REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO A SECOND UNIT IN ANACCESSORY BUILDING | 6.3.2.25 | A second unit within a building that is accessory to a single- detached, semi-detached, or a rowhouse dwelling is permitted subject to the following criteria: |
a) The proposed second unit conforms with the definition, location, and general requirements set out in 6.3.2.22 - 6.3.2.24; | ||
b) The second unit shall have direct pedestrian access from a paved public street or alley; | ||
c) The second unit shall have municipal sanitary sewer, municipal storm water outlet, electrical, and water services; and | ||
A municipal address for the second unit shall be clearly visible from the public street. | ||
SEVERANCE OF SECOND UNIT PROHIBITED | 6.3.2.26 | The severance of a second unit located within the primary dwelling unit or within a building accessory to the primary dwelling unit is prohibited. |
HEIGHT OF ACCESSORY BUILDING CONTAINING A SECOND UNIT ABOVE A GARAGE | 6.3.2.27 | An application to allow a maximum height of up to 8m through a minor variance may be considered where the external second unit is proposed to contain all of its habitable space above a garage subject to the following criteria: a) The height of the second unit does not exceed the height of the primary dwelling; b) Significant trees and plantings are preserved on the subject property; and |
CREATION OF LODGING HOUSE | 6.3.2.28 | The combination of lodgers (i.e. persons provided with lodging for hire) within the primary and second dwelling units must not constitute a lodging house as defined within any City of Windsor by-law. |
CHAPTER 7 INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
7.3.4 Sewerage and Stormwater Management Works Policies | ||
IMPLEMENT MEASURES | 7.3.4.3 | Council shall provide for the implementation of preventative measures that reduce demands on the sewerage system by: a) Promoting the disconnection of roof drainage systems, weeping tiles, where appropriate, and other sources of inflow or infiltration into the sewerage system; b) Requiring that new development be constructed with devices to assist in the prevention of potential surcharging and basement flooding; c) Separating road drainage from combined systems and directing road drainage to new storm sewers or storm relief sewers; and |