Limiting Distance Agreement

Summary

This precedent is a form of a limiting distance agreement. This precedent contains practical guidance and drafting notes. A limiting distance agreement can be entered into between landowners (or a municipality) to address building separation requirements in the provincial Building Code, O. Reg. 332/12. Limiting distance agreements allow a landowner to build closer to the property line than would normally be permitted under the Building Code. For information about the different types of commercial leases in Ontario, see the practice note: Commercial Leasing: Basics (ON). For information about important issues surrounding commercial leasing law as it relates to the elements of the lease itself and the capacity of the lease parties to enter into contractual negotiations, see the practice note: Commercial Leasing Principles: Concepts (ON). For a checklist of key items that a landlord's lawyer may want to consider when negotiating and drafting a commercial leases, see the: Landlord's ...