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Building Setback from Side Property Line
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1
Subject to subsections (2) through (5), the minimum building setback from any side property line is 1.2 metres.
2
There is no requirement for a building setback from a property line upon which a party wall is located.
3
For a corner parcel, the minimum building setback from a side property line shared with a street is 0.6 metres.
4
Unless otherwise referenced in subsection (5), on a laned parcel the minimum building setback from a side property line for a private garage attached to a main residential building is 0.6 metres.
5
On a laned parcel, the minimum building setback for a private garage attached to a main residential building that does not share a side or rear property line with a street may be reduced to zero metres where the wall of the portion of the building that contains the private garage is constructed of maintenance-free materials and there is no overhang of eaves onto an adjacent parcel.