Provisions

5.1.1 Building Heights

• Borough by-laws cannot allow building heights greater than the lesser of the following two heights:
  • A height of 232.5 metres above sea level; or
  • A height of 200 metres.
• By-laws established by the Borough of Ville-Marie cannot set height limits in metres greater than those in metres indicated on the Map titled “ Building Heights ” included in Part II of the Plan.

5.1.2 The Centre’s skyline

• By-laws established by the Borough of Ville-Marie must ensure that a building that exceeds the street height in an area as specified on the attached Map entitled “ Areas of Tall Buildings ” (see Appendix A) is set with respect to the skyline, as represented in the illustration entitled “ The Centre’s skyline ”, found at the end of the present complementary document (see Appendix B).
• By-laws of the borough of Ville-Marie must ensure that a building construction or extension project that exceeds the street height in a sector marked on the Map titled “ Areas of Tall Buildings ” found at the end of the present complementary document (see Appendix A), is carried out in keeping with the architectural integration of mechanical equipment and rooftop enclosures, in particular as to the volume, covering materials and color shades used. 

5.1.3 Views

• Borough by-laws must include rules and criteria that ensure that a new building construction or extension project seeks to maintain views of the mountain and the river when that building is situated at the extremity or in the path of a view shown on one of the maps titled “ Views of interest from Mount Royal ” and “ Views of interest towards Mount Royal  ”, found at the end of the present complementary document (see Appendix C and D respectively) and as illustrated in the documents titled “ Illustrations of views of interest from and towards Mount Royal ” found at the end of the present complementary document (see Appendix E).
• Borough by-laws must ensure that the previous paragraph does not apply to a building construction or extension project whose height does not exceed the altimetric heights identified on the maps titled “ Altimetric heights of views ” found at the end of the present complementary document (see Appendix F) or the minimum height prescribed by borough by-laws on May 6, 2009.
• For the sectors to be constructed or transformed identified on Map 1.1 titled “ Established areas, areas to be built and areas to be transformed ” that offer vistas towards Mount Royal, borough by-laws must set criteria for the enhancement of those views.