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CNA zone, Burlington: North Aldershot Commercial (CNA)

Part 9, Sections 1-3 and 10 (Table 9.3.1; Table 9.10.1) of the City of Burlington Zoning By-law 09-2026 / 2020.

A small-scale commercial zone in North Aldershot for shops, offices, restaurants, automotive and recreation uses, with low two-storey buildings, generous setbacks from neighbouring homes and rural-sized lots where there is no municipal water and sewer.

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What the CNA zone permits

  • Retail and Service Commercial Uses permitted in a CN2 Zone (only on lots with municipal water and sewer)
  • All Office uses (only on lots with municipal water and sewer)
  • Community Institution
  • All Hospitality Uses (only on lots with municipal water and sewer)
  • All Automotive Uses (only on lots with municipal water and sewer)
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Golf Driving Range
  • Other Recreational Establishment (only on lots with municipal water and sewer)
  • Agricultural Uses
  • Accessory Farm Commercial (only in conjunction with a commercial farm)
  • Accessory Farm Dwelling Unit (only in conjunction with a commercial farm, for farm help)
  • Archaeological Conservation Projects
  • Forest, Wildlife, Fisheries Management Projects
  • Veterinary Services (on existing lots with min. lot area 1.2 ha; animal buildings/enclosures set back 30 m from any lot line or street line)
  • Outdoor Patio (subject to Part 1, Section 2.21(v))

Standards

RequirementBy-law
Minimum lot area (interior lot)500 m²0.05 ha (500 m²) with municipal water and sewer; 0.8 ha (8,000 m²) without municipal water and sewer (Table 9.10.1)
Minimum lot width (interior lot)15 mLot width 15 m with municipal water and sewer; 80 m without municipal water and sewer (Table 9.10.1)
Minimum front yard6 m6 m; larger yards apply where the yard abuts Highway 403 (30 m), an RNA zone (15 m) or an O2/O3 zone (7.5 m), and 6 m where abutting a PC or P zone (Table 9.10.1)
Minimum interior side yard3 m3 m (also 3 m where the side yard abuts a pipeline easement); larger yards apply where abutting Highway 403 (30 m), an RNA zone (15 m), a PC or P zone (6 m) or an O2/O3 zone (7.5 m) (Table 9.10.1)
Minimum exterior side yard6 mStreet side yard 6 m; larger yards apply where the yard abuts Highway 403 (30 m), an RNA zone (15 m) or an O2/O3 zone (7.5 m), and 6 m where abutting a PC or P zone (Table 9.10.1)
Minimum rear yard6 m6 m; 7 m where the rear yard abuts a pipeline easement; larger yards apply where abutting Highway 403 (30 m), an RNA zone (15 m) or an O2/O3 zone (7.5 m) (Table 9.10.1)
Maximum building height8 m2 storeys or 8 m maximum (Table 9.10.1)
Maximum gross floor area300300 m² maximum per retail or service commercial use (Table 9.10.1); not a cap on the whole building
Maximum floor space index0.3

Other provisions in this section

  • Yard abutting Highway 403: 30 m minimum (Table 9.10.1).
  • Yard abutting an RNA zone: 15 m minimum; yard abutting a PC or P zone: 6 m; yard abutting an O2 or O3 zone: 7.5 m (Table 9.10.1).
  • Yard abutting a pipeline easement: 7 m rear yard, 3 m side yard (Table 9.10.1).
  • Separation distance from a railway right-of-way: 30 m for land uses sensitive to railway rights-of-way (Table 9.10.1).
  • Setback between a Standard Restaurant and an RNA zone: 15 m (Table 9.10.1).
  • Landscape area abutting a street: 3 m; landscape buffer abutting an RNA zone: 6 m (s.10.2).
  • Loading and unloading shall not take place within 7.5 m of an RNA zone; loading docks must be screened from view from an adjoining RNA zone (s.10.3).
  • Outside storage: only merchandise displayed for retail sale may be stored outside, and not in a truck, trailer or other vehicle (s.10.4(a)).
  • Perishable waste must be kept in refrigerated storage within a building, or outside only in a deep collection sealed container with lockable lid located primarily below grade (s.10.4(b)).
  • Non-perishable waste stored outside on lands abutting an RNA zone must be kept within a solid screen enclosure per Part 1, Subsection 2.2.2 (s.10.4(c)).
  • Parking per Part 1, Subsection 2.25 'Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements' (s.10.5(a)).
  • Parking of trucks and trailers is prohibited except while being loaded/unloaded, for customer use, belonging to a property owner or tenant, or used for charitable purposes (s.10.5(b)).
  • On lands abutting an RNA zone, fencing at least 1.8 m high (solid screen fence, or chain-link plus landscape planting forming a dense year-round screen) must be installed along the common boundary (s.10.6).
  • Retail/service commercial, office, hospitality, automotive and other recreational establishment uses are permitted only on lots with municipal water and sewer (Table 9.3.1 footnote (f)).
  • Veterinary services: only on existing lots with minimum lot area 1.2 ha; buildings, structures or enclosures for keeping animals set back 30 m from a lot line or street line (footnote (e)).
  • Accessory farm commercial and accessory farm dwelling unit only in conjunction with a commercial farm; the dwelling unit must be for farm help (footnotes (a), (b)).
  • Outdoor patio subject to Part 1, Section 2.21(v) (footnote (i)).
  • Prohibited: parking/storage of a motor vehicle (other than a recreational vehicle) exceeding 3,000 kg registered gross vehicle weight, 6 m overall length or 2.6 m overall height; motor vehicles with a stake body; vehicles on/off trailers or utility trailers with load exceeding a combined height of 3.6 m; plus uses prohibited in Part 1, Subsection 2.22 (s.2).
  • Holding 'H' prefix: uses per Part 11, Subsection 1.1; development deemed premature until the H is removed per Part 11, Subsection 1.2 (s.1(a)).
  • Accessory buildings/structures, patios and decks, fencing and privacy screens, and swimming pools are governed by Part 1, Subsections 2.2-2.5 (s.1(b)-(e)).
  • Subject to Part 1 (General Conditions and Provisions) and Part 14 (Exceptions to Zone Designations) (s.1).

Source: Part 9, Sections 1-3 and 10 (Table 9.3.1; Table 9.10.1), By-law 09-2026 / 2020 (City of Burlington), checked 2026-09-12. General provisions elsewhere in the by-law (parking, driveways, accessory buildings) also apply, and a numbered exception on the parcel can change any value here. Treat this as a pre-check, not a sign-off.

Other commercial zones in Burlington: CC1, CC2, CE, CN1, CN2, CR, ONA