Zoning · Cambridge · Institutional
UC (By-law 150-85) zone, Cambridge: Universities and Colleges UC
By-law 150-85 (2012 consolidation) s.3.7.1.1 permitted uses (by-law p.138, PDF p.156), s.3.7.1.2 site development specifications (by-law p.139, PDF p.157); added by By-law 157-09. Site-specific s.4.1.247 (by-law p.251, PDF p.269). of the City of Cambridge Zoning By-law 150-85, as amended by 157-09.
A campus zone for universities and colleges (the Conestoga College Cambridge campus at Highway 401 and Fountain Street), with offices, residences, food, retail, research and athletic facilities allowed as accessory uses.
Is a property in the UC zone? Enter its address and the lookup returns the zone and these standards, including any site-specific exception.
Check an addressWhat the UC zone permits
- University or college
- Accessory: offices associated with a permitted use
- Accessory: place of worship
- Accessory: day nursery
- Accessory: health clinic and pharmacy
- Accessory: library
- Accessory: recreational building
- Accessory: stadium
- Accessory: supervised residences
- Accessory: eat-in restaurant or cafeteria
- Accessory: financial institution
- Accessory: retail store
- Accessory: personal service establishment
- Accessory: research laboratory
- Accessory: any use related to the operation of a university or college
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area (interior lot) | See noteNo minimum lot area in s.3.7.1.2. |
| Minimum lot width (interior lot) | See noteNo minimum lot frontage in s.3.7.1.2. |
| Minimum front yard | 6 m6 m (s.3.7.1.2(c)). On the Conestoga College lands (s.4.1.247, Maps F3, F4, G3): 10 m abutting Fountain Street and 20 m abutting Morningside Drive (By-law 157-09). Minimum 14 m from Highway 401 (s.3.7.1.2(e)). |
| Minimum interior side yard | 6 m6 m or half the building height, whichever is greater (s.3.7.1.2(d)). |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 6 m |
| Minimum rear yard | 6 m6 m or half the building height, whichever is greater (s.3.7.1.2(d)); 14 m from Highway 401 (s.3.7.1.2(e)). |
| Maximum building height | 40 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50 % |
| Minimum landscaped open space | 25 % |
| Minimum parking | See note1 parking space per 5 students, notwithstanding s.2.2.1.3(h) (s.3.7.1.2(g)). |
Other provisions in this section
- Loading: 1 loading space per building over 14,000 m2 gross floor area, notwithstanding s.2.3 (s.3.7.1.2(h)).
- Planting strips and fencing per s.2.4 (s.3.7.1.2(i)).
- The map code UCM1 (one polygon, ZONING_TYPE 'INSTITUTIONAL', By-law 157-09, S.4.1.247) is this campus. s.4.1.247 refers to it as 'that UC zone', so UCM1 is read as a compound of UC and M1 under s.2.1.3 (uses of either zone, or both together, each with its own regulations); M1 standards are in the commercial/industrial transcription.
Source: By-law 150-85 (2012 consolidation) s.3.7.1.1 permitted uses (by-law p.138, PDF p.156), s.3.7.1.2 site development specifications (by-law p.139, PDF p.157); added by By-law 157-09. Site-specific s.4.1.247 (by-law p.251, PDF p.269)., By-law 150-85 (City of Cambridge), checked 2026-10-13. 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.