Context

The provisions regarding the landscaping of front yards are drawn from the following statements presented in Part I of the Master Plan :

• Action 1.2 : Design public and private green spaces that enrich living environments.
• Action 14.1 : Improve the image of Montréal’s main thoroughfares.

These provisions also aim more specifically to :

• Ensure the integration of parking areas in front of buildings.

Provisions

• Borough by-laws must :
  • Require a plan illustrating the design of a front yard in which a parking area is projected or altered, when a permit or authorization has been requested for the construction, transformation or extension of a building, or for the addition of a parking lot;
  • Require that a permit or authorization be obtained for the creation or redesign of a parking area in the front of a building, when no permit or authorization for the construction, transformation or extension of a building is required;
  • Control or prohibit, according to the characteristics of the environment, the layout of a parking lot in front of a building;
  • Control or prohibit, in exclusively residential areas or zones, the parking of any vehicle other than a passenger vehicle in front of a building.