Town of Robert's Arm Development Regulations

Robert's Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador

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TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM :[)EVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 1 MPORTANT: To see if there were any changes to this plan since it came into effect, please refer to: List of Development Regulation Amendments TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2010-2020 I RegLation TABLE OF CONTENTS APPLICATION Page# 1. Short Title ..................................................................................................................................................... l 2. Interpretation ................................................................................................................................................. 1 3. Connnencement .............................................................................................................................................. l 4. Municipal Code and Regulations ................................................................................................................... 1 5. Authority .................................................................................................................................................... 1 PART I - GENERAL REGULATIONS 6. Compliance with Regulations ........................................................................................................................ 2 7. Permit Required ........................................................................................................................................... 2 8. Permit to be Issued ........................................................................................................................................ 2 9. Permit Not to be Issued in Certain Cases ..................................................................................................... 2 10. Discretionary Powers of Authority ................................................................................................................ 3 11. Variances ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 12. Notice of Variance ........................................................................................................................................ 4 13. Service Levy . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . 4 14. Financial Guarantees by Developer ............................................................................................................... 5 15. Dedication of Land for Public Uses .............................................................................................................. 6 16. Reinstatement of Land ................................................................................................................................... 6 17. Form of Application ...................................................................................................................................... 6 18. Register of Application ................................................................................................................................. 7 TABLE O.F CONTENTS 19. Deferment of Application .............................................................................................................................. 7 20. Approval in Principle ............................... , .................................................................................................... 7 21. Development Permit ............... .. . ................................................................................... ··························· 8 22. Reasons for Refusing Permit ......................................................................................................................... 9 23. Notice ofRightto Appeal ............................................................................................................................ 10 24. Appeal Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 10 25. Approval Registration ................................................................................................................................... 11 26. Development Prohibited ................................................................................................................................ 11 27. Appeal Board ............................................................................................................................................... 12 28. Appeals ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 29. Hearing Notice and Meetings ....................................................................................................................... 14 30. Hearing of Evidence .................................................................................................................................... 14 31. Return of Appeal Fee .................................................................................................................................. 15 32. Notice of Application ................................................................................................................................. 15 33. Right of Entry .............................................................................................................................................. 15 34. Record of Violations ................................................................................................................................... 16 35. Stop Work Order and Prosecution ............................................................................................................. 16 36. Delegation of Power .................................................................................................................................... 16 PARTII-GENERALDEVELOPMENTSTANDARDS 37. Accesses and Service Streets ....................................................................................................................... 17 38. Accessory Buildings ................................................................................................................................... 17 39. Advertisements ............................................................................................................................................ 17 40. Buffer Strips ................................................................................................................................................ 18 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. TABLE OF CONTENTS Building Height ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Building Line and Setback .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 18 Family and Group Care Centres .................................................................................................................. 19 Height Exceptions ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Livestock Strucmres and Uses ..................................................................................................................... 19 Lot Area ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Lot Area and Size Exceptions ..................................................................................................................... 20 Lot Frontage . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Non-Conforming Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Offensive and Dangerous Uses ................................................................................................................. 23 Off-street Parking Requirements . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Off-street Loading Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Parks and Playgrounds and Conservation Uses ........................................................................................... 25 Screening and Landscaping ......................................................................................................................... 25 Services and Public Utilities ....................................................................................................................... 26 Service Stations ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Sideyards .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Street Construction Standards ..................................................................................................................... 27 Subsidiary Apartments ............................................................................................................................ 27 60. Unsubdivided Land ..................................................................................................................................... 27 61. Zero Lot Line and Other Comprehensive Development .............................................................................. 27 PART III - ADVERTISEMENTS 62. Pell11 it Required . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS 63. Fonn of Application ................................................................. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ....................................................... 28 64. Advertisements Prohibited in Street Reservation ........................................................................................ 28 65. Penni! Valid for Limited Period .............................................................................................................. ,,.,,, 28 66. Removal of Advertisements ....................................................................................................................... 28 67. Advertisements Exempt from Control ........................................................................................................ 29 68. Approval Subject to Conditions .................................................................................................................. 30 69. Non-Confonning Uses ................................................................................................................................ 30 PART IV - SUBDIVISION OF LAND 70. Permit Required .......................................................................................................................................... 30 71. Services to be Provided ............................................................................................................................. 30 72. Payment of Service Levies and Other Charges ........................................................................................... 31 73. Issue of Permit Subject to Considerations ................................................................................................... 31 74. Building Pennits Required ........................................................................................................................... 32 75. Form of Application .................................................................................................................................... 32 76. Subdivision Subject to Zoning .................................................................................................................... 32 77. Building Lines ......................................................................................................................................... , ... 32 78. Land for Public Open Space ....................................................................................................................... 32 79. Structure in Street Reservation .................................................................................................................... 34 80. Subdivision Design Standards ..................................................................................................................... 34 81. Engineer to Design Works and Certify Construction Layout ...................................................................... 36 82. Developer to Pay Engineer's Fees and Charges ........................................................................................... 36 83. Street Works May be Deferred .................................................................................................................... 36 84. Transfer of Streets and Utilities to Authority .............................................................................................. 37 TABLE OF CONTENTS 85. Restriction on Sale of Lots .......................................................................................................................... 38 86. Grouping of Dwellings and Landscaping .................................................................................................. 38 PART V - USE ZONES 87. Use Zones .................................................................................................................................................... 39 88. Use Classes ................................................................................................................................................. 39 89. Pem1itted Uses ............................................................................................................................................ 39 90. Discretionary Uses ...................................................................................................................................... 40 91. Uses Not Permitted ..................................................................................................................................... 41 SCHEDULES SC~EDULE A: Definitions ! SC~EDULE B: Classification of Uses of Land and Buildings sc4EDULE C: Use Zone Tables SC*EDULE D: Off-Street Parking Requirements SC~EDULE E: Land Use Zoning Maps i App/if ation Page I i TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM MUNICIPAL PLAN LAND USE, ZONING, SUBDIVISION AND ADVERTISEMENT REGULATIONS ! (DEVELOPMENT REGULA TIO NS) I APPLICATION 1. S~ort Title I These Regulations may be cited as the Robert's Arm Development Regulations. I I 2. Itterpretation (!) Words and phrases used in these Regulations shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Schedule A. I (2) Words and phrases not defined in Schedule A shall have the meanings which are commonly assigned to them in the context in which they are used in the Regulations. 3. qommencement I These Regulations come into effect throughout the Robert's Arm Municipal Planning I Area, hereinafter referred to as the Planning Area, on the date of publication of a notice to that effect in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. I 4. tunicipal Code and Regulations , The Building Code including the Plumbing Code, the Fire Code, the Electrical Code, and ! any other ancillary code and any Building Regulations, Waste Disposal Regulation and/or any other municipal regulations regulating or controlling the development, conservation and use of land in force in the Town of Robert's Arm, shall, under these Regulations apply to the entire Planning Area. 5. tuthority In these Regulations, "Authority" means the Council of the Town of Robert's Arm. PART I - GENERAL REGULATIONS 6. Compliance With Regulations No development shall be carried out within the Planning Area except in accordance ~th these Regulations. 7. Permit Required No person shall carry out any development within the Planning Area except ~ere otherwise provided in these Regulations unless a permit for the development has teen issued by the Authority. 8. Permit to be Issued Subject to Regulations 9 and I 0, a permit shall be issued for development withi~ the Planning Area that conforms to: 1 (a) the general development standards set out in Part II of these Regulations.I the requirements of Part V of these Regulations, and the use classes, stando/ds, requirements, and conditions prescribed in Schedule C of these Regulation~ for (b) (c) (d) (e) the use zone in which the proposed development is located; . I the standards set out in the Building Code and/or other ancillary codes, and I any Building Regulations, Waste Disposal Regulations, and/or any other munilpal regulation in force in the Planning Area regulating or controlling development, conservation and use of land and buildings; ' the standards set out in Part III of these Regulations in the case of advertiseme~t; i the standards set out in Part IV of these Regulations in the case of subdivision; I the standards of design and appearance established by the Authority. Part ~ - General Regulations I 9. P~rmit Not to be Issued in Certain Cases 3 Neither a permit nor approval in principle shall be issued for development within the Planning Area when, in the opinion of the Authority, it is premature by reason of the site lacking adequate road access, power, drainage, sanitary facilities, or domestic water supply, or being beyond the natural development of the area at the time of application unless the applicant contracts to pay the full cost of construction of the services deemed necessary by the Authority and such cost shall attach to and upon the property in respect of which it is imposed. 10. ~iscretionary Powers of Authority (1) In considering an application for a permit or for approval in principle to carry out development, the Authority shall take into account the policies expressed in the Municipal Plan and any further scheme, plan or regulations pursuant thereto, and shall assess the general appearance of the development of the area, the amenity of the surroundings, availability of utilities, public safety and convenience, and any other considerations which are, in its opinion, material, and notwithstanding the conformity of the application with the requirements of these Regulations, the Authority may, in its discretion, and as a result of its consideration of the matters set out in this Regulation, conditionally approve or refuse the application. (2) An authority may, in its discretion, determine the uses that may or may not be developed in a use zone and those uses shall be listed in the authority's regulations as discretionary, permitted or prohibited uses for that area 11. Variances (I) Where an approval or permit cannot be given by the Authority because a proposed development does not comply with development standards set out in development regulations, the Authority may, in its discretion, vary the applicable development standards to a maximum of 10% if, in the authority's opinion, compliance with Part I - General Regulations 4 the development standards would prejudice the proper development of the \and, building or structure in question or would be contrary to public interest. (2) The Authority shall not allow a variance from development standards set oht in i development regulations if that variance, when considered together with 9ther variances made or to be made with respect to the same land, building or stru4ure, would have a cumulative effect that is greater than a 10% variance even th~ugh the individual variances are separately no more than I 0%. i (3) The Authority shall not permit a variance from development standards wher1 the proposed development would increase the non conformity of an exiiting development. 12. Notice of Variance Where the Authority is to consider a proposed variance, the Authority shall give wrJtten notice of the proposed variance from development standards to all persons whose la~d is in the immediate vicinity of the land that is the subject of the variance, and allo~ a minimum period of 7 days for response. 13. Service Levy (1) The Authority may require a developer to pay a service levy where developme~t is made possible or where the density of potential development is increasedf or where the value of property is enhanced by the carrying out of public works ei~er on or off the site of the development. (2) A service levy shall not exceed the cost, or estimated cost, including fimjnce ' charges to the Authority of constructing or improving the public works referre~ to ' in Regulation 13(1) that are necessary for the real property to be develope~ in Part ii- General Regulations 5 I accordance with the standards required by the Authority and for uses that are permitted on that real property. (3) A service levy shall be assessed on the real property based on: (a) the amount of real property benefited by the public works related to all the real property so benefited; and, (b) the density of development made capable or increased by the public work. (4) The Authority may require a service levy to be paid by the owner of the real property; (a) at the time the levy is imposed; (b) at the time development of the real property commences; ( c) at the time development of the real property is completed; or, ( d) at such other time as the Authority may decide. 14. iFinancial Guarantees by Developer (I) The Authority may require a developer before commencing a development to make such financial provisions and/or enter into such agreements as may be required to guarantee the payment of service levies, ensure site reinstatement, and to enforce the carrying out of any other condition attached to a permit or licence. (2) The financial provisions pursuant to Regulation 14(1) may be made in the form of: (a) a cash deposit from the developer, to be held by the Authority, or; (b) a guarantee by a bank, or other institution acceptable to the Minister, for expenditures by the developer, or; ( c) a performance bond provided by an insurance company or a bank, or; ( d) an annual contribution to a sinking fund held by the Authority, or; (f) another form of financial guarantee that the Authority may approve. Part I - General Regulations 6 15. Dedication of Land for Public Use In addition to the requirements for dedication of land under Regulation 78, the Authprity may require the dedication of a percentage of the land area of any subdivision or +ther ' development for public use, and such land shall be conveyed to the Authorio/ m accordance with the provisions of the Act. 16. Reinstatement of Land Where the use of land is discontinued or the intensity of its use is decreased,! the Authority may order the developer, the occupier of the site, or the owner or all of thejn to reinstate the site, to remove all or any buildings or erections, to cover or fill all wells or ! excavations, and to close all or any accesses, or to do any of these things or all ofthen!t, as ' the case may be, and the developer, occupier or owner shall carry out the order o~ the ' ' Authority and shall put the site in a clean and sanitary condition to the satisfaction ofthe Authority. 17. Form of Application (1) (2) An application for a development permit or for approval in principle shal\ be made only by the owner or by a person authorized by the owner to the Auth9rity on such form as may be prescribed by the Authority, and every application shall ! include such plans, specifications and drawings as the Authority may require, 11illd be accompanied by the permit fee required by the Authority. ! The Authority shall supply to every applicant a copy of the application fopns I referred to in Regulation 17(1) and a description of the plans, specifications hnd I drawings required to be provided with the application and any informatiorl or requirements applicable to the application. Part I! General Regulations 7 18. kegister of Application The Authority shall keep a public register of all applications for development, and shall enter therein the Authority's decision upon each application and the result of any appeal from that decision. 19. Peferment of Application (l) The Authority may, with the written agreement of the applicant, defer consideration of an application. (2) Applications properly submitted in accordance with these Regulations which have not been determined by the Authority and on which a decision has not been com- municated to the applicant within eight weeks of the receipt thereof by the Authority, and on which consideration has not been deferred in accordance with Regulation 18(1 ), shall be deemed to be refused. 20. IApproval in Principle (I) The Authority may grant approval in principle for the erection, alteration or conversion of a building if, after considering an application for approval in principle made under these Regulations, it is satisfied that the proposed develop- ment is, subject to the approval of detailed plans, in compliance with these Regulations. (2) Where approval in principle is granted under this Regulation, it shall be subject to the subsequent approval by the Authority of such details as may be listed in the approval in principle, which shall also specify that further application for approval of these details shall be received not later than two years from the grant of approval in principle. Part I - General Regulations 8 21. Development Permit ( l) A plan or drawing which has been approved by the Authority and which bejrrs a (2) (3) (4) (5) mark and/ or signature indicating such approval together with a permit sha\i be ! deemed to be permission to develop land in accordance with these Regulationt but ! such permission shall not relieve the applicant from full responsibilitYI for obtaining permits or approvals under any other regulation or statute pri9r to commencing the development; from having the work carried out in accordiffice with these Regulations or any other regulations or statutes; and from complibce with all conditions imposed thereunder. ! ! The Authority may attach to a permit or to approval in principle such conditjons ! as it deems fit in order to ensure that the proposed development will bf in '1 accordance with the purposes and intent of these Regulations. Where the Authority deems necessary, permits may be issued on a temporary I basis for a period not exceeding two years, which may be extended in writing by ! the Authority for further periods not exceeding two years. A pennit is valid for such period, not in excess of two years, as may be st:l.ted ! therein, and if the development has not commenced, the permit may be rene"fed for a further period not in excess of one year, but a permit shall not be reneY.ed I more than once, except in the case of a permit for an advertisement, which ma~ be renewed in accordance with Part III of these Regulations. The approval of any application and plans or drawings or the issue of a per\nit ! shall not prevent the Authority from thereafter requiring the correction of errtrs, or from ordering the cessation, removal of, or remedial work on any developnifnt Part - General Regulations 9 being carried out in the event that the same is in violation of this or any other regulations or statute. (6) The Authority may revoke a permit for failure by the holder of it to comply with these Regulations or any condition attached to the permit or where the permit was issued in error or was issued on the basis of incorrect information. (7) No person shall erase, alter or modify any drawing or specifications upon which a permit to develop has been issued by the Authority. (8) There shall be kept available on the premises where any work, matter or thing in being done for which a pennit has been issued, a copy of the permit and any plans, drawings or specifications on which the issue of the permit was based during the whole progress of the work, or the doing of the matter or thing until completion. 22. Reasons for Refusing Permit The Authority shall, when refusing to issue a permit or attaching conditions to a permit, state the reasons for so doing. 23. Notice of Right to Appeal I Where the Authority makes a decision that may be appealed under section 42 of the Act, the Authority shall, in writing, at the time of making that decision, notify the person to whom the decision applies of the: (a) person"s right to appeal the decision to the board; (b) time by which an appeal is to be made; (c) right of other interested persons to appeal the decision; and ( d) manner of making an appeal and the address for the filing of the appeal. Part I· General Regulations 10 24. Appeal Requirements (I) The secretary of the Appeal Board at the Department of Municipal and Provi*cial Affairs, Main Floor, Confederation Building (West Block), P.O. Box 8700f St John"s, Nfld., AIB 4J6 is the secretary to all Appeal Boards in the provincej and an appeal filed with that secretary within the time period referred to in subse~tion i 42(4) of the Act shall be considered to have been filed with the appropriate ! Appeal Board. (2) The fee required under section 44 of the Act shall be paid to the Appeal Bpard I that hears the decision being appealed by filing it with the secretary referred ~o in subsection (1) or (2) within the 14 days referred to in subsection 42(4) of the ~ct. (3) The Appeal Board that hears the decision being appealed shall, subject to subsection 44(3) of the Act, retain the fee paid to the Appeal Board. (4) Where an appeal of a decision and the required fee is not received by an Appeal Board in accordance with this section and Part VI of the Act, the right to apbeal ' that decision shall be considered to have been forfeited. 25. Appeal Registration 'i (I) Upon receipt of an appeal and fee as required under the Act and these regulatipns, (2) I the secretary of the Appeal Board as referred to in subsections 24(1) and (2), ~hall ! immediately register the appeal. ! Where an appeal has been registered the secretary of the Appeal Board shall n<?tify the Authority of the appeal and shall provide to the Authority a copy of the ap~eal and the docun1entation related to the appeal. Part~- General Regulations 11 i (3) Where the Authority has been notified of an appeal that Authority shall within one week of notification forward to the appropriate board a copy of the application being appealed, all correspondence, council minutes, plans and other relevant information relating to the appeal including the names and addresses of the applicant and other interested persons of whom the authority has knowledge. (4) Upon receipt of the information under subsection (3), the secretary of the board shall publish in a newspaper circulated in the area of the appropriate authority, a notice that the appeal has been registered. (5) A notice published under subsection (4) shall be published not fewer than 2 weeks before the date upon which the appeal is to be heard by the board. 26. pevelopment Prohibited i (I) Immediately upon notice of the registration of an appeal the Authority shall ensure that any development upon the property that is the subject of the appeal ceases. (2) Sections 102 and 104 of the Act apply to the Authority acting under subsection (1). (3) Upon receipt of a notification of the registration of an appeal with respect to an order under section 102 of the Act, the Authority shall not carry out work related to the matter being appealed. 27. 'Appeal Board (I) The minister may, by order, establish an Appeal Board and shall assign to the Appeal Board a specific area of the province over which it shall have jurisdiction, as outlined in section 40, of the Act. Part I· General Regulations Pag~ 12 ' 28. Appeals (1) A person or an association of persons aggrieved of a decision that, under the regulations, may be appealed, may appeal that decision to the appropriate Appeal Board where the decision is with respect to (a) an application to undertake a development; (b) a revocation of an approval or a permit to undertake a development; (c) the issuance of a stop work order; and (d) a decision permitted under the Act or another Act to be appealed to the bo!\rd. (2) A decision of the Authority to adopt, approve or proceed with a municipal pl~n, a scheme, development regulations and amendments and revisions of them is hnal and not subject to an appeal. (3) An Appeal Board shall not make a decision that does not comply withj the municipal plan, a scheme and development regulations that apply to the m~tter being appealed. (4) An appeal shall be filed with the Appeal Board not more than 14 days afte~! the person who made the original application appealed from has received the deci~ion ! being appealed. (5) An appeal shall be made in writing and shall include (a) a summary of the decision appealed from; (6) (b) the grounds for the appeal; and ( c) the required foe. A person or group of persons affected by the subject of an appeal or their I representatives may appear before an Appeal Board and make representat~ons Part lj- General Regulations Page 13 concerning the matter under appeal. (7) An Appeal Board may inform itself of the subject matter of the appeal in the manner it considers necessary to reach a decision. (8) An Appeal Board shall consider and determine appeals in accordance with the Act and the municipal plan, scheme and regulations that have been registered under section 24, of the Act, and having regard to the circumstances and merits of the case. (9) A decision of the Appeal Board must comply with the plan, scheme or development regulations that apply to the matter that has been appealed to that board. (I 0) In determining an appeal, an Appeal Board may confirm, reverse or vary the decision appealed from and may impose those conditions that the board considers appropriate in the circumstances and may direct the Authority to carry out its decision or make the necessary order to have its decision implemented. (11) Notwithstanding subsection (10), where the Authority may, in its discretion, make a decision, an Appeal Board shall not make another decision that overrules the discretionary decision. (12) The decision of a majority of the members of an Appeal Board present at the hearing of an appeal shall be the decision of the Appeal Board. (13) An Appeal Board shall, in writing notify the appellant and the appropriate Authority of the decision of the Appeal Board. Part II· General Development Standards I. 14 29. Hearing Notice and Meetings (I) An Appeal Board shall notify the appellant, applicant, authority and other pe~sons affected by the subject of an appeal of the date, time and place for the appe~ not fewer than 7 days before the date scheduled for the hearing of the appeal. (2) An Appeal Board may meet as often as is necessary to conduct its work i~ an expeditious manner. 30. Hearing of Evidence (1) An Appeal Board shall meet at a place within the area under its jurisdictioni and the appellant and other persons notified under regulation 29(1) or their representative may appear before the Appeal Board and make representations l.vith respeet to the matter being appealed. (2) An Appeal Board shall hear an appeal in accordance with section 43 of the i Act and these regulations. (3) A written report submitted under subsection 43(2) of the Act respecting a visit to and viewing of a property shall be considered to have been provided in the slime manner as evidence directly provided at the hearing of the Appeal Board. ( 4) In the conduct of an appeal hearing, the Appeal Board is not bound by the rules of evidence. 31. Return of Appeal Fee Where an appeal made by an appellant under section 42 of the Act, is successful,! an Part 1} - General Development Standards 15 amount of money equal to the fee paid by that appellant under regulation 24(2) shall be paid to him or her by the Authority. 32. Notice of Application The Authority may, and when a variance is necessary under Regulation 11 and the Authority wishes to consider whether to authorize such a variance, when a change in nonconforming use is to be eonsidered under Regulation 49, or when the development proposed is listed as a discretionary use in Schedule C of the Regulations shall, at the , expense of the applicant, give notice of an application for a permit or for approval in principle, by public advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the area or by any other means deemed necessary, and under Regulation 12 and the Authority shall give written notice of the proposed variance from development standards to all persons whose land is in the immediate vicinity of the land that is the subject of the variance, and allow a minimum period of7 days for response. 33. Right of Entry The Authority, the Director, or any inspector may enter upon any public or private land and may at all reasonable times enter any development or building upon the land for the purpose of making surveys or examinations or obtaining information relative to the carrying out of any development, construction, alteration, repair, or any other works whatsoever which the Authority is empowered to regulate. 34. !Record of Violations Every inspector shall keep a record of any violation of these regulations which comes to his knowledge and report that violation to the Authority. Part II - Ge11eral Developmelll Standards 16 35. Stop Work Order and Prosecution (I) Where a person begins a development contrary or apparently contrary to ~hese Regulations, the Authority may order that person to stop the development or 'fvork connected therewith pending final adjudication in any prosecution arising opt of ! the development. (2) A person who does not comply with an order made under Regulation 35([) is '· guilty of an offence under the provisions of the Act. 36 Delegation of Powers An authority shall, where designating employees to whom a power is to be delegated ! under subsection 109(3) of the Act, make that designation in writing. PART II-GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 37. Accesses and Service Streets (1) Access shall be located to the specification of the Authority so as to ensure the greatest possible convenience and safety of the street system and the Auth~rity may prescribe the construction of service streets to reduce the number of acce'~ses to collector and arterial streets. (2) No vehicular access shall be closer than I 0 metres to the street line of any sljreet intersection. Part II - Ge11eral Developme11t Sta11dard.v 17 38. ~ccessory Buildings (1) Accessory buildings shall be clearly incidental and complementary to the use of the main buildings in character, use and size, and shall be contained on the same lot (2) No accessory building or part thereof shall project in front of any building line. (3) The sideyard requirements set out in the use zone tables in these Regulations shall apply to accessory buildings wherever they are located on the lot but accessory buildings on two (2) adjoining properties may be built to property boundaries provided they shall be of fire resistant construction and have a common firewall. 39. Advertisements Advertisements shall not be erected or displayed except in accordance with Part III of these Regulations. 40. Buffer Strips Where any industrial development permitted in any Use Zone abuts an existing or proposed residential area, or is separated from it by a road only, the owner of the site of the industrial development shall provide a buffer strip not less than ten (10) metres wide between any residential activity and the industrial area. The buffer shall include the provision of such natural or structural barrier as may be required by the Authority and shall be maintained by the owner or occupier to the satisfaction of the Authority. 41. I Building Height The Authority may permit the erection of buildings of a height greater than that specified in Schedule C, but in such cases the building line setback and rearyard requirements shall Part II - General Development Standards i 18 be varied as follows: (I) The building line setback shall be increased by 2 metres for every I metre inctease in height. (2) The rearyard shall not be less than the minimum building line setback calculated as described in (I) above plus 6 metres. 42. Building Line and Setback The Authority, by resolution, may establish building lines on an existing or proposed ! street or service street and may require any new buildings to be located on those buil~ing ' lines, whether or not such building lines conform to the standards set out in the tabl~s in Schedule C of these Regulations. 43. Family and Group Care Centres Family group care centre use is permitted in any dwelling or apartment that is adequat:e in size to accommodate the number of persons living in the group, inclusive of s'aff, provided that in the opinion of the Authority, the use of the dwelling does not materially differ from, nor adversely affect, the amenities of the adjacent residences, or 1the neighbourhood in which it is located. The Authority may require special access and safety features to be provided for the occupants before occupancy is permitted. 44. Height Exceptions The height requirements prescribed in Schedule C of these Regulations may be waive4 in the case of communication masts and antennae, flagpoles, water towers, spires, belfrjes, Part ff - General Development Standards 19 or chimneys, but any such waiver which results in an increase of more than 10% of the permitted height of the structure shall only be authorized under the provisions of Regulation 11. 45. livestock Structures and Uses (I) No structure designed to contain more than five animal units shall be erected or used unless it complies with the following requirements: (a) The structure shall be at least 600 m from a residence, (except a farm residence or a residence which is a non-conforming use in any zone in which agriculture is a permitted use class in the Use Zone Tables in Schedule C of these Regulations), and, from an area designated for residential use in an approved Plan, and, from a Provincial or Federal Park. (b) The structure shall be at least 60 m from the boundary of the property on which it is to be ereeted. ( c) The structure shall be at least 90 m from the centre line of a street. ( d) The erection of the structure shall be approved by the Department of Forest Resources & Agrifoods and the Department of Environment. (2) No development for residential use shall be permitted within 600 m of an existing structure designed to eontain more than five animal units unless the development is first approved by the Department of Forest, Resources and Agrifoods. 46. Lot Area (I) No lot shall be reduced in area, either by the conveyance or alienation of any portion thereof or otherwise, so that any building or structure on such lot shall Part II - General Developmelll Standards I 20 have a lot coverage that exceeds, or a front yard, rear yard, side yard, frontage or lot area that is less than that permitted by these Regulations for the zone in which such lot is located. (2) Where any pait of a lot is required by these Regulations to be reserved as a yard, it shall continue to be so used regardless of any change in the ownership of the lpt or any part thereof, and shall not be deemed to form part of an adjacent lot fot the purpose of computing the area thereof available for building purposes. 47. Lot Area and Size Exceptions Where, at the time of coming into effect of these Regulations, one or more lots already exist in any residential zone, with insufficient frontage or area to permit the owm1r or purchaser of such a lot or lots to comply with the provisions of these Regulations, then these Regulations shall not prevent the issuing of a permit by the Authority for1 the erection of a dwelling thereon, provided that the lot coverage and height are not grtjater than, and the yards and floor area are not less than the standards set out in t~ese Regulations. 48. Lot Frontage Except where specifically provided for in the Use Zone Tables in Schedule C of tljlese Regulations, no residential or commercial building shall be erected unless the lo~ on which it is situated fronts directly onto a street or forms part of a Comprehen~ive Development Scheme. 49. Non-Conforming Use (I) Notwithstanding the Municipal Plan, scheme or regulations made under this Part if -General Development Standards 21 Urban and Rural Planning Act, 200 I, the Authority shall, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, allow a development or use of land to continue in a manner that does not conform with a regulation, scheme, or plan that applies to that land provided that the non-conforming use legally existed before the registration under section 24 of the Act, scheme or regulations made with respect to that kind of development or use. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a right to resume a discontinued non-conforming use of land shall not exceed 12 months after that discontinuance. (3) A building, structure or development that does not conform to a scheme, plan or regulations made under the Act that is allowed to continue under subsection (1) (a) shall not be internally or externally varied, extended or expanded unless otherwise approved by the Authority; (b) shall not be structurally modified except as required for the safety of the building, structure or development; ( c) shall not be reconstructed or repaired for use in the same non-conforming manner where 50% or more of the value of that building, structure or development has been destroyed; ( d) may have the existing use for that building, structure or development varied by the Authority to a use that is, in the Authority's opinion, more compatible with the plan and regulations applicable to it; ( e) may have the existing building extended by approval of the Authority where, in the Authority's opinion, the extension is not more than 50% of the existing building; (f) where the non-conformance is with respect to the standards included in these development regulations, shall not be expanded if the expansion Part II - General Deve/(Jpment Standards 22 would increase the non-conformity; (g) where a building, structure or development does not meet the developjnent standards included in development regulations, the building, structure or development shall not be expanded if the expansion would increas¢ the non-conformity and an expansion must comply with the developlnent standards applicable to that building, structure or development. (h) where the building or structure is primarily zoned and used for residtiritial purposes, may, in accordance with the municipal plan and regulation$, be repaired or rebuilt where 50% or more of the value of that building or structure is destroyed. Where considering a non conforming building, structure or development' and before making a decision to vary an existing use of that non-conforming building, structure or development, the Authority, at the applicant"s expense, shalJ pu~lish a notice in a newspaper circulating in the area or by other means give p~blic notice of an application to vary the existing use of a non-conforming building, structure or development and shall consider any representations or submiss~ons received in response to that advertisement. SO. Offensive and Dangerous Uses No building or land shall he used for any purpose which may be dangerous by causing or ' ' promoting fires or other hazards or which may emit noxious, offensive or dangerous fumes, smoke, gases, radiation, smells, ash, dust or grit, excessive noise or vibratiol}, or create any nuisance that has an unpleasant effect on the senses unless its use is authorjzed by the Authority and any other authority having jurisdiction. 51. Offstreet Parking Requirements (1) For every building, structure or use to he erected, enlarged or established, there shall be provided and maintained a quantity of off-street parking spaces suffic;ient Part ff - General Development Standards 23 to ensure that the flow of traffic on adjacent streets is not impeded by the on-street parking of vehicles associated with that building, structure or use. (2) The number of parking spaces to be provided for any building, structure, use of occupancy shall conform to the standards set out in Schedule D of these Regulations. (3) Each parking space, except in the case of one or two-family dwellings, shall be made accessible by means of a hard surfaced right-of-way at least 3 m in width. Parking required in a Residential Zone shall be provided on the same lot as the dwelling or dwellings. Parking space for apartments shall be provided in the rear yard where possible. In a Non-Residential Zone, parking spaces shall be provided within the limits of the zone in which the use is situated and not more than 200 m distant from the use concerned. ( 4) The parking facilities required by this Regulation shall, except in the case of single or attached dwellings, be arranged so that it is not necessary for any vehicle to reverse onto or from a street. (5) Where, in these Regulations, parking facilities for more than four vehicles are required or permitted: (a) parking space shall mean an area of land, not less than 15 m2 in size, capable of being used for the parking of a vehicle without the need to move other vehicles on adjacent areas; (b) the parking area shall be constructed and maintained to the specifications of the Authority; ( c) the lights used for illumination of the parking area shall be so arranged as to divert the light away from adjacent development; ( d) a structure, not more than 3 m in height and more than 5 m2 in area may be erected in the parking area for the use of attendants in the area; Part fl - General Development Standards I 24 (e) except in zones in which a service station is a permitted use, no gasoline pump or other service station equipment shall be located or maintained on a parking area; (f) no part of any off-street parking area shall be closer than 1.5 m to the front lot line in any zone; (g) access to parking areas in non-residential zones shall not be by way of residential zones; (h) where a parking area is in or abuts a residential zone, a natural or structural barrier at least I m in height shall be erected and maintained along all lot lines; (i) where, in the opinion of the Authority, strict application of the above parking requirements is impractical or undesirable, the Authority maY:,as a condition of a permit require the developer to pay a service levy in accordance with these Regulations in lieu of the provision of a parking area, and the full amount of the levy charged shall be used by the Author- ity for the provision and upkeep of alternative parking facilities within the general vicinity of the development. 52. Off-Street Loading Requirements (I) For every building, structure or use to be erected, enlarged or established requihng the shipping, loading or unloading of animals, goods, wares or merchandise, tlliere shall be provided and maintained for the premises loading facilities on land th:;tt is not part of a street comprised of one or more loading spaces, 15 m long, 4 m w\ide, and having a vertical clearance of at least 4 m with direct access to a street or with access by a driveway of a minimum width of 6 m to a street. (2) The number of loading spaces to be provided shall be determined by ;the Authority. Part fl - General Development Standards 25 (3) The loading facilities required by this Regulation shall be so arranged that vehicles can manoeuvre clear of any street and so that it is not necessary for any vehicle to reverse onto or from a street. 53. farks and Playgrounds, and Conservation Uses Nothing in these Regulations shall prevent the designation of conservation areas or the establishment of parks and playgrounds in any zones provided that such parks and playgrounds are not located in areas which may be hazardous to their use and are not operated for commercial purposes. 54. Screening and Landscaping The Authority may, in the case of existing unsightly development, order the owner or occupier to provide adequate and suitable landscaping or screening; and for this purpose may require the submission of an application giving details of the landscaping or screening, and these Regulations shall then apply to that application. The provision of adequate and suitable landscaping or screening may be made a condition of any development permit where, in the opinion of the Authority, the landscaping or screening is desirable to preserve amenity, or protect the environment. 55. iServices and Public Utilities The Authority may within any zone pennit laud to be used in eonjunction with the provision of public services and public utilities if the use of that land is necessary to the proper operation of the public service or public utility concerned provided that the design and landscaping of any development of any land so used is, in the opinion of the Authority, adequate to protect the character and appearance of the area. Part II - General Development Standards ; 26 56. Service Stations The following requirements shall apply to all proposed service stations: (a) All gasoline pumps shall be located on pwnp islands designed for such pUl'JilOSe, and to which automobiles may gain access from either side. (b) Pump islands shall be set back at least 4 metres from the front lot line. ( c) Accesses shall not be less than 7 metres wide and shall be clearly marked,1 and where a service station is located on a comer lot, the minimum distance between an aecess and the intersection of street lines at the junction shall be 10 metres and the lot line between entrances shall be clearly indicated. 57. Side Yards A sideyard which shall be kept clear of obstruction shall be provided on the exposed ~ides of every building in order to provide access for the maintenance of that building. 58. Street Construction Standards A new street may not be constructed except in accordance with and to the design ;and specifications laid down by the Authority. 59. Subsidiary Apartments Subsidiary apartments may be permitted in single dwellings only, and for the purposes of calculating lot area and yard requirements, shall be considered part of the self-contaihed dwelling. Part JI - General Development Standards 27 60. (Jnsubdivided Land Development is not permitted on unsubdivided land unless sufficient area is reserved to satisfy the yard and other allowances called for in the Use Zone in which it is located and the allowances shall be retained when the adjacent land is developed. 61. Zero Lot Line and Other Comprehensive Development The Authority may, at its discretion, approve the erection of dwellings which are designed to form part of a zero lot line development or other comprehensive layout which does not, with the exception of dwelling unit floor area, meet the requirements of the Use Zone Table in Schedule C, provided that the dwellings are designed to provide both privacy and reasonable access to natural daylight and the overall density within the layout conforms to the regulations and standards set out in the Use Zone Table apply where the layout adjoins other development. Part Ill - Advertlseme11ts I 28 PART III -ADVERTISEMENTS 62. Permit Required Subject to the provisions of Regulation 67, no advertisement shall be erected or displayed in the Planning Area unless a permit for the advertisement is first obtained from the Authority. Permit for erection or display of advertisement on Provincial Highways 1shall be obtain from the Government Service Centre. 63. Form of Application Application for a permit to erect or display an advertisement shall be made to the authority in accordance with Regulation 17. 64. Advertisements Prohibited in Street Reservation No advertisement shall be permitted to be erected or displayed within, on or over, any highway or street reservation. 65. Permit Valid for Limited Period A permit granted under these Regulations for the erection or display of an advertisement shall be for a limited period, not exceeding two years, but may be renewed at the discretion of the Authority for similar periods. 66. Removal of Advertisements Notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, the Authority may require the removal of any advertisement which, in its opinion, is: Part III -Advertisements 29 (a) hazardous to road traffic by reason of its siting, colour, illumination, or structural condition, or; (b) detrimental to the amenities of the surrounding area. 67. <\dvertisements Exempt from Control The following advertisements may be erected or displayed in the Planning Area without 1 application to the Authority: (a) on a dwelling or within the courtyard of a dwelling, one nameplate not exceeding 0.2 m' in area; (b) on an agricultural holding or farm, a notice board not exceeding 1 m' in area and relating to the operations being conducted on the land; ( c) on land used for forestry purposes, signs or notices not exceeding I m' in area and relating to forestry operations or the location of logging operations conducted on the land; ( d) on land used for mining or quarrying operations, a notice board not exceeding I m2 in area relating to the operation conducted on the land; ( e) on a dwelling or within the curtilage of a dwelling, one nameplate not exceeding 0.2 m2 in area in connection with the practice of a professional person carried on in the premises; (f) on any site occupied by a church, school, library, art gallery, museum, institution or cemetery, one notice board not exceeding I m' in area; (g) on the principal facade of any commercial, industrial or public building, the name of the building or the name of the occupants of the building, in letters not exceeding one-tenth of the height of that facade or 3 m, whichever is the lesser; (h) on any parking lot directional signs and one sign not exceeding I m2 in size, identif)'ing the parking lot. Part IV - Subdivlvion of Land 30 68. Approval Subject to Conditions A permit may only be issued for the erection or display of advertisements which comply with the appropriate conditions and specifications set out in the Use Zone Tables in Schedule C of these Regulations. 69. Non-Conforming Uses Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation 62, a permit may be used for the erectil!m or display of advertisements on a building or within the courtyard of a building or on a parcel of land, the use of which is a non conforming use, provided that the advertiseµient does not exceed the size and type of advertisement which could be permitted if the development was in a Use Zone appropriate to its use, and subject to any other conditions deemed appropriate by the Authority. PART IV-SUBDIVISION OF LAND 70. Permit Required No land in the Planning Area shall be subdivided unless a permit for the development of the subdivision is first obtained from the Authority. 71. Services to be Provided No permit shall be issued for the development of a subdivision w1less provisions satisfactory to the Authority have been made in the application for a supply of drinking water, a properly designed sewage disposal system, and a properly designed storm drainage system. Part IV - Subdivis/011 of La11d 31 72. Payment of Service Levies and Other Charges No permit shall be issued for the development of a subdivision until agreement has been 1 reached for the payment of all fees levied by the Authority for connection to services, ! utilities and streets deemed necessary for the proper development of the subdivision, and all service levies and other charges imposed under Regulations 13 and 14. 73. Issue of Permit Subject to Considerations A permit shall not be issued when, in the opinion of the Authority, the development of a subdivision does not contribute to the orderly gro"'th of the municipality and does not demonstrate sound design principles. In considering an application, the Authority shall, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, consider: (a) the location of the land; (b) the availability of and the demand created for schools, services, and utilities; ( c) the provisions of the Plan and Regulations affecting the site; ( d) the land use, physical form and character of adjacent developments; ( e) the transportation network and traffic densities affecting the site; (f) the relationship of the project to existing or potential sources of nuisance; (g) soil and subsoil characteristics; (h) the topography of the site and its drainage; (i) natural features such as lakes, streams, topsoil, trees and shrubs; G) prevailing winds; (k) visual quality; (1) community facilities; (m) energy conservation; (n) such other matters as may affect the proposed development. Part IV - Subdivision of Land I 32 74. Building Permits Required Notwithstanding the approval of a subdivision by the Authority, a separate building permit shall be obtained for each building proposed to be erected in the area of the subdivision, and no building permit for any building in the area shall be issued until the developer has complied with all the provisions of these Regulations with respect to the development of the subdivision. 75. Form of Application Application for a permit to develop a subdivision shall be made to the Authority in accordance with Regulation 17. 76. Subdivision Subject to Zoning The subdivision of land shall be permitted only in conformity with the Use Zones delineated on the Zoning Maps. 77. Building Lines The Authority may establish building lines for any subdivision street and require any new building to be located on such building lines. 78. Land for Public Open Space (1) Before a development commences, the developer shall, if required, dedicate to the Authority, at no cost to the Authority, an area of land equivalent to not more than 10% of the gross area of the subdivision or 25 m2 for every dwelling unit per- Part IV - Subdivision of Land 33 mitted in the subdivision, whichever is the greater, for public open space, provided that: (a) where land is subdivided for any purpose other than residential use, the Authority shall determine the percentage of land to be dedicated; (b) if, in the opinion of the Authority, no public open space is required, the land may be used for such other public use as the Authority may determine; ( c) the location and suitability of any land dedicated under the provisions of this Regulation shall be subject to the approval of the Authority but in any case, the Authority shall not accept land which, in its opinion is incapable of development for any purpose; (d) the Authority may accept from the developer in lieu of such area or areas of land the payment of a sum of money equal to the value of the land which would otherwise be required to be dedicated; (e) money received by the Authority in accordance with Regulation 78(l)(d) above, shall be reserved by the Authority for the purpose of the acquisition or development of land for public open space or other public purpose. (2) Land dedicated for public use in accordance with this Regulation shall be conveyed to the Authority and may be sold or leased by the Authority for the purposes of any development that conforms with the requirements of these Regulations, and the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of land shall be applied against the cost of acquisition or development of any other land for the purposes of publie open space or other public purposes. (3) The Authority may require a strip of land to be reserved and remain undeveloped along the banks of any river, brook or pond, and this land may, at the discretion of the Authority, constitute the requirement of land for public use under Regulation 78(1 ). Part IV - Subdlvlsi"n of Land i 34 79. Structure in Street Reservation The placing within any street reservation of any structure (for example, a hydro pole, telegraph or telephone pole, fire hydrant, mail box, fire alarm, sign post) shall receive the prior approval of the Authority which shall be satisfied on the question of safe construction and relationship to the adjoining buildings and other structures within the street reservation. 80. Subdivision Design Standards No permit shall be issued for the development of a subdivision under these Regulations unless the design of the subdivision conforms to the following standards: (a) The finished grade of streets shall not exceed 10 percent. (b) Every cul de sac shall be provided with a turning circle of a diameter of not less than30 m. (c) The maximum length of any cul de sac shall be: (i) 200m in areas served by or planned to be served by municipal piped water and sewer services, as shown in the map and letter of agreement signed by the Municipality and the Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affaivs in connection with munieipal five-year capital works program eligibility. (ii) 300m in areas not served by or planned to be served by municipal piped water and sewer services. ( d) Emergency vehicle access to a cul de sac shall be not less than 3 m wide and shall connect the head of the cul de sac with an adjacent street. (e) No cul de sac shall be located so as to appear to terminate a collector street. (f) New subdivisions shall have street connections with an existing street or streets. Part IV - Subdivision of Land 35 (g) All street intersections shall be constructed within 5° of a right angle and this alignment shall be maintained for 30 m from the intersection. (h) ! (i) (j) (k) No street intersection shall be closer than 60 m to any other street intersection. No more than four streets shall join at any street intersection. No residential street block shall be longer than 490 m between street intersections. Streets in residential subdivisions shall be designed in accordance with the approved standards of the Authority, but in the absence of such standards, shall conform to the following minimum standards: Type of Street Street Pavement Sidewalk Sidewalk Reservation Width Width Number Arterial Streets 30m 15 m 1.5m discretion of Council Collector Streets 20m 15 m 1.5m 2 Local Residential Streets: where more than 50% l5m 9m Um 1 of the units are single or double dwellings; where 50% or more of 20m 9m 1.5 m 2 the units are row houses or aoartments. Service Streets 15 m 9m 1.5m discretion of Council (1) No lot intended for residential purposes shall have a depth exceeding four times the frontage. (m) Residential lots shall not be permitted which abut a local street at both front and rear lot lines. (n) The Authority may require any existing natural, historical or architectural feature or part thereof to be retained when a subdivision is developed. (o) Land shall not be subdivided in such a manner as to prejudice the development of adjoining land. Part JV - Subdlvls/011 of La11d ' 36 81. Engineer to Design Works and Certify Construction Layout (1) Plans and specifications for all water mains, hydrants, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and all appurtenances thereto and all streets, paving, curbs, gutters and catch basins and all other utilities deemed necessary by the Authority to service the area proposed to be developed or subdivided shall be designed and prepared by or approved by the Engineer. Such designs and specifications shall, upon approval by the Authority, be incorporated in the plan of subdivision. (2) Upon approval by the Authority of the proposed subdivision, the Engineer shall certify all work of construction layout preliminary to the construction of the works and thereupon the developer shall proceed to the construction and installation, at his own cost and in accordance with the approved designs and specifications and the construction layout certified by the Engineer, of all such water mains, hydrants, sanitary sewers and all appurtenances and of all such streets and other works deemed necessary by the Authority to service the said area. 82. Developer to Pay Engineer's Fees and Charges The developer shall pay to the Authority all the Engineer's fees and charges for the preparation of designs and specifications and for the layout and supervision of construction; such fees and charges being percentages of the total cost of materials and labour for the construction and installation of all works calculated in accordance with the Schedule of Fees recommended by the Association of Professional Engineers of Newfoundland and in effect at the time the work is carried out. 83. Street Works May Be Deferred The construction and installation of all curbs and gutters, catch basins, sidewalks and paving specified by the Authority as being necessary, may, at the Authority's discretion, Part IV - Subdivisio11 of La11d 37 be deferred until a later stage of the work on the development of the subdivision but the developer shall deposit with the Authority before approval of his application, an amount estimated by the Engineer as reasonably sufficient to cover the cost of construction and installation of the works. In the later stage of the work of development, the Authority shall call for tenders for the work of construction and installation of the works, and the amount so deposited by the developer shall be applied towards payment of the contract cost. If the contract cost exceeds the deposit, the developer shall pay to the Authority the amount of the excess. If the contract price is less than the deposit, the Authority shall ' refund the amount by which the deposit exceeds the contract price. Any amount so deposited with the Authority by the developer shall be placed in a separate savings account in a bank and all interest earned thereon shall be credited to the developer. 84. Transfer of Streets and Utilities to Authority (I) The developer shall, following the approval of the subdivision of land and upon request of the Authority, transfer to the Authority, at no cost to the Authority, and clear of all liens and encumbrances: (a) all lands in the area proposed to be developed or subdivided which are approved and designated by the Authority for public uses as streets, or other rights-of-way, or for other public use; (b) all services or public works including streets, water supply and distribution and sanitary an storm drainage systems installed in the subdivision that are normally owned and operated by the Authority. (2) Before the Authority shall accept the transfer of lands, services or public works of any subdivision, the Engineer shall, at the cost to the developer, test the streets, services and public works installed in the subdivision and certify his satisfaction with their installation. Part JV- Subdivision of Land ' 38 (3) The Authority shall not provide maintenance for any street, service or public work in any subdivision until such time as such street, service or public work has been transferred to and accepted by the Authority. 85. Restriction on Sale of Lots The developer shall not develop or dispose of any lot within a subdivision for the purposes of development and no building permit shall be issued until the Authority is satisfied that: (a) the lot ean be served with satisfactory water supply and sewage disposal systems, and; (b) satisfactory access to a street is provided for the lots. 86. Grouping of Buildings and Landscaping (1) Each plan of subdivision shall make provision for the grouping of building types and for landscaping in order to enhance the visual aspects of the completed development and to make the most use of existing topography and vegetation. (2) Building groupings, once approved by the Authority, shall not be changed without written application to and subsequent approval of the Authority. Part V - U.ve Zones 39 PART V - USE ZONES 87. tr se Zones (I) For the purpose of these Regulations, the Planning Area is divided into Use Zones which are shown on the Zoning Map attached to and forming part of these Regulations. (2) Subject to Regulation 87(3), the permitted use classes, discretionary use classes, standards, requirements and conditions applicable to each Use Zone are set out in the Use Zone Tables in Schedule C of these Regulations. (3) Where standards, requirements and conditions applicable in a Use Zone are not set out in the Use Zone Tables in Schedule C, the Authority may in its discretion, determine the standards, requirements and conditions which shall apply. 88. Use Classes The specific uses to be included in each Use Class set out in the Use Zone Tables in Schedule C shall be determined by the Authority in accordance with the classification and examples set out in Schedule B. 89. Permitted Uses Subject to these Regulations, the uses that fall within the Permitted Use Classes set out in the appropriate Use Zone Table in Schedule C shall be permitted by the Authority in that Use Zone. Part V - Use Zones 40 90. Discretionary Uses Subject to these Regulations, the uses that fall within the Discretionary Use Class~s set out in the appropriate Use Zone Table in Schedule C may be permitted in that Use Zone if the Authority is satisfied that the development would not be contrary to the general intent and purpose of these Regulations, the Municipal Plan, or any further scheme or plan or regulation pursuant thereto, and to the public interest, and if the Authority has given notice of the application in accordance with Regulation 32 and has considered any objections or representations which may have been received on the matter. 91. Uses Not Permitted Uses that do not fall within the Permitted Use Classes or Discretionary Use Classes set out in the appropriate Use Zone Tables in Schedule C, shall not be pennitted in that Use Zone. TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM MINISTER'S REGULATIONS 2010 -2020 Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 1 NEWFOUNDLAND REGULATION 3/01 Development Regulations under the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000. (Filed January 2, 200 I) Under the authority of section 36 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000, I make the following regulations. Dated at St. John's, January 2, 200 I. Joan Marie Aylward Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S\lort title 2. Definitions 3. Application 4. Interpretation 5. Notice of right to appeal 6. Appeal requirements 7. Appeal registration 8. Development prohibited 9. Hearing notice and meetings 10. Hearing of evidence 11. j3oard decision 12. Variances 13. Notice of variance 14. Residential non conformity 15. Notice and hearings on change of use 16. Non-conformance with standards 17. Discontinuance of non-conforming use 18. pelegation of powers 19. ~ommencement Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 20 I 0-2020 Pa~2 l. Shorttitle These regulations may be cited as the Development Regulations. 2. Definitions In these regulations, (a) "Act", unless the context indicate otherwise, means the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000; (b) "applicant" means a person who has applied to an authority for an approval or permit to carry out a development; (c) "authority" means a council, authorized administrator or regional authority; and ( d) "development regulations" means these regulations and regulations and by-laws respecting development that have been enacted by the relevant authority. 3. Application (!) These regulations shall be included in the development regulations of an authdrity and shall apply to all planning areas. 1 (2) Where there is a conflict between these regulations and development regulations or other regulations of an authority, these regulations shall apply. ' (3) Where another Act of the province provides a right of appeal to the board, ttlese regulations shall apply to that appeal. 4. Interpretation (1) In development regulations and other regulations made with respect to a planning area the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this section (a) "access" means a way used or intended to be used by vehicles, pedestrians or animals in order to go from a street to adjacent or nearby land or to go from that land to the street; (b) "accessory building" includes (i) a detached subordinate building not used as a dwelling, located on the same lot as the main building to which it is an accessory and which has a use that is customarily incidental or complementary to the main use of the building or land, Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 3 (ii) for residential uses, domestic garages, carports, ramps, sheds, swimming pools, greenhouses, cold frames, fuel sheds, vegetables storage cellars, shelters for domestic pets or radio and television antennae, (iii) for commercial uses, workshops or garages, and (iv) for industrial uses, garages, offices, raised ramps and docks; ( c) "accessory use" means a use that is subsidiary to a permitted or discretionary use and that is customarily expected to occur with the permitted or discretionary use; (d) "building height" means the vertical distance, measured in metres from the established grade to the (i) highest point of the roof surface of a flat roof, (ii) deck line of a mansard roof, and (iii) mean height level between the eave and the ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, and in any case, a building height shall not include mechanical structure, smokestacks, steeples and purely ornamental structures above a roof; ( e) "building line" means a line established by an authority that runs parallel to a street line and is set at the closest point to a street that a building may be placed; (f) "discretionary use" means a use that is listed within the discretionary use classes established in the use zone tables of an authority"s development regulations; (g) "established grade" means, (i) where used in reference to a building, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the exterior or the front of that building exclusive of any artificial embankment or entrenchment, or (ii) where used in reference to a structure that is not a building, the average elevation of the finished grade of the ground immediately surrounding the structure, exclusive of any artificial embankment or entrenchment; (h) "floor area" means the total area of all floors in a building measured to the outside face of exterior walls; (i) "frontage" means the horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the building line; (j) "lot" means a plot, tract or parcel ofland which can be considered as a unit of land for a particular use or building; Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 4 (k) "lot area" means the total horizontal area within the lines of the lot; (!) "lot coverage" means the combined area of all building on a lot measured at the level of the lowest floor above the established grade and expressed as a percentage of the total area of the lot; (m) "non-conforming use" means a legally existing use that is not .listed as a permitted or discretionary use for the use zone in which it is located or which does not meet the development standards for that use zone; (n) "ov.ner" means a person or an organization of persons owning or having the legal right to use the land under consideration; ( o) "permitted use" means a use that is listed within the permitted use classes set out in the use zone tables of an authority"s development regulations; (p) "prohibited use" means a usc that is not listed in a use zone within the permitted use classes or discretionary use classes or a use that an authority specifies as not permitted within a use zone; (q) "sign" means a word, letter, model, placard, board, device or representation, whether illuminated or not, in the nature of or employed wholly or in part for the purpose of advertisement, announcement or direction and excludes those things employed wholly as a memorial, advertisements of local government, utilities and boarding or similar structures used for the display of advertisements; (r) "rear yard depth" means the distance between the rear lot line and the rear wall of the main building on a lot; (s) "side yard depth" means the distance between the side lot line and the nearest side wall of a building on the lot; (t) "street" means a street, road, highway or other way designed for the passage of vehicles and pedestrians and which is accessible by fire department and other emergency vehicles; (u) "street line" means the edge of a street reservation as defined by the authority having jurisdiction; (v) "use" means a building or activity situated on a lot or a development permitted on a lot; (w) "use zone" or "zone" means an area of land including buildings and water designated on the zoning map to which the uses, standards and conditions of a particular use zone table apply; (x) "variance" means a departure, to a maximum of 10% from the yard, area, lot coverage, setback, size, height, frontage or any other numeric requirement of the applicable Use Zone Table of the authority"s regulations; and Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 5 (y) "zoning map" means the map or maps attached to and forming a part of the authority"s regulations. (2) An authority may, in its discretion, determine the uses that may or may not be developed in a use zone and those uses shall be listed in the authority"s regulations as discretionary, permitted or prohibited uses for that area. 5. Notice of right to appeal Where an authority makes a decision that may be appealed under section 42 of the Act, that authority shall, in writing, at the time of making that decision, notify the person to whom the decision applies of the (y) person"s right to appeal the decision to the board; (b) time by which an appeal is to be made; ( c) right of other interested persons to appeal the decision; and ( d) manner of making an appeal and the address for the filing of the appeal. 6. Appeal requirements (1) The secretary of the board at the Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, Main Floor, Confederation Building (West Block), P.O. Box 8700, St. John"s, Nfld., AlB 4J6 is the secretary to all boards in the province and an appeal filed with that secretary within the time period referred to in subsection 42(4) of the Act shall be considered to have been filed with the appropriate board. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1 ), where the City of Comer Brook, City of Mount Pearl or City of St. John"s appoints an appeal board under subsection 40(2) of the Act, an appeal shall be filed with the secretary of that appointed board. (3) The fee required under section 44 of the Act shall be paid to the board that hears the decision being appealed by filing it with the secretary referred to in subsection (1) or (2) within the 14 days referred to in subsection 42(4) of the Act. (4) The board that hears the decision being appealed shall, subject to subsection 44(3) of the Act, retain the fee paid to the board. (5) Where an appeal of a decision and the required fee is not received by a board in accordance with this section and Part VI of the Act, the right to appeal that decision shall be considered to have been forfeited. Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 6 7. Appeal registration (I) Upon receipt of an appeal and fee as required under the Act and these regulations, the secretary of the board as referred to in subsections 6(1) and (2), shall immediately register the appeal. (2) Where an appeal has been registered the secretary of the board shall notify the appropriate authority of the appeal and shall provide to the authority a copy of the appeal and the documentation related to the appeal. (3) Where an authority has been notified of an appeal that authority shall forwaird to the appropriate board a copy of the application being appealed, all correspondence, council minutes, plans and other relevant information relating to the appeal including the names and addresses of the applicant and other interested persons of whom the authority has knowledge. (4) Upon receipt of the information under subsection (3), the secretary of the board shall publish in a newspaper circulated in the area of the appropriate authority, a notice that the appeal has been registered. (5) A notice published under subsection (4) shall be published not fewer than 2 weeks before the date upon which the appeal is to be heard by the board. 8. Development prohibited (!) Immediately upon notice of the registration of an appeal the appropriate authority shall ensure that any development upon the property that is the subject of the appeal ceases. (2) Sections I 02 and I 04 of the Act apply to an authority acting under subsection (I). (3) Upon receipt of a notification of the registration of an appeal with respect to an order under section 102 of the Act, an authority shall not carry out work related to the matter being appealed. 9. Hearing notice and meetings (I) A board shall notify the appellant, applicant, authority and other persons affected by the subject of an appeal of the date, time and place for the appeal not fewer than 7 days before the date scheduled for the hearing of the appeal. (2) A board may meet as often as is necessary to conduct its work in an expeditious manner. Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 7 10. Hearing of evidence (I) A board shall meet at a place within the area under its jurisdiction and the appellant and other persons notified under subsection 9( I) or their representative may appear before the board and make representations with respect to the matter being appealed. (2) A board shall hear an appeal in accordance with section 43 of the Act and these regulations. (3) A written report submitted under subsection 43(2) of the Act respecting a visit to and viewing of a property shall be considered to have been provided in the same manner as evidence directly provided at the hearing of the board. (4) In the conduct of an appeal hearing, the board is not bound by the rules of evidence. 11. Board decision A decision of the board must comply with the plan, scheme or development regulations that apply to the matter that has been appealed to that board. 12. Variances ( 1) Where an approval or pem1it carmot be given by an authority because a proposed development does not comply with development standards set out in development regulations, an authority may, in its discretion, vary the applicable development standards to a maximum of 10% if, in the authority"s opinion, compliance with the development standards would prejudice the proper development of the land, building or structure in question or would be contrary to public interest. (2) An authority shall not allow a variance from development standards set out in development regulations if that variance, when considered together with other variances made or to be made with respect to the same land, building or structure, would have a cumulative effect that is greater than a 10% variance even though the individual variances are separately no more than 10%. (3) An authority shall not permit a variance from development standards where the proposed development would increase the non conformity of an existing development. Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Am1 Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 8 13. Notice of variance Where an authority is to consider a proposed variance, that authority shall give written notice of the proposed variance from development standards to all persons whose land is in the immediate vicinity of the land that is the subject of the variance. 14. Residential non conformity A residential building or structure referred to in paragraph I 08(3 )(g) of the Act must, where being repaired or rebuilt, be repaired or rebuilt in accordance with the plan and development regulations applicable to that building or structure. 15. Notice and hearings on change of use Where considering a non conforming building, structure or development under paragraph l 08(3 )( d) of the Act and before making a decision to vary an existing use of that non- conforming building, structure or development, an authority, at the applicant" s expense, shall publish a notice in a newspaper circulating in the area or by other means give public notice of an application to vary the existing use of a non-conforming building, structure or development and shall consider any representations or submissions received in response to that advertisement. 16. Non-conformance with standards Where a building, structure or development does not meet the development standards included in development regulations, the building, structure or development shall not be expanded if the expansion would increase the non-conformity and an expansion must comply with the development standards applicable to that building, structure or development. 17. Discontinuance of non-conforming use An authority may make development regulations providing for a greater period of time than is provided under subsection 108(2) of the Act with respect to the time by which a discontinued non-conforming use may resume operation. Minister's Development Regulations 2001 Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 9 18. Delegation of powers An authority shall, where designating employees to whom a power is to be delegated under subsection 109(3) of the Act, make that designation in writing. 19. Commencement These regulations shall be considered to have come into force on January I, 2001. Minister's Development Regulations 200 I TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM SCHEDULE A 2010 - 2020 Schetlule A Page 1 DEFINITIONS means a way used or intended to be used by vehicles, pedestrians or animals in order to go from a street to adjacent or nearby land or to go from that land to the street. ACCESSORY BUILDING includes: (a) a detached subordinate building not used as a dwelling, located on the same lot as the main building or use to which it is accessory, and which has a use which is customarily incidental or complimentary to the main use of the building or land: (b) for residential uses: domestic garages, carports, ramps, sheds, swimming pools, greenhouses, cold frames, fuel sheds, vegetable storage cellars, shelters for domestic pets, or radio and television antennae, (c) for commercial uses: workshops, garages, and (d) for industrial uses: garages, offices, raised ramps and docks. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT means a separate dwelling unit constructed within and subsidiary to the main use. The main use shall not be a single dwelling, double dwelling, row dwelling, and apartment building. ACCESSORY USE means a use that is subsidiary to a permitted or discretionary use and that is customarily expected to occur with the permitted or discretionary use. ACT unless the context indicates otherwise, means the Urban and Rural Planning Act. AGRICULTURE means horticulture, fruit growing, grain growing, crop growing, seed growing, dairy farming, bee keeping, the breeding or keeping of animals for food, skins, or fur, the use of land, meadow land, market gardens and nursery grounds and the use of land for woodlands where that use is ancillary to the farming of the land. Agriculture includes primary processing of onsite products. AM'1JSEMENT USE means the use of land or buildings equipped for the playing of · electronic, mechanical, or other games and amusements including electronic games, pinball games and slot machine arcades and billiard and pool halls. Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A Page2 ANIMAL UNIT means one of the following animals or groups: 1 Dairy Cow (or calve) 1 Beef Cow (or calve) 1 Bull 1 Horse (or foal) 4 Ewe sheep or lambs 10 Foxes (inc.breed females, male & litter) 10 Mink (inc. breed females, males & litter) 1 Sow (farrow to finish) or as defined by the Council 2 Sows 1 Hog (operation based on 15-90 kg.) 1 Boars 30 Broiler Chickens (less than 1.5 kg) 20 Layer Hens (less than 2.3 kg) 10 Turkeys 20 Rabbits (doe includes litter) APARTMENT BUILDING means a building containing three or more dwelling units, but does not include a row dwelling or a single dwelling with a subsidiary apartment. APPLICANT means a person who has applied to the authority for an approval to carry out a development. APEAL BOARD means the appropriate Appeal Board established under the Act. ARTERIAL STREET means the streets in the Planning Area constituting the main traffic arteries of the area and defined as arterial streets or highways in the Municipal Plan or on the Zoning Map. APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE means that Council when considering a development application shall evaluate the application to the development requirements within the Town. If the proposed development meets the development requirements of the Town an approval in principle maybe given to the application. Final approval and issuance of a permit to commence development are subject to the agreement by the applicant to meet specified conditions as outlined by Council. ' AUTHORITY means a council, authorized administrator or regional authority. BACKLOT means a lot characterized by the location of the residential lot generally at the rear of another residential lot, or otherwise separated from the public stteet which provides access, and by a narrower area extending from the rear residential lot to the public street. Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schetlule A Page 3 BED AND BREAKFAST means a detached dwelling occupied by the property owner or the bed and breakfast host as a primary residence in which overnight accommodation and a breakfast meal are offered to registered guests for a fee. BOARDING HOUSE means a dwelling in which at least 2 rooms are regularly rented to persons other than the immediate family of the owner or tenant. BUFFER means a berm, row of trees or shrubs, hedge, fence, or distance separation that provides a barrier between incompatible sites, uses or districts. BUILDING means: (a) a structure, erection, excavation, alteration or improvement placed on, over or under land, or attached, anchored or moored to land; mobile structures, vehicles and marine vessels adapted or constructed for residential, commercial, industrial and other similar uses: (b) a part of and fixtures on buildings referred to in (a} and (b}, and (c) an excavation of land whether or not that excavation is associated with the intended or actual construction of a building or thing referred to in subparagraphs (a} to (c). BUILDING HEIGHT means the vertical distance, measured in metres, from established grade to the: ! a) highest point of the roof surface of a flat roof; b) deck line of a mansard roof; and c) height level between the eave and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. Building Height shall not include mechanical structures, smokestacks, steeples, and purely ornamental structures above a roof. BUiLDING LINE means a line established by the Council that runs parallel to the street line and is set at the closest point to a street that a building may be placed. Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A Page4 CHILD CARE FACILITY means a building or part of a building in which services and 1care are regularly provided to children or adults, but does not include a school as defined by the Schools Act. CORNER LOT SIGHT TRIANGLE means a corner lot, a fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush or tree or any other structure or vegetation shall not be erected or perm;itted to grow to a height greater than .9 metres (3 ft.) above grade of the streets that abut the lot within the triangular area included within the street lines for a distance of 6 metres (19.7 ft.) from their point of intersection. COUNCIL means the Municipal Council of the Town of Robert's Arm. ! DEVELOPMENT means the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over, or under land, or the making of a material change in the use, or the intensity of use of land, buildings, or premises and the: (a) making of an access onto a highway, road or way, (b) erection of an advertisement or sign, (c) construction of a building, (d) the parking of a trailer, or vehicle used for the sale of refreshments or merchandise, or as an office, or for living accommodation, and excludes, (e) the carrying out of works for the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of a building, being works which affect only the interior of the building or which do not materially affect the external appearance or use of the building, (f) the carrying out by a highway authority of works required for the maintenance or improvement of a road, being works carried out on land within the boundaries of the road reservation, (g) the carrying out by a local authority or statutory undertaker of works for the purpose of inspecting, repairing or renewing any sewers, ma\ns, pipes, cables or other apparatus, including the breaking open of streets or other land for that purpose, Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A (h) Page5 the use of a building or land within the courtyard of a dwelling house for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of a dwelling house as a dwelling. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT means a written agreement between the municipality and a developer which establishes particular circumstances and conditions under which a development may be carried out. DISCRETIONARY USE means a use that is listed within the discretionary use classes established in the use zone tables of the Council's Development Regulations. DOUBLE DWELLING means one building containing two dwelling units, placed one above the other, side by side, or joined by a carport with separate lot areas dedicated to each unit, but does not include a single dwelling containing a subsidiary apartment. DWELLING UNIT means a self-contained unit consisting of one or more habitable rooms used or designed as the living quarters for one or more persons. ENGINEER means an engineer who is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland, employed or retained by the Council. ESTABLISHED BUILDING LINE means the average distance from the street line of existing buildings in any block where more than half the frontage has been built upon in the past. ESTABLISHED GRADE means a) where used in reference to a building, the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the exterior of the front of that building exclusive of any artificial embankment or entrenchment; b) where used in reference to a structure that is not a building, the average elevation of the finished grade of the ground immediately surrounding the structure, exclusive of any artificial embankment or entrenchment. Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A Page& FAMILY CHILD CARE USE means a building or part of a building in which services and activities are regularly provided for up to six (6) children as defined in the Child Care Services Act, but do not include a school as defined by the Schools Act. FLOODWAY means the inner portion of a flood risk area where the risk of flood is greatest, on average once in twenty years and where the flood depths and water velocities are greatest. FLOODWA Y FRINGE means the outer portion of a flood risk area, between the floodway and the outer boundary of the flood risk area, where the risk of flooding is lower, on average once in one hundred years, and flood waters are shall9wer and slower. FLOOD PROOFING means structural and/or non-structural measures incorporated in the design of a building or structure which reduce or eliminate the risk of flood damage by ensuring that the ground floor elevation is higher than , the projected flood level and that the building can be exited without hindrance in the event of a flood. FLOOR AREA means the total area of all floors of a building measured to the outside face of exterior walls. FORESTRY means the use of land for the purpose of forest and woodland management including the felling, cutting, trimming and thinning of forest or woodland for' the extraction of timber, and includes reforestation, afforestation and silviculture. FRONTAGE means the horizontal distance between side lot lines measured at the building line. FRONT YARD DEPTH means the distance between the front lot line of a lot and the front wall of the main building on the lot. GENERAL GARAGE means land or buildings used for the repair, maintenance and storage of motor vehicles and may include the sale of petroleum products. Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A Page7 GENERAL INDUSTRY means the use of land or buildings for the purpose of storing, assembling, altering, repairing, manufacturing, fabricating, preparing, processing, testing, salvaging, breaking up, demolishing, or treating any article, commodity or substance, and "Industry" shall be construed accordingly. GROUP CHILD CARE USE means a building or part of a building in which services and activities are regularly provided for seven (7) or more children as defined in the Child Care Services Act, but do not include a school as defined by the Schools Act. . GROUP HOME means a dwelling unit accommodating not more than 6 persons, exclusive of staff, in a home-like setting where staff provide care and supervision. This definition includes, but is not limited to, the facilities called "Transition House" and "Foster Home''. HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY means the use of land or buildings for industrial purposes involving the use of materials or processes, which because of their inherent characteristics constitute a special fire, explosion, radiation or other hazard. HOME OCCUPATION means a secondary use of a dwelling unit or its accessory building by at least one of the residents of such dwelling unit to conduct a gainful occupation or business activity, and subsidiary to a residential use. Also referred to as a "Home based Business", and classified as an "Office" use. HOME OFFICE means a secondary use of a dwelling unit by at least one of the residents of such dwelling unit to conduct a gainful occupation or business activity with such occupation or business activity being restricted to office uses which do not involve visitation by clients, customers, or the general public to the site, nor the employment of non-residents, and subsidiary to a residential use. Also referred to as a "Home Based Business", and classified as an "Office" use. HOSPITALITY HOME means a dwelling unit in which at least 1 room is regularly rented, and includes the uses commonly referred to as "Bed and Breakfast", and "Boarding House''. INSPECTOR means a person appointed as an inspector by the Council. Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A P~ge8 LAND includes land covered by water, and buildings and structures on, over, or und~r the soil and fixtures that form part of those buildings and structures. LANDSCAPING means the development of land by altering the topography and ground cover and may include the use of turf, plants, shrubs, trees, retaining walls and fences. LIGHT INDUSTRY means the use of land or buildings for industrial use that can be carried out without hazard or intrusion and without detriment to the amenity of the surrounding area by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, grit, soot, ash, dust, glare or appearance. LIVESTOCK OPERATION means a livestock operation of agricultural animals confined in one location which consists of 5 or more animal units at a given point in time. LOCAL STREET means a street designed primarily to provide access to adjoining land and which is not designated as a collector street or arterial street in the Municipal Plan, or on the Zoning Map. LOT means a plot, tract or parcel of land that can be considered as a unit of land for a particular use or building. LOT AREA means the total horizontal area within the lines of a lot. LOT COVERAGE means the combined area of all buildings on a lot measured at the level of the lowest floor above the established grade and expressed as a percentage of the total area of the lot. MINERAL WORKING means land or buildings used for the working, stockpiling or extraction of rock, mineral, peat or aggregate material, and will include a "quarry". MINI HOME means a factory produced single dwelling complying with the National Building Code and having the appearance of a mobile home. Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A Page 9 MINISTER shall mean the Minister of Municipal Affairs, unless otheiwise specified. MOBILE HOME means a transportable factory-built single family dwelling unit, which complies with space standards substantially equal to those laid down in Part IX of the National Building Code of Canada and is in accordance with the construction standards laid down by the Canadian Standards Association and all other applicable provincial and municipal regulations, and which is designed to be transported on its own wheels and chassis to a lot, and subsequently supported on its own wheels, jacks, or posts or a permanent foundation; and connected to exterior public utilities approved by the Authority, namely, piped water, piped sewer, electricity and telephone, in order for such mobile home unit to be suitable for year round term occupancy. MUNICIPAL PLAN means a plan adopted by the Council as a Municipal Plan pursuant to the Urban and Rural Planning Act. NON-CONFORMING USE means a legally existing use that is not listed as a permitted use or discretionary use for the use zone in which it is located or which does not meet the development standards for that use zone. OWNER means a person or an organization or persons owning or having legal right to use the land under consideration. PERMITTED USE means a use that is listed within the permitted use classes set out in the use zone tables of these Development Regulations. PLANNING AREA means a regional planning area and a municipal planning area established under section 6 and 11 of the Act. For the purpose and context of these regulations, the Planning Area shall mean the area within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Paradise. PROHIBITED USE means a use that is not listed in a use zone within the permitted use classes or discretionary use classes or a use that Council specifies as not permitted within a use zone. Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A Page 10 REAR YARD DEPTH means the mean distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the main building on the lot. RESTAURANT means a building or part of a building, licensed for the purpose of serving meals and includes a "Snack Bar''. ROW DWELLING means three or more dwelling units at ground level in one building, each unit separated vertically from the others; SERVICE STATION means a building, including gas pumps, used for the sale of petroleum products, and may include general merchandise, minor automotive repairs, and washing of vehicles. SERVICE STREET means a street constructed parallel to or close to another street for the purpose of limiting direct access lo that street. SHOP means a building or part thereof used for retail trade wherein the primary purpose is the selling or offering for sale of goods, wares or merchandise by retail or the selling or offering for sale of retail services but does not include an establishment wherein the primary purpose is the serving of meals or refreshments, an amusement use, a general garage, or a service station. SHOPPING CENTRE means a group of retail stores with integrated parking which is planned, developed and designed as a unit containing a minimum of 5 retail establishments. SHOWROOM means a building or part of a building in which samples or patterns are displayed and in which orders may be taken for goods, wares or merchandise, including vehicles and equipment, for later delivery. SIDEYARD WIDTH means the distance between a side lot line and the nearest side wall of a building on the lot. SIGN means a word, letter, model, placard, board, device or representation, whether illuminated or not, in the nature of or employed wholly or in part for the purpose of advertisement, announcement, or direction and excludes those things employed wholly as a memorial, advertisements or local government, utilities Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Schedule A Page 11 and boarding or similar structures used for the display of advertisements. SINGLE DWELLING means one building containing a single dwelling unit for the use of one family, placed on its own lot, and can include a subsidiary apartment. STREET means a street, road, highway or other way designed for the passage of vehicles and pedestrians, and which is accessible by fire department and other emergency vehicles. STREET LINE means the edge of the right of way of a street reservation as defined by the authority having jurisdiction. SUBDIVISION means the dividing of land, whether in single or joint ownership, into 2 or more pieces (including lots), for the purpose of development. SUBSIDIARY APARTMENT means a separate dwelling unit constructed within and subsidiary to a single dwelling. TAKE-OUT FOOD means a building in which the primary purpose is the preparation and sale of meals and refreshments for consumption off the premises. USE means a building or activity situated on a lot or a development permitted on a lot. USE ZONE or ZONE means an area of land including buildings and water designated on the zoning map to which the uses, standards and conditions of a particular use zone table apply. VARIANCE means a departure, to a maximum of 10% from the yard, area, lot coverage, setback, size, height, frontage, or any other numeric requirement of the applicable use zone table of the Council's regulations. ZONING MAP means the map or maps attached to and forming part of the Council's Regulations. Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM SCHEDULE B 2010-2020 Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page I SCHEDULED CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS GROUP DIVISION CLASS EXAMPLES A. ASSEMBLY I. Assembly Uses for the (a) Theatre Motion Picture Theatres USES production and viewing of T.V. Studios admitting an the oerforming arts. audience. 2. General Assembly Uses (a) Cultural and Libraries Civic Museums Art Galleries Court Rooms Meeting Rooms Council Chambers (b) General Community Halls Assembly Lodge Halls Dance Halls Gymnasia Auditoria Bowling Allevs (c) Educational Schools Colleges (non· residential) (d) Place of Churches and similar places of Worship worship. Church Halls ( e) Passenger Passenger Terminals Assemblv (f) Club and Private Clubs and Lodge Lodges (non-residential) (g) Catering Restaurants Bars Lounges (h) Funeral Home Funeral Homes and Chapels (i) Child Care Dav Care Centres (j) Amusement Electronic Games Arcades Pinball Parlours Poolrooms Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 2 CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS GROUP DIVISION CLASS EXAMPLES A. ASSEMBLY 3. Arena-type Uses (a) Indoor Arenas USES Assembly Annouries (continued) Ice Rinks Indoor Swimming Pools 4. Open-air Assembly Uses (a) Outdoor Bleachers Assembly Grandstands Outdoor Ice Rinks and Swimming Pools Amusement Parks and Fair- grounds Exhibition Grounds Drive-in Theatres B. INSTITUTIONAL I. Penal and Correctional (a) Penal and Jails USES Institutional Uses Correctional Penitentiaries Detention Police Stations (with detention quarters) Prisons Psychiatric Hospitals (with detention quarters) Refonnatories 2. Special Care (a) Medical Children's Homes Institutional Uses Treatment Convalescent Homes and Special Homes for Aged Care Hospitals Infinnaries Orphanages Psychiatric Hospitals Sanatoria C. RESIDENTIAL I. Residential (a) Single Single Detached Dwellings USES Dwelling Dwelling Family & Group Homes Uses (b) Double Semi-detached Dwelling Dwelling Duplex Dwellings Familv & Grouo Homes (c) Row Row Houses Dwelling Town Houses Familv & Grouo Homes (d) Apartment Apartments Building Family & Group Homes Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 3 CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS GROUP DIVISION CLASS EXAMPLES C. RESIDENTIAL 2. General Residential Uses (a) Collective Residential USES (continued) Residential Colleges & Schools (continued) University & College Halls of Residence Convents & Monasteries Nurses and Hosnital Residences (b) Boarding Boarding Houses House Lodging Houses Residential ( c) Commercial Hotels & Motels Residential Hostels Residential Clubs ( d) Seasonal Summer Homes & Cabins Residential Hunting & Fishing Cabins ( e) Mobile Homes Mobile Homes D. BUSINESS I. Business, Professional, and (a) Office Offices (including & PERSONAL Personal Service Uses Government Offices) SERVICE Banks USES (b) Medical & Medical Offices Professional and Consulting Rooms Dental Offices & Surgeries Legal Offices Similar Professional Offices (c) Personal Barbers Service Hairdressers Beauty Parlours Small Annliance Repairs (d) General Self-service Laundries Service Dry Cleaners (not using flammable or explosive substances) Small Tool and Appliance Rentals Travel Agents Robert's Ann Municipal Plan 20 I 0·2020 Page4 CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS GROUP DIVISION CLASS EXAMPLES D. BUSINESS & I. Business, ( e) Communica· Radio Stations PERSONAL Professional lions Telenhone Exchanoes SERVICE & Personal Police Stations USES Service Uses (t) Police (continued) (continued) Station without detention quarters 1 "' Taxi Stand Taxi Stands (h) Take-out Take-out Food Food Service Service Ii) Veterinarv Veterinarv Surrreries E. MERCANTILE l . Retail Sale and (a) Shopping Shopping Centres USES Display Uses Centre (b) Shop Retail Shops, Stores and Showrooms Deoartrnent Stores ( c) Indoor Market Market Halls Auction Halls (d) Outdoor Market Grounds Market Animal Markets Produce and Fruit Stands Fish Stalls ( e) Convenience Confecti onary Stores Store Corner Stores Gill Shops Specialty Shops Coffee Shoos F. INDUSTRIAL I. Industrial uses involving (a) Hazardous Bull< Storage of hazardous USES highly combustible and Industry liquids and substances. hazardous substances and Chemical Plants processes. Distilleries Feed Mills Lacquer, Mattress, Paint, Varnish, and . Rubber Factories Surav Paintin~ Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 2010-2020 Page 5 CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS GROUP DIVISION CLASS EXAMPLES F. INDUSTRIAL 2. General Industrial Uses (a) General Factories USES involving Limited Industry Cold Storage Plants (continued) Hazardous Substances and Freight Depots Processes. General Garages Warehouses Workshops Laboratories Laundries Planing Mills Printing Plants Contractors' Yards (b) Service Gasoline Service Stations Station Gas Bars 3. Light, Non-hazardous or (a) Light Light Industry Non-intrusive Industrial Uses. Industry Parking Garages Indoor Storage Warehouses Workshops G. NON-BUILDING 1. Uses not directly related to (a) Agriculture Commercial Farms USES building. Hobby Fanns Market Gardens & Nurseries (b) Forestry Tree Nurseries Silviculture (c) Mineral Quarries Working Pits Mines Oil Wells ( d) Recreational Playing Fields Open Space Sports Grounds Parks Plavcrounds ( e) Conservation Watersheds Buffer Strips Flood Plains Architectural, Historical and Scenic Sites Steep Slopes Wildlife Sanctuaries ( f) Cemetery Cemeteries Graveyards (g) Scrap Yard Car Wrecking Yards Junk Yards Scrao Dealers Robert's Arm Municipal Plan 20 I 0-2020 Page 6 CLASSIFICATION OF USES OF LAND AND BUILDINGS GROUP DIVISION CLASS EXAMPLES G. NON-BUILDING J _ Uses not directly related to (h) Solid Waste Solid Waste Disposal USES building. Sanitary Land Fill (continued) Incinerators (i) Animal Animal Pounds Kennels Zoos U) Antenna TV, Radio and Communications Transmitting, Receiving Masts and Antennae (k) Transportation Airfields Rail way Yards Docks and Harbours TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM SCHEDULE C 2010 - 2020 TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM SCHEDULE "C" USE ZONE TABLES NOTE: This schedule contains tables showing the use classes which may be permitted or which may be treated as discretionary use classes for the purpose of these Regulations. The tables also indicate the required standards of development and may also include conditions affecting some or all of the use classes. The schedule contains tables for the following Use Zones: Land Use Zone Abbreviation Page Residential RES 1 Mixed Development MD 7 -- Commercial COMM 14 Industrial General IG 17 - Industrial Marine IM 20 Public Buildinos PB 24 Conservation CON 27 Recreation REC 29 Cemetery CEM 31 Watershed WAT 32 Rural RUR 34 Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 1 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE RESIDENTIAL (RES) PERMITTED USES CLASSES$ - see Regulation 90. Single dwelling and recreational open space. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES ·(see Regulations 22 and 90) Double dwelling; row dwelling; place of worship; convenience store; catering, child care; home office, medical and professional; personal service; boarding house residential (bed and breakfast); special care institutional uses (see conditjon); and antenna. Single Double Row STANDARDS Dwellina Dwellina Dwellina Minimum Lot Area (m2) 450 390 per 270per dwelling unit dwellina unit Minimum Corner Lot Area (m') 630 Minimum Frontage (m) 20 15 12 per dwellina unit Minimum Building Line Set Back (m) 8 8 8 ... - Maximum Buildina Line Set Back Im) 15 15 15 Minimum Side Yard (ml 1 3 3 Minimum Flankino Road Side Yard (m) 6 6 8 Minimum Rear Yard (m) 9 9 9 Maximum Lot Coveraae (%) 33 33 33 Maximum Height Im\ 9 9 9 Minimum Floor Area Im") 80 80 65 CONDITIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL LAND USE ZONE 1. Subsidiary Apartments Subsidiary apartments may be permitted in a self-contained dwelling, subject to the following conditions: (a) The floor area of the subsidiary apartment shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total floor area of the self-contained dwelling, or eighty (80) square meters, whichever is less. (b) No second entrance shall be permitted in the front wall of the self- contained dwelling. External entrances to the subsidiary apartment shall be restricted to the side or rear yards. (c) The number of additional off-street parking spaces required shall be determined by Council. ·- Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 2 2. Discretionary Uses Classes The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at th13 discretion of Council provided that they are compatible or complementary to uses within the permitted use classes or that their development will not inhibit or prejudice the existence or the development of such uses. 3. Dwelling Frontage The front wall of a dwelling shall be parallel to the street on which it is fronting and has a civic number. 4. Special Care Institutional Uses (a) Special Care Institutional Uses shall only be permitted at the discretion of Council. (b) Special Care Institutional Uses shall be limited to apartment style residence for seniors and homes for the aged. (c) One off street parking space shall be provided for every four (4) dwelling units. 5. Accessory Buildings (a) (b) Accessory buildings shall have a combined maximum lot coverage not exceeding 7%, up to a maximum floor area of 56 m2, whichever is less. Accessory buildings shall be located a minimum of 3 metres from the nearest part of the main building and a minimum of 1 metre from a side and rear lot line. The maximum height of an accessory building shall be 4 metres. 6. Advertisements Relating to Onsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any lot or site occupied by a permitted use or a legal non-conforming use shall be as follows: Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 3 (a) The size, shape, illumination and material construction of the adver- tisement shall meet the requirements of Council, having regard to the safety and convenience of users of adjacent streets and sidewalks, and the general amenities of the surrounding area. (b) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. 7. Advertisements Relating to Offsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any site, relating to a use permitted in this or another zone, or not relating to a specific land use, shall be as follows: (a) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (b) When the advertisements relate to a specific land use, they shall be located within a reasonable distance of, and only show thereon the name and nature of the distance or direction to, the premises to which they relate. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. (d) The location, siting and illumination of each advertisement shall be to the satisfaction of Council, having regard to the grade and align- ment of streets, the location of street junctions and nearby buildings, and amenities of the surrounding area. 8. Place of Worship Where permitted, a place of worship shall conform to the frontage, building line setback, sideyard, rearyard, lot coverage and height requirements specified for a single dwelling. 9. Convenience Store Convenience stores will only be permitted as a discretionary use under the following conditions: Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 4 (a) Convenience Store may form part of the residential dwelling or be a stand alone building. (b) The retail use shall be subsidiary to the residential character of the area, and shall not affect residential amenities of adjoining properties. (c) Adequate provision for on site parking, loading, buffering and landscaping. 10. Home Businesses - Office, Medical and Professional Service, and Personal Service Uses as Home Occupations A Home Business is defined as an accessory use of a residential dwelling consisting of an occupation or profession which generates revenue for the resident. Office, medical and professional service, and personal service uses may be permitted provided they are carried out as home occupations, businesses operated in the dwelling, or in a building subsidiary to the dwelling on the same lot, by the occupants of the dwelling, and meet the following requirements. (a) Office uses shall be limited to small business services and professional offices; (b) The use is clearly subsidiary to the residential use, does not alter the residential character of the dwelling unit, and does not detract from the residential character of the neighbourhood. (c) No wholesale sales or storage of goods is carried out, any retail sales are incidental and subsidiary to the approved use, no repairs to vehicles or heavy equipment are carried out. (d) Activities associated with the use are not hazardous and do not cause noticeable noise, odour, dust, fumes, or inconvenience to occupants of adjoining residences. (e) Activities associated with the use shall be carried on inside the dwelling or in a building separate from the dwelling. (f) One building only, separate from the dwelling, may be used in connection with a service use and shall conform to the Accessory Buildings condition height and floor area limit for this zone; child care use shall be carried out in the dwelling unit or be attached to the dwelling unit. (g) Except for child care, no more than 30% of the total floor area of the dwelling is devoted to the use. (h) The use shall not generate traffic, parking, sewage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential area. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 5 (i) Activities associated with the use are not hazardous and do not cause a noticeable increase in noise, odour, dust or fumes, nor cause electrical interference or in any other way result in a nuisance to the occupants of surrounding residences. 0) The residential lot has sufficient area to accommodate the parking requirements of the dwelling unit and the home occupation. (k) No regular parking of commercial vehicles except for one vehicle with a gross weight of no greater than one tonne will be permitted on the lot or on the road reservation adjacent to the lot. 11. Child Care A day care or day nursery shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) The operation is in accordance with all applicable provincial laws and regulations. (b) A limit of only one day care or day nursery shall be permitted on any street. (c) The use shall not occupy more than 70 m2 or 40% of the floor area, whichever is less. (d) Provision for off-street parking shall be required as per Schedule D of these Regulations. (e) The drop-off and pick-up of children will not interfere with the free flow of vehicular traffic. (f) The use is not located adjacent to or near hazardous, dangerous, or incompatible uses. These include, but are not limited to, heavy industrial uses, service stations, garages, taverns, night clubs, and amusement uses. 12. Boarding House Residential (Bed and Breakfast) A boarding or lodging house is permitted in any dwelling that can adequately accommodate the specified number of persons. The total number of boarders or lodgers shall not exceed (5) persons. A "bed and breakfast" use in a dwelling may be permitted as a discretionary use to provide room and board for tourists or the travelling public, under the following conditions: Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page6 (a) the use does not detract from the residential character of the neigh- bourhood; (b) the use is carried out by a residenUowner of the dwelling unit; (c) the dwelling in which the Bed and Breakfast use is carried out is similar in exterior finish, design, height, and scale to a private residential dwelling; (d) one parking space shall be provided for each guest room on the lot; (e) Council may require the parking area to be screened by a fence, or hedge; (f) the maximum number of guest rooms shall be five (5), and (g) the establishment shall be licensed under the Tourist Establishment Regulations, as amended from time to time. 13. Catering Catering uses shall be permitted as a discretionary use within the Residential land use zone and shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) Catering uses shall be a minor use and be located within the permitted use building; (b) Catering uses shall be limited to small restaurant and coffee shops; (c) Provision for off-street parking shall be required as per Schedule D of these Regulations; and (d) The development and operation of the catering use shall be as specified by Council and subject to the conditions as outlined in the Development Permit issued by Council. 14. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 7 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE MIXED DEVELOPMENT (MD) PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) single dwellings, double dwellings, boarding house residential, recreation, catering (restaurant and take-out food service), medical & professional, shops, convenience stores, places of worship, personal and aeneral services, liaht industrv. and conservation. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Row dwelling, cultural and civic, general assembly, passenger assembly, club and lodge, catering (lounges), funeral home, child care, indoor assembly, office, personal service, general service, commercial residential, taxi stand, service station, medical treatment and special care (home for the aaed onlvl, and antenna. CONDITIONS FOR MIXED DEVELOPMENT LAND USE ZONE 1. Development Standards The non-residential development standards for this zone shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Building Line Setback (b) Minimum sideyards (c) Minimum Rearyard (d) Maximum Height (e) Minimum Floor Area (f) Minimum Frontage (g) Minimum Lot Size 4 metres- 5 metres 10 metres 15 metres 56 m2 20 metres 650 m2 * Residential development shall conform to the standards of the Residential Land Use Zone. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page8 2. Accessory Buildings for Residential Use (a) Accessory buildings shall have a combined maximum lot coverage not exceeding 7%, up to a maximum floor area of 56 m2, whichever is less. Accessory buildings shall be located a minimum of 3 metres from the nearest part of the main building and a minimum of 1 metre from a side and rear lot line. (b) The maximum height of an accessory building shall be 4 metres. 3. Dwelling Frontage The front wall of a dwelling shall be parallel to the street on which it is fronting and has a civic number. 4. Discretionary Use Classes The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council, provided that they are complementary to permitted uses and will not inhibit or prejudice the existence or development of permitted uses. 5. Buffer for Residential Uses Where a non-residential use abuts a residential use, Council may require a screen or barrier such as a fence, landscaped embankment, or trees to be erected on the non-residential site along the lot lines, consistent with the visibility requirements for traffic safety. Alternatively, Council may increase the sideyard and rearyard requirements on the non-residential site to provide additional separation from the abutting residential use. 6. Advertisements Relating to Onsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any lot or site occupied by a permitted use or a legal non-conforming use shall be as follows: Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 9 (a) The size, shape, illumination and material construction of the adver- tisement shall meet the requirements of Council, having regard to the safety and convenience of users of adjacent streets and sidewalks, and the general amenities of the surrounding area. (b) No advertisement shall exceed 1. 5 m2 in area. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. 7. Advertisements Relating to Offsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any site, relating to a use permitted in this or another zone, or not relating to a specific land use, shall be as follows: (a) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (b) When the advertisements relate to a specific land use, they shall be located within a reasonable distance of, and only show thereon the name and nature of the distance or direction to, the premises to which they relate. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. (d) The location, siting and illumination of each advertisement shall be to the satisfaction of Council, having regard to the grade and alignment of streets, the location of street junctions and nearby buildings, and amenities of the surrounding area. 8. Home Businesses - Office, Medical and Professional Service, Personal Service, Child Care and Light Industry Uses as Home Occupations A Home Business is defined as an accessory use of a residential dwelling consisting of an occupation or profession which generates revenue for the resident. Office, medical and professional service, personal service, and light industry uses may be permitted provided they are carried out as home occupations, businesses operated in the dwelling, or in a building subsidiary to the dwelling on the same lot, by the occupants of the dwelling, and meet the following requirements. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 10 (a) Office uses shall be limited to small business services and professional offices; (b) Light Industry uses shall be limited to fabrication for the production of handmade articles such as clothing, arts and crafts objects, and workshops; (c) The use is clearly subsidiary to the residential use, does not alter the residential character of the dwelling unit, and does not detract from the residential character of the neighbourhood. (d) No wholesale sales or storage of goods is carried out, any retail sales are incidental and subsidiary to the approved use, no repairs to vehicles or heavy equipment are carried out. (e) Activities associated with the use are not hazardous and do not cause noticeable noise, odour, dust, fumes, or inconvenience to occupants of adjoining residences. (f) Activities associated with the use shall be carried on inside the dwelling or in a building separate from the dwelling. (g) One building only, separate from the dwelling, may be used in connection with a light industrial use and service use and shall conform to the Accessory Buildings condition height and floor area limit for this zone; child care use shall be carried out in the dwelling unit or be attached to the dwelling unit. (h) Except for child care, no more than 30% of the total floor area of the dwelling is devoted to the use. (i) The use shall not generate traffic, parking, sewage or water use in excess of what is normal in the residential area. Q) Activities associated with the use are not hazardous and do not cause a noticeable increase in noise, odour, dust or fumes, nor cause electrical interference or in any other way result in a nuisance to the occupants of surrounding residences. (k) The residential lot has sufficient area to accommodate the parking requirements of the dwelling unit and the home occupation. (I) No regular parking of commercial vehicles except for one vehicle with a gross weight of no greater than one tonne will be permitted on the lot or on the road reservation adjacent to the lot. 9. Place of Worship Where permitted, a place of worship use shall conform to the frontage, building line setback, sideyard, rearyard, lot coverage and height requirements specified for a single dwelling. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 11 10. Convenience Store Convenience stores will only be permitted as a discretionary use under the following conditions: (a) Convenience Store may form part of the residential dwelling or be a stand alone building. (b) The retail use shall be subsidiary to the residential character of the area, and shall not affect residential amenities of adjoining properties. (c) Adequate provision for on site parking, loading, buffering and landscaping. 11. Child Care A day care or day nursery (i.e.: a child care operation in which services are regularly provided to seven or more children), is subject to the following conditions: (a) The operation is in accordance with all applicable provincial laws and regulations. (b) A limit of one day care or day nursery will be permitted on any street. (c) The use will not occupy more than 70 m2 or 40% of the floor area, whichever is less. (d) Provision for off-street parking will be required as per the off-street parking requirements of these Regulations. (e) The drop-off and pick-up of children will not interfere with the free flow of vehicular traffic. (f) The use is not located adjacent to or near hazardous, dangerous, or incompatible uses. These include, but are not limited to, heavy industrial uses, service stations, garages, taverns, night clubs, and amusement uses. (g) The use is not located adjacent to or near hazardous, dangerous, or incompatible uses. These include, but are not limited to, heavy industrial uses, service stations, garages, taverns, night clubs, and amusement uses; Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 12 12. Boarding House Residential A boarding or lodging house is permitted in any dwelling that can adequately accommodate the specified number of persons. The total number of boarders or lodgers shall not exceed (5) persons. A "bed and breakfast" use in a dwelling may be permitted as a discretionary use to provide room and board for tourists or the travelling public, under the following conditions: (a) the use does not detract from the residential character of the neigh- bourhood; (b) the use is carried out by a residenUowner of the dwelling unit; (c) the dwelling in which the Bed and Breakfast use is carried out is similar in exterior finish, design, height, and scale to a private residential dwelling; (d) one parking space shall be provided for each guest room on the lot; (e) Council may require the parking area to be screened by a fence, or hedge; (f) the maximum number of guest rooms shall be five (5), and (g) the establishment is licensed under the Tourist Establishment Regulations, 1994, as amended from time to time. 13. Outdoor Storage Outdoor storage shall not be permitted in frontyards. It may be permitted in sideyards and rearyards. Council may require fencing or other forms of screening to prevent an unsightly appearance. 14. General and Light Industrial Uses General industrial uses shall be small scale light industrial uses such as small workshops and warehouses, and autobody repair shops shall be permitted provided that; (a) The use shall constitute entirely or partly the livelihood of a person living in the specified dwelling; Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 13 (b) Activities associated with the use shall be carried on in building separate from the residential dwelling; (c) One building only, separate from the dwelling, and located in the rear or side yard a minimum of 2 m from any lot line, and having a maximum floor area of 75 m- and a height of no more than 6 m, may be used in connection with the general or light industrial use; (d) Activities associated with the use are not hazardous and do not create a nuisance by reason of noticeable noise, odour, dust or flames, or result in electrical interference; (e) Retail sales are incidental and subsidiary to the approved use and there is no outdoor storage of equipment or materials. (f) No change is made in the type, class or extent of the use without a permit. (g) Adequate on-site parking, loading, buffering and landscaping is provided. 15. Service Station A Service Station may be permitted only in the form of pump islands to dispense motor vehicle fuel and only in conjunction with a Convenience Store on the same site. 16. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development will be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 14 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE COMMERCIAL CCOMMl PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) Catering, child care, commercial residential, office, medical and professional, personal service, shoo, and convenience store. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Clubs and lodges, amusement, indoor assembly, taxi stand, funeral home, indoor market, office, general services, veterinary, light industry, take-out food service, outdoor market, communications, general industry, passenger assembly, service station, cultural and civic, outdoor assembly, veterinary, olace of worship, antenna, and recreation ooen space. CONDITIONS FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USE ZONE 1. Development Standards The development standards for this zone shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Building Line Setback 4 metres (b) Minimum Sideyard Width 5 metres (except where buildings are built with adjoining party walls) (c) Minimum Rearyard Depth 10 metres (d) Maximum Height 15 metres 2. Advertisements Relating to Onsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any lot or site occupied by a permitted use or a legal non-conforming use shall be as follows: (a) The size, shape, illumination and material construction of the adver- tisement shall meet the requirements of Council, having regard to the safety and convenience of users of adjacent streets and sidewalks, and the general amenities of the surrounding area. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 15 (b) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. 3. Advertisements Relating to Offsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any site, relating to a use permitted in this or another zone, or not relating to a specific land use, shall be as follows: (a) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (b) When the advertisements relate to a specific land use, they shall be located within a reasonable distance of, and only show thereon the name and nature of the distance or direction to, the premises to which they relate. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or ''Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. (d) The location, siting and illumination of each advertisement shall be to the satisfaction of Council, having regard to the grade and alignment of streets, the location of street junctions and nearby buildings, and amenities of the surrounding area. 4. General Industry Council may consider a general industry use within this Land Use Zone such that the proposed use is associated with an existing commercial or industrial property. General industry uses shall be considered on a discretionary basis and shall be limited to general garages and small scale warehouses. 5. Catering Catering uses such as restaurants, lounges or take-out food service shall be permitted provided that these uses do not have negative impacts on Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 16 surrounding land uses. Council shall take into consideration any concerns identified by adjoining property owners in it decision to approve such discretionary uses. 6. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 17 1. USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE INDUSTRIAL GENERAL (IG) PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) General lndustrv, lioht industrv and hazardous industrv. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Scrap yard. CONDITIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL GENERAL LAND USE ZONE Development Standards The development standards for this zone shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Building Line Setback (b) Minimum Sideyards (c) Minimum Rearyard (d) Maximum Height (e) Minimum Lot Area (f) Minimum Frontage (g) Minimum Access Width metres 20 metres 10 metres 10 metres 14 metres 1860 m2 20 metres 7.5 2. Advertisements Relating to Onsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any lot or site occupied by a permitted use or a legal non-conforming use shall be as follows: (a) The size, shape, illumination and material construction of the adver- tisement shall meet the requirements of Council, having regard to the safety and convenience of users of adjacent streets and sidewalks, and Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 18 the general amenities of the surrounding area. (b) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. 3. Advertisements Relating to Offsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any site, relating to a use permitted in this or another zone, or not relating to a specific land use, shall be as follows: (a) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (b) When the advertisements relate to a specific land use, they shall be located within a reasonable distance of, and only show thereon the name and nature of the distance or direction to, the premises to which they relate. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. (d) The location, siting and illumination of each advertisement shall be to the satisfaction of Council, having regard to the grade and alignment of streets, the location of street junctions and nearby buildings, and amenities of the surrounding area. 4. Services On site well and septic services for this land use zone shall be in accordance with and approval of the Government Service Centre. 5. Discretionary Use Classes The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council provided that they are complementary to uses within the permitted use classes or that their development will not inhibit or prejudice the existence or the development of such uses. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 19 6. Hazardous Industry Hazardous Industry uses shall be limited to auto body repair and spray painting activities. 7. Subsidiary Uses Any commercial activity in an Industrial area shall be subsidiary to an industrial activity. 8. Outdoor Storage Outdoor storage shall not be permitted in front yards, but may be permitted in side yards and rear yards. Council may require fencing or other forms of screening or buffers to prevent an unsightly appearance. 9. Storage of Flammable Liquids All uses and structures for the bulk storage of flammable liquids shall conform to the requirements of the Provincial Fire Commissioner and shall be surrounded by such buffers and landscaping as Council may require to prevent damage to adjacent uses by fire, explosion, or spills of flammable liquid. 10. Buffer for Residential Uses Where an industrial development abuts a residential use or proposed residential area or is separated from it by a road only, the developer shall provide a buffer strip not less than 10 metres wide between any residential activity or area and the industrial use. The buffer shall include a natural or structural barrier, as deemed necessary by Council, and shall be maintained by the owner or occupier to the satisfaction of Council. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 20 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE INDUSTRIAL MARINE (IM) PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) General Industry; light industry and educational uses (see condition). DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Passenger assembly, service station, all use classes in the professional and personal service uses group, shop, recreational open space, antenna. CONDITIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL MARINE LAND USE ZONE 1. Development Standards The development standards for this zone shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Building Line Setback 10 metres (b) Minimum Sideyards 5 metres (c) Minimum Rearyard 15 metres (d) Maximum Height 15 metres 2. Services Industrial development shall not be permitted in this zone unless adequate municipal services and fire fighting capability are available to meet the needs of the particular industrial use. 3. Outdoor Storage Outdoor storage shall not be permitted in front yards, but may be permitted in side yards and rear yards. Council may require fencing or other forms of screening or buffers to prevent an unsightly appearance. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 21 4. Storage of Flammable Liquids All uses and structures for the bulk storage of flammable liquids shall conform to the requirements of the Provincial Fire Commissioner and shall be surrounded by such buffers and landscaping as Council may require to prevent damage to adjacent uses by fire, explosion, or spills offlammable liquid. 5. Buffer for Residential Uses Where an industrial development abuts a residential use or proposed residential area or is separated from it by a road only, the developer shall provide a buffer strip not less than 10 metres wide between any residential activity or area and the industrial use. The buffer shall include a natural or structural barrier, as deemed necessary by Council, and shall be maintained by the owner or occupier to the satisfaction of Council. 7. Shops Retail shops may be permitted at the discretion of Council if they are accessory to an industrial use or if they directly service the industrial uses or the industrial employees. 8. Discretionary Use Classes With the exception of Passenger Assembly and Service Stations, the discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council provided they are accessory to uses within the permitted use classes. Service stations may only be permitted on the main road. 9. Advertisements Relating to Onsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any lot or site occupied by a permitted use or a legal non-conforming use shall be as follows: Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 22 (a) The size, shape, illumination and material construction of the adver- tisement shall meet the requirements of Council, having regard to the safety and convenience of users of adjacent streets and sidewalks, and the general amenities of the surrounding area. (b) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. 10. Advertisements Relating to Offsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any site, relating to a use permitted in this or another zone, or not relating to a specific land use, shall be as follows: (a) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (b) When the advertisements relate to a specific land use, they shall be located within a reasonable distance of, and only show thereon the name and nature of the distance or direction to, the premises to which they relate. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. (c) The location, siting and illumination of each advertisement shall be to the satisfaction of Council, having regard to the grade and alignment of streets, the location of street junctions and nearby buildings, and amenities of the surrounding area. 11. Shore Front Uses Shore front industrial uses may be exempt from the rearyard requirements at the discretionary of Council. 12. Access All shore front industrial use must provide access onto a public road. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 23 13. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page24 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE PUBLIC BUILDINGS (PB) PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) Educational, cultural and civic uses, general assembly, medical treatment and special care, aovernment or oublic offices, olace of worshio, child care and oolice station. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Indoor assembly; outdoor assembly; collective residential; antenna; cemetery; club and lodge, caterina, taxi stand, recreational ooen soace and antenna. CONDITIONS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS LAND USE ZONE 1. Development Standards The development standards for this zone shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Building Line Setback (b) Minimum Sideyards (c) Minimum Rearyard (d) Maximum Height 2. Discretionary Use Classes 10 metres 5 metres 15 metres 15 metres The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council provided that they are complementary to permitted uses and will not inhibit or prejudice the existence or development of permitted uses. 3. Offices Government offices, and other offices of a public nature shall be permitted in this zone. Commercial offices or offices associated with a business operation shall not be permitted. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 25 4. Catering Catering may be permitted in associations with a permitted use such as church functions, weddings, parties, etc. Catering use will only be permitted as a temporary use by Council. 5. Advertisements Relating to Onsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any lot or site occupied by a permitted use or a legal non-conforming use shall be as follows: (a) The size, shape, illumination and material construction of the adver- tisement shall meet the requirements of Council, having regard to the safety and convenience of users of adjacent streets and sidewalks, and the general amenities of the surrounding area. (b) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (c} Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. 6. Advertisements Relating to Offsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any site, relating to a use permitted in this or another zone, or not relating to a specific land use, shall be as follows: (a) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (b) When the advertisements relate to a specific land use, they shall be located within a reasonable distance of, and only show thereon the name and nature of the distance or direction to, the premises to which they relate. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. (d) The location, siting and illumination of each advertisement shall be to the Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 26 satisfaction of Council, having regard to the grade and alignment of streets, the location of street junctions and nearby buildings, and amenities of the surrounding area. 7. Child Care A day care or day nursery (i.e.: a child care operation in which services are regularly provided to seven or more children), is subject to the following conditions: (a) The operation is in accordance with all applicable provincial laws and regulations. (b) A limit of one day care or day nursery will be permitted on any street. (c) The use will not occupy more than 70 m2 or 40% of the floor area, whichever is less. (d) Provision for off-street parking will be required as per the off-street parking requirements of these Regulations. (e) The drop-off and pick-up of children will not interfere with the free flow of vehicular traffic. (f) The use is not located adjacent to or near hazardous, dangerous, or incompatible uses. These include, but are not limited to, heavy industrial uses, service stations, garages, taverns, night clubs, and amusement uses. 8. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 27 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE CONSERVATION (CON) PERMITIED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) Conservation, cemeterv. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Aariculture; forestrv; transportation and antenna. CONDITIONS FOR CONSERVATION LAND USE ZONE 1. Discretionary Use Classes The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council provided that they are complementary to permitted uses and will not inhibit or prejudice the existence or development of permitted uses. 2. Agricultural Use Traditional small scale hobby and subsistence agricultural uses may be permitted such as vegetable gardens. Areas of steep slope where soil erosion may occur shall not be developed for agriculture uses, unless a soil erosion program can be developed and implemented. 3. Cemetery Cemeteries which are located separately from a church shall be permitted in the Conservation land use zone. 4. Accessory Building An accessory building may be permitted in association with a cemetery and shall have a maximum floor area of 20 m2. Accessory buildings shall be located a minimum of 3 metres from the nearest part of the main building and a minimum of 1 metre from a side and rear lot line and a maximum height of an accessory building shall be 4 metres. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 28 5. Transportation Transportation uses shall be those associated with marine uses. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, docks, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. 6. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 29 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE RECREATION (REC} PERMITTED USE CLASSES· (see Regulation 89) Recreation, conservation. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Indoor assembly; outdoor assembly; cultural and civic, catering (take-out food service); antenna; child care. CONDITIONS FOR RECREATION LAND USE ZONE 1. Development Standards The development standards for this zone shall be as follows: (a) Minimum Building Line Setback (b) Minimum Sideyards (c) Minimum Rearyard (d) Maximum Height 2. Discretionary Use Classes 5 metres 5 metres 10 metres 15 metres The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council provided that they are complementary to permitted uses and will not inhibit or prejudice the existence or development of permitted uses. 3. Take-Out Food Service A take-out food service use may be considered on a discretionary basis provided it serves recreational activities only. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 30 4. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 31 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE CEMETERY (CEM) PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) Cemetery. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) None. CONDITIONS FOR CEMETERY LAND USE ZONE 1. General Conditions and Referrals As well as conforming with the Conditions of the Cemetery Land Use Zone, all applications must be referred to appropriate government departments or agencies for comment. 2. Storage Buildings Storage buildings associated with the cemetery use may be permitted at the discretion of the Council provided that they are complementary to uses within the permitted use classes. 3. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 32 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE WATERSHED (WAT) PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) Conservation. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Forestrv; aQriculture; recreation and antenna. CONDITIONS FOR WATERSHED LAND USE ZONE 1. Discretionary Use Classes The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council provided that they are complementary to permitted uses and will not adversely affect the quality or quantity of water identified as a water supply source. 2. Forestry, Agriculture, and Existing Uses Selective forestry activities, agriculture, and the maintenance and limited extension of existing uses may be permitted provided they cause no detrimental effect on water quality. 3. Recreation Only passive recreational activities such as hiking and skiing shall be permitted in the watershed area. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 33 4. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development shall be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 34 USE ZONE TABLE ZONE TITLE RURAL (RUR) PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 89) Aariculture, farestrv, recreation. and conservation. DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 22 and 90) Single dwelling, seasonal residence, veterinary, outdoor market, outdoor assembly, general industry, mineral working, recreational open space, cemetery, animal, utilities (see condition); antenna. CONDITIONS FOR RURAL LAND USE ZONE 1. Development Standards The development standards for this zone shall be as follows: Minimum Building Line Setback 15 metres Minimum Sideyard Width 5 metres 2. Advertisements Relating to Onsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any lot or site occupied by a permitted use or a legal non-conforming use shall be as follows: (a) The size, shape, illumination and material construction of the adver- tisement shall meet the requirements of Council, having regard to the safety and convenience of users of adjacent streets and sidewalks, and the general amenities of the surrounding area. (b) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 35 3. Advertisements Relating to Offsite Uses The conditions for the erection or display of an advertisement on any site, relating to a use permitted in this or another zone, or not relating to a specific land use, shall be as follows: (a) No advertisement shall exceed 1.5 m2 in area. (b) When the advertisements relate to a specific land use, they shall be located within a reasonable distance of, and only show thereon the name and nature of the distance or direction to, the premises to which they relate. (c) Free standing portable illuminated signs ("yellow" or "Light Up Portable Signs") will not be allowed in the residential area. (d) The location, siting and illumination of each advertisement shall be to the satisfaction of Council, having regard to the grade and alignment of streets, the location of street junctions and nearby buildings, and amenities of the surrounding area. 4. Discretionary Use Classes The discretionary use classes listed in this table may be permitted at the discretion of Council provided that they are complementary to permitted uses and will not inhibit or prejudice the existence or development of permitted uses. 5. Accessory Buildings Accessory buildings total floor area and height shall be determined by Council under its discretion on a lot by lot application. Accessory buildings for residential properties shall not be used for non-residential uses without permission of Council. Accessory buildings should not have a negative effect on neighbouring properties and outside appearance shall be to the standards established by the Council. 6. Seasonal Residence The Seasonal Residential Lot Area shall meet or exceed the minimum lot Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 36 standard as determined by the Government Service Centre, and shall be sufficient to accommodate the long-term functioning of an on-site well and septic disposal system. 7. Single Dwelling A single residential dwelling may be permitted in conjunction with permitted use such as agriculture. The residence shall be required to meet development standard of 0.405 hectares (1 acre) lot. As a discretionary use, Council may allow the development to occur on land that does not front onto a public road. 8. Buffer (around waterways and waterbodies) No development will be permitted within 15 metres of the high water mark of rivers or streams, or within 15 metres of the shoreline of ponds, with the exception of conservation structures such as those designed to control flooding and erosion as well as bridges, pathways, and public services. Development of marine or water related uses such as wharfs, slipways, boathouse, etc. may be permitted. All development occurring within these limits is subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Environment and Conservation. 9. Separation from Adjacent Uses Unless the Council is satisfied that the working will not create a nuisance and will not adversely affect the amenity of the specified development or natural feature, no mineral working shall be located closer than the minimum distances set out below to the specified development or natural feature: Type of Development Minimum Distance from Mineral Working Existina or orooosed residential develooment 300 metres Any other developed area or area likely to be 150 metres developed during the life of pit or quarry working for anv ouroose other than residential Public hiiihwav or street 50 metres Protected Road 90 metres Any of the above, with regard to a mineral working operation in which blasting may take place (or anv bedrock Quarry or reserve) 1000 metres Waterbodv or watercourse 50 metres Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 37 10. Screening A mineral working shall be screened in the following manner where it is visible from a public street or highway, developed area, or area likely to be developed during the life of the use: (a) Where tree screens exist between the mineral working and adjacent public highways and streets or other land uses (excepting forestry and agriculture), the tree screens shall be retained in a 30-metre wide strip of vegetation so that visibility of any part of the use from the surrounding uses or streets will be prevented. The tree screens must be maintained by the owner or occupier of the use to retain 30 metres in a forested appearance. Where vegetation dies or is removed from the 30-metre strip, the Council may require new trees of a minimum height of 1 metre be planted to fill in the areas affected to the satisfaction of the Council or, at the discretion of the Council, condition 4(b) must be undertaken. (b) Where no tree screens exist of sufficient width and density to constitute a visual screen, earthen berms shall be constructed to a height sufficient to prevent visibility of any part of the mineral working from adjacent uses (excepting forestry and agriculture), or adjacent public highways and streets. The berms shall be landscaped to the Council's satisfaction. (c) Where natural topography creates a visual screen between mineral workings and adjacent public highways and streets or other land uses (excepting forestry and agriculture), additional screening may not be required. (d) Where effective screening for any mineral working or associated processing or manufacturing use cannot be installed or located as required in (a) - (c) above, the Council may refuse to permit the use or associated activity. 11. Fencing The Council may require the mineral working site or excavated areas of a pit or quarry working to be enclosed by a fence designed and constructed to its specifications and no less than 1.8 metres in height. Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 38 12. Water Pollution No mineral working or associated storm or sanitary drainage shall unacceptably reduce the quality of water in any waterbody or watercourse. Any access road to a pit or quarry working which crosses a brook or stream shall be bridged or place culverts at the crossing in accordance with the Regulations of the Department of Environment and Conservation. 13. Erosion Control No mineral working shall be carried out in a manner so as to cause erosion of adjacent land. 14. Water Ponding No mineral working or associated storm or sanitary drainage shall unacceptably reduce the quality of water in any waterbody or watercourse. Any access road to a pit or quarry working which crosses a brook or stream shall be bridged or place culvertsd at the crossing in accordance with the Regulations of the Department of Environment and Conservation. 15. Site Maintenance The mineral working shall be kept clean of refuse, abandoned vehicles, and abandoned equipment and any derelict buildings. 16. Access Roads During extended periods of shutdown, access roads to a mineral working shall be ditched or barred to the satisfaction of the Council. 17. Stockpiling Cover Material All stumps, organic material and topsoil, including the rusty coloured and iron stained layer, shall be stripped and stockpiled at least 5 metres from active Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 39 quarry or stockpile areas. The owner or operator shall ensure that the quality of the topsoil is not affected by dilution with other materials. 18. Operating Plant and Associated Processing and Manufacturing The Council may permit processing and manufacturing use associated with mineral workings provided that, in the opinion of the Council, the use does not create a nuisance nor is liable to become a nuisance or offensive by the creation of noise or vibration, or by reason of the emission of fumes, dust, dirt, objectionable odour, or by reason of unsightly storage of materials. 19. Building Location All permanent or temporary buildings, plants and structures associated with processing and manufacturing will be located so as not to interfere with the present or future extraction of aggregate resources. 20. Buffer Area The Council may specify a minimum separation distance between operating plant or associated processing and manufacturing structure or equipment and adjacent developed areas likely to be developed during the life of the mineral working. 21. Additional Extraction If the mineral working contains reserves of material sufficient to support further extraction operations, the Council may require the work described above to be carried out only in areas of the site where extraction has depleted aggregate reserves. 22. Termination and Site Rehabilitation Upon completion of the mineral working, the following work shall be carried out by the operation: Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 40 (a) All buildings, machinery and equipment shall be removed. (b) All pit and quarry slopes shall be graded to slopes less than 20° or to the slope conforming to that existing prior to the mineral working. (c) Topsoil and any organic materials shall be re-spread over the entire quarried area. (d) The access road to the working shall be ditched or barred to the satisfaction of the Council. 23. Short-term Mineral Workings The following conditions shall apply to a Mineral Working which is subject to a Department of Natural Resources Quarry Permit or which is proposed for duration of less than five years. The Council may require an applicant for a development permit under this condition to meet the stipulations set out in condition 18 below, if the Council determines that the size of the parcel or of the proposed mineral working, or the size of the aggregate resource in the surrounding area is sufficiently large or the duration is sufficiently long to warrant the application of condition 18. a) An application for a development permit for the proposed Mineral Working use shall be accompanied by a detailed sketch or sketches satisfactory to the Council which shall show the location of physical site features and extraction and processing features required by the Council, including but not limited to: i) The general area of the location of the mineral working; ii) Boundaries of the parcel to be mined (ie. land covered by the development application); iii) Extent of the site area to be mined; iv) Roads, parking and loading areas and entrance and exit to the site; v) Waterbodies within the boundaries; vi) Waterbodies within 250 metre radius of the boundary; vii) Channels or ponds to be removed, shifted and created; and Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 41 viii) The location of any building or structure and equipment which will be located on the site. b) Upon completion of the mineral working operations on the site, the developer shall meet the conditions set out above and any other condition(s) stated in the development permit that the Council deems necessary for restoration of the site. c) A temporary development permit may be issued for a maximum of one year and may not be renewed after five consecutive years. Upon expiry of the development permit the Council shall inspect the site to confirm compliance with the development permit and development regulations. 24. Long-term Mineral Workings The following conditions shall apply to a Mineral Working subject to a Department of Natural Resources Quarry Lease or of duration of 5 years or greater. a) An application for a development permit shall include a Mineral Working Development Plan satisfactory to the Council for the proposed Mineral Working use, which shall include a site plan showing the location of physical site features and extraction and processing features required by the Council including but not limited to: i) Boundaries of the parcel to be mined; ii) Extent of site area(s) to be mined; iii) Buildings and structures on the site; iv) Roads, parking and loading areas and entrance and exit to the site; v) Fences, berms and landscaping provided for screening; vi) Waterbodies and channels to be removed, shifted, and created; vii) Location and expected maximum height of stockpiles of mined ores, sand and gravel; Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 42 viii) Location of major machinery and conveyors for receiving and processing raw ores including machinery for sifting, washing and grading ores, and the manufacturing of concrete and stone products; ix) The probable location of storage piles of topsoil and overburden removed from earlier phases of mined areas and temporarily being stored for replacement under the Reclamation plan; and x) Intended phases of mining operations to be carried out over all portions of the site. b) An application for a development permit shall include a Mineral Working Reclamation Plan satisfactory to the Council for the proposed mineral working use which shall explain, illustrate and show to the satisfaction of the Council a plan for restoration of the site which includes final ground contours, slopes, depth of topsoil, and vegetation and a phasing plan if necessary in the form of a grading and landscape plan or plans. 25. Financial Guarantee a) The developer shall provide a financial guarantee in the form of a performance bond or unconditional and irrevocable letter of credit or other form acceptable to the Council. b) The financial guarantee shall be the greater of (a) $5,000 per hectare, prorated on the basis of area to a minimum of $500, or (b) an amount to cover the costs of restoring or landscaping the site after the quarry operations have ended or the site is abandoned by the applicant. c) The financial guarantee shall be returned when the Reclamation Plan has been carried out or the development terminated and any conditions attached to the development permit have been met to the satisfaction of the Council." Robert's Arm Development Regulations, Schedule C Page 43 26. Permit Fee The development permit fee for a Mineral Working use shall be determined by the Council in an amount sufficient to cover the review of the Development and Reclamation Plans or the detailed sketch as required above, and determination of the amount of the financial guarantee described in section 25 above by a professional engineer, ongoing inspection of the site for conformity with the named Plans or sketches and with the conditions of the development permit, and inspection of the site to determine acceptable reclamation for purposes of return or cancellation of the financial guarantee. TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM SCHEDULED 2010 -2020 Town of Robert's Arm Schedule D Page 1 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS CLASS ASSEMBLY USES (a) Theatre Two spaces for every 5 seats. (b) Cultural and Civic One space for every 50m" of gross floor area. (c) Educational K - 12 - 3 spaces for every classroom. Other facilities - 1 space for every 5 persons using the facilities (students, faculty and staff). ·-· (d) Place of Worship Two spaces for every 5 seats. (e) Passenger Assembly As specified by the Council. (!) Private Club One space for every 3 persons that may be accommodated at one time. (g) Catering One space for every 3 persons that may be accommodated at one time. (h) Lounges and Bars One space for every 3 persons that may be accommodated at one time. (i) Funeral Home One space for every !Om' of gross floor area. G) Child Care One space for every 20m' of gross floor area. (k) Amusement One space for every I Om' of gross floor area. (I) Indoor Assembly One space for every 10 persons that may be accommodated at one time. (m) Outdoor Assembly As specified by the Council. CLASS INSTITUTIONAL USES (a) Detention Centre As specified by the Council. (b) Medical Treatment and Special Care One space for every 20m' of gross floor area (c) Special Care One space for every bed. ... _ (d) Collective Residential As specified by the Council. Off-Street Parking Requirments 2010-2020 Town of Robert's Ann Schedule D Page2 CLASS RESIDENTIAL USES (a) Single Dwelling Two spaces for every dwelling unit. (b) Double Dwelling Two spaces for every dwelling unit. (c) Row Dwelling Two spaces for every dwelling unit. ( d) Apartment Building Three spaces for every 2-dwelling units (e) Subsidiary Apartment One space for every apartment unit. (f) Hospitality Home As specified by the Council. (g) Boarding House Residential One space for every residential unit. (h) Mobile Home Two spaces for every residential unit. --· CLASS BUSINESS AND PliRSONAL SREVICES (a) Office One space for every 20m' of gross floor area. (b) Professional Service One space for every 20m" of gross floor area. ( c) Personal Service One space for every 20m' of gross floor area. ( d) General Service One space for every 20m' of gross floor area (e) Communications As specified by the Council. (f) Home Occupation Minimum of 1 space per non-resident employee CLASS COMMERCIAL USES (a) Shopping Centre One space for every 20m' of gross floor area. (b) Shop Minimum of2 spaces plus one space for every 20m' of gross floor area. ( c) Convenience Store Minimum of2 spaces plus one space for every 20m' of gross floor area. (d) Take-Out Food Minimum of2 spaces plus one space for every 15m' of gross floor area. (e) Vending Stand Minimum of2 spaces plus additional as specified by the Council. (f) Indoor Market As specified by the Council. (g) Outdoor Market As specified by the Council (h) Service Station One space for every 20m' of gross floor area. (i) Commercial Residential One space for every rental room, ~. ··- Off-Street Parking Requinnents 2010-2020 Town of Robert's Arm Schedule D Page 3 CLASS INDUSTRIAL USES (a) Hazardous Industry One spaee for every employee, plus 3. (b) General Industry One space for every employee, plus 3. ~· (c) Light Industry One space for every employee, plus 3. CLASS NON-BUILDING USES --- (a) Outdoor Recreation As specified by tbe Council. (b) Conservation As specified by tbe Council. (c) Cemetery As specified by the Council. (d) Scrap Yard As specified by the Council. (e) Animal Minimum of2 spaces plus one space for every 20m2 of gross floor area. .-. (f) Transportation As specified by the Council. w--- Off-Street Parking Requirments 2010-2020 TOWN OF ROBERT'S ARM SCHEDULE E 2010 - 2020