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THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ARMOUR
BY-LAW #10-2023
BEING A BY-LAW TO LICENCE TRAILERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001 as amended, Section 164 authorizes a
municipality to pass By-laws to licence trailers.
AND WHEREAS the Township of Armour 'Zoning' By-law # 27-95 as amended
states:
In the Residential Settlement (RS), Rural (Ru). Lakeshore Residential (LR), or
Seasonal Residential (SR) Zones, a trailer or park model trailer equipped with toilet
facilities including an approved sewage holding tank may be used for temporary
human habitation provided that:
(a) During the construction of a dwelling on a lot, the trailer or park model trailer is
located on the same lot as the dwelling under construction, and complies with
the setback provisions for the zone in which the lot is located and:
(i) A license is obtained from the Township in accordance with the Trailer
Licensing By-law; and
(ii) The trailer or park model trailer shall be removed from the premises upon
completion of the dwelling within 60 days of the discontinuance of
construction; and
(iii) A maximum of one trailer or park model trailer is permitted on the same lot.
(b) It may be used seasonally on an existing vacant lot, provided such trailer or
park model trailer has a current license issued in accordance with the
Township's Trailer Licensing By-law. Such structure shall cease to be used for
human habitation upon expiry of the license.
(c) It may be used for the occasional accommodation of guests provided that a
detached dwelling exists on the same property.
(d) In addition, tents or marquees are permitted for children's play, picnics,
weddings, family reunions, or other similar private functions. (27/2017)
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Municipal Corporation of the Township of
Armour REPEALS By-law # 31-2017, and ENACTS the following:
SECTION 1 - TITLE AND APPLICATION
1.1 T his By-law shall be cited as the 'Trailer Licence' By-law.
1.2 The licencing provisions enacted by this By-law does not apply to:
a) Assessed Trailers as defined in Section 2.7
b) Trailers located in Trailer Camps, Commercial as defined in Section 2.4
c) A Stored Trailer as defined in Section 2.6
d) A trailer or park model trailer used during the construction of a dwelling on
a lot.
1.3 This By-law applies to any trailer, even if the trailer was placed on the property
prior to date of enactment of this By-law.
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
2.1 TOWNSHIP - means The Municipal Corporation of the Township of Armour
and shall be defined as the lands and premises within the corporate limits.
2.2 TRAILER - means any vehicle so constructed that it is suitable for being
attached to a motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn, is propelled by
the motor vehicle or is a self-propelled camping unit and is capable of being
used for the living, sleeping, or eating accommodation of any persons.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes, a park model trailer,
a tent trailer, a camper trailer, a recreational trailer, a fifth wheel, a bus
converted into a motor home, a motor home, a truck camper but does not
include a mobile home or accessory building, structure or use as defined in
the Armour Township comprehensive Zoning By-law.
AMENDED BY BY-LAW #24-2025
2.3 TRAILER, PARK MODEL - means a manufactured building under the Ontario
Building Code O. Reg. 332/12 Section 9.38 "Park Model Trailers" which has
been designed and constructed in conformance with the standards of CSA-
Z241 "Park Model Trailers", and which is used as a recreational vehicle or
building that meets the following criteria:
a) Built on a single chassis mounted on wheels; and
b) Designed to facilitate relocation from time to time; and
c) Designed as living quarters for seasonal camping which may be connected
to utilities necessary for the operation of installed fixtures and appliances;
and
d) Built with a gross floor area, including lofts, not exceeding 50 square
metres (538 sq. ft.) when in the set-up mode; and
e) Built with a width greater than 2.6 metres (8.5 feet) in the transit mode.
2.4 TRAILER CAMP, COMMERCIAL - means any land in or upon which any
trailer or tent is used or intended to be used for human occupation on a
temporary or seasonal basis and shall not include mobile homes or park
model trailers.
2.5 SELF-PROPELLED CAMPING UNIT - means a motor vehicle designed,
equipped and used for overnight sleeping accommodation and that includes
built-in facilities for sleeping, cooking and refrigeration.
2.6 STORED TRAILER - means any MTO plated trailer located on a property
only for the purpose of storing such trailer. for use at any location other the
property upon which it is stored.
2.7 ASSESSED TRAILER - means any trailer legally located on a property and
that is assessed under the Assessment Act.
2.8 PERMANENT BASIS - means either year-round occupancy or occupancy by
persons who do not maintain elsewhere a usual or normal place of residence.
2.9 OCCASIONAL USE - means used for temporary accommodations not to
exceed 14 days within one year.
SECTION 3 - LICENCE AND REGULATIONS
3.1 No person shall use or permit to be used, a trailer, on lands zoned Residential
Settlement (RS), Rural (Ru), Lakeshore Residential (LR) or Seasonal
Residential (SR), within the Township, unless such trailer is licenced under
this By-law. For clarity, pursuant to Section 1.3 of this By-law this requirement
to obtain a licence applies to trailers which were located on property prior to
the date of passage of this By-law.
3.2 A licence issued pursuant to this By-law authorizes the use and maintenance
of a trailer for temporary accommodations only, for a period of not more than
five (5) years on the same property. The issuance of a licence does not grant
the licencee the authority to occupy the trailer on a permanent basis. In
furtherance of the foregoing, no person shall occupy or permit to be occupied
a trailer during the period commencing December 1st of a calendar year and
ending April 30th of the following calendar year.
3.3 Notwithstanding article 3.2, upon request, the Clerk of the Township of
Armour may extend the five-year period by two years as long as the increased
license fee, as per the current Township of Armour's current fee by-law, is
paid to the Township.
3.4 The issuance of a licence is not intended and shall not be construed as
permission or consent by the Township for the holder of the licence to
contravene or to fail to observe or comply with any law of Canada, Ontario or
any By-law of the Township.
3.5 A maximum of one (1) trailer or park model trailer licenced under this By-law
is permitted on a single vacant parcel of land. Trailers, Park Model are not
permitted on a single vacant parcel of land.
3.6 A maximum of one (1) stored trailer is permitted on a vacant residential or
developed residential property. A stored trailer may be used for occasional
use.
3.7 The owner of the property upon which the trailer is to be located shall consent
to its placement on the property.
SECTION 4 - LICENCE APPLICATION AND FEES
4.1 All applications for such licence shall be made to the Township upon the
prescribed form attached to this By-law as Schedule 'A' and shall include the
submissions referenced therein, including payment of the Licence Fee
required, as per the Township's current 'Fee and Charges' By-law.
4.2 No licence shall be issued, unless:
a) the trailer for which such licence is issued is located in compliance with the
setback requirements for a dwelling unit as prescribed by The Municipal
Corporation of the Township of Armour 'Zoning' By-law, for the zone in
which it is located.
4.3 The Township may issue the following class of licences:
a) Annual licence - this licence authorizes the placement of the trailer upon
a property for a complete calendar year or any portion thereof, and its
occupancy between May 1st and November 30th in the calendar year;
b) Short-Term Licence - this licence authorizes the placement of the trailer
upon the property for a minimum period of one month up to a maximum of
three months, between May 1st and November 30th in the calendar year.
4.4 Licences shall be displayed in or upon the trailer in a place that can be seen
easily from the outside of the trailer.
4.5 All Annual Licences expire on December 31st and all Short-Term Licences
expire on the date specified in the licence.
4.6 No person shall hinder or obstruct the Chief Building Official, Fire Official or
By-law Enforcement Officer who are attempting to perform the initial trailer
licence inspection or the annual trailer licence inspection of both the interior
and the exterior of a licenced trailer.
SECTION 5 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
5.1 The administration and enforcement of this By-law is delegated to the Clerk,
Treasurer, the Chief Building Official and the By-law Officer for the Township
of Armour. The Clerk shall have the authority to issue permits under this By-
law; notwithstanding the foregoing, the clerk, in his/her discretion, may refer
applications to Council.
5.2 Any Person who contravenes any provision(s) of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial
Offences Act.
5.3 Each day that a contravention of this By-law continues may constitute a
separate offence.
5.4 Every person who provides false information in any application for a licence
under this By-law or in an application for a renewal of licence is guilty of an
offence.
5.5 Where a conviction is entered under this section, in addition to any other
remedy or any penalty provided, the court in which the conviction was
entered, and any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may make an
order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the person
convicted.
5.6 If the Township is satisfied that a contravention of this By-law has occurred,
the By-law Officer may make an order requiring the person who contravened
this By-law or who caused or permitted the contravention or the owner or
occupier of the trailer to discontinue the contravening activity.
5.7 Any person who fails to comply with an order made under subsection 5.6 is
guilty of an offence.
5.8 Every contravention of this By-law may be restrained by application at the
instance of a taxpayer or of the Municipality in accordance with the provisions
of the Municipal Act, 2001.
5.9 A Township employee, staff person, agent or contractor hired by the
Township, accompanied by any person under his or her direction, may enter
onto any land that is used or believed to be used in contravention of this By-
law for the purposes set out in subsection 436 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001
and shall have all powers of inspection set out in subsection 436 (2) of the
Act.
5.10 Any trailers used, maintained or located in contravention of this By-law shall
be removed from the lot, at the expense of the owner of the lot. Failure to
remove any trailers from a lot within the time prescribed by the By-law Officer
may result in the removal of said trailer by the Township, at the expense of
the owner of the lot.
SECTION 6 - REPEAL, VALIDITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE
6.1 If any section, clause or provision of this By-law is for any reason declared by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the
validity of the By-law as a whole or any part thereof other than that section,
clause or provision so declared to be invalid and it is hereby declared to be
the intention that all remaining sections, clauses or provisions of the By-law
shall remain in full force and effect until repealed, notwithstanding that one or
more provisions thereof shall have been declared to be invalid.
6.2 The Clerk of the Township of Armour is hereby authorized to make any minor
modifications or corrections of an administrative, numeric, grammatic,
semantic or descriptive nature or kind to the by-law and schedule(s) as may
be deemed necessary after the passage of this by-law, where such
modifications or corrections do not alter the intent of the by-law.
6.3 This By-law repeals By-law #31-2017.
6.4 This By-law shall come into effect on the date of the third reading and it being
passed.
Read in its entirety, approved,
signed and the seal of the
Corporation affixed thereto and
finally passed in open Council
this 14th day of February, 2023.
Original signed by Rod Ward
MAYOR
Original signed by John Theriault
CLERK-ADMINISTRATOR
SCHEDULE A to BY-LAW #10-2023
APPLICATION FOR TRAILER LICENCE
(Complete and attach all information prior to submitting)
(Information noted with an asterisk is optional subject to "Notes" set out below)
1. Applicant Information
Name:
________________________________________________
Mailing Address:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Phone Number:
________________________________________________
*Email:
________________________________________________
Note: If Applicant is not the registered owner of the property, the Applicant must
have the owner's consent to apply for such licence.
Note: A Phone number may be a permanent "land line" or cellular number.
2. Property Information
Property Owner:
________________________________________________
Civic Address:
________________________________________________
*Roll Number:
________________________________________________
*Proof of Ownership: Attach copy of parcel register or deed.
Note: If no civic address has been assigned for this property, one must be applied
for prior to submitting this application.
Note: If a new entranceway or where substantial changes to an existing
entranceway are required or proposed, an 'Access Permit' must be applied for and
approved, prior to submitting this application.
Note: Either the MPAC Roll Number must be included or Proof of Ownership must
be attached.
3.Trailer Information
Make & Model:
___________________________________________
Serial Number or VIN:
___________________________________________
Please attach four pictures of trailer if already located on the property (One of each
side of trailer).
4. Licence Requested
Annual
Short Term
If Short Term, No. of Months Requested
1
2
3
(Circle Applicable Number)
5. Services Information
Will the trailer be connected to a sewage disposal system that exists on the
property?
Yes
No
If yes, please provide the following:
Sewage System Building Permit or Certificate of Approval which indicates that
connection of trailer to such system has been approved.
Will a grey water pit be utilized?
Yes
No
Will the site be serviced with an outhouse?
Yes
No
If the trailer is not connected to a holding tank or sewage disposal system, or is not
serviced by a grey water pit or outhouse, please provide dumping receipts from an
accredited dumping facility.
Will the trailer be directly connected to electrical services?
Yes
No
If yes, please provide the Electrical Safety Authority approval for connection. This
requirement only applies if the trailer will have a direct connection to the electricity
distribution system (i.e. not an extension cord plugged into an outlet.)
6. Required Submissions
Site Plan - a drawing showing the location or proposed location of the trailer in
relation to the boundaries of the property and including all existing buildings,
sewage systems, wells, and watercourses/waterbodies. Such drawing shall be
scaled or, where the property is large, measurements shall be included indicating
the distance of the trailer from property boundaries, existing buildings, wells and
watercourses/waterbodies.
Proof of Property Ownership - as required under section 2
Pictures - as required under section 3 above.
Permits/Approvals referenced in section 5 above if applicable.
7. Applicable Fee (as per "Fee and Charges By-law"):
8. Methods of payment (Canadian funds only):
Debit card (Interac), cheque or cash only for in-person applications submitted by
the cardholder. Prepaid debit cards are not accepted. If you are applying by mail,
a cheque or money order (postal or bank) in the exact amount, payable to The
Municipal Corporation of the Township of Armour.
Applicant Signature and Date:
_________________________________________________________________
Property Owner Signature and Date:
_________________________________________________________________
If property owner and applicant are the same, please sign in both locations.
Building Department Note:
Decks
A deck may be constructed as long as it meets the following requirements:
1. Must not occupy an area greater than ten square meters (108 sq ft).
2. Have a height no greater than 24 inches from grade to walking surface of deck.
3. Not attached to trailer.
No walls or roof structure permitted.
Township of Armour
Part I Provincial Offences Act
By-law #10-2023: 'Trailer Licence' By-law
ITEM
COLUMN 1
Short form
wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
creating or
defining offence
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
1.
Permit person to
locate trailer on
property without a
licence
s. 3.1
$300.00
2.
Fail to vacate trailer
from the months of
December 1st to
April 30th
s. 3.2, 3.3
$300.00
3.
Permit more than
one (1) trailer on
property
s. 3.5, 3.6
$300.00
4.
Fail to display
licence
conspicuously on
trailer
s. 4.4
$300.00
5.
Provide false
information on
licence application
s. 5.4
$300.00
6.
Fail to comply with
an order
s. 5.7
$300.00
7.
Obstruct person
designated to
enforce this By-law
s. 4.6, 5.9
$300.00
NOTE: The penalty provision for the offence listed above is Section 61 of the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33.
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SCHEDULE "V"
To BY-LAW #24-2025
By-law No. 10-2023 being a By-law to regulate and licence trailers within the
Township of Armour is hereby amended as follows:
1.
by adding the following definitions to section 1:
"AMPS By-law" shall mean the Administrative Monetary Penalties System
Respecting Non-Parking Violations By-law as amended or any successor
thereto;
"Penalty Notice" means a notice issued pursuant to the Town's AMPS By-
law;
2.
by adding the following new heading and sections after section 5 and
renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:
6. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
6.1
This By-law is a designated By-law under the Township's AMPS By-
Law.
6.2
An Officer who is satisfied that a person has contravened any
provision of this By-law, which includes without limitation any
requirement or condition of a licence, permit, order or direction, may
issue a Penalty Notice to the person for each contravention in the
amount set out in Column 3 of the following table for the applicable
contravention:
ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES
BY-LAW # 10-2023
Trailer Licencing By-law
Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN 3
Administrative
Monetary
Penalty
1
Permit person to locate trailer on property
without a licence
s. 3.1
$300.00
2
Fail to vacate trailer from the months of
December 1st to April 30th
s. 3.2, 3.3
$300.00
3
Permit more than one (1) trailer on property
s. 3.5, 3.6
$300.00
4
Fail to display licence conspicuously on
trailer
s. 4.4
$300.00
5
Provide false information on licence
application
s. 5.4
$300.00
6
Fail to comply with an order
s. 5.7
$300.00
7
Obstruct person designated to enforce this
By-law
s. 4.6, 5.9
$300.00
6.3
Each person who has been issued a Penalty Notice shall, be liable to
pay the administrative penalty set out in the Penalty Notice to the
Township within 15 days of the date of issuance after the completion
of service.
6.4
Where a Penalty Notice has been canceled under the Township's
AMPS By-law it shall not be considered a Penalty Notice for the
purposes of subsection 6.2 of this By-law.
6.5
If a person is issued a Penalty Notice, the person shall not be charged
with an offence or issued an additional Penalty Notice in respect of the
same contravention. For clarity, the person may be charged for a
different contravention of this By-law, a repetition of a contravention,
Page 65 of 65
or in the case of a continuing contravention, a continuation of the
contravention after the date in the Penalty Notice. Likewise, a person
may be issued a Penalty Notice for a different contravention of this By-
law, a repetition of a contravention, or in the case of a continuing
contravention, a continuation of the contravention after the date(s) of
the offence set out in any charges or the contravention set out in the
Penalty Notices that have been issued.
6.6
Other than as set out in subsection 6.5 of this By-law, the issuing of a
Penalty Notice does not limit the Township's ability to initiate any other
proceeding or
seek any other remedy the Township
deems
appropriate to prevent the continuation
or repetition of the
contravention.