Signal, you\u2019ll have experts who know Toronto\u2019s by-law inside and out. Whether it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/landsignal.ai\/blog\/home-extension-permit-toronto\/\">home building permit in Toronto<\/a>, a garden suite project, or a second-floor addition, we\u2019ll help you get it right the first time.\r\nReady to move forward? Visit LandSignal.ai today to explore your options with confidence.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d2b5d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75d2b5d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df51eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1df51eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a274941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3a274941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9751\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9751\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I turn a commercial space into a residence in a CR zone?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9751\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9751\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Usually, yes, as long as you stay within the &#8220;r&#8221; (residential) FSI limit for the lot. However, many &#8220;Main Street&#8221; CR zones require the ground floor street frontage to remain commercial to maintain local business activity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9752\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9752\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What kind of businesses are allowed?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9752\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9752\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">CR zones permit a wide range: retail stores, service shops, offices, medical clinics, and restaurants. Some specific uses like nightclubs or large-scale manufacturing may be restricted or require a Minor Variance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9753\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9753\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do I need a different building permit for a CR project?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9753\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9753\"><p>Yes. 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