• iii. Where possible a backflow sanitary valve has been installed in the second unit. (Amended by OPA122 - APPROVED November 21, 2018, B/L#148-2018)

SECOND UNIT REQUIREMENTS

• 6.3.2.24 A second unit shall be permitted within the primary dwelling unit or building accessory to the primary dwelling unit subject to the following criteria:

  1. The second unit conforms with the definition and location requirements set out in 6.3.2.22 and 6.3.2.23;

  2. No additional dwelling units are present in the primary dwelling unit or buildings accessory to primary dwelling unit;

  3. The second unit must be subordinate in scale and function to the primary dwelling unit and the Zoning By-law may regulate the gross floor area of the second unit;

  4. Parking can be accommodated where required by the Zoning By-law;

  5. Where located on a property identified on the Municipal Heritage Register or within a Heritage Area identified on Schedule G the second unit must not alter the exterior of an existing primary or accessory building visible from the street or other public space unless it is demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the City Planner, that the proposed alteration would not detract from the cultural heritage value and attributes of the property or Heritage Area; and

  6. The second unit complies with health and safety standards and the second unit has been constructed in accordance with a building permit.

     (Amended by OPA122 - APPROVED November 21, 2018, B/L#148-2018)

  REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO A SECOND UNIT IN AN ACCESSORY 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:

  1. The proposed second unit conforms with the definition, location, and general requirements set out in 6.3.2.22 - 6.3.2.24;

  2. The second unit shall have direct pedestrian access from a paved public street or alley;

  3. The second unit shall have municipal sanitary sewer, municipal storm water outlet, electrical, and water services; and

  4. A municipal address for the second unit shall be clearly visible from the public street.
     (Amended by OPA122 - APPROVED November 21, 2018, B/L#148-2018)