Designation and description

Residential areaEssentially residential areas includingmixed activities, especially mixedretail/residential streets

Rural areaAreas of a rural nature, comprisinghousing and agricultural activity.

Employment areaEconomic activity areas comprisingessentially industrial and/or retailactivities. Housing is excluded in these areas.

Mixed-use areaDiversified areas comprising a varietyof activities and housing. A numberof these areas encompass sub-areasthat are designated for increasedhousing and employment density.

Components

HousingRetailPublRequired equipment andconstruction for putting intoservice the existingunderground drinking waterreservoir in theÉtienne-Desmarteau localpark

ic or institutional facilities

HousingAgriculture and complementaryindustrial activitiesPublic or institutional facilities

Industrial buildingsOffice buildingsCommercial buildingsPublic or institutional facilities

HousingRetailOffice buildingsCommercial buildingsBuildings housing lightindustryPublic or institutional facilities

Notes

The by-laws will divide the predominantly residential areas,retail zones and public or institutional facility areas intoseparate zones.

By-laws will determine land use according to the nature of environments and boroughs. By means of land usemanagement mechanisms (as-of-right uses, conditionaluses, floor area limits, retail continuity obligations, restrictionof certain uses, etc.), they will ensure a smooth interfacebetween residential and non-residential activities.

To safeguard both the coherence of living environments and ahealthy mix of uses, by-laws may recognize certain industrialuses present at the moment of the Master Plan’s adoption.

The by-laws will ensure that the uses presented in theEmployment Areas Map (see Section 2.4) are reflected.

The by-laws will define the zones and determine authorizeduses in accordance with the nature of the environments,particularly to limit major nuisance-generating uses to industrialemployment areas.

The by-laws will define the zones and determine authorizeduses in accordance with the nature of the environments in order to ensure a smooth interface between essentiallyresidential areas and more intensive activity areas.

Land use designations

Major institutional facility Areas comprising facilities and landreserved for institutional activitiesthat play an important service role in the Montréal community.

Major institutional facilities(education, health care,sports, culture)Public or institutionalfacilitiesComplementary retail andhousingBusinesses located on the ground floor, bordering on Rue Centre shown on Map 2.1.2 wherecommercial continuity is required, or located within the indoor pedestrian network, provided thatsuch businesses are authorized under a by-law adopted in accordance with section 89 of theCharter of Ville de Montréal or by resolution covering a special construction project, an alterationor the occupancy of an immovable.

Montréal Master PlanPart II

Designation and description

Convent, monastery,or place of worshipAreas comprising structures and sitesreserved for convents, monasteries,or other religious establishments.

Components

Public utilitiesAreas comprising structures and sitesreserved for public utilities.

Electrical substations, wateror wastewater treatmentplants, public works yards,etc.

Buildings devoted toreligious orders, includingresidencesPlaces of worshipPublic or institutionalfacilitiesComplementary retail and housing

Notes

Major transportation corridor Areas reserved for transportation,specifically the main passenger andfreight transportation infrastructure.

The parts of the roadnetwork under thejurisdiction of the federal andQuébec governmentsPort, rail and airportinfrastructureComplementary uses andinfrastructure

The by-laws will divide the railyards as well as the portand airport areas into separate zones. This obligationdoes not apply to the road network and the rail corridors.

Even if they are not identified on Map 3.1.1, areas subject to this land use category are included on the lists of heritagebuildings in Part II.

Land use designations

General notes:

Part II of the Plan includes one map for each borough, which identifies local parks whose designation is confirmed by the MasterPlan. The conversion of any park or any part thereof for purposes other than a complementary use or local public facility requiresan amendment to the Master Plan.

Parks, cemeteries, golf courses, transformer stations and public works yards are authorized in all designations.

In the Étienne-Desmarteau local park, the required equipment and construction for putting into service the existing undergrounddrinking water reservoir are authorized.

On the accompanying maps, the limits of land use designation areas should be interpreted as corresponding with street, lane andcadastral boundaries.

Major green space or waterside park Areas reserved for green or naturalspaces of City-wide importance orlocated on a riverbank, as well asmajor cemeteries.

Major and metropolitan parksNature parksPublic areasNature reservesPublic riverbanks and islandsMajor cemeteriesGolf courses

The riverbanks and islands in question, along with thesummits of Mount Royal, are publicly owned spaces,primarily local parks.

This designation recognizes the presence of residentialenclaves in some nature parks at the time the Master Planis adopted.

The by-laws do not allow Casino, business and

complementary services public facilities except on lots

2 988 178, 2 988 179 and 2 988 180 of the

Québec Land Register, where this land use is permitted

without restriction to floor area.

Casino, business andcomplementary servicespublic facilities

In Ville-Marie borough, this designation allows forbusinesses occupying space for that purpose before thecoming into force of the Montréal Master Plan, inNovember 2004, provided that such businesses areauthorized under a by-law adopted in accordance withsection 89 of the Charter of Ville de Montréal or byresolution covering a special construction project, analteration or the occupancy of an immovable.

boulevard Saint-Laurent

rue Saint-H

ubert

rue Saint-D

enis

avenue Papineau

rue Bélanger

rue Saint-Zotique Est

rue Beaubien Est

boulevard Pie-IX

boulevard Rosemont

rue Mass

on

boulevard Saint-Joseph Est

boulevard Saint-Michel

rue Sherbrooke Est

500 m2500

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Public Utilities

Major Transportation Corridor

Major Green Space or Riverside Park

Convent, Monastery or Place of Worship

Rural Area

Employment AreaMixed-Use Area

Residential Area

Land Use Designation

Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

Borough LimitSee Table 3.1.1 for a description of land use categories.

Major Institutional Facility

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