APPENDIX D – EXCERPTS FROM ZONING BY-LAW 8600
For information purposes only. Current as Sep 8, 2020.
SECTION 3 – DEFINITIONS
BUILDING means a structure , consisting of a wall, roof and floor, or any one or more of them, or a structural system serving the function thereof, including all the works, fixtures and service systems appurtenant thereto, but does not include the following: access area, collector aisle, driveway, parking aisle or parking space not in a parking garage; fence; patio; sign as defined by the Windsor Sign By-law.
MAIN BUILDING means a building used for the main use of the lot and may also include in combination therewith an accessory use subject to any applicable provisions for an accessory use .
BUILDING HEIGHT means:
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For any building with a flat roof, a roof having a slope of less than 20.0 degrees, or a roof with at least two contiguous slopes, where the lowest slope is greater than the uppermost slope, the vertical distance in metres between the grade and the highest point of the roof.
Where a building height provision is expressed in storeys, the building height in metres shall be the number of storeys permitted multiplied by 4.0 metres.
Example: If the minimum building height is 2 storeys and the maximum building height is 3 storeys, multiplying 2 storeys by 4.0 m results in a minimum building height of 8.0 m and multiplying 3 storeys by 4.0 m results in a maximum building height of 12.0 m.
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For a main building with a roof other than that described in clause 1 of this subsection, the vertical distance in metres between the grade and the mid-point between the lowest eaves and the highest point of the roof.
Where building height is expressed in storeys, the minimum building height in metres shall be the number of storeys required multiplied by 4.0 metres, and the maximum building height in metres shall be the number of storeys permitted multiplied by 4.0 metres plus an additional 2.0 metres for the roof.
Example: If the maximum building height is 2 storeys, multiplying 2 storeys by 4.0 metres plus 2.0 m for the roof, results in a maximum building height of 10.0 m.
Example: If the minimum building height is 2 storeys and the maximum building height is 3 storeys, multiplying 2 storeys by 4.0 m results in a minimum building height of 8.0 m and multiplying 3 storeys by 4.0 m plus 2.0 m for the roof results in a maximum building height of 14.0 m.
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For an accessory building with a roof other than that described in clause 1 of this subsection, the vertical distance in metres between the grade and the highest point of the roof.
DWELLING means a building or structure that is occupied for the purpose of human habitation. A correctional institution , hotel, motor home, recreational vehicle, tent trailer or travel trailer is not a dwelling .