Public consultation meeting on draft By-law 1700-63

avril 17, 2008

TO ALL INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED BY DRAFT BY-LAW 1700-63 ENTITLED: “by-law MODIFYING ZONING BY-LAW 1700, AS amended, so as to:

– Specify the height of garages and garden sheds;

– Eliminate the provisions of section 85 applicable to the location of air conditioning units and heat pumps;

– Include the ban on front yard storage of tires to the chart of uses, buildings, construction and accessory equipment applicable to setbacks and yards;

– Modify landscape standards applicable to ground mounted transformer, disconnect cabinet or junction box;

– Modify the one-way entrance and alley prescribed width applicable to 60^o and 90^o angled parking space and include the entrance and alley minimum width applicable to “h4 - multifamily housing” use;

– Include the “prestige industry” group of uses to the prescribed parking requirement applicable to bikes;

– Modify installation standards applicable to air conditioning units, heat pumps or generators in main buildings;

– Limit painted or stained exterior brick walls;

– Modify section 162 so as to prohibit the replacement of exterior clay bricks with other siding materials;

– Modify section 163 on exterior siding materials permitted on main buildings with designated “housing” use or “commercial” use by specifying building materials accepted on exterior walls;

– Include section 169.1 on exterior siding materials permitted for all buildings with zero yard setback;

– Modify section 174 so as to require the complete removal of polyethylene and all hardware material on April 15 of each year at the latest;

– Clarify the wording of section 181 applicable to rooftop mechanical structures;

– Modify section 186.1 so as to include installation standards applicable to a solarium and veranda;

– Include transformation and preservation standards applicable to carriage entrances;

– Specify a maximum height for railings;

– Require a certificate of commercial occupancy for a bed and breakfast located in buildings with designated “housing” use;

– Include standards applicable to the storage of tires in the “sale/leasing of new and used vehicles” and “specialized services for car repairs and maintenance” groups of uses;

– Modify standards applicable to restaurant outdoor terrace;

– Prohibit the installation of front yard fences in Zones H01-02, H01-03, H01-05, H01-08, H01-28, H01-31, C01-88 and C01-89;

– Prohibit painted or stained exterior clay brick walls;

– Include exterior siding materials approved for a porch, balcony, gallery, patio and other constructions applicable to L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood;

– Include section 265.2 concerning a porch, balcony, gallery, patio and other constructions applicable to L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood;

– Prohibit the installation of front yard fences in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood;

– Require that privacy screens in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood consist of greenery and non opaque decorative wrought iron only;

– Include standards applicable to a pergola in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood;

– Include a section prohibiting the installation of above ground pools in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood;

– Modify section 270 so as to permit garden sheds without the swimming pool accessory requirement in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood;

– Modify installation standards applicable to air conditioning units, heat pumps or generators in main buildings located in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood;

– Repeal section 270.8 concerning the obligation to require installation approval of non-compliant air conditioning units, heat pumps or generators;

– Modify the prescribed maximum signage surface applicable to construction site directional signs;

– Include signs on posts to the list of prohibited signs with the exception of directional signs;

– Repeal section 308 concerning signs on posts;

– Modify section 312 concerning signage standards applicable to boulevard René-Lévesque by including a retroactive standard prohibiting signs on the window area of buildings located on boulevard René-Lévesque;

– Repeal under item 8 of section 313, the wording referring to window signs;

– Specify documents to include with the site plan request for the installation of telecommunication network broadcast antenna;

– Repeal subsections 5, 6, 7 and 9 of section 1, chapter 9, so as to remove the obligation to submit a site plan prior to a building permit request for a fence or a wall exceeding the prescribed height, prior to a building permit request for a garden shed in the backyard of houses in L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood, prior to a permit request for a front yard parking space or parking space on vacant land, prior to the installation of a heat pump, air conditioning unit or generator in backyards, front or side yards, on a balcony or a use included in the h1, h2 and h3 group of uses consisting of condominiums as well as a use included in the h4 group of uses;

– Modify subsection 8 of section 1, chapter 9, so as to remove the obligation to submit a document with the site plan request concerning a public building;

– Modify the definition of Veranda;

– Include the definition of Solarium;

– Repeal the definition of Supervised residence”;

– Replace Zone number P03-110 with Zone number P03-119 as shown on Zoning Plan 1/2 of schedule B;

– Modify schedule C so as to repeal the grid of uses and standards P03-110 and include the grid of uses and standards P03-119;

– Modify the grid of uses and standards C03-16 so as to rectify the uses permitted in said zone.

NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned:

THAT the borough council, further to the adoption, by resolution, at its regular meeting held on April 1^st, 2008, of said draft by-law shall hold a public consultation meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., in room 205 of the borough hall located at 4555 rue de Verdun, in accordance with the provisions of An Act respecting land use planning and development (R.S.Q., c. A-19.1);

THAT the purpose of this modification is to: