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TOWN of PARSON'S POND
MUNICIPAL PLAN
2019-2029
Photo credit: Town of Parson's Pond website
As Approved by Council
11 August 2020
Municipal Plan/ Amendment
REGISTERED
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Table of Contents
1.0 ADOPTION AND APPROVAL ......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO ADOPT; MCIP CERTIFICATE ................................................... 1
1.2 COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ..................................................................................... 3
2.0 FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................... - 5 -
2.1 The Municipal Plan and the Municipal Planning Area ................................................................ - 5 -
2.2 Ministerial Approval ..................................................................................................................... - 5 -
2.3 Review and Amendment of the Municipal Plan ........................................................................... - 7 -
2.4 Municipal Plan Administration; Role of Development Regulations ......... ;··································- 7 -
3.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... - 8 -
3.1 Title and Components ................................................................................................................... - 8 -
3.2 Review and Amendments ............................................................................................................. - 8 -
3.3 Objective of the Municipal Plan ................................................................................................... - 8 -
3.4 Geography and History ................................................................................................................. - 8 -
4.0 KEY FACTORS AFFECTING PLANNING POLICIES ............................................................. - 10 -
4.1 Economics and Demographics ................................................................................................... - 10 -
4.2 Settlement Pattern ....................................................................................................................... - 12 -
4.3 Sensitive Lands and Adaptation to Effects of Climate Change .................................................. - 14 -
4.3.1 Geomorphological Risk .............................................................................................. - 14 -
4.3.2 Flood Risk ................................................................................................................... - 15 -
4.4 Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................. - 15 -
4.5 Natural Resources and Rural Development ................................................................................. - 17 -
5.0 Development Concept .................................................................................................................... - 18 -
6.0 Municipal Plan Policies .................................................................................................................. - 21 -
6.1 Policies for Designated Categories of Land Use ........................................................................ - 21 -
6.1.1 Mixed Development ................................................................................................... - 22 -
6.1.2 Watershed Protection .................................................................................................. - 23 -
6.1.3 Designated Floodway and Designated Floodway Fringe ........................................... - 23 -
6.1.3 .1 General Provisions ................................................................................................... - 23 -
6.1.3 .2 Designated Floodway .............................................................................................. - 2_4 -
6.1.3 .3 Designated Floodway Fringe ................................................................................... - 25 -
6.1.4 Rural ................................ _ ........................................................................................... - 25 -
6.1.5 Coastal Erosion ........................................................................................................... - 27 -
6.2 Policies Applicable to All Designations ..................................................................................... - 28 -
6.2.1 Sustainability of Development ................................................................................... - 28 -
6.2.2 Natural Hazards to Building ...................................................................................... - 30 -
6.2.3 Municipal Services ..................................................................................................... - 31 -
6.2.4 Comprehensive Development.. ................................................................................... - 31 -
6.2.5 Temporary Uses ........................................................................................................... - 32 -
6.2.6 Protection of the Natural Environment. ...................................................................... - 32 -
6.2.7 Public Works .............................................................................................................. - 33 -
6.2.8 Antennas and Wind Turbines ..................................................................................... - 34 -
6.2.9 Advertisements (Signage) ........................................................................................... - 35 -
6.2.10 Keeping of Animals .................................................................................................. - 35 -
6.2.11 Removal of Quarry Materials ................................................................................... - 36 -
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6.2.12 Non-Conforming Uses .............................................................................................. - 36 -
6.2.13 Archaeological and Heritage Resources ................................................................... - 37 -
6.2.14 Development Near Public Highways ........................................................................ - 38 -
6.2.15 Mobile Home, Campground, and "Tiny Home" Developments .............................. - 38 -
6.2.16 Flag Lots ................................................................................................................... - 39 -
7.0 IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................................... - 41 -
7.1 Implementation Policies ............................................................................................................. - 41 -
7.2 Site Plan Information and Evaluation ........................................................................................ - 43 -
8.0 INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES ..................................................................................... - 44 -
APPENDIX A ........................................................................................................................................ - 45 -
SITE PLAN INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................. - 45 -
APPENDIX B: ....................................................................................................................................... - 47 -
CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS ........................................................... - 47 -
Maps: Future Land Use Maps 1 and 2
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1.0 ADOPTION AND APPROVAL
1.1 COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO ADOPT; MCIP CERTIFICATE
Under the authority of Section 16 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000, the Town Council of
Parson's Pond adopts the Municipal Plan for 2019 to 2029.
Resolved by the Town Council of Parson's Pond on the 3rd day of June, 2020
Signed and sealed this J. ~ ~
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Mayor: ~
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Canadian Institute of Planners Certification
I certify that the attached Municipal Plan document has been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000.
Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners
(MCIP Seal)
Date: 6 June 2020
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1.2 COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
[resolution of Council to approve the Municipal Plan, following completion of the requirements of Sections 18 to 22 inclusive
of the Urbar, and Rural Planning Act, 2000}
1. Under the authority of section 16, section 17 and section 18 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act
2000, the Town Council of Parson's Pond:
a)
adopted the Municipal Plan for 2019-2029 on the 3rd day of June, 2020.
b)
gave notice of the adoption of the said Municipal Plan for 2019-2029 by notices placed
on local bulletin boards in the community as is customary for municipal notices,
following special instructions of the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment
c)
related to the COVIDl 9 pandemic, beginning on the 5th day of June, 2020.
set the 17th day of July, 2020, at 12:00 noon, to be the deadline time and date for
objections and submissions to be received, and for the holding of a public hearing to
consider objections and submissions and appointed Osmond Keough to be
commissioner to conduct the public hearing.
d)
received a report from the commissioner that no submissions had been received by the
deadline time and date.
Now under the authority of Section 23 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000, the Town Council of
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Parson's Pond approves the said Municipal Plan for 2019-2029 exactly as adopted.
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Resolved by the Town Council of Parson's Pond on the 11 th day of August, 2020.
Signed and sealed thisJ ~ H-day of ~
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Mayor: ~~~
Clerk: ~~-
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2.0 FOREWORD
2. 1 The Municipal Plan and the Municipal Planning Area
This document and the maps identified in it form the Municipal Plan for the Town of Parson's
Pond for 2019 to 2029. It has been prepared in accordance with the Urban and Rural Planning
Act, 2000. Upon completion of the required steps to bring it into legal effect, it repeals and
replaces the Town of Parson's Pond Municipal Plan for 1991 - 2001 and all amendments thereto.
The Town of Parson's Pond's municipal planning area comprises the Town itself, plus a large
area south of the municipal boundary in the vicinity of Three Mile Rock, as illustrated on the
Future Land Use Maps.
This document presents statements regarding the Council's intentions with respect to the location
and manner in which development within its municipal planning area shall take place. The maps
show the municipal planning area divided into various land use designations. Within each one
only specified kinds of development may take place.
The Municipal Plan is a legal document, binding upon Council and any person or group using or
proposing to use land anywhere within the municipal planning area. All development must
ccnform with the applicable policies of the Municipal Plan after the date upon which it comes
into ef:ect.
2.2 Ministerial Approval
For the Municipal Plan to gain full legal effect, the following procedure must be undertaken,
pursuant to Sections 15 through 24 of the Act.
In brief, the process begins with the preparation of a draft Municipal Plan under the direction of
Council. When a draft is prepared to the satisfaction of Council, a process which should include
an early opportunity for public input, it is submitted to the Department of Municipal Affairs and
Environment for review. When the Department has reviewed the draft document and is satisfied
that it is acceptable in light of provincial and other government agencies' interests, the
Department officially releases it pursuant to Section 15 of the Act. Council then, by resolution,
is able to adopt the document pursuant to Section 16 of the Act.
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Council must then advertise and provide for a public hearing at which objections or
representations to the adopted document are to be heard. The notice must appear twice in a
newspaper circulating in the municipal planning area, in which Council states its intention to
seek the approval of the Municipal Plan. The first notice must appear at least fourteen days
before the hearing date. The notice must state where and when the Municipal Plan can be
inspected and clearly give the time and place for the Public Hearing.
The Hearing is conducted by a Commissioner appointed by the Council. A deadline date for the
submission of any written objections or representations is specified in the Act (two days before
the hearing). If no submissions are received by the deadline, Council may cancel the hearing and
proceed directly to approve the Plan. If the hearing proceeds, the Commissioner conducts the
meeting and subsequently prepares a report including recommendations. Council then considers
the report and either approves the Plan (with or without recommended changes) or withdraws the
proposed Plan. Council's approval is made pursuant to Section 23 of the Act.
An approved Plan then is submitted to the Minister for review and registration, pursuant to
Section 24 of the Act. For this, the Minister requires two copies of the Municipal Plan which
have been certified by the Clerk as having been adopted and approved by Council, the
Commissioner's report, and all written objections and representations that may have been
submitted at the Hearing. After reviewing the document and determining that it is not contrary
to law or a policy of the government of the province, the Minister will register the Plan in the
Minister's planning registry and Council will publish a notice to that effect in the Newfoundland
and Labrador Gazette and in a newspaper circulating in the municipal planning area. The date
of the publication of the notice in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette is the date upon
which the Plan comes into effect.
If the Minister chooses to not register the Plan, the document is returned to the Council with
information as to the reason for its unacceptability, and Council may then make changes ar.d
resubmit the Plan in the same manner.
It is importan~ to recognize that a new Plan does not come into legal effect until the notice of the
Minister's registration app~ars in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. Once in effect, the
Municipal Plan is legally binding on Council and any person or party proposing to use or
develop land anywhere within the municipal planning area.
A concurrent and parallel process is involved in the preparation, adoption, approval, and coming
into effect of Development Regulations.
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2.3 Review and Amendment of the Municipal Plan
The Act at Section 28 requires that a Municipal Plan be reviewed not later than every five years
from the date it has come into effect. The general intention is that Council may revise the Plan
with a view to the developments which can be foreseen for the next ten years. Consequently, the
time frame for this Plan is the ten year period of 2019 through 2029.
The Municipal Plan may be amended at any other time, in whole or in part, for reasons that may
have been unforeseeable at the time it had initially been drafted. Any such amendment must be
consis:ent with the Municipal Plan as the amendment will be read together with and become part
of the Municipal Plan.
2.4 Municipal Plan Administration; Role of Development Regulations
Every Council is required to provide for administration of the Municipal Plan in conjunction
with the Development Regulations, which are written in conformity with the Municipal Plan in
the form of land use zoning, subdivision, and advertisement regulations.
Development Regulations must comply with the requirements of the Urban and Rural Planning
Act, 2000 and the Minister's Development Regulations (Newfoundland Regulation 3/01 made by
the then Minister of Provincial and Municipal Affairs and which came into force on January 1,
2001 ). The Minister's regulations comprise a number of standard requirements applicable across
the province. Councils are also advised, if they have not already done so, to adopt the National
Building Code of Canada as its building regulation.
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3.0 INTRODUCTION
3. 1 Title and Components
This Municipal Plan, when brought properly into effect, shall be known as the Municipal :'Lan
of the Town of Parson's Pond, 2019 - 2029. The text and Future Land Use Maps l and 2
contained herein constitute the Municipal Plan for the Parson's Pond municipal planning area.
3.2 Review and Amendments
The policies described in this Municipal Plan are subject to periodic review and amendment as
required in the light of changing economic, social, and technological developments.
3.3 Objective of the Municipal Plan
The objective of this Municipal Plan is to guide growth and development within the municipal
planning area. It directs future growth so that municipal services and land resources are used
most efficiently. It also ensures that aspects of land development such as safety, aesthetics, and
environmental protection are given proper consideration and that the views and objectives of the
community are observed as closely as possible.
3.4 Geography and History
The Town of Parson's Pond is a coastal community of 345 people (2016 census) on Highway
430 (the Viking Trail) on the west coast of the Great Northern Peninsula. The nearest regional
centres are the City of Corner Brook about 180 km to the south and St. Anthony about 289 km to
the north.
It was first settled in 1812, as a fishing outport. Oil was being produced and refined as early as
the 1880s, continuing to about 1920. In the 1970s and 1980s, zinc was mined at nearby Daniel's
Harbour. The mine closed in 1990, and the fishing industry shortly thereafter suffered greatly
from the 1992 cod moratorium. Fishing continues but at a diminished scale. Tourism related to
nearby Gros Mome National Park and the many west coast attractions from Deer Lake ncrth to
the St. Anthony area have provided a growing industry in accommodations and services.
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The town is a quiet, well established residential community facing the sea and lying around
Parson's Pond, giving an image of attractive, tranquil rivers and ponds. Goods and services are
available for most basic needs, such as groceries, the health clinic, and building supplies.
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4.0 KEY FACTORS AFFECTING PLANNING POLICIES
A brief history of the settlement of the Town and its economic evolution is found in Section 3.0.
As the Town looks forward in the context of managing development, services, amenities and
infrastructure, the most prominent factors that affect planning policies are summarized in this
Section.
Basic information on the local economy and demographics is set out in Section 4.1. Information
on the form of the community and its sensitive lands as related to land use in the municipal
planning area is summarized in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 respectively. Section 4.4 is focussed on
infrastructure considerations. Section 4.5 concerns natural resource and other developments in
the largely undeveloped area south of the municipal boundary and opposite Three Mile Rock to
the east of Highway 430.
Section 5.0 then describes the development concept for land use planning for the municipal
planning area, followed by Section 6.0 which comprises the policies to fulfill the development
concept.
4. 1 Economics and Demographics
In Section 3.4, the origins and economic history of the community were briefly described.
The 2016 census figures for employment showed that close to 280 persons of working age,
deemed to be 15 years of age and older, were resident in the community. Of them, about half
reported that they were not in the labour force, and of those who were in the labour force, about
75 were employed and 55 were unemployed. They were close to evenly divided by gender on
both points.
Employed respondents reported working in a variety of industries, but the primary industries of
fishing, forestry and mining no longer dominated: most worked in construction, retail trade,
transportation, health/social services, arts and entertainment, and local services in
accommodations and public administration. The largest single number was associated with
health care and social services. This speaks to an economic base which has diversified
considerably over time, moving away from the primary industries.
In 1986, the population was 5 89, down slightly from the all-time peak of about 600 in 1981. The
closure of the mine and the northern cod moratorium, both in the early 1990s, had a profound
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effect on employment opportunities. The 2016 population was 345, down about 41 % from 1986
and down about 10% from 2011. The combination of the mine closure and the near collapse of
the fishery and ever-decreasing birth rates and an aging population has led to sharp decline in
many communities once entirely dependent on the fishery.
As the declining population figures are of concern, a review of professionally produced regional
population forecasts was carried out during the preparation of this Municipal Plan. Forecasts
produced by the Economic and Projects Analysis Division in the provincial Department of
Finance include demographic as well as economic modelling on a wide regional basis. The
Division produced forecasts from a base year of 2016 up to the year 2036, based on a selection
of scenarios, from low to high according to assumptions made about the strength of local
economies (which influences in or out-migration) and birth and death rates (which can be
predicted with some accuracy).
Alternative scenarios were presented for Economic Zone 7, the region in which Parson's Pond is
located. That Zone includes Gros Morne National Park and northward, but not as far as St.
Anthony nor the east coast of the Great Northern Peninsula.
The most pessimistic forecast shows a decrease of about 26.8% over the next 20 years to 2036,
and the most optimistic a decrease of about 22.4%. In short, the region should expect to have a
substantial decline in population over the next 20 years.
A relevant question for land use planning is whether the sharp drop in population means that
there will be very little new development for which to plan? In fact, the aging of the population
does not mean that housing demand will follow suit. The population dropped from 589 in 1986
to 345 in 2016, ie: 41 %, but the number of private households dropped only from 177 to 160, ie:
10%, over the same period. It is noteworthy that the number of households reported to the
census does not include occupants of seasonal dwellings ( cabins, summer homes etc.) since those
people are enumerated in their home communities.
Even in the expected scenario in which populations of both the town and the region are in
decline, there will continue to be a gradual demand for land for new housing and other buildings
as needs arise and old stock is replaced. This Municipal Plan provides policies intended to
respond to a significant volume of new building proposals over the long term.
The region has exhibited an increasingly diversified economy and opportunities are being found
in small businesses and the tourism industry. Encouragement of small businesses and focus on
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attractions featuring the natural environment to entice visitors and foster interest in settling are
important. Flexibility and efficiency in dealing with development proposals are also important
factors in enabling the best possible economic future, and is addressed in this Municipal Plan.
4.2 Settlement Pattern
The community of Parson's Pond is built along Highway 430 and side streets off it. The
Parson's Pond River and Pond divides the community into northern and southern clusters of
settlemen,t, most of it south of the River. Water bodies including the River and Pond plus
Moulting Pond and numerous other inland water bodies and wetlands have defined limits to
building. The River mouth provided the opportunity for a sheltered harbour, which is still active.
The topography of the upland has directed the form of streets and buildings in the form of
several clusters.
The core of the community is fitted onto a T-shaped ridge south of the River. Highway 430 runs
approximately east to west, parallel to the ocean shore, and a network of side streets branches off
both sides of it, principally Garden Road, St. Francis A venue, and Waterfront Road on the north,
and short lengths of Sport A venue and Springhill Drive on the south (plus minor streets leading
off them). That area is the original settlement from early days. The compact pattern of land
ownership and blockages of access to back lands prevents many opportunities for subdivision of
significant numbers of lots.
In later years, development south of the core occurred on streets running southeasterly down
another ridge, extending Springhill Drive and Sport A venue as well as Spruce Grove. A side
street, Thornhill Drive, was developed off Springhill Drive. On those streets, practically all of
the available land has been occupied, right to the end of that ridge. Beyond Springhill Drive, to
the southeast, there is a large area of undeveloped land into which an extension of Springhill
Drive could hypothetically be made except that it would encounter wetlands.
The availability of suitable land for building immediately north of the River is severely
constrained by the salt water flooding which historically has been problematic, and which '"'ill
become worse as sea level rises. The small buildable area on Keough's Bend above the flood
line is fully occupied. The areas to the west of Highway 430 immediately north of the River, in
the vicinity of North Street and Keough's Lane, are flood-prone. However, once well past
Keough's Bend going northward on Highway 430, the land rises and there is a prospect of
buildable land on both side of Highway 430 northward to the municipal boundary, which is also
the municipal planning area boundary in that vicinity.
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At the time the 1991 Municipal Plan was being prepared, a new residential subdivision further
north in the community was being developed. That street is named simply "Subdivision Road",
which together with a short cul de sac (Wildwood Street) had been built up by 2019, mostly with
housing. It cannot be extended further in its northeasterly direction as the municipal water
supply watershed blocks the way. A number of new lots could be created on one or two new
side roads off it, joined in a loop and perhaps also connected to the upper end of Wildwood
Street. However, such a plan must reckon with a complex pattern of physical features (flat,
possibly poorly drained, topography in its interior), existing land ownership, the presence of a
barren, worked-out gravel pit along Highway 430, and utility lines running parallel to the
Highway. The prospect is worthy of consideration, but the number of potential lots is not large.
A good surface water supply watershed is located north of the River, from which the
community's central water system draws its potable water. The distance northward up Highway
430 from the northern verge of the protected water supply area to the municipal boundary (also
the municipal planning area boundary) is about 600 metres, and in that area the depth of land to
the east of Highway 430 is about 1000 metres. That area could provide a good supply of
building lots on side roads off Highway 430, though the terrain and drainage are not as
favourable as the area around Subdivision Road. The land to the east of Subdivision Road
features numerous small ponds and would not yield much promise for building lots.
The south end of the municipal planning area includes a small concentration of housing at Three
Mile Rock on the west side of Highway 430, placing it outside the municipal planning area since
the Highway coincides with the municipal planning area boundary in that area (the houses are on
the opposite s;de, ie: the west side of the Highway and therefore are not in the municipal
planning area). That part of the municipal planning area, all of which is south of the municipal
boundary, features the presence of aggregates, several pits and quarries, a residence and a small
business. That area holds some promise for development, though the potential for conflict
between resource industries such as pits and quarries, and rural residential development must be
reckoned with.
In short, prospects within the municipal boundary for largish areas of land suitable for building
can be found only on both sides of Highway 430, north of Keogh's Bend. That is achievable
only with careful regulation of development, which is addressed in this Municipal Plan.
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4.3 Sensitive Lands and Adaptation to Effects of Climate Change
Good community planning must concern itself with environmentally sensitive lands and natural
hazards. For many years, topics such as respect for watercourses and wetlands, geological
stability, landslides, flooding, wetlands, mineral resources (pits and quarries, as well as ores and
hydrocarbons), and coastal erosion have been featured in municipal planning documents. In
recent years, predictions of the effects of climate change have become clearer and measures are
being taken in forward looking communities to adapt to those which threaten the environment
and human settlements.
Many of those measures respond to provincial government interests, which are respected in this
Municipal Plan and the Development Regulations. These concerns may be classed in the
following categories, which are detailed below:
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Geomorphological risk
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Flood risk
4.3.1 Geomorphological Risk
These concerns relate to the ways in which the forms of the earth's surface are altered over time
by physical processes. These processes, which are very slow but profoundly effective in
changing landforms, include landslide, rockfall, unstable slopes, coastal subsidence, coastal
erosion, and sea level rise. These matters are common to the whole municipal planning area.
These processes have been ongoing for millenia, but the rate of change has dramatically
increased as the effects of global climate change are felt. Whether one considers climate c~ange
to be caused by human action or not, it is simply smart to adapt to the expected effects.
Sea level rise and coastal erosion are widely recognized as major risks to low lying coastal
communities, in which regard Parson's Pond's shorelines and low areas are extremely
vulnerable. Sea level rise is anticipated and generic provincial government requirements have
been produced, which must be respected. There is evidence of a high rate of coastal erosion
along the ocean shore. The Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador has studied the
rate of erosion and estimated that a suitable setback from the current shore line to be applied to
new, substantial development should be in the order of 140 metres to respect a one hundred year
planning horizon.
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Part of the area which would be affected by such a setback, if it were uniformly applied along the
whole ocean shore in the municipal planning area, is occupied by the core of the community, and
some of it would be protected on the west by the presence of Highway 430 (the Viking Trail).
The Geological Survey has agreed to designating a wide coastal strip (about 140 metres in depth
from the ocean shore) as a buffer subject to severe development restrictions related to coastal
erosion, except for a narrower buffer where the built-up core of the community is located and
else~here following Highway 430 (the Viking Trail).
4.3.2 Flood Risk
A~ described earlier, the low lying flat areas along Parson's Pond River and its tributaries and the
Pond i~self experience frequent flooding. The flooding along the shores of the inner harbour and
areas immediately north of the River threaten wharves, roads and other structures. The main
physical factors involved are combinations of high tides, high water levels in extreme river
flows, and storm surges overtopping barrier beaches.
The locations in the municipal planning area which are affected are illustrated on the Future
Land Use Maps. The flood risk mapping used to delineate these areas was produced via a
federal-:xovincial study in 1989 and were incorporated in the 1991 planning documents.
Provincial government policy dictates that the Council must designate these areas as follows:
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Designated Floodway: areas likely to flood during a 1 in 20 year flood event
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Designated Floodway Fringe: areas likely to flood during a 1 in 100 year flood event
An area which appears to be directly on or close to a line may be in one of the adjacent
designations. Consequently, ifthere is any doubt as to location of a site or boundary line, it will
be very prudent for Council to require professional land survey or engineering services to
determine the matter via direct measurement in the field.
4.4 Infrastructure
"Infrastructure" in this context includes the municipal water supply and its distribution system,
the municipal sewage collection and discharge system, and the streets for which Council is
responsible. Solid waste disposal no longer has a physical presence in the municipal planning
area as the relatively new regional waste management system includes a network of transfer
stations and landfills, none of which are in the municipal planning area.
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Water system
Practically all of the community is served by the central water system, including Subdivision
Road, the streets just north of the River (Keough's Bend etc.), and all of the core areas, but not
including Three Mile Rock which lays outside the municipal boundary to the south. The water
system draws its water supply from a surface water source located north of Subdivision Road.
The water quality in 2019 was described as excellent and the available volume was described as
more than sufficient for current consumption.
The watershed has been designated a "protected water supply area" pursuant to the Environment
Act, bearing the name of Parsons Pond Hill Reservoir Watershed Area. The community is very
fortunate in this regard, in comparison to many places which suffer for lack of good water
supplies. Protection of the watershed is critically important for the well-being of the community.
Sewer system
Not all of the Town area is served by the municipal central sewer system as of 2019. The core
area is practically all on the central sewer system. Sport Avenue and Springhill Drive (and
Thornhill Drive) are connected as far south as their intersection, other than for a couple of houses
on Sport A venue. Council plans to extend the sewer to the full extent of Springhill Drive and
Spruce Grove when resources permit, which would largely fulfill the objective of having all of
the community south of the River, with very few exceptions, served by the central sewer system.
Discharge of sewage from the central system is to the sea. Council is aware that eventually full
sewage treatment will become necessary, this being largely a matter of financial resources far
beyond the capacity of Council. The timing is thus very uncertain.
There are no plans to extend sewers to areas north of the River or south of the currently served
area. Those areas will continue to be served by private sewage disposal systems. Sewage
disposal outside the Town's central system is entirely by way of private sewage disposal
systems. This means of disposal can be a risk where nearby private wells are in use. Use of
properly designed and constructed private sewage disposal (septic) systems on adequately sized
lots can serve well, but these need large areas of land and must reckon with the suitability of
soils and topography to minimize the risk of sewage contaminating wells. Fortunately, the risk
of contamination of private wells is very low in the core of the community, which is on the
central water system.
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The other component of infrastructure has to do with streets. This Municipal Plan and
Development Regulations include detailed standards for construction and layout of new
subdivision streets. The Development Regulations will include requirements for road reserves to
be left to ensure that landlocking developable land does not occur.
4.5 Natural Resources and Rural Development
There are significant aggregate deposits in the southern part of the municipal planning area,
south of the municipal boundary. That area is physically suitable for a broad range of
commercial and indus~rial land uses as it is fairly level, well drained, attractive land which could
also be developed for rural residential use.
This Municipal Plan will recognize the value of resource industries and the usual role of remote
rural areas to provide sites for land uses which would not be compatible with urban development,
such as intensive types of industry, animal pounds, kennels and zoos, antennas, large wind
turbines and antennas, and large livestock operations. However, there is significant potential for
land use conflicts between resource industry land uses and other classes of development. The
Municipal Plan and Development Regulations must include measures to minimize the conflict.
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5.0 Development Concept
This section presents Cour.cil's policy concerning a general development concept for the
municipal planning area, including brief descriptions of approaches to key issues. Section 6.0
provides the policies applicable to each of the various land use designations in the municipal
planning area as well as policies applicable to the entire municipal planning area.
The development concept underlying this Municipal Plan is based on the following background
factors and approaches to designating areas on the Future Land Use Maps:
Background factors
1) Parson's Pond will continue to be a community for which most employment will be
found scattered on the Great Northern Peninsula, and which will include continuation of
fishing activity supported by the local harbour and further flung facilities. Much of the
supply of major goods and services will be found in the Deer Lake-St. Anthony area.
2) The community is not expected to be attractive for large commercial and industrial
developments, due to scarcity of serviced land and the competitive advantage of locations
for those types of development iri other centers.
3) The appeal to prospective newcomers is the peaceful quality of life in a community set in
a beautiful natural environment, and the prospect of enjoying active lifestyl~s in the
community and in the nearby region.
4) The area is expected to continue to attract new permanent and seasonal residents in quite
small numbers, mostly retirees but also families with stable employment in the area.
Although the population is expected to decline slowly over time, the stock of residences
and other buildings will be maintained and gradually increased. Even though the annual
volume of new development may be small, gradual building in time represents substantial
growth which Council is concerned to accommodate.
5) There are undeveloped areas off both sides of Highway 430, north of the flood-prone
areas around Keough's Lane, which have good potential to provide building lots by use
of side roads. That area includes the present extent of Subdivision Road (excluding the
water supply watershed, which will continue to be protected). Development of those
areas may take advantage of the Town's central water supply as the transmission main
runs down Highway 430, and it could be branched off to the side roads and even be
extended north of Subdivision Road, capacity and business case permitting.
6) Established provincial government policies respecting sensitive lands and natural risks to
development, such as sea level rise, coastal erosion, and development on steep slopes and
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in proximity to wetlands and watercourses, will be respected. In view of the extreme
exposure to erosion and loose soils along the ocean shore, a setback greater than the
generic provincial government requirements will be applicable to high value, permanent
"developments.
7) The municipal planning area features large areas which cannot be developed for
permanent buildings and infrastructure, as they are prone to flooding. The flood-prone
areas are mandated by the provincial government to be not developed except for some
limited resource uses and non-building land uses such as antennas.
8) Council will not extend central water or sewer services beyond the current limits of
services, other than to extend sewer service to the limits of Springhill Road and Spruce
Grove when resources permit. Other extensions may be considered if there is a good
business case for them, such as extension of water services to new subdivision areas.
9) The method of considering approval of development proposals will be made as
streamlined and inexpensive as possible.
Area designations
10) A Mixed Development designation will apply to the entire area within the municipal
boundary, other than the protected watershed, coastal erosion setback, and the flood risk
designations. Permissible land uses will be those suited to the existing community. See
(12) concerning the area outside the municipal boundary, at the south end of the
munic;pal planning area.
11) Development in the Mixed Development designation will not include mineral workings
or other intrusive land uses not compatible with existing or future residential
development. Certain non-residential development will be acceptable, such as
commercial, light industrial, and offices, with protective regulations used to require
separation from residential development.
12) The part of the municipal planning area outside the municipal boundary, to the south, is
designated as Rural except for an area designated as Coastal Erosion, to 'indicate its
intended future use for resource extraction and a wide variety of other land uses.
Resource extraction and low density residential and commercial uses will be permitted
provided the ordinary requirements of provincial government regulations are satisfied.
Other uses will be considered, excluding only clearly undesired uses such as solid waste
class uses. Issues concerning land use conflict will be addressed by including wide
separation distances between housing and other land uses, including buildings and truck
yards associated with commercial forestry and other uses not compatible with residential
development.
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13) The flood-prone areas which are mandated by the provincial government will be
designated as Designated Floodway and Designated Floodway Fringe, for which the
boundaries are specified by the provincial government.
14) The protected watershed area north of Subdivision Road will be designated as Watershed
Protection and it will be stringently protected from intrusion and contamination.
15) An area of land lying along the ocean shore for the entire north-south length of the
planning area and which is subject to a high rate of coastal erosion will be designated as
Coastal Erosion. It will not be applied to areas otherwise designated as Designated
Floodway or Designated Floodway Fringe or to areas already compactly developed in the
core of the community or areas east of Highway 430 (the Viking Trail). Permanent
structures other than docks and wharves and others uses not compatible with erosion
management will not be permitted in that designation.
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6.0 Municipal Plan Policies
In this Section, the Municipal Plan policies for various designations of land fulfill the
development concept set out in Section 5.0. These are organized in two groups: the first are
policies specific to each of the designated categories ofland use described in the development
concept, and the second are policies applicable uniformly to all categories unless expre_ssly
exempted. The respective boundaries of these areas are shown on the Future Land Use Maps.
These policies, together with more detailed and incidental requirements and procedural matters
which are set out in the Development Regulations, will provide direction for Council decision-
making in municipal planning. Numerous topics of varying degrees of precedence and detail
will be stated in the Development Regulations to fulfil the goals, objectives and policies of the
Municipal Plan.
The meanings of "groups, divisions and classes" of land uses as used in this Municipal Plan are
to be interpreted according to the classification of uses found in the Development Regulations.
A copy of the classification table is found in Appendix B of this Municipal Plan, for easy
reference.
6. 1 Policies for Designated Categories of Land Use
Policies are organized for the designations which are cited in the devebpment concept, reiterated
and detailed as follows:
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Mixed Development
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Watershed Protection
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Designated Floodway
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Designated Floodway Fringe
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Rural
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Coastal Erosion
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6.1.1 Mixed Development
Specific policies pertaining to the Mixed Development designation:
1) Permitted uses are:
a. Single dwelling, seasonal dwelling, and mobile home classes, including home
businesses of a benign nature and subsidiary apartments therein, and "tiny homes"
- see Section 6.2.15;
b. Recreational open space;
c. Forestry uses, including domestic cutting for fuel wood;
d. Mineral exploration;
e. Existing agricultural uses.
2) All other uses may be permitted subject to Council's discretion except for the classes of:
a. Hazardous industry;
b. Agriculture involving keeping of large numbers of animals;
c. Mining;
d. Petroleum exploration and extraction;
e. Scrapyards;
f.
Solid waste.
3) See Section 6.2.8 concerning the wind turbine and antenna class.
4) Further to (2), Council may at its discretion, and subject to conditions as detailed in the
use zone tables in the Development Regulations, approve:
a. Comprehensive developments (see Section 6.2.4);
b. Locations of accessory buildings in the actual front yard of a lot which may
otherwise not be approvable;
c. The location, appearance, yard and lot coverage requirements concerning access
ramps for a wheelchair or similar aids for mobility which may not otherwise be
approvable;
d. Locations and features on a lot for open storage of materials, goods and
machinery which may otherwise not be approvable;
e. Heights of accessory buildings which may not be approvable where the building
is in the rear yard of a lot;
f.
Widths, which may not be otherwise approvable, of the legs of flag lots (see
Section 6.2.16);
g. Height requirements applicable to flagpoles, water towers, spires, belfries, or
chimneys, which may not be otherwise approvable;
h. Temporary uses for accommodation of itinerant or unusual short term activities
(see Section 6.2.5).
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6.1.2 Watershed Protection
Specific policies pertaining to the Watershed Protection designation are:
I) The area designated as Watershed Protection is the Parsons Pond Hill Reservoir
Watershed Area, which is designated as a protected water supply area under the authority
of section IO of the Environment Act. Council's policy is to stringently protect the
designation from encroachment, disturbance or contamination as a matter of extreme
importance.
2) The permitted uses are limited to Conservation class uses and uses related to the
management of the lands and the municipal water utility works.
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3) Uses permitted at Council's discretion include those in the Recreation and Open Space
classes, including trails, and those in the Forestry class (which includes domestic cutting),
but only in conjunction with a professi,onally prepared site plan (see Section 7.2) or
forestry management plan, respectively, approved by the provincial government and the
Council.
4) Council will monitor activities in the designation to be vigilant about any threats to the
water supply, and immediately follow up on any observations warranting investigation.
5) All development in the protected water supply area must be approved by the Water
Resources Management Division.
6.1.3 Designated Floodway and Designated Floodway Fringe
6.1.3.1 General Provisions
Pursuant to the Federal-Provincial Flood Damage Reduction Program and the provincial
government's Policy Directive WR 96-1 , this Municipal Plan identifies two flood risk
designations (Designated Floodway and Designated Floodway Fringe) which are applied to
numerous areas as shown on the Future Land Use maps. It is the policy of Council to respect
and incorporate the said Policy Directive requirements, including the designations and their
respective boundaries, in the Municipal Plan and in the Development Regulations in Zones by
the sar1e names.
The policies in this Municipal Plan are intended to:
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Prevent loss of human life and avoid personal hardships;
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Minimize flood damage to properties and the environment;
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Restrict activities which would degrade water resources;
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Maintain the natural capabilities of waterways to convey flood flows;
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Minimize disruption of transportation, social and business activity.
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In brief, the Designated Floodway and Designated Floodway Fringe designations are areas
judged to be subject to flooding once in every twenty year period or one hundred year period,
respectively, and are statistically noted as 1 :20 year and 1: 100 year. The maps in this Municipal
Plan and the accompanying Development Regulations show the best possible interpretation of
the lines prescribed by the Water Resources Management Division of the Department of
Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities.
The complexity of the mapping of the designations and the potential conflict between this
Municipal Plan's policies and the meaning of the Policy Directive requires that where there is
conflict, the official Policy Directive mapping and text shall prevail. The primary requirement is
that any development in either flood risk designation is subject to the express written approval of
the Water Resources Management Division of the Department of Municipal Affairs and
Environment pursuant to the Water Resources Act, as well as compliance with the Munic:pal
Plan and Development Regulations.
It is a policy of Council that expert services of land surveyors and/or engineers may be required
to determine locations of prospective developments on the ground and the applicable designation
in accordance with these planning documents.
6.1.3.2 Designated Floodway
Specific policies pertaining to the Designated Floodway designation are:
1) Permitted uses are:
a. Conservation;
b. Docks and wharves;
c. Hydraulic structures;
d. Structures related to the use of water resources.
e. Antenna class, but only those defined as "short".
f.
Recreational open space class and trails.
2) Uses which may be approved subject to Council's discretion include other uses which
comply with the provincial government Policy for Flood Plain Management, as amended
from time to time, and which comply with the requirements generally applicable in the
Mixed Development designation, whichever are the more stringent.
3) All development in the Designated Floodway designation is subject to approval of the
provincial government, notwithstanding that certain uses are listed as "permitted" or
"subject to Council's discretion".
4) See Section 6.2.8.concerning antenna developments.
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6.1.3.3 Designated Floodway Fringe
Specific policies pertaining to the Designated Floodway Fringe designation are:
1) Permitted uses are:
a. Antenna class, but only those defined as "short" (see Section 6.2.8);
b. Conservation class;
c. Hydraulic structures;
d. Structures related to the use of water resources.
2) Uses which may be approved subject to Council's discretion include:
a. Single dwelling class including subsidiary apartment and home business;
b. Mobile home class;
· c. Recreational open space class and trails;
d. Public works such as water and sewer infrastructure;
e. Transportation class;
f.
Uses requiring direct access to a body of water;
g. Other uses which comply with the provincial government Policy for Flood Plain
Management, as amended from time to time, and which comply with the
requirements generally applicable in the Mixed Development designation,
whichever are the more stringent.
3) All development in the Designated Floodway Fringe designation is subject to approval of
the provincial government, notwithstanding that certain uses are listed as "permitted" or
"subject to Council's discretion".
4) Provincial government requirements include a stipulation that any structures within the
Designated Floodway or Floodway Fringe designation and the 1: 100 year Annual
Exceedance Probability (AEP) Climate Change Flood Line must be a minimum of 0.6
metres (about two feet) above the 1: I 00 year flood zone elevations (the I: 100 year AEP
climate change flood elevations are applicable if such a line has subsequent to the coming
into effect of this Municipal Plan been defined for this area).
6.1.4 Rural
The part of the municipal planning area lying south of the municipal boundary, in the vicinity of
Three Mile Rock, is designated Rural to indicate its intended future use for resource extraction
and a wide variety of other land uses, including low density residential development, some of
which may be unusual but nevertheless acceptable.
Council's policy is to minimize negative aesthetic and nuisance effects by requiring wide
separations of future potentially incompatible land uses and adequate screening of certain
structures and activities from view along Highway 430. Otherwise, Council's policy is that this
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Municipal Plan and the Development Regulations will make minimal requirements affecting new
development in the Rural designation.
Council's policies pertaining to the Rural designation are:
1) Permitted uses are:
a. All uses in the "Non-building uses" group, including the antenna or wind turbine
class, but only those defined as "short";
b. Single dwelling class including subsidiary apartment and home businesses;
c. Mobile home class, excluding mobile home parks, but including home businesses;
d. Personal service class;
e. Existing agricultural class uses;
f.
Mineral exploration class.
2) All other uses may be considered as discretionary uses, in order to provide for
consideration of a wide variety of proposed developments.
3) Buildings and outdoor activities associated with developments in the following classes or
uses will be required to be set back to a building line described in the Development
Regulations, well back from the centreline of Highway 430 in order to preserve pleasant
views along Highway 430 and to guide other classes of development to building on the
highway frontage:
a. Agriculture class;
b. Forestry class, except that domestic cutting for fuel wood is permitted in the
whole Rural designation;
c. Mineral working class;
d. Mining class;
e. Petroleum exploration class;
f.
Petroleum extraction class;
g. Scrapyard class;
h. Solid waste class;
i.
Animal class;
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Antenna or wind turbine class, those categorized as "tall";
k. Transportation class.
4) Each development proposal will be reviewed to assess potential negative effects and set
special development standards to reduce or eliminate significant negative impacts and
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protect public safety and amenities, notwithstanding that certain uses are listed as
permitted or are subject to Council's discretion.
5) " Resource industry operations shall be conducted in a manner as detailed in their permits
from the provincial government to minimize the adverse effects on water quality, fish and
wildlife, and shall be buffered from adjacent developments.
6) See Section 6.2.8.concerning antenna developments.
7) The conditions and standards for all uses other than the "non-building uses" group shall
be those applicable to the Mixed Development designation, including those matters
subject to Council's discretion for developments which may not be otherwise approvahle.
6.1.5 Coastal Erosion
The part of the municipal planning area lying along the ocean shore is subject to a very high rate
of erosion, such that a large setback is required to protect high value, permanent structures from
catastrophic structural failure should they become undermined within their economic lifetimes.
A planning horizon of one hundred years is required by the Geological Survey of Newfoundland
and Labrador.
A general prohibition of development, is required, for which the only exceptions are wharves and
docks which require sea level access, lower value structures on temporary foundations, and low-
impact activities such as trails and limited agricultural uses.
Council's policies pertaining to the Coastal Erosion designation are:
I) Permitted uses are:
a) Conservation class;
b) Recreational open space class and trails;
c) Forestry class, including domestic cutting for fuel wood;
d) Mineral exploration class;
e) Petroleum exploration class;
f) Existing agriculture class uses;
g) Public works, such as water and sewer services and electrical lines.
2) Uses which may be approved subject to Council's discretion include:
a) Structures or land uses requiring direct access to salt water, including wharves,
breakwaters, slipways and boathouses, and if approved to be in accordance with the
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Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment's Guidelines for the Construction and
Maintenance of Wharves, Breakwaters, Slipways and Boathouses;
b) Agriculture class, not involving keeping of large numbers of animals;
c) Buildings which are accessory to main uses located in either the Coastal Erosion
designation or in the Mixed Development designation and subject to the requirements
pertaining to accessory buildings in the Mixed Development designation;
d) Renovations and expansions of existing buildings including their supporting water supply
and sewage disposal infrastructure and access lanes.
3) Council may require professional review and advice in order to evaluate any proposal for the
erection of a structure on a site which is potentially subject to natural hazards including
flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion or any other physical hazard near water bodies,
watercourses and the sea.
4) New development other than structures or land uses requiring direct access to salt water,
must be above the current 2 metre contour.
5) Any proposal for development of a site having a slope in excess of 20% must be certified by
a geotechnical professional engineer as having low risk of landslide, avalanche, and rockfall.
6.2 Policies Applicable to All Designations
The following policies pertain to all of the municipal planning area:
6.2.1 Sustainability of Development
It is important to take forward-looking measures to address the sustainability of the quality of life
of the community. Council's policies as set out below are intended to provide overall direction
to enhance sustainability of development:
l) In considering discretionary use applications, Council will give the highest priority to
reasonable compatibility with existing and intended future developments in the
designation, such that the proposed land use can operate without any significant adverse
effect on the surrounding designation. Further, adequate buffering shall be provided
between non-residential land uses and any abutting residential uses. Such buffering may
include among other measures ample distance from the proposed development, grass
strips, fences, and shielded yard lighting. In the case of mineral workings or similarly
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intrusive developments in the Mixed Development designation, a large separation from
public highways and streets, existing dwellings, and envfronmentally or culturally
sensitive areas will be required.
2) The Development Regulations will detail requirements related to home businesses,
accessory buildings, setbacks from lot lines, and other topics with the purpose of
developing and maintaining a pleasant, low density community.
3) The matter of adequate and usable legal public access to a waterway or water body may
be used as a consideration in the review of an application for a development or
subdivision of land in close proximity to a waterway or water body.
4) New developments should not feature traffic volumes or heavily loaded vehicles which
would deteriorate the condition or diminish the safety of the Town's side streets.
5) All development must be connected to the municipal central water and/or sewer systems
if available and have capacity, and/or the owner's private water and/or sewer systems,
subject to the proponent securing Certificates of Approval from provincial government
authorities.
6) The provincial government requirements concerning groundwater resources related to use
of private wells include compliance with the Groundwater Supply Assessment and
Reporting Guidelines administered by the Water Resources Management Division of the
Department of Muqicipal Affairs and Environment. The groundwater assessment
requirements apply to approval of new unserviced subdivisions consisting of 5 or more
lots or the addition of unserviced lots to existing subdivisions, in order to ensure that
groundwater resources in the immediate area of the subdivisior1 are sufficient for the
expected demand.
7) Signage and outdoor lighting shall be subdued and in keeping with attractive design and
highway safety.
8) Forestry activities are supported, including harvesting (commercial and domestic cutting),
processing of products of the forest, silviculture and access roads, as indicated as
permitted or discretionary uses in appropriate use zone tables in the Development
Regulations. Permits from the provincial government may be required for commercial or
domestic cutting of forest resources.
9) The Wildlife Division must be contacted before major development projects are approved
to ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are put in effect to address species habitat
requirements.
10) For cases where unusual circumstances are anticipated, especially for very large scale or
complex developments, Council may require submission of a detailed site plan for review
and approval as described in this Section 7.2 in this Municipal Plan.
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6.2.2 Natural Hazards to Building
The following Council policies are intended to prevent or mitigate exposure to hazards of
landslides, rock falls, avalanches, flooding, coastal erosion and climate change, but do not apply
to lands in the Coastal Erosion designation (see Section 6.1.5 for policies applicable to that area):
1) Council may require professional review and advice in order to evaluate any propoc;;al for
the erection of a structure on a site which is potentially subject to natural hazards
including flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion or any other physical hazard near water
bodies, watercourses and the sea.
2) Requirements concerning sea level rise and coastal erosion include that development
must be:
a.
Located above the current 2 metre contour, and,
b. Set back at least 30 metres from any shores of Parson's Pond River and Parson's
Pond and any other inland water body subject to tidal influence, to provide a
buffer against coastal erosion, except that the following are permitted:
1. Structures or land uses requiring direct access to salt water, including
wharves, breakwaters, slipways and boathouses, and if approved to be in
accordance with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment's
Guidelines for the Construction and Maintenance of Wharves,
Breakwaters, Slipways and Boathouses;
11. Public works, such as water and sewer services and electrical lines;
111. Recreational open space class and trails;
iv. Mineral workings if permitted in the use zone table;
v. A lesser setback but in no case less than 15 metres, where the proponent
can demonstrate that the building(s) would be founded directly on bedrock
rather than on surficial soils, loose rock, or severely fractured bedrock;
v1. Enlargement or renovation of main building(s) which are located within
the required setback from the shore, and accessory buildings which may
be developed subject to the ordinarily applicable requirements in the use
zone table.
3) Any proposal for development of a site having a slope in excess of 20% must be certified
by a geotechnical professional engineer as having low risk of landslide, avalanche, and
rockfall.
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4) Further to the above, development must conform to the requirements of the use zone
table for the applicable zone.
6.2.3 Municipal Services
Some of the costs of running a municipal government are proportional to the overall length of
municipally maintained roads that are usually provided with street lights, water and sewer
services, drainage, signage and landscaping. Generally, the more spread out a settlement
becomes, the more these costs increase.
Council intends to control these costs through implementation of the following policies
applicable to areas within the municipal boundary:
1) See Section 6.2.1 (5) for policy concerning water and sewer servicing of development.
2) Extensions to the water, sewer and road systems which are not part of the Council's
capital works program shall be the financial responsibility of the developer, although the
Council may access senior government financial assistance where possible, to encourage
and assist desired works. Nevertheless, any such infrastructure which is intended to be
conveyed to the Town shall be designed and constructed to modern engineering
standards, and shall be subject to approval by Council.
3) Development proposals which would strain or exceed the capacity of the municipal water
or sewer systems must be assessed carefully to ensure that measures are taken to deal
with the matter, before committing to approval.
4) With the exception of land uses associated with agriculture, forestry, sawmilling, mineral
workings or other resource or similar uses for which street frontage would be
unnecessary or undesirable, all developments shall have motor vehicle access to a
publicly owned and maintained road or highway.
6.2.4 Comprehensive Development
It is Cuuncil's policy that, where permitted in the use zone table for the applicable zone, major
comprehensive developments located within the municipal boundary and containing two or more
individual developments and at least one hectare in total area may be permitted at Council's
discretion as a comprehensive development. It must be serviced with municipal central water
and sewer services, itself must have access to a publicly owned and maintained road but may
include both public and private roads. The uses which may be developed are those uses which
are permitted or approvable as a discretionary use in the applicable designation. Approval is
subject ~o site plan approval (see Section 7.2).
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6.2.5 Temporary Uses
Generally, the Municipal Plan contemplates developments of a permanent nature. Council's
policy is that they will consider, at their discretion and where permitted in the use zone table for
the applicable zone, temporary developments for accommodation of itinerant or unusual short
term activities such as placement of a motor vehicle or travel trailer or equipment for short term
events such as community festivals or for compassionate reasons. Provisions will be included in
the Development Regulations for suitable discretionary approval criteria and maximum time
periods applicable to these cases.
This policy is not to be confused with provisions for the phasing of construction of single
dwellings as "tiny houses" (see Section 6.2.15).
6.2.6 Protection of the Natural Environment
Protection of the natural environment is a high priority. The quality of air, land, and water, as
well as aesthetic considerations, are important to the health, culture, and economy of the area.
The role of Council in this regard is intertwined with the roles and authorities of the
Governments of Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Acting under the authority of the Water Resources Act, the provincial government is responsible
for the management of water resources of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and it
coordinates with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The provincial department has
programs to protect, enhance, conserve, develop, control, and effectively utilize the water
resources of the province concerning but not limited to the following:
a. Development within 15 metres of a waterbody or watercourse if in a Crown land
reservation (the minimum buffer is measured from the high water mark of the waterway
or body of water, and if the shoreline features a steep embankment, then from the top of
the embankment);
b. Development in shore water zones, (the interface between land and water, and includes
the land along the edge of an ocean or a fresh water body) as set out in the Department of
Municipal Affairs and Environment's Policy for Development in Shore Water Zones
W.R. 97-1.
c. Discharge of any effluent off the subject property;
d. Work in any body of water or wetland;
e. Infilling of water bodies or diversion of streams (usually not approvable if for residential
development);
f.
Construction of wharves, breakwaters, slipways and boathouses;
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g. Infilling or dredging associated with marine structures or other works;
h. Any development in a protected public water supply area;
1.
Providing waste receptacles in work areas;
J.
Waste diversion actions including recycling, reuse or resale programs;
k. Open burning of waste;
I.
Pesticide and halocarbons use, purchase and storage;
m. Petroleum (including used oil) storage and dispensing;
n. Effects of climate change;
o. Energy efficiency in buildings.
It is Council's policy that these matters are to be identified in the Development Regulations to
indicate that provincial approvals apply to proposed developments. The Development
Regulations will provide detailed requirements about development near or in any water body,
including ponds, streams, rivers, and wetlands in addition to ocean shorelines. Where there is
conflict between the Municipal Plan and the Development Regulations, and, any regulations or
requirements of the provincial or federal government, the latter shall prevail.
Further to the above: Council's policy is that offensive and dangerous uses of land are not
permitted and that accumulations of garbage, refuse, abandoned vehicles and any other discarded
materials of any kind must be removed promptly and disposed at an authorized place. Such
material shall not under any circumstances be used as fill for buildings and lots. Wrecked or
inoperable vehicles, machinery or equipment of any kind shall not be stored or abandoned where
it may be in public view.
6.2. 7 Public Works
Public works such as water and sewer infrastructure are needed in order to provide the area with
a safe and healthy environment. It is not always possible to predict the location of these works
and sometimes they must be located in close proximity to sensitive areas.
The following Council policies will guide the location and installation of these services:
1) Municipal street, water and sewer works, including associated structures for such
purposes, may be developed at any location provided due consideration is given to
potential nuisance and aesthetic effects.
2) New public works will be constructed in a staged and orderly manner to provide an
economic and logical sequence for growth related to the needs of the Town and the
financial resources available.
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6.2.8 Antennas and Wind Turbines
Development in the class of antennas and windmills represent an aesthetic and safety concern.
Tall antennas are a familiar sight in the region, and their visual effect and the large areas of land
required to accommodate their guy wires and access roads can be easily appreciated. One can
anticipate the coming of more tall antennas, and possibly tall wind turbines, both of which can
cor,sume large land areas and are of aesthetic and safety concern. Accommodating these types of
uses is a challenge which can be met by thoughtful planning.
Aesthetic considerations are quite subjective, but not to be discounted: tall wind turbines can
reach as high as 100 metres from the ground to the tip of the top blade when it is vertical (some
have tower heights over 50 metres and blade lengths currently are up to 42 metres). Antennas
can be much taller than that, and involve widespread guy wire arrays.
Short antennas can be integrated in densely settled areas in some cases, because the aesthetic
effects are not extreme. The typical access lanes and massing of the short antennas is not overly
prominent, as simple lanes suffice for access and the structures are thin, with few large
attachments. Land consumption for self-supporting short towers is negligible, though even a
short antenna with guy wires has a considerable footprint which cannot be further developed.
Wind turbines present the added issue of noise and safety, but they are not stayed with guy wires
(except for the uncommon vertical axis type) so the issue of land consumption is minimal. Noise
is related to the sounds of the machinery in the wind turbines as well as the sound of the wind
impacting the blades and towers. A typical science-based approach is to require that the noise
from wind turbines should not exceed normal background levels at the property boundary.
Wind turb_ines are generally required to be set back from lot lines a substantial distance because
of noise and safety considerations. Safety concerns related to ice shedding are alleviated by
knowing that little of the ice will land outside a certain radius from the tower. A report by the
Canadian Wind Energy Association (Can WEA) recommends a setback distance of one blade
length plus 10 metres from lot lines, including the street line, this being based on engineering
studies of ice shedding.
Concerns about wind turbines and antennas can be systematically addressed in land use planning
by categorizing their height for aesthetic and safety reasons, and such an approach is used in this
Municipal Plan. A balancing of the factors just cited suggests that the appropriate categorization
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for Parson's Pond is defining those with tower heights over 15 metres as "tall" and those under
as "short". In all cases, requiring guy wires and anchors to be located on the same lot as the
tower will prevent diminishing the development potential of adjacent lands.
Council acknowledges that regulation of antennas is in the jurisdiction of the Government of
Canada, and that the role of Council is to take part in consultative processes in which
communities may be able to participate. Council is recognized as a local "land use authority" in
current federal government guidelines concerning consultation. It is Council's policy that the
policies and requirements set out in the Municipal Plan and the Development Regulations
describe the aspirations of the community in this regard, and that Council's view is that the
process of municipal permitting provides an orderly method of dealing with public consultation
and Council's input to federal authorities.
6.2.9 Advertisements (Signage)
All signs and advertisements are to be tastefully presented (in terms of lettering and overall
design), properly situated and well maintained in order to prevent unwanted visual effects, and
must be approved by Council. Obsolete and dilapidated signs may be subject to Council orders
to remove them. It is Council's policy to include detailed requirements in the Development
Regulations. See also Section 6.2.14 concerning provincial government regulations concerning
development, including highway signage, near public highways.
6.2.10 Keeping of Animals
Pets
People keep animals for a variety of reasons: as pets for the companionship and enjoyment of
them practically as members of the household, and as economic assets in some cases, providing
food, fur and other materials as well as labour for the benefit of the owner. Keeping of pets is
rarely a matter of concern in a Municipal Plan, as the activity tends to be self-regulating as far as
land use effects are concerned.
Municipal planning laws such as the Development Regulations are not intended to be used to
deal with situations where pets are not properly housed or not given appropriate care. In those
cases, regulations concerning public health, cruelty to animals, noise and other such matters
enable authorities to deal with offending behaviour.
Council's policy is that the Development Regulations will specify keeping of pets to be an
accessory use to the main use of a property where it is appropriate. A reasonable number of
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animals of acceptable types will be defined in the use zone tables in the Development
Regulations for clarity.
Agricultural animals
When large numbers of animals are bred, raised or kept for substantial economic gain or in larger
numbers than customarily recognized as pets, it is appropriate to regulate their locations and -
characteristics for land use conflict, public health and environmental reasons. It is Council's
policy that the Development Regulations will include requirements related to development of
agricultural class uses, that these larger operations will be permitted but only in the Rural
designation, and in that area subject to a substantial setback from Highway 430 (the Viking
Trail).
Council's policy is that the Development Regulations will include land area and proximity
requirements for such developments, based on the Environmental Farm Practices Guidelines for
Livestock [ and Poultry J Producers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Also, such developments
requirement provincial government approvals.
6.2.11 Removal of Quarry Materials
Quarry materials produced as a by-product of an approved development may be removed from
the development site. For example, site preparation to construct a building usually involves
removing topsoil, overburden, and sometimes bedrock from the footprint area; these materials
may be retained or re-used on the development site. Quarry materials include but are not limited
to aggregate, fill, rock, stone, gravel, sand, clay, borrow material, topsoil, overburden, subsoil,
and peat. The Department of Natural Resources requires that they be notified of upon issuance
of a permit for a development involving removal of quarry materials, so that they can ensure that
provincial government regulations are observed.
Council's policy is that the Department of Natural Resources will be made aware of approved
developments where the removal of quarry materials may take place, and that the Development
Regulations will contain a statement to the effect.
6.2.12 Non-Conforming Uses
Section 108 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000 concerns non-conforming uses, ie: those
uses which do not conform to a regulation, scheme or plan, and, which legally existed before this
Municipal Plan and Development Regulations are registered. Owners of such uses are entitled to
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a statutory right to continue such non-conforming uses, and to modify a structure subject to
certain conditions.
Council can not alter those rights, but there are two matters for which Council can make certain
provisions, for which Council's policies are as follows:
1) Section 108(2): the right to continue the non-conforming use expires after 6 months of
discontinuance unless otherwise extended in a regulation under the Act, ie: in the
Development Regulations. Council's policy is to indicate its requirement in the
Development Regulations if a longer period is desired.
2) Section 108(3): a Council may approve changing the use to another use where the new
use would be more compatible with the Municipal Plan and Development Regulations,
notwithstanding that the new use would otherwise not be permissible. The Minister's
Development Regulations require that Council provide for newspaper or other form of
public notice of intent to consider the varying of a non-conforming use to another use,
and consider any representations or submissions received in response to the notice.
Council's policy is that the Development Regulations will specify the means of
notification, the notice period, and requirement for Council consideration.
6.2.13 Archaeological and Heritage Resources
Council's policy is to conserve and protect its heritage resources through encouraging the
preservation of historic buildings and sites and other means within its capability. Archaeological
sites and discoveries are protected pursuant to the Historic Resources Act 1985. Council's
policies in that regard are that:
1) Development applications will be scrutinized for information on proximity to the known
registered sites in the municipal planning area. The specific locations are not identified
in the Municipal Plan or Development Regulations, to minimize their exposure to
vandalism and looting, but are known to the Council. Where the site of a proposed
development is on or in close proximity to a registered site, Council will notify the
Provincial Archaeological Office, and not proceed to approve the application until
authorized by the same.
2) Upon learning that a person has discovered potential artifacts during work on a
development, that person will be required to stop work and Council will report the
finding to the Provincial Archaeological Office, and continue a stop work order until
authorized by the same to remove it.
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6.2.14 Development Near Public Highways
Development near a public highway (Highway 430 in Parson's Pond) is regulated by the
provincial government, pursuant to but not limited to the following regulations, in which the
classification and/or proximity criteria are subject to change, and Council's policy is to include
these in the Development Regulations:
a) Building Near Highways Regulations, under the Works, Services and
Transportation Act: for any action to erect, repair, alter or structurally improve a
fence, building or other structure, including planting of trees, shrubs or hedges,
within 20 metres from the centre line of the highway [note that Highway 430 is a
designated a class C highway in these regulations].
b) Protected Roads Zoning Regulations, under the Urban and Rural Planning Act:
for any development within 150 metres from the centre line of the roadway for
locations within the municipal planning area but outside the municipal bo!lndary,
or, within 100 metres from the centre line of the roadway where within the
municipal boundary [note that Highway 430 is a designated a Class II Protected
Road in these regulations, a classification and/or proximity criteria subject to
change].
c) Highway Sign Regulations, under the Urban and Rural Planning Act: for any
sign within 400 metres from the centre line of the roadway for locations within
the municipal planning area but outside the municipal boundary, or, within 100
metres from the centre line of the roadway where within the municipal boundary
[ note that the proximity criteria is subject to change].
Application for permits pursuant to the above regulations is to be made to the Government
Services Centre, Service NL. These requirements are in addition to requirements pursuant to this
Municipal Plan and the Development Regulations.
6.2.15 Mobile Home, Campground, and "Tiny Home" Developments
To better integrate the typically longer shape of mobile homes and provide for campgrounds and
"tiny home" developments, Council's policies are that:
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I) The minimum required rear yard for mobile homes will be reduced and other
requirements related to their unique shape will be included in the Development
Regulations.
2) Mobile home parks and campgrounds will be considered at Council 's discretion, where
permitted in the use zone table for the applicable zone, and be subject to site plan
approval as described in this Municipal Plan and to a detailed development agreement
with the Council to deal with management and servicing concerns.
3) In ordr-r to address the potentially incompatible appearance of unusually small or narrow
single dwellings such as mobile homes and "tiny homes", a minimum dimension of the
shortest main wall of single dwellings will be specified in the Development Regulations.
It will apply to each phase where phased construction is involved.
4) In order to be able to accommodate single dwellings to be built in phases where the
minimum floor area requirements would not be satisfied in the initial phases (sometimes
called "tiny homes"), Council will permit such single dwellings to be built in phases
where permitted in the use zone table for the applicable zone, by way of site plan
approval as described in this Municipal Plan, which shows the way in which the
configuration of later phases of construction will result in a fully compliant dwelling
floor area without encroaching on any required yards or failing to meet other
requirements such as off-street parking. Variances may be considered concurrently.
Home businesses will be permitted in such structures in any phase, but subsidiary
apartments will not be permitted until the main building floor area satisfies the minimum
requirement for single dwellings.
6.2.16 Flag Lots
As said earlier, the availability of building lots for new development is constrained by
topography and natural barriers and the extent to which the community is already developed.
Innovative use of "back lot" developments in the form of "flag lots" can enable development on
areas of land lying behind existing lots fronting on streets. Often the challenge is simply that of
access from the main body of the lot to the street, and that can sometimes be accomplished by
enabling use of a narrow leg comprising fee simple lands comprising part of the flag lot and/or
easements or licences to provide access across abutting lands.
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It is Council's policy to support use of flag lots to maximize opportunities for new development
on lands where a barrier to approval would be lack of sufficient frontage on a public street, as
enabled by Section 13 (3) (n) of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000. Definitions and
requirements are included in the Development Regulations. Further, Council's policy is that
Council will at its discretion consider approval of lesser widths of the legs, which would
otherwise not be approvable, where permitted in the use zone table for the applicable zone and
where concerns about off-street parking, pedestrian and vehicle safety at the leg's intersection
with the public street, and feasibility of use of the leg for access are satisfactorily addressed.
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7.0 IMPLEMENTATION
7. 1 Implementation Policies
The policies of the Municipal Plan for the Parson's Pond municipal planning area will be
implemented by the exercise of:
a) Appropriate Development Regulations;
b) Site plan control for larger or more complex development proposals;
c) A planned sequence of public works.
All amendments to the Development Regulations will be checked against the Future Land Use
Maps and the policies of the Municipal Plan for the purpose of conformity. This requires proper
professional advice and documentation prepared by a qualified planner and due process prior to
being submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment for approval.
Before any development can take place, an application must first be made to Council for a
development permit, unless expressly exempted. Development may take place only after
Council has reviewed the application and issued a permit. If the application is to be considered as
a discretionary use or if it is for a variance, the proper process of notice and Council deliberation
as detailed in Development Regulations shall be carried out.
Anyone who fails to follow the required application process or who otherwise violates the
Municipal Plan and Development Regulations can be prosecuted and may be ordered to remove
any illegal structure and restore the site and buildings on it to their original state.
Day-to-day administration of both the Municipal Plan and Development Regulations are the
responsibility of Council and its authorized staff members. It is the duty of authorized staff
members to observe the requirements of the Municipal Plan and Development Regulations and
to advise Council accordingly, refer development applications to Council and outside agencies,
and to issue all required permits when Council approval is granted.
An application to develop must be made on the proper application form prescribed by Council.
All applications must show as accurately as possible the location of the site of the proposed
development and include a plot plan, showing the location of existing and proposed buildings
and structures on the proposed site.
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Council will consider the application to determine whether it conforms with the requirements of
the Development Regulations and the policies of the Municipal Plan. If it conforms, Council will
approve the application and inform the applicant and state any conditions that may apply. If the
proposed development does not conform to the Municipal Plan and Development Regulations,
the application must be refused and the reason expressed to the applicant in writing. Any
applicant who is dissatisfied with the decision of Council may appeal to an Appeal Board. The
Appeal Board shall either confirm the decision or require that Council's decision be varied or
reversed.
Council has authority to grant a variance (not to be confused with a discretionary approval) of up
to 10% of a requirement applicable to a proposed development which does not strictly comply
with the development standards. However, the proposed development must conform to the
general intent of the Municipal Plan. A proposed development must not change the permitted
land use, or significantly negatively impact adjoining properties, by virtue of grant of a variance.
Where Council deems it useful and necessary so as to better consider the details of large or
complex projects, a Site Plan may be required of the applicant. Site Plan evaluation criteria are
appended to the Municipal Plan.
Municipalities in the province are encouraged to adopt the National Building Code. Its
requirements and administration are separate from those of the Municipal Plan and Development
Regulations. Often, building and planning regulations are considered in conjunction with each
other, as the prospective builder is usually considering them both at the same time, and the
Council may integrate information requirements on a common application form. However, the
approval of a building or construction permit under the National Building Code does not signify
an approval of a development permit pursuant to the Development Regulations, and vice versa.
Also, Council's policy is that the Town of Parson's Pond does not provide building inspection
services related to the National Building Code; Council's or staff's observations of new
construction will be only to ensure that the Development Regulations' requirements are met,
such as those concerning location of structures on the lot, parking, driveway location and
bridging roadside ditches and sidewalks, building height, and the use of the development. Tho~e
persons requiring building inspection related to compliance with the National Building Code will
be advised to retain professional services at their own initiative and expense. The Town does not
issue occupancy permits.
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7.2 Site Plan Information and Evaluation
Many of the land use conflicts associated with large residential subdivisions, multiple unit
residential, commercial, industrial and public uses and the like can be avoided if sufficient
concern for detailed design is incorporated in the development approval process. In order to
more fully exercise Council's powers to apply conditions to a development permit, Council may
require a site plan to be prepared and approved by Council prior to the issuance of a building
permit for large or complex developments.
The policies of this Municipal Plan indicate certain cases where site plan approval is mandatory,
but Council may require it of any development proposal where circumstances suggest that
particular care is needed. Appendix A to this Municipal Plan contains the site plan information
required of a site plan. Site plans will be evaluated in accordance with the policies of the
Municipal Plan and the requirements of the Development Regulations.
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8.0 INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES
It is intended that the boundaries of the land use designations and location ofroads and other
features shown on the Future Land Use Maps and the Zoning Maps in the Development
Regulations be considered as approximate, as the available base mapping does not provide
highly accurate information in some areas. Therefore, amendments to the Municipal Plan or
Development Regulations will not be required to support reasonable interpretation by Council
and staff concerning boundaries of zones and designations. The intent and policies of the Plan
are to guide the interpretation of the mapped information.
The boundaries of the designations are to be interpreted as somewhat flexible in a limited sense.
Proposed developments which straddle or are very close to a boundary may be considered in
accordance with the polici~s of either designation, provided the proposed development does not
negatively impact the amenity and quiet enjoyment of areas in either designation and respects the
intent of other policies in this Municipal Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the boundaries of areas established by provincial government
requirements or regulations for the flood risk and protected water supply areas are fixed. Any
interpretation of them cannot deviate from their legal descriptions.
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APPENDIX A
SITE PLAN INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
When Site Plan approval is required, the owner or proponent shall prepare site development
plans, including landscaping, parking, lighting, roads and any or all of the additional items listed
below, according to the nature of the proposed development and directions of Council:
a. the dimension of the site;
b. the area of the site;
c. dimensions to indicate the location of all buildings;
d. dimensions of buildings to provide comprehensive information of their plan form,
includi~g future buildings or expansions;
e. the distance between buildings and all yards;
f.
other uses, a breakdown of floor area by proposed use;
g. gross floor area of buildings;
h. dimensions of all parking areas, access roads and driveways;
1.
function and type of landscaped areas;
J.
landscaping plan and specifications including:
1.
surface treatment (asphalt, grass etc.);
ii.
tree and shrub types and sizes;
iii.
location and number of trees to be retained or planted;
1v.
dimensions of buffer zones, driveways, etc.;
v.
number and size of parking spaces and location;
v1.
location and size of signage;
v11.
location and width of all walkways, footpaths;
v111.
location of loading zones.
k. proposed contours and drainage of surface runoff ditching;
l.
surrounding land uses;
m. existing access constraints, e.g. right-of-ways which exist on site or adjacent to it,
easements, or fire routes1 and the means of satisfactorily addressing them;
n. location and intensity specifications for lighting;
o. location and use of outside storage areas;
p. perspective drawings and plans showing 4 point building elevations and 2-way cross
sections of all buildings shown on the Site Plan;
q. provisions for ongoing operation of features of the development which may involve
commitments or obligations of the Town of Parson's Pond or its departments and
agencies.
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APPENDIX B:
CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS
SCHEDULE 8
The classification of uses set out in the following ta_ble is largely based on the Classification of Typical Occupancies
included as Table 3.1.2.A of the National Building Code of Canada, 1980, modified to suit terms used in the
Municipal Plan and the Development Regulations.
GROUP
DIVISION
CLASS
EXAMPLES
A ASSEMBLY
L
Assembly Uses for
(a) Theatre
Motion Picture Theatres
USES
the production and
T. V. Studios admitting an audie-
viewing of
the per-
nee.
forming arts.
2.
General Assembly
(a) Cultural
Libraries
Uses
and Civic
Museums
Art Galleries
Court Rooms
Meeting Rooms
Council Chambers
(b) General
Community Halls
Assembly-halls and active
Lodge Halls _
exercise uses
Dance Halls
Gymnasia
Auditoria
Bowling Allevs
( c) Educational
Schools
Colleges
( non- residential)
(d) Child Care
Day Care Centres
(e) Place of
Churches and similar places of
Worship
worship.
Church Halls
(t) Passenger
Passenger Terminals
Assembly
(g) Club and
Private Clubs and
Lodge
Lodges (non-residential)
(h) Catering
Restaurants
Bars
Taverns
(i) Funeral
Funeral Homes and Chapels
Home
G) Amusement
Electronic Games
Arcades
Pinball Parlours
Poolrooms
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DIVISION
CLASS
EXAMPLES
A. ASSEMBLY
3. Arena-type
(a) Indoor
Arenas
USES
Uses
Assembly
Armouries
(continued)
Ice Rinks
Indoor Swimming
Pools
4. Open-air
(a) Outdoor
Bleachers
Assembly Uses
Assembly
Grandstands
Outdoor Ice Rinks and Swimming Pools
Amusement Parks and Fair-grounds
Exhibition
Grounds
Drive-in Theatres
B. INSTITU-
I. Penal and
(a) Penal and
Jails
TIONAL
Correctional
Correctional
Penitentiaries
USES
Institutional
Detention
Police Stations (with detention quarters)
Uses
Prisons
Psychiatric
Hospitals (with
detention quarters)
Reformatories
2. Special Care
(a) Medical
Children's Homes
Institutional
Treatment
Convalescent Homes
Uses
and Special
Homes for Aged
Care
Hospitals
Infirmaries
Orphanages
Psychiatric
Hospitals
Sanatoria
C.
I . Residential
(a) Single
· Single Detached
RESIDENTIAL
Dwelling
Dwelling
Dwellings
USES
Uses
Family & Group
Homes
(b) Double
Semi-detached
Dwelling
Dwelling
Duplex Dwellings
Family & Group
Homes
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DIVISION
CLASS
EXAMPLES
C.
I . Residential
(c)Row
Row Houses
RESIDENTIAL
Dwelling
Dwelling
Town Houses
USES
Uses
Family & Group
(continued)
(continued)
Homes
( d) Apartment
Apartments
Building
Family & Group
Homes
2. General
(a) Collective
Residential
Residential Uses
Residential
Colleges&
Schools
University &
College Halls
of Residence
Convents & Monasteries
Nurses and
Hospital Residences
(b) Boarding
Boarding Houses
House
Lodging Houses
Residential
Bed and Breakfasts
(c) Commercial
Hotels & Motels
Residential
Hostels
Residential Clubs
(d) Seasonal
Summer Homes &
Residential
Cabins
Hunting & Fishing
Cabins
(e) Campgrounds
Campgrounds
Recreational Vehicle Parks
(f) Mobile
Mobile Homes
Homes
D. BUSINESS
1. Business,
(a) Office
Offices (including
&
Professional, and
Government
PERSONAL
Personal
Offices)
SERVICE
Service Uses
Banks
USES
(b) Medical &
Medical Offices and Consulting Rooms
Professional
Dental Offices & Surgeries
Legal Offices
Travel agents
Similar Professional
Offices
( c) Personal
Barbers
Service
Hairdressers
Beauty Parlours
Small Appliance
Repairs
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DIVIS ION
CLASS
EXAMPLES
D. BUSINESS
I. Business,
(d) General
Self-service
&
Professional
Service
Laundries
PERSONAL
& Personal
Dry Cleaners (not using flammable or explosive
SERVICE
Service Uses
substances)
USES
(continued)
Small Tool and Appliance
(continued)
Rentals
(e) Communications
Radio Stations
Telephone
Exchanges
( t) Protection
Police Stations
without
detention
quarters
Fire stations
Ambulance stations
Search and rescue buildin"s
(g) Taxi Stand
Taxi Stands
(h) Take-out
Take-out Food
Food Service
Service
( i) Veterinary
Veterinary
Surgeries
E. MERCAN-
1. Retail Sale and
(a) Shopping
Shopping Centres
TILE
Display Uses
Centre
USES
(b) Shop
Retail Shops and
Stores and
ShO\vrooms
Department
Stores
(c) Indoor
Market Halls
Market
Auction Halls
(d) Outdoor
Market Grounds
Market
Animal Markets
Produce and
Fruit Stands
Fish Stalls
(e) Convenience
Confectionary
Store
Stores
Comer Stores
Gift Shops
Specialty Shops
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As Approved by Council 11 August 2020
GROUP
DIVISION
CLASS
EXAMPLES
F.
I. Industrial uses
(a) Hazardous
Bulk Storage of
INDUSTRIAL
involving
Industry
hazardous
USES
highly
liquids and sub-
combustible and
stances.
hazardous
Chemical Plants
substances and
Distilleries
processes.
Feed Mills
Lacquer, Mattress,
Paint, Varnish,
and Rubber
Factories
Spray Painting
2. General
(a) General
Factories
Industrial
Industry
Cold Storage
Uses involving
Plants
Limited
Freight Depots
Hazardous
General Garages
Substances
Warehouses
and
Workshops
Processes.
Laboratories
Laundries
Planing Mills
Printing Plants
Contractors' Yards
(b) Service
Gasoline Service
Station
Stations
Gas Bars
3. Light, Non-
(a) Light
Light Industry
hazardous or
Industry
Parking Garages
Non-intrusive
Indoor Storage
Industrial
Warehouses
Uses.
Workshops
G. NON-
I. Uses not
(a) Agriculture
Commercial Farms
BUILDING
directly
Hobby Farms
USES
related to
Market Gardens
building
& Nurseries
(b) Forestry
Tree Nurseries
Silviculture
Domestic cutting for fuel wood
(c) Mining, Mineral
Separate classes of uses as defined
Exploration, Mineral
in Schedule A
Working
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As Approved by Council 11 August 2020
GROUP
DIVISION
CLASS
EXAMPLES
G. NON-
I. Uses not
(d) Petroleum
Separate class of use
BUJLDING
directly
Exploration and
as defined in Schedule A
USES
related to
Extraction
(continued)
building.
(continued)
( e) Recreational Open
Playing Fields
Space
Sports Grounds
Parks
Playgrounds
Trails
(f) Conservation
Watersheds
Buffer Strips
Flood Plains
Wildlife
Sanctuaries
(g) Cemetery
Cemeteries
Graveyards
(h) Scrap Yard
Car Wrecking Yards
Junk Yards
Scrap Dealers
(i) Solid Waste
Solid Waste
Disposal
Sanitary Land Fill
Incinerators
(i) Animal
Animal Pounds
Kennels
Zoos
(k) Antenna or Wind
TV, Radio and
Turbine
Communications
Transmitting and
Receiving Masts
Antennas
Wind turbines
(I) Transportation
Airfields
Railway Yards
Docks and Harbours
Boathouses
Fishing stages
Marinas
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