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Zoning By-law 2019-061
Linden Vale Official Plan
Rowan Park Land Use Plan
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Zoning compliance5-13 Kingsley Avenue6 of 10 checks. See them all

Number	Check	The drawing shows	The by-law requires	Result
1	Height, roof mid-point	10.34 mBuilding elevations	12.0 m max.By-law 2019-061, Table 7E	Complies
2	Front yard, lane frontage	4.35 mSite plan	4.0 m min.By-law 2019-061, Table 7E	Complies
3	Resident parking	46 spacesSite plan	32 requiredBy-law 2019-061, Table 5A	Complies
4	Rear yard, west boundary	6.06 mSite plan	7.0 m min.By-law 2019-061, Table 7E	Relief sought
5	Lot frontage, front-lane unit	4.71 mSite plan	6.0 m min.By-law 2019-061, Table 7E	Relief sought
6	Visitor parking	0 spacesSite plan	2 to 4By-law 2019-061, Table 5A	Deficiency

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The opening pages of the sample Planning Analysis for 5-13 Kingsley Avenue, from the bottom line to the zoning check.

Planning Analysis ReportSeptember 15, 2026

5-13 Kingsley Avenue

Rowan Park, Town of Linden Vale, Ontario. Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval for 16 three-storey townhouses on a private lane.

Bottom line

The rezoning is supportable in principle. Site Plan Approval needs a second submission.

Townhouses fit the Low Density Residential designation, the rows face the street correctly, and every governing height complies. None of the open items looks fatal. They clear in this order:

Official Plan density
The Town decides which geography the 20 to 30 u/ha range tests. An amendment is needed only on a parcel-scale reading.
To confirm
Zoning by-law
Three reliefs are drafted. Visitor parking, the holding symbol, and yard mechanics are missing.
Revisions required
Sanitary servicing
Downstream capacity is exceeded. The zone becomes R4-XX(H) until an allocation is confirmed.
Critical
Site plan clearances
Updated groundwater work, a fire and waste turnaround, and a finalized site plan.
Second submission

16 townhouses

Three storeys, in buildings of 7, 5 and 4.

0.29 hectares

About 2,900 m²

Five vacant lots on a corner.

10.34 m tall

Every drawn building is under the limit.

Complies

Needs rezoning

R2-3 to R4-XX

R2-3 allows only detached houses. Three reliefs are needed.

Relief required

55.2 homes per hectare

Above the plan range here. Across Phase 2 it is 18 to 19.

To confirm

0 visitor spaces

None are shown on the plan.

Deficiency

Street map of the southwest corner of Kingsley Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard, with the site outlined and the Foxglove Green valley to the southwest. — Site location

Aerial view of the vacant corner site, outlined, with built townhouse rows across Kingsley Avenue to the north, a detached subdivision across Hawthorne Boulevard to the east, and wooded valley land to the southwest. — Aerial context

Zoning compliance at a glance

Standard	Required	Proposed	Result
Lot frontage, front-lane unit	6.0 m	4.71 m	Relief sought
Lot frontage, rear-lane unit	7.0 m	5.79 m	Relief sought
Rear yard, west boundary	7.0 m	6.06 m	Relief sought
Front yard, lane frontage	4.0 m	4.35 m	Complies
Front yard, Hawthorne	3.0 m	3.62 m	Complies
Rear yard, garage side	1.0 m	5.96 m	Complies
Interior side yard	1.2 m	1.55 m	Complies
Exterior side yard	2.4 m	3.23 m	Complies
Height, roof mid-point	12.0 m	10.34 m	Complies
Visitor parking	2 to 4	0	Deficiency

The three reliefs are carried in the draft by-law. Visitor parking is not, on any reading. Full matrix with the arithmetic in Part II, Section 9.2.

Height by building

The by-law measures a pitched roof at the mid-point between eaves and ridge, so the peaks do not govern. Full analysis in Part II, Section 9.3.

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