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TOWNSHIP OF AMARANTH
ZONING BY-LAW
2-2009
Township Consolidation
December 2010
Township of Amaranth Zoning By-law 2-2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 - ADMINISTRATION
1.1
Title
3
1.2
Area Affected by this By-law
3
1.3
Building Permits
3
1.4
Enforcement
4
1.5
Inspection of Premises
5
1.6
Change in Use
5
1.7
Severability Provision
5
1.8
Repeal of Existing By-laws
5
1.9
Effective Date
6
1.10 Use of Land, Buildings and Structures
6
1.11 Application of Other Regulations
6
1.12 Interpretation
6
1.3
Schedules
7
SECTION 2 - ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
2.1
Zones
8
2.2
Zone Schedule
8
2.3
Special Zones
8
2.4
Determining Zoning Boundaries
9
2.5
Compliance with Zoning By-law
9
2.6
Holding Provisions
10
SECTION 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1
Application
11
3.2
Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses
11
3.3
Access on Improved Public Road
14
3.4
Established Building Line in Residential Zone
14
3.5
Height Exceptions
14
3.6
Home Industry
15
3.7
Home Occupation
15
3.8
Loading Space Requirements
16
3.9
Mobile Homes
18
3.10 Multiple Zones/Uses on One Lot
18
3.11 Non-Conforming Uses
18
3.12 Non-Complying Lots, Buildings, Structures and Uses
19
3.13 Noxious Trade
20
3.14 Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot
21
3.15 Parking Area Regulations
21
3.16 Peat Excavation and Pits and Quarries
24
3.17 Planting Strips
25
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3.18 Public Uses
25
3.19 Portable Asphalt Plants, Wayside Pit of Quarry
27
3.20 Reduction of Requirements
27
3.21 Restrictions on Dwelling Units in
Non-Residential Buildings
27
3.22 Services Required
27
3.23 Sight Triangles
27
3.24 Signs
28
3.25 Special Distance Separations
28
3.26 Temporary Construction Uses
29
3.27 Through Lots
30
3.28 Recreational Vehicles
30
SECTION 4 - ZONE PROVISIONS
4.1
Agricultural
A
31
4.2
Rural
RU
47
4.3
Rural Residential
RR
54
4.4
Estate Residential
ER
57
4.5
Hamlet Residential
HR
61
4.6
General Commercial
C1
61
4.7
Highway Commercial
C2
67
4.8
Recreational
RE
70
4.9
Institutional
I
71
4.10 Industrial
M1
73
4.11 Extractive Industrial
MX
78
4.12 Waste Disposal Industrial
MD
79
4.13 Open Space
OS
80
4.14 Environmental Protection
EP
82
4.15 Development
D 86
SECTION 5
DEFINITIONS
87
SECTION 6
ENACTMENT
123
SCHEDULE A
LAND USE
A-1
Waldemar
A-2
Laurel
SCHEDULE B
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION FORMULAE (MDS)
SCHEDULE C
CANADIAN HYDRO DEVELOPERS, INC., SITE SPECIFIC
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAW 69-2004
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SECTION 1
ADMINISTRATION
1.1
TITLE
This By-law may be referred to as "The Zoning By-law of the Township
of Amaranth."
1.2 AREA AFFECTED BY THIS BY-LAW
This By-law applies to all lands and lands under water within the
Township of Amaranth, save and except for Part of the East Half of Lot
2, Concession 1 and Part of the East Half of Lot 3, Concession 1, being
those lands subject to plan of subdivision applications 22-T-02002 and
22-T-04004, which lands are as shown on Schedule A hereto and also
save and except for Part of Lot 10, Concession 4 and Part of Lot 11,
Concession 4, which lands are as shown on Schedules A and A-2
hereto.
1.3
BUILDING PERMITS
The requirements of this By-law must be met before a Building Permit is
issued for the erection, additions to or alteration of any building or
structure.
1.3.1
In addition to the requirements of any other By-law of the Corporation,
every application requesting municipal clearance, which shall include a
consideration of zoning clearance, as required for the issuance of a
building permit shall be accompanied by plans, in triplicate, drawn to an
appropriate scale (by an Ontario Land Surveyor when deemed
necessary) and indicating the following:
a) The true shape and dimensions of the lot to be used or upon which
it is proposed to erect any building or structure,
b) The location and dimensions of all buildings and structures or use
existing on the lot,
c) The proposed location, height and dimension of the building,
structure or use proposed for such lot,
d) The proposed location and dimension of any yards, setbacks,
landscaped open space, off-street parking and loading facilities
where required by this By-law, and
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e) A statement signed by the owner or his agent stating exactly the
correct and intended use of the land and each aforesaid building
or structure and all information necessary to determine whether or
not every such building, structure of use conforms with the
requirements of this By-law.
1.3.2
Each building permit application shall comply with the requirements of
the Ontario Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended from time
to time, and its regulations in addition to all other requirements of the
Corporation.
1.3.3
If a proposed building, structure or use would violate any provisions of
this By-law, no building permit or municipal license or certificate shall be
issued.
1.3.4
No building or structure shall be erected except in accordance with the
plans submitted in Subsection 1.3.1 and approved for the building
permit.
1.4
ENFORCEMENT
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law or who
owns or occupies any land used or any building or structure erected,
altered, enlarged or used in contravention of any of the provisions of this
By-law is guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall pay a fine of not
more than $25,000, and on a subsequent conviction to a fine of not more
than $10,000 exclusive of costs for each offence and each day of
violation shall constitute an offence.
Any corporation who contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law is
liable on first conviction to a fine of not more than $50,000, and on a
subsequent conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000, for each day
or part thereof upon which the contravention has continued after the day
on which the corporation was first convicted in accordance with the
Planning Act.
Any person or corporation convicted of a contravention of this By-law
may be subject to a Court Order prohibiting the continuation or repetition
of the offence by the person or corporation convicted.
Any building or structure which contravenes any requirement of this By-
law may be removed or altered at the instance of the Corporation,
pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act.
Any contravention of any requirement of this By-law may also be
restrained by Court Order pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal
Act, Planning Act, and all other legislation.
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1.5
INSPECTION OF PREMISES
Any officer under Section 49 of the Planning Act or any building
inspector under the Building Code Act upon producing proper
identification may enter at all reasonable hours for the purpose of
inspecting and examining any property or premises to which this By-law
applies where there is reason to believe that the land has been used or
the building or structure has been erected, altered or enlarged or used in
violation of any of the provisions of this By-law, unless the room or
premises is being used as a dwelling, in which case the entry shall be in
accordance with Section 49 of the Planning Act or the applicable
sections of the Building Code Act as the case may be.
1.6
CHANGE IN USE
No person shall change the use permitted by this By-law of any land,
building or structure wholly or in part until obtaining the required
approvals from the Township of Amaranth or any other Public Authority.
1.7
SEVERABILITY PROVISION
A decision of a Court that one or more of the provisions of this By-law
are invalid in whole or in part does not affect the validity, effectiveness,
or enforceability of the other provisions or parts of the provisions of this
By-law.
1.8
REPEAL OF EXISTING BY-LAWS
Upon this By-law coming into force and effect, By-law 69-2004 of the
Township of Amaranth and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed
save and except:
a) Amending
By-laws
100-2007
through
to
119-2007.
All
references to By-law 69-2004 in By-laws 100-2007 through to
119-2007 shall be construed as references to this By-law, and all
references to By-law 46-88 in By-laws 100-2007 through to 119-
2007 are hereby deleted; and,
b) Deleted - OMB File PL030316 Decision Dated Aug. 5/09
For greater certainty, upon this By-law coming into force and
effect, the repeal of By-law 46-88 of the Township of Amaranth
and all amendments thereto is hereby also confirmed.
By-Law 44-2009
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1.9
EFFECTIVE DATE
This By-law shall come into force the day that it was passed where there
are no appeals filed, or where appeals are filed, where all of the appeals
are finally disposed of by the Ontario Municipal Board.
1.10
USE OF LAND, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
No lands, buildings or structures within the area covered by this By-law
shall be used for any purpose except as otherwise permitted by this By-
law. Any use of land defined in this By-law but not specifically permitted
in any zone is prohibited by this By-law.
1.11
APPLICATION OF OTHER REGULATIONS
Nothing in this By-law shall serve to relieve any person from any
obligation to comply with the requirements of any other by-law of the
Township of Amaranth or any other Federal or Provincial regulation that
may affect the use of lands, buildings or structures in the Township.
1.12
INTERPRETATION
1.12.1
Where the word "shall" is used in this By-law it is mandatory and not
discretionary. Where the word "may" is used in this By-law it is
discretionary and not mandatory.
1.12.2
Where words are used in the present tense in this By-law, they shall
include the future.
1.12.3
Where words are used in the singular number in this By-law they shall
include the plural and where they are used in the plural they shall
include the singular unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
1.12.4
Where reference is made to "uses" in this By-law, it shall include uses,
buildings or structures.
1.12.5
Where reference is made to "building" or "structure" it shall include any
part thereof.
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1.13
SCHEDULES
Schedules A, A-1, A-2, B and C, with notations and references shown
thereon, are hereby declared to be part of this By-law and are described
as follows:
Schedule "A" -
Zoning Schedule A
Schedule "A-1" -
Zoning Schedule A-1 Waldemar
Schedule "A-2" -
Zoning Schedule A-2 Laurel
Schedule "B" -
Minimum Distance Separation Formulae, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs
(OMAFRA), 2006
Schedule "C" -
Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. By-laws 100-2007
through to 119-2007
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SECTION 2
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES
2.1
ZONES
For the purposes of this By-law, the following zones are established and
they may be referred to by the name or by the symbol set opposite the
name of the zone below:
A
-
Agricultural
RU
-
Rural
RR
-
Rural Residential
ER
-
Estate Residential
HR
-
Hamlet Residential
C1
-
General Commercial
C2
-
Highway Commercial
RE
-
Recreational
I
-
Institutional
M1
-
Industrial
MX
-
Extractive Industrial
MD
-
Waste Disposal
OS
-
Open Space
EP
-
Environmental Protection
D
-
Development
2.2
ZONE SCHEDULE
The zones and zone boundaries are shown on the attached Schedule
'A', which forms part of this By-law. Schedule 'A' is comprised of a
series of maps.
2.3
SPECIAL ZONES
Where a zone symbol is followed by a dash and a number (for example
RU-1) there are special provisions that apply to the zone. These special
provisions are contained in the section of the By-law that applies to the
primary zone.
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2.4
DETERMINING ZONE BOUNDARIES
i)
Where the zone boundary is shown following a street or lane, the
centre line of the street or lane is the boundary and the zone
designations shall be deemed not to be abutting.
ii)
Unless the location of a zone boundary is specified by dimensions
on the zoning map, a zone boundary which lies within a lot shall
be fixed by the scale of the Schedule upon which it is shown.
iii)
A zone boundary shown following approximately a shoreline of a
river or the centre line of a creek, stream or channel is considered
to be the shoreline or centre line and moves with any natural
change in the shoreline.
2.5
COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING BY-LAW
No person shall change the use of any building, structure or land, or
erect or use any building or structure or occupy any land or building,
except in accordance with the provisions of this By-law.
Any use not specifically permitted by this By-law shall not be permitted in
the Township of Amaranth. Section 5 of this By-law defines additional
uses which are not permitted in any zone under this By-law; and those
uses, together with any other uses not specifically permitted by this By-
law, shall require an amending By-law to be passed in order for such
use(s) to be permitted within the Township of Amaranth.
No person shall use any land or locate any building or structure such
that the uses, buildings or structures on other lands would no longer
comply with the provisions of this By-law, save and except for any legally
non-conforming lots, buildings, structures and/or uses in accordance
with Section 3.11 of this By-law or legally non-complying lots, buildings,
structures and/or uses in accordance with Section 3.12 of this By-law.
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2.6
HOLDING PROVISIONS
Where a zone symbol is followed by a dash and the letter "H" (for
example: M1-H), the lands shall only be used for existing uses and the
expansion of those uses as of the date of adoption of this By-law.
Council may pass a By-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act to
remove the Holding (H) symbol, thereby placing the lands in the zone
indicated by the zone symbol when all of the applicable following
requirements have been met:
a)
The appropriate sanitary services and water supply have been
approved to service the land;
b)
All conditions of consent or subdivision have been fulfilled,
including the registration of a consent agreement or subdivision
agreement on the title of the lands;
c)
Where the lands are subject to site plan control under Section 41
of the Planning Act, a site plan agreement in accordance with the
provisions of the Planning Act has been registered on the title of
the lands;
d)
The required permits from all other approval agencies have been
issued;
e)
Where the lands are affected by adverse environmental or other
constraints and those constraints have been resolved to the
satisfaction of Council; and
f)
Where the development of the lands may impose adverse
financial impacts on the Township and those impacts have been
resolved to the satisfaction of Council.
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SECTION 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1
APPLICATION
The provisions of this section of the By-law shall apply to all lands within
the Township of Amaranth unless otherwise specified.
3.2
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES
3.2.1
Permitted Uses
Where this By-law provides that a lot may be used or a building or
structure may be erected or used for a purpose, that purpose shall
include any accessory building or structure or accessory use, provided
the principal building, structure or use is already legally in existence on
the lot, but shall not include the following:
a)
any occupation for gain or profit conducted within or accessory to
a dwelling unit or on such lot associated therewith, except as is
specifically permitted in accordance with this By-law; or
b)
any building used for human habitation except in accordance with
this By-law, as is specifically permitted.
Legal non-conforming uses shall be permitted to have accessory uses,
buildings and structures in accordance with the provisions in this section
of the By-law and the provisions of the applicable zone.
For the purposes of this By-law an agricultural building shall be
considered as a principal building in an Agricultural or Rural Zone.
3.2.2
Setback and Yard Requirements
Except as otherwise provided herein, in all Zones any accessory building
or structure, which is detached from the principal building, shall be
erected in compliance with the yard and setback requirements of the
zone in which such building is located, but shall not be closer to the front
lot line or exterior side lot line than the principal building on the lot.
Within the Agricultural, Rural, Rural Residential and Open Space Zones,
a permitted accessory building shall be permitted in the front yard or
exterior side yard provided that the principal building meets the minimum
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front yard and/or exterior side yard and setback requirements of the
zone in which it is located.
3.2.3
Lot Coverage and Height
Unless otherwise specified in this By-law the total lot coverage of all
accessory buildings and structures, except swimming pools, shall be 10
percent and the maximum height of any accessory building or structure
shall be 6.0 metres.
3.2.4
Accessory Structure Encroachments
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law, drop
awnings, clothes poles, garden trellises, retaining walls less than 1.0
metres above the average finished grade, fences, signs or similar uses
which comply with the By-laws of the Township, shall be permitted in
any required interior side or rear yard.
Swimming pools shall be constructed in accordance with the
requirements of the By-law for Accessory Buildings and Structures
except that no water circulating or pumping equipment shall be located
closer than 3.0 metres to any side or rear lot line.
Satellite antennas exceeding 1.0 metres in diameter shall be required to
meet the applicable yard requirements for principal uses in a Zone.
3.2.5
Fire Escapes
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law
unenclosed fire escapes may encroach into any required rear yard a
maximum distance of 1.5 metres.
3.2.6
Garages or Other Accessory Buildings or Structures
Unless otherwise specified in this By-law, a detached private garage or
other accessory buildings or structures may be erected and used in an
interior side or rear yard, provided that the following requirements are
met.
a)
Interior Side Yard
Where such accessory building or structure is located in an
interior side yard, it shall not be closer than 1.5 metres to the
interior side lot line.
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b)
Rear Yard
Where such accessory building or structure is located in a rear
yard, it shall not be closer than 1.5 metres to the rear lot line.
c)
Distance from Main Building
Where such accessory building or structure is located in a side or
rear yard, it shall not be closer than 2.0 metres from the main
building.
3.2.7
Decks, Steps, Balconies or Patios
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law,
unenclosed decks, steps, balconies and patios may project into any
required yard or setback a maximum distance of 2.0 metres, but shall
not be closer than 1.5 metres to any lot line. Where the floor of any
porch, balcony or deck is in excess of 1.0 metres above finished grade,
the side yard and rear yard requirements for the principal building shall
apply.
3.2.8
Garden Suite
Garden suites may be permitted as a temporary use in the Agricultural
and Rural Zones that permit a dwelling unit provided that:
a)
The unit is occupied by an immediate family member of the
occupant of the principal residential use;
b)
The lot has sufficient sewage and water services to accommodate
the unit;
c)
The unit does not exceed 80 square metres;
d)
Council has passed a Temporary Use By-law under Section 39 of
the Planning Act; and,
e)
There is an agreement between the owner and Township that
provides for the removal of the building when it is no longer
required.
3.2.9
Gate House in Industrial Zone
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law, in an
Industrial Zone, a gate house not exceeding 9.0 square metres shall be
permitted in a required front or side yard or in the area between the
street line and the required yard.
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3.2.10
Ornamental Structures and Windows
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law, sills,
chimneys, cornices, eaves, gutters, parapets, pilasters, windows or other
ornamental structures may project into any required yard a maximum
distance of 0.6 metres.
3.3
ACCESS ON IMPROVED PUBLIC ROAD
No person shall erect any building or structure in any Zone after the date
of passing of this By-law, unless the lot upon which such building or
structure is to be erected has frontage upon an improved public road
that is maintained year round and such building or structure complies
with the setback provisions of this By-law.
The above provisions shall not apply to prevent the erection of a
permitted building or structure on a lot in a registered Plan of Subdivision
where a properly executed Subdivision Agreement has been entered
into with the Township, notwithstanding that the street or streets will not
be assumed by the Township until the end of the maintenance period,
nor shall it apply to prevent the enlargement, extension, renovation,
reconstruction or other structural alteration of an existing building or
structure, which is located on a lot which does not have frontage upon
an improved public road, provided the use of such building or structure
does not change and is permissible within the zone in which it is located.
3.4
ESTABLISHED BUILDING LINE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where a dwelling is
to be erected in a Residential Zone between existing dwellings on the
same street, such dwelling may be built with a front yard and setback
equal to the average yard of the adjacent dwellings on the same side of
the street within 100 metres of the lot provided that the dwelling to be
erected is not located within 18 metres of the center line of a public
street.
3.5
HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS
Notwithstanding the height provisions of this By-law, nothing in this By-
law shall apply to prevent the erection, alteration, or use of a barn or silo,
a church spire, a belfry, a flag pole, a clock tower, a chimney, a water
tank, a radio or television tower or antenna, an air conditioner duct, a
grain elevator, incidental equipment required for processing, external
equipment associated with internal equipment or machinery and
conveying equipment, which exceeds the maximum height requirements
provided the main or principal use is permitted within the zone in which it
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is located and provided all other applicable provisions of this By-law are
complied with.
Setbacks for all such towers shall be 1.5 times the tower height.
3.6
HOME INDUSTRY
Where a home industry is permitted as an accessory use to a single
detached dwelling the following provisions shall apply:
a) In addition to persons living on the premises not more than two (2)
employees shall be engaged in the home industry.
b) Such home industry may be located in part of a dwelling or in any
accessory building located on a lot on which a dwelling is in
existence, provided the total gross floor area utilized by the home
industry does not exceed a maximum of 140 square metres.
c) There shall be no display other than that permitted in accordance
with the Sign By-law of the Corporation.
d) There shall be no outdoor storage of goods, materials or articles.
e) Only currently licensed motor vehicles, associated with the home
industry may be parked or stored on the lot in an interior side or rear
yard.
f) A kennel shall not be permitted as a home industry.
g) Parking for the home industry shall be limited to four spaces located
in the side or rear yard only.
3.7
HOME OCCUPATION
Where a home occupation is permitted the following provisions shall
apply:
a) In addition to persons living on the premises not more than one (1)
employee shall be engaged in the business and working from the
dwelling. In the case of a dentist, doctor or other health care
providers there may be one additional provider in a home occupation.
b) There shall be no display other than that permitted in accordance
with the Sign By-law of the Corporation.
c) There shall be no goods, wares, or merchandise offered for sale or
rent on the premises other than what is produced on the premises.
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d) There shall be no outdoor storage of goods, materials, containers or
animal enclosures used in conjunction with the home occupation.
e) Not more than 25 percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling shall
be used for the purposes of the home occupation. The home
occupation shall be conducted entirely within the dwelling.
f) There shall be no mechanical or other equipment used except that
which is customarily used in a dwelling for domestic or household
purposes or for use by a hairdresser or barber, dentist, drugless
practitioner, physician, or other professional person.
g) A home occupation shall not include a boarding or lodging house, an
eating establishment, or a facility offering accommodation or meals
other than a Bed and Breakfast establishment.
h) A home occupation shall be secondary to the principal residence and
shall not change the residential character of the lot.
i) One home occupation only shall be permitted in conjunction with a
single detached dwelling.
j) Parking for the home occupation shall be limited to four spaces
located in the side or rear yard only.
3.8
LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
3.8.1
Loading Space
Loading spaces are required under this By-law, in accordance with the
Loading Space Requirement Table set forth herein, and the owner of
every commercial or industrial building or structure erected for any
purpose involving the receiving, shipping, loading or unloading of
persons, animals, goods, wares, merchandise or raw materials shall
provide and maintain loading and unloading spaces on the lot
accordingly. For the purposes of this By-law, each loading or unloading
space shall be 15 metres in length, 3.5 metres in width and have a
vertical clearance of at least 4.3 metres.
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3.8.2
LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENT TABLE
Gross
Floor
Area
of
Building
Loading Spaces Required
Less than 300 square metres
None
300 square metres to 2300
square metres or less
1 space
Exceeding
2300
square
metres but not exceeding
7400 square metres
2 spaces
Exceeding
7400
square
metres
1 space for each additional
7400 square metres
3.8.3
Access
Access to loading spaces shall be by means of a driveway of at least 6.0
metres in width contained on the lot on which the spaces are located
and leading to an improved public road that is maintained year round.
3.8.4
Loading Space Surface
Driveways, loading spaces, and related aisles and turning areas shall be
maintained with a stable surface that is treated to prevent the raising of
dust. Such loading facilities shall, before being used, be surfaced with
asphalt, concrete, or crushed stone, gravel or brick and shall include
provisions for drainage facilities.
3.8.5
Location
Required loading spaces shall be located in the interior side or rear yard.
3.8.6
Additions to or Change in Use of Existing Buildings
The loading space requirements referred to herein shall not apply to any
building in existence at the date of passing of this By-law so long as the
gross floor area, as it existed at such date, is not increased by more than
300 square metres. If an addition is made to the building or structure
which increases the gross floor area or the use of the building changes,
then additional loading spaces shall be provided as required by this
Section, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8.2 The Loading
Space Requirement Table, for such addition.
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3.9
MOBILE HOMES
Mobile homes may be considered as an accessory dwelling unit in an
Agricultural Zone only provided Council passes a Temporary Use By-law
which specifically permits a mobile home as an accessory dwelling and
provided the following requirements are met:
a)
The structure shall be constructed to C.S.A. Standards for mobile
homes;
b)
The structure shall have at least 65 square metres of ground floor
area;
c)
The structure shall be completely enclosed from the surface of
the finished grade to the roof; and,
d)
The structure shall be fully serviced with running water, electricity
and a private sewage disposal system.
Building permits are required for the placement of mobile homes on any
lands.
3.10
MULTIPLE ZONES/USES ON ONE LOT
Where a lot is divided into more than one zone, each such area of the lot
shall be used in accordance with the provisions of this By-law for the
zone where such area of the lot is located. Each such area of the lot
shall be considered as a separate lot for the purpose of determining
zone provisions. The total number of dwellings and/or dwelling units on
the whole of the lot shall not exceed one.
When a lot contains more than one use which is not an accessory use
the lot area requirement shall be the sum of the requirements for the
separate uses thereof.
3.11
NON-CONFORMING USES
3.11.1
Continuation of Existing Uses
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the use of any
existing lot, building or structure for any purpose prohibited by this By-
law if such existing lot, building or structure was lawfully used for such
purpose, prior to the effective date of this By-law and provided that the
lot, building or structure continues to be used for that purpose.
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3.11.2
Permitted Exterior Extension, Alteration and Reconstruction
The exterior of any building or structure which was lawfully used prior to
the effective date of this By-law for a purpose not permissible within the
zone in which it is located, prior to the effective date of this By-law, shall
not be enlarged or extended more than 0.2 metres, reconstructed or
otherwise structurally altered, unless such building or structure is
thereafter to be used for a purpose permitted within such zone.
3.11.3
Permitted Interior Alteration
The interior of any building or structure which was lawfully used for a
purpose not permissible within the zone in which it is located prior to the
effective date of this By-law, may be reconstructed or structurally
altered, in order to render the building or structure more convenient for
the existing purpose for which it was lawfully used.
3.11.4
Restoration to a Safe Condition
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the strengthening or restoration to a
safe condition of any existing, legal non-conforming building or structure
or part thereof, provided that the strengthening or restoration does not
increase the building height, size or volume or change the existing,
lawful use of such existing building or structure unless these changes
are necessary to provide for flood proofing.
3.11.5
Building Permit Issued
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the erection or
use, for a purpose prohibited by this By-law, of any building or structure,
the plans for which have, prior to the date of passing of this By-law, been
approved by the Chief Building Official, so long as the building or
structure, when erected, is used and continues to be used for the
purpose for which it was erected.
3.12
NON-COMPLYING LOTS, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES
3.12.1
Permitted Buildings or Structures
Where a building or structure is located on a lot having less than the
minimum frontage and/or lot area, or where the building or structure
located on a lot has less than the minimum front yard and/or side yard
and/or rear yard required by this By-law, the said building or structure
may be enlarged, reconstructed, repaired and/or renovated provided
that:
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a) The enlargement, reconstruction, repair and/or renovation does not
further reduce the existing front yard, and/or side yard and/or rear
yard to less than the minimum required by this By-law or increase
the lot coverage to more than the maximum permitted by this By-law;
b) The building or structure is being used for a purpose permissible
within the zone in which it is located; and,
c) All other applicable zone provisions of this By-law are complied with.
3.12.2
Reconstruction of Existing Building
Nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the reconstruction of any
permitted building which is accidentally damaged or destroyed by
causes beyond the control of the owner or where the owner has
obtained a demolition permit from the municipality. Such permitted
building may be reconstructed for the purpose of replacing the building
even if such did not conform with one or more of the provisions of this
By-law provided that the reconstruction occurs within 24 months of the
damage being done, but the non-compliance may not be further
increased.
3.12.3
Existing Undersized Lots of Record
Where a lot, having a lesser lot area and/or lot frontage than required
herein, existed on the date of passing of this By-law, or where such a lot
is created by a public authority, such smaller lot may be used and a
permitted building or structure, may be erected, altered and/or used on
such smaller lot provided that the lot is located on an improved public
road that is maintained year round and all other applicable zone
provisions of this By-law are complied with. Any of these existing
smaller lots, which have been increased in size, following the passage of
this By-law, but remain undersized, may also be used in accordance
with this provision.
3.13
NOXIOUS TRADE
Except as may otherwise be specifically permitted under this By-law, no
use shall be permitted which, from its nature or the materials used
therein, is defined as a noxious trade, business or manufacturer under
the Health Protection and Promotion Act, as amended, and the
Regulations promulgated there under.
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3.14
NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS ON A LOT
Unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, no more than one dwelling
unit shall be permitted on any lot.
3.15
PARKING AREA REGULATIONS
3.15.1
Parking Space Requirements
The owner of land, building or structure erected or used for any of the
purposes hereinafter set forth shall provide and maintain parking spaces
for the sole use of the owner, occupant, or other persons entering upon
or making use of the said premises, from time to time.
Parking spaces are required under this By-law, in accordance with
Section 3.15.9, which contains the Parking Space Requirement Table.
Where the calculation of required spaces exceeds a whole space by
more than 0.25, the required spaces shall be the next whole number.
3.15.2
Parking Area Surface
Non-residential parking spaces and driveways connecting the parking
spaces or area with a road shall be maintained with a stable surface that
is treated so as to prevent the raising of dust. Such parking spaces or
areas shall, before being used, be constructed of asphalt crushed stone,
gravel, concrete or similar material and shall include provisions for
drainage facilities.
3.15.3
Ingress and Egress Provisions
a) Ingress and egress to and from the required parking spaces and
areas shall be provided by means of unobstructed driveways or
passageways of at least 3 metres in width for one-way traffic, and a
minimum width of 6 metres for two-way traffic but not more than 9
metres in perpendicular width.
b) The maximum width of any joint ingress and egress driveway ramp
measured along the street line shall be 9 metres.
c) The minimum distance between any two driveways on one lot or
between a driveway and an intersection of street lines measured
along the street line intersected by such driveway shall be 7.5
metres.
d) The minimum angle of intersection between a driveway and a street
line shall be 60 degrees.
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e) Parking spaces shall have a minimum width of 2.75 metres and have
a minimum area of 16.5 square metres.
3.15.4
More Than One Use on a Lot
When a building or structure accommodates more than one type of use,
the parking space requirement for the whole building shall be the sum of
the requirements for the separate parts of the building occupied by the
separate types of use.
3.15.5
Parking Area Location on Lot
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law, parking
areas shall be permitted in the required yards and in the area between
the street line and the required setback except that, where a Commercial
Zone abuts a Residential Zone a 3.0 metre planting strip shall be
maintained between the parking area and the lot line.
3.15.6
Additions To, or Changes In, the Use of Existing Buildings and
Structures
The parking space requirements referred to herein shall not apply to any
building or structure lawfully in existence on the date of passage of this
By-law, so long as the gross floor area is not increased. If any addition
is made to a building or structure which increases its gross floor area,
then parking spaces for the addition shall be provided as required by the
Parking Space Requirement Table. Where a change in use occurs,
parking spaces shall be provided for such new use in accordance with
the requirements of Section 3.15.9, which contains the Parking Space
Requirement Table.
3.15.7
Use of Parking Spaces and Areas
Parking spaces and areas required in accordance with this By-law shall
be used for the parking of operative, currently licensed vehicles only and
for vehicles used in an operation incidental to the permitted uses in
respect of which such parking spaces and areas are required or
permitted.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner or occupant of any lot, upon
which is located a permitted dwelling, building or structure in an Estate
Residential, Hamlet Residential or Rural Residential Zone may use the
lot, building or structure for the parking, storing or housing of one
commercial motor vehicle or trailer provided that such vehicle does not
exceed a 3500 kg load capacity and must be parked in an interior side or
rear yard unless it is parked indoors.
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Commercial motor vehicles used in conjunction with an agricultural use
are permitted in an Agricultural Zone and a Rural Zone. In addition, one
commercial motor vehicle and/or one school bus not used in conjunction
with an agricultural use may also be permitted in an Agricultural Zone
and a Rural Zone.
Notwithstanding the above, on a lot where the dwelling is the principal
use or in a Residential Zone, no parking shall be permitted in the front
yard required by this By-law except on a driveway having a
perpendicular width of not more than 9.0 metres.
3.15.8
PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT TABLE
TYPE OR NATURE OF USE
MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS
Assembly Hall, Community Centre,
Place of Worship, Private Club,
Recreational
Establishment
or
Tavern or establishment licensed
under the Liquor License Act or
other similar places of assembly
not otherwise specified herein
1 parking space for each four persons
that may be legally accommodated at
any one time, or each 9.0 square
metres of gross floor area, whichever is
greater
Nursing Home
1 parking space for each four beds or
fraction thereof plus one space per two
staff persons
Hotel, Motel, or Camping
Establishment
1 parking space for each guest room or
camp site plus one space for each 9.0
square metres devoted to a public use
Residential
2.0 parking spaces per dwelling unit
Uses Permitted by this By-law
other than those listed in this Table
1 parking space per 28 square metres
of gross floor area
Disabled Persons Parking
Total Required Spaces
General Required Disabled Spaces
0-3
0
4-10
1
11-25
2
26-50
3
51-75
4
76-100
5
101-150
6
One (1) additional disabled space
for every 50 total spaces, or part
thereof.
No maximum.
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3.15.9 Parking Spaces for Physically Disabled Persons
A parking space reserved for the sole use of a vehicle operated by or
carrying a physically disabled person shall be:
a) Hard surfaced and level;
b) A total width of 4.4 metres comprised of a 2.4 metre wide parking
stall and a 2 metre wide access aisle;
c) A minimum vertical clearance of 2.75 metres within the space(s)
and on the route leading thereto;
d) Placed so sidewalks, paths and walkways shall be accessible to
physically disabled persons whether via ramps, depressed curbs
or other appropriate means;
e) Placed with sufficient clearance around the vehicle from any
objects or obstacles which may obstruct or impede accessibility;
f) Identified by a minimum of one authorized sign for each parking
space, as prescribed in the Highway Traffic Act, as amended from
time to time, located immediately in the front of the space and in
the centre of the parking stall on a support that has been
permanently installed in the ground or wall and mounted at a
height of 1.5 metres to 2.5 metres from the ground to the bottom
of the sign; and
g) Generally located within 30 metres of the main entrance door of
the building, or located on the shortest possible circulation route
to an accessible entrance.
3.16
PEAT EXCAVATION AND PITS AND QUARRIES
The excavation of peat is prohibited within the area covered by this By-
law, except in the locations permitted by this By-law, and in accordance
with the provisions of this By-law. No person shall use land or erect any
building or structure for the purpose of excavating or processing peat
except as expressly provided for in this By-law.
The establishment or operation of pits or quarries is prohibited within the
area covered by this By-law, except in the locations permitted by this By-
law, and in accordance with the provisions of this By-law. No person
shall use land or erect any building or structure for the purpose of
processing, washing, screening, sorting or crushing rock, sand or gravel
except as expressly provided for in this By-law.
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3.17
PLANTING STRIPS
3.17.1
Location
Where a lot in an Institutional, Commercial, Industrial or Recreational
Zone abuts an interior side or rear lot line of a lot in any Residential
Zone, a 3.0 metre wide planting strip adjoining such abutting lot line, or
portion thereof, shall be required.
3.17.2
Contents
Such required planting strip shall be used for no other purposes than
planting a continuous, un-pierced hedgerow of trees, evergreens or
shrubs or other natural vegetation, or solid fencing not less than 1.5
metres high, immediately adjacent to the lot line, or portion thereof,
where such planting strip is required. The remainder of the planting strip
shall be used for no other purpose than the planting of shrubs, flowering
shrubs, flowerbeds, grass or a combination thereof.
3.17.3
Driveways and Walkways
In all cases where ingress and egress, driveways, or walkways extend
through a required planting strip, it shall be permissible to interrupt the
planting strip within 3 metres of the edge of such driveway or within 1.5
metres of the edge of such walkway.
3.17.4
Landscaped Open Space
A planting strip or buffer screen referred to in this Section may form a
part of any landscaped open space required by this By-law but shall
form part of a required yard.
3.18
PUBLIC USES
3.18.1
Public Uses Permitted
Except as provided in Section 3.18.2 herein, the provisions of this By-
law shall not apply to prohibit the use of any lot or the erection or use of
any building or structure for the purposes of a Public Use by any Public
Authority.
Where such building, structure or lot is located in any zone for the
purposes of a Public Use, the following shall apply:
a) No goods, materials or equipment shall be stored in the open, except
as permitted in such zone;
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b) Any zone provisions of the zone within which the building, structure or
use is located shall be complied with except as otherwise provided in
Subsection 3.18.2;
c) Any building in any Residential Zone shall be designed, located and
maintained in general harmony with residential buildings of the type
permitted in such zone.
This provision shall not affect any requirement for compliance with the
Building Code, Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended from time to
time, or any other applicable legislation or regulation associated
therewith.
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of any land as a public park,
stormwater management facility, community park, playground, public
walkway, road allowance or as a site of a statue, monument, cenotaph,
fountain or other memorial or ornamental structure.
3.18.2
Location Restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this By-law, where a
public use is specifically mentioned as a permitted use within a specific
zone classification, then such public use shall only be permitted within
that zone or zones and shall comply with the zone provisions of the zone
or zones in which the public use is permitted, save and except that there
shall be no minimum lot area or lot frontage requirement.
3.18.3
Provisions
a)
No goods, materials or equipment shall be stored outside a
building or structure located on the lot, except as may otherwise
be permitted under this By-law and shall not be stored closer than
60 metres from a Residential Zone.
b)
The zone provisions of the zone in which the use is located shall
be complied with except as otherwise provided in this By-law.
c)
The building or structure shall be designed and maintained in
general harmony with the uses permitted within the respective
zone.
3.18.4
Road and Service Installations
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent land from being used as a public
road or public highway, or prevent the installation of a watermain,
sanitary sewer, storm sewer, gas main, pipeline, communication line, or
electrical line owned, operated and maintained by a Public Authority,
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provided that the location of such facility has been approved by the
Corporation.
3.19
PORTABLE ASPHALT PLANTS, WAYSIDE PIT OR QUARRY
Portable Asphalt Plants and Wayside Pits and Quarries shall be
permitted accessory to a specific public roads project as a temporary
use in an Agricultural Zone or Rural Zone.
3.20
REDUCTION OF REQUIREMENTS
No person shall change the purpose for which any land, building or
structure is used or erect any building, structure, or addition to any
existing building or structure, or reduce the area of any lot, if the effect of
such action is to cause the original, adjoining, remaining or new building,
structure or lot to be in contravention with this By-law.
3.21
RESTRICTIONS ON DWELLING UNITS IN NON-RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, no dwelling unit shall
be located within a portion of a non-residential building which is used to
house livestock or has flammable fluids or hazardous materials stored in
bulk for commercial purposes or in conjunction therewith, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, a dwelling unit shall not be
permitted within a building used for a motor vehicle service station, a
motor vehicle repair garage, a motor vehicle body shop or a marine or
small engines service shop.
3.22
SERVICES REQUIRED
No person shall erect or use a building or structure for a residential use
on any lands unless approved sewage disposal and water supply
services are available to the lot.
3.23
SIGHT TRIANGLES
On a corner lot fronting on two public roads, within the triangular space
formed by the intersecting street lines and a line drawn from a point on
one street line to a point on the other street line, each such point being
9.0 metres, measured along the street line from the point of intersection
of the street lines, no motor vehicle, as defined in the Highway Traffic
Act, shall be parked, no building or structure which would obstruct the
vision of drivers of motor vehicles shall be erected, and no land shall be
used for the purposes of growing shrubs or trees in excess of 1.0 metres
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in height. Such triangular space may hereinafter be referred to as a
"sight triangle". Where the two street lines do not intersect at a point, the
point of intersection of the street lines shall be deemed to be the
intersection of the projection of the street lines or the intersection of the
tangents to the street lines.
3.24
SIGNS
All signage must be in accordance with applicable Township Sign By-
law(s).
3.25
SPECIAL DISTANCE SEPARATIONS
3.25.1
Livestock Facilities
Notwithstanding any other yard or setback provision in this By-law, no
residential, institutional, commercial, industrial or recreational use,
located on a separate lot and otherwise permitted by this By-law shall be
erected unless it complies with the Minimum Distance Separation (MDS
I) calculated using the MDS I Calculation Form attached as part of
Schedule "B" to this By-law, and said schedule may be amended from
time to time.
Notwithstanding any other yard or setback provision in this By-law, no
livestock facility shall be erected or expanded unless it complies with the
Minimum Distance Separation (MDS II) calculated using the MDS II
Calculation Form attached as part of Schedule "B" to this By-law, and
said schedule may be amended from time to time.
3.25.2
Street Centre Lines
Where a lot abuts a road allowance less than 20 metres in width, the
street line shall be established at 10 metres from the centre line of the
road and the required front yard and/or exterior side yard within the zone
shall be measured from the established street line.
Where a lot abuts a County Road, the street line shall be established at
15 metres from the centre line of the road and the required front yard
and/or exterior side yard within the zone shall be measured from the
established street line.
Where a lot abuts Provincial Highway 89, the street line shall be
established at 18 metres from the centre line of the highway and the
required front yard and/or exterior side yard within the zone shall be
measured from the established street line.
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3.25.3
Waste Management Areas
No habitable building or structure shall be located closer than 250
metres to any land used or formerly used as a waste management
facility.
3.25.4
Watercourses
All buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of 15 metres from
the high water mark of any river, stream, creek or municipal drain.
3.25.5
Steep Slopes or Ravines
All buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of 15 metres from
the top of bank of a slope in excess of 25 percent.
3.25.6
Wetlands
All buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of 30 metres
from the boundary (edge) of a wetland feature that is non-provincially
significant. Notwithstanding same, a zoning by-law amendment is not
required if a setback of less than 30 metres has been approved by the
Conservation Authority.
All buildings and structures shall be located a minimum of 120 metres
from the boundary (edge) of a wetland feature that is defined as a
Provincially Significant Wetland. Notwithstanding same, a zoning by-law
amendment is not required if a setback of less than 120 metres has
been approved by the Conservation Authority or if required the Ministry
of Natural Resources.
3.25.7
Municipal Public Works Yard
No new dwellings shall be constructed within 150 metres of the
Municipal Public Works Yard located within the West Half of Lot 1,
Concession 4.
3.26
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION USES
A tool shed, construction trailer, scaffold or other building or structure
incidental to construction is permitted in all Zones within the Township
on the lot so long as it is necessary for the work in progress and until the
work is completed or abandoned. For the purpose of this Section,
abandoned shall mean the discontinuation of work for more than 30
consecutive days and/or the failure to maintain a current building permit.
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3.27
THROUGH LOTS
Where a lot, which is not a corner lot, has lot frontage on more than one
road, the setback and front yard requirements contained herein shall
apply on each road in accordance with the provisions of the zone or
zones in which such lot is located.
3.28
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
3.28.1
Parking and Storage
The parking and storing of Recreational Vehicles shall be prohibited in
all Residential Zones except that one Recreational Vehicle (definition
includes a travel or tent trailer) may be stored on the occupant's lot,
where a dwelling is in existence on the same lot, but only in the rear or
interior side yard, provided that it meets the setbacks for an accessory
building.
3.28.2
Use
The use of Recreational Vehicles for commercial purposes or habitation
shall be prohibited in all Zones except in areas where such use is
expressly permitted by this By-law.
No other form of trailer or vehicle shall be used for human habitation
unless expressly permitted by this By-law.
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SECTION 4
ZONE PROVISIONS
4.1
AGRICULTURAL (A) ZONE
No person shall within any Agricultural (A) Zone, use any land or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.1.1
Permitted Uses
Agricultural Uses
i)
agricultural use
ii)
farm produce sales outlet accessory to an agricultural use
iii)
farm produce storage facility
iv)
greenhouse
v)
home occupation
vi)
home industry
vii)
kennel on a lot of at least 38 ha
viii)
resource management
ix)
riding school or boarding stables
x)
single detached dwelling
xi)
specialized agriculture not exceeding 300 Nutrient Units (NU)
xii)
veterinary clinic
xiii)
wayside pit or wayside quarry including a portable asphalt plant
Residential Uses
i)
home occupation
ii)
home industry
iii)
single detached dwelling
iv)
accessory agricultural use not exceeding one (1) Nutrient Unit
(NU) per hectare
4.1.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses Agricultural
Residential
i) Minimum Lot Area
19 ha
0.6 ha
ii) Minimum Lot Frontage
150 m
60 m
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iii) Minimum Yard Requirements
Front Yard
30 m 20 m
Interior Side Yard
15 m
6 m
Exterior Side Yard
30 m
20 m
Rear Yard
30 m
7.5 m
iv) Maximum Lot Coverage
5%
10 %
v) Maximum Height
12 m
12 m
vi) Minimum Dwelling Unit
Gross Floor Area
111 sq m
140 sq m
Special Provisions for Livestock Buildings and Uses
vii) Minimum Interior Side Yard
30 m
viii) Minimum Lot Size
2 ha
ix) Nutrient Units
Not to exceed one (1) NU/ha
for lots less than 19 ha
x)
Maximum Size for all Livestock
Buildings on the same lot
0.25% of the Lot Area
4.1.3
Exceptions
4.1.3.1
Agricultural Exception One (A-1) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 12, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception One (A-1), in addition to the permitted uses
in the Agricultural (A) Zone, the growing of vegetables and food crops,
flowers, shrubs and trees, as an accessory use to a single detached
dwelling on a non-agricultural use residential lot shall be permitted as
well as an equestrian operation, including the raising of horses and an
attached riding arena, subject to the following additional regulations:
a)
Maximum number of horses permitted within the existing barn
shall be 18;
b)
Maximum Floor Area of existing barn shall be 391 square metres;
c)
Maximum Floor Area of riding arena shall be 937 square metres;
and
d)
Maximum Lot Coverage shall be 1.7%.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.1.3.2
Agricultural Exception Two (A-2) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 20, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Two (A-2), a riding arena, having a
maximum floor area of 685 square metres shall be permitted in addition
to the existing buildings and structures.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.3
Agricultural Exception Three (A-3) Zone
(Part of the South Half of Lot 24, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Three (A-3), in addition to the uses
permitted in the Agricultural (A) Zone, a 50 metre handgun range and a
300 metre rifle range are permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.4
Agricultural Exception Four (A-4) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 27, Concession 7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Four (A-4), in addition to the permitted
uses in the Agricultural (A) Zone, an abattoir shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.5
Agricultural Exception Five (A-5) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 17, Concession 10)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Five (A-5), a home occupation shall be
permitted in an accessory building, subject to the following special
provisions:
a)
Maximum floor area of all buildings and structures shall be 290
square metres and;
b)
The accessory building wherein the home occupation is located
shall be subject to the yard requirements of the Agricultural (A)
Zone. The yard provision exceptions for accessory uses do not
apply.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.1.3.6
Agricultural Exception Six (A-6) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 11, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Six (A-6), the maximum lot coverage for all
accessory buildings and structures shall be 210 square metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.7
Agricultural Exception Seven (A-7) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 24, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone and the
General Provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Agricultural Exception
Seven (A-7) a 205 square metre building for the storage of antique cars
in addition to the existing 54 square metre shed shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.8
Agricultural Exception Eight (A-8) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lots 3 and 4, Concession 7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Eight (A-8), a home occupation is permitted
within the older of the two existing dwellings subject to the following
special provisions:
a)
Maximum floor area to be used for the home occupation shall be
the lesser of 112 square metres or 71% of the floor area of the
dwelling; and
b)
Maximum of six persons, excluding the owner, may be employed
in the home occupation.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.9
Agricultural Exception Nine (A-9) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 3, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Nine (A-9), an accessory building having a
maximum floor area of 242 square metres may be used as a
woodworking shop for a home occupation, and the total lot coverage of
all accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed 280 square
metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.1.3.10
Agricultural Exception Ten (A-10) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 2, Concession 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Ten (A-10), in addition to the permitted
uses, the parking of a commercial motor vehicle in a garage having
maximum dimensions of 9.76 metres by 24.39 metres shall be
permitted as an accessory use.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.11
Agricultural Exception Eleven (A-11) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lots 2 and 3, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Eleven (A-11) the following uses shall be
prohibited in any existing buildings and structures:
a) liquid nutrient storage facility
b) raising of livestock or fowl
c) a kennel
d) a boarding stable
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.12
Agricultural Exception Twelve (A-12) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 26, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twelve (A-12), the existing drive shed and
silo shall be permitted as accessory buildings and structures to a
residential use, notwithstanding the maximum lot coverage of all
accessory buildings and structures.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.13
Agricultural Exception Thirteen (A-13) Zone - DELETED
Note: This deleted exception number (A-13) is not shown on the
Schedules to this By-law.
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4.1.3.14
Agricultural Exception Fourteen (A-14) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 12, Concession 5, Part 2, RP 7R-3516)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Fourteen (A-14), a dwelling and accessory
uses shall be permitted within the required setback to a wetland, and the
setback to a rear lot line and south side yard shall be 1.5 metres for a
dwelling and accessory uses, but shall not be permitted within a required
Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) arc. Nothing in this By-law shall
prevent a permitted accessory building from being located in front of the
face of the dwelling, provided that it meets the required 30 metre front
yard.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.15
Agricultural Exception Fifteen (A-15) Zone
(Part of the East Part of Lot 14, Concession 10)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Fifteen (A-15), accessory buildings, not to
exceed the permitted accessory building lot coverage by more than 335
square metres ground floor area, shall be permitted as well as the use of
an accessory building or structure as a machinery shed for the repair of
farm equipment as a home occupation.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.16
Agricultural Exception Sixteen (A-16) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 2, Concession 8)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixteen (A-16), the existing buildings and
structures may be used for a wood working shop and shall be exempt
from the maximum lot coverage provisions of Subsection 4.1.2 (iv) of
this By-law.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.17
Agricultural Exception Seventeen (A-17) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 3, Concession 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Seventeen (A-17) the only permitted uses
shall be:
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Agricultural Uses
a) the growing of produce and fruit crops, flowers, shrubs, and trees
which do not require the composting of manure
b) farm produce sales outlet accessory to an agricultural use
c) farm produce storage facility
d) greenhouse
e) home occupation
f) home industry
g) resource management
h) single detached dwelling
i) wayside pit or wayside quarry including a portable asphalt plant
Residential Uses
a) home occupation
b) home industry
c) single detached dwelling
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.18
Agricultural Exception Eighteen (A-18) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 15, Concession 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Eighteen (A-18) the only permitted uses
shall be a commercial electrical substation and accessory facilities and
the growing of agricultural crops. The A-18 Zone is designated a Site
Plan Control Area.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.19
Agricultural Exception Nineteen (A-19) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 15, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Nineteen (A-19) the following special
provisions apply:
a)
Total Lot Coverage of all accessory uses, buildings or structures
shall not exceed 400 square metres.
b)
Minimum Front Yard shall be not less than the front yard of the
existing dwelling after 15 Sideroad has been widened by 3
metres.
c)
Maximum Lot Coverage shall be 600 square metres.
d)
Residential Lot Line shall be no less than the existing distance
from the existing livestock barn located on the East Half of Lot 16,
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Concession 1 and the south limit of the original 15 Sideroad
allowance plus 3 metres.
e)
The size of the existing livestock barn shall be the maximum size
permitted within the A-19 Zone and not more than three (3)
Nutrient Units may be housed or kept on the lot.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.20
Agricultural Exception Twenty (A-20) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 11, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty (A-20) the existing buildings or
structures, existing as of November 21, 2001, may be used for a
permitted use notwithstanding the front yard or maximum lot coverage
requirements of this By-law.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.21
Agricultural Exception Twenty-One (A-21) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 6, Concession 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-One (A-21) in addition to the uses
permitted in the Agricultural (A) Zone a veterinary clinic is permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.22
Agricultural Exception Twenty-Two (A-22) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 32, Concession 8)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Two (A-22) a minimum front yard
of 20 metres is permitted for a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.23
Agricultural Exception Twenty-Three (A-23) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 10)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Three (A-23) the Minimum Exterior
Side Yard shall be 9.0 metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.1.3.24
Agricultural Exception Twenty-Four (A-24) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 4, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Four (A-24), the Minimum Front
Yard for the existing dwelling shall be 21.0 metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.25
Agricultural Exception Twenty-Five (A-25) Zone
(East Part Lot 24, Concession 6)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Five (A-25), residential uses,
buildings and structures are prohibited.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.26
Agricultural Exception Twenty Six (A-26) Zone
(Part of Lot 22, Concession 7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Six (A-26), a home industry may be
attached to the residential dwelling. The maximum floor area of the
home industry shall be 520 square metres. Repair and maintenance of
personal vehicles used in the home industry shall be permitted.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall not be a motor vehicle service
station, commercial motor vehicle repair garage, motor vehicle body
shop or commercial service station.
The subject lands shall be subject to site plan approval.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.27
Agricultural Exception Twenty-Seven (A-27) Zone
(East Part Lot 5, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Seven (A-27) residential buildings
are prohibited as per Section 3.1.4 iv) 1) of the Official Plan.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.1.3.28
Agricultural Exception Twenty-Eight (A-28) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 16, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Eight (A-28), a Minimum Rear Yard
of 3.3 metres shall be permitted for a 39 square metre accessory
building.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.29
Agricultural Exception Twenty-Nine (A-29) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 9, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Twenty-Nine (A-29), a Minimum Front Yard
of 21.3 metres shall be permitted for the single detached dwelling and a
Minimum Front Yard of 21.4 metres shall be permitted for an accessory
building.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.30
Agricultural Exception Thirty (A-30) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 29, Concession 7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Thirty (A-30), a Minimum Front Yard of
27.5 metres shall be permitted for the single detached dwelling and a
Maximum Accessory Building Coverage of 111.48 square metres shall
be permitted for an accessory garage.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.31
Agricultural Exception Thirty-One (A-31) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 26, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Thirty-One (A-31) a Minimum Interior Side
Yard of 0.53 metres shall be permitted for an accessory building.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.32
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Two (A-32) Zone - DELETED
Note: This deleted exception number (A-32) is not shown on the
Schedules to this By-law.
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4.1.3.33
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Three (A-33) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 2, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Thirty-Three (A-33), the Maximum
Accessory Uses Lot Coverage shall be 340 square metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.34
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Four (A-34) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 15, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Thirty-Four (A-34), zone uses are permitted
on an undersized parcel, which would otherwise not meet the minimum
lot area for agricultural uses.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.35
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Five (A-35) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 16, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.25.6, on lands zoned
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Five (35), a dwelling shall be located a
minimum of 13.5 metres from the edge of a wetland, and in all other
instances all buildings and structures shall be setback a minimum of 15
metres to a wetland, and there shall be a minimum 15 metre buffer to a
wetland.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.36
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Six (A-36) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 30, Concession 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.25.6, on lands zoned
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Six (A-36), development will be permitted
within the 30 metre setback to a wetland in accordance with the
Township mapping.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.37
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Seven (A-37) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 25, Concession 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Thirty-Seven (A-37), the minimum dwelling
unit size shall be 111 square metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.1.3.38
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Eight (A-38) Zone
Turbine 52 (Lots 28 and 29, Concession 10), See By-law 100-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.39
Agricultural Exception Thirty-Nine (A-39) Zone
Turbine 54 (Lot 27, Concession 10), See By-law 101-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.40
Agricultural Exception Forty (A-40) Zone
Turbine 55 (Lot 29, Concession 8), See By-law 102-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.41
Agricultural Exception Forty-One (A-41) Zone
Turbines 56 and 57 (Lot 30, Concession 10), See By-law 103-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.42
Agricultural Exception Forty-Two (A-42) Zone
Turbine 60 (Lot 30, Concession 9), See By-law 104-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.43
Agricultural Exception Forty-Three (A-43) Zone
Turbine 61 (Lot 30, Concession 9), See By-law 105-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.44
Agricultural Exception Forty-Four (A-44) Zone
Turbine 62 (Lots 31 and 32, Concession 8), See By-law 106-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.45
Agricultural Exception Forty-Five (A-45) Zone
Turbine 64 (Lot 30, Concession 8), See By-law 107-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.46
Agricultural Exception Forty-Six (A-46) Zone
Turbine 65 (Lot 29, Concession 8), See By-law 108-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.47
Agricultural Exception Forty-Seven (A-47) Zone
Turbine 66 (Lot 29, Concession 8), See By-law 109-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.48
Agricultural Exception Forty-Eight (A-48) Zone
Turbine 67 (Lot 27, Concession 8), See By-law 110-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.49
Agricultural Exception Forty-Nine (A-49) Zone
Turbine 68 (Lot 27, Concession 8), See By-law 111-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
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4.1.3.50
Agricultural Exception Fifty (A-50) Zone
Turbine 69 (Lot 27, Concession 7), See By-law 112-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.51
Agricultural Exception Fifty-One (A-51) Zone
Turbine 70 (Lot 28, Concession 7), See By-law 113-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.52
Agricultural Exception Fifty-Two (A-52) Zone
Turbine 71 (Lot 29, Concession 7), See By-law 114-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.53
Agricultural Exception Fifty-Three (A-53) Zone
Turbine 72 (Lot 30, Concession 7), See By-law 115-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.54
Agricultural Exception Fifty-Four (A-54) Zone
Turbines 73 and 74 (Lot 30, Concession 6), See By-law 116-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.55
Agricultural Exception Fifty-Five (A-55) Zone
Turbine 75 (Lot 29, Concession 6), See By-law 117-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.56
Agricultural Exception Fifty-Six (A-56) Zone
Turbine 76 (Lot 29, Concession 6), See By-law 118-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
4.1.3.57
Agricultural Exception Fifty-Seven (A-57) Zone
Turbine 77 (Lot 29, Concession 10), See By-law 119-2007 in
Schedule "C" to this By-law
Notwithstanding the repeal of By-law 69-2004, By-laws 100-2007
through to 119-2007 remain in full force and effect.
4.1.3.58
Electrical Lines and Junction Boxes
Melancthon Grey Wind Project, Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, electrical lines and
junction boxes associated with Phase I and II of the Canadian Hydro
Developers, Inc. Melancthon Grey Wind Project shall be permitted in
accordance with the letter from the Director of Public Works for the
Township, dated August 31, 2005 (with respect to Phase 1) and the
Road Agreement, dated February 20, 2008, between Canadian Hydro
Developers, Inc. and the Township (with respect to Phase II).
Note: This exception number (A-58) is not shown on the Schedules to
this By-law.
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4.1.3.59
Agricultural Exception Fifty-Nine (A-59) Zone
(West Half Lot 5, Concession 10)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Fifty-Nine (A-59), an accessory building lot
coverage which exceeds the requirements of this By-law by 52.6 square
metres shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.60
Agricultural Exception Sixty (A-60) Zone
(East Half Lot 21, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty (A-60), an accessory building lot
coverage of 381 square metres shall be permitted and an accessory
building height of 6.25 metres shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.61
Agricultural Exception Sixty-One (A-61) Zone
(West Half Lot 21, Concession 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty-One (A-61), a front yard of 19 metres
shall be permitted and a setback of 34 metres shall be permitted for the
addition of a sunroom.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.62
Agricultural Exception Sixty-Two (A-62) Zone
(East Half Lot 17, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty-Two (A-62), an existing 234.25
square metre drive shed shall be permitted on the lot although it
exceeds the maximum size for accessory buildings as well as lot
coverage for accessory buildings.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.1.3.63
Agricultural Exception Sixty-Three (A-63) Zone
(Part Lot 12, Concession 8, Part 1, RP 7R-3795)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty-Three (A-63), a Group Home, in
accordance with Section 5.92 of this By-law, shall be a permitted use.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.64
Agricultural Exception Sixty-Four (A-64) Zone
(Part Lot 16, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty-Four (A-64), the construction of new
residential dwellings, structures or uses shall be prohibited.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.65
Agricultural Exception Sixty-Five (A-65) Zone
(East Half Lot 15, Concession 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty-Five (A-65), an exterior side yard of
26.6 metres shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.66
Agricultural Exception Sixty-Six (A-66) Zone
(West Half Lot 9, Concession 8)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Agricultural (A) Zone, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty-Six (A-66), a front yard of 27 metres
shall be permitted to allow for the addition of a front foyer and wood
shed on the existing building.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.1.3.67
Agricultural Exception Sixty-Seven (A-67) Zone
(West Part Lot 6, Concession 10)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-Law to the contrary, on lands
zoned Agricultural Exception Sixty Seven (A-67) a Home Industry
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including motor vehicle and farm equipment sales and repair uses will be
permitted, subject to the following conditions:
1.
Have a maximum area of 734 square metres (7900 sq.ft.)
2.
No outdoor storage
3.
Shall be subject to site plan approval.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.2
RURAL (RU) ZONE
No person shall within any Rural (RU) Zone use any land, erect, alter or
use any building or structure except in accordance with the following
provisions:
4.2.1
Permitted Uses
Rural Uses
i) agricultural use
ii) agricultural produce sales outlet accessory to an agricultural use
iii) greenhouse
iv) agricultural produce storage facility
v) home industry
vi) home occupation
vii) kennel on a lot of at least 38 hectares
viii) public open space
ix) resource management
x) riding school or boarding stable
xi) single detached dwelling
xii) veterinary clinic
xiii) wayside pit or a wayside quarry including a portable asphalt plant
Residential Uses
i)
home occupation
ii)
home industry
iii)
single detached dwelling
iv)
accessory agricultural use not exceeding one (1) Nutrient Unit
(NU) per hectare
4.2.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
Rural
Residential
i)
Minimum Lot Area
10.0 ha
0.6 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
100 m
60 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
30 m
20 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
6 m
6 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
30 m
20 m
d)
Rear Yard
30 m
7.5 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
5 %
10 %
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v)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
10.5 m
vi)
Minimum Dwelling Unit
Gross Floor Area
140 sq m
140 sq m
Special Provisions for Livestock Buildings and Uses
vii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard 20 m
viii)
Minimum Lot Size
2 ha
ix)
Nutrient Units Not to exceed one (1) NU/ha
for lots less than 10 ha
x)
Maximum Size for All Livestock
Buildings on the same lot 0.25% of the Lot Area
4.2.3
Exceptions
4.2.3.1
Rural Exception One (RU-1) Zone
(West Part Lot 29, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception One (RU-1) the existing house and shed are permitted
notwithstanding Section 4.2.2 Zone Regulations.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.2
Rural Exception Two (RU-2) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 11, Concession 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Two (RU-2) one additional dwelling unit shall be
permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.3
Rural Exception Three (RU-3) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Three (RU-3) a Minimum Front Yard of 14.03 metres
shall be permitted for a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.2.3.4
Rural Exception Four (RU-4) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 29, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Four (RU-4) a Minimum Front Yard of 18 metres shall
be permitted for a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.5
Rural Exception Five (RU-5) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 20, Concession 10)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Five (RU-5) a Minimum Front Yard of 20.24 metres
shall be permitted for a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.6
Rural Exception Six (RU-6) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 6)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Six (RU-6) a Minimum Front Yard of 19.5 metres shall
be permitted for an accessory building.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.7
Rural Exception Seven (RU-7) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 29, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Seven (RU-7) a Minimum Rear Yard of 1.676 metres
shall be permitted for an accessory building.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.8
Rural Exception Eight (RU-8) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 29, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Eight (RU-8) a Minimum Front Yard of 15 metres shall
be permitted for a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.2.3.9
Rural Exception Nine (RU-9) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 8, Concession 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Nine (RU-9) a Minimum Front Yard of 18.0 metres and
a Minimum Interior Side Yard of 5 metres shall be permitted for a single
detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.10
Rural Exception Ten (RU-10) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 1, Concession 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Ten (RU-10) a Minimum Rear Yard of 9.8 metres shall
be permitted for a garage attached to a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.11
Rural Exception Eleven (RU-11) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 12, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Eleven (RU-11) those buildings and structures which
have existed on the property since April 1, 1998 may be used for a
permitted use notwithstanding the Minimum Front Yard and Minimum
Interior Side Yard requirements of this By-law.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.12
Rural Exception Twelve (RU-12) Zone
(Part of Lot 20, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural (RU) Zone, on lands zoned
Rural Exception Twelve (RU-12) Minimum Distance Separation
requirements shall not apply to prevent the creation of one new
residential lot and the construction of one single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.2.3.13
Rural Exception Thirteen (RU-13) Zone
(Part of Lot 20, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the lot area and frontage requirements of this By-law,
on lands zoned Rural Exception Thirteen (RU-13) agricultural uses shall
be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.14
Rural Exception Fourteen (RU-14) Zone
(Part of Lot 20, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Fourteen (RU-14) the creation of a new lot and development
of one single detached dwelling shall be permitted within the Minimum
Distance Separation requirements. Notwithstanding the lot area and
frontage requirement of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural Exception
Fourteen (RU-14) agricultural uses shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.15
Rural Exception Fifteen (RU-15) Zone
(West Part of Lot 26, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Fifteen (RU-15), a home industry shall be permitted to have a
maximum floor area of 380 square metres (4,080 square feet) and a
maximum height of 5 metres (16 feet). An addition to the existing shed
and existing dwelling shall be permitted within a wetland. The setback
requirements to a wetland shall not apply.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.16
Rural Exception Sixteen (RU-16) Zone
(East Part Lot 1, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Sixteen (RU-16), an interior side yard of 1.9 metres shall be
permitted for an attached garage.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.2.3.17
Rural Exception Seventeen (RU-17) Zone
(Part of East Half Lot 20, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Seventeen (RU-17), the following provisions shall apply:
Minimum Front Yard Requirement for a Dwelling
30 m
Minimum North Side Yard Requirement for a Dwelling
90 m
Minimum South Side Yard Requirement for a Dwelling
50 m
Minimum Rear Yard Requirement for a Dwelling
190 m
All accessory building and structures, including a private septic tile
field and private well shall meet the following setback requirements:
Minimum Front Yard Requirement
20 m
Minimum North Side Yard Requirement
90 m
Minimum South Side Yard Requirement
20 m
Minimum Rear Yard Requirement
190 m
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.18
Rural Exception Eighteen (RU-18) Zone
(Part Lot 29, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Eighteen (RU-18), a dwelling and accessory uses shall be
permitted within the required setback to a wetland.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.19
Rural Exception Nineteen (RU-19) Zone
(Part of Lot 12, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Nineteen (RU-19), the minimum required south side yard to a
dwelling, including an attached garage, shall be 4.0 metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.2.3.20
Rural Exception Nineteen (RU-20) Zone
(Part of Lot 9 Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Nineteen (RU-20), Residential use and buildings shall be
prohibited.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.2.3.20
Rural Exception Nineteen (RU-21) Zone
(Part of Lot 9 Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Rural
Exception Nineteen (RU-21), the minimum Rear yard requirement for
existing dwelling shall be 15.4 metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.3
RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ZONE
No person shall within any Rural Residential (RR) Zone use any land, or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.3.1
Permitted Uses
i)
single detached dwelling
ii)
home industry
iii)
home occupation
iv)
an accessory agricultural use not exceeding 1 Nutrient Unit (NU)
per hectare
4.3.2
Regulations for Permitted Rural Residential Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
1.0 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
60 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
20 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
6 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
20 m
d)
Rear Yard
7.5 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
10 %
v)
Minimum Dwelling Unit
Gross Floor Area
160 sq m
vi)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
Special Provisions for Livestock Buildings and Uses
vii)
Minimum Interior Side Yard
15 m
viii)
Livestock Buildings shall not be permitted in the Front Yard
ix)
Minimum Lot Size for Livestock
Buildings
2 ha
x)
Maximum Size for Livestock
Buildings
0.25% of Lot Area
By-Law 39-2009
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4.3.3
Exceptions
4.3.3.1
Rural Residential Exception One (RR-1) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 22, Concession 1 Parcel 1))
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural Residential (RR) Zone, on
lands zoned Rural Residential Exception One (RR-1) a Minimum Interior
Side Yard of 1.22 metres is permitted for a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.3.3.2
Rural Residential Exception Two (RR-2) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 23, Concession 1, Parcel 16)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural Residential (RR) Zone, on
lands zoned Rural Residential Exception Two (RR-2), a Minimum
Interior Side Yard of 3.88 metres is permitted for a single detached
dwelling
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.3.3.3
Rural Residential Exception Three (RR-3) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 8, Concession 2, Parcel 14)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural Residential (RR) Zone, on
lands zoned Rural Residential Exception Three (RR-3) a riding arena,
not to exceed 875 square metres, and/or a building or structure, not to
exceed 130 square metres, to house a maximum of five horses shall be
permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.3.3.4
Rural Residential Exception Four (RR-4) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 6, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural Residential (RR) Zone, on
lands zoned Rural Residential Exception Four (RR-4) a Minimum Front
Yard of 3.5 metres is permitted for a single detached dwelling.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law apply.
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4.3.3.5
Rural Residential Exception Five (RR-5) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 6, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural Residential (RR) Zone, on
lands zoned Rural Residential Exception Five (RR-5), storage of
material used in conjunction with a home occupation shall be permitted
in an accessory building, subject to the following special provisions:
a)
Maximum floor area of building to be used for storage of materials
shall be 279 square metres
b)
Total lot coverage of all accessory buildings and structures shall
be 372 square metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.3.3.6
Rural Residential Exception Six (RR-6) Zone
(East Part Lot 10, Concession 2, Parcel 37)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Rural Residential (RR) Zone, on
lands zoned Rural Residential Exception Six (RR-6), a minimum 111
square metre dwelling unit shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.4
ESTATE RESIDENTIAL (ER) ZONE
No person shall within any Estate Residential (ER) Zone, use any land
or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with
the following provisions:
4.4.1
Permitted Uses
i)
single detached dwelling
ii)
home occupation
4.4.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.6 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
30 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
20 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
6 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
20 m
d)
Rear Yard
15 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
v)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
vi)
Minimum Dwelling Unit
Gross Floor Area
160 sq m
4.4.3
Exceptions
4.4.3.1
Estate Residential Exception One (ER-1) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 30, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.4.2 of this By-law, on lands
zoned Estate Residential Exception One (ER-1) Zone, the Minimum Lot
Area shall be 0.5 hectares, the Minimum Lot Frontage shall be 30
metres, the Minimum Front Yard shall be 20 metres, the Minimum
Exterior Side Yard shall be 20 metres and the Maximum Lot Coverage
shall be 20%.
In addition, notwithstanding this By-law's provision that all buildings must
be setback 30 metres from the boundary of a wetland, the building
setbacks from the boundary of the wetlands for Lots 2, 3, 4 and Lots 18-
23, inclusive, as numbered on the draft approved plan of subdivision
dated December 18, 2006, are as follows:
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Lot
Building Setback from Wetland
Environmental Protection (EP) Zone
Lot 2
16 metres
Lot 3
5 metres
Lot 4
29 metres
Lot 18
8 metres
Lot 19
5 metres
Lot 20
18 metres
Lot 21
14 metres
Lot 22
15 metres
Lot 23
18 metres
A "model home" is defined as a single detached dwelling used in the
interim as a display dwelling by the owner/builder prior to the model
home being permanently serviced and occupied provided the
construction of said model home is authorized pursuant to the terms and
conditions of a model home agreement with the Township. One model
home is a permitted interim and temporary use on the lands zoned ER-1
and is added to the list of permitted uses for such zone.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.4.3.3
Estate Residential Exception Two (ER-2) Zone
(West Half Lot 30, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Estate Residential (ER) Zone, on
lands zoned Estate Residential Exception Two (ER-2), an exterior side
yard of 10 metres shall be permitted for a 55.74 square metre storage
shed and an additional 12.45 square metres shall be permitted in regard
to the maximum lot coverage for accessory buildings.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.4.3.4
Estate Residential Exception Three (ER-3) Zone
(West Half of Lot 30, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Estate Residential (ER) Zone, on
lands zoned Estate Residential Exception Three (ER-3), the accessory
building lot coverage shall be permitted as it existed on the date of the
passing of this By-law.
In all other respects, the provisions of this by-law shall apply.
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4.4.3.5
Estate Residential Exception Four (ER-4) Zone
(Lot 32, Concession 1 - Lot 33, Plan 106)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Estate Residential (ER) Zone, on
lands zoned Estate Residential Exception Four (ER-4), a front yard of
18.16 metres shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this by-law shall apply.
4.4.3.6
Estate Residential Exception Five (ER-5) Zone
(Part Lots 1, 2 and 3, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in Zoning By-law 2-2009
as amended, the following zone provisions apply to the lands zoned
Estate Residential Special (ER-5) Zone:
No person shall within an Estate Residential Special (ER-5) Zone, use
any land or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following:
Permitted Uses
i)
single detached dwelling
ii)
home occupation
iii)
public use
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.4 ha.
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
30 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
20 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
6 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
20 m
d)
Rear Yard
15 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
v)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
vi) Minimum Dwelling Unit
Gross Floor Area
160 sq m
OMB Decision
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vii) Where a lot contains an OS-2 Zone, the lands zoned OS-2 shall
be included in the Minimum Lot Area as set out in Regulation i)
above.
viii)
Where a lot contains an OS-2 Zone, the lands zoned OS-2 shall
be included in the minimum rear yard requirement.
ix)
Where the lands consist of Blocks 53 to 63, being the north part
of future lots, which Blocks are as shown on the draft plan of
subdivision approved on July 28, 2009 on File No. 22T-04004 and
where the lands consist of Blocks 30 to 40, being the south part of
future lots, which Blocks are as shown on the draft plan of
subdivision approved on July 28, 2009 on File No. 22T-02002,
and subsequent to such Plans being registered and subsequent
to the ownership of the respective north Block and the respective
south Block being merged, such merged parcel of land shall be
deemed to be a lot under this By-law.
x)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Zoning By-law 2-2009 and the
ER-5 Zone, public uses are not required to meet the
Minimum Lot Area, Frontage and Yard setbacks.
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4.5 HAMLET RESIDENTIAL (HR) ZONE
No person shall within a Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone, use any land or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.5.1
Permitted Uses
i)
single detached dwelling
ii)
home occupation
4.5.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.6 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
25 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
7.5 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
3 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
7.5 m
d)
Rear Yard
7.5 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
v)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
vi)
Minimum Dwelling Unit Gross
Floor Area
140 sq m
4.5.3
Exceptions
4.5.3.1
Hamlet Residential Exception One (HR-1) Zone
(Part of West Half of Lot 2, Concession 10 - Part Lot 17 and 18,
Plan 4A Waldemar)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone, on
lands zoned Hamlet Residential Exception One (HR-1) the following
special provisions apply to a single detached dwelling:
a)
Minimum Interior Side Yard of 1.98 metres
b)
Maximum Lot Coverage of 29.5 percent
c)
Minimum Front Yard of 5 metres
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.5.3.2
Hamlet Residential Exception Two (HR-2) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 2, Concession 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone, on
lands zoned Hamlet Residential Exception Two (HR-2) the following
special provisions apply:
a)
Minimum Rear Yard of 24.38 metres
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.5.3.3
Hamlet Residential Exception Three (HR-3) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 2, Concession 10 - Waldemar)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone, on
lands zoned Hamlet Residential Exception Three (HR-3), none of the
provisions of Subsection 4.5.2 of this By-law or the provisions of
Subsection 3.25.2 (Street Centre Lines) of this By-law shall apply to
prevent the alteration or use of the existing building.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.5.3.4
Hamlet Residential Exception Four (HR-4) Zone
(Lot 2 Concession 10 Waldemar Plan 4, BLK. 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone, on
lands zoned Hamlet Residential Exception Four (HR-4), the exterior side
yard shall be 4.5 metres to allow a detached garage.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.5.3.5
Hamlet Residential Exception Five (HR-5) Zone
(West Half Lot 11, Concession 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone, on
lands zoned Hamlet Residential Exception Five (HR-5), a rear yard of
3.25 metres shall be permitted to allow a deck.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.5.3.5
Hamlet Residential exception Six (HR-6) Zone
(3 St. John Street, Plan 14A Lots 11-14)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.2.2. of this By-Law to the
contrary, on lands zoned Hamlet Residential Exception Six (HR-6), the
construction of an accessory detached garage located in the front yard
shall be permitted, subject to the following conditions:
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1.
Shall have a maximum area of 100 sq. m. (1077 sq. ft.)
2.
Shall be located 18.2 m. from the north side property line.
3.
Shall meet all other requirements of the Zoning By-law 2-2009
and yard requirements of the Hamlet Residential Zone.
4.
To limit the number of accessory buildings on the property to a
maximum of one shed, one gazebo, and one garage.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.6
GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C1) ZONE
No person shall within any General Commercial (C1) Zone, use any land
or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with
the following provisions:
4.6.1
Permitted Uses
i)
accessory dwelling unit within and above or behind the principal
use
ii)
assembly hall
iii)
banks or financial institutions
iv)
business, professional or administrative offices
v)
clinic
vi)
convenience store
vii)
day nursery
viii) funeral home
ix)
gas bar
x)
hotels and motels
xi)
motor vehicle dealership
xii)
motor vehicle repair garage
xiii) motor vehicle service station
xiv) parking lot
xv)
personal services shop
xvi) place of amusement
xvii) place of worship
xviii) post office
xix) private club
xx)
public storage facility
xxi) restaurant or tavern
xxii) retail store
xxiii) service shop
xxiv) veterinary clinic
xxv) wholesale establishment
4.6.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.2 ha
ii) Minimum Lot Area
for accessory dwelling
0.5 ha
iii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
15 m
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iv)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
6 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
3 m
Interior Side Yard
Abutting Residential
Zone or use
7.5 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
6 m
d)
Rear Yard
7.5 m
v)
Maximum Lot Coverage
40%
vi)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
15%
vii)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
viii) In any yard abutting a residence and/or Residential Zone or
use a planting strip of at least 3.0 metres in width shall be
required.
4.6.3
Exceptions
4.6.3.1
General Commercial Exception One (C1-1) Zone
(Lot 2, Concession 10; Registered Plan 4A-Waldemar)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the General Commercial (C1) Zone,
on lands zoned General Commercial Exception One (C1-1), the
following special provisions apply:
a)
Minimum Front Yard for existing building shall be 0 metres
b)
Minimum Exterior Side Yard for existing building shall be 0
metres
c)
A landscaped open space strip is required along any section of a
rear or side lot line which abuts a Residential Zone or lot used
for residential purposes, except for the easterly 20.0 metres of
the south lot line where the required 3.0 metre landscaped strip
may be replaced with a 2.0 metre high privacy fence.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.6.3.2
General Commercial Exception Two (C1-2 Zone)
(Part Lot 1, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the General Commercial (C1)
Zone, for lands zoned General Commercial Exception Two (C1-2)
the construction of a commercial retail and self storage facility with
a Maximum Lot Coverage of 50% will be allowed.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.7
HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (C2) ZONE
No person shall within any Highway Commercial (C2) Zone, use any
land or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance
with the following provisions:
4.7.1
Permitted Uses
i)
accessory detached dwelling or accessory dwelling unit within
and above or behind principal use
ii)
building supply and lumber outlet
iii)
business, professional or administrative offices
iv)
gas bar
v)
greenhouse
vi)
convenience store
vii)
equipment sales/rental/service establishment
viii)
farm implement sales outlet
ix)
farm produce sales outlet
x)
hotels and motels
xi)
motor vehicle dealership
xii)
motor vehicle repair garage
xiii)
motor vehicle service station
xiv)
parking lot
xv)
post office
xvi)
public storage facilities
xvii)
recreational establishment
xviii) recreational vehicle sales and service operation
xix)
restaurant or tavern
xx)
service shop for retail sales accessory to a permitted use
xxi)
transportation depot
xxii)
veterinary clinic
4.7.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.8 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
60 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a) Front Yard
15 m
b) Interior Side Yard
6 m
c) Exterior Side Yard
15 m
d) Rear Yard
7.5 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
25%
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
15%
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vi)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
vii)
In any yard abutting a residence and/or Residential Zone or use a
planting strip of at least 3.0 metres in width shall be required.
4.7.3
Exceptions
4.7.3.1
Highway Commercial Exception One (C2-1) Zone
(Part of East Half Lot 10, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Highway Commercial Zone, on
lands zoned Highway Commercial Exception One (C2-1) Zone the only
permitted uses shall be:
a) an equipment sales/rental/service establishment
b) an accessory self storage facility permitting outdoor and indoor rental
storage of light equipment, including but not limited to the storage of
recreational vehicles, recreational and construction equipment,
storage containers, and sea containers with individual mini-storage
division but shall not include a public storage facility.
In all other respects the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.7.3.2
Highway Commercial Exception Two (C2-2) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Highway Commercial (C2) Zone,
on lands zoned Highway Commercial Exception Two (C2-2), the
following additional uses shall be permitted:
a)
accessory outdoor storage
b)
bakery
c)
civic or private club
d)
clinic
e)
community centre
f)
egg grading establishment
g)
equipment sales/rental/service establishment
h)
farm produce storage facility
i)
feed mill
j)
funeral home
k)
motor vehicle washing establishment
l)
print shop
m)
public use
n)
retail store
o)
service shop
p)
wholesale establishment
q)
wholesale use accessory to a permitted use
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In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.7.3.3
Highway Commercial Exception Three (C2-3) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 6)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Highway Commercial (C2) Zone,
on lands zoned Highway Commercial Exception Three (C2-3) only the
following uses shall be permitted.
a) one single detached dwelling;
b) production, publishing, distribution and retail of educational materials.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Highway
Commercial Exception Three (C2-3) a minimum of five (5) parking
spaces shall be required.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.7.3.4
Highway Commercial Exception Four (C2-4) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 2, Concession 9)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Highway Commercial (C2) Zone,
on lands zoned Highway Commercial Exception Four (C2-4), a Minimum
Front Yard of 4.0 metres and a Minimum Rear Yard of 1.7 metres shall
be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.7.3.5
Highway Commercial Exception Five (C2-5) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Highway Commercial (C2) Zone,
on lands zoned Highway Commercial Exception Five (C2-5), a
contractor yard use shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.7.3.6
Highway Commercial Exception Six (C2-6) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 10, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the By-Law to the contrary, on lands
zoned Highway Commercial Exception Six (C2-6), a free standing
illuminated pylon sign 16' x 6'3' wide with static digital component on
timer from midnight to five a.m. is permitted to located approximately 3
metres from the property Line along County Road 10.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-Law shall apply.
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4.8
RECREATIONAL (RE) ZONE
No person shall within any Recreational (RE) Zone, use any land or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.8.1
Permitted Uses
i)
driving range
ii)
golf course
iii)
miniature golf course
iv)
outdoor recreation area
v)
private recreational park
vi)
resource management
4.8.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
1.0 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
60 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
30 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
15 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
30 m
d)
Rear Yard
15 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
10%
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
50%
vi)
Maximum Height
10.5 m
vii)
In any yard abutting a residence and/or Residential Zone or use a
planting strip of at least 3.0 metres in width shall be required.
4.8.3
Exceptions
4.8.3.1
Recreational Exception One (RE-1) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 10, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Recreational (RE) Zone, on lands
zoned Recreational Exception One (RE-1), the following additional use
shall be permitted:
a)
an accessory single detached dwelling or dwelling unit
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.9
INSTITUTIONAL (I) ZONE
4.9.1
Permitted Uses
No person shall within any Institutional (I) Zone, use any land or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
i)
ambulance station
ii)
cemetery
iii)
civic building
iv)
community centre
v)
day nursery
vi)
fire station
vii)
library
viii)
municipal, county or provincial maintenance and/or public works
yard
ix)
nursing home
x)
place of worship
xi)
post office
xii)
school
4.9.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.4 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
30 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
6 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
3 m
d)
Exterior Side Yard
6 m
d)
Rear Yard
6 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
25%
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open
Space
10%
vi)
In any yard abutting a residence and/or Residential Zone or use,
a planting strip of at least 3.0 metres in width shall be required.
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4.9.3
Exceptions
4.9.3.1
Institutional Exception One (I-1) Zone
No person shall within an Institutional (I-1) Zone, use any land or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following:
Permitted Uses
Existing Cemetery (subject to the limitation that additional internments
are not permitted).
Regulations for Permitted Uses
Minimum Lot Area, Frontage and Yard requirements shall be deemed to
be those as shown on Schedule "A" for the I-1 Zone.
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4.10
INDUSTRIAL (M1) ZONE
No person shall within any Industrial (M1) Zone, use any land or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.10.1
Permitted Uses
i)
accessory gate house
ii)
building supply and lumber outlet
iii)
bulk fuel depot
iv)
business, professional or administrative offices
v)
contractor's or tradesman's shop and yard
vi)
equipment sales/rental/service establishment
vii)
feed mill
viii)
manufacturing within an enclosed building
ix)
motor vehicle body shop
x)
motor vehicle repair garage
xi)
outdoor storage accessory to a permitted use not exceeding
20 per cent of the gross floor area
xii)
retail sales accessory to a permitted use not exceeding 35
per cent of the total ground floor area
xiii)
sawmill
xiv)
telecommunications tower
xv)
transportation depot
xvi)
warehouse
xvii)
workshop
4.10.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.8 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
60 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
15 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
6 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
15 m
d)
Rear Yard
7.5 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
25%
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
20%
vi) Maximum Height
10.5 m
vii)
In any yard abutting a residence and/or Residential Zone or use,
a planting strip of at least 3.0 metres in width shall be required.
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4.10.3
Exceptions
4.10.3.1
Industrial Exception One (M1-1) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 25, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Industrial (M1) Zone, on lands
zoned Industrial Exception One (M1-1), the only permitted uses shall be:
a) a spring water bottling facility
b) a warehouse
c) a maximum of eight loading spaces
d) an accessory single detached dwelling or dwelling unit
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.10.3.2
Industrial Exception Two (M1-2) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Industrial (M1) Zone, on lands
zoned Industrial Exception Two (M1-2), in addition to the permitted uses,
a total of two dwellings shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.10.3.3
Industrial Exception Three (M1-3) Zone
(West Part Lot 1, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Industrial (M1) Zone, on lands
zoned Industrial Exception Three (M1-3), residential uses are prohibited
and the only permitted uses shall be a transfer and recycling facility and
a public use in accordance with the following provisions:
a) Minimum Lot Area
4.5 hectares
b) Minimum Lot Frontage
9.0 metres
c) Minimum Front Yard
60 metres
d) Minimum Interior Side Yard
10 metres
e) Minimum Rear Yard
60 metres
For the purposes of this exception, a Transfer and Recycling facility
means a site with structures for the purpose of receiving, handling and
sorting
for
transferring
from
the
site
for
disposal,
ICI,
construction/demolition and/or solid non-hazardous-mixed residential
waste and residential blue box material. This definition includes outdoor
storage of waste materials at the materials drop off facility as identified in
the Site Plan Agreement, and includes the parking of material hauling
vehicles and the placement of empty collection bins.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.10.3.4
Industrial Exception Four (M1-4) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Industrial (M1) Zone, on lands
zoned Industrial Exception Four (M1-4), the following additional uses
shall be permitted:
a)
a bank or financial institution
b)
a catering business
c)
a lumber yard
d)
a mechanics garage
e)
a restaurant
f) a service shop
g)
a parking lot
h)
a public use
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.10.3.5
Industrial Exception Five (M1-5) Zone
(West Part Lot 1, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Industrial (M1) Zone, on lands
zoned Industrial Exception Five (M1-5), the maximum height of a portion
of the industrial building shall be 19.0 metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.10.3.6
Industrial Exception Six (M1-6) Zone
(East Part Lot 2, East Part Lot 3, Concession 2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Industrial (M1) Zone, on lands
zoned Industrial Exception Six (M1-6), only a communication tower and
associated structures shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.10.3.7
Industrial Exception Seven (M1-7) Zone
(Part of Lot 1, Concession 2, Parcel 6)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Industrial
Exception Seven (M1-7), only a waste processing/waste manufacturing
facility and the open storage of materials used in the waste
processing/waste manufacturing facility and uses accessory and
incidental to the waste processing/waste manufacturing facility, together
with the retail sale of compost, fertilizer products and similar waste
products shall be permitted.
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Notwithstanding the general provisions and zone regulations, the
following shall apply:
a) Maximum building height, where height shall be defined as the
maximum vertical distance from the average finished grade to the
highest point of the roof or cover-all structure shall be 15 metres;
b) Maximum Lot Coverage shall apply only to buildings (and shall
not include other facilities);
c) Minimum Number of Loading Spaces - one loading space;
d) Minimum Number of Parking Spaces - 6 spaces;
e) Open Storage of material shall be restricted to the lands east of
the westerly building and shall be subject to the provisions of the
site plan agreement.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.10.3.8
Industrial Exception Eight (M1-8) Zone
(Part of Lot 1, Concession 2, Parcel 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Industrial
Exception Eight (M1-8) the proposed building shall have a height of 12.3
metres and there shall be sixty (60) parking spaces.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.10.3.9
Industrial Exception Nine (M1-9) Zone
(Lot 1, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Industrial
Exception Nine (M1-9), the following additional uses will be permitted:
a) Recreational facility
b) Tennis, squash and fitness facilities
c) Accessory administrative offices
d) Accessory offices for alternative medicine, health, recreation,
sport rehabilitation
e) Accessory day care facility
f) Accessory retail
All accessory uses related to the Private Recreation Centre shall be
directly associated with the recreation facility and shall be operated in
conjunction with the recreation facility. All access to the accessory uses
shall be through the recreation facility. The maximum leasable gross
floor area devoted to accessory uses related to the Recreation Centre
shall not exceed 874 square metres.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on lands zoned Industrial
Exception Nine (M1-9), a minimum of one (1) parking space per 55
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square metres of floor area devoted to tennis, squash and fitness facility
shall be provided. Parking for all accessory uses shall be provided in
accordance with this By-law.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, on the lands zoned
Industrial Exception Nine (M1-9), the maximum height shall be 12.4
metres.
Development of the Private Recreation Centre shall be in accordance
with the approved site plan.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
(Further amended by By-Law 60-2009)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-Law to the contrary, on lands
zoned Industrial Exception Nine (M1-9), a free standing sign to be
located approximately 3 metres from the front lot line and be located
closer to the front lot line than the principal building is permitted.
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4.11
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL (MX) ZONE
No person shall within any Extractive Industrial (MX) Zone, use any land
or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with
the following provisions:
4.11.1
Permitted Uses
i)
agricultural use excluding a dwelling
ii)
pit
iii)
peat extraction
iv)
portable asphalt plant
v)
portable processing plant
vi)
quarry
vii)
resource management
4.11.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
8.0 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
200 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements (from limit of extraction) or buildings
or structures
a)
Front Yard
30 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
15 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
30 m
d)
Rear Yard
15 m
iv)
Minimum Distance from a
Residential Lot Line
120 m
v)
Maximum Lot Coverage
(Buildings and Structures)
1%
vi)
Maximum Landscaped Open Space
10%
vii)
Maximum Height
12 m
viii)
In any yard abutting a residence and/or Residential Zone or use a
planting strip of at least 10.0 metres in width shall be required.
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4.12
WASTE DISPOSAL INDUSTRIAL (MD) ZONE
No person shall within any Waste Disposal Industrial (MD) Zone, use
any land or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in
accordance with the following provisions:
4.12.1
Permitted Uses
i)
accessory gate house
ii)
recycling facility
iii)
waste management facility
iv)
waste management transfer facility
4.12.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
4.0 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
150 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
60 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
60 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
60 m
d)
Rear Yard
60 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
25%
v) Minimum Distance from a Residential
Lot Line
120 m
vi)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
20%
vii)
Maximum Height
12 m
viii)
In any yard abutting a residence and/or Residential Zone or use a
planting strip of at least 10 metres in width shall be required.
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4.13
OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE
No person shall within an Open Space (OS) Zone, use any land or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.13.1
Permitted Uses
i)
public park
ii)
public recreation centre
iii)
resource management
4.13.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.2 ha
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
30 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
30 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
15 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
30 m
d)
Rear Yard
15 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
25%
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
20%
vi)
Maximum Height
12 m
4.13.3
Exceptions
4.13.3.1
Open Space Exception One (OS-1) Zone
(Part Lots 1,2 and 3, Concession 1)
No person shall within an Open Space (OS-1) Zone, use any land or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following:
Permitted Uses
i)
public park
ii)
public recreation centre
iv)
resource management
v)
public use
vi)
monitoring wells and associated monitoring
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Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Lot Area
0.2 ha.
ii)
Minimum Lot Frontage
30 m
iii)
Minimum Yard Requirements
a)
Front Yard
30 m
b)
Interior Side Yard
15 m
c)
Exterior Side Yard
30 m
d)
Rear Yard
15 m
iv)
Maximum Lot Coverage
25%
v)
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
20%
vi)
Maximum Height
12 m
4.13.3.2
Open Space Exception Two (OS-2) Zone
(Part of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Concession 1)
No person shall within an Open Space (OS-2) Zone, use any land or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following:
Permitted Uses
i)
resource management
ii)
public use
Regulations for Permitted Uses
i)
Minimum Landscape Buffer of 15 m wide shall be provided from
the northern lot line
ii)
No buildings and/or structures shall be permitted
iii)
The requirements for Minimum Lot Area and Frontage shall not
apply
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4.14
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (EP) ZONE
No person shall, within any Environmental Protection (EP) Zone erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.14.1
Permitted Uses
i)
existing agricultural use
ii)
conservation
iii)
passive recreation such as hiking and bird watching
iv)
resource management
v)
existing buildings and structures
4.14.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
No buildings or structures including accessory buildings or structures
with the exception of pump houses and buildings and structures for flood
and erosion control are permitted in the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone.
4.14.3
Exceptions
4.14.3.1
Environmental Protection Exception One (EP-1) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 11, Concession 1)
(Part of the East Half of Lot 24, Concession 1)
(Part of the East Half of Lot 10, Concession 1)
(Part of the East Half of Lot 11, Concession 1, PCL D)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception One (EP-1), a
single detached dwelling shall be permitted in accordance with the
following provisions:
a)
Minimum Front Yard
30 m
b)
Minimum Interior Side Yard
6 m
c)
Minimum Rear Yard
15 m
d)
Maximum Lot Coverage
20 %
e)
Minimum Gross Floor Area
158 sq m
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.14.3.2
Environmental Protection Exception Two (EP-2) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 10, Concession 2,)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception Two (EP-2),
in addition to the permitted uses, a golf course, including greens and
fairways shall be permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.14.3.3
Environmental Protection Exception Three (EP-3) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 1, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception Three (EP-3),
only the following uses shall be permitted:
a) an existing single detached dwelling
b) forest management
c) a conservation use
d) a park
e) a picnic area
f) an area of historic resources
g) a wildlife management operation
h) buildings and structures necessary for flood or erosion control
and conservation practices
i) public use
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.14.3.4
Environmental Protection Exception Four (EP-4) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 24, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception Four (EP-4),
a workshop shall be permitted, subject to the following provisions:
a) Minimum Front Yard
30 m
b) Minimum Interior Side Yard
6 m
c) Minimum Rear Yard
30 m
d) Maximum Lot Coverage
1 %
e) Maximum Building Height
6 m
f) Maximum Dimensions of Workshop
8.4 m by 6.2 m
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.14.3.5
Environmental Protection Exception Five (EP-5) Zone
(East Part of Lot 5, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception Five (EP-5) a
building envelope is allowed.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.14.3.6
Environmental Protection Exception Six (EP-6) Zone
(Part of the East Half of Lot 2, Concession 10 - Waldemar)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception Six (EP-6) an
accessory garage on a separate lot to the principal residence is
permitted.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.14.3.7
Environmental Protection Exception Seven (EP-7) Zone
(Part of Lot 32, Concession 5)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, for lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception Seven (EP-
7), a single detached dwelling and permitted accessory structures are
permitted. There shall be no setback requirements to a Provincially
Significant Wetland on lands zoned EP-7.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.14.3.8
Environmental Protection Exception Eight (EP-8) Zone
(Part of Lot 11, Concession 1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, and other provisions within this By-law, for lands zoned
Environmental Protection Exception Eight (EP-8) no provisions will apply
to prevent the erection of a 335 square metre building with a height of
7.5 metres for the purpose of storage and servicing of equipment related
to a landscaping business conducted as a home occupation.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.14.3.9
Environmental Protection Exception Nine (EP-9) Zone
(Part of the West Half of Lot 10, Concession 7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Exception Nine (EP-9) a
Minimum Exterior Side Yard of 21.34 metres shall be permitted and a
Minimum Rear Yard of 9.75 metres shall be permitted for the 0.2 hectare
lot.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.14.3.10
Environmental Protection Exception Ten (EP-10) Zone
(Part of Lot 4, Part Road Allowance, Parcel 4, Concession 9 and 10)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Ten (EP-10) the parking
of a commercial motor vehicle in excess of one tonne capacity shall be
permitted within an accessory building, and such accessory building
shall have a maximum gross floor area of 89.1 square metres and a
maximum height of 6.1 metres.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
4.14.3.11
Environmental Protection Exception Eleven (EP-11) Zone
(East Half Lot 10, Concession 3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Environmental Protection (EP)
Zone, on lands zoned Environmental Protection Eleven (EP-11) the
construction of a new structure is permitted for the expansion of an
existing home industry.
In all other respects, the provisions of this By-law shall apply.
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4.15 DEVELOPMENT (D) ZONE
No person shall within any Development (D) Zone, use any land or
erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following provisions:
4.15.1
Permitted Uses
i)
an existing single detached dwelling
ii)
an existing agricultural use
iii)
home occupation
4.15.2
Regulations for Permitted Uses
Minimum Lot Area and Frontage requirements shall be deemed to be
that which exist at the time of passing of By-law 2-2009
4.15.3
EXCEPTIONS
4.15.3.1
Development Exception One (D-1) Zone
(Part Lots 1, 2 and 3, Concession 1)
No person shall within a Development (D-1) Zone, use any land or erect,
alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the
following:
Permitted Uses
i) The planting, cultivation and harvesting of the following
field crops:
a)
Soybeans
b)
Oats
c)
Alfalfa
d)
Barley
e)
Fall Rye
f)
Hay (Grass)
g)
Provided that the Township has consented in writing prior
to the planting, any other field crops.
ii) Monitoring wells and associated monitoring.
Regulations for Permitted Uses
Minimum Lot Area and Frontage requirements shall be deemed to be
those as shown on Schedule "A" for the D-1 Zone.
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SECTION 5
DEFINITIONS
5.1
ABATTOIR
Any building or premises provided for the slaughtering of animals
intended for human consumption.
5.2
ABUTTING
Having a common point or border with; having property or zoning
boundary lines in common.
5.3
ACCESSORY
A use, separate building or structure, which is usually incidental,
subordinate, exclusively devoted to and located on the same lot as the
principal use, building or structure.
5.4
ADJACENT
Nearby; being separated only by street, railroad right-of-way or other like
feature. Property touching at a common point or border shall be
deemed to "abut".
5.5
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT
Any premise or part thereof in or on which is provided, in pursuance of a
trade, calling, business or occupation, or to which an admittance or other
fee is required, entertainment or services that are designed to appeal to
erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations, including a Body-Rub Business.
5.6
AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
Any building or structure customarily used in connection with an
agricultural use other than a residence.
5.7
AGRICULTURAL USE
Any agricultural use or uses, structures or buildings accessory thereto,
including field crops, animal husbandry, horticultural nurseries, manure
storage facilities and any other use customarily carried on in the field of
general agriculture, including the sale on the premises, of produce
grown or raised on the premises except specialized agricultural uses as
defined herein. "Agricultural Use" includes a single-detached dwelling
and such principal or main buildings and structures as a barn or silo, as
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well as accessory buildings and structures which are incidental to the
operation of the agricultural use.
5.8
AGRICULTURE, SPECIALIZED
Specialized agriculture is the use of lands buildings and structures for
the propagation of special crops or for the practice of intensive livestock
rearing including poultry and fur bearing animals within a building or a
feed lot, with the term "intensive" to be determined by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs.
5.9
AIRSTRIP
An airstrip is the use of lands, buildings or structures for the purposes of
air transportation services.
5.10
ALTERATION
An addition, expansion, or change or modification of a building, sign or
structure, or the accessory equipment thereof, that is not classified as
ordinary repair. The moving of a building or structure from one location
to another shall be deemed an alteration.
5.11
AMBULANCE STATION
Any building or premises from which ambulances are managed and at
which personnel are quartered and ambulances stored when not in use.
5.12
ANIMAL SHELTER
Lands and buildings used for the keeping of animals, birds or other
livestock and may include the premises of a veterinary surgeon.
5.13
ANTENNA
Any device used to collect or radiate electromagnetic waves, including
both directional antennas such as panel and parabolic and
omnidirectional antennas, such as wire, whip and dipole. An "antenna"
does not include any structure to which it is affixed.
5.14
ASPHALT PLANT
Buildings, structures and facilities used for the manufacture of asphalt,
macadam and other forms of coated roadstone, using a number of
aggregates, sand and a filler product such as stone dust.
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5.15
ASPHALT PLANT, PORTABLE
Machinery and equipment designed to be transported to various
locations on a temporary basis for the production of asphalt, macadam
and other forms of coated roadstone.
5.16
ASSEMBLY HALL
A building, or part of a building, in which facilities are provided for such
purposes as meetings for civic, educational, political, religious or social
purposes and may include a bingo hall, a banquet hall, private club or
fraternal organization.
5.17
ATTACHED
A building otherwise complete in itself, which depends, for structural
support or complete enclosure, upon a division wall or walls shared in
common with adjacent building or buildings.
5.18
AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE
An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data
system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to
obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services.
5.19
BAKERY
An establishment or premises where a variety of baked goods are sold
or offered for sale.
5.20
BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
A business establishment providing financial services to the public on
the premises, other than exclusively through an Automated Banking
Machine.
5.21
BANQUET HALL
A building or part thereof, used for the gathering of groups of people for
a specific function including the consumption of food and drink and shall
include full kitchen facilities.
5.22
BASEMENT
That portion of a building below the first floor and which is partly
underground as defined in the Building Code.
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5.23
BED AND BREAKFAST
A home occupation within a single detached dwelling wherein not more
than three rooms are rented and meals are served to overnight guests
for commercial purposes.
5.24
BIOSOLID DISPOSAL
The spreading or placement of biological waste that has been partially
treated in a sewage treatment facility or waste vegetable materials
including food waste or by products of food production on lands in the
Township.
5.25
BOARDING HOUSE
A single detached dwelling in which the owner or lessee supplies
habitable rooms for the accommodation of not more than three persons
as their regular living accommodation, with or without meals, for
monetary gain.
5.26
BOARDING STABLE
Lands and buildings used for the boarding of horses for commercial
purposes and may include the riding of horses but shall not include a
commercial riding school or equestrian event facility.
5.27
BODY-RUB BUSINESS
Any premises or part thereof where a Body-Rub, including kneading,
manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching or stimulated by an means
of a person's body, are performed, offered or solicited in pursuance of a
trade, calling, business or occupation, but does not include any premises
or part thereof where Body-Rubs are performed for medical or
therapeutic reasons by persons otherwise duly qualified, licensed or
registered so to do under the laws of the Province of Ontario.
5.28
BOTTLING FACILITY
An industrial operation involving the bottling of beverages, including
spring water, for local, regional or national distribution and which may
involve routine truck traffic.
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5.29
BUILDING
A structure consisting of walls, roof and floor or a structural system
serving the same purpose as defined in the Building Code and including
carports and cloth, plastic or vinyl materials supported by structural
frames but does not include awnings.
5.30 BUILDING SUPPLY AND LUMBER OUTLET
A building or structure in which building or construction and home
improvement materials are offered or kept for sale at retail and may
include
the
fabrication
of
certain
materials
related
to
home
improvements.
5.31
BULK FUEL DEPOT
Lands, buildings and structures for the storage and distribution of fuels
and oils but not including retail sales except key lock operations.
5.32
BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
A building or part of a building in which one or more persons are
employed in the management, direction or conducting of a business or
where professionally qualified persons and their staff serve clients or
patients who seek advice, consultation or treatment and may include the
administrative offices of a non-profit or charitable organization.
5.33
CAMP SITE
A parcel of land within a camping establishment that is maintained as a
site for the location and temporary occupation of a recreational vehicle,
as defined in this By-law, but not a mobile home.
5.34
CAMPING ESTABLISHMENT
Lands used for the parking and temporary use for at least five (5)
campsites occupied by recreational vehicles and accessory uses and
facilities such as administrative offices, sanitary facilities, recreational
facilities and an accessory convenience store.
5.35
CATERING BUSINESS
Preparation of food and related materials for a special event, occasion,
or other temporary contract, which may be delivered to a location other
than where prepared.
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5.36
CELLAR
A portion of a building below the first storey floor which is partly or wholly
underground and which has more than one-half of its height, from
finished floor to finished ceiling or to the underside of the floor joints of
the first floor, the average finished grade level adjacent to the exterior
walls of the building and having a floor to ceiling height of less than 1.8
m. (6.0 ft.) or as otherwise defined in the Building Code.
5.37
CEMETERY
Land that is set aside to be used for the interment of human remains and
includes a mausoleum, columbarium or other structures intended for the
interment of human remains but does not include crematoriums.
5.38
CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL
The official employed by the Township appointed under the Building By-
law or pursuant to the provisions of the Building Code Act, S.O., 1992
c.23, as amended, and shall include any Inspector likewise employed
and appointed.
5.39
CIVIC BUILDING
Government buildings and offices for the Corporation, the County of
Dufferin, the Provincial and Federal Governments and any government
agencies.
5.40
CIVIC CLUB
A facility used by a group of people organized for a common purpose to
pursue common goals, interest or activities and usually characterized by
certain membership qualifications, payment of fees and dues, regular
meetings, and a constitution and by-laws, but does not include an Adult
Entertainment Establishment. These clubs and organizations may
engage in any activity that is consistent with their nonprofit status.
5.41
CLINIC
An establishment used by one or more qualified health practitioners
including physicians, dentists, chiropractors, physiotherapists and their
staff for the purposes of consultation, diagnosis and office treatment.
5.42
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR SEMINARY
An institution of higher education, including teaching and research, and
offering a course of general studies leading to advanced academic
degrees; which may include related facilities such as, but not limited to,
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classroom
buildings;
libraries;
laboratories
(functioning
within
appropriate zoning category); dormitories; administration; physical plant;
dining hall; campus centre; theatre; student gymnasium, stadium field
house.
5.43
COMMUNITY CENTRE
Any tract of land or building, or buildings or any part of any buildings
used for community activities whether used for commercial purposes or
not, the control of which is vested in the Municipality, a local board or
agent thereof and may include an auditorium, swimming pool, arena,
fitness centre and banquet hall.
5.44
COMMUNITY FACILITY
Any facility, place or building which is maintained and operated to
provide services for residents of the community, but does not include an
Adult Entertainment Establishment.
5.45
CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT
Buildings and structures wherein sand, gravel, cement, water and other
materials are processed into concrete for construction purposes.
5.46
CONSERVATION
Conservation is the wise use, protection and rehabilitation of natural
resources according to principles that will assure their highest economic
social and environmental benefits.
5.47
CONTRACTOR OR TRADESMAN
Building or service industry contractor's, including but not limited to
plumbing, heating, air conditioning, carpentry, electrical, masonry, and
metal working.
5.48
CONTRACTOR OR TRADESMAN'S SHOP AND YARD
A shop and yard of any general contractor or tradesman where
equipment and materials are stored and where a contractor or
tradesman performs shop or assembly work including cabinetmaking,
floor work, duct work, framing and other similar light work on or off-site.
This use does not include millwork, operation of heavy equipment,
furnaces or heating pots, or the dipping of furniture and does not include
any other yard or establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.
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5.49
CONVENIENCE STORE
A retail commercial establishment, not exceeding 200 square metres of
gross floor area, supplying groceries and other daily household
necessities to the surrounding area, whether or not such store is open
for business seven (7) days a week or not.
5.50
CORPORATION
The Corporation of the Township of Amaranth.
5.51
COUNCIL
The Council of the Corporation of the Township of Amaranth
5.52
CRISIS RESIDENCE
Crisis residence shall mean a single housekeeping unit licensed or
funded by the Province of Ontario for the short term (averaging 30 days
or less) accommodation of three to nine persons, exclusive of staff, living
under supervision and who, by reason of either emotional, mental, social
or physical condition or legal status, require a group living arrangement
for their well-being.
5.53
DAY NURSERY
A day nursery operated for children within the meaning of the Day
Nurseries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.D.2, as amended from time to time.
5.54
DECK
Deck shall mean a structure above the ground cantilevered from a
dwelling unit or supported by the ground and open to the sky, located
0.3 metres or more above finished grade.
5.55
DRIVING RANGE
An area of land, separate from a golf course, designed for hitting
practice golf balls, also referred to as a practice range.
5.56
DWELLING
A building or part of a building occupied or capable of being occupied, in
whole or in part as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more
persons either continuously, permanently, temporarily or transiently but
does not include hotel, motel or other use separately defined by this By-
law.
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5.57
DWELLING, ACCESSORY
A use, separate building, or structure, which is incidental, subordinate,
exclusively devoted to and located on the same lot as the principal use,
building or structure but not including a building or structure which is
used as a dwelling unless specifically permitted.
5.58
DWELLING, APARTMENT
An apartment dwelling is a separate building containing three or more
dwelling units sharing a common corridor or stair well.
5.59
DWELLING, DUPLEX
The whole of a two-storey building divided horizontally into two separate
dwelling units, each of which has an independent entrance either directly
or through a common vestibule.
5.60
DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED
The whole of a building divided vertically into two separate dwelling
units.
5.61
DWELLING, SINGLE DETACHED
A single detached dwelling is a detached building containing one
dwelling unit only.
5.62
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE
A dwelling unit in a building divided vertically into no less than three and
not more than eight dwelling units attached by common walls extended
from the base of the foundation to the roof line, each dwelling unit having
a separate entrance at grade.
5.63
DWELLING, TRIPLEX
The whole of a building divided horizontally into three separate dwelling
units, each of which has an independent entrance either directly or
through a common vestibule.
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5.64
DWELLING UNIT
A dwelling unit is a combination of rooms in which a kitchen, living
quarters and sanitary conveniences are provided for the exclusive use of
the residents and with a private entrance from outside the building or
from a common hallway or stairway inside.
5.65
DWELLING UNIT, ACCESSORY
A separate dwelling unit which is contained in a building that contains a
permitted use with said accessory dwelling unit occupied by the owner.
5.66
EQUIPMENT SALES/RENTAL/SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
A building or part of a building or structure in which machinery and
equipment are offered or kept for sale, rent, service, lease or hire under
agreement for compensation, but shall not include any other
establishment defined or classified in this By-law.
5.67
ERECT
To build, construct, reconstruct, alter or relocate including any
preliminary physical operation such as excavating, grading, piling,
cribbing, filling or draining, or structurally altering any existing building or
structure by an addition, deletion, enlargement or extension.
5.68
ESTABLISHED BUILDING LINE
The average distance from the road line to existing buildings measured
not more than 100 metres on either side of the lot on the same side of
the street where the frontage has been built upon, as of the date of
passing of this By-law.
5.69
EXISTING
Existing refers to any lot, building, structure or use legally existing as of
the date of passing of this By-law.
5.70
FAIRGROUNDS
Fairground is an an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, exhibitions and
similar gatherings are held.
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5.71
FARM IMPLEMENT SALES OUTLET
The use of land, buildings or structures for the commercial sale, storage
or repair of equipment and machinery directly associated with the
agricultural use operations and activities.
5.72
FARM PRODUCE SALES OUTLET
A building not exceeding 20 sq m or structures and lands accessory to
an agricultural use on the same lot where agricultural goods, produce
and products grown or produced on lands used for agricultural purposes
by the owner of the produce stand are made available for sale to the
public.
5.73
FARM PRODUCE STORAGE FACILITY
A permanent or temporary building used to store agricultural products
such as livestock feed, grains and oilseeds, hay or silage, fruits,
vegetables, milk and eggs and may include features to control
temperature and humidity in order to maintain the quality of the farm
produce.
5.74
FARMER'S MARKET
Retail sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, and other food and related
items, at a facility with spaces occupied by several different temporary
tenants on a short term or daily basis; may be indoor or outdoor; this
term does not include roadside stands.
5.75
FEED MILL
An establishment for the storage, cleaning, grading and/or handling of
feed, fertilizer, seed and farm produce and a sales office
5.76
FINISHED GRADE
The average elevation of the finished surface of the ground at the
natural ground level measured on any side of an existing building or
structure.
5.77
FIRE STATION
A municipal building set aside for storage of municipal firefighting
apparatus (i.e, fire engines and related vehicles), personal protective
equipment, firehose, fire extinguishers, and other firefighting equipment.
It may also have dormitory living facilities and work areas such as
meeting rooms and laundry facilities.
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5.78
FIRST STOREY
The first storey is the storey with its floor closest to grade and having its
ceiling more than 1.8 metres above grade or as defined in the Building
Code.
5.79
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
The total floor area, as hereinafter defined, exclusive of any portion of
the building or structure below finished grade measured between the
exterior faces of the exterior walls which is used for heating, the storage
of goods or personal effects, laundry facilities, recreational areas, the
storage or parking of motor vehicles, exclusive of any private garage,
carport, basement, walkout basement, cellar, porch, verandah or
sunroom unless such sunroom is habitable during all seasons of the
year.
5.80
FLOOR AREA, GROUND
The maximum ground floor area of a building measured by the outside
walls, excluding, in the case of a single detached dwelling, any private
garage, carport, porch, verandah or sunroom (unless such sunroom is
habitable at all seasons of the year).
5.81
FOREST MANAGEMENT
A system of practices for stewardship and use of forest land aimed at
fulfilling relevant ecological (including biological diversity), economic and
social functions of the forest in a sustainable manner.
5.82
FUNERAL HOME
Building or premises designed for the purpose of furnishing funeral
supplies and services to the public and includes facilities intended for the
preparation of the dead human body for internment or cremation, but
does not include a cemetery, columbarium, crematorium, or place of
worship.
5.83
GARAGE, PRIVATE
A detached accessory building or portion of a dwelling which is designed
or used for the sheltering of a private motor vehicle and storage of
household equipment incidental to the residential occupancy and which
is fully enclosed and roofed and excludes a carport or other open
shelter.
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5.84
GARDEN AND NURSERY SALES ESTABLISHMENT
A garden and nursery sales establishment is a place where young trees
and/or other plants are grown for transplanting or for sale and the sale of
related accessory supplies may also be included.
5.85
GARDEN SUITE
A detached temporary and portable dwelling unit occupied by an
immediate family member of the occupant of the primary residential use,
not to exceed 80 square metres in size and located on the same lot as
the principal residential use.
5.86
GAS BAR
Lands and buildings used for the purpose of providing fuel and
automotive fluids for sale to the public but excluding automotive service
or sales.
5.87
GATE HOUSE, ACCESSORY
A small structure located in a required front or side yard or in the area
between the street line and the required yard which shall not exceed 9.0
square metres in size, which, in the case of this By-law, can only be
located on lands within an Industrial Zone.
5.88
GAZEBO
A freestanding roofed accessory structure which is not enclosed, except
for screening or glass and which is utilized for the purposes of relaxation
in conjunction with a residential dwelling but shall not include any other
use or activity otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.
5.89
GOLF COURSE
Any property publicly or privately owned on which the game of golf is
played, and includes a par 3 golf course, club house, recreational
facilities, accessory driving ranges and miniature golf courses together
with accessory uses and buildings customary thereto, including but not
limited to a pro shop, maintenance buildings, snack bar and a parking
lot.
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5.90
GOLF COURSE, MINIATURE
An area of land wherein golf is played with a putter and golf ball on a
miniature course featuring obstacles such as alleys, bridges and tunnels
and usually includes a small building or structure for administrative
purposes.
5.91
GREENHOUSE
A building for the growing of flowers, plants, shrubs, trees and similar
vegetation which may be transplanted or grown outdoors on the same
lot containing such greenhouse, and may be sold directly from such lot
at wholesale or retail but shall not include selling any accessory items.
5.92
GROUP HOME
A single housekeeping unit supervised by staff on a daily basis which
provides special care and treatment to persons for physical or mental
deficiency, physical handicap or other such cause. A Group Home shall
be funded, licensed, approved, or supervised by the Province of Ontario
under a general or specific Act, for the accommodation of not less than
three and not more than six residents, exclusive of staff. A Group Home
may contain an office provided that the office is used only for the
administration of the Group Home in which it is located.
5.93
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
When used with reference to a building, the vertical distance, measured
between the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground at
the front of the building, and, in the case of:
i) a flat roof - the highest point of the roof surface or the parapet
whichever is the greater;
ii) a mansard roof - the deck roof line; and
iii) a gable, hip or gambrel roof - the mean height between the eaves
and ridge.
5.94
HIGH WATER MARK
The mark made by the action of water under natural conditions on the
shore or bank of a body of water, which action has been so common and
usual and so long continued that it has created a difference between the
character of the vegetation or soil on one side of the mark and the
character of the vegetation or soil on the other side of the mark.
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5.95
HISTORIC RESOURCES, AREA OF
An area containing buildings or places in which historic events occurred
or having special public value because of notable architectural or other
features relating to the cultural or artistic heritage of the community, of
such significance as to warrant conservation or preservation.
5.96
HOME INDUSTRY
Any occupation conducted entirely within a building or part of a building
accessory to a single detached dwelling that includes processing,
assembly, manufacturing or a workshop within an area not to exceed
140 square metres in gross floor area and shall not include outdoor
storage.
5.97
HOME OCCUPATION
An occupation or profession related to the provision of services, carried
on primarily by the occupant of a dwelling within his/her dwelling as an
accessory use in connection with which there is no display, no stock in
trade nor commodity sold upon the premises, which is not produced on
the premises, and no outdoor storage.
5.98
HOSPITAL
An establishment primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services,
extensive medical treatment including surgical services, and other
services, as well as continuous nursing services. The establishment has
an organized medical staff on duty twenty-four (24) hours a day,
inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health
care; may also provide emergency room care.
5.99
HOTEL
An establishment used mainly for the purposes of catering to the needs
of the traveling public by supplying food and drink and furnishing
sleeping accommodation of not less than ten guestrooms and said
building or part thereof may include meeting rooms, banquet halls, public
dining rooms and any premises licenced under the Liquor Licence Act,
as amended from time to time, but shall not include motels, boarding or
rooming houses and apartment houses.
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5.100
IMPROVED PUBLIC ROAD
A road or highway under the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario,
County of Dufferin or the Township or a private road within a registered
Plan of Condominium which is maintained so as to allow normal
vehicular access to adjacent properties and which, in the case of a
municipal road is a road which has been constructed to municipal
standards.
5.101
JUNK
Any scrap, including, but not limited to, dismantled, inoperable, or
dilapidated motor vehicles; parts; machinery; household furniture and
appliances; construction equipment and materials; tanks and drums;
tires; pipes; wire; wood; paper; metals; rags; glass; and any other kind of
salvage or waste material.
5.102
KENNEL
An establishment for the keeping, breeding and raising of dogs for profit
or gain, but shall not apply to the keeping of animals in a veterinary
establishment for the purpose of observation and or recovery necessary
to veterinary treatment.
5.103
LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE
The open space from ground to sky at grade on a lot accessible by
walking and which is suitable for the growth and maintenance of grass,
flowers, trees, bushes, natural vegetation and other landscaping and
includes any surfaced walk, patio or similar area but does not include
any driveway or ramp, whether surfaced or not, any curb, retaining wall,
parking area or any open space beneath or within any building or
structure.
5.104
LIBRARY
A building containing a collection of literary documents or records kept
for reference or borrowing.
5.105
LIQUID NUTRIENT STORAGE FACILITY
A permanent nutrient storage facility that is designed and constructed to
contain liquid prescribed material as per the Nutrient Management Act,
2002 as well as any associated guidelines and regulations, as amended
from time to time.
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5.106
LOADING SPACE
An off-street space on the same lot as the building, or contiguous to a
group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle
while loading or unloading merchandise or materials, and which abuts
upon a street, lane or other appropriate means of access.
5.107
LOT
A parcel or tract of land described in a deed or other legal document
which is legally capable of conveying title and:
a)
Which is a whole lot within a Registered Plan of Subdivision, or lot
within a Registered Plan of Condominium other than a Registered
Plan of Subdivision which has been deemed not to be a
Registered Plan of Subdivision under a By-law passed pursuant
to Section 50(4) of the Planning Act as amended; or
b)
Which is a legally separated parcel of land in existence on the
date of passing of this By-law without the owner holding the fee or
the equity or redemption in, or power or right to grant, assign or
exercise a power of appointment with respect to any abutting
land; or
c)
The description of which is the same as in a deed which has
received final consent to a conveyance pursuant to Section 53 of
the Planning Act, as amended; or
d)
Which is the whole remnant remaining to an owner or owners
after a conveyance is made with final consent pursuant to Section
53 of the Planning Act, as amended, but for the purpose of this
paragraph no parcel or tract of land ceases to be a lot by reason
only of the fact that a part or parts of it has or have been
conveyed to or acquired by the Township of Amaranth, Her
Majesty in the Right of Ontario or Her Majesty in the Right of
Canada.
5.108
LOT AREA
The total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.
5.109
LOT, CORNER
A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, or at the
intersection of a street and a railway right-of-way, or a lot abutting on
one or more parts of the same street, in which an interior angle of less
than one hundred and thirty-five (135) degrees is contained, between
the front and side lot lines abutting by the said street or streets.
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5.110
LOT COVERAGE
The percentage of the lot area covered by buildings or structures
including accessory buildings but excluding balconies, canopies, and
other similar appurtenant structures when situated two and one half (2.5)
metres above finished grade.
5.111
LOT FRONTAGE
The continuous horizontal distance of the front lot line between the side
lot lines measures at right angles. Where the front lot line is not in a
straight line, or where the side lot lines are not parallel, the lot frontage
shall be the horizontal distance of a line that is 7.5 metres back from and
parallel to a continuous straight line, joining the two points where the
side lot lines intersect with the front lot line.
5.112
LOT, INTERIOR
An interior lot is a lot other than a corner lot.
5.113
LOT LINE
Lot line is any boundary of a lot. For the purpose of this By-law, any
combination of lines that meet at an interior angle of not greater than
135 degrees shall be deemed to be one line.
5.114
LOT LINE, EXTERIOR
The side lot line which abuts the road on a corner lot.
5.115
LOT LINE, FRONT
a)
Where a lot abuts an improved public road the lot line abutting the
road shall be deemed the front lot line.
b)
In the case of a corner lot or through lot, the shorter lot line that
abuts a road shall be deemed to be the front lot line and the
longer lot line that abuts a road shall be deemed an exterior side
lot line, but,
c)
In the case of a corner lot or through lot with two lot lines of equal
length abutting roads, the lot line that abuts the wider road shall
be deemed to be the front lot line, but where the roads are of
equal width, the lot line which abuts a Provincial Highway shall be
deemed to be the front lot line, and in the case of both roads
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being under the same jurisdiction and of the same width, the
owner of the lot may designate which road line shall be the front
lot line.
In the case where a lot abuts a cul-de-sac, all of the frontage on
the cul-de-sac shall be deemed to be the front lot line.
5.116
LOT LINE, REAR
The lot line farthest from or opposite to the front lot line.
5.117
LOT LINE, SIDE
A side lot line is a lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
5.118
LOT, THROUGH
A lot bounded on opposite sides by roads.
5.119
LUMBER
Timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of
standard or specified lengths.
5.120
LUMBER YARD
An establishment that sells lumber and other building materials from a
space outdoors referred to as a "yard" but not "yard" as defined herein.
5.121
MANUFACTURING
The assembly or repair or fabrication of goods and materials utilizing
materials which have been manufactured in another location and which
does not produce waste water in excess of 4500 litres per day, chemical
by-products or utilize and area for outdoor storage of goods or materials
except for equipment or vehicles which are for sale, lease or hire.
5.122
MECHANICS GARAGE
A building which is used for the servicing and minor repairing or
equipping essential to the actual operation of motor vehicles, but shall
not be used for painting, body work, storage or sale of motor vehicles.
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5.123
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION
A setback or buffer established between a livestock facility (source) and
adjacent land uses (receptors), to minimize odour as calculated using
the Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) formulae established by the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and as amended
from time to time.
5.124
MOBILE HOME
A prefabricated dwelling completely enclosed from the surface of the
finished grade to the roof with a minimum ground floor area of 65 square
metres designed for year round living for one or more persons and
towable on its own chassis for use with or without a permanent
foundation and fully serviced with running water, electricity and sanitary
sewage facilities but does not include a Recreational Vehicle as defined
in this By-law.
5.125
MOTEL
A structure containing a series of living or sleeping units with individual
interior sanitary conveniences, all required parking is at grade and direct
access is available from the parking area to the individual units.
5.126
MOTOR VEHICLE
An automobile, truck, motorcycle, and any other vehicle propelled or
driven otherwise than by muscular power, but does not include the cars
of electric or steam railways, or other motor vehicles running only upon
rails, or a motorized snow vehicle, traction engine, farm tractor, self-
propelled implement of husbandry or road building machine within the
meaning of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8, as amended
from time to time.
5.127
MOTOR VEHICLE, COMMERCIAL
Any commercial motor vehicle within the meaning of the Highway Traffic
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8, as amended from time to time.
5.128
MOTOR VEHICLE BODY SHOP
A building or structure used for the painting or repairing of motor vehicle
bodies, exterior and undercarriage, and in conjunction with which there
may be towing service and motor vehicle rentals for customers while the
motor vehicle is under repair, but shall not include any other
establishment otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.
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5.129
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP
A building or structure where a franchised dealer displays motor vehicles
for sale or rent and in conjunction with which there may be used motor
vehicle sales or rentals, a motor vehicle repair garage, a motor vehicle
service station, a motor vehicle gasoline bar or a motor vehicle body
shop, but shall not include any other establishment otherwise defined or
classified in this By-law.
5.130
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR GARAGE
A building or structure where the exclusive service performed or
executed on motor vehicles for compensation shall include the
installation of exhaust system, repair of the electrical system,
transmission repair, brake repair, radiator repair, tire repair and
installation, rust proofing, motor vehicle diagnostic centre, major and
minor mechanical repairs or similar use and in conjunction with which
there may be a towing service, a motor vehicle service station and motor
vehicle rentals for the convenience of the customer while the motor
vehicle is being repaired, but shall not include any other establishment
otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.
5.131
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
A building or structure where gasoline, propane, natural gas, oil, grease,
antifreeze, tires, tubes, tire accessories, electric light bulbs, sparkplugs,
batteries and automotive accessories for motor vehicles and new retail
goods are stored or kept for sale to the general public, or where motor
vehicles may be oiled, greased or washed, or have their ignition
adjusted, tires inflated or batteries charged, and where mechanical or
running repairs essential to the actual operation of motor vehicles are
executed or performed. Such shall require public washrooms.
5.132
MOTOR VEHICLE WASHING ESTABLISHMENT
A building and lot used for the washing or cleaning of motor vehicles by
washing equipment and may include the sale of vehicles fuels, but shall
not include any other defined motor vehicle use.
5.133
MUNICIPAL, COUNTY OR PROVINCIAL MAINTENANCE AND/OR
PUBLIC WORKS YARD
Any land, building and/or structure owned by the Corporation of the
Township of Amaranth, County of Dufferin, Public Utility or the Province
of Ontario and used for the storage, maintenance and/or repair of
material, equipment, machinery and/or motor vehicle used in connection
with civic works.
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5.134
NON-COMPLYING
A lot, building or structure that does not fulfill the requirements of the
zone provisions for the zone in which the lot, building, structure is
located.
5.135
NON-CONFORMING
A use, building or a structure which does not comply with the provisions
of this By-law for the zones in which such land, building or structures is
located, as of the date of the passing of this By-law.
5.136
NURSING HOME
A building and premises maintained and operated for persons requiring
nursing care, and which is licensed under the Nursing Homes Act, as
amended.
5.137
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
A plan prepared for the disposal of manure and other waste products of
an agricultural use that has been approved by the appropriate authority
having jurisdiction.
5.138
NUTRIENT STORAGE FACILITY
A permanent nutrient storage facility that is designed for storing
prescribed material, as per the Nutrient Management Act, 2002,
including a storage facility made of earth that is a permanent structure or
part of a permanent structure, but does not include: a permanent solid
nutrient storage facility that has less than 14 days of storage capacity; a
permanent liquid nutrient storage facility that has less than 14 days of
storage capacity and a maximum depth of liquid nutrients that is less
than 100 millimetres; or nutrient application or irrigations systems used
to deliver liquid fertilizers to crops.
5.139
NUTRIENT UNIT (NU)
An amount of nutrients that give a fertilizer replacement value of the
lower of 43 kilograms of nitrogen, or 55 kilograms of phosphate as
nutrient (as defined in Ontario Regulation 267/03 made under the
Nutrient Management Act, 2002, as amended).
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5.140
OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA
Lands and buildings used for the purposes of downhill skiing, cross
country skiing, bicycling, hiking, and other sports activities that rely on
the natural landscape but shall not include the racing of animals, motor
vehicles, motor cycles or snowmobiles.
5.141
OUTDOOR STORAGE
The storage of goods, inventory, materials, machinery or vehicles
including oversized motor vehicles not actively engaged in loading and
unloading of goods and materials and excluding junk, which shall be in
conjunction with a business located within a building or structure on the
same lot where the same is permitted by the applicable zone provisions.
5.142
PARK, PRIVATE RECREATIONAL
An open space or recreational area, other than a public park, operated
on a commercial and/or private member basis, and which includes one
or more of the following facilities or activities:
a) Areas for walking, riding and cross-country skiing, but does
not include the racing of animals, or riding motorized vehicles.
b)
Recreational or playground areas such as picnic areas, tennis
courts, lawn bowling greens, outdoor skating rinks, athletic fields;
c)
An accessory club house or storage building of a maximum of 75
sq. m.; and,
d)
Parking areas accessory to the foregoing.
5.143
PARK, PUBLIC
Any open space or recreational area, owned or controlled by the
Corporation or by any Board, Commission or other Authority established
under any statute of the Province of Ontario and may include therein
neighbourhood, community, regional and special parks or areas and
may include one or more athletic fields, field houses, community centres,
bleachers, swimming pools, greenhouses, botanical gardens, zoological
gardens, bandstands, skating rinks, tennis courts, bowling greens,
bathing stations, curling rinks, refreshment rooms, fair grounds, arenas,
or similar uses.
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5.144
PARKING AREA
An area or areas of land or a building or part thereof which is provided
and maintained upon the same lot or lots upon which the principal use is
located for the purpose of short-term parking of motor vehicles.
5.145
PARKING LOT
A parking area forming the principal use of a lot.
5.146
PARKING SPACE
An area having a minimum width of 2.75 metres and a minimum area of
16.5 square metres, exclusive of any aisles, ingress or egress lanes, for
the parking or storage of motor vehicles.
5.147
PATIO
A platform or surfaced area without a roof, the surface of which is not
more than 0.3 metres above finished grade, which is designed and
intended for use as an accessory to a dwelling or a commercial use.
5.148
PEAT
A soft brown soil composed of incompletely decomposed plant material
that forms in a water-saturated environment
5.149
PERSON
Any human being, association, firm, partnership, incorporated company,
corporation, agent or trustee, and the heirs, executor or other legal
representatives of a person to whom the context can apply according to
law.
5.150
PIT
Any lands where unconsolidated gravel, stone, sand, earth, clay, fill,
peat or other earthen material is being or has been removed by means
of an excavation to supply materials for construction, industrial or
manufacturing purposes, but does not include a wayside pit.
5.151
PLACE OF AMUSEMENT
Any premises or a separate part of premises, wherein for profit or gain,
two or more amusement machines are provided for use by the public.
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5.152
PLACE OF WORSHIP
Churches, chapels, temples, parish halls and synagogues including
offices for the administration of the religious institution, convents,
seminaries, monasteries, rectories, parsonages and parish houses
recognized in the Province of Ontario.
5.153
PLANTING STRIP
An open space free of buildings or structures which is used for no other
purpose than planting a continuous, unpierced hedgerow of trees,
evergreens or shrubs, or other natural vegetation having a minimum
height of 1.5 metres.
5.154
PORTABLE PROCESSING PLANT
Any equipment for the crushing, screening or washing of sand and
gravel aggregate materials, but not including a Concrete Batching Plant
or a Portable Asphalt Plant, which equipment is capable of being readily
drawn or readily propelled by a motor vehicle and which equipment is
not considered permanently affixed to the site.
5.155
POST OFFICE
A building or facility wherein the public can purchase postage stamps for
mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up
packages or other special-delivery items. The building/facility provides
storage and mail handling services in a centralized location for the
collection and distribution mail.
5.156
PRINCIPAL OR MAIN BUILDING
A principal or main building is a building or structure in which the
principal use of the lot on which the building or structure is located is
conducted, and principal or main building shall include a barn or silo
used in conjunction with an agricultural use.
5.157
PRINCIPAL USE
Principal use is the primary activity, building or structure for which a lot is
used, as permitted by this By-law.
5.158
PRINT SHOP
A retail store/establishment that provides duplicating services using
photocopying, blueprint, and offset printing equipment, and may include
the collating and binding of booklets and reports. "Print Shop" has as its
main function the processing, producing and assembling of printed
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works and may include the sale of these works and related items, but
does not include the manufacturing of materials require for the process
itself.
5.159
PRIVATE CLUB
A private club is a non-profit, non-commercial organization, which carries
on social, cultural, athletic and/or recreational activities.
5.160
PRIVATE ROAD
A private road is a private right-of-way over private or public property
which affords access to abutting lots and is not maintained by a public
body.
5.161
PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY
A public improved road under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of
Transportation.
5.162
PUBLIC AUTHORITY
Any Federal, Provincial, or municipal government or agency, including
any commission, board, authority or department established by such
government or agency or any Public Utility.
5.163
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
Public open space is lands within the Township which are set aside and
appropriately designated for public access and use and which fulfils or is
capable of fulfilling a recreational and/or non-recreational role.
5.164
PUBLIC RECREATION CENTRE
A public recreation centre is a public establishment that provides the
space and equipment for recreational activities such as sports, games
and hobbies.
5.165
PUBLIC USE
Any use for exclusively public purposes without reference to the
ownership of the building, structure or land upon which such use is
carried out, by any Public Authority, under the direct authority of any
Public Authority and implemented under the direct authority of such
Public Authority. For the purposes of this By-law, a public use shall not
include any use for residential purposes.
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5.166
PUBLIC UTILITY
Any provider of utilities directly supplying and distributing utilities to the
residents of the Township, including Hydro One, Bell Canada, Rogers
Cable and Enbridge.
5.167
QUARRY
Any lands where consolidated rock has been or is being removed by
means of an open excavation to supply material for construction,
industrial or manufacturing purposes, but does not include a wayside
quarry or open pit metal mine.
5.168
RECREATION, PASSIVE
Activities enjoyed in the outdoors including walking, hiking, bird watching
and resting in a specific public natural environment.
5.169
RECREATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
Premises where entertainment is offered for gain or profit such as a
motion picture or other theatre, public hall, billiard or pool rooms, an
establishment offering three or more electronic games for public use,
bowling alley, ice or roller skating rink, miniature golf course and all other
similar places of amusement, but excluding an Adult Entertainment
Establishment and Body-Rub Business.
5.170
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE OPERATION
An establishment which sells and services vehicles primarily designed
as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal
use that are mounted on or towed by another vehicle.
5.171
RECYCLING FACILITY
A facility, other than a salvage yard, in which recoverable resources,
such as newspapers, magazines, books, and other paper products;
glass; metal cans; and other products, are located, reprocessed, and
treated to return such products to a condition in which they may again be
used for production. All activities except loading or unloading shall be
conducted inside a building.
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5.172
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SEPARATION FACILITY
A facility for the collection, separation, compaction, sorting, temporary
storage and transfer for reprocessing of residentially and commercially
generated recyclable materials, including but not limited to glass, paper,
plastic and polystyrene. Separation may include both hand and
mechanized sorting with all activities other than unloading and loading to
occur inside an enclosed building.
5.173
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Recyclable material is waste material that is separated into specific
categories for purposes of re-use, recycling or composting.
5.174
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Resource management means the preservation, protection and
improvement of the natural environment through comprehensive
management and maintenance, under professional direction for both the
individual and society's use, both in the present and the future.
Resource
Management
Uses
also
means
the
management,
development and cultivation of timber resources to ensure the
continuous production of wood or wood products, the provision of proper
environmental conditions for wildlife, the protection against floods and
erosion, the protection of water supplies and the preservation of the
recreational resource.
5.175
RESTAURANT
A retail food service establishment with table service (order placement
and delivery) provided to patrons; also including cafeterias with table
attendants; carry-out trade, if any, shall be a limited portion of the facility;
traditional sit-down dinner establishments with waiter/waitress service.
5.176
RETAIL STORE
Any establishment where the primary activity is the sale of goods, wares,
merchandise, substances or articles in broken lots or parcels, not in
bulk, for use or consumption by the immediate purchaser, and includes
limited storage of goods, wares, merchandise, substances or articles
within the establishment. This term shall also include rental
establishments but does not include any retail outlet otherwise classified
or defined in this By-law.
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5.177
RETAIL USE, LARGE
Any large single occupant building or unit used for retail purposes
exceeding 80,000 square feet of gross floor area either located in a
freestanding building or in a building group connected by party walls,
partitions, canopies and similar features and may be included or be part
of a shopping centre, possibly sharing parking areas and vehicular travel
ways with other buildings or uses and which may be connected by
walkways and access ways to other buildings or uses.
5.178
RIDING SCHOOL OR BOARDING STABLE
Riding school or boarding stable is an area of land and buildings which
are used as an educational or recreational centre for horse training,
handling, care, or for the lodging of horses.
5.179
SALVAGE OR WRECKING YARD
A lot or parcel outside of an enclosed building used for the storage
and/or handling and/or disassembly and/or sale of scrap or derelict
materials, which without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall
include waste paper, rags, bones, scrap wood or metal, derelict vehicles,
old tire, discarded construction materials and/or other scrap material or
salvage.
5.180
SAWMILL
A building, structure or areas where timber is cut or sawed to finished
lumber but does not include a Building Supply and Lumber Outlet.
5.181
SCHOOL
School is a public school, a separate school, a university, a community
college or a private school authorized by the Province of Ontario.
5.182
SERVICE SHOP
A building or part of a building not otherwise defined or classified in this
By-law, for the servicing or repairing of articles, goods or materials, as
well as facilities for accessory retail sales.
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5.183
SERVICES SHOP, PERSONAL
A building or part of a building in which persons are employed in
furnishing services and otherwise administering to individual and
personal needs of patrons such as barber shops, beauty parlours, dry
cleaning outlets, hair dressing shops, photograph studios and shoe
repair shops.
5.184
SETBACK
The horizontal distance from the centre line of the road right-of-way measured
at right angles to such centre line, to the nearest part of any building or
structure on the lot.
5.185
SEWAGE
The waste water and matter from any use.
5.186
SEWAGE SERVICES OR FACILITY
Any works by a public authority for the collection, transmission, storage,
treatment and disposal of sewage.
5.187
SHOPPING MALL
A facility with five (5) or more retail stores, which are structurally
designed in an integrated fashion around or along both sides of a
promenade, walkway, concourse, or courtyard; primary individual retail
store entrances front onto this promenade; may include offices; includes
satellite or unattached structures that are served by mall site road
network.
5.188
SIGHT TRIANGLE
Sight triangle is the triangular space formed by intersecting street lines
on a corner lot and drawn from the point of one street line to the other
street line at a specified distance from the intersection of the street lines.
5.189
SIGN
"Sign" means a message board or advertising device bearing a message
or advertisement consisting of letters, numbers, symbols or characters,
the various materials upon which they are displayed, any internal and
external mechanical or electrical parts, and any stiffening bars or
ornamental mouldings but shall not include any supports or trusses upon
which the Sign is supported, unless such Sign is a freestanding Sign, in
which circumstances, the associated structure is deemed to be part of
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the Sign. Sign shall include a message painted on the wall or roof of a
building. Sign shall be further defined by the Township By-law
regulating signs.
5.190
STORAGE FACILITY, PUBLIC
Lands and buildings used, rented or leased to persons for the storage of
household and personal items, including recreational vehicles and
automobiles, within separate units forming part of a wholly enclosed
building.
5.191
STOREY
A storey is that part of a building between the surface of one floor and
the ceiling above. However, a cellar does not count as a storey.
5.192
STREET LINE
The limit of the street or road allowance and is the dividing line between
a lot and street or road.
5.193
STRUCTURE
Anything man-made that is fastened to or into the earth or another
structure or rests on the earth by its own mass.
5.194
TAVERN
A tavern or public house as defined by the Liquor License Act, but does
not include a hotel or restaurant.
5.195
TENT
Any kind of temporary shelter for sleeping that is not permanently affixed
to the site and that is capable of being easily moved and is not
considered a structure.
5.196
TOP OF BANK
The point projected by the stable slope of a bank associated with an
existing or abandoned watercourse, being the beginning of a significant
change in the land surface, thence from which the land surface slopes
downward towards an abandoned or existing watercourse. Where two
or more slopes are located together, the slope that is highest and
furthest away from the watercourse shall be the slope considered the top
of bank.
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5.197
TOWNSHIP
The Corporation of the Township of Amaranth.
5.198
TRAILER
A vehicle that is at any time drawn upon a highway by a motor vehicle,
another motor vehicle or any device or apparatus not designed to
transport persons or property, temporarily drawn, propelled or moved
upon such highway, and except a side car attached to a motorcycle, and
shall be considered a separate vehicle and not part of the motor vehicle
by which it is drawn and, for the purposes of this By-law, does not
include a mobile home.
5.199
TRAILER, TRAVEL OR TENT
Any trailer which is designed to be temporarily utilized for living, shelter
and sleeping accommodation, with or without cooking facilities and
which has running gear and towing equipment permanently attached
and is not permanently affixed to the ground.
5.200
TRANSPORTATION DEPOT
Transportation depot is any building or land where operative buses,
trucks or tractor-trailers are rented, leased, kept for hire, stored or
parked for commercial purposes.
5.201
USE
a) Any purpose for which a building or other structure or a parcel of land
may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied; or,
b) Any activity, occupation, business or operation carried on, or
intended to be carried on, in a building or other structure or on a
parcel of land.
5.202
VEHICLE
A motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road building
machine and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of
power, including muscular power, but does not include the cars of
electric or steam railways running only upon rails.
5.203
VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL
A vehicle designed to provide temporary living accommodation for
recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use, and includes motorized
recreational vehicles, such as motor homes and camper vans, as well as
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towable recreational vehicles such as travel trailers, folding camping
(tent) trailers, fifth-wheel trailers and truck campers.
5.204
VETERINARY CLINIC
Veterinary clinic is a facility for the prevention, cure or alleviation of
disease and injury in animal, including surgery, and wherein animals are
treated and released or kept overnight.
5.205
WAREHOUSE
A building or part of a building used for the storage and distribution of
goods, wares, merchandise, substances or articles and may include self
storage facilities and facilities for a wholesale or retail commercial outlet,
provided that they do not exceed 10 per cent of the gross floor area, but
shall not include a truck or transport terminal or yard.
5.206
WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
Any land upon, into or through which garbage, refuse, domestic or
industrial waste, exclusive of liquid industrial waste is disposed of,
deposited, processed or managed under controlled conditions and any
machinery or equipment or operation for the treatment, disposal or
covering of waste, but excluding the treatment or disposal of liquid
industrial waste or hazardous waste. All waste must be managed in
accordance with the appropriate federal and provincial legislation.
5.207
WASTE MANAGEMENT TRANSFER FACILITY
Any facilities or equipment used in, and any operations carried out for
the transfer of waste including the collection, handling, transportation,
storage or processing of waste but are not a permanent waste
management facility.
5.208
WATERCOURSE
The natural or man-made bed and shore of a river, lake, stream, creek
or municipal drain where the primary focus is the conveyance or
containment of water whether the flow is continuous or not.
5.209
WATER TAKING PERMIT OR PERMIT TO TAKE WATER (PTTW)
Water takings in Ontario are governed by the Ontario Water Resources
Act and the Water Taking and Transfer Regulation, as amended from
time to time. The Ontario Water Resources Act states that the taking of
more than a total of 50,000 litres of water per day, with some exceptions,
requires a Permit to Take Water (PTTW) issued by the Ministry of the
Environment.
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5.210
WAYSIDE PIT OR QUARRY
A temporary pit or quarry opened and used by a public road authority
solely for the purpose of a particular project or contract of road
construction and not located on the road right-of-way.
5.211
WETLANDS
Wetlands are areas that are seasonally or permanently covered by
shallow water, as well as lands where the water table is close to or at the
surface. In either case the presence of abundant water has caused the
formation of hydric soils and has favoured the dominance of either
hydrophytic plants or water tolerant plants. The four major types of
wetlands are swamps, marshes, bogs and fens. Wetlands can be
defined as locally or provincially significant.
5.212
WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT
A facility for the sale and distribution of goods or material for re-sale
purposes only. For the purpose of this section, sales and re-sales shall
be conducted on the same property as this facility.
5.213
WHOLESALE USE
Wholesale use is any establishment which sells merchandise to others
for re-sale and/or to industrial or commercial users.
5.214
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT OPERATION
A wildlife management operation is located in a building wherein
scientific and technical principles are applied to wildlife populations and
habitats to maintain such populations (particularly mammals, birds and
fish) essentially for recreational and/or scientific purposes.
5.215
WIND FARM
A commercial operation, involving one or more wind turbines generating
electricity for sale to the electrical grid, together with any ancillary
facilities thereto, including but not limited to electrical lines, access
roads, transformers and interconnection facilities.
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5.216
WIND TURBINE
A rotating machine which converts the kinetic energy in wind into
electricity and includes internal and/or external low voltage transformers
and related appurtenances that convert wind energy to electricity.
5.217
WORKSHOP
A building or structure where manufacturing is performed by tradesmen
requiring manual or mechanical skills and may include a carpenter's
shop, a locksmith's shop, a gunsmith's shop, a plumbing and electrical
contractor's or a heating /air conditioning contractor's shop, a
commercial welder's shop, or similar uses.
5.218
YARD
A space adjoining a building or structure, excavation, or the nearest
open storage use located on the same lot as the building, structure,
excavation or nearest open storage use and which space is open,
uncovered and unoccupied from the ground to the sky except for such
accessory buildings, structures or uses as are specifically permitted.
5.219
YARD, EXTERIOR SIDE
A side yard immediately adjacent to an exterior lot line.
5.220
YARD, FRONT
A yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line
and the nearest wall of any building or structure on the lot for which the
yard is required, or the nearest open storage use on the lot, or the edge
or rim of an excavation.
5.221
YARD, INTERIOR SIDE
An interior side yard is a side yard other than an exterior side yard.
5.222
YARD, REAR
A yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line
and the nearest wall of any building, or the nearest open storage use on
the lot, or the edge or rim of an excavation on the lot for which the yard
is required.
5.223
YARD, REQUIRED
The minimum yard required by the provisions of the By-law.
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5.224
YARD, SIDE
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot
line and the nearest wall of any building on the lot for which the yard is
required.
5.225
ZONE
Zone is the category of use or activity of land, buildings, structures or
activities permitted by this By-law.
5.226
ZONE PROVISIONS
The permissible uses, the minimum area and dimensions of lots, the
minimum dimensions of yards, the maximum lot coverage, the minimum
setback, gross floor area, the minimum landscaped open space, the
maximum height of buildings, minimum parking requirements, and all
other Zone provisions are set out within the By-law for the respective
Zones.
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SECTION 6
ENACTMENT
6.1
FORCE AND EFFECT
This By-law shall come into force and effect on the date it is passed by the
Council of the Corporation of the Township of Amaranth subject to the
applicable provisions of the Planning Act, as amended.
6.2
READINGS BY COUNCIL
BY-LAW READ A FIRST TIME THIS 7th DAY OF JANUARY 2009.
BY-LAW READ A SECOND TIME THIS 7th DAY OF JANUARY 2009
BY-LAW READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED
THIS 18TH DAY OF MARCH 2009.
MAYOR: DON MACIVER ___
CLERK: SUSAN M. STONE
6.3
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Zoning By-law No.
________ as enacted by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Amaranth, on the _____ day of ______________, 2009.
CLERK: ____________________