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j Norman's Cove Long Cove rrn Development Regulations 2011-2021 Prepared for: 1he Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove Prepared by: CBCL Limited Date: November 2012 Project #: 113044.00 Urban and Rural Planning Act Resolution to Adopt Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations 2012 - 2022 Under the authority of Section 16 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000, the Town Council of Norman's Cove - Long Cove adopts the Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations 2012-2022. crA day of rt Adopted by the Town Council of Norman's Cove - Long Cove on the , 20173. Signed and sealed this //44-- day of Apro 201/3 Mayor: Clerk: LA41.41/1.Q. NttalltYk) Canadian Institute of Planners Certification I certify that the attached Development Regulations have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Urban and Rural Planning Act Resolution to Approve Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations 2012 - 2022 Under the authority of section 16, section 17 and section 18 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000, the Town Council of Norman's Cove - Long Cove a) adopted the Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations 2012- 2022 on the aetd1/4 day of laniAct".1 ,2013. b) gave notice of the adoption of the Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development 13fh ca- Regulations by advertisement, inserted on the day and the day of rYAarci'l , 201 in the Telegram. c) set the Clay of Iltafttilat 7:00 p.m. at the 400414orman's Cove - Long Cove, for the holding of a public hearing to consider objections and submissions. Now under the authority of section 23 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000, the Town Council of Norman's Cove - Long Cove approves the Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations as adopted. SIGNED AND SEALED this Mil day of 4pri I , 2011 Mayor: 7got Clerk: OVA/will-, WU .,01.4, Development Regulations/Amendment REGISTERED N II tuber j-Cre, Date h Signatt e ii CBCL Limited Table of Contents 1 Application 1 1.1 Title 1 1.2 Interpretation 1 1.3 Commencement 1 1.4 Municipal Code and Regulations 1 1.5 Authority 1 1.6 Delegation of Authority 1 1.7 Provincial Development Regulations 1 2 Definitions 2 3 General Regulations 10 3.1 Permit to Develop Required 10 3.2 Compliance with Regulations 10 3.3 Decisions of Council 10 3.4 Permit to be Issued 10 3.5 Permit Not to be Issued in Certain Cases 10 3.6 Discretionary Powers 11 3.7 The Application 11 3.8 Register of Application 11 3.9 Deferment of Application 11 3.10 Approval in Principle 11 3.11 Approval 12 3.12 Development Permit 12 3.13 Revoke Permit 12 3.14 Public Notice 12 3.15 Licenses, Permits and Compliance with Other Bylaws 13 3.16 Right of Entry 13 3.17 Stop Work Order and Prosecution 13 3.18 Service Levy 13 3.19 Financial Guarantees by Developer 13 3.20 Dedication of Land for Public Use 14 3.21 Reinstatement of Land 14 3.22 Notice of right to appeal 14 Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations lii 3.23 Appeal requirements 14 3.24 Appeal registration 14 3.25 Development prohibited 15 3.26 Hearing notice and meetings 15 3.27 Hearing of evidence 15 3.28 Board decision 15 3.29 Variances 15 3.30 Notice of variance 16 3.31 Residential non conformity 16 3.32 Notice and hearings on change of use 16 3.33 Non-conformance with standards 16 3.34 Discontinuance of non-conforming use 16 3.35 Delegation of powers 16 General Development Standards 17 .............. MUM 4.1 Access and Service Streets 17 4.2 Accessory Buildings 17 4.3 Accessory Uses Permitted 17 4.4 Advertisements 17 4.5 Alterations to the Natural Environment 17 4.6 Archaeological Assessment 17 4.7 Buffer Strips 18 4.8 Building Height 18 4.9 Building Line and Setback 18 4.10 Landscaping and Screening 18 4.11 Lot Area 18 4.12 Lot Area and Size Exceptions 19 4.13 Lot Frontage 19 4.14 Non-Conforming Uses 19 4.15 Offensive and Dangerous Uses 19 4.16 Parks, Playgrounds, and Conservation Uses 19 4.17 Side Yards 19 4.18 Soils and Drainage 19 4.19 Soil Removal, Deposit and Site Grading 19 4.20 Storage and Screening of Refuse Containers 20 4.21 Watercourse Protection 20 iv CBCL Limited 4.22 Water Pressures/Fire Flows Off-Street Parking and Loading 20 21 5.1 Parking Required 21 5.2 Parking Spaces 21 5.3 Parking Area Design Standards 21 5.4 Parking Access Specifications 22 5.5 Off-Street Loading Requirements 22 6 Signs 23 6.1 Permit Required 23 6.2 Provincial Highway Sign Regulations 23 6.3 Form of Application 23_ _ 6.4 Signs Prohibited in Street Reservation 23 6.5 Permit Valid for Limited Period 23 6.6 Removal of Signs 23 6.7 Signs Exempt from Control 23 6.8 Approval Subject to Conditions 24 6.9 Non-Conforming Uses 24 6.10 Prohibited Signs 24 6.11 General Standards for Signs 24 6.12 Sign Specifications 24 7 Subdivision of Land 26 7.1 Permit Required 26 7.2 Services to be Provided 26 7.3 Payment of Service Levies and Other Charges 26 7.4 Issue of Permit Subject to Considerations 26 7.5 Proposals for Subdivision of Land 26 7.6 Form of Application 27 7.7 Subdivision Subject to Zoning 27 7.8 Building Lines 27 7.9 Land for Public Open Space 27 7.10 Structure in Street Reservation 27 7.11 Development Agreement 28 7.12 Subdivision Design Standards 28 7.13 Cul de Sacs 29 7.14 Engineer to Design Works and Certify Construction Layout 29 Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations 7.15 Street Works May Be Deferred 29 7.16 Transfer of Streets and Utilities to the Town 29 7.17 Restriction on Sale of Lots 30 8 Special Developments 31 8.1 Bed and Breakfast Establishments 31 8.2 Convenience Stores 31 8.3 General Industry 31 8.4 Home Childcare 31 8.5 Home Occupation 31 8.6 Home Based Business in Accessory Buildings 32 8.7 Home Based Business 32 8.8 Home Business - Agriculture 33 8.9 Service Stations 33 9 -ITSe ZOie Tables 34 9.1 Use Zones 34 9.2 Permitted Uses 34 9.3 Discretionary Uses 34 9.4 Prohibited Uses 34 9.5 Residential (RES) 35 9.6 Rural Residential Subdivision (RRS) 37 9.7 Mixed Development (MD) 39 9.8 Industrial Marine (IM) 41 9.9 Rural (RUR) 42 9.10 Protected Watershed (PW) 45 Appendices A Zoning Map B Provincial Development Regulations 1 vi CBCL Limited 1 Application 1.1 Title These Regulations may be cited as the Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations. 1.2 Interpretation 1. Words and phrases used in these Regulations shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 2 of these Regulations. 2. Words and phrases not defined in these Regulations shall have the meanings which are commonly assigned to them in the context in which they are used in the Regulations. 1.3 Commencement These Regulations come into effect through the Norman's Cove - Long Cove Municipal Planning Area, hereinafter referred to as the Planning Area, on the date of publication of a notice to that effect in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. 1.4 Municipal Code and Regulations The National Building Code of Canada, Fire Code of Canada and any other ancillary code and any Building Regulations, Waste Disposal Regulation and/or any other municipal regulations regulating or controlling the development, conservation and use of land in force in the Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove shall, under these Regulations apply to the entire Planning Area. 1.5 Authority In these Regulations, "Authority" means the Council of the Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove. 1.6 Delegation of Authority Where the term Council is referenced in these Regulations, Council may delegate its authority to administer these Regulations or part thereof to an employee of Council or an agent of Council by a resolution of Council. 1.7 Provincial Development Regulations Provincial Development Regulations have been incorporated into the Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations and are marked as follows: Provincial Reg. X Where there is a conflict between these regulations and the Provincial Regulations, the Provincial Regulations shall apply. A complete copy of the Provincial Development Regulations is attached in Appendix B. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Application 1 t-- Provincial Reg. 4(b) accessory building main building 2 Definitions 2.1 Access means a way used or intended to be used by vehicles, pedestrians or animals in Provincial order to go from street to adjacent or nearby land or to go from that land to the street. Reg. 4(a) 1 2.2 Accessory Building means a) A detached subordinate building not used as a dwelling, located on the same lot, or on a lot adjacent to the main building to which it is an accessory, and which has a use that is customarily incidental and complementary to, the main use of the building or land (see illustration); b) For residential uses, domestic garages, carports, ramps, sheds, swimming pools, greenhouses, cold frames, fuel sheds, vegetable storage cellars, shelters for domestic pets or radio and television antennae; c) For commercial uses, workshops or garages; and d) For industrial uses, garages, offices, raised ramps and docks. 2.3 Accessory Use means a use that is subsidiary to a permitted or discretionary use and that is customarily expected to occur with the permitted or discretionary use. 2.4 Act means the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000. 2.5 Agriculture means horticulture, fruit, grain or seed growing, dairy farming, the breeding or rearing of livestock, including any creature kept for the production of food, wool, skins, or fur, or for the purpose of its use in the farming of land, the use of land as grazing land, meadow land, market gardens and nursery grounds and the use of land for woodlands where that use is ancillary to the farming of land for any other purpose. "Agriculture" shall be construed accordingly. 2.6 Appeal Board means the appropriate Appeal Board established under the Act. 2.7 Applicant means a person who has applied to an authority for an approval or permit to carry out a development 2.8 Bed and Breakfast Establishment means a single dwelling unit in which the resident supplies, for compensation, no more than 4 bedrooms for the temporary accommodation of travelers. 2.9 Building means a) A structure, erection, alteration or improvement placed on, over or under land, or attached, anchored or moored to land, b) Mobile structures, vehicles and marine vessels adapted or constructed for residential, commercial, industrial and other similar uses, c) A part of, and fixtures on, buildings referred to in (a) and (b), and d) An excavation of land whether or not that excavation is associated with the intended or actual construction of a building or thing referred to in (a) or (c). Provincial Req. 4(c) Provincial Reg. 2(a) Provincial Reg. 2(b) 2 Definitions CBCL Limited building height Li 2.10 Building Height means the vertical distance, measured in meters from the established grade to the; Provincial a) highest point of the roof surface of a flat roof; Reg. 4(d) b) deck line of a mansard roof; c) mean height level between the eave and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof; d) and in any case, a building height shall not include mechanical structure, smokestacks, steeples and purely ornamental structures above the roof. flat roof mansard roof gable roof 2.11 Building line means a line established by an authority that runs parallel to a street line and is set at the closest point to a street that a building may be placed (see lot frontage for illustration). 2.12 Convenience Store means a building used as a store that serves the primary needs of the adjacent neighbourhood and includes the sale of magazine, confectionary and grocery items, rental of video movies, and a delicatessen or snack bar provided that any eating facility is within a wholly enclosed building. 2.13 Daycare Centre or Day Nursery means a building or part of a building in which services and activities are regularly provided to children of pre-school age during the full daytime period as defined under the Childcare Services Act, but does not include a school as defined by the Schools Act. 2.14 Development means the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on over, or under land, or the making of a material change in the use, or the intensity of use of land, buildings, or premises and the; a) Making of an access onto a highway, road or way, b) Erection of an advertisement or sign, c) Construction of a building, d) Parking of a trailer, or vehicle used for the sale of refreshments or merchandise, or as an office, or for living accommodation, And excludes: e) Carrying out of works for the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of a building, being works which affect only the interior of the building or which do not materially affect the external appearance or use of the building; f) Carrying out by a highway authority of works required for the maintenance or- improvement of a road, being works carried out on land within the boundaries of the road reservation; Provincial Reg. 4(e) Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Definitions 3 N. t g) Carrying out by a local authority or statutory undertakers of works for the purpose of inspecting, repairing or renewing sewers, mains, pipes, cables or other apparatus, including the breaking open of street or other land for that purpose; and 11) Use of a building or land within the courtyard of a dwelling house for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house as a dwelling. 2.15 Discretionary Use means a use that is listed within the discretionary use classes established in the use zone tables of an authority's development regulations. 2.16 Dwelling, Single Detached Unit means a self-contained unit consisting of one or more habitable rooms used or designed as the living quarters for one household. 2.17 Dwelling, Double Unit (or Duplex) means a building containing two dwelling units, placed one above the other, or side by side, but does not include a self-contained dwelling containing a subsidiary apartment. 2.18 Dwelling, Townhouse means three or more dwelling units, each with a separate entrance, constructed side by side and separated by common vertical walls. 2.19 Dwelling, Apartment Building means a building containing three or more dwelling units, but does not include a row dwelling. 2.20 Engineer means a professional engineer employed or retained by the Authority. 2.21 Erect means to build, construct, reconstruct, alter or relocate and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include any preliminary physical operation such as excavating, grading, piling, cribbing, filling or draining, or structurally altering any existing building or structure by an addition, deletion, enlargement or extension. 2.22 Established Grade means a) Where used in reference to a building, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the exterior or the front of that building, exclusive of any artificial embankment or entrenchment, or b) Where used in reference to a structure that is not a building, the average elevation of the finished grade of the ground immediately surrounding the structure, exclusive of an artificial embankment or entrenchment. 2.23 Existing means legally existing as of the effective date of these Regulations. 2.24 Floor Area means the total area of all floors in a building measured to the outside face of exterior walls. Provincial Reg. 4(f) Provincial Reg. 4(g) highest elevation established grade lowest elevation Provincial Reg. 4(h) 4 Definitions CBCL Limited 3 2.25 General Industry means the use of land or buildings for the purpose of storing, assembling, altering, repairing, manufacturing, fabricating, packing, canning, preparing, breaking up, demolishing, or treating any article, commodity or substance. 2.26 General Garage means land or buildings used exclusively for repair, maintenance and storage of motor vehicles and may include the sale of gasoline or diesel oil. 2.27 Home Occupation means an accessory use of a dwelling and/or accessory building for gainful employment involving the provision or sale of goods and/or services. 2.28 Inspector means any person appointed and engaged as an Inspector by the Authority or by any federal or provincial authority or the agent thereof. 2.29 Land includes land covered by water, and buildings and structures on, over, under the soil and fixtures that form part of those buildings and structures. 2.30 Landscaping means any combination of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass or other horticultural elements, decorative stonework, paving, screening or other architectural elements, all of which is designed to enhance the visual amenity of a property or to provide a screen between properties in order to mitigate objectionable features between them. i't 2.31 Light Industry means use of any land or buildings for any general industrial use that 1 can be carried out without hazard or intrusion and without detriment to the amenity of !-:: the surrounding area by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, grit, soot, ash, dust, glare or appearance. 2.32 Livestock means domestic animals such as cattle, poultry or horses raised for home use or for profit. 2.33 Loading Space means an area of land provided for use for the temporary parking of a commercial motor vehicle where merchandise or materials are loaded or unloaded from the vehicles. 2.34 Local Street means a street designed primarily to provide access to adjoining land and which is not designated as a collector street or arterial street in the Municipal Plan, or on the Zoning Map. 2.35 Lodging House means a dwelling in which at least two (2) rooms are regularly rented to persons other than the immediate family of the owner or tenant. 2.36 Lot means a plot, tract, or parcel of land which can be considered as a unit of land for a particular use or building. 2.37 Lot Area means the total horizontal area within the lines of the lot. Provincial Reg. 4(j) Provincial Reg. 4(k) Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Definitions 5 B 2.38 Lot Coverage means the combined area of all buildings on a lot measured at the level of the lowest floor above the established grade and expressed as a percentage of the total area of the lot. Lot coverage = Area of A + Area of B Lot area 2.39 Lot line means an outer boundary for a specific lot. Provincial Reg. 4(I) Provincial Reg. 4(I) 2.40 Lot line, Front means the line dividing a lot from the street. For a corner lot, the shorter lot line adjacent to the street shall be deemed the front lot line and the longer lot line abutting the street shall be deemed the flanking lot line. 2.41 Lot Frontage means the horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the building line (the distance between points A and B in illustration below). 2.42 Lot line, Rear means the lot line on the opposite side of the front lot line. 2.43 Lot line, Side means the lot lines perpendicular to the front and rear lot lines. 2.44 Lot line, Flanking means a lot line which abuts the street on a corner lot. rear lot line ... A- building line side lot line 2.45 Main Building means any building in which is carried on the principal purpose for which -- front lot line - the lot is used. street 2.46 Marina means a dock or basin together with associated facilities where slips, moorings, supplies, repairs, and other services that are typically available for boats and other watercraft, including storage, sales and rentals, together with a club house and catering facilities. 2.47 Mineral Working means land or buildings used for the working or extraction of any naturally occurring substance, including a pit or quarry. 2.48 Mobile Home means a transportable factory-built single family dwelling unit: a) Which complies with space standards substantially equal to those laid down in the current edition of the National Building Code of Canada and is in accordance with the construction standards laid down and all other applicable Provincial and Municipal Codes and; b) Which is designed to be: i. Transported on its own wheels and chassis to a mobile home lot, and subsequently supported on its own wheels, jacks, posts or piers, or on a permanent foundation and; ii. Connected to exterior public utilities approved by the Authority, namely, piped water, piped sewer, electricity and telephone, in order for such mobile home unit to be suitable for year round term occupancy. side lot line - - 6 Definitions CBCL Limited screening 2.49 Non-Conforming Use means a legally existing use that is not listed as a permitted or 1 discretionary use for the use zone in which it is located or which does not meet the development standards for that use zone. .:1 2.50 Owner means a person or an organization of persons owning or having the legal right to use the land under consideration. r , 2.51 Permitted Use means a use that is listed within the permitted use classes set out in the use zone tables of an authority's development regulations. 2.52 Prohibited Use means a use that is not listed in a use zone within the permitted use Provincial Reg. 4(m) Provincial Reg. 4(o) classes or discretionary use classes or a use that an authority specifies as not permitted within a use zone. 2.53 Public Use means any lands, structure or building which is constructed for use by the general public, including but not limited to parks, playgrounds, trails, paths and other recreational and open spaces, scenic and historic sites, publicly funded buildings such as schools, hospitals, libraries and other public buildings and structures. 2.54 Recreational Use means the use of land for parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, lawn bowling greens, athletic fields, golf courses, picnic areas, swimming pools, day camps, walking trails, and similar uses. 2.55 Restaurant means a building or part thereof, designed or intended to be used or occupied for the purpose of serving the general public with meals or refreshments for consumption on the premises. 2.56 Screening means the method by which a view of one site from another adjacent site is shielded, concealed or hidden. The example on the right shows trees and fences being used to screen a parking lot from public view. 2.57 Seasonal Residence means a dwelling which is designed or intended for seasonal or recreational use, and is not intended for use as permanent living quarters. 2.58 Service Station means any land or building used exclusively for the sale of petroleum products, automotive parts and accessories, minor repairs, washing and polishing of motor vehicles. 2.59 Shop means a building or part thereof used for retail trade wherein the primary purpose is the selling or offering for sale of goods, wares or merchandise by retail or the selling or offering for sale of retail services but does not include an establishment wherein the primary purpose of the serving of meals or refreshments, an amusement use, a general garage, or a service station. 2.60 Shopping Centre means a group of shops and complementary uses with integrated parking and which is planned, developed and designed as a unit containing a minimum of 5 retail establishments. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Definitions 7 2.61 Sign (or advertisement) means a word, letter, model, placard, board, device or representation, whether illuminated or not, in the nature of or employed wholly or in part for the purpose of advertisement, announcement or direction and excludes those things employed wholly as a memorial, advertisements of local government, utilities, and boarding or similar structures used for the display of advertisements. 2.62 Sign Area means the area of the smallest rectangle, circle, or semi-circle that can enclose the surface area of the sign. Where a sign has two faces or more, the maximum area is permitted for each of the two faces. 2.63 Street means a street, road, highway or other way designed for the passage of vehicles and pedestrians, and which is accessible by fire department and other emergency vehicles. 2.66 Subdivision means the dividing of land, whether in single or joint ownership, into two or more pieces for the purpose of development. 2.67 Subsidiary Apartment means a separate dwelling unit constructed within and subsidiary to a self-contained dwelling. 2.68 Use means a building or activity situated on a lot or a development permitted on a lot. 2.69 Use Zone or Zone means an area of land including buildings and water designated on the Zoning Map to which the uses, standards and conditions of a particular Use Zone Table apply. 2.70 Variance means a departure, to a maximum of 10% from the yard, area, lot coverage, setback, size, height, frontage or any other numeric requirement of the applicable Use Zone of the authority's regulations. . $ Provincial Reg. 4(q) ti7k Provincial Reg. 4(t) Provincial Reg. 4(u) tiA Provincial Reg. 4(v) Provincial Reg. 4(w) Provincial Reg. 4(x) 2.64 Street Line means the edge of a street reservation as defined by the authority having jurisdiction. 2.65 Street Right-of-Way means a strip of land between the street lines, acquired by reservation, dedication or forced dedication intended to be occupied or occupied by a public street, road or highway. street street right of way 2.71 Watercourse means any lake, pond, river, stream or other body of water. 2.72 Wetland means the land usually or at any time occupied by water, where the water table is at or is just above the surface of the land either permanently or intermittently, depending upon the class of the wetland which includes bogs, fens, marshes, swamps and shallow water zones along shorelines of bodies of water. 8 Definitions C3CL Limited -o- rkso% Ilimh, -- sr------ MEM li le t i"-- % Provincial Reg. 4(r) Provincial Reg. 4(s) 2.73 Yard means an open uncovered space on a lot appurtenant to a building (except a court) and unoccupied by buildings or structures except as specifically permitted elsewhere in these Regulations. 2.74 Yard, Rear means the distance between the rear lot line and the rear wall of the main building on a lot. 2.75 Yard, Side means the distance between the side lot line and the nearest side wall of a building on the lot. 2.76 Yard, Front means the distance between the front lot line of a lot and the front wall of the main building on the lot. 2.77 Yard, Flanking means the side yard of a corner lot bounded by the street. 2.78 Yard, Abutting means the yard of an abutting lot which shares a lot line of subject property. 2.79 Zoning Map means the map or maps attached to and forming a part of the authority's regulations. Provincial Reg. 4(z) Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Definitions 9 3 General Regulations 3.1 Permit to Develop Required No person shall carry out any development within the Planning Area except where otherwise provided in these Regulations unless a permit for the development has been issued by the Council. 3.2 Compliance with Regulations Development shall be carried out and maintained within the Planning Area in accordance with the Municipal Plan, these Regulations, conditions stated in a Development Approval, and any other by-law or regulation enacted by the Authority. 3.3 Decisions of Council Decisions made by Council with respect to a permit required by these Regulations shall be made in writing, and state the reasons for a refusal of, or conditions attached to a permit. Council shall also advise the person to whom the decision applies of their right to appeal, in accordance with Section 42 of the Act and the requirements of Section 3.21 of these Regulations. 3.4 Permit to be Issued Subject to Regulations 3.4 and 3.5, a permit shall be issued for development within the Planning Areas that conforms to: a) The policies expressed in the Municipal Plan and any further scheme, plan, or regulation pursuant thereto; b) The general development standards set out in Section 4 of these Regulations, the requirements of Section 6, 7 and 8 of these Regulations, and the use classes, standards, requirements, and conditions prescribed in Sections 9 of these Regulations for the use zone in which the proposed development is located; c) The standards set out in the Building Code and/or other ancillary codes, and any Building Regulations, Waste Disposal Regulations, and/or any other municipal regulation in force in the Planning Area regulating or controlling development, conservation and use of land and buildings; d) The standards set out in Section 5 of these Regulations in the case of off-street parking and loading; e) The standards set out in Section 6 of these Regulations in the case of signs and advertisement; f) The standards set out in Section 7 of these Regulations in the case of subdivision; and g) The standards of design and appearance established by Council. 3.5 Permit Not to be Issued in Certain Cases No permit or approval in principle shall be issued for development within the Planning Area when, in the opinion of Council, it is premature by reason of the site lacking adequate road access, power, drainage, sanitary facilities, or domestic water supply, or being beyond the natural development of the area at the time of application unless the applicant contracts to pay the full cost of construction of the services deemed necessary by Council and such cost shall attach to and upon the property in respect of which it is imposed. 10 General Regulations CBCL Limited 3.6 Discretionary Powers In considering an application for a permit or for approval in principle to carry out development, Council shall take into account the policies expressed in the Municipal Plan and any further scheme, plan or regulations pursuant thereto, and shall assess the general appearance of the development of the area, the amenity of the surroundings, availability of utilities, public safety and convenience, and any other considerations which are, in its opinion, material, and notwithstanding the conformity of the application with the requirements of these Regulations, Council may, in its discretion, and as a result of its consideration of the matters set out in this Regulation, conditionally approve or refuse the application. 3.7 The Application 1. Applications for a Permit to Develop or an Approval in Principle shall be made only by the owner, the owner's agent or person authorized by the owner to Council, on the application form as may be prescribed by Council. Every application shall include such plans, specifications and drawings as Council may require, and be accompanied by the appropriate fee set out in a Schedule of fees as required by Council. 2. Council shall, on request, supply to every applicant a copy of the application forms referred to in Regulation 3.6(1) and a description of the plans, specifications and drawings required to be provided with the application. 3.8 Register of Application Council shall keep a public register of all applications for development, and shall enter therein Council's decision upon each application and the result of any appeal from that decision. 3.9 Deferment of Application 1. Council may, with the written agreement of the applicant, defer consideration of an application; and 2. Applications properly submitted in accordance with these Regulations which have not been determined by Council and on which a decision has not been communicated to the applicant within eight weeks of the receipt thereof by Council, and on which consideration has not been deferred in accordance with Regulation 3.8(1), shall be deemed to be refused. 3.10 Approval in Principle 1. An application for Approval in Principle shall include; a) a description of the proposed development, b) a description of the limits of the land to be used with the proposed development, and may include a survey description of the subject lands, c) submission of detailed plans, d) any additional information that may be required by Council. 2. Council may issue an Approval in Principle if it determines the application conforms to the Municipal Plan and these Regulations. 3. An Approval in Principle shall be valid for 2 years. 4. No development shall be carried out under an Approval in Principle. 5. Council may revoke an Approval in Principle if it determines the applicant has changed the proposed development in a way that significantly alters the original intent of the applications. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations General Regulations 11 3.11 Approval Approval for an application is granted by Council in the form of a Development Permit or Building Permit for applications approved under these Regulations. 3.12 Development Permit 1. A plan or drawing which has been approved by Council and which bears a mark and/or signature indicating such approval together with a permit shall be deemed to be permission to develop. Such permission shall not relieve the applicant from a) full responsibility for obtaining permits or approvals under any other regulation or statute prior to commencing the development; b) having the work carried out in accordance with these Regulations or any other- regulations or statutes; and c) compliance with all conditions attached to an approval or a permit. 2. Council may attach to a permit or to approval in principle such conditions as it deems fit in order to ensure that the proposed developrnentwill be in accordance with the purpose and intent of these Regulations. 3. Where Council deems necessary, permits may be issued on a temporary basis for a period not exceeding two years, which may be extended in writing by Council for further periods. 4. A permit is valid for two years. If the development has not commenced, the permit may be renewed for a further period not in excess of one year, but a permit shall not be renewed more than once, except in the case of a permit for an advertisement, which may be renewed in accordance with Section 6 of these Regulations; 5. The approval of any application and plans or drawings or the issue of a permit shall not prevent Council from thereafter requiring the correction of errors, or from ordering the cessation, removal of, or remedial work on any development being carried out in the event that the same is in violation of this or any other regulations or statute; 6. No person shall erase, alter or modify any drawing or specifications upon which a permit to develop has been issued by Council; and 7. There shall be kept available on the premises where any work, matter or thing is being done for which a permit has been issued, a copy of the permit and any plans, drawings or specifications on which the issue of the permit was based during the whole progress of the work, or the doing of the matter or thing until completion. 3.13 Revoke Permit Council may revoke an approval and any subsequent permits for failure by the applicant or developer to comply with these Regulations or any condition attached to the permit or where the permit was issued in error or was issued contrary to the applicable regulations or was issued on the basis of incorrect information. 3.14 Public Notice 1. Council shall provide public notice for a period of not less than: a) 7 days - when considering a variance in accordance with Section 3.29; and b) 14 days - when considering a change in a non-conforming use in accordance with Section 3.31; or development which is listed as a Discretionary use in any use zone in Section 9 of these Regulations. 2. Council may require public notice of any development application where, in the opinion of Council, such notice is required for information and public consultation purposes. 3. Council shall require the cost of the public notice or portion thereof be paid by the applicant and that such notice shall be by public advertisement in a newspaper 12 General Regulations CBCL Limited circulating in the area or by any other means deemed necessary or appropriate by Council. 3.15 Licenses, Permits and Compliance with Other Bylaws Nothing in these regulations shall exempt any person from complying with the requirements of any By-Law in force within the Town of Norman's Cove-Long Cove, or from obtaining any license, permission, permit, authority or approval required by any statute or regulation of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador or the Government of Canada. 3.16 Right of Entry Council or other person or persons authorized by the municipality, may enter upon any public or private land and may at all reasonable times enter any development or building upon the land for the purpose of making surveys or examinations or obtaining information relative to the carrying out of any development, construction, alteration, repair, or any other works whatsoever which the Council is empowered to regulate. 3.17 Stop Work Order and Prosecution 1. Where a person begins a development contrary or apparently contrary to these Regulations, Council may order that person to pull down, remove, stop construction, fill in or destroy that building or development and may order the person restore the site or area to its original state, pending final adjudication in any prosecution arising out of the development; and 2. A person who does not comply with an order made under Regulation 3.16(1) is guilty of an offence under the provisions of the Act. 3.18 Service Levy 1. Council may require a developer to pay a service levy where development is made possible or where the density of potential development is increased or where the value of property is enhanced in accordance with Section 149(2) of the Municipalities Act, SN, 1999. 2. A service levy shall not exceed the cost, including finance charges to Council of constructing or improving the public works referred to in Regulation 3.17(1) that are necessary for the real property to be developed in accordance with the standards required by Council and for uses that are permitted on that real property; 3. A service levy shall be assessed on the real property based on: a) The amount of real property benefited by the public works related to all the real property so benefited; and b) The density of development made capable or increased by the public work. 4. Council may require a service levy be paid by the owner of the real property benefited and may specify the time for payment. The amount of the service levy will be outlined in the Town's Schedule of Rates and Fees. 3.19 Financial Guarantees by Developer 1. Council may require a developer before commencing a development to make such financial provisions and/or enter into such agreements as may be required to guarantee the payment of service levies, ensure site reinstatement, and to enforce the carrying out of any other condition attached to a permit of licence; 2. The financial provisions pursuant to Regulation 3.18(1) may be made in the form of: a) a cash deposit from the developer, to be held by the Council, or; General Regulations 13 Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations b) a security or guarantee by a bank, or other institution acceptable to Council, for expenditures by the developer, or; c) a performance bond provided by an insurance company or a bank. 3.20 Dedication of Land for Public Use Council may, for a development not involving a subdivision, require a portion of the land to be developed to be conveyed to the Town for a public purpose where public works are required to accommodate the proposed development. 3.21 Reinstatement of Land Council may order the developer, the site occupier, the owner, or any of them to restore the site to the satisfaction of Council where a) the use of land is discontinued; b) the intensity of the use is decreased; c) a Permit to Develop has been revoked; or d) a Temporary Permit to Develop has expired. 3.22 Notice of right to appeal Where an authority makes a decision that may be appealed under Section 42 of the Act, that authority shall, in writing, at the time of making that decision, notify the person to whom the decision applies of the; a) person's right to appeal the decision to the board; b) time by which an appeal is to be made; c) right of other interested persons to appeal the decision; and d) manner of making an appeal and the address for the filing of the appeal. 3.23 Appeal requirements 1. The secretary of the board at the Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, Main Floor, Confederation Building (West Block), P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, Nfld., A1B 4J6 is the secretary to all boards in the province and an appeal filed with that secretary within the time period referred to in subsection 42(4) of the Act shall be considered to have been filed with the appropriate board. 3. The fee required under section 44 of the Act shall be paid to the board that hears the decision being appealed by filing it with the secretary referred to in subsection (1) or (2) within the 14 days referred to in subsection 42(4) of the Act. 4. The board that hears the decision being appealed shall, subject to subsection 44(3) of the Act, retain the fee paid to the board. 5. Where an appeal of a decision and the required fee is not received by a board in accordance with this section and Part VI of the Act, the right to appeal that decision shall be considered to have been forfeited. 3.24 Appeal registration 1. Upon receipt of an appeal and fee as required under the Act and these regulations, the secretary of the board as referred to in subsections 6(1) and (2), shall immediately register the appeal. 2. Where an appeal has been registered the secretary of the board shall notify the appropriate authority of the appeal and shall provide to the authority a copy of the appeal and the documentation related to the appeal. 3. Where an authority has been notified of an appeal that authority shall forward to the appropriate board a copy of the application being appealed, all correspondence, council /1/ Provincial Reg. 5 /7/ Provincial Reg. 6 147.4.2 Provincial Reg. 7 14 General Regulations CBCL Limited minutes, plans and other relevant information relating to the appeal including the names and addresses of the applicant and other interested persons of whom the authority has knowledge. 4. Upon receipt of the information under subsection (3), the secretary of the board shall publish in a newspaper circulated in the area of the appropriate authority, a notice that the appeal has been registered. 5. A notice published under subsection (4) shall be published not fewer than 2 weeks before the date upon which the appeal is to be heard by the board. 3.25 Development prohibited 1. Immediately upon notice of the registration of an appeal the appropriate authority shall ensure that any development upon the property that is the subject of the appeal ceases. 2. Sections 102 and 104 of the Act apply to an authority acting under subsection (1). 3. Upon receipt of a notification of the registration of an appeal with respect to an order under section 102 of the Act, an authority shall not carry out work related to the matter being appealed. 3.26 Hearing notice and meetings 1. A board shall notify the appellant, applicant, authority and other persons affected by the subject of an appeal of the date, time and place for the appeal not fewer than 7 days before the date scheduled for the hearing of the appeal. 2. A board may meet as often as is necessary to conduct its work in an expeditious manner. 3.27 Hearing of evidence 1. A board shall meet at a place within the area under its jurisdiction and the appellant and other persons notified under subsection 9(1) or their representative may appear before the board and make representations with respect to the matter being appealed. 2. A board shall hear an appeal in accordance with section 43 of the Act and these regulations. 3. A written report submitted under subsection 43(2) of the Act respecting a visit to and viewing of a property shall be considered to have been provided in the same manner as evidence directly provided at the hearing of the board. 4. In the conduct of an appeal hearing, the board is not bound by the rules of evidence. 3.28 Board decision A decision of the board must comply with the plan, scheme or development regulations that apply to the matter that has been appealed to that board. 3.29 Variances 1. Where an approval or permit cannot be given by an authority because a proposed development does not comply with development standards set out in development regulations, an authority may, in its discretion, vary the applicable development standards to a maximum of 10% if, in the authority's opinion, compliance with the development standards would prejudice the proper development of the land, building or structure in question or would be contrary to public interest. 2. An authority shall not allow a variance from development standards set out in development regulations if that variance, when considered together with other variances made or to be made with respect to the same land, building or structure, would have a cumulative effect that is greater than a 10% variance even though the individual variances are separately no more than 10%. Provincial Reg. 7 continued wfr Provincial Reg. 8 I a!, - Provincial Reg. 9 Vat Provincial Reg. 10 7 / vara, Provincial Req. 11 Provincial Reg. 12 General Regulations 15 Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Provincial Reg. 13 Provincial Reg. 14 3. An authority shall not permit a variance from development standards where the proposed development would increase the non conformity of an existing development. 3.30 Notice of variance Where an authority is to consider a proposed variance, that authority shall give written notice of the proposed variance from development standards to all persons whose land is in the immediate vicinity of the land that is the subject of the variance. 3.31 Residential non conformity A residential building or structure referred to in paragraph 108(3)(g) of the Act must, where being repaired or rebuilt, be repaired or rebuilt in accordance with the plan and development regulations applicable to that building or structure. 3.32 Notice and hearings on change of use Where considering a non conforming building, structure or development under paragraph 108(3)(d) of the Act and before making a decision to vary an existing use of that non-conforming building, structure or development, an authority, at the applicant's expense, shall publish a notice in a newspaper circulating in the area or by other means give public notice of an application to vary the existing use of a non-conforming building, structure or development and shall consider any representations or . submissions received in response to that advertisement. 3.33 Non-conformance with standards Where a building, structure or development does not meet the development standards included in development regulations, the building, structure or development shall not be expanded if the expansion would increase the non-conformity and an expansion must comply with the development standards applicable to that building, structure or development. 3.34 Discontinuance of non-conforming use An authority may make development regulations providing for a greater period of time than is provided under subsection 108(2) of the Act with respect to the time by which a discontinued non-conforming use may resume operation. 3.35 Delegation of powers An authority shall, where designating employees to whom a power is to be delegated under subsection 109(3) of the Act, make that designation in writing. Provincial Reg. 12 continued Provincial Reg. 15 Provincial Reg. 16 Provincial Reg. 17 Provincial Reg. 18 16 General Regulations CBCL Limited 4 General Development Standards i 4.1 Access and Service Streets 1. Access shall be located to the specification of Council so as to ensure the greatest i1 possible convenience and safety of the street system. 1, 2. Council may prescribe the construction of service streets to reduce the number of accesses to collector and arterial streets. 3. No vehicular access shall be closer than 10 metres to the street line of any street intersection. 4. No access to a street may be made without the permission of the Authority. Before granting an approval for an access, the Authority shall have regard to safety and efficiency of the street for both vehicles and pedestrians. 5. Access to a Provincial Highway shall be subject to the requirements and approval of the Department of Transportation and Works. 4.2 Accessory Buildings 1. May be located on the same lot as the main building(s) to which it is accessory; or on a lot adjoining the lot that contains the main building, where both lots are under the same ownership. 2. Accessory buildings shall not be closer to the front lot line than the main building, 2m to the side lot line and 2m to the rear lot line. 3. Accessory buildings shall be complementary with the main building in terms of exterior finish, roofline and pitch. 4. Accessory buildings may have a lot coverage of 7 percent or a maximum floor area of 80 m2, whichever is greater, and a maximum height of 6 tn. 4.3 Accessory Uses Permitted Where these regulations provide for any land to be used, or building to be erected or used for a purpose, the purpose shall include any accessory use. Such uses shall be clearly incidental and complementary to the use of the main building and be contained on the same lot as the main building or an adjoining lot where both lots are under the same ownership. 4.4 Advertisements Advertisements shall not be erected or displayed except in accordance with Section 6 and 9 of these Regulations. 4.5 Alterations to the Natural Environment Development proposals shall include plans for grading, ditching, and landscaping. Significant alterations to the natural environment as part of a development (such as changing the drainage pattern or removing vegetation) will be considered during the evaluation of development proposals. Alterations which will adversely affect watercourses or adjacent property as a result of alterations to watercourses, drainage or grading shall not be permitted. Topsoil or sods shall not be removed except with the approval of Council. 4.6 Archaeological Assessment Applications for development involving major ground disturbance, including works along the coastline shall be referred to the Provincial Archaeology Office, Historic Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations General Development Standards 17 Resources Division, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, for review and consideration under the Historic Resources Act. 4.7 Buffer Strips 1. Where development is proposed that, in the opinion of Council, will have a visual impact on a highway, viewscape or abutting land use, Council may require the owner of the site to provide a separation buffer to screen the development. The buffer shall include provision of such natural or structural barrier as may be required by Council and shall be maintained by the owner or occupier to the satisfaction of the Council. 2. Along selected trails and public open spaces, the Authority may require that a buffer of no less than 15 metres be provided between a development permitted under this Zone and a designated trail, public amenity area or public open space. 4.8 Building Height 1. Council may permit the erection of buildings of a height greater than that specified in Section 9.5-9.9, but in such cases the building line setback and rear yard requirements shall be varied as follows: a) The building line setback shall be increased by 2 metres for every 1 metre increase in height. b) The rear yard shall not be less than the minimum building line setback calculated as described in (1) above plus 6 metres. 2. Height requirements may be waived in the case of communication masts and antennae, flagpoles, water towers, spires, belfries, or chimneys. Where an increase of more than 20% in the permitted height of the structure is proposed it shall only be authorized under the provisions of Section 3.28 and 3.13. 4.9 Building Line and Setback Council, by resolution, may establish building lines on an existing or proposed street or service street and may require any new buildings to be located on those building lines, whether or not such building lines conform to the standards set out in the tables in Sections 9.5 to 9.9 of these regulations. 4.10 Landscaping and Screening 1. All land except that used for customer parking and vehicle access shall be landscaped and maintained by the owner or occupier to the satisfaction of Council. 2. Council may, in the case of existing unsightly development, order the owner or occupier to provide adequate and suitable landscaping or screening; and for this purpose may require the submission of an application giving details of the landscaping or screening, and these Regulations shall then apply to that application. The provision of adequate and suitable landscaping or screening may be made a condition of any development permit where, in the opinion of Council, the landscaping or screening is desirable to preserve amenity or to protect the environment. 4.11 Lot Area 1. No lot shall be reduced in area, either by the conveyance or alienation of any portion thereof or otherwise, so that any building or structure on such lot shall have a lot coverage that exceeds, or a front yard, rear yard, side yard, frontage or lot area that is less than that permitted by these Regulations for the zone in which such lot is located. 2. Where any part of a lot is required by these Regulations to be reserved as a yard, it shall continue to be so used regardless of any change in the ownership of the lot or any part thereof, and shall not be deemed to form part of an adjacent lot for the purpose of computing the area thereof available for building purposes. 18 General Development Standards CBCL Limited 4.12 Lot Area and Size Exceptions Where, at the time of coming into effect of these Regulations, one or more lots already exist in any residential zone, with insufficient frontage or area to permit the owner or purchaser of such a lot or lots to comply with the provisions of these Regulations, then these Regulations shall not prevent the issuing of a permit by Council for the erection of a dwelling thereon, provided that the lot coverage and height are not greater than, and the yards and floor area are not less than the standards set out in these regulations. 4.13 Lot Frontage Except for accessory buildings, no new buildings shall be erected unless the lot on which it is situated fronts directly onto a street which has been constructed to standards established by Council. 4.14 Non-Conforming Uses Applications involving non-conforming uses shall be processed in accordance with Section 108 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act and Sections 3.31-3.33 of these Regulations. If a non-conforming uses ceases to exist for a period of more than 12 months, new uses for the property and any buildings must conform to the requirements of the land use zone in which it is located. 4.15 Offensive and Dangerous Uses No building or land shall be used for any purpose which may be dangerous by causing or promoting fires or other hazards or which may emit noxious, offensive or dangerous fumes, smoke, gases, radiation, smells, ash, dust or grit, excessive noise or vibration, or create any nuisance that has an unpleasant effect on the senses unless its use is authorized by Council and any other authority having jurisdiction. 4.16 Parks, Playgrounds, and Conservation Uses Nothing in these Regulations shall prevent the designation of conservation areas or the establishment of parks and playgrounds in any zone provided that such parks and playgrounds are not located in areas which may be hazardous to their use and are not operated for commercial purposes. 4.17 Side Yards Side yards shall be kept clear of obstruction and shall be provided on the exposed sides of every building in order to provide access for the maintenance of that building. 4.18 Soils and Drainage Development shall only be permitted on lands having soil and drainage conditions that are suitable to permit the proper siting and development of the proposed uses. 4.19 Soil Removal, Deposit and Site Grading 1. Removal or placement of soil or other material, or alteration to the natural grade or drainage of a property which adversely affects a watercourse or adjacent property shall not be permitted. 2. Alteration of hillsides with slopes greater than 30% through the deposition of fill or by excavation, whether for the purposes of creating land suitable for development or not, regardless of land use zone, shall be prohibited. General Development Standards 19 Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations 3. Where not part of an approved development, any land disturbance involving the removal, deposition or grading on a property affecting more than 25 square meters in area shall require application, review and approval by the Town and show the full extent of disturbance that is intended. Council may require a developer to assess geotechnical aspects, visual and environmental impacts, as well as impacts on adjoining properties; and 4. Where alterations to the landscape are approved, financial guarantees may be required to ensure adequate site rehabilitation and/or landscaping. 4.20 Storage and Screening of Refuse Containers Refuse containers used for the collection or storage wastes from a commercial use shall be screened by fence or similar structure. 4.21 Watercourse Protection 1. No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark any body of water or wetland without approval from the Department of Environment and Conservation and, if fish habitat is affected, from Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Council may require larger buffer areas around watercourses where identified flood plains, steep slopes or unstable soil conditions (for example) could result in damage to watercourses and wildlife habitat as a result of development. For the purposes of assessing applications in areas known to be at risk of flooding, the high water mark is considered to be the 1:100 year flood level. 2. Council shall require that water crossings, bridges, culverts, stream diversions and stormwater management devices, are planned, designed and constructed so as to ensure that fish habitat and passage is preserved, protected, and where possible, enhanced. 3. Filling in or alterations of wetlands shall be prohibited. 4.22 Water Pressures/Fire Flows Development may be refused where water pressures and fire flows cannot be guaranteed. 20 General Development Standards CBCL Limited 2 spaces per unit Single detached, double dwelling, row dwelling, mobile home Commercial Uses Parking Requirement Office, Medical and Professional, Personal Service, General Service, Take-out Food Service, Veterinary, Shop, Convenience Stores 1 space per 20 m2 of floor area Parking Requirement Industrial Uses Light, general Industry 1 space per employee 1 space per 20 m2 of floor area Service Station General and Public Uses Parking Requirement Place of worship Cultural and Civic 1 space per 5 seats 1 space per 50 m2 of floor area Educational (schools) 2 spaces per classroom (schools) Medical and public care facilities 1 space per 2 patients 1 space per 10 m2 of floor area General Assembly, Funeral Home, Amusement Club and Lounge, Restaurants 1 space per 3 patrons Indoor Assembly Child Care 1 space per 10 patrons 1 space per 20 m2 of floor area Apartment dwelling Commercial residential Seasonal residential 1.5 spaces per unit 1 space per guest room 1 space per unit 5 Off-Street Parking and Loading 5.1 Parking Required For every building, structure or use to be erected, enlarged or established, there shall be provided and maintained a quantity of off-street parking spaces sufficient to ensure that the flow of traffic on adjacent streets is not impeded by the parking of vehicles associated with that building, structure or use. 5.2 Parking Spaces The number of parking spaces to be provided for any building, structure, use or occupancy shall conform to the following standards. Parking requirements for uses not specifically listed below shall be decided at the discretion of Council. Residential Land Uses Parking Requirement 5.3 Parking Area Design Standards Parking areas or parking lots associated with a development requiring more than four parking spaces will meet the following standards: Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations Off-Street Parking and Loading 21 a) Individual parking spaces will be a minimum of 15 m2 in size, accessible without the need to move other vehicles to access the space; b) The parking area shall be constructed with a stable surface; c) No part of any off-street parking area shall be closer than 1.5 m to the front lot line in any zone; d) Parking standards to accommodate persons with disabilities shall meet the requirement of the Buildings Accessibility Act and Regulations. 5.4 Parking Access Specifications Off-street parking areas shall, except in the case of single or attached residential dwellings, be arranged so that it is not necessary for any vehicle to reverse onto or from a street. 5.5 Off-Street Loading Requirements 1. For every building, structure or use to be erected, enlarged or established requiring the shipping, loading or unloading of goods, wares or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained for the premises, loading facilities on land that is not part of a street comprised of one or more loading spaces, 15 m long, 4 m wide and having a vertical clearance of at least 4 m with direct access to a street or with access by a driveway of a minimum width of 6 m to a street. 2. The loading facilities required by this Regulation shall be arranged so that vehicles can move clear of any street and so that it is not necessary for any vehicle to reverse onto or from a street. 22 Off-Street Parking and Loading CBCL Limited 6 Signs 6.1 Permit Required Subject to provisions of Regulation 6.14, no sign shall be erected or displayed in the Planning Area unless a permit for the sign is first obtained from Council. 6.2 Provincial Highway Sign Regulations All signs or advertisements to be erected within the boundaries of the Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove must be approved in accordance with these Regulations. Where provisions of the Town of Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations are inconsistent with the regulations respecting advertising signs on or near public highways made or administered by provincial departments under the Provincial Highway Sign Regulations, the more restrictive regulations shall apply. 6.3 Form of Application Application for a permit to erect or display a sign shall be made to Council in accordance with Regulation 3.1. 6.4 Signs Prohibited in Street Reservation Unless otherwise permitted by these or other regulations (Highway Sign Regulations, Provincial Highway signs for example) no sign shall be permitted to be erected or displayed within, on or over any highway or street reservation. 6.5 Permit Valid for Limited Period A permit granted under these Regulations for the erection or display of a sign shall be for a period not exceeding two years, but may be renewed at the discretion of Council for similar periods. 6.6 Removal of Signs Notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, Council may require the removal of any sign which, in its opinion, is: a) Hazardous to road traffic by reason of its siting, colour, illumination, or structural condition, or; b) Detrimental to the amenities of the surrounding area. 6.7 Signs Exempt from Control The following signs may be erected or displayed in the Planning Area without application to the Council: a) On a dwelling or within the courtyard of a dwelling, one nameplate not exceeding 0.2 m2 in area; b) On an agricultural holding or farm, a notice board not exceeding 1 m 2 in area and relating to the operations being conducted on the land; c) On any site occupied by a church, school, library, art gallery, museum, institution or cemetery, one notice board not exceeding 1 m2 in area; d) The name of the building or the name of the occupants of the building, located on the principal façade of any commercial, industrial or public building, in letters not exceeding one tenth of the height of that facade or 3m, whichever is the lesser; Li I Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Signs 23 e) On any parking lot, directional signs and one sign not exceeding 1m2 in size, identifying the parking lot. 0 Real estate sales, leasing or open house signs up to a maximum area of 1m 2; g) Signs placed by candidates at municipal, provincial, or federal elections; h) Signs for temporary local events such as festivals, from one month before the event and to be removed within one week of its conclusion; i) Temporary signs on construction sites warning of danger and or outlining the nature of the development up to a maximum area of 7.5m2. 6.8 Approval Subject to Conditions A permit may only be issued for the erection or display of signs which comply with the appropriate conditions and specifications set out in the following regulations and the Use Zones in Section 9 of these Regulations. 6.9 Non-Conforming Uses Signs associated with non- conforming uses will be subject to the conditions and standards for signs in the use zone in which the non-conforming use us located. 6.10 Prohibited Signs The following sign types will not be permitted: a) Billboards b) Signs with Flashing Lights or Moving Parts c) Any signs not listed in Regulation 6.13. 6.11 General Standards for Signs 1. All signs must be located on the property where the person/activity/business being advertised is located unless otherwise permitted in these Regulations. 2. Signs in all zones must be maintained in good condition (e.g. no peeling paint, rotting wood, etc.) and not present a safety hazard in terms of structural stability. 3. No sign shall obstruct a means of ingress/egress from a door, window or fire escape. 4. Signs shall be professionally prepared and comply with standards as may be prescribed by Council. 5. The maximum number of signs a commercial use may have is 2 signs, regardless of the number of buildings on the lot associated with that business. 6. The maximum number of signs a home occupation use may have is 1 sign. 7. All double faced signs shall count as a single sign. 8. Off-site directional signs shall only be permitted where they are part of a sign kiosk constructed and managed by the Town. 9. Illumination of signs must be indirect or external by low-intensity lamps which are not visible from the street. 6.12 Sign Specifications The following table outline the specifications that shall apply to all signs erected for any commercial use in the Mixed Development, Industrial Marine and Rural Land Use Zones. At the discretion of Council the conditions and dimensions in the following table may be reduced. 24 Signs CBCL Limited I 1. Flush Mounted Wall Signs MD, IM, RUR 3 m x 0.75 m - Signs shall not project more than 23 cm from the wall on which it is located. 2. Ground Signs MD, IM, RUR 7.5 m2 (per side) - Sign must be entirely located within the property boundaries of the business or enterprise. 3. Hanging/Projecting Signs MD, IM, RUR 1 m2 (per side) - Sign shall not project beyond the public sidewalk onto the portion of the public right-of-way traveled upon by motorized vehicles. - Sign shall not project above the eaves, parapet or roofline of a building. - Not permitted to swing freely without the installation of a suitable catch chain or other control device. 4. Temporary/Portable Signs MD, IM, RUR 0.5 m2 (per side) - Signs shall not be illuminated. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Signs 25 7 Subdivision of Land 7.1 Permit Required No land in the Planning Area shall be subdivided unless a permit for the development of the subdivision is first obtained from Council. 7.2 Services to be Provided No permit shall be issued for the development of a subdivision unless provisions satisfactory to Council have been made in the application for a supply of drinking water, a properly designed sewage disposal system, and a properly designed storm drainage system. 7.3 Payment of Service Levies and Other Charges No permit shall be issued for the development of a subdivision until agreement has been reached for the payment of all fees levied by Council for connection to services, utilities and streets deemed necessary for the proper development of the subdivision, and all service levies and other charges imposed under Regulations 3.17 and 3.18. 7.4 Issue of Permit Subject to Considerations A permit shall not be issued when, in the opinion of Council, the development of a subdivision does not contribute to the orderly growth of the municipality and does not demonstrate sound design principles. In considering an application, Council shall, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, consider: a) the location of the land; b) the availability of, and the demand created for, schools, services and utilities; c) the provisions of the Plan and Regulations affecting the site; d) the land use, physical form and character of adjacent developments; e) the transportation network and traffic densities affecting the site; f) the relationship of the project to existing or potential sources of nuisance; g) soil and subsoil characteristics; h) the topography of the site and its drainage; i) natural features such as lakes, streams, topsoil, trees and shrubs; j) prevailing winds; k) visual quality; 1) community facilities; m) energy conservation; and n) other matters as may affect the proposed development. 7.5 Proposals for Subdivision of Land Proposals for the subdivision of lands for residential, commercial and industrial development shall be required to provide information on: a) The physical features of the site, including development opportunities and constraints, the location of mature stands of vegetation, including any vegetation to be retained. b) The layout of proposed lots and streets. c) How the proposed subdivision relates to existing development and roads on adjacent lands, and provide for future access to undeveloped lands in the area. d) The compatibility between the subdivision and surrounding land uses, both existing and future. e) The volume and type of traffic that will be generated by the development. 26 Subdivision of Land CBCL Limited fJ Proposed servicing, including water and sewer, storm water management, and utilities from the main street and not from other connections on the lot. g) In residential subdivisions, the locations of neighbourhood mail receptacles. h) A landscaping plan which shows the location of dedicated open space and plantings. 7.6 Form of Application Application for a permit to develop a subdivision shall be made to Council in accordance with Regulation 3.6. 7.7 Subdivision Subject to Zoning The subdivision of land shall be permitted only in conformity with the Use Zones delineated on the Land Use Zoning Maps. 7.8 Building Lines Council may establish building lines for any subdivision street and require any new building to be located on such building lines. 7.9 Land for Public Open Space 1. Before a development commences, the developer shall, if required, dedicate to the Town (at no cost to the Town) an area of land equivalent to not more than 10% of the gross area of the subdivision for public open space, provided that: a) Where land is subdivided for any purpose other than residential use, Council shall determine the percentage of land to be dedicated; b) If, in the opinion of Council, no public open space is required, the land may be used for such other public use as Council may determine; c) The location and suitability of any land dedicated under the provisions of this Regulation shall be subject to the approval of Council, but in any case, Council shall not accept land which, in its opinion, is incapable of development for any purpose; d) Council may accept from the developer, in lieu of such area or areas of land, the payment of a sum of money equal to the value of the land which would otherwise be required to be dedicated; e) Money received by Council in accordance with Regulation 7.9(1d) shall be reserved by Council for the purpose of the acquisition or development of land for public open space or other public purpose. 2. Land dedicated for public use in accordance with this Regulation shall be conveyed to the Town and may be sold or leased by Council for the purposes of any development that conforms with the requirements of these Regulations, and the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of land shall be applied against the cost of acquisition or development of any other land for the purposes of public open space or other public purposes. 3. Council may require a strip of land to be reserved and remain undeveloped along the banks of any river, brook or pond, and this land may, at the discretion of Council, constitute the requirement of land for public use under Regulation 7.9(1). 7.10 Structure in Street Reservation The placing within any street reservation of any structure or landscaping, for example, a hydro pole, telegraph or telephone pole, fire hydrant, mail box, sign post or planting of j I Subdivision of Land 27 Norman's Cove - Long Cove Development Regulations street trees) shall receive the prior approval of Council which shall be satisfied on the question of safe construction and relationship to the adjoining buildings and other structures within the street reservation. 7.11 Development Agreement As a condition of approval for new developments, Council shall require a developer to enter into an agreement with the Municipality. Such agreements will be negotiated between the developer and the Municipality for financing and development of services provided to the site. The agreement shall include specifications for water and sewer infrastructure, storm drainage, streets, sidewalks, open space, as well as school bus stops and neighbourhood mailboxes, where required. 7.12 Subdivision Design Standards No permit shall be issued for the development of a subdivision unless the design of the subdivision conforms to the following standards; a) The finished grade of streets shall not exceed 10 percent. b) New subdivisions shall have street connections with an existing street or streets. c) All street intersections shall be constructed within 52 of a right angle and this alignment shall be maintained for 30 in from the intersection. d) No street intersection shall be closer than 60 in to any other street intersection. e) No more than four streets shall join at any street intersection. 0 No residential street block shall be longer than 490 in between street intersections. g) Streets in residential subdivisions shall be designed in accordance with the approved standards of Council, but in the absence of such standards, shall conform to the following minimum standards: t 5 9 m 1.5 - -- 7 m 1.5 20 m -- 15 In Collector Street Local Street Street Right-of-Way: 20 metres Street Right-of-Way: 15 - metres Street Width: 9 metres Street Width: 7 metres Minimum Sidewalk Width: 1.5 metres Minimum Sidewalk Width: 1.5 metres Number of Sidewalks: 2 Number of Sidewalks: 1 h) Residential lots shall not be permitted which abut a local street at both front and rear lot lines. i) Council may require any existing natural, historical or architectural feature or part thereof to be retained when a subdivision is developed. 28 Subdivision of Land CBCL Limited j) Land shall not be subdivided in such a manner as to prejudice the development of adjoining land. 7.13 Cul de Sacs Cul de sacs will generally be discouraged. Where permitted the following design standards are required: a) A turning circle of a diameter not less than 30 m. b) The maximum length of any cul de sac shall be; i. 110 m (without emergency vehicle access) ii. 230 in (with emergency vehicle access) c) Emergency vehicle access to a cul de sac shall be not less than 3 m wide and shall connect the head of the cul de sac with an adjacent street. 7.14 Engineer to Design Works and Certify Construction Layout 1. Plans and specification for all water mains, hydrants, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and all appurtenances thereto and all streets, paving, curbs, gutters and catch basins and all other utilities deemed necessary by Council to service the area proposed to be developed or subdivided shall be designed and prepared by or approved by the Engineer. Such designs and specifications shall, upon approval by Council, be incorporated in the plan of subdivision. 2. Upon approval by Council of the proposed subdivision, the Engineer shall certify all work of construction layout preliminary to the construction of the works and thereupon the developer shall proceed to the construction and installation, at his or her own cost and in accordance with the approved designs and specifications and the construction layout certified by the Engineer, of all such water mains, hydrants, sanitary sewers and all appurtenances and of all such streets and other works deemed necessary by Council to service the said area. 7.15 Street Works May Be Deferred The construction and installation of all curbs and gutters, catch basins, sidewalks and paving specified by Council may be deferred until a later stage of the work on the development. Prior to approval, the developer shall deposit with Council, an amount estimated by the Engineer as sufficient to cover construction and installation costs. In the later stage of the work of development, Council shall call for tenders for construction and installation of the works, and the amount so deposited by the developer shall be applied towards payment of the contract cost. If the contract cost exceeds the deposit, the developer shall pay to Council the amount of the excess. If the contract price is less than the deposit, Council shall refund the amount by which the deposit exceeds the contract price. Any amount so deposited with Council by the developer shall be placed in a separate savings account in a bank and all interest earned shall be credited to the developer. 7.16 Transfer of Streets and Utilities to the Town 1. Where required by the terms of a Subdivision Development Agreement, the developer shall, following the approval of the subdivision of land and upon request of Council, transfer to the Town, at no cost to the Town, and clear of all liens and encumbrances: a) All lands in the area proposed to be developed or subdivided which are approved and designated by Council for public uses as streets, or rights-of-way, or for other public use; b) All services or public works including streets, water supply and distribution and sanitary and storm drainage systems installed in the subdivision that are normally owned and operated by Council. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Subdivision of Land 29 2. Before Council shall accept the transfer of lands, services or public works of any subdivision, the Engineer shall, at the cost to the developer, test the streets, services and public works installed in the subdivision and certify his or her satisfaction with their installation. 3. Council shall not provide maintenance for any street, service or public work in any subdivision until such time as such street, service or public work has been transferred to and accepted by Council. 7.17 Restriction on Sale of Lots The developer shall not develop or dispose of any lot within a subdivision for the purposes of development and no building permit shall be issued until Council is satisfied that: a) The lot can be served with satisfactory water supply and sewage disposal systems, and; b) Satisfactory access to a street is provided for the lots. 30 Subdivision of Land CBCL Limited 8 Special Developments 8.1 Bed and Breakfast Establishments A Bed and Breakfast establishment in a single residential dwelling, where permitted, shall be subject to the following conditions: a) The nature and scale of the proposed use is consistent with the adjoining development and the use does not detract from the residential character of the neighbourhood. b) A parking area abutting a residential lot shall be appropriately screened by a fence, wall, or hedge of height not less than 1 m and located a minimum distance of 1 m from the edge of the parking area. c) A single, non-illuminated, free-standing sign, not exceeding 0.4 m2 in area, shall be permitted, provided that the design of the sign is consistent with the residential character and amenity of the area. d) That the use is approved and licensed under the Tourist Establishment Regulations, 1996, of the Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. 8.2 Convenience Stores 1 Convenience stores shall not exceed 140 m2 (1,507 ft2 ) of floor area. The retail use shall be subsidiary to the residential character of the area and shall not affect residential amenities of adjoining properties. 2. A building containing a convenience store shall be of a design, with any parking, lighting or signs arranged, so as to blend in with the character of the residential area, and to minimize its effect on the adjacent residential uses. All convenience stores will be required to have adequate off-street parking. 8.3 General Industry Where land fronts on the marine shoreline, general industrial uses shall be limited to marine-related uses. In other areas where the land is zoned Rural, general industrial uses shall be restricted to the maintenance and repair of equipment, processing and storage related to agriculture, forestry or mineral working uses which; a) Do not require municipal services b) Are extensive users of land for open storage and handling of materials, goods and equipment. c) Would create nuisances if located in an urban area because of appearance, noise, heavy truck traffic, or other features of the operations. d) No wholesale or retail sales activities shall be permitted. 8.4 Home Childcare Childcare as a home occupation shall conform to the requirements of the Child Care Services Act and Regulations. Where required, a license to operate shall be obtained from the Department of Health and Community Services. 8.5 Home Occupation The following conditions shall apply to the use of a dwelling for a home occupation: a) The residence is occupied by the operator of the home occupation; b) The use is clearly subsidiary to the residential use, does not alter the residential character of the property, and does not detract from the residential character of Special Developments 31 Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations the neighbourhood. The external appearance of the dwelling shall not be changed by the home occupation; c) There are no more than two assistant employees employed on site in addition to a resident of the dwelling; d) Not more than 25 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling to a maximum of 45 m2 is devoted to the home occupation; e) One off-street parking space, other than that required for the dwelling, is provided for every 18.5 m2 of floor space occupied by the home occupation; f) No wholesale, outdoor storage of goods or equipment is carried out, any retail sales are incidental and subsidiary to the approved use; g) A single, non-illuminated, free-standing sign, not exceeding 0.4m2 (4ft2) in area, shall be permitted, provided that the design of the sign is consistent with the residential character and amenity of the area; h) No change shall be made in the type, class, or extent of the occupation without a permit; i) The use shall not generate-traffic, parking, sewage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential area; j) No regular parking of commercial vehicles or trailers except for one vehicle with a gross weight of no greater than one tonne will be permitted; k) The residential lot has sufficient area to accommodate the parking requirement of the dwelling unit and the home occupation. 8.6 Home Based Business in Accessory Buildings In addition to the requirements set out in Regulation 4.3, a home occupation where permitted in a residential accessory building shall: a) Be located on the same lot as the residential use; b) The business shall be owned and operated by the occupants of the dwelling; c) No repairs to vehicles or heavy equipment are carried out; d) Activities associated with the use are carried on inside the accessory building, are not hazardous and do not cause a noticeable increase in noise, odour, dust or fumes, nor cause electrical interference, or in any other way result in a nuisance to the occupants of surrounding residences. 8.7 Home Based Business Medical, professional, and personal service uses, along with crafts and repairs, are permitted as a home business, provided: a) The use is situated on a residential property and the primary use of the property remains residential; b) The use is entirely enclosed within the dwelling and/or the accessory building and the use does not change the appearance of the dwelling or accessory building; c) The floor area of the Home-Based Business does not exceed fifty (50) percent of the total floor area of the dwelling; d) No outdoor activities or storage associated with the use occurs; e) Activities associated with the use are not hazardous and do not cause noticeable noise, odour, dust, fumes, traffic or inconvenience and are not a nuisance to the occupants of adjacent dwellings; and 0 Any retail sales are incidental and subsidiary to the approved use. 32 Special Developments CBCL Limited 8.8 Home Business - Agriculture Agricultural class uses are permitted as a home business, provided: a) The use is situated on a residential property and the primary use of the property remains residential; b) Not more than two livestock and tell fowl are kept on the property; c) Animals are kept in a proper structure which has been assessed by the Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods; d) Enclosures are properly constructed and maintained, and are in keeping with the character of the neighbourhood; e) Animal enclosures and structures are kept to the rear of the dwelling; f) There is no outside storage of manure or animal feeds; g) Activities associated with the use are not hazardous and do not cause noticeable noise, odour, dust, fumes, traffic or inconvenience and are not a nuisance to the occupants of adjacent dwellings; h) Any retail sales are incidental and subsidiary to the approved use; i) The property and structures are well maintained; j) The operator follows best management practices; k) Only a resident of the dwelling may be employed in this operation. 8.9 Service Stations Automobile service stations and garages shall conform to the following conditions: a) All gasoline pumps shall be located on pump islands designed for such purpose, and to which automobiles may gain access from either side; b) Pump islands shall be set back at least 4 metres from the front lot line. c) A canopy for sheltering pump islands may be erected provided that no part of the canopy is located within 3m of the street or lot line. d) Access points shall be at least 7 metres wide and shall be clearly marked. e) Where a service station is located on a corner lot, the centre line of any access shall be at least 15 metres from the center line of the junction. The lot line between entrances shall be clearly indicated. Special Developments 33 Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations 9 Use Zone Tables 9.1 Use Zones 1. For the purpose of these Regulations, the Planning Area is divided into Use Zones which are shown on the Norman's Cove - Long Cove Land Use Zoning Map attached to and forming part of these Regulations as follows: - Residential RES Rural Residential Subdivision RRS Mixed Development MD Industrial Marine IM Rural RUR Protected Water Supply PWS 2. Subject to Regulation 9.1(1), the permitted and discretionary uses, standards, requirements and conditions applicable to each Use Zone are set out in Section 9.5 to 9.9 of these Regulations. 3. Where standards, requirements and conditions applicable in a Use Zone are not set out in Sections 9.5 to 9.9, Council may in its discretion, determine the standards, requirements and conditions which shall apply. 9.2 Permitted Uses Subject to these Regulations, the uses that fall within the permitted Use Classes set out in the Use Zones in Sections 9.5 to 9.9 shall be permitted by Council in that Use Zone. 9.3 Discretionary Uses Subject to these Regulations, the uses that fall within the Discretionary Use Classes set out in the appropriate Use Zone in Sections 9.5 to 9.9 may be permitted in that Use Zone if the Council is satisfied that the development would not be contrary to the general intent and purpose of these Regulations, the Municipal Plan, or any further scheme or plan or regulation pursuant thereto, and to the public interest, and if Council has given notice of the application in accordance with Section 3.13 and has considered any objections or representations which may have been received on the matter. 9.4 Prohibited Uses Uses that do not fall within the Permitted or Discretionary Use or Use Class, or are specifically listed as a Prohibited Use in a Use Zone in Sections 9.5 to 9.9, shall not be permitted in that Use Zone. 34 Use Zone Tables CBCL Limited 9.5 Residential (RES) 1400 m2 9.5.1 Permitted Uses Single dwelling Double dwelling Subsidiary Apartment Boarding House Residential Home Office Medical Child Care Small Scale Agriculture Conservation Recreational Open Space Antenna 9.5.2 Discretionary Uses Mobile Home Professional and Personal Services (Home Business) 9.5.3 Lot Requirements Minimum lot area 450 m2 Minimum lot frontage 15 m Minimum lot frontage (unserviced) 30 m Minimum front yard 8 m, or 15m from the centreline of Highway 201 Minimum side yard 2 m Minimum rear yard 9 m Maximum lot coverage 33% Maximum building height 15 m 9.5.4 Minimum Lot Area for Developments with On-Site Servicing Municipal piped water supply and sewage disposal by an on-site septic system approved by the Government Service Centre Well water supply and connection to municipal sewer 1400 m2 Well water supply and sewage disposal by an on-site septic system approved by the Government Service Centre 1860 m2 Norman s Cove Long Cove Development Regulations Residential (RES) 35 9.5.5 Back Lot Development Notwithstanding Regulation 4.13 of these Regulations, the following standards and conditions shall apply to the development of flag lots, or back lots: a) All backlots shall have a permanent and direct access to a public road; b) No more than three dwellings shall be permitted to share an access and driveway; c) The minimum access width shall be 6 metres. The responsibility for construction, care and maintenance of the shared access shall be that of the developer. Where an access is proposed to be shared, the Authority will require a signed agreement to be in place among those sharing the access prior to any approval; d) Only single dwellings shall be permitted to develop on back lots; e) Development must be serviced from the Town's piped water and sewer system; f) No dwelling shall be located more than 245 metres from a fire hydrant or from a public street to which it has access;- g) The placement of the dwelling on the lot shall be done in a manner that does not affect the privacy of adjoining dwellings; and h) _There are no objections to the proposed development from abutting property_ owners who will be consulted prior to Council issuing an approval. 36 Resiential (RES) CBCL Limited 9.6 Rural Residential Subdivision (RRS) 9.6.1 Permitted Uses Single dwelling including with subsidiary apartments Home Office Conservation Recreational Open Space Antenna 9.6.2 Discretionary Uses Professional and Personal Services (Home Business) 9.6.3 Lot Requirements Minimum lot area See Regulation 9.6.4 Minimum lot frontage 45m Minimum side yard 2 m Minimum rear yard 9 m Maximum lot coverage 33% Maximum building height 15 m 9.6.4 Minimum Lot Area for Developments with On-Site Servicing Municipal piped water supply and sewage disposal by an on-site septic system approved by the Government Service Centre Well water supply and connection to municipal sewer 1860 m2 Well water supply and sewage disposal by an on-site septic system approved by the Government Service Centre 4050 m2 9.6.5 Rural Residential Subdivision In addition to the requirements of Section 7, the following conditions apply to large lot residential subdivision development in this use zone: a) a comprehensive development plan is approved by the Town for the site; b) the development in whole or in phases, shall contain a minimum of 14 residential lots; c) development shall be subject to a subdivision development agreement d) there is sufficient groundwater to support the development. A groundwater assessment will be required in accordance with provincial guidelines. e) historic public access to streams and ponds and the Ocean-front is to be maintained, although in order to accommodate the residential development, certain paths and trails may be altered and/or incorporated into the 1860 m2 Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Rural Residential Subdivision (RRS) 37 recreational trail network of the development - these are to be noted in the approved comprehensive plan; f) waterways and wetlands are to be protected and suitably buffered from development. g) significant waterways and wetlands as identified on the comprehensive development plan and the coastal area are protected by a buffer of 30 metres as measured from the ordinary high water mark - if the embankment is steep, then the buffer is measured from the top of the embankment; h) all other waterways and wetlands as identified on the comprehensive development plan shall be protected by a buffer of at least 15 metres as measured above, although intermittent streams and drainage courses are exempted from this buffer unless otherwise protected under Provincial and Federal regulation. 38 Rural Resiential Subdivision (RRS) CBCL Limited g.7 Mixed Development (MD) 9.7.1 Permitted Uses Single dwelling Double dwelling Apartments Townhouses Subsidiary Apartment Home Office Child Care Medical Small Scale Agriculture (home business) Antenna Conservation Recreational Open Space 9.7.2 Discretionary Uses Commercial Residential Mobile dwelling Educational General Assembly Uses Place of Worship Business of Personal Services Uses Mercantile Uses (except for Shopping Centre) Professional and personal service (home business) Bed and Breakfast General Industry Light Industry Service Station Transportation Cemetery 9.7.3 Lot Requirements Minimum lot area 450 m2 Minimum lot frontage 15 m Minimum lot frontage (unserviced) 30 m Minimum front yard 8 m, or 15m from the centreline of Highway 201 Minimum side yard 2 m Minimum rear yard 9 m Maximum lot coverage 33% Norman s Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Mixed Development (MD) 39 Maximum building height 15 m 9.7.4 Minimum Lot Area for Developments with On-Site Servicing Municipal piped water supply and sewage disposal by an on-site Well water supply and connection to municipal sewer 1400 m2 1860 m2 Well water supply and sewage disposal by an on-site septic system approved by the Government Service Centre 9.7.5 Non-Residential Buffers 1. Where any proposed non-residential use abuts a residential zone or an existing dwelling unit, the owner of the site of the non-residential development may be required to provide a buffer strip between any non-residential building or activity and the residential zone or dwelling. 2. The buffer may include the provision of grass strips, hedges, trees or shrubs or a structural barrier-as-may be-required by the Authority,-and shall be maintained by the owner or occupier to the satisfaction of the Authority. 9.7.6 Open Storage The Authority may permit open storage of materials and goods, provided the following conditions are met: a) Open storage shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the site area and shall not be located in the front yard or in any required setback or buffer areas; b) Open storage shall be enclosed by a wall or fence not less than 2 metres in height constructed of uniform materials approved by the Authority; and c) Open storage shall be maintained with a stable surface to prevent raising or movement of dust, clay, mud, or loose particles. septic system approved by the Government Service Centre 1400 m2 40 Mixed Development (MD) CBCL Limited L. I 1 98 Industrial Marine (IM) 9.8.1 Permitted Uses Office Restaurants and Shops where part of a Harbour Development Scheme Conservation Recreational Open Space General Industry (Marine) Light Industry (Marine) Transportation Antenna 9.8.2 Discretionary Uses N/A 9.8.3 Lot Requirements Minimum lot area As determined by the Authority Minimum lot frontage As determined by the Authority Minimum front yard 8 m, or 15m from the centreline of Highway 201 Minimum side yard 2 m Minimum rear yard 9 m Maximum lot coverage As determined by the Authority Maximum building height 15 m 9.8.4 Open Storage The Authority may permit open storage of materials and goods, provided the following conditions are met: a) Open storage shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the site area and shall not be located in the front yard or in any required setback or buffer areas; b) Open storage shall be enclosed by a wall or fence not less than 2 metres in height constructed of uniform materials approved by the Authority; and c) Open storage shall be maintained with a stable surface to prevent raising or movement of dust, clay, mud, or loose particles. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Industrial Marine (IM) 41 ,9 Rural (RUR) 9.9.1 Permitted Uses Agriculture Conservation Forestry Recreational Open Space Mineral Exploration Antenna 9.9.2 Discretionary Uses Single Dwelling Animal Cemetery General Industry Scrap Yard Mineral Workings 9.9.3 Lot Requirements Minimum lot area As determined by the Authority Minimum lot frontage As determined by the Authority Minimum front yard 8 m, or 15m from the centreline of Highway 201 Minimum side yard 5m Minimum rear yard 9 m Maximum lot coverage 33% Maximum building height 15 m 9.9.4 Accessory Dwelling An accessory single dwelling may be permitted as part of an approved resource-based use, when it is required for the satisfactory operation of that use - for example, as a dwelling for a caretaker or a dwelling for the operator of an agricultural operation. The cessation, as defined under the Urban and Rural Planning Act and the Municipalities Act, of the primary or approved use shall also lead to the cessation of the use of the dwelling as a residence. 9.9.5 Agriculture Agricultural uses shall be subject to the following conditions: a) That the proposed use is managed in accordance with accepted agricultural best management practices to control odours, noise, dust, environmental impacts, and ; b) The proposed use satisfies the requirements of the Provincial Government, Department of Environment and Conservation and Natural Resources, Agrifoods Branch. 42 Rural (RUR) CBCL Limited 9.9.6 Forestry 1. Forestry and related uses may be permitted by the Authority provided that the Authority is satisfied that such uses will not increase soil erosion, and further provided that the operation is in an approved wood-cutting area and meets the requirements of the Department of Forest Resources and Agri-foods. 2. The Authority may if necessary require a detailed submission concerning the proposed forestry operation setting out the extent and nature of the forestry operation, including provisions for the mitigation of impacts. 9.9.7 General Industry 1. General industry shall be restricted to the maintenance and repair of equipment, processing and storage related to agriculture, forestry or mineral working uses, or to those unsuitable sites adjacent to urban uses. Examples of the latter are industrial uses involving hazardous substances such as bulk fuel storage; requiring large lots; or featuring outdoor activities such as heavy equipment storage or maintenance. 2. Unless the Authority is satisfied that the general industry use will not create a nuisance and will not adversely affect the amenity of the surrounding area, the Authority shall require the provision of buffering by the developer to the satisfaction of the Authority. 9.9.8 Open Storage The Authority may permit open storage of materials and goods, provided the following conditions are met: a) Open storage shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the site area and shall not be located in the front yard or in any required setback or buffer areas; b) Open storage shall be enclosed by a wall or fence not less than 2 metres in height constructed of uniform materials approved by the Authority; and c) Open storage shall be maintained with a stable surface to prevent raising or movement of dust, clay, mud, or loose particles. 9.9.9 Residential Development 1. Residential development may be permitted if it is accessory to and necessary for the operation of a primary permitted use such as a farming operation. 9.9.10 Mineral Exploration Mineral exploration activities shall meet the following conditions: a) The planned activities do not cause undue noise, significant ground disturbance or risks to the safety of residents of Norman's Cove - Long Cove; b) A plan to consult with and inform residents of the activity is submitted and approved by Council; c) All permits and approvals from federal and provincial agencies including the Department of Mines and Energy have been obtained; d) A site rehabilitation plan is submitted and approved by Council for exploration activities which require trenching and/or the creation of cutlines through wooded areas, or other forms of ground disturbance; and e) A refundable cash deposit of $1000.00 has been made to Council which shall be returned when the rehabilitation work has been completed in accordance with the development permit and to the satisfaction of Council. Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Rural (RUR) 43 9.9.11 Mineral Workings Mineral workings shall meet the following conditions: a) No mineral working shall be in general view of urban development or scenic areas. b) Mineral workings must conform with the minimum distances from other development as set out below, unless after consulting appropriate government departments, Council is satisfied that the use will not create a nuisance and will not adversely affect the amenity of the specified development or natural feature: Adjacent land use Minimum Buffer Any other developed area or area likely to be developed during the life of the pit or quarry working Public street or highway Waterbody or watercourse 300m 50m 30m c) Explosive blasting related to aggregate extraction activities shall not be permitted within 1,000 metres of an area in which residential development is permitted. d) A mineral working shall not be visible from a public street or highway, developed area, or area likely to be developed during the life of the working. e) Council may require the mineral working site or excavated areas of a pit or quarry to be enclosed by a fence designed and constructed to its specifications and no less than 1.8m in height. 0 No mineral working or associated storm or sanitary drainage shall unacceptably reduce the quality of water in any waterbody or watercourse. Any access road to a pit and quarry working which crosses a brook or stream shall be bridged or culverted at the crossing in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Environment. g) No mineral working shall be carried out in a manner so as to cause erosion of adjacent land. h) The mineral working shall be kept clean or refuse, abandoned equipment and any derelict buildings. i) During extended periods of shutdown, access roads to a mineral working sh,111 be ditched or barred to the satisfaction of Council. 44 Rural (RUR) CBCL Limited 9 10 Protected Watershed (PW) 9.10.1 Permitted Uses Conservation 9.10.2 Discretionary Uses Agriculture Forestry Recreational Open Space Antenna Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Protected Watershed (PW) 45 APPENDIX A Zoning Map 46 CBCL Limited APPENDIX B Provincial Development Regulations Norman's Cove -- Long Cove Development Regulations Protected Watershed (PW) 47 Newfoundland Regulations 3/01 Development Regulations Under the Urban and Rural PlarunngAct. 2000. Published by Authority NEWFOUNDLAND REGULATION 3/01 Development Regulations under the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 (Filed January 2, 2001) Under the authority of section 36 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000,1 make the following regulations. Dated at St. John's, January 2, 2001. Joan Marie Aylward Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs REGULATIONS Analysis 1 Short title 8. Development prohibited 2. Definitions 9. Hearing notice and meetings 3. Application 10. Hearing of evidence 4. Interpretation 11. Board decision 5. Notice of right to appeal 12. Variances 6. Appeal requirements 13. Notice of variance 7. Appeal registration 14. Residential non conformity Development Regulations 3, 1)1 Short title Definitions 15. Notice and hearings on 17 Discontinuance of non- change of use conforming use 16. Non-conformance with 18. Delegation of powers standards 19. Commencement 1. These regulations may be cited as the Development Regulations. 2. In these regulations, (a) "Act", unless the context indicate otherwise, means the Urban and Rural Planning Act. 2000; (b) "applicant" means a person who has applied to an authority for an approval or permit to carry out a development; (c) "authority" means a council, authorized administrator or regional authority; and (d) "development regulations" means these regulations and regulations and by-laws respecting development that have been enacted by the relevant authority. Application 3. (1) These regulations shall be included in the development regulations of an authority and shall apply to all planning areas. (2) Where there is a conflict between these regulations and development regulations or other regulations of an authority, these regulations shall apply. (3) Where another Act of the province provides a right of appeal to the board, these regulations shall apply to that appeal. Interpretation 4. (1) In development regulations and other regulations made with respect to a planning area the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this section (a) "access" means a way used or intended to be used by vehicles, pedestrians or animals in order to go from a street to adjacent or nearby land or to go from that land to the street; (b) "accessory building" includes Development Regulations 3 V/ (i) a detached subordinate building not used as a dwelling, located on the same lot as the main building to which it is an accessory and which has a use that is customarily incidental or complementary to the main use of the building or land, (ii) for residential uses, domestic garages, carports, ramps, sheds, swimming pools, greenhouses, cold frames, fuel sheds, vegetables storage cellars, shelters for domestic pets or radio and television antennae, (iii) for commercial uses, workshops or garages, and (iv) for industrial uses, garages, offices, raised ramps and docks; (c) "accessory use" means a use that is subsidiary to a permitted or discretionary use and that is customarily expected to occur with the permitted or discretionary use; (d) "building height" means the vertical distance, measured in metres from the established grade to the (i) highest point of the roof surface of a flat roof, (ii) deck line of a mansard roof, and (iii) mean height level between the eave and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, and in any case, a building height shall not include mechanical structure, smokestacks, steeples and purely ornamental structures above a roof; (e) "building line" means a line established by an authority that runs parallel to a street line and is set at the closest point to a street that a building may be placed; (1) "discretionary use" means a use that is listed within the discretionary use classes established in the use zone tables of an authority's development regulations; (g) "established grade" means, 3 Development Regulations 3 U / (i) where used in reference to a building, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the exterior or the front of that building exclusive of any artificial embankment or entrenchment, or (ii) where used in reference to a structure that is not a building, the average elevation of the finished grade of the ground immediately surrounding the structure, exclusive of any artificial embankment or entrenchment; (h) "floor area" means the total area of all floors in a building measured to the outside face of exterior walls; (i) "frontage" means the horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the building line; (j) "lot" means a plot, tract or parcel of land which can be considered as a unit of land for a particular use or building; (k) "lot area" means the total horizontal area within the lines of the lot; (1) "lot coverage" means the combined area of all building on a lot measured at the level of the lowest floor above the established grade and expressed as a percentage of the total area of the lot; (m) "non-conforming use" means a legally existing use that is not .listed as a permitted or discretionary use for the use zone in which it is located or which does not meet the development standards for that use zone; (n) "owner" means a person or an organization of persons owning or having the legal right to use the land under consideration; (o) "permitted use" means a use that is listed within the permitted use classes set out in the use zone tables of an authority's development regulations; (p) "prohibited use" means a use that is not listed in a use zone within the permitted use classes or discretionary use classes 4 Development Regulations 3. 0 1 or a use that an authority specifies as not permitted within a use zone; (q) "sign" means a word, letter, model, placard, board, device or representation, whether illuminated or not, in the nature of or employed wholly or in part for the purpose of advertisement, announcement or direction and excludes those things employed wholly as a memorial, advertisements of local government, utilities and boarding or similar structures used for the display of advertisements; (r) "rear yard depth" means the distance between the rear lot line and the rear wall of the main building on a lot; (s) "side yard depth" means the distance between the side lot line and the nearest side wall of a building on the lot; (t) "street" means a street, road, highway or other way designed for the passage of vehicles and pedestrians and which is accessible by fire department and other emergency vehicles; (u) "street line" means the edge of a street reservation as defined by the authority having jurisdiction; 111 (w) "use zone" or "zone" means an area of land including buildings and water designated on the zoning map to which the uses, standards and conditions of a particular use zone table apply; (x) "variance" means a departure, to a maximum of 10% from the yard, area, lot coverage, setback, size, height, frontage or any other numeric requirement of the applicable Use Zone Table of the authority's regulations; and (y) "zoning map" means the map or maps attached to and forming a part of the authority's regulations. (2) An authority may, in its discretion, determine the uses that may or may not be developed in a use zone and those uses shall be 1 : : (v) "use" means a building or activity situated on a lot or a development permitted on a lot; Development Regulations 3/01 Notice of right to appeal Appeal requirements listed in the authority's regulations as discretionary, permitted or prohibited uses for that area. 5. Where an authority makes a decision that may be appealed under section 42 of the Act, that authority shall, in writing, at the time of making that decision, notify the person to whom the decision applies of the (a) person's right to appeal the decision to the board; (b) time by which an appeal is to be made; (c) right of other interested persons to appeal the decision; and (d) manner of making an appeal and the address for the filing of the appeal. 6. (1) The secretary of the board at the Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, Main Floor, Confederation Building (West Block), P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, Nfld., A I B 4J6 is the secretary to all boards in the province and an appeal filed with that secretary within the time period referred to in subsection 42(4) of the Act shall be considered to have been filed with the appropriate board. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the City of Corner Brook, City of Mount Pearl or City of St. John's appoints an appeal board under subsection 40(2) of the Act, an appeal shall be filed with the secretary of that appointed board. (3) The fee required under section 44 of the Act shall be paid to the board that hears the decision being appealed by filing it with the secretary referred to in subsection (1) or (2) within the 14 days referred to in subsection 42(4) of the Act. (4) The board that hears the decision being appealed shall, subject to subsection 44(3) of the Act, retain the fee paid to the board. (5) Where an appeal of a decision and the required fee is not received by a board in accordance with this section and Part VI of the Act, the right to appeal that decision shall be considered to have been forfeited. 6 Development Regulations 3,01 Appeal registration Development prohibited Hearing notice and meetings 7. (1) Upon receipt of an appeal and fee as required under the Act and these regulations, the secretary of the board as referred to in subsections 6(1) and (2), shall immediately register the appeal. (2) Where an appeal has been registered the secretary of the board shall notify the appropriate authority of the appeal and shall provide to the authority a copy of the appeal and the documentation related to the appeal. (3) Where an authority has been notified of an appeal that authority shall forward to the appropriate board a copy of the application being appealed, all correspondence, council minutes, plans and other relevant information relating to the appeal including the names and addresses of the applicant and other interested persons of whom the authority has knowledge. (4) Upon receipt of the information under-subsection (3), the secretary of the board shall publish in a newspaper circulated in the area of the appropriate authority, a notice that the appeal has been registered. (5) A notice published under subsection (4) shall be published not fewer than 2 weeks before the date upon which the appeal is to be heard by the board. 8. (1) Immediately upon notice of the registration of an appeal the appropriate authority shall ensure that any development upon the property that is the subject of the appeal ceases. (2) Sections 102 and 104 of the Act apply to an authority acting under subsection (1). (3) Upon receipt of a notification of the registration of an appeal with respect to an order under section 102 of the Act, an authority shall not carry out work related to the matter being appealed. 9. (1) A board shall notify the appellant, applicant, authority and other persons affected by the subject of an appeal of the date, time and place for the appeal not fewer than 7 days before the date scheduled for the hearing of the appeal. (2) A board may meet as often as is necessary to conduct its work in an expeditious manner. 7 Development Regulations 3/01 Heating of evidence Board decision Variances Notice of variance 10. (1) A board shall meet at a place within the area under its jurisdiction and the appellant and other persons notified under subsection 9(1) or their representative may appear before the board and make representations with respect to the matter being appealed. (2) A board shall hear an appeal in accordance with section 43 of the Act and these regulations. (3) A written report submitted under subsection 43(2) of the Act respecting a visit to and viewing of a property shall be considered to have been provided in the same manner as evidence directly provided at the hearing of the board. (4) In the conduct of an appeal hearing, the board is not bound by the rules of evidence. --- IL- A decision of the board must comply with the plan, scheme or development regulations that apply to the matter that has been appealed to that board. 12. (1) Where an approval or permit cannot be given by an authority because a proposed development does not comply with development standards set out in development regulations, an authority may, in its discretion, vary the applicable development standards to a maximum of 10% if, in the authority's opinion, compliance with the development standards would prejudice the proper development of the land, building or structure in question or would be contrary to public interest. (2) An authority shall not allow a variance from development standards set out in development regulations if that variance, when considered together with other variances made or to be made with respect to the same land, building or structure, would have a cumulative effect that is greater than a 10% variance even though the individual variances are separately no more than 10%. (3) An authority shall not permit a variance from development standards where the proposed development would increase the non conformity of an existing development. 13. Where an authority is to consider a proposed variance, that authority shall give written notice of the proposed variance from development standards to all persons whose land is in the immediate vicinity of the land that is the subject of the variance. 8 Development Regulations 3/01 Residential non conformity Notice and hearings on change of use Non-conformance with standards Discontinuance of nonconforming use Delegation of powers Commencement 14. A residential building or structure referred to in paragraph 108(3)(g) of the Act must, where being repaired or rebuilt, be repaired or rebuilt in accordance with the plan and development regulations applicable to that building or structure. 15. Where considering a non conforming building, structure or development under paragraph 108(3)(d) of the Act and before making a decision to vary an existing use of that non-conforming building, structure or development, an authority, at the applicant's expense, shall publish a notice in a newspaper circulating in the area or by other means give public notice of an application to vary the existing use of a non-conforming building, structure or development and shall consider any representations or submissions received in response to that advertisement. 16. Where a building, structure or development does not meet the development standards included in development regulations, the building, structure or development shall not be expanded if the expansion would increase the non-conformity and an expansion must comply with the development standards applicable to that building, structure or development. 17. An authority may make development regulations providing for a greater period of time than is provided under subsection 108(2) of the Act with respect to the time by which a discontinued non-conforming use may resume operation. 18. An authority shall, where designating employees to whom a power is to be delegated under subsection 109(3) of the Act, make that designation in writing. 19. These regulations shall be considered to have come into force on January 1, 2001. CEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer 9 THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE August 2, 2013 CITY OF ST. JOHN'S ACT ST. JOHN'S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NOTICE ST. JOHN'S COUNCIL PENSION (AMENDMENT NO. 1-2013) BY-LAW TAKE NOTICE that the ST. JOHN'S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL has enacted the St. John's Council Pension (Amendment No. 1 - 2013) By-Law. The said By-Law was passed by Council on the 8th day of July, 2013, so as to confirm that newly elected Councilors will not be members of the Council Pension Plan. All persons are hereby required to take notice that any person who wishes to view such regulations may view same at the Office of the City Solicitor of the ST. JOHN'S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL at City Hall, and that any person who wishes to obtain a copy thereof may obtain it at the said office upon the payment of a reasonable charge as established by the ST. JOHN'S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL for such copy. Dated this 22"d day of July, 2013. ST. JOHN'S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Neil Martin - City Clerk Aug 2 URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING ACT, 2000 NOTICE OF REGISTRATION TOWN OF NORMAN'S COVE-LONG COVE MUNICIPAL PLAN 2012-2022 AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2012-2022 TAKE NOTICE that the TOWN OF NORMAN'S COVE- LONG COVE Municipal Plan and Development Regulations, 2012-2022, adopted on the 2"d day of January, 2013 and approved on the 10th day of April, 2013 has been registered by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The Norman's Cove-Long Cove Municipal Plan and Development Regulations, 2012-2022, come into effect on the day that this notice is published in The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. Anyone who wishes to inspect a copy of these documents may do so at the Town Office, during normal working hours. TOWN OF NORMAN'S COVE-LONG COVE Dianne Hudson, Town Clerk/Administrator Aug 2 LANDS ACT NOTICE OF INTENT Lands Act, c36, SNL 1991, as amended NOTICE IS HEREBY given that TERRY MACDONALD of Port aux Basques, NL intends to apply to the Department of Environment and Conservation, two months from the publication of this Notice, to acquire title, pursuant to Section 7(2) (e) of the said Act, to that piece of Crown land situated within fifteen (15) metres of the waters of Port aux Basques in the Electoral District of Burgeo - La Poile for the purpose of restoring an existing wharf and being more particularly described as follows: Bounded on the North by water (Atlantic Ocean) (Channel flarbour/Herridge's Cove) for a distance of 6 metres; Bounded on the East by water (Atlantic Ocean) for a distance of /0 metres; Bounded on the South by water (Atlantic Ocean) for a distance of 20 metres; Bounded on the West by water (Atlantic Ocean) for a distance of 6 metres; and containing an area of approximately /0 square metres. Any person wishing to object to the application must file the objection, in writing, within one month from the publication of this Notice, with reasons for it, to the Minister of Environment and Conservation, and mail to the nearest Regional Lands Office: c/o Eastern Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 8700, Howley Building, Higgins Line, St. John's, NL, A1B 4J6. do Central Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2222, Gander, NL, A1V 1L7. c/o Western Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 2006, Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6J8. c/o Labrador Regional Lands Office, P.O. Box 3014, Station "B", Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, AOP 1E0. For further information on the proposed application, please contact TERRY MACDONALD, Telephone number (709) 695-7195. Aug 2 MECHANICS' LIEN ACT NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RELEASE MECHANICS' LIEN HOLDBACK PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE MECHANICS' LIEN ACT, RSNL 1990 cM-3 (THE "ACT") PURSUANT TO section 12 of the Act, and in relation to a contract A4VI-90-CG0052 entered into between VALE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR LIMITED and Compass Group Canada Limited which contract is dated as of March 5, 2010, notice is hereby given of the intention 389