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Zoning By-law of the
Municipality of Bayham
No. Z456-2003
Consolidated December 18, 2025
Updated January 16, 2020
Adopted April 15, 2002
Table of Contents
Municipality of Bayham Zoning By-law Z456-2003
SECTION 1
INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION .................................................... 1-1
SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................... 2-1
SECTION 3
ZONES AND ZONING MAP .............................................................................. 3-1
SECTION 4
GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................................. 4-1
SECTION 5
AGRICULTURAL (A1/A1-A) ZONE REGULATIONS ......................................... 5-1
SECTION 6
SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL (A2) ZONE REGULATIONS .................................. 6-1
SECTION 7
RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ZONE REGULATIONS ......................................... 7-1
SECTION 8
ESTATE RESIDENTIAL (ER) ZONE REGULATIONS ..................................... 7-10
SECTION 9
HAMLET RESIDENTIAL (HR) ZONE REGULATIONS ...................................... 9-1
SECTION 10 VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL (R1) ZONE REGULATIONS ..................................... 10-1
SECTION 11 VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL (R2) ZONE REGULATIONS ..................................... 11-1
SECTION 12 MOBILE HOME PARK (MH) ZONE REGULATIONS ....................................... 12-1
SECTION 13 FARM COMMERCIAL (FC) ZONE REGULATIONS ........................................ 13-1
SECTION 14 RURAL COMMERCIAL (RC) ZONE REGULATIONS ...................................... 14-1
SECTION 15 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (HWC) ZONE REGULATIONS .............................. 15-1
SECTION 16 HAMLET COMMERCIAL (HC) ZONE REGULATIONS .................................... 16-1
SECTION 17 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (C1) ZONE REGULATIONS ....................... 17-1
SECTION 18 LOCAL COMMERCIAL (C2) ZONE REGULATIONS ....................................... 18-1
SECTION 19 TOURIST COMMERCIAL (C3) ZONE REGULATIONS ................................... 19-1
SECTION 20 FARM INDUSTRIAL (M1) ZONE REGULATIONS ........................................... 20-1
SECTION 21 RURAL INDUSTRIAL (M2) ZONE REGULATIONS ......................................... 21-1
SECTION 22 EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL (M3) ZONE REGULATIONS ............................... 22-1
SECTION 23 URBAN INDUSTRIAL (M4) ZONE REGULATIONS ......................................... 23-1
SECTION 24 INSTITUTIONAL (I) ZONE REGULATIONS .................................................... 24-1
SECTION 25 OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE REGULATIONS .................................................... 25-1
SECTION 26 TEMPORARY (T) ZONE ................................................................................. 26-1
List of Schedules
SCHEDULE "A" Map No. 1-15
SCHEDULE "B" CORINTH
SCHEDULE "C" NORTH HALL
SCHEDULE "D" EDEN
SCHEDULE "E" RICHMOND
SCHEDULE "F" STRAFFORDVILLE
SCHEDULE "G" CALTON
SCHEDULE "H" VIENNA
SCHEDULE "I" PORT BURWELL
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MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
ZONING BY-LAW No. Z456-2003
A By-law to regulate the use of land, and the character, location and use of buildings and
structures in the Municipality of Bayham
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham deems it necessary to
enact a Zoning By-law;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham, pursuant to the
Planning Act, and all other powers thereunto enabling, enacts as follows:
SECTION 1
INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Title
This By-law shall be known as the "Zoning By-law" of the Corporation of the
Municipality of Bayham.
Application
The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all lands within the boundaries of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham as now or hereafter legally constituted.
Scope
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, altered, or
used within the Municipality of Bayham except in accordance with the provisions
of this By-law and except as permitted by this By-law.
Minimum Requirements
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this By-law, they are held to be the
minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety, comfort,
convenience, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Municipality.
Meaning of Shall
In this By-law, the word "shall" is always construed as mandatory.
Number and Gender
In this By-law, unless the contrary intention appears otherwise, words imparting
the singular number or the masculine gender only shall include more persons,
parties, or things of the same kind than one, and females as well as males, and
the converse.
Administration
This By-law shall be administered by the Building Inspector or such other person,
as the Council of the Municipality of Bayham designates.
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Inspection of Premises
The Building Inspector or any other person acting under the direction of Council,
may, at any reasonable hour, enter and inspect a property or premises where there
is reason to believe that any land has been used or any building or structure has
been erected, altered, or enlarged, or used in violation of any of the provisions of
this By-law.
Application for Building Permits
In addition to all other requirements of the Ontario Building Code or any other
building code or building by-law, every applicant for a building permit shall file with
his application a plan, in duplicate, drawn to scale, in metric measurements,
showing the true dimensions of the lot proposed to be built upon or otherwise
developed, the proposed location, grade, height and dimensions of the building or
work in respect of which the permit is applied for and the location on such lot of
every existing building, together with a statement, signed by the owner, disclosing
the exact use proposed for each aforesaid building and giving all information
necessary to determine whether or not such building and the proposed use thereof
conform with the requirements of this By-law.
Buildings to be Moved
No building, residential or otherwise shall be moved within the limits of the
Municipality or shall be moved into the Municipality from outside, without a permit
from the Building Inspector.
Licences and Permits
No municipal permit, certificate, or licence shall be issued, where the said permit
is required for a proposed use of land or a proposed erection, alteration,
enlargement or use of any building or structure, which is in violation of any
provision of this By-law.
Violations and Penalties
Pursuant to Section 67 of the Planning Act, any person who uses land, or erects
or uses any building or structure on any part of any lot, building or structure in a
manner contrary to any provision of this By-law, or who causes or permits such
use or erection, or who violates any provision of this By-law, or causes or permits
such violation, is guilty of an offence, and upon conviction is liable: on a first
conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000; and on a subsequent conviction to
a fine of not more than $10,000 for each day or part thereof upon which the
contravention has continued after the day on which he was first convicted.
Where a corporation is convicted of contravening any provisions of this By-law,
the maximum penalty that may be imposed is: on a first conviction a fine of not
more than $50,000; and on a subsequent conviction a fine of not more than
$25,000 for each day or part thereof upon which the contravention has continued
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after the day on which the corporation was first convicted.
Each day of violation shall constitute an offence.
Any building or structure, which contravenes any provision of this By-law, may be
removed or altered at the instance of the Corporation, pursuant to the provisions
of the Municipal Act, or the Planning Act, as amended.
Remedies
Where any building is or is proposed to be erected, altered, reconstructed,
extended or enlarged, or any building or part thereof is or is proposed to be used,
or any land is or is proposed to be used, in contravention of the provisions of this
By-law, the same may be restrained by action at the instance of any ratepayer, or
a member of the Council of the Municipality of Bayham pursuant to the provisions
of the Planning Act, as amended from time to time.
Repeal of Existing By-laws
From the coming into force of this By-law all previous by-laws passed under
Section 34 of the Planning Act, or a predecessor thereof, shall be deemed to have
been repealed except to the extent that any of the said by-laws prohibits the use
of any land, building or structure for a purpose that is also prohibited by this By-
law.
Application of Other By-laws
Nothing in this By-law shall serve to relieve any person from the obligation to
comply with the requirements of the Building By-law or any other by-law of the
Municipality in force from time to time or the obligation to obtain any license, permit,
authority or approval required under any by-law of the Municipality.
Validity
Should any section, clause or provision of this By-law be held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of the By-law shall
not be affected.
Effective Date
This By-law shall come into force:
a)
Where no notice of objection has been filed with the Municipal Clerk within
the time prescribed by the Planning Act and regulations pursuant thereto,
upon the expiration of the prescribed time; or
b)
Where notice of objection has been filed with the Municipal Clerk within the
time prescribed by the Planning Act and regulations pursuant thereto, upon
the approval of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
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SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this By-law, the definitions given herein shall govern.
ABATTOIR, shall mean a building, structure or lot or part thereof where animals are
slaughtered for the purposes of processing meat into food for human consumption; and
where meat products are produced, processed, handled, or stored.
ACCESSORY, shall mean a use, a building, or structure that is normally incidental,
subordinate, and exclusively devoted to a main use, building, or structure and that is located
on the same lot therewith.
ACCESSORY LIVING QUARTERS, shall mean living quarters within an accessory building
located on the same premises as the main building for the sole use of persons employed
on the premises or members of the dwelling unit of the main building, such dwelling unit
having no kitchen facilities and not rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling unit.
ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT, shall mean a self-contained dwelling unit, ancillary and
subordinate to the primary dwelling unit on the lot, in which food preparation, eating, living,
sleeping and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the occupants thereof.
Additional residential unit(s) shall not include a trailer, a mobile home, a motor home, or
recreational travel vehicle as defined herein.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOUR, shall mean any premises or part thereof, used in
pursuance of any trade, calling, business or occupation, for the purpose of a live
performance, exhibition or activity designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or
inclinations, of which a principal feature or characteristic is the nudity or partial nudity of any
person, and in respect of which the word "nude", "naked", "topless", "bottomless", or "sexy",
or any other word, picture, symbol or representation having like meaning or implication may
be used on any sign, advertisement, or advertisement device, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, includes any performance, exhibition, or activity involving
striptease dancers, exotic dancers, wet clothing contests, or best body part contests.
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean the use of land and/or
buildings or structures for the manufacturing and wholesale and/or retail sales of goods that
are necessary to support agricultural uses. These include such goods as farm machinery
and equipment used for tillage of soil, the planting, spraying, harvesting, transporting,
treatment, processing and storage of grain, forage, feed, or forest products, products used
for the housing and husbandry of livestock, poultry and fur-bearing animals, and the storage,
handling and processing of milk, eggs, and manure and the manufacture of sub- surface
drainage materials and equipment.
AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean the use of land and/or
buildings or structures for the processing of products derived from agricultural uses, as
defined in this By-law. These products shall include such items as seed, grain, feed and
forage, fruits and vegetables, livestock and poultry processing. Activities such as storage,
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treatment, assembly, sales and transport of these products may be included. A cheese
factory, egg grading station, sawmill, abattoir, rendering plant and dead stock removal
facility are examples of permitted uses. Extensions of this use may also include the grading,
sorting, packing, drying or processing of crops and produce produced on properties that
form part of the farm operation where the facility is located. Also includes taking a
marketable farm commodity produced on land owned or controlled through rental, lease
and/or sharecropping arrangements by the same farmer or farmers and increasing its value
by further preparing it, storing it, and/or selling it directly to consumers.
AGRICULTURAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean the use of land and/or
buildings or structures for the purposes of buying or selling commodities and services that
are necessary to support agricultural uses as defined in this By-law. These shall include
such sales and services as welding and machinery repairs, farm drainage and excavation,
agriculturally-related trucking, well-drilling, contracting and trades related to farm buildings
and structures, and custom spray, tillage, planting and harvesting services.
AGRICULTURAL USE, shall mean the growing of crops, including nursery, biomass, and
horticultural crops; raising of livestock; raising of other animals for food, fur or fibre, including
poultry and fish; aquaculture; apiaries; agro-forestry; maple syrup production; and
associated on-farm buildings and structures, including, but not limited to livestock facilities,
manure storages, value-retaining facilities, and accommodation for full-time farm labour
when the size and nature of the operation requires additional employment.
ALTER, when used in reference to a building or structure or part thereof, shall mean to
change any one or more of the internal or external dimensions of such building or structure
or to change the type of construction of the exterior walls or roof thereof. When used in
reference to a lot, the word "alter" means to change the width, depth, or area of any required
yard, setback, landscaped open space, or parking area, or to change the location of any
boundary of such lot with respect to a street or lane, whether such alteration is made by
conveyance or alienation of any portion of said lot, or otherwise.
ANIMAL AND POULTRY HEALTH AND BREEDING SERVICE, shall mean the premises
of a veterinary surgeon where animals, birds or other livestock are treated or kept, or the
facility used for the insemination of livestock or poultry.
ANIMAL CLINIC or HOSPITAL, shall mean any building containing more than two rooms,
used or intended for use for the purpose of a veterinarian practice.
ANTIQUE STORE, shall mean a building, or part thereof used for the refurbishing,
restoration, refinishing and/or resale of items which due to their age have an increased
quality, but which does not include the sale of used motor vehicles.
APIARY, shall mean a place in which a number of beehives are kept, a bee farm.
ASSEMBLY HALL, shall mean 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 banquet hall or private club.
ATTACHED, shall mean a building otherwise complete in itself, which depends for
structural support, or complete enclosure, upon a division wall or walls shared in common
with an adjacent building or buildings.
ATTIC, shall mean the portion of a building situated wholly or part within the roof and which
is not one-half storey.
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AUCTION SALES FACILITIES, shall mean a building, structure, or portion thereof used for
the retail sale of articles or goods to the members of the public bidding the highest offer for
the article or goods during the sale proceedings.
BAKERY, shall mean a building, or part thereof, used for producing, mixing, compounding,
or baking bread, biscuits, cakes or other baked products, which may or may not include a
retail store where such products are sold.
BASEMENT, shall mean that portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly
underground but which has at least one-half of its height from finished floor to finished
ceiling above adjacent finished ground surface or grade.
BED AND BREAKFAST LODGING or TOURIST HOME, shall mean a dwelling unit or part
of a dwelling unit used for the purpose of catering to the needs of the traveling public, by
supplying food and furnishing sleeping accommodations to a maximum of six (6) separate
guest rooms, and a maximum of twelve (12) individual guests.
BOARDING HOUSE or ROOMING HOUSE, shall mean any house or building or portion
thereof in which the proprietor resides and supplies, for hire or gain to more than two
persons, lodging and/ or meals, but shall not include a hotel, motel, hospital, tourist home,
home for the young or the aged, or institution, or restaurant accommodating the general
public.
BOATHOUSE, shall mean a structure constructed for the purpose of storing boats and
accessories but it shall not include a dwelling.
BUFFER STRIP, shall mean an area used for no other purpose than the planting of a
continuous row of trees or an unpierced hedgerow of natural evergreens or shrubs, not less
than 1.2 metres in height at the time of planting, immediately adjacent to the lot line or
portion thereof, along with such planting strip shall be landscaped and planted with
ornamental shrubs, flowering shrubs, flower beds, man-made landscape materials or a
combination thereof and may also contain a closed board, picket or chain-linked fence with
a minimum height of 1.2 metres.
BUILDING, shall mean any structure whether temporary or permanent, used or intended
for sheltering any use or occupancy but shall not include a boundary wall, fence, travel
trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home or tent.
BUILDING AREA, shall mean an area designated on a zoning map or zoning map schedule
as "Building Area" which defines the area of a lot within which permitted buildings or other
structures may be erected, used, and maintained and shall be calculated by deducting all
required yard areas and setbacks from the gross lot area.
BUILDING BY-LAW, shall mean any building by-law within the meaning of the Building
Code Act.
BUILDING INSPECTOR, shall mean the officer or employee of the Municipality for the time
being charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this By-law, the Ontario Building
Code, or any other building code or building by-law of the Municipality.
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BUILDING LINE, shall mean a line within a lot drawn parallel to a lot line. It establishes the
minimum distance between the lot line and any building, or structure that may be erected.
Where the lot line is a curve, the building line shall be a line drawn parallel to the chord of
the arc constituting the lot line. A chord is a straight line joining two (2) points on a curve.
BUILDING LINE, ESTABLISHED, shall mean a line within a lot drawn parallel to a lot line
created by measuring the average setback of existing buildings, where at least five main
buildings have been erected on any one side of a continuous 150.0 metre strip of land
fronting on a street or road.
BUILDING OPENING, shall mean a door, window or similar opening in a building.
BULK SALES ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or structures for
the purpose of buying and selling building materials, ice, and allied chemicals but does not
include any manufacturing, assembling, or processing uses.
BUS DEPOT, shall mean a facility for the boarding and de-boarding of passengers from
inter-city bus travel and may include ancillary commercial facilities, public washrooms, ticket
sales areas, and offices for building personnel.
CAMPGROUND, shall mean a use consisting of at least five camping sites, licensed under
the provisions of the Municipal Act, as amended, and comprising land used or maintained
for seasonal recreational activity as grounds for the camping or parking of a tent, motor
home, travel trailer, or truck camper, but not a mobile home.
CANNABIS CULTIVATION, shall mean lands, buildings or structures used for the
cultivation, planting, growing, and harvesting of Cannabis from the genus of flowering plants
in the family Cannabaceae within enclosed buildings or structures. The owner and site shall
have a legally valid license and be regulated to cultivate Cannabis, in accordance with the
applicable Federal and Provincial statutes. Notwithstanding any other regulations in this By-
law, the processing, packaging, retail sale and any other accessory use associated with
cannabis cultivation is prohibited.
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CANNABIS CULTIVATION, MICRO, shall mean lands, buildings or structures used for the
cultivation, planting, growing, and harvesting of Cannabis from the genus of flowering plants
in the family Cannabaceae within enclosed buildings or structures. The maximum floor area
of all buildings or structures used for Cannabis cultivation-micro, shall not exceed 200 m2.
The owner and site shall have a legally valid license and be regulated to operate, in
accordance with the applicable Federal and Provincial statutes. The processing, packaging,
retail sale and any other accessory use associated with cannabis cultivation is prohibited.
CANNABIS CULTIVATION, OUTDOOR, shall mean lands, buildings or structures used for
the cultivation, planting, growing, and harvesting of Cannabis from the genus of flowering
plants in the family Cannabaceae outside of enclosed buildings or structures. The perimeter
of the cultivation area shall be surrounded on all sides by security fencing, lighting and
surveillance methods. The owner and site shall have a legally valid license and be regulated
to cultivate Cannabis, in accordance with the applicable Federal and Provincial statutes.
Notwithstanding any other regulations in this By-law, the processing, packaging, retail sale
and any other accessory use associated with cannabis cultivation is prohibited.
CANNABIS CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING, shall mean lands, buildings or structures
used for the cultivation, planting, growing, and harvesting of Cannabis and the processing,
manufacturing, synthesis, altering the chemical or physical properties, testing destroying,
packaging and/or shipping of Cannabis from the genus of flowering plants in the family
Cannabaceae, within enclosed buildings or structures. The owner and site shall have a
legally valid license and be regulated to cultivate, process and operate, in accordance with
the applicable Federal and Provincial statutes. Notwithstanding any other regulations in this
By-law, the retail sale and any other accessory use associated with cannabis cultivation or
processing is prohibited.
CANNABIS PROCESSING, shall mean lands, buildings or structures used for the
processing, manufacturing, synthesis, altering the chemical or physical properties, testing
destroying, packaging and/or shipping of Cannabis from the genus of flowering plants in the
family Cannabaceae, within enclosed buildings or structures. The owner and site shall have
a legally valid license and be regulated to process and operate, in accordance with the
applicable Federal and Provincial statutes. Notwithstanding any other regulations in this By-
law, the retail sale and any other accessory use associated with cannabis processing is
prohibited.
CANTILEVERED WALL, shall mean an exterior front, side, or rear wall of a building that
may project from a "Main Wall" into a "Yard" in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.26 of this By-law.
CARPORT, refer to the definition of Garage, Private.
CATERER'S ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean an establishment in which food and
beverages are prepared for consumption on or off the premises to customers but does not
include a restaurant.
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CELLAR, shall mean that portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly or
wholly underground but which has more than one-half of its height from finished floor to
ceiling below adjacent finished ground surface or grade.
CEMETERY, shall mean land that is set apart or used as a place for the interment of the
dead or in which human bodies and/or pets have been buried.
CHURCH or PLACE OF WORSHIP, shall mean a building dedicated to religious worship
and may include a church hall, church auditorium, Sunday school, parish hall, church day
nursery, synagogue and temple.
CLINIC, shall mean any building or portion thereof containing two or more offices used or
intended for use for any of the purposes of medical or dental practice, and without limiting
the generality of the foregoing includes the offices or consulting rooms of members of the
medical or dental professions or a chiropractor.
CLUB, shall mean a building used or intended to be used as a meeting place for the
members of an organization, association, fraternal order, or similar type group, not operated
for profit and wherein athletic facilities, dining rooms, and beverage rooms may or may not
be provided.
COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATION, shall mean an establishment involved in the
harvest and processing of marine life, for the purpose of retail or wholesale trade, which
may include a bait fish operation, or a fishing charter operation, and shall include all
buildings, and structures associated with such operation.
COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE, shall mean any building or structure where fruits,
vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs or plants are produced by controlled temperature and/or
humidity for the purpose of selling such products, and which may include a garden centre
as a commercial accessory use.
COMMERCIAL USE, shall mean the use of land or buildings for the purposes of buying
and/or selling, and/or leasing commodities and supplying services.
COMMUNITY CENTRE, shall mean a building used for community activities and not for
commercial purposes, the control of which is vested in the Municipality, a local board, or
trustees.
CONSERVATION AREA, shall mean an area of land owned by a conservation authority,
the Municipality of Bayham, or the Province and used solely for the preservation and
enhancement of the natural environment.
CONTRACTOR'S YARD OR SHOP, shall mean the use of land, buildings or structures for
the purpose of storing construction, excavation or plant equipment, vehicles, or material or
performing shop work or assembly work by any building trade contractor.
CONVENIENCE PLAZA, shall mean a group of not more than four (4) convenience stores
or personal service shops located adjacent to one another under one roof with separate
entrances, all of which front on an improved street or road which provide off-street parking.
CONVENIENCE STORE, shall mean a retail store supplying groceries and other daily
household necessities to an immediate surrounding residential area.
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COVERAGE, shall mean in the case of a residential building or structure that portion or
percentage of the area of any lot upon which buildings or structures are erected or permitted
to be erected on the lot (not including an outdoor swimming pool or open deck) measured
at the level of the lowest storey containing habitable rooms, and in the case of a non-
residential building or structure that portion or percentage of the area of buildings or
structures erected or permitted to be erected on the lot measured at the level of the lowest
storey above grade, including in both cases all porches and verandahs, steps, cornices,
eaves, bay windows, chimneys.
DAY CARE CENTRE, means a premises that receives more than five persons who are not
of common parentage, primarily for the purpose of providing temporary care or guidance,
or both temporary care and guidance, for a continuous period not exceeding 24 hours. Care
may be provided for children, seniors and/or persons with disabilities.
DERELICT MOTOR VEHICLE, shall mean a motor vehicle that has no market value as a
means of transportation or as an instrument of husbandry, or is inoperable and may not
have current license plates when required.
DOCK, shall mean a structure on land or in the water to be used for transferring goods or
passengers to or from a boat or airplane.
DOG POUND, shall mean the use of land or buildings for the purposes of impounding dogs
pursuant to a by-law of the Municipality and where such dogs are kept for a minimum
redemption period as defined in the Animals for Research Act, as amended from time to
time.
DRINKING WATER THREAT, shall mean an activity or condition that adversely affects or
has the potential to adversely affect the quality or quantity of any water that is or may be
used as a source of drinking water, and includes an activity or condition that is prescribed
by the regulations of the Clean Water Act as a drinking water threat.
DRINKING WATER THREAT, SIGNIFICANT, means a drinking water threat that,
according to a risk assessment, poses or has the potential to pose a significant risk to
adversely affect the quality or quantity of drinking water. (Source: Clean Water Act)
DRIVEWAY, shall mean a private passageway for a motor vehicle, having at least one end
thereof connected to a road, and providing the principal means of vehicular access to a lot.
DWELLING, shall mean a building, occupied or capable of being occupied exclusively as a
home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons, but shall not include hotels,
boarding houses, rooming houses, motels, institutions, mobile homes, group homes, crisis
housing or living quarters for a caretaker, watchman, or other person or persons using living
quarters which are accessory to a non-residential building or structure.
DWELLING, APARTMENT, shall mean a dwelling, consisting of four or more dwelling units
which units have a common entrance from the street level and the occupants of which have
the right to use, in common, halls and/or stairs and/or elevators and yards.
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DWELLING, BLOCK TOWNHOUSE, shall mean a townhouse dwelling that is part of a
condominium, co-operative or rental project with a private internal traffic circulation system
or direct access from a public street.
DWELLING, CONVERTED, shall mean a dwelling originally designed as a single-detached
dwelling unit, which because of size or design is, or can be converted by partition and the
addition of sanitary facilities and cooking facilities into more than one dwelling unit.
DWELLING, DOUBLE DUPLEX or QUADRUPLEX, shall mean a building that consists of
two (2) duplexes attached to each other.
DWELLING, DUPLEX, shall mean a building that is divided horizontally into two (2) dwelling
units each of which has an independent entrance either directly or through a common
vestibule.
DWELLING, FOUR UNIT, shall mean a dwelling designed and intended for occupancy of
four dwelling units.
DWELLING, MAISONETTE, shall mean a building designed to contain more than three (3)
dwelling units each having an entrance from a common hallway or stairway inside the
building and a separate outside entrance.
DWELLING, MODULAR, shall mean a house that is intended for residential purposes and
that is constructed by assembling manufactured modular units on a permanent foundation,
each of which comprises at least one room or living area, has been manufactured to comply
with the A277 series of standards prescribed by the Canadian Standards Association, and
bears the seal of that Association attesting to such compliance.
DWELLING, MULTI-UNIT, shall mean the whole of a dwelling used, designed or intended
to be used for occupancy as three (3) or more separate dwelling units. This definition shall
not include any dwelling or building otherwise defined or specifically named elsewhere in
this By-law.
DWELLING, ROW HOUSE, shall mean a building that is divided vertically into three (3) or
more dwelling units, each of which has independent entrances.
DWELLING, SEASONAL, shall mean a seasonal residential building or structure used or
intended to be used for recreational rest or relaxation throughout the year, but not used or
intended to be used as a primary residence and/or permanent dwelling.
DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED, shall mean a building that is divided vertically into two (2)
dwelling units each of which has an independent entrance either directly or through a
common vestibule.
DWELLING, SINGLE-DETACHED, shall mean a completely detached, freestanding
dwelling unit, but does not include a mobile home.
DWELLING, STACKED TOWNHOUSE, shall mean a townhouse dwelling with dwelling
units also divided horizontally, each of which has an independent access form the outside
ground level or through a common entrance hall.
DWELLING, SUPPLEMENTARY FARM, shall mean a building or structure including a
mobile home, which is used or intended to be used by a bona fide farm operation, for
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accommodating supplementary farm labour for a period not exceeding eight (8) months in
any one calendar year.
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE or ROW HOUSE, shall mean a separate building containing
three (3) or more attached single units with a common masonry wall dividing the two
dwelling units vertically, each of which has an independent entrance either directly or
through a common vestibule.
DWELLING, TRIPLEX, shall mean a building that is divided into three (3) separate dwelling
units, each of which has an independent entrance either directly or through a common
vestibule.
DWELLING, TWO-UNIT, shall mean a dwelling designed and intended and/or used for
occupancy by people living independently of each other including duplex or semi-detached
houses.
DWELLING UNIT, shall mean one or more habitable rooms occupied or capable of being
occupied as an independent and separate housekeeping establishment in which separate
kitchen and sanitary facilities are provided for the use of such occupants, with a private
entrance from outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside the building.
DWELLING UNIT, BACHELOR, shall mean a dwelling unit consisting of one (1) bathroom
and not more than one (1) habitable room, providing therein living dining, sleeping and
kitchen accommodation.
EATING ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean a building or part of a building where food is
offered for sale or sold to the public for consumption, and includes such uses as a
restaurant, café, cafeteria, ice cream parlour, tea or lunch room, dairy bar, coffee shop,
snack bar, refreshment room or stand, drive-in eating establishment, or take-out eating
establishment; but does not include a boarding house.
EFFECTIVE DATE, shall mean the date that this By-law shall be deemed to come into full
force and effect upon the issuance of a formal order pursuant to Section 34(21) of the
Planning Act, as amended and revised from time to time.
ERECT, shall include build, construct, reconstruct, alter and relocate and, not to limit the
generality of the foregoing, shall be taken to include any preliminary physical operation such
as excavating, grading, piling, cribbing, filling or draining, structurally altering any existing
building or structure by an addition, deletion, enlargement or extension.
EXISTING, shall mean legally existing as of the date of the passing of this By-law.
FAIRGROUNDS, shall mean a lot owned and operated by an agricultural society
incorporated under the Agricultural and Horticultural Societies Act, as amended, from time
to time.
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FARM EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or
structures, or portions thereof, where farm vehicles and equipment are stored for the
purposes of sale, lease, or hire and where such vehicles and equipment are repaired or
serviced for purposes of being maintained in an operable condition.
FARM FUEL SALES, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or structures, or portions
thereof, where gasoline or other motor fuels are kept for sale and for delivery into farm
vehicles, but does not include the sale of any such fuels to vehicles which are not directly
involved in the operation of farming.
FARM PRODUCE OUTLET, shall mean a use, which is permitted on a seasonal basis, and
is accessory to a permitted farm, which consists of the retail sale of agricultural products
produced in the area which such outlet is located, and which does not include any
permanent buildings or structures.
FEED MILL, shall mean a building or structure used for the purpose of processing food for
animals, and which may include a retail operation for the sale of such products.
FERTILIZER PLANT, shall mean the use of land, buildings, and structures, or portions
thereof, where natural and synthetic materials are processed for the purpose of producing
materials to increase soil fertility, and which may include the retail sale of such products.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, shall mean an establishment that provides money
management services directly to the public, including a bank, trust company, credit union,
securities dealer, finance companies and stockbrokers, but not including the offices or
administrative offices, which shall be considered to be offices for the purposes of this By-
law.
FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL, shall mean any lands, buildings or structures, and any
appurtenances to such, operated and/or maintained by a public authority, and used for the
purpose of regulating water levels and protecting adjacent lands on both natural and man-
made bodies of water.
FLOOR AREA, shall mean the sum of the areas of all floors of a building measured from
the outside of all exterior walls exclusive of any attic, basement, cellar, garage, verandah,
porch or sunroom unless such enclosed porch or sunroom is an integral part of the building
and habitable in all seasons, and excluding any floor area with a ceiling height of less than
two (2.0) metres.
FLOOR AREA, COMMERCIAL, shall mean the sum of the areas of all floors of a building
or part thereof used for commercial purposes measured between the internal faces of the
exterior walls, excluding the furnace-room, laundry-room, or washroom, stairwell or any
area designed or used permanently for storage space.
FLOOR AREA, GROUND, shall mean the area of a building or structure measured from
the outside of all exterior walls, at grade, exclusive of any accessory building, garage,
basement, cellar, terrace, verandah, open or enclosed porch or sunroom, unless such
sunroom or enclosed porch is an integral part of the building and habitable in all seasons.
FOOD PROCESSING PLANT, shall mean a building, or part thereof, other than a
restaurant or refreshment room in which agricultural products are packed, frozen, prepared,
processed, preserved, graded or stored for eventual human consumption, and includes a
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cannery, a flour mill, a dairy, a bakery, or an egg grading station, but does not include an
abattoir or any premises used for the slaughtering of animals or the boiling of blood, tripe or
bones.
FORESTRY USE, shall mean the general raising and harvesting of wood and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing includes the raising and cutting of fuel wood, pulp
wood, lumber, Christmas trees, and other forest products.
FUNERAL HOME, shall mean a building where preparation of the dead human body for
interment or cremation is undertaken.
GAME PRESERVE, shall mean any lands, buildings, or structures where wild animals,
birds, waterfowl or fish are kept for the purpose of hunting for food or for sport.
GARDEN SUPPLY CENTRE, shall mean the use of land, buildings or structures for the
purpose of buying, selling and raising of plants, shrubs and trees and includes the storage
and sale of accessory products generally used for landscaping and gardening purposes.
GARAGE, PRIVATE or CARPORT, shall mean a building or portion of a building designed
for the storage of not more than three (3) private motor vehicles and the storage of
household equipment incidental to residential occupancy, wherein no service for profit is
rendered.
GARAGE, PUBLIC, shall mean a building or structure other than a private garage where
motor vehicles are kept or stored for remuneration or repair, including the complete repair
to automobile bodies, motor cycles, frames, or motors, and the painting, upholstering,
washing, and cleaning of such vehicles, and may include an automobile service station.
GAS, shall mean natural gas, manufactured gas, propane-arc gas, or any mixture of any of
them.
GAS BAR, shall mean a lot containing gasoline, diesel fuel or propane dispensing devices
and a structure used for the sale of fuel and lubricants for vehicles.
GOLF COURSE, shall mean a public or private area operated for the purpose of playing
golf including a par three golf course, driving range, miniature golf course, or combination
thereof.
GRADE LEVEL, shall mean, when used with reference to a building, the average elevation
of the finished surface of the ground where it meets the exterior of the front of such building,
and when used with reference to a structure means the average elevation of the finished
grade of the ground immediately surrounding such structure, exclusive in both cases of any
artificial embankment or entrenchment, and when used with reference to a road means the
elevation of the road established by the authority having jurisdiction.
GRAIN HANDLING AND STORAGE FACILITIES, shall mean buildings and structures
used for the purpose of drying, processing, storage, and/or wholesale trade of harvested
agricultural grains.
GROUP HOME, shall mean a single housekeeping unit in a residential dwelling in which
three to ten residents (excluding supervisory staff or the receiving persons) live as
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occupants under responsible supervision consistent with the requirements of its residents.
The home shall be in compliance with Municipal by-laws and shall be licensed and/or
approved for funding under Provincial statute.
GROUPED HOUSING, shall include two (2) or more separate dwelling units which may be
comprised of but not limited to: semi-detached duplex, triplex, double duplex, converted
dwellings or townhouse, row house, maisonette dwellings and/or an apartment building
located on the same lot, which lot may or may not be retained under one ownership.
HAZARD LAND, shall mean land which exhibits, or potentially exhibits, a hazardous
condition as a result of its susceptibility to flooding, erosion, subsidence, inundation, or the
presence of organic soils or steep slopes, where the cost of construction of satisfactory
waterworks, sewage or drainage facilities is prohibitive.
HEIGHT, when used with reference to a building or structure shall mean the vertical
distance between the horizontal plane through:
a) The highest point of the roof assembly in the case of a building with a flat roof
or a deck roof;
b) Be average level of a one-slope roof, between the ridge and the eaves,
provided that a roof having a slope of less than twenty (20) degrees with the
horizontal shall be considered a flat roof;
c) The average level between eaves and ridges in the case of a roof type not
covered in sub-sections a) and b).
HOME OCCUPATION, shall mean an occupation for gain or support conducted entirely
within a dwelling, as a secondary use by persons residing on the premises and which is
clearly secondary to the main use of the dwelling unit.
HOME OCCUPATION, AGRICULTURAL, shall mean an occupation for gain or support,
associated with an agricultural use or a residential use, which serves agricultural uses and
which is conducted by only persons residing on the premises.
HOSPITAL, shall mean a hospital as defined by the Private Hospitals Act, and a sanatorium
as defined by the Private Sanatorial Act, and a hospital as defined by the Public Hospitals
Act.
HOTEL, shall mean any hotel, tavern, inn, lounge, or public house in one main building or
in two or more buildings used mainly for the purposes of catering to the needs of the
traveling public by supplying food and furnishing sleeping accommodation of not less than
five (5) guest rooms, which guest rooms contain no provisions for cooking, and shall include
all such buildings operating under the Liquor License Act, and the Tourist Establishments
Act, as amended from time to time.
INDUSTRIAL USE, GENERAL, shall mean the use of land, buildings or structures for the
purpose of manufacturing, assembling, preparing, inspecting, ornamenting, finishing,
treating, altering, repairing, warehousing, storing, or adapting for sale of any goods,
substance, article or thing, including the storage of building and construction equipment and
materials, but not including any obnoxious industry, mine, pit, quarry or oil well.
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INDUSTRIAL USE, LIGHT, shall mean the manufacturing assembly or processing of
component parts to produce finished products suitable for retail or service trade but does
not include food, beverage, tobacco, rubber, leather, textiles and knitting, wood, printing,
metal fabricating or similar industries if these operations involve stamping presses,
furnaces, machinery, or the emission of any air, noise or water pollution, that can be
smelled, heard or otherwise perceived outside of the building used for such purposes.
INSTITUTIONAL USE, shall mean the use of land, buildings or other structures for a public
or social purpose but not for commercial purposes. These uses may include governmental,
religious, educational, charitable, philanthropic, or other similar non-commercial uses and
notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing institutional uses may include: schools,
museums, churches, municipal offices and hospitals.
KENNEL, ANIMAL, shall mean any lot, building or structure on or within which four (4) or
more domesticated animals more than four (4) months of age are housed, groomed, bred,
boarded, trained, or sold and which may offer provisions for minor medical treatment, but
does not include a animal clinic or hospital.
LANDING STRIP, shall mean a strip of ground used or capable of being used for the landing
and takeoff of aircraft.
LANDSCAPED AREA, shall mean an area not built upon and not used for any purpose
other than as a landscaped area which may include grass, shrubs, flowers, trees and similar
types of vegetation and appurtenances, but does not include parking areas, parking lots,
driveways or ramps.
LANE or ALLEY, shall mean a public thoroughfare which affords a means of access to
abutting lots but which is not intended for general traffic circulation.
LARGE-SCALE SUPPLEMENTARY FARM DWELLINGS, shall mean a supplementary
farm dwelling with a building floor area greater than 167 m2 or providing accommodation for
ten (10) or more persons and shall comply with applicable requirements of the Ontario
Building Code and the Health Unit.
LAUNDRY ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean a building, or part thereof, in which the business
of a laundry is conducted on the ground floor, in which only water and detergent are used,
and the drying, ironing, and finishing of such goods are conducted, which emits no odours,
fumes, noise or vibration causing a nuisance or inconvenience within or outside the
premises. A laundry establishment may include a self-service, coin operated laundromat.
LIBRARY, shall mean a building, or part thereof, used for the public display and lending of
books, and other reading and audio visual materials to the public, which is operated by a
public authority.
LIVESTOCK, shall mean farm animals kept for use, for propagation, or intended for profit
and includes dairy and beef cattle, horses, swine, sheep, laying hens, chicken and turkey
broilers, turkeys, goats, geese, ducks, mink and rabbit, and all other livestock but excluding
animals such as pets raised or housed for recreational or hobby purposes.
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LIVESTOCK SALES BARNS AND MARKETING YARDS, shall mean the lands, buildings,
and structures where livestock and agricultural produce is stored temporarily for the purpose
of wholesale trade, and may include the offices of such personnel employed on the
premises.
LOADING SPACE, shall mean a space or bay located on a lot which is used or intended to
be used for the temporary parking of any commercial vehicle while loading or unloading
goods, merchandise, or materials used in connection with the main use of the lot or any
building thereon, and which has an unobstructed access to a street or lane.
LOT, all of the land held or owned under distinct and separate ownership from the
ownership of the fee or equity of redemption in abutting land and shall be described in a
registered deed or other document legally capable of conveying land or shown as a lot or
block on a registered plan of subdivision including any of its parts which are subject to a
right-of-easement but does not include a lot or a block on a registered plan of subdivision
which has been deemed not to be a registered plan of subdivision by a by-law passed
pursuant to the Planning Act, as amended from time to time.
LOT AREA, shall mean the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot, except in the
case of a corner lot having street lines rounding at the corner with a radius of six (6.0)
metres, or less, where the lot area of such lot shall be calculated as if the lot lines where
projected to the point of intersection.
LOT, CORNER, shall mean a lot situated at the intersection of and abutting upon two (2)
streets at least ten (10) metres in width, and where such streets are curved, or, in the case
of a singular street with a curve of not more than 135 degrees, the angle of intersection of
the tangents to the street lines, drawn through the extremities of the interior lot lines
provided that:
a) In the latter case, the corner of the lot shall be deemed to be that point on the
street line nearest to the point of intersection of the said tangents; and
b) Any portion of a corner lot distant more than thirty (30) metres from the corner,
measured along the street line shall be deemed to be an interior lot.
LOT DEPTH, shall mean the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines. If
these lines are not parallel, it shall be the length of a line joining the midpoints of the front
and rear lot lines. When there is no rear lot line, lot depth means the length of a straight
line joining the middle of the front lot line with the apex of the triangle formed by the side lot
lines.
LOT FRONTAGE, shall mean the horizontal distance between the side lot lines of a lot
measured at right angles, but where such lot lines are not parallel, the lot frontage shall be
measured perpendicularly to the line joining the centre of the front and the centre of the rear
lot lines at a point six (6.0) metres back from the front lot line and where such lot lines meet,
the lot frontage shall be measured perpendicularly to the line adjoining the apex of the
triangle formed by the side lot lines and a point six (6.0) metres back from the front lot line,
and where the side lot lines are curved, the lot frontage shall be measured along the line
between the interior side lot line and the intersection of the tangents to the street lines,
drawn through the extremities of the front lot line and exterior side lot line.
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LOT, INTERIOR, shall mean a lot other than a corner lot.
LOT LINES, shall mean the boundary lines of a lot defined as follows:
a) Front Lot Line shall mean, except in the case of a corner lot, the line dividing
the lot from the street; in the case of a corner lot the shorter boundary line
abutting the street shall be deemed the front lot line and the longer boundary
line abutting the street shall be deemed the side lot line, in case each of such
lot lines should be of equal length, the front lot line shall be deemed to be the
front lot line as established in the block by prior construction.
b) In the case of a through lot, the shorter boundary dividing the lot from the street
shall be deemed to be the front lot line and the opposite longer boundary shall
be deemed to be the rear lot line or a side lot line, as the case may be. In case
each of such lot lines should be of equal length, the front lot line shall be
deemed to be the front lot line as established in the block by prior construction.
c) Rear Lot Line shall mean the lot line farthest from or opposite to the front lot
line. Side Lot Line shall mean a lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
d) In the case of a lot fronting on a navigable waterway, whether access is gained
to the lot from a public street or not, the front lot line shall be the lot line closest
to or adjacent to the navigable waterway. Such line shall be determined by
joining the points of intersection of the side lot lines and the high water mark or
the landward side of the shoreline reserve.
LOT, THROUGH, shall mean a lot bounded on two opposite sides by streets. Provided,
however, that if any lot qualifies as being a corner lot and a through lot as hereinbefore
defined, such lot shall be conclusively deemed to be a corner lot.
LUMBER (BUILDING MATERIALS) YARD, shall mean the use of land, buildings, and/or
structures for the purposes of milling, storage, and wholesale sales of a broad range of
building materials and tools, which may include a retail operation.
MAIN BUILDING, shall mean the building designed or used for the principal use on the lot.
MAIN USE, shall mean the predominant purpose for which any land, buildings, structures,
premises or part thereof is designed, used or maintained.
MAIN WALL, shall mean the exterior front, side, or rear wall of a building, and all structural
members essential to the support of a fully enclosed space or roof.
MANURE STORAGE AREA, shall mean land, buildings or structures used for the storage
of manure generated by livestock.
MARINA, shall mean an establishment where boats are stored, rented, or hired, and/or
where boats, boat motors, or boat accessories are sold, repaired, or refueled, and may
include a building or structure for the sale of accessories, supplies, and/or refreshments.
MARKET GARDEN OPERATIONS, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or structures for
the purpose of selling fruits, vegetables and flowers, and which may include a retail
component as a commercial accessory use.
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MEAT PACKING OPERATION, shall mean any land, building, structure, or part thereof
used for the processing of meat, poultry, and fish products.
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION, shall mean the tool used to determine recommended
distances between a livestock facility and another land use, and such distances shall be
determined by the publications known as MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION I and
MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION II developed by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food, and Rural Affairs as amended from time to time.
a) MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION I, shall mean the minimum distance
separation for new development from existing livestock facilities.
b) MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION II, refers to the minimum distance
separation for new or expanding livestock facilities from existing or approved
development.
MOBILE HOME, shall mean a building or structure designed to be transported after
fabrication, either on its own wheels, on a flatbed, on a separate trailer, or on detachable
wheels, and which is suitable for occupancy as a dwelling unit except for minor and
incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and placement on a mobile home stand,
and connection to utilities if available, and which may have an individual sewage holding
reservoir, or be capable of connection to a communal or public sewage disposal system,
but shall not include a modular home.
MOBILE HOME LOT, shall mean a parcel of land which is described in a deed or other
document legally capable of conveying land, or a parcel of land which is shown as a lot or
block on a registered plan of subdivision and which is intended for the placement of a mobile
home.
MOBILE HOME, DOUBLE-WIDE, shall mean a mobile home dwelling unit consisting of two
sections, separately towable, but designed to be joined together into one integral unit.
Double-wide units shall be defined as a unit greater than 6.0 metres in width.
MOBILE HOME, EXPANDABLE, shall mean a single-wide mobile home, which is
transported in one load but incorporates parts that may be folded, collapsed or telescoped
inside the unit during transportation and extended on-site to provide additional living space.
MOBILE HOME PARK, shall mean a lot or portion thereof used for the siting of mobile
homes and/or park model trailers and includes those uses, buildings and structures
accessory to the operation of the park and the needs of park residents.
MOBILE HOME, SINGLE-WIDE, shall mean a mobile home dwelling unit, designed to be
towed in one load, which does not exceed 6.0 metres in width. The layout of the rooms is
linear.
MOBILE HOME SITE, shall mean an area of land within a mobile home park that is intended
to be occupied by one mobile home and which may be owned by the occupant of the mobile
home or by the owner of the mobile home park.
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MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION, shall mean a mobile home development registered as a
plan of subdivision containing lots under freehold tenure.
MOTEL, shall mean one building, or two (2) or more detached buildings for the purpose of
catering to the needs of the traveling public by furnishing sleeping accommodation with or
without supplying food and shall include a motor court, auto court, and all such buildings
operating under the Liquor License Act, and the Tourist Establishments Act.
MOTOR HOME, shall mean a structure built on and made an integral part of a self-propelled
motor vehicle chassis other than a passenger automobile chassis, primarily designed to
provide temporary living quarters for recreation camping and travel use.
MOTOR VEHICLE, shall mean a wheeled self-propelling vehicle for the transportation of
passengers and goods and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes
automobiles, trucks, buses, ambulances, hearses, motor homes and tractors.
MOTOR VEHICLE BODY SHOP, shall mean a building or structure where motor vehicles
are kept for repair including the complete repair to vehicle bodies, frames, chassis, or
motors and the painting, upholstering, glass replacement and cleaning of such vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean a parking lot, building or lot
where motor vehicles are hired, kept or used for hire, or where such vehicles and
accessories are stored or kept for sale, and where motor vehicles may be oiled, greased or
washed, or have their ignition adjusted, tires inflated or batteries charged or where repairs
essential to the actual operation of motor vehicles are executed or performed.
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION, shall mean a building or part of a building on a
clearly defined space or a lot used for the retail sale of lubricating oils and types of gasoline,
and may include the sale of automobile accessories, and where only the servicing and minor
repairs essential to the operation of motor vehicles are executed or performed. It may also
include the washing of motor vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE WRECKING ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean a building and/or lot used
for the wrecking or dismantling of motor vehicles and for the storage and sale of scrap
material, salvage and parts obtained there from, but shall not include any other automotive
use defined in this By-law.
MUNICIPAL DRAIN, shall mean drainage works as defined by the Drainage Act, as
amended and revised from time to time.
MUNICIPALITY, shall mean the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham.
NON-AGRICULTURAL, when used with reference to a building, structure, or use shall
mean designed, intended or used for purposes other than those of an agricultural use.
NON-COMPLYING, shall mean a building or structure which does not comply or agree with
the regulations of this By-law as of the date of passing thereof, but does not include a non-
conforming use, building, or structure.
NON-CONFORMING, shall mean a use, building or structure, which is not a use, building
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NON-RESIDENTIAL, when used with reference to a building, structure or use, shall mean
designed, intended or used for purposes other than those of a dwelling.
NURSING HOME or REST HOME, shall mean a building in which the proprietor supplies
for hire or gain lodging with or without meals, and, in addition, provides nursing, medical or
similar care and treatment, if required, and shall include a rest home or convalescent home.
OCCUPANCY, shall mean to reside in as owner or tenant on a permanent or temporary
basis.
OFFICE, GENERAL, shall mean any building or part of a building in which one or more
persons are employed in the management, direction or conducting of an agency, business,
labour or fraternal organization, but excludes such uses as retail sale, manufacture,
assembly or storage of goods, or places of assembly and amusement.
OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL, shall mean any office used by professionally qualified persons,
for the purposes of giving advice, consultation or treatment to clients or patients.
OIL, shall mean crude oil, and includes any hydrocarbon that can be recovered in liquid
form from a pool through a well.
ON-FARM DIVERSIFIED USE, shall mean uses that are secondary to the principal
agricultural use of the property, and are limited in area. On-farm diversified uses include,
but are not limited to, home occupations, home industries, agritourism uses, and uses that
produce value-added agricultural products. Ground-mounted solar facilities are permitted in
prime agricultural areas, including specialty crop areas, only as on-farm diversified uses.
OPEN SPACE, shall mean an unoccupied space open to the sky except such land as is
used or required for parking purposes by this by-law, and shall include recreational facilities,
landscaped areas, patios, walkways, and residential driveways.
OPEN STORAGE, shall mean the storage of goods, merchandise or equipment in the open
air and in unenclosed portions of buildings that are open to the air on one (1) or more sides.
OWNER, shall mean the person who holds legal title to a piece of property.
PARK, PRIVATE, shall mean a park not open to the general public and which may be
operated for commercial gain.
PARK, PUBLIC, shall mean an area of open land, maintained or owned by the Municipality
or a public authority for the enjoyment, health and well being of the public and normally
open to the public.
PARKING LOT, shall mean an area provided for the temporary parking of two or more
motor vehicles and may include aisles, parking spaces and related entrance and exit lanes,
but shall not include any part of a public street.
PARKING SPACE, shall mean an area enclosed in a principal building, in an accessory
building, or unenclosed, having an area of not less than 14.8 square metres and measuring
2.7 metres by 5.5 metres, exclusive of aisles or driveways and accessible to a street or lane
and set aside for the purpose of the temporary parking or storage of a motor vehicle.
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PARKING SPACE, ACCESSIBLE, shall mean a parking space designed, used or intended
for the purpose of the temporary parking or storage of a motor vehicle by persons who
require or use wheelchairs, canes, crutches, walkers or other mobility assistance devices
and who may require additional aisle space to accommodate a lift or ramp.
a) A 'Type A' Parking Space shall mean an accessible parking space intended to
accommodate a motor vehicle equipped with a mechanical lift and/or wheelchair ramp,
and which incorporates a delineated space adjacent to the motor vehicle for the
deployment of the lift and/or ramp.
b) A 'Type B' Parking Space shall mean an accessible parking space intended to
accommodate a motor vehicle which does not require additional space to accommodate
a lift and/or ramp.
PERMITTED, shall mean permitted by this By-law.
PERSON, shall include an individual, an association, a firm, a partnership, an incorporated
company, municipal corporation, agent or trustee and their heirs, executors, or other legal
representatives of a person to whom the context of this By-law can apply according to law.
PERSONAL SERVICE SHOP, shall mean a building, or part thereof, in which persons are
employed in furnishing services and otherwise administering to the individual and personal
needs of persons, comprising the premises of a barber, hairdresser, beautician, tailor,
dressmaker and/or shoemaker. The sale of merchandise shall be permitted only as an
accessory use to the personal service provided.
PIT, shall mean any opening, quarrying, or excavation of or in the ground, licensed under
the Aggregate Resources Act, as amended, for the purpose of removing rock, sand, gravel,
earth, clay, or limestone, and may include the processing thereof such as screening, sorting,
washing, crushing, and other similar operations.
PITS AND QUARRIES, WAYSIDE, shall mean a temporary pit or quarry opened and used
by a public road authority on the basis of a permit issued pursuant to the Aggregate
Resources Act, as amended, solely for the purpose of a particular project or road
construction contract and not located on the road right-of-way.
PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT, shall mean a building or part thereof used for the purposes
of an arena, auditorium, public hall, billiard or pool rooms, bowling alley, and ice or roller
rink but does not include all other places of amusement not specifically listed.
PLANT NURSERY, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or structures where trees, shrubs,
or plants are grown for the purpose of buying and selling such products, and which may
include a garden centre as a commercial accessory use.
PLANTING STRIP, shall mean an area located inside a property line used for the planting
and maintenance of a continuous row of trees or unpierced hedgerow of natural evergreens
or shrubs not less than 1.2 metres (4.0 feet) in height at the time of planting, with the
remainder of such an area used for both natural and man-made landscape materials, and
does not include a fence.
PORCH, shall mean a roofed, open gallery, or portico attached to the exterior of a building.
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PORTABLE ASPHALT PLANT, shall mean a facility with equipment designed to heat and
dry aggregate and to mix aggregate with bituminous asphalt to produce asphalt paving
material, and includes stockpiling and storage of bulk materials used in the process, and
which is not of permanent construction, but which is to be dismantled at the completion of
the construction project.
POST OFFICE, shall mean a building, or part thereof where communications and postal
services are provided to both businesses and the public such as fax machines, mailboxes,
Internet links, and/or package shipping and receiving.
PRIVATE CLUB, shall mean a lawn bowling, tennis, badminton or other athletic, social or
recreational club located on private lands and not operated for profit and includes the
premises of a fraternal organization.
PRIVATE HOME DAY CARE means the temporary care and custody for reward or
compensation of not more than six persons in a provincially licensed home day care outside
a flood plain, or not more than five persons within a flood plain or in an unlicensed home
day care in a private residence other than the home of a parent or guardian of any such
person for a continuous period not exceeding 24 hours. Care may be provided for children,
seniors and/or persons with disabilities.
PUBLIC AUTHORITY, shall mean any school board, public utility commission,
transportation commission, public library board, board of parks management, board of
health, board of commissioners of police, planning boards or commission or committee of
local authority established or exercising any power or authority under any general or special
statute of Ontario with respect to any of the affairs or purposes of a municipality or a portion
thereof, and includes any committee or local authority established by by-law of the Council
of the Municipality.
PUBLIC SERVICES, shall mean the buildings, structures and other related works
necessary for supplying water, gas, oil, electricity, steam, hot water, telephone services,
telecommunication services, sewage collection and treatment facilities and other services
provided by a public authority.
PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITIES, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or structures by a
public authority in connection with the supply and distribution of utilities and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, may include a water or sewage pumping station, a water
storage reservoir, a sewage treatment plant, an electric power transformer station, a
telephone repeater station, a communications tower, but excludes a waste disposal site or
transmission utility corridor.
PUBLISHING ESTABLISHMENT, PUBLISHING (NEWSPAPER), shall mean a building,
or part thereof used for the purpose of printing, lithographing, or publishing, and which may
include the reproduction of visual copy by blueprinting, photocopying, or small offset
process.
QUARRY, shall mean a place where consolidated rock has been or is being removed by
means of an open excavation, and includes the processing thereof for commercial purposes
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including screening, sorting, washing, crushing, and other similar operations, including
required buildings and structures.
RAMP, a sloping roadway leading away from one level to another.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, shall mean a building or portion thereof designed and
intended to accommodate one or more leisure or sporting activities and shall include an
arena, aquatic centre, tennis, squash and racquetball courts, dance studios and fitness
centres.
RECREATIONAL TRAVEL VEHICLE, shall mean a vehicle designed to provide temporary
living, sleeping or eating accommodation for travel, vacation, seasonal camping or
recreational use and designed to be driven, towed, transported or relocated from time to
time whether or not the vehicle is jacked up or its running gear is removed. A recreational
vehicle shall not be used as the principal place of residence of the occupant. A recreational
vehicle shall include a motor home, camper trailer, motorized home, motorized camper,
truck camper, pick-up coach, chassis-mounted camper, slide-in camper, tent trailer, fifth-
wheel trailer, park model trailer and similar mobile vehicles, watercraft, boats and marine
craft, but excludes a mobile home.
RECREATIONAL USE, ACTIVE, shall mean the use of land, water and/or building for the
purpose of organized active leisure activities and shall include an arena, a golf course and
a sports field, and motorized vehicle trails.
RECREATIONAL USE, PASSIVE, shall mean the use of land and/or water for the purpose
of passive leisure activity and shall include a park, a garden, a picnic area and the like,
equestrian and hiking trails, as well as a play lot with activity equipment for children.
RENDERING PLANT, shall mean a building, or part thereof, where any animals are
reduced, converted, or otherwise processed for the purpose of producing agricultural by-
products, but shall not include an abattoir.
RESERVE, 0.30 METRE (ONE FOOT RESERVE), shall mean a narrow strip of land,
traditionally one (1) foot in width and in metric measurement being generally 30 centimetres
in width, reserved for the purpose of restricting access.
RESIDENTIAL USE, means the use of a building or structure or parts thereof as a dwelling.
RESTAURANT, shall mean a building or part of a building where food is prepared and
offered or kept for retail sale to the public for consumption either on or off the premises and
includes such uses as a café, cafeteria, tea or lunch room, dairy bar, coffee shop, snack
bar or refreshment room or stand. This definition shall not include a Drive-In or Take-Out
Restaurant.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN or TAKE-OUT, shall mean a building, or portion thereof,
designed, used or intended for the sale of food or refreshments to the general public, and
where such food or refreshment may be made available to a person while in his motor
vehicle or while within the building, and where provision may be made for the consumption
of such food or refreshment by the person while in his motor vehicle, or within the building,
or elsewhere on the site.
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RETAIL FLOOR COVERING STORE, shall mean a retail store devoted to the sale of floor
coverings for home and office use, where a small portion of the gross floor area may be
devoted to products accessory to the main use. Such goods may include carpeting, tile,
wood, linoleum, and products required for the cleaning and maintenance of such products.
RETAIL FURNITURE STORE, shall mean a retail store devoted to the sale of movable
contents of a room, home or office where a small proportion of the gross floor area may be
devoted to the sale of home/office electronics, computers or audio/visual equipment. Such
goods may include furniture, light fixtures, clocks, organs or pianos, carpet or indoor window
coverings.
RETAIL STORE, shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or things are offered or kept for retail sale to the public,
and offices, servicing, manufacturing, repairing, warehousing or storage functions
accessory thereto, but does not include a restaurant.
RIDING STABLE, shall mean an establishment that offers horses for hire or instruction in
horsemanship.
RIFLE RANGE AND TRAP SHOOTING RANGE OR CLUB, shall mean lands, buildings
and structures used for the purpose of discharging firearms or any other weaponry at a non-
living fixed or moving target for the purpose of practice or enjoyment, but does not include
a game preserve.
RIGHT-OF-WAY or EASEMENT, shall mean any right, liberty or privilege in, over, along,
or under land, which a person may have with respect to any land in the Municipality.
RURAL-RESIDENTIAL USE, shall mean the use of land for a single-detached dwelling and
accessory buildings on a lot which has been created by a consent, under the provisions of
Section 52 of the Planning Act, or a predecessor thereof, as amended from time to time.
SALVAGE YARD, shall mean, an establishment where goods, wares, merchandise,
substances, articles or things are processed for further use, and where such goods, wares,
merchandise, articles or things are stored wholly or partly in the open and includes a junk
or scrap metal yard and an automobile wrecking yard.
SANITARY SEWAGE FACILITIES, MUNICIPAL, shall mean a publicly-owned and
operated system whereby sanitary sewage is pumped, transported or piped from any or all
buildings in the municipality to a central collection station for processing and discharge
pursuant to the regulations of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and
Parks.
SCHOOL, shall mean any school established and maintained by the Thames Valley District
School Board or the London District Catholic School Board.
SCHOOL, PRIVATE, shall mean a school, other than an elementary school, secondary
school, adult secondary school, community college school, university school or a
commercial school, under the jurisdiction of a private board of directors, trustees, or
governors, a religious organization or a charitable institution, used primarily for the
instruction of students receiving primary and/or secondary education.
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SECTION 59 NOTICE, refers to the requirements under Section 59 of the Clean Water Act,
which requires issuance of a notice from the responsible Risk Management Official before
permitting an activity that is considered a restricted land use as identified in the Long Point
Region Source Protection Plan.
SENIOR CITIZEN HOME, shall mean a multiple housing unit for the aged where over fifty
(50) percent of the dwelling units are designed, intended and/or used for persons sixty (60)
years of age or over.
SERVICE SHOP, shall mean any building or part thereof where appliances, equipment,
instruments, and machinery are sold, serviced, or repaired and includes building trades
establishments but excludes any manufacturing, processing, or wholesaling.
SETBACK, shall mean the horizontal distance from the centre line of the street allowance,
measured at right angles to such centre line, to the nearest part of any building or structure
on a lot.
SETBACK FROM WATER, shall mean the horizontal distance between the normal or
controlled high water mark of any navigable waterway and the nearest part of any main wall
of any building or structure.
SEWAGE SYSTEM AND/OR HOLDING TANK, shall mean a system that stores and/or
treats human waste on-site and shall include, but not be limited to, greywater systems,
cesspools, leaching bed systems and associated treatment units, and holding tanks, and
shall not include sewage treatment plants.
SEWAGE SYSTEM AND/OR HOLDING TANK, LARGE ON-SITE, shall mean a system
that stores and/or treats human waste on-site with a design flow of greater than 10,000 litres
per day and regulated under the Ontario Water Resources Act. These systems shall
include, but not be limited to, greywater systems, cesspools, leaching bed systems and
associated treatment units, and holding tanks, and shall not include sewage treatment
plants.
SEWAGE SYSTEM AND/OR HOLDING TANK, SMALL ON-SITE, shall mean a system
that stores and/or treats human waste on-site with a design flow of less than or equal to
10,000 litres per day and subject to approval under the Building Code Act or the Ontario
Water Resources Act. These systems shall include, but not be limited to, greywater
systems, cesspools, leaching bed systems and associated treatment units, and holding
tanks, and shall not include sewage treatment plants.
SHOPPING CENTRE, shall mean a building or group of buildings planned, designed,
developed and managed as one unit having common off-street parking provided on the site
and which building or buildings are designed and which function as a unit accommodating
a minimum of five (5) separate businesses.
SIGN, shall mean a name, identification, description, devise, display, or illustration which is
affixed to, or represented directly or indirectly upon a building, structure or lot and which
directs attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or
business.
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STOREY, shall mean the portion of the building, other than the basement or cellar, which
lies between the surface of the floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is
no floor above it, then the space between such floor and the ceiling or roof next above it.
STOREY, FIRST, shall mean the lowest storey of a building, excluding the basement or
cellar.
STOREY, HALF, shall mean the portion of a building located wholly or partly within a sloping
roof, having side walls not less than one (1.0) metre in height and the ceiling with a minimum
height of two (2.0) metres over an area equal to a least fifty (50) percent of the area of the
floor next below.
STREET or ROAD, shall mean a public highway as defined by the Municipal Act.
STREET, ARTERIAL or ROAD, ARTERIAL, shall mean a street or road under the
jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario or the County of Elgin.
STREET LINE, shall mean the limit of the street allowance and is the dividing line between
a lot and a street.
STRUCTURE, shall mean any material, object, or work erected as a unit or constructed or
put together of connected or dependent parts or elements whether located under, on, or
above the surface of the ground, but does not include a sign, fence, or boundary wall.
TAVERN, shall mean an establishment operating under the Liquor Licence Act, as
amended from time to time, where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the
premises.
TAXI SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, shall mean lands, buildings, and structures used as a
dispatch office or intended for the parking of taxis and/or limousines when not engaged in
transporting persons or goods.
TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTERS, shall mean an existing dwelling or a mobile home or
travel trailer used as temporary accommodations on lands where a new dwelling is being
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constructed. To ensure the removal of the temporary living quarters after such time as the
new dwelling is completed, and to ensure that should the Municipality be required to remove
the temporary living quarters at the Municipalities expense, the property owner shall enter
into an agreement with the Municipality to address: the deadline for demolition of the
temporary living quarters; the amount and type of fee to be deposited by the applicant to
the Municipality, as set out in the Municipal Rates and Fees By-law, to be returned to the
applicant after such time as the temporary living quarters are removed to the satisfaction of
the Chief Building Official; and, to address repayment by the applicant to the Municipality
for Municipal removal costs in excess of the deposit amount.
THEATRE, means a building, or part thereof, used for the presentation of the performing
arts or motion pictures.
TOURIST HOME, refer to the definition of Bed and Breakfast Lodging.
TRAILER, PARK MODEL, shall mean a building or structure that is built on a single chassis
mounted on wheels and which is capable of complete relocation; and which is designed for
use as a seasonal dwelling; and which shall be connected to communal or municipal
services and utilities necessary for operation of installed fixtures and appliances; and which
shall not have a gross floor area that exceeds 50 m2, nor a width that is greater than 2.6
metres.
TRAILER, TRAVEL, shall mean a vehicle, including a camping trailer, designed, used, or
intended for the living, sleeping, eating, or accommodation of persons therein for seasonal
recreational travel; and which is either self propelled or constructed such that it is suitable
for being attached to a motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn or propelled by the
motor vehicle.
TRAVEL TRAILER LOT, means a parcel of land intended to be used by no more than one
(1) travel trailer.
TRAVEL TRAILER PARK, means a parcel of land under single ownership, which provides
accommodation for travel trailers.
TRUCK CAMPER, shall mean a portable structure, designed to be loaded onto, or affixed
to, the bed or chassis of a truck, constructed to provide temporary living quarters for
recreation, camping or travel use.
TRUCK TERMINAL, shall mean the use of land, buildings, or structures, or portions thereof,
where transports are stored, rented, leased, kept for hire, or parked for remuneration or
from which trucks or transports are dispatched as common carriers, or where goods are
stored temporarily for further shipment.
USE, when used as a noun, shall mean the purpose for which any land, building or structure
is designed, arranged or intended to be occupied or used, or for which it is occupied, used
or maintained. USE, when used as a verb or "to use" shall have a corresponding meaning.
USE, CONTINUOUS, in the context of Section 4.10 NON-CONFORMING USES, shall
mean the continuous use of any lot, building or structure notwithstanding a change of
ownership of the property where the use is located. Use shall further be deemed to be
continuous if, after having ceased, the same use recommences within a period of one (1)
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repaired for the same use within a period of one (1) year from the date of its destruction or
damage.
VEHICLE, includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction, traction engine, farm tractor, road-
building machine, motorized snow vehicle and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by
any kind of power.
WAREHOUSE, shall mean a building or portion thereof designed, used, or intended for the
storage of goods, wares, merchandise, articles, or things that may include the selling or
distribution thereof at wholesale.
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE, shall mean any land or land covered by water, licensed under
the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act, as amended, from time to time, upon,
into, or through which, or building or structure in which, waste is deposited or processed,
and any machinery and equipment or operation required for the treatment or disposal of
waste, and may include a solid waste transfer site, and recycling operation.
WATER FRONTAGE, means the boundary of a lot directly abutting an original shoreline
reserve or a front lot line, as defined by Section 2.133.
WATER SUPPLY, COMMUNAL, shall mean a privately owned and operated system
whereby water is piped to more than one dwelling unit, or to more than one commercial use,
or to more than one institutional use, or combination thereof, situated on separate lots.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, PUBLIC, shall mean a publicly owned and operated system
whereby water is piped to more than one dwelling unit, or to more than one commercial use,
or to more than one industrial use, or to more than one institutional use, or combination
thereof, situated on separate lots.
WATER WELL-HIGH YIELD, shall mean a hole and any structure appurtenant thereto,
drilled into a geological formation of Cambrian or more recent age, with a yield of 3.8 litres
of water per second or greater.
WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP, shall mean a building or portion thereof where farm
equipment and machinery and/or small engines are serviced or repaired.
WELL, shall mean a hole and any structure appurtenant thereto, drilled into a geological
formation of Cambrian or more recent age for the production of fresh water.
WRECKING YARD, shall mean an establishment with a commercial wrecking licence
where goods, wares, merchandise, substances, or articles are stored wholly or partly in the
open and includes a junk, scrap metal or salvage yard and an automobile wreaking yard.
YARD, shall mean a space, appurtenant to a building or structure, located on the same lot
as the main building or structure, and which space is open, uncovered and unoccupied from
the ground to the sky except for such buildings, structures, or uses as are specifically
provided for elsewhere in this By-law.
YARD, FRONT, shall mean a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the
front lot line of the lot and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the
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lot. "FRONT YARD DEPTH" means the least horizontal dimension between the front lot
line of the lot and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
YARD, REAR, shall mean a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear
lot line of the lot and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
"REAR YARD DEPTH" means the least horizontal dimension between the rear lot line of
the lot and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
YARD, SIDE, shall mean a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard and from the
side lot line of the lot to the nearest main wall of any building or structure on the lot. "SIDE
YARD WIDTH" means the least horizontal dimensions between the side lot line of the lot
and the nearest main wall of any main building or structure on the lot.
YARD, SIDE, EXTERIOR, shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a public street.
YARD, SIDE, INTERIOR, shall mean a side yard other than an exterior side yard.
land, water and/or building for the purpose of commercial and/or recreational uses which
require proximity to water for their existence, and shall include but not be limited to, a
commercial fishing operation, charter fishing operation, boat rentals, and ancillary facilities
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AGRI-TOURISM ESTABLISHMENT, Shall mean agricultural, horticultural or agri-business
operations used for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the
activities of the farm where the principle activity on the property remains as farming and
where products used in the activity are produced on the property or are related to farming.
SHIPPING CONTAINER, means a standardized reusable vessel that was originally,
specifically or formerly designed for or used in the packing, shipping, movement or
transportation of freight, articles, goods or commodities; and/or designed for or capable of
being mounted or moved on a rail car, truck trailer/chassis, or ship.
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SECTION 3
ZONES AND ZONING MAP
Establishment of Zones
For the purposes of this By-law, the maps hereto attached as Schedule "A", Maps
1 to 15 inclusive, Schedule "B", Schedule "C", Schedule "D" Schedule "E",
Schedule "F", Schedule "G", Schedule "H", and Schedule "I", shall be referred to
as the "Zoning Maps" for the Municipality of Bayham and the zoning maps shall be
divided into one or more of the following zones:
ZONE
SYMBOL
Agricultural
A1/A1-A
Special Agricultural
A2
Hamlet Residential
HR
Rural Residential
RR
Estate Residential
ER
Village Residential 1
R1
Village Residential 2
R2
Mobile Home Park
MH
Farm Commercial
FC
Rural Commercial
RC
Highway Commercial
HWC
Hamlet Commercial
HC
Central Business District
C1
Local Commercial
C2
Tourist Commercial
C3
Farm Industrial
M1
Rural Industrial
M2
Extractive Industrial
M3
Urban Industrial
M4
Institutional
I
Open Space
OS1/OS2
Use of Zone Symbols
The symbols listed in Section 3.1 shall be used to refer to land, buildings, and
structures and the uses thereof permitted by this By-law in the said zones, and
wherever in this By-law the word "Zone" is used, preceded by any of the said
symbols, such zones shall mean any area within the Municipality of Bayham
delineated on the zoning maps and designated thereon by the said symbol.
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Holding Zones
In any zone which is accompanied by the holding symbol "h", the uses normally
permitted by that zone for lands, buildings or structures may only be allowed when
the holding symbol is removed by amendment to this By-law or any subsequent
holding by-law. Permitted uses, when the holding symbol (h) is applied, are limited
to those that existed on the date when the holding by-law was passed. The purpose
of individual holding zones is as follows:
a) h1 Purpose: To ensure public health and safety, an agreement with the
Municipality, or the satisfying of conditions of severance, which address
impacts of new development to the applicable proposed water supply system
and/or sewage treatment and disposal system; and which may include issues
relating to water capacity, water quantity, water quality, and financial costs will
be required prior to the removal of the "h1" zone symbol.
b) h2 Purpose: To ensure orderly development, a subdivision agreement with the
Municipality, which addresses financial and servicing impacts of new
development to the Municipality, will be required prior to the removal of the
"h2" zone symbol.
c)
h3 Purpose: To ensure the mitigation of impacts to natural heritage features
and their ecological functions, an Environmental Impact Study will be required
prior to the removal of the "h3" zone symbol.
d) h4 Purpose: To ensure parcels of land do not become landlocked, proof of
access to a public right-of-way by the proponent will be required prior to the
removal of the "h4" zone symbol.
e) h5 Purpose: To ensure parcels of land meet Ministry of the Environment,
Conservation and Parks requirements, a record of site condition shall be
prepared and accepted prior to development of the lands.
f) h6 Purpose: To ensure that development takes a form compatible with
adjacent land uses, Agreement(s) with the Municipality shall be entered into
following a public site plan review process specifying the issues allowed for
under Section 41 of the Planning Act, as amended from time to time, prior to
removal of the "h6" symbol.
Application of Regulations
No person shall within any zone use any land or erect, build, construct, reconstruct,
relocate, excavate for, alter, add to, enlarge, extend or use any building or
structure, except in conformity with this By-law for the zone in which such land,
building, structure or use is located.
Defined Areas
All zones may be subdivided into one or more defined areas within which greater
or lesser restrictions shall apply. These defined areas shall be designated by
reference to the symbol of the zone within which each such defined area is located
together with a number so as to differentiate different defined areas within a zone
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from each other and from other areas within the zone.
Exceptions for Defined Areas
Within any zone there may apply exceptions with respect to a defined area and, in
addition to such exceptions, all provisions of this By-law including the general use
regulations and the special use regulations applicable to the zone within which the
defined area is located shall apply to the defined areas; provided that, unless a
contrary intention appears from the exceptions, the following shall apply:
a) If the exceptions establish regulations different from the general provisions of
this By-law, including the general use regulations and special use regulations
applicable to the zone within which the defined area is located, the exceptions
shall supersede and prevail over such corresponding regulations of this By-
law.
b) If the exceptions establish one (1) or more specifically permitted uses of the
defined area, such permitted use or uses shall be the only purpose or
purposes for which land, buildings or structures within the defined area may
be used; and
c)
If the exceptions specifically permit one (1) or more uses in addition to those
otherwise permitted in the zone within which the defined area is located, any
and all of the other exceptions applicable to the defined area shall also apply
to the additional permitted use or uses and not only to the uses not otherwise
permitted in the zone.
Multiple Zones
Where a lot is subdivided into more than one zone, the regulations applicable to
these zones shall apply to the respective areas so zoned, and the zone lines shall
be deemed to be lot lines for the purposes of this By-law.
Interpretation of Zone Boundaries
Where any uncertainty exists as to the location of the boundary of any of the said
zones as shown on the zoning maps, the following shall apply:
a) Unless otherwise shown, the boundary of the zones as shown on the zoning
maps are the centre lines of the road allowance or lot lines and the projection
thereof
b) Where a zone boundary is indicated as approximately following lot lines, such
lot lines shall be deemed to be the said zone boundary;
c)
Where a zone boundary is indicated as approximately parallel to the line of
any road and the distance from such road is not indicated, such zone
boundary shall be construed as being parallel to such road and the distance
therefrom shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the zoning
maps;
d) Unless otherwise indicated, a road, railway right-of-way, or watercourse
included on the zoning maps is included within the zone of the adjoining lands
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on either side thereof; and where such road, right-of-way, or watercourse
serves as a boundary between two or more different zones, a line midway in
such road, street, lane, right-of-way, or watercourse and extending in the
general direction of the long division thereof is considered the boundary
between zones unless specifically indicated otherwise;
e) In the event a road, street, lane or railway right-of-way shown on the zoning
maps is closed, the land formerly in said road or right-of-way shall be included
within the zone of the adjoining land on either side of the said closed road or
right-of-way, and the zone boundary shall be the former centre line of the said
closed road or right-of-way;
f)
Where any zone boundary is left uncertain after application of the preceding
provisions, then the boundary line shall be determined according to the scale
on the zoning maps in the office of the Municipality.
Conservation Authority Regulation Limit
Any zone which is accompanied by the hatch/shading symbol identified as
"conservation authority regulation limit", the uses normally permitted by that zone
for lands, buildings or structures may only be allowed when written approval is
obtained from the Conservation Authority. Permitted uses, when the
"conservation authority regulation limit" symbol is applied, are limited to those
that existed on the date when the holding by-law was passed.
The conservation authority regulation limit does not delimit the extent of all the
areas regulated by the Regulation (Ontario Regulation 178/06). Mapping will be
periodically updated by the Conservation Authority as more detailed information
becomes available. The areas described in the text of the Regulation prevail over
the delineated boundary or where a line is absent.
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SECTION 4
GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.1
Application ....................................................................................................... 4-3
4.2
Accessory Uses ............................................................................................... 4-3
4.3
Commercial Accessory Uses ............................................................................ 4-4
4.4
Residential Accessory Uses ............................................................................. 4-4
4.5
Home Occupations ........................................................................................... 4-5
4.6
Agricultural Home Occupations ........................................................................ 4-6
4.7
Public Uses ...................................................................................................... 4-7
4.8
Prohibited Uses ................................................................................................ 4-7
4.9
Obnoxious Uses ............................................................................................... 4-8
4.10
Non Conforming Uses ...................................................................................... 4-8
4.11
Non-Complying Uses ........................................................................................ 4-8
4.12
Temporary Uses ............................................................................................... 4-9
4.13
Existing Lots ..................................................................................................... 4-9
4.14
Municipal Drains and Watercourses ................................................................. 4-9
4.15
Occupancy of Partially Completed Buildings ................................................... 4-10
4.16
Recreational Travel Vehicles or Tents Used for Human Occupancy ............... 4-10
4.17
Main Access Limitations ................................................................................. 4-11
4.18
Street Frontage of Building Lots ..................................................................... 4-11
4.19
Structures In Water ......................................................................................... 4-11
4.20
Sight Restrictions on Corner Lot ..................................................................... 4-11
4.21
Private Garages on Corner Lots ..................................................................... 4-12
4.22
Minimum Setback from Arterial Roads (Streets) ............................................. 4-12
4.23
Established Building Line on Streets or Roads ............................................... 4-12
4.24
Use of Yards on Lands Without Buildings ....................................................... 4-13
4.25
Yard and Open Space Provisions for All Zones .............................................. 4-13
4.26
Permitted Encroachments in Yards................................................................. 4-14
4.27
Enclosures ..................................................................................................... 4-14
4.28
Buffer Strips ................................................................................................... 4-15
4.29
Height ............................................................................................................ 4-15
4.30
Commercial and Industrial Zones Abutting or Adjacent to Residential,
Institutional, and Open Spaces Zones ............................................................ 4-15
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4.31
Loading Spaces .............................................................................................. 4-16
4.32
Parking Requirements ..................................................................................... 4-16
4.33
Parking Regulations in Residential Zones ....................................................... 4-20
4.34
Driveway Regulations Where a Driveway is Required to Serve a Residential Use
. ......................................................................... 4-20
4.35
Standards for Parking Areas ........................................................................... 4-20
4.36
Yards Where Parking is Permitted ................................................................... 4-21
4.37
Additions to Uses With Non--Complying Parking Conditions ........................... 4-21
4.38
Moving of Buildings ......................................................................................... 4-21
4.39
Wayside Pits and Quarries and Portable Asphalt Plants .................................. 4-21
4.40
Development of Closed Waste Disposal Sites ................................................. 4-21
4.41
Minimum Setbacks from Obnoxious Uses ....................................................... 4-21
4.42
Group Homes .................................................................................................. 4-22
4.43
Restoration to a Safe Condition ....................................................................... 4-22
4.44
Reduction of a Lot Area ................................................................................... 4-22
4.45
Floor Area ....................................................................................................... 4-22
4.46
Special Uses ................................................................................................... 4-22
4.47
Public Water Supply and Sanitary Sewers ....................................................... 4-22
4.48
Derelict Motor Vehicles.................................................................................... 4-23
4.49
Grading ........................................................................................................... 4-23
4.50
Satellite Dishes ............................................................................................... 4-23
4.51
Swimming Pools .............................................................................................. 4-23
4.52
Loss by Natural Causes .................................................................................. 4-24
4.53
Lots Reduced by Public Acquisition ................................................................. 4-24
4.54
Ancillary Sale of Automobiles .......................................................................... 4-25
4.55
Adult Entertainment Parlours ........................................................................... 4-25
4.56
Minimum Distance Separation Formulae ......................................................... 4-25
4.57
Conservation Authority Regulation Limit .......................................................... 4-25
4.58
Shipping Container or Truck Trailer used for Storage Purposes....................... 4-25
4.59
Additional Residential Units..................................................................4-27
4.60
Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation .......................................................................... 4-28
4.61
Lots Abutting a "0.30 Metre Reserve (One Foot Reserve)" .............................. 4-28
4.62
Sourcewater Protection ................................................................................... 4-28
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Application
The provisions of this section apply in all zones except as may be indicated
otherwise by this By-law.
Accessory Uses
Accessory uses, buildings or structures, are permitted in any yard, in any zone,
subject to the provisions of this By-law for the particular zone in which said building
or use is located, and provided that any accessory building or use:
a)
Shall not be used for human habitation, except where a dwelling unit is a
permitted accessory use;
b)
Shall not be built closer to the front lot line or side lot line than the minimum
distance required by this By-law for the main building on the lot;
c)
With the exception of buildings and structures for farm uses, shall not be
located in the front yard or the exterior side yard, in the case of a corner lot;
d)
With the exception of buildings and structures for farm uses, shall not be built
closer to the street than the main building is to that street; except in the case
of through lots and through lots deemed to be corner lots where the accessory
building shall not be closer to the street line at the rear lot than the required
front yard set-back for adjacent lot;
e)
Shall not be built closer than one (1.0) metre to any lot line except:
i.
That common semi-detached private garages or carports may be
centred in the mutual lot line;
ii.
That where a lot line abuts a public lane an accessory building may be
located not less than one-half (0.5) metre from said lane.
f) Shall not exceed ten (10) percent coverage of the total lot area except in the
case of accessory use buildings accessory to principal farm dwellings, the size
of accessory buildings is limited to 25% of the size of the principal farm
dwelling excluding main farm buildings such as barns, greenhouses, stables
and driving sheds;
f)
Shall not exceed 10% lot coverage of the total lot area, except in the case of
accessory use buildings accessory to the principal farm dwelling in all
Agricultural Zones (A1/ A1-A and A2), excluding main farm buildings such as
barns, greenhouses, stables and driving sheds, the size of accessory
buildings is limited to:
i.
a combined Maximum Floor Area of 100. 0 square metres on those lots
measuring 0. 4 hectares or less; or
ii.
a combined Maximum Floor Area of 200. 0 square metres on those lots
measuring 0. 4 hectares or more.
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g)
With the exception of buildings and structures for farm uses, shall not exceed
six (6.0) metres in height or contain more than two storeys;
h) Shall not be built within two (2.0) metres of the main building or another
accessory building;
i)
Shall not be considered as an accessory building if attached to the main
building in any way;
j)
Shall not be considered an accessory building if located completely
underground.
Commercial Accessory Uses
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where a commercial use is
permitted as an accessory use in an industrial zone, it shall be erected within two
(2.0) metres of the main building, shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the total floor
area of the main building, or shall not exceed a maximum floor area of two hundred
and eighty (280.0) square metres, whichever is less. Where no building exists,
such commercial accessory use shall not exceed one hundred (100.0) square
metres of floor area.
Residential Accessory Uses
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where one dwelling unit is
permitted as an accessory use in a commercial, industrial, institutional, or open
space zone, the minimum lot area shall be nine hundred and fifty (950.0) square
metres over and above the minimum requirements of the zone in which it is
erected unless it is serviced by both municipal water and sewer services, in
which case no additional lot area is required.
In the case of a single detached dwelling, the maximum building height for the
dwelling unit shall be nine (9.0) metres.
In the case of a dwelling unit permitted as an accessory use in a commercial
zone, such dwelling unit shall be contiguous to the main commercial use, and be
located above, below or in the rear of the main commercial use and shall
comprise no more than fifty (50) percent of the building floor area.
Residential accessory uses shall be used as the residence of the owner or
operator, or an employee of the owner or operator, of the main use, except that
in commercial zones, such dwelling units may be occupied by any person,
provided the main commercial use is not considered an obnoxious or dangerous
use.
Within any commercial zone that permits dwellings, a minimum of 19.0 m2 of
open space shall be provided for the exclusive use of each dwelling unit. Such
open space shall not form part of any required parking area or loading space.
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Home Occupations
Where a home occupation is permitted in a particular zone, the following provisions
shall apply:
a) No outside storage of materials, containers, or finished products is permitted;
b) The character of the dwelling as a private residence shall not change, nor shall
a public nuisance particularly in regard to noise, traffic or parking be created;
c)
No mechanical equipment shall be used in the operation, which would result
in any undue noise, fumes, dust, or odour escaping to any adjoining premise;
d) Shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the total floor area of the dwelling
unit including basement or cellar area used for home occupation or as living
quarters, or forty (40.0) square metres whichever is the lesser. For greater
clarity, such uses include the offices or consulting room for a profession such
as a physician, dentist, chiropractor, lawyer, engineer, accountant, teacher or
musical instructor, the office for a trade such as a painter, plumber, carpenter,
or electrician and the workroom for a dress- maker, milliner, private home day
care, or hairdresser, but does not include or permit a clinic, any retail shop,
tea room, tourist home, convalescent home, mortuary, funeral parlour,
dancing school, rooming house, boarding house, hairdressing if more than two
persons are engaged in the business, or any similar use or other commercial
use or institutional use or a workshop, storage yard, parking area or plant for
any of the trades.
e) The home occupation shall not involve the use of the premises as a base of
operation for persons who are employed by or associated with the home
occupation, nor shall the premises be used to assemble or rally such persons
for transportation to a work site;
f)
There shall be no visible indication that the home occupation is being carried
on within the dwelling unit except that one sign no larger than 0.5 square
metres attached to the dwelling unit shall be permitted to show the name and
callings of the residents concerned;
g) No retail use of the dwelling unit shall be permitted as a home occupation,
except retail sales of a finished article associated with the businesses noted
in subsection d);
h) No institutional use of the dwelling unit shall be permitted as a home
occupation
i)
No manufacturing or assembly shall be carried on or in connection with the
home occupation except for the fabrication of handmade articles of clothing,
arts or crafts;
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j)
No lodging shall be provided in connection with a home occupation, however,
this subsection does not preclude or prohibit the establishment or operation of
a tourist home as defined by this By-law and where permitted by this By-law;
k)
No lands, premises, detached garages or accessory buildings associated with
the dwelling unit shall be used in connection with the home occupation;
l)
Not more than one (1) home occupation shall be permitted per dwelling unit
or lot;
m) No more than 5 persons permitted in dwelling at one time, or six persons in a
provincially licensed Private Home Day Care, to receive treatment, services,
or instructions;
n) No more than 2 persons may be employees of home occupation which are not
permanent residents of dwelling, and shall clearly serve a support role to the
home occupation;
o) No animal, corpse, bacteria, or virus shall be brought into dwelling in
connection with a home occupation;
p) No delivery of materials to the dwelling unit from a vehicle that has a gross
registered weight exceeding 5,000 kilograms.
No household sale shall be permitted except where a premises has a dwelling
unit, and there shall not be more than two household sales per annum at one
location and no such sale shall exceed two days in duration.
Agricultural Home Occupations
Where an agricultural home occupation is permitted in a particular zone, the
following provisions shall apply:
a) Storage of materials, containers or finished products in the front or side yards
shall not be permitted;
b) Any building or structure, excluding that for residential use, used for an
agricultural home occupation shall not exceed seventy (70.0) square metres
of floor area;
c)
Agricultural home occupations shall include only a carpentry shop, a welding
shop, a machine shop, a small tool repair shop, and home craft operations
such as pottery, weaving operation, baking, canning of preserves, ice cream
production, flowers, candle making, quilting and other related farmers' market
products.
d) Farm processing uses outlined above shall have a primary product which is
grown on the farming operation which is operated by the farm operation
owner; may permit a maximum of five (5) additional employees; may include
a processing facility to a maximum of 464.5 square metres; and may include
an associated retail area not exceeding 70.0 square metres
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Public Uses
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to the use of any land or to the
erection, alternation or use of any building or structure, or portion thereof, for the
purpose of public service by a public authority or public utility provided:
a) The lot coverage, setback and yard requirements prescribed for the zone in
which such land, building or structure is located are complied with except in
the case of buildings and structures erected prior to the date of the passing of
the By-law in which case the requirement does not apply;
b) No goods, material, or equipment shall be stored in the open in a residential
zone or in a lot adjacent to a residential zone;
c)
Any building erected in a residential zone under the authority of this paragraph
shall be designed and maintained in general harmony with residential
buildings of the type permitted in the zone;
d) Any parking and loading regulations for these uses are complied with;
e) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, electric power facilities shall
not be required to comply with the setback or yard requirements of this By-
law.
Prohibited Uses
The following uses shall be prohibited in any zone unless otherwise provided for:
a) The use of any land or the erection and use of any building or structure for the
purposes of wrecking yards, salvage yards, dumps, the collection of rags,
junk, any refuse, scrap iron, or other scrap metals;
b) No land shall be used, and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used,
or altered in any zone for the industrial manufacture of coal oil, rock oil, fuel
oil, burning fluid gas, naphtha, benzene, gasoline, dynamite, dualene, nitro-
glycerine, gun powder, petroleum and petroleum liquid material which is likely
to create danger to health, or danger from fire or explosion;
c)
The location and use of a mobile home for the purposes of residential,
commercial, industrial, or institutional uses temporarily or permanently, unless
the use of a mobile home for such purposes is listed specifically in this By-law
as a permitted use within a particular zone.
Any use is prohibited which by its nature or by the materials used therein is
declared under the Public Health Act, as amended and revised from time to time,
or any regulations adopted thereunder to be a noxious or offensive trade,
business or manufacture
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Livestock, including animals such as pets raised or housed for recreational or
hobby purposes, shall not be kept in any Village Residential (R1, R2), Hamlet
Residential (HR) or Mobile Home Park (MH) Zone.
Obnoxious Uses
Nothing in this By-law shall be construed to permit the use of land for the erection
or use of a building or structure for any purpose that is likely to become a nuisance
or offensive:
Nothing in this By-law shall be construed to permit the use of land, water, and/ or
the erection or use of a building or structure for any purpose that is likely to become
a nuisance or offensive:
a) By the creation of noise or vibrations;
b) By reason of the emission of gas, fumes, dust or objectionable odour;
c)
By reason of the unsightly storage of goods, wares, merchandise, salvage, or
refuse matter or other such material.
Non Conforming Uses
The provisions of this By-law shall not apply:
a) To prevent the use of any land, building or structure for any purpose prohibited
by this By-law if such land, building or structure was lawfully used for such
purpose on the effective date so long as it continues to be used for that
purpose; or
b) To prevent the erection or use for a purpose prohibited by the By-law of any
building or structure for which a permit has been issued under Section 8 of the
Building Code Act, as amended, prior to the day of the passing of the By-law,
so long as the building or structure when erected is used and continues to be
used for the purpose for which it was erected and provided the permit has not
been revoked under Section 8 of the Building Code Act, as amended.
c)
Where for any reason, the use of land, building or structure for a use not
permitted by this By-law, has ceased and is not resumed within a 12-month
period of the date of ceasing; such non-conforming use shall be in conformity
with the provisions covering the zone in which the land, building or structure
is located.
Non-Complying Uses
Where a building or structure has been erected prior to the effective date on a lot
having less than the minimum frontage and/or area, or having less than the
minimum setback and/or side yard and/or rear yard required by this By-law, the
said building may be enlarged, reconstructed, repaired or renovated provided that:
a) The alterations enlargement, reconstruction, repair or renovation does not
further reduce a front yard and/or side yard and/or rear yard and/or setback
having less than the minimum required by this By-law; and
b) All other applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with.
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Temporary Uses
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, uses such as a construction
camp or other such temporary work camp, a tool shed, mobile home, scaffold, sign
or other building incidental to construction are permitted in any zone provided that:
a) Such uses or buildings are used only as long as same are necessary for work
in progress which has neither been finished nor abandoned, or a period of one
year whichever is less, and;
b) Such uses or buildings are removed when the work for which they were
permitted is terminated;
c)
Where a building is being used as temporary living quarters, it is used only as
long as necessary for work in progress, and that such living quarters be
removed, in accordance with the agreement between the owner of the lands
and the Municipality, to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official.
Existing Lots
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, existing lots with less than the
required lot area or lot frontage may be developed for the use specified in the
appropriate zone provided all other regulations of the By-law are satisfied, and in
the case of lots where buildings or structures requiring sanitary sewage facilities
are to be erected therein:
a) Such lots are serviced by approved sanitary sewage services;
b) Such lots have a minimum frontage of twenty (20.0) metres on a public street
where a public water supply is not available;
c)
Such lots have a minimum lot area of thirteen hundred (1300.0) square metres
where a public water supply is not available;
d) If access is only by an existing, private right of way, development may occur
if permission is granted, in writing, for the use of the right-of-way from both the
Municipality and the holder of title of the right-of-way.
Municipal Drains and Watercourses
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, no permanent buildings or
structures shall be erected or used:
a) Closer than seven and one-half (7.5) metres from the top-of-bank of a
municipal drain having a width of less than four and one-half (4.5) metres from
top-of-bank to top-of-bank;
b) Closer than eighteen and one-half (18.5) metres from the top-of-bank of a
municipal drain having a width of between four and one-half (4.5) metres and
seven and one-half (7.5) metres from top-of-bank to top-of-bank;
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c)
Closer than thirty and one-half (30.5) metres from the top-of-bank of a
municipal drain which is seven and one-half (7.5) metres or more from top-of-
bank to top-of-bank;
d) Closer than four and one-half (4.5) metres from the centre line of a municipal
tile drain;
e) Closer than fifteen (15.0) metres from the top-of-bank of a natural watercourse
or within an area which is equal to fifteen (15.0) metres plus one-half the width
of the stream from the centre line of the watercourse, whichever is greater;
f)
Closer from the top-of-bank of the Lake Erie shoreline than D = 3h + 100R
where D = setback (in metres), h = elevation above Lake Erie (metres), 100 =
constant representing 100 years of protection and R = rate of erosion in metres
per year at the point under consideration.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, no permanent buildings or
structures shall be erected or used on lands which exhibit, or potentially exhibit, a
hazardous condition as a result of their susceptibility to flooding, erosion,
subsidence, inundation or the presence of organic soils or steep slopes.
Where in this By-law a front, side or rear yard is required, and part of the area of
the lot is, covered by water or marsh for more than two (2) months in the year, or
is beyond the rim of a river bank or watercourse, or between the top and toe of a
cliff or embankment having a slope of thirty (30) degrees or more from the
horizontal, then the required yard shall be measured from the nearest main wall
of the main building on the lot to the nearest edge of said area covered by water
or marsh, or to the rim of said river bank or watercourse, or to the top of the said
cliff or embankment.
Any application for a building permit on a lot in any zone within the Municipality
may be referred by the Building Inspector to the Conservation Authority for
analysis of the severity and location of hazardous natural conditions before
issuance of the said permit.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, a building in any zone within
the Village of Port Burwell shall not be closer than 7.5 metres to the top of the
bank of any watercourse, or municipal drainage ditch, permanent or intermittent,
which is not navigable. In the case of hazard land, no part of any building shall be
constructed closer than 7.5 metres to the nearest point of the area to which the
hazardous condition is deemed to exist.
Occupancy of Partially Completed Buildings
Recreational Travel Vehicles or Tents Used for Human Occupancy
Except as expressly permitted by this By-law; no recreational vehicle shall be used
for human occupancy within the Municipality whether or not the same is mounted
on wheels, however, this provision shall not prevent, in a residential zone with an
existing dwelling, the use of a truck camper, travel trailer, motor home, or tent for
children's play or for picnics or for the occasional accommodation of guests for not
more than one ten (10) consecutive day period in one calendar year.
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Main Access Limitations
The main access to a dwelling unit shall not be by means of an outside staircase
having more than ten (10) risers or a height of one and one-half (1.5) metres unless
to satisfy a condition of floodproofing requirements as imposed by the Long Point
Region Conservation Authority.
Street Frontage of Building Lots
Except as hereinafter provided in this By-law, no person shall erect a building or
structure and no person shall use any land, building, or structure, unless the lot or
parcel to be so used or upon which the building is situated, erected or proposed to
be erected abuts or fronts on a public street or public road, and is maintained by
such authority in such a manner so as to permit its use by vehicular traffic, provided
that a building or structure may be erected on a lot within a registered plan of
subdivision in accordance with the provisions of a subdivision agreement in
respect of such plan of subdivision, notwithstanding that the streets within such
plan of subdivision have not been assumed and are not being maintained by the
Municipality.
Structures In Water
No person shall erect, alter or use any structure located in a navigable
watercourse, except in compliance with the Beds of Navigable Waters Act, the
Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act, the Navigable Waters Act or other applicable
Act or legislation as amended from time to time.
Sight Restrictions on Corner Lot
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the By-law, and except in any hamlet or
village commercial zone, on a corner lot, no driveway shall be located, nor shall
any shrubs or foliage be planted or maintained (more than 0.8 metres high)
which obstruct the view of a driver or a vehicle approaching the intersection and
no building or structure shall be erected, at a distance as established by the
following table:
Interior Angle Formed by
Intersection of Street Lines
Distance from Point of
Intersection of Street Lines
20 degrees or less
26.0 metres
21 - 30 degrees
18.0 metres
31 - 40 degrees
13.5 metres
41 - 50 degrees
10.5 metres
51 - 60 degrees
9.0 metres
61 - 80 degrees
7.5 metres
81 - 110 degrees
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In all zones, on a lot abutting a railway where the railway and a street intersect at
the same grade, no building or structure shall be erected in such a manner as to
materially impede vision above a height of 0.6 metres above the centreline grade
of the intersecting street in the triangular area bounded by the railway and the
street line and a line from the points along such railway and such street line
distant 50 metres from the point of the intersection thereof.
Where such railway intersection is unprotected, the sighting triangle will be
increased to 90 metres along the street line, and a distance of 400 metres
measured along the railway or a distance required by Transport Canada.
Private Garages on Corner Lots
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, no private garage on any
corner lot shall be located closer than six (6.0) metres to the street line.
Minimum Setback from Arterial Roads (Streets)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, where a building or structure
is erected adjacent to a Provincial Highway, or a County Road, and in the
absence of an established building line as determined by the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation, the County of Elgin or the Municipality of Bayham, as the case
may be, minimum setbacks from such arterial streets or arterial roads shall be as
follows:
a) Provincial Highway:
Varies. Subject to the review and approval of the
Ministry of Transportation
b) County Road:
26.0 metres from the centre line of the right-of-way
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, a building or structure in any
zone on a public road allowance which is less than 20.0 metres wide, shall be set
back 10.0 metres in addition to the required minimum front yard for that zone
measured from the centre line of the road allowance.
Any development located adjacent to a Provincial highway will be carried out in
accordance with the safety and geometric requirements as well as the access
and building permit controls of the Ministry of Transportation. Any proposed
access to a Provincial highway will be subject to the prior approval of the Ministry
of Transportation. MTO permits must be obtained prior to any construction
and/or grading taking place on any lands adjacent to a Provincial Highway.
Established Building Line on Streets or Roads
Notwithstanding any other subsequent provisions of this By-law, where a single-
detached dwelling or accessory use thereto is to be erected within a built-up area
where there is an established building line, such dwelling or accessory use may be
erected closer to the street line or to the centre line of the street or road, as the case
may be, than required by this By-law provided such dwelling or accessory use is
not erected closer to the street line or to the centre line of the street or road, as the
case may be, than the established building line on the date of passing of this By-
law.
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Use of Yards on Lands Without Buildings
Where land is used for or in connection with residential, commercial, industrial, or
institutional uses but without any buildings or structures therein, all yards required
by this By-law on a lot in the respective use zone shall be provided and maintained
as yards and the applicable regulations shall apply, except where the land or lot is
used for gardening or open space purposes not prohibited by this By-law in such
use zone.
Yard and Open Space Provisions for All Zones
No part of a yard or other open space required abutting any building for the purpose
of complying with the provisions of this By-law shall be included as part of a yard
or other open space similarly required for another building.
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Permitted Encroachments in Yards
Unless otherwise specified in this By-law, every part of any yard required by this
By-law shall be open and unobstructed by any structure from the ground to the
sky, provided, however, that those structures listed below shall be permitted to
project into the yards indicated for the distance specified:
STRUCTURE
PERMITTED YARD
MAXIMUM
PROJECTION FROM
MAIN WALL
Window sills, cornices, eaves,
Any yard
0.5 metres
gutters, pilasters, belt courses
Fire escapes and exterior
Rear yard only
1.5 metres
staircases
Bay windows, chimneys and
Any yard
1.0 metre
awnings
Open, roofed porches not ex-
Any yard
3.0 metres provided it
ceeding one storey in height,
is no closer than 1.2
uncovered terraces
metres to any lot line
Cantilevered wall
Any yard
0.7 metres, provided
it is no closer than 1.2
metres to any lot line
(Z556-2008)
Balconies
Front and rear
2.0 metres
yards only; any yard
for apartment
buildings
Clothes poles, signs, garden
Any yard
No maximum
trellises, light standards and
accessibility ramps
Heat pumps, air exchangers, air
Any yard
1.5 metres
conditioners
Open decks
Rear and side yard
No maximum
provided it is no
closer than 1.2
Front yard
3.0 metres
Enclosures
Enclosures to any porch or terrace shall be limited to one (1.0) metre in height
exclusive of roof supports but this shall not prohibit the enclosure of a porch or
terrace by latticing or screening or any other form of enclosure provided at least
fifty (50) percent of the surface area of the said enclosure is open and unobstructed
to the air.
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Buffer Strips
A buffer strip shall be located within the zone for which it is required; it shall be
planted, nurtured and maintained by the owner of the lot on which the buffer strip
is located, and replacement of trees and plants be made by the owner, as
necessary from time to time.
In all cases where access driveways extend through a buffer strip, it shall be
permissible to interrupt the strip within three (3.0) metres of the edge of such
driveway.
A buffer strip may form part of any required landscaped open space, including
the required front, side and rear yards.
Where a commercial zone or an industrial zone abuts a residential zone, an
institutional zone, or an open space zone, a strip of land not less than four and
one-half (4.5) metres in width adjacent to and inside the commercial zone
boundary shall not be used for any other purpose than a buffer strip.
Where an institutional zone abuts a residential zone, a strip of land not less than
three (3.0) metres in width adjacent to and inside the institutional zone boundary
shall not be used for any other purpose than a buffer strip.
A buffer strip shall be used for no other purpose than for the erection of a fence
or the planting of a continuous row of natural evergreens or natural shrubs,
immediately adjacent to the lot line or portion thereof along which such buffer
strip is required hereunder. The remainder of the strip shall be landscaped and
planted with ornamental shrubs, flowering shrubs, flowerbeds or a combination
thereof.
Height
The height regulations of this By-law shall not apply to any silo, grain handling
equipment, wind turbines, wind testing towers, ornamental dome, chimney,
communications tower, cupola, steeple, church spire, water storage tank, elevator
enclosure, flag pole, skylight, clock towers, ventilators, antennae, radio or
television receiving or transmitting equipment, or any accessory mechanical
appurtenances. Such features, however, shall be erected only to such height as
is necessary to accomplish the purpose they are to serve.
Commercial and Industrial Zones Abutting or Adjacent to Residential, Institutional,
and Open Spaces Zones
Where any commercial zone or industrial zone fronts on a street or road opposite
to, or directly abuts any residential zone, institutional zone, or open space zone,
the following provisions shall be complied with:
a) No parking of vehicles with capacity over nine hundred (900) kilos shall be
permitted in any side yard adjacent to the neighbouring zone within 4.5 metres;
b) No loading space shall be located in, nor open onto, any side yard adjacent to
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the neighbouring zone within 4.5 metres;
c)
A buffer strip shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.28.
Loading Spaces
No person shall erect or use any building or structure in any Commercial or
Industrial Zone which involves the movement of goods, merchandise or materials,
nor in any other zone as required by this By-law, unless loading spaces are
provided and maintained in accordance with the following provisions:
a) One off-street loading space shall be provided for each 2,322 square metres
or fraction thereof of building floor area;
b) Loading spaces shall not be less than 3.0 metres in width and 7.5 metres in
length;
c)
Loading spaces shall not have less than 4.5 metres of vertical clearance;
d) Adequate driveway space shall be provided to permit the safe maneuvering,
loading and unloading of vehicles on the lot such that they do not cause an
obstruction or a hazardous condition on adjacent streets or sidewalks and
loading spaces shall have access to a street or lane which has a minimum
width from the rear lot line of the lot to the centre line of the lane of 3.0 metres;
e) Adequate drainage facilities shall be provided in accordance with
requirements of the Municipality;
f)
Loading spaces shall be surfaced in accordance with the requirements of the
Municipality; The illumination of loading spaces shall be arranged so that the
light is diverted away from any Residential, Open Space or Institutional Zone;
and
g) The location of loading spaces shall be restricted to the rear yard where a lot
has access at both the front and rear to a street or road.
Parking Requirements
The erection of a building in any zone after the passing of this By-law requires on
site parking in accordance with the standards listed below.
A parking stall is to be a minimum of 5.5 metres x 2.7 metres.
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Type of Use Or Building
Parking Required
Agri-Tourism, Commercial
greenhouses, Market garden
operations, Plant nurseries
One (1) parking space per 40 m2 of gross floor area
Auditoria, theatres, arenas,
halls, museums and community
centres
One (1) parking space per 7 seats or 35 m2 of gross
floor area whichever is greater
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Type of Use Or Building
Parking Required
Churches
One (1) parking space per each 4 persons church
capacity
Commercial uses/Retail
One (1) parking space per 25.0 m2 of gross floor
area
Dwelling, Duplex
One (1) parking space per unit
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Dwelling unit in a single
detached or semi-detached
dwelling
Two (2) parking spaces per unit
Dwelling unit in a triplex, multi-
unit, linked, maisonette, row-
house, or apartment dwelling, or
a building containing both
commercial and residential uses
One and one-half (1.5) parking spaces per dwelling
unit and one (1) parking space for every four (4)
units for visitor parking
Additional Residential Unit
One (1) parking space per unit
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Group home residences
One and one-quarter (1.25) parking spaces per
receiving family and/or one (1) parking space for
each staff on duty at any time, plus one (1) parking
space for each two (2) beds or each 37.0 m2 of floor
area or part thereof, whichever is the greater
Home occupation
One (1) off-street parking space for 28.0 m2 or part
thereof of floor area devoted to said use in addition
to that required for the dwelling
Hotel, motel
One and one-quarter (1.25) parking spaces per unit
Industrial uses/Manufacturing
Two (2) spaces plus one (1) space per 140 m2 gross
floor area
Libraries
A minimum of ten (10) parking spaces or one (1)
parking space per 28.0 m2, or part thereof, of
building floor space, whichever is greater
Marina
One (1) parking space for every two (2) slips
Motor vehicle service station
Five (5) parking spaces per service bay
Nursing homes
One (1) parking space per 2 beds
Office uses- medical/dental
One (1) parking space per 20.0 m2 of gross floor
area.
Public recreation facility
One (1) parking space per 35.0 m2 of gross floor
area
Restaurants
One (1) parking space per 15.0 m2 of gross floor
area
Restaurant, eat-in or take-out
One (1) parking space per 8.0 m2 of gross floor area
Senior citizens housing
One (1) parking space per unit
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Type of Use Or Building
Parking Required
Shopping centres
One (1) parking space per 17.0 m2 of gross floor
area
Schools
One (1) parking space for each teaching staff
member plus one (1) additional parking space for
each 20.0 m2 or part thereof of auditorium floor
space.
Tavern
One (1) parking space per 6.0 m2 of gross floor area
Tourist homes, bed and
breakfast establishments,
boarding and rooming house
(Z556-2008)
One (1) parking space per guest room, plus one (1)
space for an owner/operator (Z556-2008)
Travel trailer parks or Mobile
Home Parks
One (1) parking space per unit and one (1) parking
space for every four (4) units for visitor parking
Warehouse use
Two (2) spaces plus one (1) space per 140.0 m2
gross floor area
Accessible Parking Spaces
Accessible parking spaces shall, in the case of a Type A parking space as defined,
have a minimum width of 3.4 metres and a minimum depth of 5.5 metres and, in
the case of a Type B parking space as defined, have a minimum width of 2.4
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metres and a minimum depth of 5.5 metres and shall be provided adjacent to the
primary entrance of the building they are intended to serve and clearly signed or
marked as "Accessible Parking Spaces".
To facilitate access to the motor vehicle, every accessible parking space shall be
provided with an abutting access aisle, 1.5 metres in width, extending the full depth
of the accessible parking space and be clearly identifiable by high tonal contrast
diagonal lines, concrete or other hard distinguishing surface treatment to
discourage parking on or within them, which access aisle may be shared by two
accessible parking spaces.
All designated accessible parking spaces shall be signed or marked in accordance
with the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation and the Highway Traffic Act
and, in the case of Type A parking spaces as defined, signed or marked as "Van
Accessible".
The number of accessible parking spaces required shall be part of the total parking
requirement in accordance with the following:
Required Parking
Spaces
Accessible Parking Required
Type A
Type B
1 - 50
1
1
51 - 75
1
2
76 -100
2
2
100+
4 % of Required Parking Spaces, equally
divided by Type A and Type B Spaces,
where an odd number of accessible parking
spaces are required the additional odd
numbered space can be a Type B space.
Driveway Standards
The following standards apply to driveways providing ingress and egress to
parking spaces:
4.32.4.1
Minimum Width of One-Way Access
Where the access to a parking space is provided directly by a driveway from a
public street, the driveway must be at least three (3.0) metres in width and no more
than nine (9.0) metres in width.
4.32.4.2
Width of Joint Access
Where a joint ingress and egress driveway is provided to a parking aisle, the
driveway width measured along the street line shall be at least 6.7 metres in width
and no more than 9.0 metres in width.
4.32.4.3
Number of Driveways Permitted
Every lot shall be limited to not more than two (2) driveways up to the first thirty
(30.0) metres of frontage; and not more than one (1) additional driveway for each
additional thirty (30.0) metres of frontage, provided that where a lot has more than
one (1) driveway, a separation of at least nine (9.0) metres shall be maintained
between each driveway, as measured along the street line between the said
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driveways.
4.32.4.4
Distance from an Intersection
The minimum distance between a driveway and an intersection of street lines is
nine (9.0) metres.
Parking Regulations in Residential Zones
No motor vehicle shall be parked or stored in any residential zone other than a
private passenger automobile, a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or
school bus, or in the case of a commercial motor vehicle as provided for in
Section 4.32.2 and 4.32.3 of this By-law.
No commercial motor vehicle, having a gross vehicle weight of greater than four
thousand (4000) kilograms, shall be parked or stored in a residential zone,
unless such vehicle is parked or stored in a private garage or an accessory
building.
No commercial motor vehicle, having a gross vehicle weight of greater than four
thousand (4000) kilograms, shall idle for an extended period of time in a
residential zone, other than a Rural Residential (RR) Zone
All parking spaces in any residential zone shall be located in an attached or
detached private garage, or in a driveway, or in a side or rear yard provided that
the lot coverage of the spaces shall not exceed fifteen (15) percent of the total lot
area.
Driveway Regulations Where a Driveway is Required to Serve a Residential Use
The minimum width of a driveway shall be three (3.0) metres and the maximum
width of a driveway shall be nine (9.0) metres, measured along the street line,
and the driveway shall not occupy more than 50% of the front yard or exterior
side yard.
The minimum distance between a driveway and an intersection of street lines
measured along the street line intersected by such driveway shall be nine (9.0)
metres.
The minimum distance between an interior side lot line and any driveway, with
the exception of a mutual or common driveway, shall be one (1.0) metre.
The interior angle formed between the street line and the centre line of any
driveway shall not be less than forty-five (45) degrees.
Standards for Parking Areas
Where in this By-law, parking areas are required or permitted, all drainage,
surfacing and illumination shall be done in accordance with the requirements of
the Municipality.
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Yards Where Parking is Permitted
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law to the contrary,
uncovered surface parking areas shall be permitted in the required yards or in
the area between the required road allowance and the required setback.
Parking areas shall be permitted in all yards provided that no part of any parking
area, other than a driveway, is located closer than 1.0 metre (3.3 ft.) to any street
line, except in any residential zones, where parking shall not be permitted within
the front yard unless such parking is situated within a driveway as defined in this
By-law.
Additions to Uses With Non--Complying Parking Conditions
Where a building or structure has insufficient parking spaces on the date of passing
of this by-law to conform to the requirements herein, this By-law shall not be
interpreted to require that the deficiency be made up prior to the construction of
any addition or a change of use provided, however, that any additional parking
spaces required by this By-law for such addition or change of use are provided in
accordance with all provisions hereof respecting parking spaces and parking
areas.
Moving of Buildings
In all zones no buildings shall be moved within the limits of the municipality, or shall
be moved from outside the municipality into the municipality without a permit from
the Building Inspector.
Wayside Pits and Quarries and Portable Asphalt Plants
Wayside pits and quarries and portable asphalt and concrete plants shall be
permitted in all zone categories without amendment to the Zoning By-law, except
zones that are established to recognize existing development or areas of particular
environmental sensitivity upon which wayside pits may be prohibited.
Development of Closed Waste Disposal Sites
Section 45 of the Environmental Protection Act prohibits the use of a waste site for
any type of development for a period of 25 years after closure. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of the By-law the properties identified herein will be prohibited
from development of buildings and structures until such time as deemed
permissible by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
Minimum Setbacks from Obnoxious Uses
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law or the requirements which may
be prescribed by the Province of Ontario, the following minimum setbacks shall be
maintained from existing or proposed sensitive land uses including non-farm non-
accessory residential uses which are not accessory or related to the following
obnoxious uses:
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Obnoxious Uses
Minimum
Setback
Commercial or custom grain handling or drying operation:
305 metres
Former and active waste sites including landfill sites:
Where methane gas/leachate study has determined
the need for technical controls for gas and leachate
30 metres
Where methane gas/leachate studies have not been
undertaken:
300 metres
Sewage lagoons:
400 metres
Solid waste transfer sites and/or waste recycling depots:
200 metres
Group Homes
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this By-law, no group home shall be
located closer than 200.0 metres from another group home.
Restoration to a Safe Condition
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the strengthening or restoration to a safe
condition of any building or structure provided such alteration or repair does not
increase the height or size or change the use of such building or structure.
Reduction of a Lot Area
No lot shall be reduced in area, either by the conveyance or alienation of any
portion thereof, or otherwise, so that any building or structure on such lot shall have
a lot coverage or a ground floor area that exceeds, or a front yard, rear yard, side
yard, frontage or a lot area that is less than that permitted by this By-law for the
zone in which such lot is located; and
If any such reduction in the area of a lot occurs, no building or structure located on
the lot shall be used until the requirements of this By-law applicable thereto are
complied with.
Floor Area
Special Uses
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the use of land or the use or erection of a
building or structure for:
a) A carnival, circus or festival or other public gathering, each of which is held
not more than twice per year, in an Institutional or Open Space Zone; or
b) A farmer's market held not more than two (2) days per week in any zone.
Public Water Supply and Sanitary Sewers
No land shall be used in the Village of Port Burwell, as shown on Schedule "I", for
commercial, residential, institutional, or industrial uses unless serviced by public
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water supply and public sanitary sewer.
No land shall be used in the Village of Straffordville, as shown on Schedule "F",
for commercial, residential, institutional, or industrial uses unless municipal
sanitary sewer services are provided and the applicant demonstrates the
availability of potable water supply, through accepted testing procedures and
provides adequate private potable water supply, for the proposed use, to the
satisfaction of the Municipality of Bayham and where required to the satisfaction
of Southwestern Public Health.
Derelict Motor Vehicles
No land in any zone shall be used for the purposes of storing and/or salvaging of
derelict motor vehicles unless such land:
a) Is licensed under the Municipal Act, as amended or revised from time to time,
as a salvage yard and is specifically zoned to permit such use; or
b) Constitutes a waste disposal site which has a certificate of approval for such
purposes under the Environmental Protection Act, as amended or revised
from time to time and is specifically zoned to permit such use; or
c)
Constitutes an accessory use to a public garage;
d) Is enclosed in a building.
Grading
Excavations
No person shall make any excavations or remove any topsoil, earth, sand or gravel
from any lot, alone or in conjunction with any construction work, unless the written
permission of the Municipality or a building permit with respect to such construction
work has first been obtained, and except in accordance with any requirements of
the Municipality with respect to retention of topsoil, grading and finished elevations.
Removal or Leveling of Hills
This By-law shall not apply to prevent the removal or leveling of hills for the
purposes of increasing or improving land for agricultural uses so long as no
excavation takes place below the average grade of the land surrounding the said
hill and so long as a permit has been obtained with respect to such removal or
leveling under the Aggregate Resources Act, as amended or revised from time to
time.
Satellite Dishes
A satellite dish may be erected on a dwelling and used in any zone, provided that,
if not attached to a dwelling, the dish is not erected in an elevated position which
exceeds the maximum height requirement for an accessory building or structure,
regardless of the method of elevation used.
Swimming Pools
The following regulations shall apply with respect to the erection or use of a
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swimming pool, which exceeds 0.5m in depth, and which is not enclosed or
otherwise located within a building:
a) A swimming pool is permitted as an accessory use in any zone;
b) A swimming pool shall not contribute to lot coverage as regulated in any zone
of this by-law;
c)
A swimming pool shall not be located in any yard other than a side yard or a
rear yard;
d) No part of swimming pool shall be located closer than one (1.0) metre to any
lot line;
e) No part of a swimming pool shall exceed a height of two (2.0) metres,
exclusive of related structures which shall not exceed a height of four (4.0)
metres;
f)
Every swimming pool shall be enclosed by a fence of at least 1.2 metres in
height equipped with a gate capable of being locked and located at a distance
of not less than 1 metre and not more than 10 metres from the pool;
g) No water circulating or treatment equipment such as pumps or filters or any
accessory building or structure containing such equipment, shall be located
closer than 2.0 metres to any lot line, unless such equipment is installed within
an existing building or structure.
Loss by Natural Causes
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law (save and except for any
section dealing with buildings and structures on Hazard Lands), where a building
or structure is destroyed or partially destroyed by fire or other natural causes,
replacement of the said building or structure to the same basic dimensions and on
the same basic site may be permitted.
Lots Reduced by Public Acquisition
Where the area of a lot is reduced by means of an acquisition of part of the lot by
any authority having power of expropriation, and where such acquisition causes
the lot as reduced, or any building or structure existing lawfully on the lot on the
date of such acquisition, to have a lot area, lot frontage, lot coverage, parking,
area of landscaped open space, setback, front yard depth, side yard depth or
rear yard depth that does not conform to the requirements hereof for the zone in
which such lot is located, then nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the
continued use of the lot as reduced as if no such acquisition had taken place,
provided that:
a) No further change is made in the dimensions, area or any other characteristics
of the lot as reduced, subsequent to the date of such acquisition, that would
increase the extent of the said non-conformity; and
b) No building or structure or addition thereto is erected on the lot as reduced,
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subsequent to the date of such acquisition, except in accordance with all the
provisions hereof for the zone in which such lot is located.
In the case of a road widening dedication, the land that has been or will be
dedicated shall be included in any calculation for the purpose of determining lot
area, coverage, height, parking, landscaped open space, floor area, floor area
ratio, and the location of any permitted building or structure relative to the
required side or rear yards, provided any building or structure is located wholly
within the boundary of the land remaining after the dedication.
Ancillary Sale of Automobiles
Sales of automobiles ancillary to a motor vehicle service station, public garage, or
motor vehicle body shop shall be limited to maximum of six (6) automobiles being
stored, kept or displayed for sale on the site at any time.
Adult Entertainment Parlours
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, an Adult Entertainment
Parlour shall be prohibited in any zone or on any site or location that is situated
less than 500 metres from an existing residential or institutional use.
An Adult Entertainment Parlour shall also be prohibited in any zone or on any site
or location that is situated less than 500 metres from any zone that permits
residential or institutional uses.
Minimum Distance Separation Formulae
The Minimum Distance Separation Formula I shall be applied to any proposed
development in all zones, excluding any hamlet or village zones.
The Minimum Distance Separation Formula II shall be applied to any new or
expanding livestock or poultry facility.
Conservation Authority Regulation Limit
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where lands are located within
the defined area labelled as "conservation authority regulation limit" on any
schedule to this By-law, no development shall be permitted without written
approval from the conservation authority. Development shall mean the
construction, reconstruction, erection or placing of a building or structure of any
kind; any change to a building or structure that would have the effect of altering the
use or potential use of the building or structure; increasing the size of the building
or structure or increasing the number of dwelling units in the building or structure;
site grading; or the temporary or permanent placing, dumping or removal of any
material, originating on the site or elsewhere.
Shipping Container or Truck Trailer used for Storage Purposes
Where a shipping container or truck trailer is used for the purpose of storage
accessory to a principal use, the following provisions shall apply:
a) A shipping container or truck trailer may not be located in any residential zone;
b) A shipping container or truck trailer may not be located on any parcel of land
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in an agricultural zone that is less than 2 ha in area, unless there are no off-
site dwellings within 100 metres of the parcel of land;
c)
A shipping container or truck trailer may only be located in the rear yard and
must comply with the regulations of Section 4.2 Accessory Uses.
d) A shipping container or truck trailer shall not be permitted as the sole structure
on any property;
e) A shipping container or truck trailer shall not be stacked one on top of the
other;
f)
A shipping container or truck trailer shall comply with the Ontario Building
Code;
g) A shipping container or any parts of a shipping container may be used for the
purpose of human habitation by way of site-specific zoning that permits the
residential use of a shipping container or part of the structure, in accordance
with the following provisions:
i) A shipping container may be permitted where mobile home or modular
home uses are permitted;
ii) A shipping container shall be subject to the same requirements and
limitations as mobile home or modular home buildings;
iii) A shipping container shall comply with the Ontario Building Code.
Second Dwelling Units
Where in this By-law a single detached dwelling is listed as a permitted use, and
where the dwelling has been in existence in accordance with timeframe specified
in the Ontario Building Code, a second dwelling unit shall also be permitted either
within that dwelling or within a building accessory to the said dwelling subject to
the following:
a) A maximum of one second dwelling unit shall be permitted on one lot;
b) A minimum of one parking space dedicated to the second dwelling unit shall
be provided;
c)
Where the second dwelling unit is located within an accessory building the
zoning regulations for an accessory building shall be complied with;
d) The second dwelling unit shall be connected to the municipal water supply
system and the municipal sanitary sewage system where such services are
available;
e) The second dwelling unit shall, where connection to the municipal water
system or sanitary sewage system is not available, be connected to an
approved private on-site water system and/or an approved private on-site
sewage system demonstrating the on-site servicing has sufficient capacity
for the additional dwelling;
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f)
The second dwelling unit gross floor area shall not be greater than 40% of
the combined total gross floor area of both the primary and second dwelling
units;
g) The requirements of the Ontario Building Code shall be complied with.
h) The exterior building or site changes to a dwelling to permit a second dwelling
unit in an existing primary dwelling building maximum floor area increase shall
be 10%, and the changes should account for maintaining the general form and
architectural character of the building where possible.
4.59 Additional Residential Unit
Where in this By-law a single detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, or row
house dwelling is a permitted use, and where the primary dwelling has been in
existence in accordance with the timeframe specified in the Ontario Building Code,
an additional residential unit shall be permitted within the primary dwelling, or in a
detached accessory building on the same lot as the primary dwelling subject to the
following:
a) An additional residential unit, either within the primary dwelling or in a detached
accessory building, shall be connected to approved private and/or municipal
water and sewer services where such services are available, to the satisfaction
of the Municipality and Southwestern Public Health;
b) A maximum of one (1) additional residential unit shall be permitted on a lot
where partial or private water and sewer services are available;
c) A maximum of two (2) additional residential unit shall be permitted on a lot
where full municipal water and sewer services are available;
d) A maximum of one (1) additional residential unit shall be permitted in a
detached accessory building and all zoning regulations for an accessory
building shall be complied with;
e) The maximum gross floor area, per additional residential unit, shall not exceed
40% of the gross floor area of the primary dwelling unit, except that an
additional residential unit may occupy the whole of a basement of a primary
dwelling;
f) An additional residential unit shall be located within 40 metres of the primary
dwelling unit;
g) An additional residential unit shall not be permitted within a farm building, such
as barns, greenhouses, stables and driving sheds, or a building used for an on
-farm diversified use;
h) A minimum of one (1) parking space shall be provided per additional residential
unit, and all zoning regulations for parking shall be complied with; and
i) The additional residential unit shall meet all the requirements of the Ontario
Building Code and Ontario Fire Code and requires an approved Building Permit
to establish the additional residential unit.
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Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation
The minimum setback from the nearest land used for cannabis cultivation,
outdoor to a settlement area boundary of a hamlet or village on schedules to this
by-law shall be seventy-five (75.0) metres.
The minimum setback from the nearest land used for cannabis cultivation,
outdoor to a sensitive use, including residential, commercial, institutional or open
space uses, and notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, including any
existing dwelling in any zone not located on the subject parcel shall be seventy-
five (75.0) metres.
Lots Abutting a "0.30 Metre Reserve (One Foot Reserve)"
Where in any Zone a 0.30 metre reserve separates a side yard from a street, the
exterior side yard requirement shall be provided and measured as though the
reserve is non-existent.
Where in any Zone a 0.30 metre reserve separates a portion of a front yard from
a street, the lot frontage shall be measured as though the reserve is non-existent.
Sourcewater Protection
Identification of Vulnerable Areas
Vulnerable Areas shown on Schedule J represent Wellhead Protection Areas
(WHPAs) and the associated level of vulnerability for municipal water sources
serving the Municipality.
Use Prohibitions and Regulations within Vulnerable Areas
Notwithstanding the land uses permitted by the underlying zone category in this
By-law, any land use, except a solely residential land use, that involves one of
the following significant drinking water threats activities shall be prohibited until it
is determined by the Municipality's Risk Management Official that the use does
not represent a significant drinking water threat or a Section 59 Notice has been
issued in accordance with the Clean Water Act, 2006:
i.
Waste disposal sites within the meaning of Part IV of the Environmental
Protection Act.
ii.
The establishment, operation or maintenance of a system that collects,
stores, transmits, treats or disposes of sewage.
iii.
The application of agricultural source material to land.
iv.
The storage of agricultural source material.
v.
The management of agricultural source material.
vi.
The application of non-agricultural source material to land.
vii.
The handling and storage of non-agricultural source material
viii.
The application of commercial fertilizer to land.
ix.
The handling and storage of commercial fertilizer.
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x.
The application of pesticide to land.
xi.
The handling and storage of pesticide.
xii.
The application of road salt.
xiii.
The handling and storage of road salt.
xiv.
The storage of snow.
xv.
The handling and storage of fuel.
xvi.
The handling and storage of a dense non-aqueous phase liquid
(excluding incidental volumes for personal/domestic use).
xvii.
The handling and storage of an organic solvent.
xviii.
The management of runoff that contains chemicals used in the de-icing
of aircraft.
xix.
The use of land as livestock grazing or pasturing land, an outdoor
confinement area or farm-animal yard.
xx.
An activity that takes water from an aquifer or a surface water body
without returning the water taken to the same aquifer or surface water
body.
xxi.
An activity that reduces the recharge of an aquifer.
xxii.
Road salt storage facilities
Sewage Systems and Holding Tanks within Vulnerable Areas
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law to the contrary, the following
shall apply to WHPAs as identified on Schedule J:
i.
A new or replacement small on-site sewage system and/or holding tank
shall be located on the same property but where possible sited outside
the limits of the WHPA.
ii.
New development relying on a large on-site sewage system and/or
holding tank shall be prohibited within WHPA.
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SECTION 5
AGRICULTURAL (A1/A1-A) ZONE REGULATIONS
Zone Symbols
The Agricultural (A1) Zone is intended to apply to all lots with an area of less than
40 hectares, designated "Agriculture" in the Official Plan. Where a lot has an area
of less than 20 hectares, Section 4.10 Non-Conforming Uses, shall apply to the
use of the lot and Section 4.11 Non-Complying Uses, shall apply to changes to
existing buildings and structures.
The Agricultural (A1-A) Zone is intended to apply to all lots with an area of 40
hectares or greater designated "Agriculture" in the Official Plan.
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Agricultural (A1) or Agricultural (A1-A) Zones except for the following
purposes:
Agri-tourism Establishment;
Agricultural use;
Agricultural home occupation;
Bed and Breakfast Lodging or Tourist Home;
Commercial greenhouse;
Forestry use;
Market garden operation;
Farm produce outlet;
Plant nursery;
Home occupation;
Landing strip;
Riding stable;
Single detached dwellings lawfully in existence as of the date of the passing of this
By-law or one new single detached dwelling on a vacant lot subject to all other
applicable regulations of this By-law;
On-farm diversified use;
Accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
A1 Zone:
20.0 hectares
A1-A Zone:
40.0 hectares
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Supplementary Minimum Lot Area Regulations
Notwithstanding the definition of farm in Section 2.0 of this By-law, and the
permitted uses and minimum lot area requirements of subsection 5.2 of this By-
law, the following minimum existing lot areas will be required for the uses and
structures described below:
Minimum Lot Frontage
150.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
Maximum Building Height
20.0m
Minimum floor Area
Minimum Front Yard Depth
15.0 metres
Minimum Side Yard Width
For a single-detached dwelling:
3.0 metres
All other cases:
10.0 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
10.0m
Supplementary Regulations - Agricultural (A1) and Agricultural (A1-A) Zone
Livestock Buildings and Structures and Mushroom Farming
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this by-law to the contrary, the following
regulations shall apply for buildings and structures hereafter erected and/or used
for the raising of livestock or the growing of mushrooms:
Minimum distance from any Village
Residential, Hamlet Residential, Village
Commercial or Hamlet Commercial Zone:
150.0 metres or the Minimum
Distance Separation
whichever is greater
Dark Fire Tobacco Barns and Smoke Kilns
Notwithstanding the requirements of Sections 5.7 to 5.9 inclusive, the following
regulations shall apply for buildings and/or structures hereafter erected and/or
used for the smoke curing of tobacco:
a) Not to be located within 200 metres of any dwelling on any property other than
that property on which the smoke curing operation is situated;
b) Not to be located within 200 metres of any opened public right-of-way.
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Commercial greenhouses, Market garden operations,
Plant nurseries:
2.50 hectares
(6.0 acres)
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Livestock uses are prohibited where the land area of the lot is less than 2.0
hectares, however, the keeping of livestock in a hobby farm context is permitted
providing the complement of livestock is small and can comply with the regulations
of the Minimum Distance Separation II.
Exceptions - Agricultural (A1) Zone
5.12.1.1
Defined Area
A1-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 14 to this By-law
5.12.1.2
Permitted Uses
Apiary
5.12.1.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses;
Accessory buildings and structures for the permitted uses
5.12.1.4
Minimum Lot Area
6.3 hectares (15.5 acres)
5.12.2.1
Defined Area
A1-A-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 2 to this By-law
5.12.2.2
Prohibited Buildings and Structures
Supplementary housing to a farm operation
5.12.3.1
Defined Area
A1-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 2 to this By-law.
5.12.3.2
Prohibited Uses
Plant nurseries
Commercial greenhouses
Garden centres
One single-detached dwelling unit as an accessory use
5.12.3.3
Prohibited Uses
All uses not specifically permitted in the Site-Specific Agricultural (A1-3) Zone
5.12.3.4
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
Deleted by
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5.12.3.5
Minimum Lot Area
5.22 hectares
5.12.3.2
Prohibited Uses
Riding Stable
Landing Strip
5.12.3.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
130.0 metres
5.12.3.4
Minimum Lot Area
3.8 hectares
5.12.4.1
Defined Area
A1-4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 21 to this By-law.
Permitted Uses
Pet Cemetery;
Forestry Use.
5.12.4.2
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and Structures for the permitted uses.
5.12.4.3
Minimum Lot Area
6.67 hectares
5.12.5.1
Defined Area
A1-5 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 5 to this By-law
5.12.5.2
Prohibited Buildings and Structures
Supplementary housing to a farm operation
5.12.6.1
Defined Area
A1-6 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 36 to this By-law
5.12.6.2
Prohibited Uses
Landing strip;
Riding stable;
Supplementary housing to a farm operation
Deleted by ZBLA
No. Z469-2004
Deleted by
Z512-2005
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5.12.6.3
Minimum Lot Area
2.0 hectares
5.12.6.4
Minimum Lot Frontage
100.0 metres
5.12.6.5
Minimum Side Yard Width
For buildings and structures used or intended
30.0 metres
to be used for the raising of livestock
5.12.6.6
Supplementary Regulations for Livestock
The number of animal units permitted to be raised or kept in the Site-Specific
Agricultural (A1-6) Zone shall be in accordance with the Minimum Distance
Separation II.
5.12.7.1
Defined Area
A1-7 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 1 to this By-Law
5.12.7.2
Permitted Uses
A private school in addition to all other uses permitted in the Agricultural (A1) Zone
5.12.7.3
Minimum Lot Area
10 hectares
5.12.8.1
Defined Area
A1-8 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 6 to this By-law
5.12.8.2
Permitted Uses
Dog Kennel in addition to all other uses permitted in the A1 Zone
5.12.9.1
Defined Area
A1-9 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 4 to this By-law
5.12.9.2
Permitted Uses
Spiritual retreat, campground and training centre in addition to all other uses
permitted in the A1 Zone.
5.12.9.3
Minimum Lot Area
11.20 hectares (27.67 acres)
Deleted by ZBLA
No. Z519-2006
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
5.12.10.1
Defined Area
A1-10 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 7 to this By-law
5.12.10.2
Permitted Uses
Private certified shooting range in addition to all other uses permitted in the A1
Zone.
5.12.10.3
Permitted Buildings and Structure
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses;
Accessory buildings and structures for the permitted uses
5.12.11.1
Defined Area
A1-11 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 13 to this By-law
5.12.11.2
Permitted Uses
Saw milling operation in addition to all other uses in the A1 Zone.
5.12.12.1
Defined Area
A1-12 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 6 to this By-law
5.12.12.2
Permitted Uses
Woodworking and wood products manufacturing shop in addition to all other uses
permitted in the A1 Zone.
5.12.12.3
Buffer Strip
In accordance with Section 4.28 of this By-law
5.12.13.1
Defined Area
A1-13 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 4 to this By-law
5.12.13.2
Permitted Uses
Dog Kennel in addition to all other uses permitted in the A1 Zone.
5.12.14.1
Defined Area
A1-14 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 20 to this By-law
5.12.14.2
Permitted Uses
Dog Kennel in addition to all other uses permitted in the A1 Zone
Deleted by ZBLA
No. Z483-2004
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5.12.15.1
Defined Area
A1-A-15 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 7 to this By-law.
5.12.15.2
Additional Permitted Uses
An accessory retail use to an existing agricultural-commercial operation, to a
maximum of 120 m²;
Outdoor café area, to a maximum of 420 m²
5.12.16.1
Defined Area
A1-16 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 3 to this by-law.
5.12.16.2
Minimum Lot Area
8.3 hectares
5.12.16.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
16.1 metres
5.12.17.1
Defined Area
A1-17 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 3 to this by-law.
5.12.17.2
Minimum Lot Area
13.4 hectares
5.12.17.3
Additional Permitted Uses
The manufacturing and retail sale of fibre-related products derived from livestock
that are produced both on and off-site.
5.12.17.4
Maximum Building Area for Additional Permitted Uses
90 m²
5.12.18.1
Defined Area
A1-18 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 1 to this by-law
5.12.18.2
Minimum Lot Area
5.5 hectares
5.12.18.3
Permitted Uses
Animal kennel with a maximum of ten (10) domestic animals that are more than
four (4) months of age in year one, and a maximum of twenty (20) domestic
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animals that are more than four (4) months of age in year two in beyond;
All other uses permitted in the A1 Zone
5.12.18.4
Supplemental Regulations
Any building or structure associated with an animal kennel shall be setback a
minimum of 150 metres from the nearest neighbours dwelling.
5.12.19.1
Defined Area
A1-19 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 to this by-law
5.12.19.2
Minimum Lot Area
6 hectares
5.12.19.3
Permitted Uses
Fruit winery and associated retail operation in addition to all other uses permitted
in the A1 Zone.
5.12.20.1
Defined Area
A1-20 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 3 to this By-law
5.12.20.2
Permitted Uses
Motor vehicle body shop owned and operated by full-time residents of the A1-20
Zone;
One (1) residential dwelling;
All other uses permitted in the A1 Zone
5.12.20.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures
5.12.20.4
Minimum Lot Area
3000 m²
5.12.20.5
Minimum Lot Frontage
100 metres
5.12.20.6
Minimum Front Yard Depth
13.5 metres;
5.12.20.7
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
8.0 metres for existing dwelling;
1.9 metres for existing motor vehicle body shop;
0.0 metres for existing swimming pool
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5.12.20.8
Outdoor Storage
Storage of materials, containers or finished products shall be restricted to an area
contiguous to the east main wall of the motor vehicle body shop and shall not
exceed 9.3 m² in area
5.12.20.9
Additional Regulations
A 4.5 metre buffer strip shall be required in accordance with the regulations of
Section 4.28 of the Zoning By-law.
5.12.21.1
Defined Area
A1-21 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law
5.12.21.2
Minimum Lot Area
1.7 hectares
5.12.21.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
85 metres
5.12.22.1
Defined Area
A1-22 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 10 to this By-law
5.12.22.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Machine shop operation to a maximum ground floor area of 557 m²
5.12.22.3
Supplemental Regulations
A maximum of three (3) employees of the machine shop operation shall be
permitted on the premises at any time
5.12.23.1
Defined Area
A1-23 as shown on Schedule "A", Map Nos. 14 to this by-law.
5.12.23.2
Permitted Uses
An existing seasonal travel trailer park in addition to all other uses permitted in the
A1 Zone.
5.12.23.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures, including a maximum of 80 serviced seasonal
travel trailer sites, and a maximum of 28 un-serviced sites
5.12.23.4
Supplemental Regulations
No seasonal travel trailers shall be located below the 100 year flood line without
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written consent from the Long Point Region Conservation Authority.
5.12.24.1
Defined Area
A1-24 as shown on Schedule "A", map 27 to this by-law
5.12.24.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Woodworking Operation to a maximum floor area of 244 m² (2624 sq. ft.)
5.12.24.3
Outdoor Storage
Outdoor Storage will be limited to a maximum area of 500 m² adjacent to the
building housing the woodworking facility.
5.12.24.4
Supplemental Regulations
No more than four (4) employees of the woodworking operations, that is not an
owner of the lands, shall be permitted in the A1-24 Zone at any time.
5.12.25.1
Defined Area
A1-25 and A1-A-25 as shown on Schedule "A," Map 10 to this By-law.
5.12.25.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Bed & Breakfast Lodging or Tourist Home within four (4) existing dwelling units on
the two lots to a maximum floor area of 448 m² (4828 ft²).
5.12.26.1
Defined Area
A1-26 as shown on Schedule "A," Map 6 to this By-law
5.12.26.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Automobile and Marine Vehicle Repair Shop within existing Accessory Building to
a maximum floor area of 272 m² (2925 ft²)
5.12.26.3
Outdoor Storage
Outdoor storage will be limited to the rear yard of the accessory building used for
the repair shop. Any outdoor storage must be situated 5 metres from the top of
bank of any ravine/valleylands.
5.12.26.4
Supplemental Regulations
A maximum of 1 additional non-resident employee will be permitted. Hours of
operation will be restricted to weekday office hours.
5.12.27.1
Defined Area
A1-27 as shown on Schedule "A," Map 7 to this By-law
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5.12.27.3
Minimum Lot Area
13.8 hectares
Minimum Lot Frontage
121 metres
5.12.28.1
Defined Area
A1-28 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 10 to this By-law.
5.12.28.2
Minimum Lot Area
Z608-2012
9.2 hectares
5.12.29
Z677-2018
5.12.29.1
5.12.29.2
Defined Area
A1-29 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 3 to this By-law.
Minimum Lot Area
15.8 hectares
5.12.30
Z678-2018
5.12.30.1
5.12.30.2
Defined Area
A1-30 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 5 to this By-law.
Minimum Lot Area
11.0 hectares
5.12.31
Z691-2019
5.12.31.1
Defined Area
A1-31 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 15 to this By-law
5.12.31.2
Permitted Uses
One (1) second dwelling unit in the existing accessory building with a floor area of
135.0 m2 maximum; in addition to all other uses permitted in the Agricultural (A1)
Zone.
5.12.31.3
Prohibited Uses
Supplementary farm dwelling for seasonal labour in the second dwelling unit.
5.12.31.4
Maximum Accessory Building Height
7.0 m
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5.12.32
5.12.32.1
Defined Area
A1-32 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 15 to this By-law.
5.12.32.2
Permitted Uses
Cannabis cultivation; and,
Outdoor cannabis cultivation, in addition to all other uses permitted in the A1 zone.
5.12.32.3
Supplemental Outdoor Cannabis Cultivation Regulations
The minimum setback from the nearest land used for cannabis cultivation to any
existing dwelling not located on the subject parcel shall be 75 metres.
5.12.33
5.12.33.1
Defined Area
A1-A-33 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 8 to this By-law.
5.12.33.2
Additional Permitted Uses
A maximum of three (3) supplementary farm dwellings in the form of two (2) mobile
trailers and one (1) existing building to accommodate seasonal farm labourers.
5.12.33.3
Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings
373 square metres maximum
5.12.34
5.12.34.1
Defined Area
A1-A-34 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 11 to this By-law.
5.12.34.2
Additional Permitted Uses
A maximum of three (3) supplementary farm dwellings in portions of two (2)
existing buildings to accommodate seasonal farm labourers.
5.12.34.3
Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings
333 square metres maximum
5.12.35
(Technical)
5.12.35.1
Defined Area
A1-35 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 8 to this By-law.
5.12.35.2
Additional Permitted Uses
A maximum of three (3) supplementary farm dwellings in two temporary trailers
and one (1) permanent building to accommodate seasonal farm labourers.
5.12.35.3
Building Area for Supplementary Farm dwellings
261 square metres maximum
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5.12.36.1
Defined Area
A1-36 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 12 to this By-law.
5.12.36.2
Permitted Uses
Kennel Use, in the form of a dog boarding and grooming kennel, in addition to
permitted uses in the A1 Zone.
5.12.36.3
Additional Regulations for Kennel Use
Maximum building floor area for the dog boarding and grooming kennel in an
existing barn: 155 m2
Maximum fenced area for the dog boarding and grooming kennel: 410 m2
5.12.37
5.12.37.1
Defined Area
A1-37 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 14 to this By-law.
5.12.37.2
Permitted Uses
Kennel Use, in the form of a dog boarding, breeding and grooming kennel, in
addition to permitted uses in the A1 Zone.
5.12.37.3
Additional Regulations for Kennel Use
Maximum combined building floor area for the kennel use in three buildings:
28.0 m2
Maximum fenced area for the kennel use:
600 m2
5.12.38
5.12.38.1
Defined Area
A1-38 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 4 of this By-law.
5.12.38.2
Permitted Uses
Animal Kennel use, in addition to all other permitted uses in the A1 Zone.
5.12.38.3
Additional Regulations for Kennel Use
Maximum building floor area for the Animal Kennel:
121 m2
Maximum outdoor fenced area for the Animal Kennel:
375 m2
5.12.39
5.12.39.1
Defined Area
A1-39 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law.
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5.12.39.2
Additional Permitted Use
One single-detached dwelling
5.12.39.3
Minimum Lot Area
1.2 hectares
5.12.39.4
Minimum Lot Frontage
Zero (0) metres
5.12.39.5
Maximum Accessory Building Floor Area
115 square metres
5.12.40
5.12.40.1
Defined Area
A1-40 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 11 to this By-law.
5.12.40.2
Additional Permitted Use
Farm produce outlet in a permanent building to a maximum indoor ground floor
area 260.0 m² and unenclosed maximum ground floor area 92 m² with ancillary
retail sales.
5.12.41
5.12.41.1
Defined Area
A1-41 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 6 to this By-law.
5.12.41.2
Permitted Uses
Garden supply centre, in addition to all other permitted uses in the A1 zone.
5.12.41.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Maximum combined building floor area of 1,265 m² in the form of three connected
portions including two greenhouses and one gift shop / office
Maximum fourteen (14) concrete bunkers for landscape supplies
In addition to the existing dwelling and barn.
5.12.41.4
Minimum Lot Area
12.4 hectares
5.12.41.5
Minimum Side Yard Setback
4.0 m north side for concrete structures associated with garden supply centre.
5.12.42
5.12.42.1
Defined Area
A1-42 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 10 to this By-law.
5.12.42.2
Additional Permitted Uses
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A maximum of two (2) supplementary farm dwellings in the form of one (1)
permanent building and one (1) temporary building.
5.12.42.3
Maximum Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings
251 square metres
5.12.43
5.12.43.1
Defined Area
A1-43 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 to this By-law.
5.12.43.2
Minimum Lot Area
2.4 hectares
5.12.43.3
Additional Permitted Use
Large-scale Supplementary Farm Dwelling
5.12.43.4
Maximum Floor Area for the Large-Scale Supplementary Farm Dwelling
306 square metres
5.12.43.5
Minimum Front Yard Depth
10.8 metres for the existing dwelling
5.12.43.6
Minimum Front Yard Depth
8.4 metres for the existing accessory building
5.12.43.7
Minimum Side Yard Setback (north side)
0.9 metres for the existing accessory building
5.12.43.8
Minimum Farmland Area Worked per Seasonal Labourer
2.3 hectares
5.12.43.9
Seasonal Time Period
Notwithstanding the maximum eight months per calendar year for seasonal farm
dwellings in the definition for " Dwelling, supplementary farm", the subject farm
operation large scale supplementary farm dwelling may operate year-round.
5.12.44
5.12.44.1
Defined Area
A1-A-44 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 12 to this By- law.
5.12.44.2
Additional Permitted Use
Large-scale Supplementary Farm Dwelling
5.12.44.3
Maximum Floor Area for the Large-Scale Supplementary Farm Dwelling
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322 square metres
5.12.44.4
Minimum Farmland Area Worked Per Seasonal Labourer
2.3 hectares
5.12.44.5
Seasonal Time Period
Notwithstanding the maximum eight months per calendar year for seasonal farm
dwellings in the definition for "Dwelling, supplementary farm", the subject farm
operation large scale supplementary farm dwelling use may operate year-round.
5.12.45
5.12.45.1
Defined Area
A1-45 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No.3 to this By-law
5.12.45.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Existing Service Shop (building trades establishment) within an accessory building,
in addition to all other permitted uses in the A1 Zone
5.12.45.3
Maximum Floor Area
520 square metres for the existing Service Shop (building trades establishment)
5.12.46
5.12.46.1
Defined Area
A1-A-46 as shown on Schedule 'A1' Map No. 2 to this By- law.
5.12.46.2
Definition
Assembly Hall, Wedding Venue, shall mean buildings and/ or structures that are
used for the social gathering of persons for weddings and receptions and may
include the consumption of food and beverages.
5.12.46.3
Additional Permitted Uses
An Assembly Hall, Wedding Venue as a site -specific On -Farm Diversified Use
that is secondary to the principal agricultural use with a Maximum Floor Area of
617. 0 m2, which includes the orchard pavilion, bathroom facility and storage shed,
in addition to all other permitted uses in the A1- A Zone.
A Farm Produce Outlet in a portion of an existing permanent building with a
Maximum Floor Area of 76. 0 m2, in addition to all other permitted uses in the Al -
A Zone.
5.12.47
5.12.47.1
Defined Area
A1- 47 as shown on Schedule 'A1' Map No. 4 to this By- law.
5.12.47.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4. 2.f) of this By- law, an accessory
building/structure that is 213. 0% (371. 6 m2) of the size of the principal farm
dwelling (174. 5 m2) erected after the date of passing of this By-law shall be
permitted. This excludes main farm buildings such as barns, greenhouses, stables
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and driving sheds.
5.12.48
5.12.48.1
Defined Area
A1- 48 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 1 to this By- law
5.12.48.2
Minimum Lot Area
Notwithstanding Section 5. 3 of this By- law, the Minimum Lot Area shall be 7.9
hectares.
5.12.48.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding Section 5. 4 of this By- law, the Minimum Lot Frontage shall be
22. 0 metres.
5.12.48.4
Minimum Side Yard Width
Notwithstanding Section 5. 9 of this By-law, the Minimum Side Yard Depth for the
existing accessory building/structure erected prior to the date of the passing of this
By-law shall be 2. 8 metres.
5.12.49
5.12.49.1
Defined Area
A1-A-49 as shown on Schedule 'A1' Map No. 5 to this By- law.
5.12.49.2
Definition
Agricultural Service Establishment, shall mean the use of land and/ or buildings
or structures for the purposes of storing and distributing portable toilets.
5.12.49.3
Additional Permitted Uses
An Agricultural Service Establishment, as defined in Section 5.12.48.2 of this By-
law, as a site -specific agricultural-related use that is secondary to the principal
agricultural use, limited to a Maximum Floor Area of 280.0 m2 and outdoor storage
will be limited to the rear yard, in addition to all other permitted uses in the A1-A
Zone.
5.12.50
5.12.50.1
Defined Area
A1-50 as shown on Schedule 'A' Map No. 3 to this By- law.
5.12.50.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4. 2. 0. ii) of this By-law, an accessory
building with a Maximum Floor Area of 385.4 m2 shall be permitted. This floor area
excludes main farm buildings such as barns, greenhouses, stables and driving
sheds.
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5.12.50.3
Regulations for Additional Residential Units
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.59.e) of this By- law, an Additional
Residential Unit with a Maximum Gross Floor Area that is 57.1 % (144. 4 m2) of
the primary dwelling unit (253.1 m2) shall be permitted.
5.12.51
5.12.51.1
Defined Area
A1-51 as shown on Schedule 'A' Map No. 13 to this By-law
5.12.51.2
Regulations for Additional Residential Units
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.59.e) and f) of this By-law, the following
shall apply:
a) Maximum Gross Floor Area: 74% (139.4m2) of primary dwelling unit (188.0 m2)
shall be permitted.
b) Maximum Distance from the Primary Dwelling Unit: 61.1 metres
5.12.52
5.12.52.1
Defined Area
"A1-52" as shown on Schedule "A, Map 15" to this By-law.
5.12.52.2
Permitted Building and Structures
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2, of this By-law, the following use shall
be permitted:
A maximum of four (4) Supplementary Farm Dwellings in the form of three (3)
Supplementary Farm Dwellings and one (1) Large Scale Supplementary Farm
Dwelling.
5.12.52.3
Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings
The permitted Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings shall be 302 m2 for
the one (1) Large Scale Supplementary Farm Dwelling and a maximum total
cumulative Gross Floor Area of 500 m2 for all four (4) Supplementary Farm
Dwellings.
5.12.52.4
Minimum Front Yard Setback for Accessory Use
Notwithstanding Sections 4.2 (b) and 5.8, the following shall be permitted for an
existing Supplementary Farm Dwelling:
A Front Yard Setback of 6.0 m
5.12.53
5.12.53.1
Defined Area
"A1-53" as shown on Schedule "A. Map 6" to this By-law.
5.12.53.2
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2, of this By-law, the following use shall
be permitted:
A maximum of two (2) Supplementary Farm Dwellings in the form of one (1)
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Supplementary Farm Dwelling and one (1) in the form of a temporary mobile home
to be replaced in the future by one (1) Large Scale Supplementary Farm Dwelling.
5.12.53.3
Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings
The permitted Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings shall be 550 m2 for
the one (1) Large Scale Supplementary Farm Dwelling and a maximum total
cumulative Gross Floor Area of 615 m2 for all Supplementary Farm Dwellings.
5.12.53.4
Minimum Front Yard Setback for Accessory Use
Notwithstanding Sections 4.2 (b) and 5.8, the following shall be permitted for
existing Accessory Buildings:
A Front Yard Setback of 9.0 m to the existing Barn; and
A Front Yard Setback of 12.0 m to the existing Greenhouse
5.12.54
5.12.54.1
Defined Area
"A1-54" as shown on Schedule "A, Map 3" to this By-law.
5.12.54.2
Maximum Floor Area for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2(f)(ii) of this By-law, a Maximum
Combined Floor Area for all Accessory Buildings on the subject lands of 861m2
(9,264ft2) shall be permitted.
5.12.54.3
Maximum Gross Floor Area for Additional Residential Unit
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.59(e) of this By-law, an Additional
Residential Unit with a maximum Gross Floor Area of 73.4% (185.7 m2 or 1,998
ft2) of the primary dwelling shall be permitted.
5.12.55
5.12.55.1
Defined Area
"A1-55" as shown on Schedule "A, Map 4" to this By-law.
5.12.55.2
Regulations for an Additional Residential Unit (ARU)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.59 e) and 4.59 f) of this By-law, the
following shall apply:
a. Maximum GFA of 50% of the Primary Dwelling (88.4m2 excluding garage).
b. To permit an ARU located 140 m from the primary dwelling unit.
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SECTION 6
SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL (A2) ZONE REGULATIONS
Purpose
The Agricultural (A2) Zone is intended to apply to parcels designated "Agriculture"
in the Official Plan, where new dwellings are prohibited as a result of a severance
of a surplus farm dwelling.
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Agricultural (A2) Zone except for the following purposes:
Agricultural uses;
Accessory use.
Prohibited Uses
Residential dwellings not existing on the date of passing of this by-law
Minimum Lot Area
20.0ha
Minimum Lot Frontage
150.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
Maximum Building Height
20.0m
Minimum Front Yard Depth
15.0m
Minimum Side Yard Width
10.0m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
10.0m
Supplementary Regulations - Agricultural (A2) Zone
Livestock Buildings and Structures and Mushroom Farming
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this by-law to the contrary, the following
regulations shall apply for buildings and structures hereafter erected and/or used
for the raising of livestock or the growing of mushrooms:
Minimum distance from any Village Residential, Hamlet Residential, Village
Commercial or Hamlet Commercial Zone: 150.0 metres or the Minimum Distance
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Separation whichever is greater.
Dark Fire Tobacco Barns and Smoke Kilns
Notwithstanding the requirements of Sections 6.7 to 6.9 inclusive, the following
regulations shall apply for buildings and/or structures hereafter erected and/or
used for the smoke curing of tobacco:
a) Not to be located within 200 metres of any dwelling on any property other than
that property on which the smoke curing operation is situated.
b) Not to be located within 200 metres of any opened public right-of-way.
Exceptions - Special Agricultural (A2) Zone
6.12.1.1
Defined Area
A2-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 14 to this by-law
6.12.1.2
Permitted Uses
Electrical substation and related appurtenances;
All other uses permitted in Section 6.1 of this By-law."
6.12.1.3
Holding (-h) Symbol
The Holding (h) Symbol will be removed after a site plan agreement is registered
on title.
6.12.2.1
Defined Area
A2-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law
6.12.2.2
Minimum Lot Area
13.5 hectares
6.12.3.1
Defined Area
A2-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 and 5 to this By-law
6.12.3.2
Permitted Uses
An existing assembly hall in addition to all other uses permitted in the A2 Zone
6.12.4.1
Defined Area
A2-4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 to this By-law
6.12.4.2
Additional Permitted Uses
A fenced compound area for the storage of licensed recreational vehicles, boats,
and travel trailers
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Prohibited Uses
All uses listed in Section 4.8 and Section 4.48 of this By-law.
6.12.4.4
Supplemental Regulations
The A2-4 Zone shall not exceed 1260 m² in area and shall remain as part of the
existing lot.
The A2-4 Zone shall be subject to a Site Plan Control Agreement being entered
into between the owner and the Municipality of Bayham
6.12.5.1
Defined Area
A2-5 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 9 to this By-law
6.12.5.2
Minimum Lot Area
39 hectares
6.12.6.1
Defined Area
A2-6 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 15 to this By-law
6.12.6.2
Minimum Lot Area
40 hectares
6.12.7.1
Defined Area
A2-7 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 12 to this by-law.
6.12.7.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
118 metres
6.12.8.1
Defined Area
A2-8 as shown on Schedule "A"5 to this By-law
6.12.8.2
Minimum Lot Area
3.2 hectares
6.12.9.1
Defined Area
A2-9 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 4 to this By-law
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Minimum Lot Area
40 hectares
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6.12.10.1
6.12.10.2
Defined Area
A2-10 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 15 to this By-law
Minimum Lot Area
40 hectares
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6.12.11.1
6.12.11.2
Defined Area
A2-11 As shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law.
Minimum Lot Frontage
132.0 metres
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6.12.12.1
6.12.12.2
Defined Area
A2-12 As shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 11 to this By-law.
Minimum Lot Area
40.0 hectares
6.12.13
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6.12.13.1
6.12.13.2
Defined Area
A2-13 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law.
Minimum Lot Area
19.5 hectares
6.12.14
Z658-2017
6.12.14.1
Defined Area
A2-14 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law.
6.12.14.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
141.0 metres
6.12.15
Z687-2019
6.12.15.1
6.12.15.2
Defined Area
A2-15 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 8 to this By-law.
Minimum Front Yard Setback
6-5
7.0 m for existing dwelling
6.12.15.3
Minimum Side Yard Setback
1.2 m for the existing dwelling
6.12.16
6.12.16.1
Defined Area
A2-16 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 11 to this By-law.
6.12.16.2
Minimum Front Yard Setback
3.0 m for the existing barn.
6.12.16.3
Minimum Side Yard Setback
1.2 m for the existing dwelling
6.12.17
6.12.17.1
Defined Area
A2-17 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No.2 to this By-law.
6.12.17.2
Minimum Lot Area
6.12 ha
6.12.18
6.12.18.1
Defined Area
A2-18 as shown on Schedule A, Map 6 to this By-law.
6.12.18.2
Minimum Lot Area
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section6.4 of this By-law, the following shall apply:
Minimum Lot Area: 9.3 hectares
6.12.19
6.12.19.1
Defined Area
A2-19 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No.11 to this By-law.
6.12.19.2
Additional Permitted Uses
A maximum of three (3) supplementary farm dwellings in portions of two (2) existing
buildings erected prior to the date of the passing of this By-law to accommodate
seasonal farm labourers, in addition to all other permitted uses in the A2 Zone
6.12.19.3
Maximum Building Area for Supplementary Farm Dwellings
330.0 square metres
6.12.19.4
Minimum Side Yard Depth
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Notwithstanding the regulation of subsection 6.9 of this By-law, the Minimum Side
Yard Depth for the existing accessory building erected prior to the date of the passing
of this By-law shall be 7.2 metres.
6.12.20
6.12.20.1
Defined Area
A2- 20 as shown on Schedule " A", Map No. 11 to this By- law
6.12.20.2
Additional Permitted Uses
An existing supplementary farm dwelling in the form of one (1) permanent building
erected prior to the date of the passing of this By- law to accommodate seasonal
farm labourers, in addition to all other permitted uses in the A2 Zone
6.12.21
6.12.21.1
Defined Area
A2- 21 as shown on Schedule 'A1' Map No. 5 to this By- law.
6.12.21.2
Minimum Lot Area
18.4 hectares
6.12.22
6.12.22.1
Defined Area
A2- 22 as shown on Schedule 'A' Map 12 to this By- law.
6.12.22.2
Minimum Side Yard Width
7.7 metres
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SECTION 7
RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Rural Residential (RR) Zone except for the following purposes:
One single detached residential dwelling on one lot;
Home occupation;
Home occupation, agricultural;
Private garage or carport as an accessory use;
Accessory uses.
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
Accessory buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
Minimum Lot Area
0.4ha
Minimum Lot Frontage
50.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
Maximum Building Height
10.5m
Minimum Ground Floor Area for Dwellings
Minimum Front Yard Depth
15.0m
Minimum Side Yard Width
3.0m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
15.0m
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
The establishment of new livestock uses, livestock-related buildings and
structures, and mushroom farms shall not be permitted.
No accessory buildings or structures shall be located within 3 metres of a side or
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rear lot line.
Maximum Floor Area: 95 m2 or 8% lot coverage, whichever is less.
Minimum Distance Separation
From the edge of a railroad right-of-
way:
30.0 metres
From a sewage lagoon or solid
waste disposal site:
300.0 metres
From livestock buildings and
structures:
The distance determined on
application of M.D.S. I
Exceptions - Rural Residential (RR) Zone
7.13.1.1
Defined Area
RR-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 11 to this By-law.
7.13.1.2
Permitted Uses
One seasonal supplementary dwelling;
The commercial production of earthworms as an accessory use within the
permitted dwelling.
7.13.1.3
Maximum Lot Area
8,500 m2
7.13.1.4
Minimum Lot Frontage
85.0 metres
7.13.1.5
Minimum Floor Area
55.0 m2
7.13.2.1
Defined Area
RR-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 5 to this By-law.
7.13.2.2
Permitted Uses
Greenhouse, as an accessory use, in addition to permitted uses.
7.13.2.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
7.13.3.1
Defined Area
RR-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 2 to this By-law.
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7.13.3.2
Minimum Lot Area
1.6 hectares
7.13.4.1
Defined Area
RR-4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 7 to this By-law.
7.13.4.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
61.0 metres
7.13.4.3
Minimum Dwelling Unit Floor Area
148.0 square metres
7.13.5.1
Defined Area
RR-5 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 7 to this By-law.
7.13.5.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
209.0 metres
7.13.5.3
Minimum Dwelling Unit Floor Area
148.0 m2
7.13.6.1
Defined Area
RR-6 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 11 to this By-law.
7.13.6.2
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing Buildings and Structures for the permitted uses.
7.13.7.1
Defined Area
RR-7 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 7 to this By-law.
7.13.7.2
Minimum Front Yard Width
94 metres
7.13.7.3
Minimum Lot Area
2.0 hectares
7.13.8.1
Defined Area
RR-8 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 6 to this By-law.
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7.13.8.2
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing Buildings and Structures.
7.13.8.3
Minimum Separation Distance
From the nearest main wall of a dwelling to the nearest main wall of buildings of
structures used for livestock: 112.0 metres
7.13.9.1
Defined Area
RR-9 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 2 to this By-law.
7.13.9.2
Minimum Lot Area
1.37 hectares (3.39 acres)
7.13.9.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
One single-detached residential dwelling unit
Accessory buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
7.13.10.1
Defined Area
RR-10 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law.
7.13.10.2
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of this By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.11.1
Defined Area
RR-11 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 5 to this By-law.
7.13.11.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
14 metres
7.13.12.1
Defined Area
RR-12 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 9 to this By-law.
7.13.12.2
Prohibited Uses
The keeping, raising, and propagation of livestock
7.13.13.1
Defined Area
RR-13 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law.
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7.13.13.2
Minimum Lot Area
750 m²
7.13.13.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
27 metres
7.13.13.4
Minimum Front Yard Setback for Existing Building
1.0 metre
7.13.13.5
Supplemental Regulations
The type and size of private sanitary sewage treatment and disposal system shall
be consistent with the recommendation of the Chief Building Official.
7.13.14.1
Defined Area
RR-14 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 9 to this By-law
7.13.14.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Existing accessory buildings may be setback 1.0 metre from a side lot line
7.13.14.3
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of this By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited
7.13.15.1
Defined Area
RR-15 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 8 to this By-law.
7.13.15.2
Additional Permitted Uses
The housing of livestock to a maximum equivalent of three (3) nutrient units.
7.13.16.1
Defined Area
RR-16 as shown on Schedule "A," Map 7 to this By-law.
7.13.16.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Home Occupation (model train repair/build/sell) within one Accessory Building that
has a maximum floor area of 187 m² (2013 ft²)
7.13.16.3
Supplemental Regulations
Hours of operation shall be limited to regular office hours. At any one time, and in
addition to the resident, only one (1) assistant, who is not a resident of the said
dwelling, may be employed on site.
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7.13.17.1
Defined Area
RR-17 as shown on Schedule "A," Map 1 to this By-law.
7.13.17.2
Minimum Lot Area
0.3 hectares
7.13.17.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
42 metres
7.13.18.1
Defined Area
RR-18 as shown on Schedule "A," Map 5 to this By-law.
7.13.18.2
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of this By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.19.1
Defined Area
RR-19 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 12 to this By-law.
7.13.19.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
5 metres
7.13.19.3
Accessory Building Maximum Floor Area
Existing Barn - 281 m²
7.13.19.4
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of this By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.20.1
Defined Area
RR-20 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 11 to this by-law.
7.13.20.2
Front Yard Depth, Existing Dwelling
10 metres
7.13.20.3
Rear Yard Depth, Existing Shed
10 metres
7.13.20.4
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of this By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
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7.13.21.1
Defined Area
RR-21 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 12 to this by-law.
7.13.21.2
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.22.1
Defined Area
RR-22 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 3 to this By-law
7.13.22.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
42.0 metres
7.13.23.1
Defined Area
RR-23 as shown on Schedule "A"10 to this By-law
7.13.23.2
Permitted Uses
Animal Kennel with a maximum of three (3) domesticated animals, in addition to
all other uses in the RR Zone
7.13.24.1
Defined Area
RR-24 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 9 to this By-law
7.13.24.2
Accessory Building Lot Coverage
Existing Barn - 10.5%
7.13.24.3
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of Subsection 7.11.1 of this By-law, the keeping
of livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.25.1
Defined Area
RR-25 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 4 to this By-law
7.13.25.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
20 metres
7.13.26
7.13.26.1
Defined Area
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7.13.26.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
18 metres
7.13.27
7.13.27.1
Defined Area
RR-27 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 8 to this By-law
7.13.27.2
Minimum Lot Area
0.3 hectares
7.13.27.3
Minimum Front Yard Depth
9.0 metres
7.13.27.4
Minimum Side Yard Depth Accessory Buildings
2.0 metres
7.13.28
7.13.28.1
Defined Area
RR-28 As shown on Schedule "A", Map No.2 to this By-law.
7.13.28.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
42 metres
7.13.29
7.13.29.1
Defined Area
RR-29 As shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 9 to this By-law.
7.13.29.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
44.4 metres
7.13.29.3
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Existing accessory buildings and structures may be located within 0.9 m of the
westerly side yard
7.13.30
7.13.30.1
Defined Area
RR-30 As shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law.
7.13.30.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
39.0 metres
7.13.30.3
Prohibited Uses
The keeping, raising, and propagation of livestock
7.13.31
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7.13.31.1
Defined Area
RR-31 As shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 11 to this By-law.
7.13.31.2
Minimum Lot Area
0.38 hectares
7.13.31.3
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.32
7.13.32.1
Defined Area
RR-32 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law.
7.13.32.2
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.33
7.13.33.1
Defined Area
RR-33 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law.
7.13.33.2
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.34
7.13.34.1
Defined Area
RR-34 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 9 to this By-law.
7.13.34.2
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of Subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping of
livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.35
7.13.35.1
Defined Area
RR-35 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 10 to this By-law.
7.13.35.2
Permitted Uses
A seasonal home-based canoe and kayak rental business, as a site-specific home
occupation operating May to October from the existing 166 m2 (1,792 ft2) accessory
building, in addition to uses permitted in the Rural Residential Zone.
7.13.35.3
Prohibited Uses
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Parking for clients shall not be permitted closer than 15.0 m (49 feet) to the front
property line.
7.13.35.4
Supplemental Regulations
Maximum number of employees two (2), one of which resides in the dwelling.
The number of client groups on the site at one time shall be a maximum of five (5).
7.13.36
7.13.36.1
Defined Area
RR-36 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 4 to this By-law.
7.13.36.2
Definition
Cannabis Cultivation, micro, shall mean land, buildings or structures used for
the cultivation, planting, growing, and harvesting of Cannabis from the genus of
flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae within an enclosed building or
structure. The maximum plant floor area of buildings or structures for cultivation-
micro, shall not exceed 200 m2. The owner and site shall have a legally valid
license and be regulated to operate, in accordance with the applicable Federal
and Provincial statutes. The processing, packaging, retail sale and any other
accessory use associated with cannabis cultivation is prohibited.
7.13.36.3
Permitted Uses
Cannabis Cultivation-micro, in addition to permitted uses in the RR Zone.
7.13.36.4
Supplemental Regulations
Outdoor storage of any materials and goods related to the Cannabis Cultivation-
micro is prohibited.
Accessory building total floor area maximum of 330 m2.
7.13.37
7.13.37.1
Defined Area
RR-37 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 10 to this By-law.
7.13.37.2
Permitted Uses
Kennel Use as an animal rescue shelter, in addition to permitted uses in the RR
Zone.
7.13.37.3
Supplemental Regulations
Rescue animals permitted to a maximum of thirty (30) small animals to be
sheltered inside the accessory building with a total floor area maximum of 24 m2.
7.13.38
7.13.38.1
Defined Area
RR-38 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 6 to this By-law.
7.13.39.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
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Z684-2019
Z682-2019
7-11
Zero, access via right-of-way
7.13.38.3
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of Subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping
of livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.39
7.13.39.1
Defined Area
RR-39 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 8 to this By-law.
7.13.39.2
Minimum Front Yard Setback
7.0 m for the existing dwelling
7.13.39.3
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of Subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping
of livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.40
7.13.40.1
Defined Area
RR-40 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 11 to this By-law.
7.13.40.2
Minimum Side Yard Setback
1.1 m for the existing metal shed;
6.5 m for the existing barn.
7.13.40.3
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of Subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping
of livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.41
7.13.41.1
Defined Area
RR-41 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 11 to this By-law.
7.13.41.2
Additional Permitted Use
Cannabis Cultivation, Micro; and,
Cannabis Cultivation, Outdoor, in addition to permitted uses in the RR Zone.
7.13.41.3
Supplemental Regulations
Outdoor storage of any materials and goods related to the Cannabis Cultivation,
Micro is prohibited.
Maximum number of five (5) employees of cannabis cultivation operation shall be
permitted on the premises at any time.
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7.13.42
7.13.42.1
Defined Area
RR-42 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 15 to this By-law.
7.13.42.2
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of Subsection 7.11.1 of the By-law, the keeping
of livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.43
7.13.43.1
Defined Area
RR-43 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 to this By-law.
7.13.43.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
22.0 metres
7.13.44
7.13.44.1
Defined Area
RR-44 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 10 to this By-law.
7.13.44.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
5.8 m for existing dwelling
7.13.45
7.13.45.1
Defined Area
RR-45 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 8 to this By-law.
7.13.45.2
Minimum Rear Yard Setback
5.4 metres for the existing dwelling
7.13.45.3
Minimum Accessory Building Setback
1.9 metres for the existing accessory building (west side)
7.13.46
7.13.46.1
Defined Area
RR-46 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 5 to this By-law.
7.13.46.2
Maximum Accessory Building Floor Area
130.5
square metres
7.13.47
7.13.47.1
Defined Area
RR-47 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 8 to this By-law
7.13.47.2
Accessory Building Maximum Floor Area
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Z721-2021
Z694-2019
Z755-2023
Z756-2023
Z764-2023
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7.11.3 of this By-law, the Maximum
Floor Area for the existing barn erected prior to the date of the passing of this By-
law shall be 196 square metres.
7.13.47.3
Prohibited Uses
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7. 11. 1 of this By- law, the keeping
of livestock shall be prohibited.
7.13.48
7.13.48.1
Defined Area
RR- 48 as shown on Schedule " A" Map No. 6 to this By- law.
7.13.48.2
Additional Permitted Uses
The keeping of livestock shall be permitted for a maximum equivalent of 1. 9
Nutrient Units, in addition to all other uses permitted in the Rural Residential (RR)
Zone.
7.13.48.3
Minimum Front Yard Depth
49. 0 m for new livestock -related accessory buildings and structures.
7.13.48.4
Minimum Side Yard Depth
90. 0 m from the northern interior side lot line for new livestock -related accessory
buildings and structures.
7.13.48.5
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the regulations of subsection 7. 11 of this By-law, the
establishment of new livestock uses, livestock -related buildings and structures
shall be permitted for a Maximum Building Floor Area equivalent to or less than
10 m2 per structure.
7.13.49
7.13.49.1
Defined Area
RR-49 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law.
7.13.49.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
10.5 metres for the existing dwelling.
7.13.50
7.13.50.1
Defined Area
RR- 50 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 11 to this By- law
7.13.50.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the regulation of subsection 7. 11. 1 of this By- law, the keeping
of livestock shall be prohibited.
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Notwithstanding the regulation of subsection 7. 11. 3 of this By- law, the
Maximum Floor Area for the existing accessory building erected prior to the date
of the passing of this By- law shall be 285. 0 square metres.
7.13.51
7.13.51.1
Defined Area
RR- 51 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 15 to this By- law.
7.13.51.2
Minimum Lot Area
Notwithstanding subsection 7. 3 of this By- law, the Minimum Lot Area shall be
0. 38 hectares.
7.13.51.3
Minimum Front Yard Depth
Notwithstanding subsection 7. 8 of this By- law, the Minimum Front Yard Depth
for the existing single -detached dwelling erected prior to the date of the passing
of this By- law shall be 3. 3 metres.
7.13.52
7.13.52.1
Defined Area
RR- 52 as shown on Schedule 'A1' Map No. 2 to this By- law.
7.13.52.2
Maximum Floor Area for Accessory Buildings
128. 0 m2for any new building/ structure erected after the date of passing of this
By- law.
120. 0 m2 for the existing building/ structure erected prior to the date of passing
of this By- law
7.13.53
7.13.53.1
Defined Area
RR- 45 as shown on Schedule A, Map 6 to this By- law.
7.13.53.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.4 of this By-law, the following shall
apply:
Minimum Lot Frontage: 13.4 metres
7.13.54
7.13.54.1
Defined Area
RR- 54 as shown on Schedule A, Map 6 to this By- law.
7.13.54.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.4 of this By-law, the following shall
apply:
Minimum Lot Frontage: 41.5 metres
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Z782-2024
Z801-2025
Z802-2025
7.13.55
7.13.55.1
Defined Area
RR- 55 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 12 to this By- law.
7.13.55.2
Minimum Lot Area
0.26 hectares
7.13.55.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
34.5 metres
7.13.55.4
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
5.5 metres
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SECTION 8
ESTATE RESIDENTIAL (ER) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Estate Residential (ER) Zone except for the following purposes:
One single detached residential dwelling on one lot;
Bed and Breakfast Lodging or Tourist Home;
Home occupation;
Home occupation, agricultural;
Private garage or carport as an accessory use;
Accessory uses.
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses;
Accessory buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
Minimum Lot Area
0.4ha
Minimum Lot Frontage
50.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
20%
Minimum Ground Floor Area for Dwellings
Minimum Front Yard Depth
15.0m
Minimum Side Yard Width
3.0m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
15.0m
REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
No accessory buildings or structures shall be located within 3 metres of a side or
rear lot line.
Maximum Floor Area:
95 m2 or 8% lot coverage, whichever is less
Regulations for Livestock Buildings and Structures
The keeping of livestock in a hobby farm context is permitted in the Estate
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Residential (ER) Zone providing the complement of livestock is small and can
comply with the regulations of the Minimum Distance Separation II.
Minimum Distance Separation
From the edge of a railroad right-of-
way:
30.0 metres
From a sewage lagoon or solid
waste disposal site:
300.0 metres
From livestock buildings and
structures:
The distance determined on
application of M.D.S. I
Exceptions - Estate Residential (ER) Zone
8.13.1.1
Defined Area
ER-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law.
8.13.1.2
Location of Buildings and Other Structures
No building or private sewage disposal system shall be permitted in the area south
of the 243.8 metre contour shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 17 to this By-law.
8.13.1.3
Setback from Break of Slope
7.62 metres minimum for all buildings and structures on lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as
shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 17 to this By-law. The break of slope is defined
as the 243.8 metre contour line for lots 3, 4 and 5, as shown on Schedule "A", Map
No. 17, and the 242.3 metre contour line for lots 6 and 7, as shown on Schedule
"A", Map No. 17.
8.13.1.4
Regulation for Accessory Buildings
Maximum floor area: 32.6 m2
No more than one (1) accessory building or structure shall be permitted on one lot
in lands within the Special Estate Residential (ER-1) Zone.
8.13.1.5
Prohibited Uses
The keeping or raising of livestock.
8.13.2.1
Defined Area
ER-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 12 to this By-law.
8.13.2.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
36.0 metres
8.13.2.3
Minimum Rear Yard Setback from the 212.5 Metre Contour Elevation
0.0 metres
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8.13.2.4
Building, Structure and Grading Regulations
No buildings or structures shall be constructed or regarding of land shall occur
below the 212.5 metre contour elevation.
8.13.3.1
Defined Area
ER-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 4 to this By-law.
8.13.3.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
75.0 metres
8.13.3.3
Minimum Side Yard Setback from the 210.0 Metre Contour Elevation
0.0 metres
8.13.3.4
Building, Structure and Grading Regulations
No buildings or structures shall be constructed, or regrading of land occur below
the 210.0 metre contour elevation.
8.13.4.1
Defined Area
ER-4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 2 to this By-law.
8.13.4.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
33.0 metres
8.13.4.3
Minimum Lot Area
1,800 m2
8.13.4.4
Minimum Side Yard Setback
6.0 metres
8.13.5.1
Defined Area
ER-5 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law.
8.13.5.2
Prohibited Uses
The keeping or raising of livestock.
8.13.5.3
Minimum Lot Area
2.4 hectares
8.13.5.4
Buffer Strips
A buffer strip shall be maintained inside the Site-Specific Estate Residential (ER-
5) Zone along the southern boundary adjacent to Shady Lane.
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8.13.6.1
Defined Area
ER-6 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 6 to this By-law.
8.13.6.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
30.0 metres (100.0 feet).
8.13.6.3
Vehicular Access Restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, vehicular access to all
buildings, structures and uses in the ER-6 Zone shall be restricted to that portion
of the ER-6 Zone which constitutes existing, opened frontage on Maple Grove Line
as of the date of passing of this By-law.
8.13.7.1
Defined Area
ER-7 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 12 to this By-law;
8.13.7.2
Minimum Rear Yard Depth - From the 212.5 Metre Contour Elevation
5.0 metres
8.13.7.3
Building, Structure, and Grading Regulations
No buildings or structures shall be constructed, and no re-grading of land shall
occur below the 212.5 metre contour elevation as shown on Schedule, Map No.
62 to the Zoning By-law.
8.13.8.1
Defined Area
ER-8 as shown on Schedule "A," Map No. 12 to this By-law.
8.13.8.2
Minimum Rear Yard Setback from the 212.5 Metre Contour Elevation
5.0 metres
8.13.8.3
Building, Structure and Grading Regulations
No buildings or structures shall be constructed and no re-grading of land shall
occur below the 212.5 metre contour elevation as shown on Schedule "A", Map 62
to this By-law.
8.13.8.4
Regulation for Accessory Building
Minimum Side Yard Setback from Top-of-Bank: 3 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Setback from Top-of-Bank: 4 metres
Maximum Floor Area:
93 m²
8.13.9
8.13.9.1
Defined Area
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ER-9 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 5 to this By-law.
8.13.9.2
Regulation for Accessory Buildings
Maximum Floor Area:
207 m2
Minimum Front Yard Setback:
15.0 m
Notwithstanding Section 4.2 c), up to one (1) accessory building is permitted in the
front yard.
Notwithstanding Section 4.2 d), up to one (1) accessory building is permitted closer
to the front of the lot than the main building.
8.13.10
8.13.10.1
Defined Area
ER-10 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this By-law
8.13.10.2
Maximum Accessory Building Floor Area
258m²
8.13.11
8.13.11.1
Defined Area
ER-11 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 11
8.13.11.2
Regulation for Accessory Buildings
Maximum Floor Area, combined for two separate accessory buildings:
228 m2
Maximum Floor Area, livestock, existing hobby farm barn:
228 m2
8.13.12
8.13.12.1
Defined Area
ER-12 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4
8.13.12.2
Additional Permitted Use
Home occupation, agricultural use for onsite and home-based large agricultural
vehicle repair and Motor Vehicle Inspection Station (MVIS) use.
8.13.12.4
Regulation for Accessory Buildings
Maximum Floor Area:
471 square metres
Maximum Height:
6.7 metres
8.13.13
8.13.13.1
Defined Area
ER-13 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No.6 to this By-law.
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8.13.13.2
Permitted Uses
Light Industrial uses, including a mechanical services warehouse and office use and
accessory residential use.
8.13.13.3
Minimum Rear Yard Setback
6.0 metres
8.13.13.4
Minimum Front Yard Depth
12.0 metres
8.13.14
8.13.14.1
Defined Area
ER-14 as shown on Schedule A, Map 2 to this By-law.
8.13.14.2
Maximum Floor Area for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.10.2 of this By-law, the following shall
apply:
Maximum Floor Area (cumulative) for Accessory Buildings of 197 m2.
8.13.15
8.13.15.1
Defined Area
ER-15 as shown on Schedule A, Map 6 to this By-law.
8.13.15.2
Maximum Floor Area for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provision of Section 8.10.2 of this By-law, the following shall
apply:
Maximum Floor Area (cumulative) for Accessory Buildings of 210 m2
8.13.15.3
Minimum Lot Area
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.3 of this By-law, the following shall apply:
Minimum Lot Area: 0.27 ha
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SECTION 9
HAMLET RESIDENTIAL (HR) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone except for the following purposes:
One single detached dwelling on one lot;
Bed and Breakfast Lodging or Tourist Home;
Converted dwelling;
Home occupation;
Private garage or carport as an accessory use;
Accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
Minimum Lot Frontage
20.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
30%
Maximum Building Height
10.5m
Maximum Accessory Building Height:
4.5m
Minimum Floor Area
Maximum Floor Area for an Accessory Building
75 m2 or 8% lot coverage, whichever is less
Minimum Front Yard Depth
7.0 metres
Minimum Side Yard Width
Single detached dwelling with an
attached garage or carport:
1.2 metres plus 0.5 metres for each
additional or partial storey above the first
storey
Single detached dwelling without
an attached garage or carport:
1.2 metres plus 0.5 metres for each
additional or partial storey above the first
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No public water supply or sanitary sewage disposal service:
1,390 m2
Public water supply, but no sanitary sewage disposal service:
1,100 m2
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply:
900 m2
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storey for one side and 3.0 metres on the
other side
Single detached dwelling situated
on a corner lot:
4.5 metres on the side abutting a public
street and 1.2 metres plus 0.5 metres for
each additional or partial storey above the
first storey on the other side
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
9.0m
Minimum Separation Distance
From the edge of a railway right-of-way: 30.0 metres
Exceptions - Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone
9.12.1.1
Defined Area
HR-1 as shown on Schedule "B" to this By-law.
9.12.1.2
Permitted Uses
Commercial Greenhouse in addition to all other uses permitted in the Hamlet
Residential (HR) Zone.
9.12.1.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
9.12.1.4
Minimum Lot Area
975 square metres
9.12.1.5
Minimum Lot Frontage
I.
For a commercial greenhouse:
16 metres
II.
For a residential dwelling:
14.5 metres
9.12.1.6
Minimum Side Yard
2 metres on each side of each building in compliance with subsection 4.25.
9.12.2.1
Defined Area
HR-2 as shown on Schedule "E" to this By-law.
9.12.2.2
Permitted Uses
Service shop
Inside storage
Pumphouse for a communal well system
In addition to all other uses permitted in the Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone
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9.12.2.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
9.12.2.4
Minimum Lot Area
2625.0 square metres
9.12.2.5
Minimum Lot Frontage
79.5 square metres
9.12.3.1
Defined Area
HR-3 as shown on Schedule "D" to this By-law.
9.12.3.2
Permitted Uses
Dwelling two-unit;
Dwelling three-unit, in addition to uses permitted in the HR Zone.
9.12.3.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
9.12.3.4
Minimum Lot Area
1780.0 square metres
9.12.3.5
Minimum Side Yard Width
West side 3.1 metres
East side 6.2 metres
9.12.4.1
Defined Area
HR-4 as shown on Schedule "D" to this By-law.
9.12.4.2
Minimum Lot Area
0.77 hectares
9.12.4.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
52.0 metres
9.12.4.4
Maximum Floor Area
Accessory Building - 167.22 m2
9.12.4.5
Minimum Side Yard Width
Accessory Building - 3.0 metres
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
9.12.5.1
Defined Area
HR-5(h) as shown on Schedule "D" to this bylaw;
9.12.5.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
0.0 metres
9.12.5.3
Holding Provisions
The holding "h" provision may be removed upon:
a) Legal access to the lands through a registered easement on the abutting
westerly lands; and
b) A development agreement with the Municipality for the provision of a suitable
driveway location and the provision of municipal services.
9.12.6.1
Defined Area
HR-6 as shown on Schedule "E" to this By-law
9.12.6.2
Supplemental Regulations
Where one (1) single detached dwelling is permitted, such dwelling may be
in
the form of a modular dwelling.
9.12.7.1
Defined Area
HR-7 as shown on Schedule "E" to this By-law.
9.12.7.2
Minimum Lot Front Yard Depth
35m from centre line
9.12.7.3
Supplemental Regulations
Amenity structures, including but not limited to gazebos, decks, and porches shall
be located in the rear yard.
9.12.8
9.12.8.1
Defined Area
HR-8 as shown on Schedule "D" to this By-law.
9.12.8.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
16 metres
9.12.9
9.12.9.1
Defined Area
HR-9 as shown on Schedule "C" North Hall to this By-law.
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9.12.9.2
Definition
Water extraction and delivery, shall mean land and/or buildings or structures for
the purposes of extraction, storage and delivery of water from a water supply well
for sale to the public for water needs, for the filling/refilling of wells, cisterns,
swimming pools, etc. The owner and site shall have a legally valid Permit To Take
Water from the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Parks.
9.12.9.3
Permitted Uses
A water extraction and delivery business, as a site-specific home occupation
operating from the accessory building, in addition to uses permitted in the Hamlet
Residential zone.
Year-round storage of one (1) business truck associated with the water extraction
and delivery business inside the accessory building.
Maintenance activities for additional business trucks inside the accessory building.
9.12.9.4
Prohibited Uses
Outdoor Storage of vehicles associated with water extraction and delivery.
Outdoor operation of pumps and/or generators associated with water extraction
and delivery.
Outdoor storage of equipment or any other materials associated with water
extraction and delivery.
9.12.9.5
Maximum Floor Area for all Accessory Buildings
112 m2
9.12.10
Z705-2020
9.12.10.1
Defined Area
HR-10 as shown on Schedule "E" to this By-law.
9.12.10.2
Minimum Front Yard Setback
2.0 m for the existing dwelling
9.12.10.3
Supplemental Regulations for Accessory Building
Existing accessory building maximum gross floor area:
268 m2
Existing accessory building maximum height:
6.8 m
9.12.11
Z716-2020
9.12.11.1
Defined Area
HR-11 as shown on Schedule "E" Richmond of this By-law.
9.12.11.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
3.4 metres
Municipality of Bayham Zoning By-law No. Z456-2003
Consolidated December 18, 2025
9.12.11.3
Minimum Rear Yard Depth for an Accessory Building
2.7 metres
9.12.11.4
Maximum Floor Area for an Accessory Building
300.0 square metres
9.12.11.5
Maximum Height for an Accessory Building
6.4 metres
9.12.12
9.12.12.1
Defined Area
HR-12 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 4 to this By-law.
9.12.12.2
Prohibited Uses
Single-detached dwelling and accessory buildings.
9.12.13
9.12.13.1
Defined Area
HR-13 as shown on Schedule "G" (Calton) to this By-law.
9.12.13.2
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
8.0 metres for the existing building.
9.12.14
9.12.14.1
Defined Area
HR-14 as shown on Schedule "G" (Calton) to this By-law.
9.12.14.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the regulation of subsection 9. 5. 1 of this By- law, the Maximum
Accessory Building Height for the existing accessory buildings erected prior to the
date of the passing of this By- law shall be 4. 9 metres.
Notwithstanding the regulation of subsection 9. 7 of this By- law, the Maximum
Floor Area for the existing accessory buildings erected prior to the date of the
passing of this By- law shall be 293. 0 square metres.
9.12.15
9.12.15.1
Defined Area
HR- 15 as shown on Schedule " D" (Eden) to this By- law.
9.12.15.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2, Section 4. 22, Section 9. 5.1,
Section 9. 7, and Section 9. 10 of this By- law, the following shall apply:
a) A detached garage shall be permitted in the front yard and closer to the
street than the main building.
b) Maximum Height: 5.8 metres
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c) Maximum Floor Area: 168.0 m2 for any new buildings/ structures erected
after the date of passing of this By- law.
18. 9 m2 for the existing shed erected prior to the date of passing of this
By-law
d) Minimum Rear Yard Depth: 2.9 metres
e) Minimum Setback from the centre line of the right of way: 20.0 metres
9.12.16
9.12.16.1
Defined Area
HR-16 as shown on Schedule "C" (North Hall) to this By- law.
9.12.16.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9. 5.1 and Section 9. 7 of this By- law,
the following shall apply:
a) Maximum Height: 6.1 metres
b) Maximum Floor Area: 372. 0 m2 for any new buildings/ structures erected after
the date of passing of this By- law.
9.12.17
9.12.17.1
Defined Area
HR-17 as shown on Schedule "E" (Richmond) to this By-law.
9.12.17.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
19.9 metres
9.12.17.3
Minimum Lot Area
755.0 m2
9.12.18
9.12.18.1
Defined Area
HR-18 as shown on Schedule "D" (Eden) to this By-law.
9.12.18.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.5.1 and 9.7 of this By-law, the
following shall apply:
a) Maximum Height: 5.3 metres
b) Maximum Floor Area: 93.0 m2
9.12.19
9.12.19.1
Defined Area
HR-19 as shown on Schedule "C" to this By-law.
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
9.12.19.2
Maximum Height
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.5.1 of this By-law, the following shall
apply:
Maximum Accessory Building Height of 6.7 metres
9.12.19.3
Maximum Floor Area for Accessory Buildings of 205.0 m2
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.7 of this By-law, the following shall
apply:
Maximum Floor Area for Accessory Buildings of 205.0 m2
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SECTION 10
VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL 1 (R1) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used, or
altered in the Village Residential 1 (R1) Zone except for the following purposes:
Single-detached dwelling or single-detached seasonal dwelling;
Converted dwelling to a maximum of two (2) units;
Semi-detached dwelling;
Duplex dwelling;
Group home;
Home occupation;
Bed and Breakfast Lodging or Tourist Home;
Accessory uses.
Permitted Buildings and Structures
One dwelling on one lot or one or two units of a semi-detached dwelling on one
lot;
Accessory buildings and structures to the permitted uses.
Minimum Lot Area
Vienna, Port Burwell: 800 m2, or 1390 m2 where no public water supply or sanitary
sewage disposal service are available
Straffordville:
900 m2, or 1390 m2 where no sanitary sewage disposal
service are available
Semi-detached dwelling unit:
400 m2, or 695 m2 where no public water supply or sanitary
sewage disposal service are available
Minimum Lot Frontage
Public Water Supply and Sanitary Sewage Disposal Service:
15.0 metres
for an internal lot and 18.0 metres for a corner lot.
Partially Serviced:
20 metres
Semi-detached Dwellings:
10 metres for an internal lot and 13.0 metres for a corner lot
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Z698-2020
Z751-2022
Z698-2020
Z751-2022
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
Maximum Building Height
7.0 metres
8.0 metres
Maximum Building Coverage
30%
Minimum Floor Area
Minimum Front Yard Depth
7.0m
Minimum Side Yard Width
Where a garage or carport is attached, the minimum width shall be 1.2 metres
plus 0.5 metres for each additional or partial storey above the first storey on each
side of the combined building.
Where no garage or carport is attached, the minimum width shall be 1.2 metres
plus 0.5 metres for each additional or partial storey above the first storey on one
side of the main building and a minimum of 3 metres on the other side of the
main building.
On a corner lot, the side yard abutting a public street shall be a minimum of 4.5
metres and the side yard on the other side of the main building shall be a
minimum of 1.2 metres.
On a lot with a semi-detached dwelling, the interior lot line width that forms the
party wall shall be 0.0 metres.
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
7.0 metres
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2, the following shall apply:
a) No accessory building shall be located within 6.0 metres of a public street;
b) Maximum Height:
4.5 metres;
c)
Maximum Floor Area:
75 m2 or 8% lot coverage, whichever is less.
Exceptions - Village Residential (R1) Zone
10.12.1.1
Defined Area
R1-1 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
10.12.1.2
Minimum Lot Area
2.5 hectares.
10.12.1.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, as now or hereafter amended,
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a 3.0 metre minimum lot frontage on a private road providing vehicular access to
Plank Road is required.
10.12.1.4
Minimum Front Yard Depth
7.0 metres from the required lot frontage, in accordance with Subsection 10.12.1.3
of this By-law.
10.12.1.5
Minimum Floor Area
100.0 m2
10.12.1.6
Regulations for Buildings and Structures
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, any building or structure
erected adjacent to the Exception Open Space (OS-2) Zone shall be setback a
minimum distance of 15.0 metres from the 660 foot contour elevation (Canadian
Geodetic Datum) (Top-of-Bank) of the Big Otter Creek and 15.0 metres from the
660 foot contour elevation (Canadian Geodetic Datum) (Top-of-Bank) of the gully
forming the eastern boundary of the Exception Village Residential (R1-1) Zone.
10.12.1.7
Accessory Uses
No accessory uses shall:
a) Be used for human habitation;
b) Be erected in the front yard of the lot;
c)
Be built closer to the street or road than the main building is to the street or
road;
d) Be built closer than two (2.0) metres to any lot line;
e) Exceed eighteen and one-half (18.5) square metres of floor area or have a
height exceeding three and one-half (3.5) metres;
f)
Be built within two (2.0) metres of the main building;
g) Be considered as an accessory building if attached to the main building in any
way;
h) Be considered an accessory building if located completely underground.
10.12.1.8
Buffer Strip
A buffer strip as defined in Section 2.15 of this By-law shall be required as follow:
a) Adjacent to the property boundary between the R1-1 Zone and Lot 12 and 13
of R.P. 54 of the Village of Vienna;
b) Adjacent to the property boundary between the R1-1 Zone and Lot 7 of R.P.
54 of the Village of Vienna to a distance of 25.0 metres from Plank Road right-
of-way;
c)
Adjacent to the property boundary between the R1-1 Zone and Lot 8 of R.P.
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
54 of the Village of Vienna to a distance of 25.0 metres from Plank Road right-
of-way.
10.12.2.1
Defined Area
R1-2 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law
10.12.2.2
Frontage of Building Lots
Notwithstanding Section 4.18 of this By-law, the Lot Frontage in the R1-2 Zone
shall comprise that portion of the R1-2 Zone which abuts the Site-Specific
Floodway (FW-2) Zone.
10.12.3.1
Defined Area
R1-3 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
10.12.3.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding Section 2.132 a) of this By-law where the shorter boundary line
abutting the street is deemed the front lot line; the front lot line shall be deemed to
be the lot line situated along the Concession Road between Concessions 3 and 4.
10.12.4.1
Defined Area
R1-4 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law
10.12.4.2
Permitted Uses
Woodworking shop and associated retail sales in addition to all other uses
permitted in the R1 Zone
10.12.4.3
Maximum Floor Area
223 m² (2400 ft.²) for woodworking shop and retail sales building
10.12.5.1
Defined Area
R1-5 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law
10.12.5.2
Permitted Uses
A private transport truck/trailer training school, including training on other
mechanized heavy equipment;
Outdoor storage of trucks and trailers and other heavy equipment related to the
above use;
All other permitted uses in the Village Residential 1 (R1) Zone
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10.12.6.1
Defined Area
R1-6 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law
10.12.6.2
Permitted Uses
Indoor/outdoor recreational and educational retreat facility including, but not limited
to, a student day camp, an indoor climbing facility, studio and spa facilities, and
accessory retail sales;
All other permitted uses in the Village Residential 1 (R1) Zone
10.12.7.1
Defined Area
R1-7 as shown on Schedule Ito this By-law
10.12.7.2
Minimum Lot Area
400 m²
10.12.7.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
11 metres
10.12.7.4
Maximum Building Coverage
40%
10.12.7.5
Exterior Side Yard Setback
1.2 metres, for any new dwelling which abuts Elizabeth Street.
10.12.8.1
Defined Area
R1-8 as shown on Schedule F to this By-law
10.12.8.2
Minimum Lot Area
765 m²
10.12.8.3
Minimum Lot Depth
40 metres
10.12.9.1
Defined Area
R1-9 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law
10.12.9.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
5.4 metres
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
10.12.10.1
Defined Area
R1-10 as shown on Schedule "I" to this By-law
10.12.10.2
Permitted Uses
Parking Lot in addition to all other permitted uses in the R1 Zone
10.12.11.1
Defined Areas
R1-11 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law
10.12.11.2
Permitted Uses
Woodworking shop in addition to all other uses permitted in the R1 Zone
10.12.11.3
Maximum Floor Area
40 m² for a permitted woodworking shop
10.12.11.4
Supplementary Regulations
The outdoor storage of materials or goods associated with the woodworking shop
shall be prohibited
10.12.12
10.12.12.1
Defined Area
R1-12 as shown on Schedule "I" Port Burwell to this By-law
10.12.12.2
Minimum Lot Area
575 m2
10.12.12.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
0.0 m; a private right-of-way providing vehicular access to Robinson Street is
required.
10.12.12.4
Maximum Building coverage
38%
10.12.12.5
Minimum Side Yard Width
East property Line 1.0 m; west property line 1.6 m
10.12.12.6
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
2.4 m
10.12.13
10.12.13.1
Defined Area
R1-13 as shown on Schedule "I" to this By-law
10.12.13.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
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Notwithstanding Section 4.2 and Section 10.11, the following shall apply:
Minimum Front Yard Setback: 1.0 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 7.0 metres
10.12.14
10.12.14.1
Defined Area
R1-14 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
10.12.14.2
Minimum Front Yard Setback
1.8 metres for the existing dwelling
10.12.14.3
Accessory Building Regulations
Notwithstanding the regulations in Section 4.2 and 10.11, the following shall apply
to R1-14 lands:
Maximum combined floor area for the two existing accessory
buildings:
120 m2
Maximum height for the existing garage:
5.6 metres
Minimum side yard setback for the existing shed (east side):
0.9 metres
Minimum side yard setback for the existing garage (west side): 1.2 metres
Maximum lot coverage for the existing garage and shed:
12.5 %
10.12.15
10.12.15.1
Defined Area
R1-15 as shown on Schedule "I" Port Burwell of this By-law.
10.12.15.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
0.0 m
10.12.15.3
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding Section 4.2, the following shall apply:
Minimum Side Yard Setback: 0.8 m
10.12.16
10.12.16.1
Defined Area
R1-16 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
10.12.16.2
Minimum Lot Area
879.0 square metres
10.12.16.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
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10.12.17
15.0 metres
10.12.17.1
Defined Area
Z740-2022
R1-17 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
10.12.17.2
Minimum Lot Area
814.0 square metres
10.12.17.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
15.0 metres
10.12.18
Z743-2022
10.12.18.1
Defined Area
R1-18 as shown on Schedule "H"
10.12.18.2
Additional Regulation for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding Section 10.11 c) to this By-law,
Maximum Accessory Building Floor Area:
139.5 square metres
10.12.19
Z744-2022
10.12.19.1
Defined Area
R1-19 as shown on Schedule "H"
10.12.19.2
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
6.8 metres for the existing dwelling
10.12.20
Z757-2023
10.12.20.1
Defined Area
R1-20 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
10.12.20.2
Minimum Lot Area
349 square metres
10.12.20.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
8.4 metres
10.12.21
Z757-2023
10.12.21.1
Defined Area
R1-21 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law
10.12.21.2
Minimum Lot Frontage, Corner Lot
11.7 metres
10.12.22
Z778-2024
10.12.22.1
Defined Area
R1-22 as shown on Schedule "F" (Straffordville) to this By-law.
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10.12.22.2
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 and Section 10.11 of this
By-law, the following shall apply:
Maximum Height: 5.2 metres
Maximum Floor Area: 149.0 square metres
10.12.23
Z805-2025
10.12.23.1
Defined Area
R1-23 as shown on Schedule "F" (Straffordville) to this By-law.
10.12.23.2
Minimum Lot Frontage of Part 2 of Plan 11R-11288
With no Public Water supply: 18.8 m
10.12.23.3
Minimum Lot Area of Part 1 of Plan 11R-11288
809m2 with municipal sanitary servicing; and
10.12.23.4
Minimum Lot Area of Part 2 of Plan 11R-11288
565m2 with municipal sanitary servicing
10.12.24
Z817-2025
10.12.24.1
Defined Area
R1-24(h2) as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law
10.12.24.2
Minimum Lot Area - Lot 12, Draft Plan of Subdivision 34T-BA2501
755 m2 for a single detached dwelling
10.12.24.3
Minimum Lot Area - Lots 3 & 4, Draft Plan of Subdivision 34T-
BA2501
375 m2 for a semi-detached dwelling
10.12.24.4
Maximum Building Coverage
35%
10.12.24.5
Maximum Building Height
8.0 m
10.12.24.6
Maximum Driveway Coverage - Semi-detached dwellings
Notwithstanding Section 4.34.1, 60% is permitted.
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SECTION 11
VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL 2 (R2) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used, or
altered in the Village Residential 2 (R2) Zone except for the following purposes:
Single-detached dwelling;
Semi-detached dwelling;
Double duplex dwelling;
Multi-unit residential use;
Triplex dwelling;
Townhouse and row house dwelling;
Apartment building;
Boarding house or rooming house;
Senior citizen home;
Group home;
Home occupation;
Accessory buildings and structures.
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses;
Accessory buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
Minimum Lot Area
Triplex, double duplex,
townhouse, or row
house dwellings:
Port Burwell,
Vienna:
340 m2 per dwelling unit
Straffordville:
400 m2 per dwelling unit
Apartment buildings or
multi-unit dwellings:
10 units or less:
325 m2 for each of the first
four (4) dwelling units and
93 m2 for each additional
dwelling unit thereafter
More than 10 units:
340 m2 per dwelling unit
Boarding or rooming house, senior citizens
home, nursing home or group homes:
557 m2 for the first ten (10)
rooms capable of being
occupied and 46 m2 for each
additional room thereafter.
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
Minimum Lot Frontage
Triplex, double duplex, townhouse, or row house dwellings: 25.0 metres
All other dwellings: 10.0 metres per dwelling unit or 40.0 metres, whichever is less
Maximum Building Coverage
50 %
Maximum Building Height
7.0 metres
8.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
6.0 metres
Minimum Side Yard Width
Dwelling with an attached garage
or carport:
1.2 metres plus 0.5 metres for each
additional or partial storey above the first
storey
Dwelling without an attached
garage or carport:
1.2 metres plus 0.5 metres for each
additional or partial storey above the first
storey for one side and 3.0 metres on the
other side
Dwelling situated on a corner lot:
4.5 metres on the side abutting a public
street and a minimum of 1.5 metres on the
other side
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
9.0 metres. or one-half the height, whichever is greater.
Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2, the following shall apply:
a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a), no accessory building shall
be located within 6.0 metres of a public street.
b) Maximum Height - 3.5 metres.
c)
Maximum Floor Area - 18.5 square metres.
Exceptions - Village Residential (R2) Zone
11.11.1.1
Defined Area
R2-1 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
11.11.1.2
Permitted Uses
Dwelling, Four-Unit
Restaurant, drive-in or take-out, as an accessory use.
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11.11.1.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
11.11.1.4
Minimum Floor Area
55.0 square metres per dwelling unit.
11.11.2
11.11.2.1
Defined Area
R2-2(h2) as shown on Schedule "I" Port Burwell to this By-law
11.11.2.2
Minimum Per Unit Lot Area
212 square metres
11.11.2.3
Minimum Distance from an Intersection of Roadways
3.0 metres
11.11.2.4
Minimum Front Yard Setback
1.8 metres
11.11.2.5
Minimum Side Yard Setback
1.6 metres on north side
11.11.2.6
Minimum Side Yard Encroachment
Yard encroachment for roof eaves of 0.9 metres
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SECTION 12
MOBILE HOME PARK (MH) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Mobile Home Park (MH) Zone except for the following purposes:
Mobile home park;
One mobile home or modular dwelling on one mobile home site;
Private garage or carport as an accessory use;
Accessory uses.
Minimum Lot Area
Mobile home site without public or communal water or sewer services:
1,200.0 m2
Mobile home site with either public or communal water services or public or
communal sewer services:
464.0 m2
Mobile Home Site with both public or communal water and sewer services:
300.0 m2
Minimum Lot Frontage for a Mobile Home Site
Mobile home site without a public or communal water or sewer services:
20.0 m
Mobile home site with either a public or communal water services or a public or
communal sewer services:
15.0 m
Mobile Home Site with both public or communal water and sewer services:
10.0 m
Maximum Coverage
35%
Maximum Building Height
6.0m
Minimum Floor Area
Minimum Front Yard Depth
Mobile home park:
9.0 m
Mobile home site:
6.0 m
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
Minimum Side Yard Width
Mobile Home Site, interior:
1.2 m
Mobile Home Site, exterior (corner lot):
3.0 m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
Mobile home park:
6.0 m
Mobile home site:
6.0 m
Minimum Separation Distance
From a mobile home park to buildings
and structures used for housing
livestock:
150.0 metres or the distance
determined on application of M.D.S. I,
whichever is greater
From a mobile home park to the edge
of a solid waste disposal site:
300.0 metres
From a mobile home park to the edge
of a railroad right-of-way:
75.0 metres
Regulations for Accessory Buildings and Decks
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2, the following shall apply:
a) One utility shed permitted to a maximum floor area of 12.0 m² and maximum
height of 3.1m per mobile home site;
b) One (1) Open deck permitted per exterior door, one of which to a maximum
3.1 m width not to exceed mobile home length and the second to a maximum
1.2 metres in width and depth as a secondary egress;
c)
No accessory use shall be located within 1.5 m of mobile home site septic
tank;
d) Open storage is prohibited on mobile home sites;
e) Accessory buildings shall not be located closer than one (1.0) metre to any
mobile home or mobile home site lot line;
f) Private garage or carport maximum width:
3.7 m
g) Private Garage or carport maximum floor area:
30.0 m2
h) Private garage or carport maximum height:
4.5 m2
Exceptions - Mobile Home Park (MH) Zone
12.12.1.1
Defined Area
MH-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 to this By-law.
12.12.1.2
Maximum Lot Area
2.5 hectares
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12.12.2.1
Defined Area
MH-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 3 to this By-law.
12.12.2.2
Permitted Uses
Modular Dwelling, in addition to the existing permitted uses in the Mobile Home
Park (MH) Zone
12.12.2.3
Supplemental Regulations
a) Maximum Ground Floor Area:
130m²
b) Maximum number of bedrooms per dwelling unit:
two (2)
c) Prohibited Uses: The use of any basement or cellar space for living area,
except that such space may be used for storage and mechanical purposes.
12.12.3
12.12.3.1
Defined Area
MH-3 as shown on Schedule "I" to this By-law.
12.12.3.2
Minimum Lot Area
1.2 ha
12.12.3.3
Supplemental Regulations
One mobile home addition for any one mobile home site for living area, excluding
washrooms or kitchen areas, to a maximum of 27.4 square metres (288 square
feet) is permitted, in accordance with the minimum mobile home site setbacks.
12.12.3.4
Additional Permitted Uses
One residential dwelling unit in the second storey of an existing accessory
building with maximum floor area living space of 52 square metres and accessory
storage in the ground floor of the accessory building.
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SECTION 13
FARM COMMERCIAL (FC) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Farm Commercial (FC) Zone except for the following purposes:
Farm equipment sales and service;
Farm fuel sales;
Agricultural service establishments;
Agricultural supply establishments;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
2,000.0 m2
Minimum Lot Frontage
30.0 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage
30 %
Maximum Building Height
12.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
12.2 metres, or in accordance with Section 4.22
Minimum Side Yard Width
Where the farm commercial zone abuts a residential zone: 6.0 metres
All other cases:
3.0 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
7.5 metres
Minimum Separation Distance
From livestock buildings and structures shall be 150.0 metres or the distance
determined on application of M.D.S. I, whichever is greater
Exceptions - Farm Commercial (FC) Zone
13.10.1
13.10.1.1
Defined Area
FC-1 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No.6 to this By-law
13.10.1.2
Permitted Uses
Agricultural Supply Establishment
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13.10.1.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and Structures for the permitted use.
13.10.1.4
Maximum Building Floor Area
550.0 m2
13.10.2
13.10.2.1
Defined Area
FC-2, being a defined area of 5,329 m2 as shown on Schedule 'A, Map 4' to this
By-law.
13.10.2.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.3 of this By-law, a Lot Frontage of
20.7 metres shall be permitted.
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SECTION 14
RURAL COMMERCIAL (RC) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Rural Commercial (RC) Zone except for the following purposes:
Animal clinic;
Garage, public;
Garden supply centre;
Retail store;
Service shop;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
2,000.0 m2
Minimum Lot Frontage
30.0 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage
30 %
Maximum Building Height
12.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
12.2 metres, or in accordance with Section 4.22
Minimum Side Yard Width
Where the rural commercial zone abuts a residential zone: 6.0 metres
All other cases:
3.0 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
7.5 metres
Minimum Separation Distance
From livestock buildings and structures shall be 150.0 metres or the distance
determined on application of M.D.S. I, whichever is greater
EXCEPTIONS - Rural Commercial (RC) Zone
14.10.1.1
Defined Area
RC-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 to this By-law.
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14.10.1.2
Permitted Uses
Bakery;
Retail sale of baked goods produced on premises.
14.10.1.3
Minimum Lot Area
900 m2 (9,688 ft2)
14.10.2.1
Defined Area
RC-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 6 to this By-law.
14.10.2.2
Permitted Uses
Farm Equipment Service Shop;
Public Garage, excluding a Motor Vehicle Service Station.
14.10.2.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
14.10.2.4
Minimum Front Yard Depth
10 metres (33 feet).
14.10.3.1
Defined Area
RC-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 2 to this By-law.
14.10.3.2
Prohibited Uses
Retail store, general.
14.10.3.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
14.10.4.1
Defined Area
RC-4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 3 to this By-law.
14.10.4.2
Permitted Uses
Motor vehicle service station in addition to all other uses permitted in the RC Zone.
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SECTION 15
HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL (HWC) ZONE
REGULATIONS
PERMITTED USES
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Highway Commercial (HWC) Zone except for the following purposes:
Auction sales facility;
Garage, public;
Lumber yard, retail or wholesale;
Motor vehicle sales establishment;
Motor vehicle service station;
Restaurant or drive-in restaurant;
Retail home furnishing store;
Service shop;
One (1) dwelling unit as an accessory use;
Accessory uses including a retail store as an accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
2,000.0 m2
Minimum Lot Frontage
30.0 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage
30 %
Maximum Building Height
12.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
14.5 m
Minimum Side Yard Width
Where the rural commercial zone abuts a residential zone: 6.0 metres
All other cases:
3.0 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
7.5 metres
Minimum Separation Distance
From the edge of a railroad right-of-way: 30.0 metres
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From livestock buildings and structures: 150.0 metres or the distance determined
on application of M.D.S. I, whichever is greater
Exceptions - Highway Commercial (HWC) Zone
15.10.1.1
Defined Area
HWC-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law.
15.10.1.2
Permitted Uses
Church and Private School in addition to uses permitted in the HWC Zone.
15.10.1.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
15.10.2.1
Defined Area
HWC-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 2 to this By-law.
15.10.2.2
Permitted Uses
Auction sales facility in addition to all other uses permitted in the HWC Zone
15.10.2.3
Prohibited Uses
Hotel
Motel
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SECTION 16
HAMLET COMMERCIAL (HC) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Hamlet Commercial (HC) Zone except for the following purposes:
Clinic;
Farm equipment sales and service;
Motor vehicle service station;
Motor vehicle sales establishment;
Offices, general or professional;
Parking lot;
Personal service shop;
Public garage;
Restaurant;
Restaurant, drive-in or take-out;
Retail store;
Service shop;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
No public water supply or sanitary sewage disposal service:
1,850 m2
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply:
900 m2
Minimum Lot Frontage
No public water supply or sanitary sewage disposal service:
30.0 m
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply:
25.0 m
Maximum Lot Coverage
40 %
Maximum Building Height
12.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
The established building line
Minimum Side Yard Width
Interior side yard:
4.5 metres
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Exterior side yard:
6.0 metres
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
Where the rear yard abuts a residential, institutional or an open space zone:
6.0 metres
All other cases:
3.0 metres
Exceptions - Hamlet Commercial (HC) Zone
16.9.1.1
Defined Area
HC-1 as shown on Schedule "D" to this By-law
16.9.1.2
Permitted Uses
Office, general or professional
16.9.1.3
Permitted Buildings & Structures
Buildings and Structures for the permitted uses.
16.9.1.4
Minimum Lot Frontage
21.0 metres
16.9.1.5
Minimum Front Yard Depth
22.0 metres
16.9.1.6
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
22.5 metres
16.9.1.7
Buffer Area
In accordance with Section 4.28 this By-law.
16.9.1.8
Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
Eight (8)
16.9.2.1
Defined Area
HC-2 as shown on Schedule "D" Eden to this By-law.
16.9.2.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Indoor Auction Sales facility inside a building not more than twice in a calendar
year.
16.9.2.3
Prohibited Uses
Farm equipment sales and service;
Motor vehicle service station; and,
Public garage.
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16.9.2.4
Buffer Area
In accordance with Section 4.30 of this By-law.
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SECTION 17
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (C1) ZONE
REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used, or
altered in the Central Business District (C1) Zone except for the following purposes:
Animal clinic;
Auction sales facilities;
Motor vehicle service station or public garage;
Financial institutions;
Personal service shop;
Bus station;
Bakeries;
Club, or private club;
Convenience plaza;
Funeral homes;
Hotels, motels, taverns;
Laundry and dry-cleaning establishments;
Offices, professional or general;
Public parking lot;
Publishing and printing establishment;
Hospitals and nursing homes (rest homes);
Motor vehicle sales establishment;
Recreational facilities and place of entertainment;
Restaurants or snack bars;
Retail stores or service shops not engaged in manufacturing on the premises;
Shopping centres;
Tavern;
Taxi service establishment;
Theatre;
Bed and Breakfast Lodging or Tourist Home connected to and forming an integral
part of the commercial building and located over the first storey commercial use;
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Residential uses connected to and forming an integral part of the commercial
building and located above, below, or to the rear of the first storey commercial use,
to a maximum of two storeys above the permitted commercial use;
Accessory uses.
Minimum Lot Area
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply: 800 m2
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available:
232 m2
Minimum Lot Frontage
No public water supply or sanitary sewage disposal service:
20.0 m
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply: 10.0 m
Deleted
Maximum Building Coverage
100 %
Maximum Building Height
12.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
Port Burwell, Vienna: 0.0 metres, except 3.0 metres along the south side of Plank
Road between Edison Drive and King Street
Straffordville:
The established building line.
Minimum Side Yard Width
Where a yard abuts a Residential, Institutional, or Open Space Zone 4.5 metres,
otherwise no side yard shall be required.
MINIMUM REAR YARD DEPTH
0.0 metres
REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES PERMITTED IN SECTION 17.1
Where the dwelling unit is in an area with municipal sewer services and private
water services the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 460.0 m², in
addition to the requirements established in Section 17.2;
An outdoor amenity area shall be provided in accordance with Section 4.4.5;
Pedestrian access to each dwelling unit shall be provided from an adjacent street
or lane and shall be for the sole use of the occupant(s) of the said dwelling unit;
No commercial building wherein gasoline, petroleum products, paint or any other
highly flammable, toxic or explosive products are handled in quantity shall have
accessory dwelling units. Where such dwelling units exist and the use of the
commercial establishment changes to a use involving the aforementioned
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products, the said dwelling units shall cease to be occupied as dwelling units.
Exceptions - Central Business District (C1) Zone
7.11.1
17.11.1.1
Defined Area
C1-1 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
17.11.1.2
Minimum Side Yard Width
Where a yard abuts a residential zone: Existing side yard width
All other side yards: 6.0 metres
17.11.2.1
Defined Area
C1-2 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
17.11.2.2
Minimum Lot Area
700 m²
17.11.2.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
16 metres
17.11.2.4
Minimum Exterior Side Yard Depth
4.5 metres
17.11.3.1
Defined Area
C1-3 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
17.11.3.2
Site, Building and Lot Regulations
Notwithstanding the underlying regulation limit, nothing shall prevent the
construction of buildings or structures accessory thereto subject to compliance with
the regulations in Sections 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 of this By-law.
17.11.4
17.11.4.1
Defined Area
C1-4/R1 as shown on Schedule "F", Straffordville.
17.11.4.2
Minimum Side Yard Setback (North Side)
0.2 metres for the existing building
17.11.4.3
Permitted Buffer Strips
3.2 metre buffer strip between the commercial automotive parts building and the
adjacent rear property line, notwithstanding Section 4.28.4.
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1.9 metres between the edge of the commercial parking lot and the northwest
irregular property line, as established by Site Plan Agreement, notwithstanding
Section 4.28.4 and 4.28.6.
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SECTION 18
LOCAL COMMERCIAL (C2) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used, or
altered in the Local Commercial (C2) Zone except for the following purposes:
Auction sales facilities;
Motor vehicle service station or public garage;
Convenience plaza;
Personal service shop;
Professional office;
Clinic;
Retail store;
Service shop;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use connected to and forming an integral part
of the commercial building and provided with a separate access;
Accessory uses.
Prohibited Uses
Shopping centres.
Minimum Lot Area
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply:
900 m2
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available:
800 m2
Minimum Lot Frontage
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply:
25.0m
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available:
20.0m
Deleted
Maximum Building Coverage
40 %
Maximum Building Height
6.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
6.0 metres
Minimum Side Yard Width
Where the yard abuts a residential zone or is an exterior side yard: 4.5m
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All other cases: 0.0m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
Where the yard abuts a commercial or industrial zone:
6.0m
Where the building contains residential accommodations or abuts a residential,
institutional or open space zone:
10.0m
Regulations for Accessory Residential Uses Permitted in Section 18.1
a) The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 460.0 m2, in addition to the
requirements established in Section 18.3;
b) A minimum floor area shall be provided in accordance with Section 4.45;
c)
Pedestrian access to each dwelling unit shall be provided from an adjacent
street or lane and shall be for the sole use of the occupant(s) of the said
dwelling unit;
d) No commercial building wherein gasoline, petroleum products, paint or any
other highly flammable, toxic or explosive products are handled in quantity
shall have accessory dwelling units. Where such dwelling units exist and the
use of the commercial establishment changes to a use involving the
aforementioned products, the said dwelling units shall cease to be occupied
as dwelling units.
Vehicle Storage
In a Local Commercial (C2) Zone, any person who conducts a commercial
undertaking in which commercial vehicles are stored on the premises shall provide
and use for the storage of such vehicles an enclosed building that is designed,
constructed and maintained in general harmony with the commercial buildings and
the residential buildings in and around the Local Commercial (C2) Zone.
Exceptions - Local Commercial (C2) Zone
18.13.1.1
Defined Area
C2-1 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
18.13.1.2
Permitted Uses
Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment in addition to uses permitted in the C2 Zone.
18.13.1.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
18.13.2.1
Defined Area
C2-2 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
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18.13.2.2
Permitted Uses
Auto Wrecking Establishment in addition to uses permitted in the C2 Zone.
18.13.2.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
18.13.2.4
Minimum Lot Frontage
17.0 metres.
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SECTION 19
TOURIST COMMERCIAL (C3) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used, or
altered in the Tourist Commercial (C3) Zone except for the following purposes:
Bed and Breakfast Lodging or Tourist Home;
Bus depot;
Commercial fishing operations, excluding any commercial processing operations;
Hotel, motel;
Marina and accessory uses, including boat storage and repairs;
Restaurant;
Retail service shop;
Tavern;
Travel trailer camping park;
Accessory use including one dwelling unit as an accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply: 900m²
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available:
555m²
Tourist commercial uses providing lodging / accommodations: 555 m2 for the first
ten (10) rooms capable of being occupied and 46 m2 for each additional room
thereafter
Minimum Lot Frontage
15.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
50%
Maximum Building Height
12.0m
Minimum Floor Area
Minimum Front Yard Depth
6.0 metres
Minimum Side Yard Width
4.5m
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Minimum Rear Yard Depth
10.0m
Buffer Strip
Where a C3 Zone abuts a Residential, Institutional or Open Space Zone, a buffer
strip shall be provided along the abutting lot lines having a minimum width of 2.0
metres.
Regulations for Travel Trailer Park
Regulations related to the establishment and operation of a travel trailer park shall
be as set down by the Tourism Act, and regulations thereto as amended from time
to time.
Dwelling Units
No commercial building wherein gasoline, petroleum products, paint or any other
highly flammable, toxic or explosive products are handled in quantity shall have
accessory dwelling units. Where such dwelling units exist and the use of the
commercial building changes to a use involving the aforementioned products, the
said dwelling units shall cease to be occupied as dwelling units.
Exceptions - Tourist Commercial (C3) Zone
19.13.1
19.13.1.1
Defined Area
C3-1 as shown on Schedule "I" to this By-law.
19.13.1.2
Permitted Uses
Seasonal travel trailer park, campground and marina with a maximum of forty-
seven (47) permanent seasonal travel trailer sites, twenty (20) seasonal travel
trailer sites and twenty-four (24) day use camp sites
19.13.1.3
Minimum Rear Yard Setback
1.0 metre (south half north side)
19.13.1.4
Minimum Side Yard Setback
Zero (south side), including a permanent existing boathouse building
19.13.2
19.13.2.1
Defined Area
C3-2 as shown on Schedule 'H' (Vienna) to this By-law.
19.13.2.2
Permitted Uses
Micro-Distillery and ancillary Interpretation and Information Centre, with a
total Maximum Floor Area of 450.0 m2 on private water and septic servicing.
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19.13.3.1
Defined Area
C3-2 as shown on Schedule 'H' (Vienna) to this By-law.
19.13.3.2
Definition
Micro-Distillery, shall mean a premise for the small scale and independent
manufacturing of alcohol by distillation, including the retail sales of alcohol
meant for consumption off-premises, or onsite consumption when located in
combination with a permitted ancillary Interpreted and Information Centre.
Interpretation and Information Centre, shall mean a premise used for
educational purposes pertaining to the natural or cultural heritage of a place
of interest in which a collection of objects illustrating history and related types
of information is kept for display and storage.
19.13.3.3
Permitted Uses
Micro-Distillery and ancillary Interpretation and Information Centre, with a
total Maximum Floor Area of 450.0 m2 on private water and septic servicing.
Animal Clinic
Bakeries
Restaurant
Retail stores or service shops not engaged in manufacturing on the premises
Tavern
Personal service shop
Accessory use including one dwelling unit as an accessory use
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SECTION 20
FARM INDUSTRIAL (M1) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Farm Industrial (M1) Zone except for the following purposes:
Abattoir;
Grain handling and storage facilities;
Feed mill;
Fertilizer plant;
Food processing plant;
Farm equipment sales and service;
Meat packing operation;
A commercial use as an accessory use;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
4000m²
Minimum Lot Frontage
30.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
35%
Maximum Building Height
12.0m
Minimum Front Yard Depth
12.2 metres, or in accordance with Section 4.22
Minimum Side Yard Width
7.5m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
9.0m
Minimum Separation Distance
From livestock buildings and structures:
150.0 metres or the distance
determined on application of M.D.S. I whichever is greater
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Exceptions - Farm Industrial (M1) Zone
20.10.1.1
Defined Area
M1-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 5 to this By-law.
20.10.1.2
Permitted Uses
Commercial Welding Shop.
One dwelling unit as an accessory use.
20.10.1.3
Prohibited Uses
The keeping or raising of livestock.
20.10.2.1
Defined Area
M1-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 5 to this By-law
20.10.2.2
Prohibited Uses
Abattoir.
Meat Packing Operation.
20.10.3.1
Defined Area
M1-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 3 to this By-law
20.10.3.2
Permitted Uses
Agricultural service establishment, excluding agriculturally-related trucking;
Agricultural supply establishment;
Agricultural industrial establishment;
Warehousing of agriculturally-related products;
Boat, car, recreational vehicle, and travel trailer storage;
Welding and machine shop;
Agriculturally-related service shop;
A commercial use as an accessory use to a maximum of 150 m²;
An existing single-detached dwelling.
20.10.3.3
Prohibited Uses
Truck terminal, including the storage of any trucks or trailers
20.10.3.4
Outdoor Storage Regulations
Outdoor storage will be restricted to the easterly side yard and may include the
storage of boats, recreational vehicles, and travel trailers. No outdoor storage of
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cars is permitted.
20.10.4.1
Defined Area
M1-4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 8 to this By-law
20.10.4.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Agricultural service establishment;
Agricultural supply establishment;
Agricultural industrial establishment
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SECTION 21
RURAL INDUSTRIAL (M2) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Rural Industrial (M2) Zone except for the following purposes:
Industrial use, general;
Industrial use, light;
A commercial use as an accessory use;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use.
Minimum Lot Area
4000m²
Minimum Lot Frontage
30.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
35%
Maximum Building Height
12.0m
Minimum Front Yard Depth
12.2 metres, or in accordance with Section 4.22
Minimum Side Yard Width
7.5m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
10.0m
Minimum Separation Distance
From livestock buildings and structures: 150.0 metres or the distance determined
on application of M.D.S. I whichever is greater.
Exceptions - Rural Industrial (M2) Zone
21.10.1.1
Defined Area
M2-1 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 8 to this By-law.
21.10.1.2
Permitted Uses
Solid waste transfer station and recycling operation in addition to uses permitted
in the M2 Zone.
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21.10.2.1
Defined Area
M2-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 11 to this By-law.
21.10.2.2
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
21.10.3.1
Defined Area
M2-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 14 to this By-law.
21.10.3.2
Buffer Strips
Notwithstanding any other section of this By-law to the contrary, a buffer strip of
land not less than 30.0 metres in width shall be maintained along the side yard and
front yard of the M2-3 Zone.
21.10.3.3
Minimum Side Yard Width
37.5 metres
21.10.3.4
Minimum Front Yard Depth
42.0 metres
21.10.4.1
Defined Area
M2-4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 6 to this By-law.
21.10.4.2
Permitted Uses
Motor vehicle sales establishment;
Public garage;
Service Shop;
Welding Shop;
Industrial use, light;
Commercial use as an accessory use.
21.10.4.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
21.10.5.1
Defined Area
M2-5 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 7 to this By-law.
21.10.5.2
Permitted Uses
A sawmill operation;
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An accessory office use;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use.
21.10.5.3
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
6 metres (20 feet) for the existing sawmill building.
21.10.5.4
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses;
Accessory buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
21.10.6.1
Defined Area
M2-6 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 6 to this by-law
21.10.6.2
Permitted Uses
Salvage Yard;
Recycling Depot;
One (1) existing residential dwelling
21.10.6.3
Yard Depth/Width Regulations
The required yard depths and widths shall be the existing depth and/or width for
all existing buildings and structures and in accordance with subsection 21.6 thru
21.8 for all new buildings and structures
21.10.7.1
Defined Area
M2-7 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 3 to this by-law
21.10.7.2
Additional Permitted Uses
Agricultural and recreational vehicle sales and service operation;
Indoor motocross arena and storage facility as an accessory to a main permitted
use.
21.10.8.1
Defined Area
M2-8 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 10 to this bylaw;
21.10.8.2
Minimum Lot Area
60,000 m²
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Z521-2006
Z571-2009
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
21.10.8.3
Maximum Lot Coverage
21.10.8.4
Minimum Side Yard Depth
40.0 metres for the primary building (north lot line)
21.10.8.5
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
21.10.8.6
Permitted Uses
Tool and Die Design and Manufacturing Facility.
21.10.8.7
Defined Use
For the purposes of the M2-8 Zone, a Tool and Die Design and Manufacturing
Facility shall be defined as follows:
Tool and Die Design and Manufacturing Facility: shall mean the use of land,
buildings or structures for the purpose of engineering and tool design,
manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, testing, prototyping, machining, milling,
parts cleaning and repairing, stamping and press facility and ancillary warehousing
and storage.
21.10.8.8
Supplemental Regulations
A Site Plan Control Agreement be registered on title and appellants of OMB
Hearing File No. PL070854-C070205 be a party to the Agreement.
21.10.9.1
Defined Area
M2-9 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 5 to this bylaw;
21.10.9.2
Minimum Lot Area
2500 m²
21.10.9.3
Minimum Rear and Side Yard Depth
0.75 metres for the existing main building
21.10.9.4
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
30.0 metres for the primary building (east lot line);
21.10.9.5
Permitted Uses
Light industrial uses, including an existing concrete/cement business
One dwelling unit as an accessory use
A commercial use as an accessory use
21.10.10.1
Defined Area
M2-10 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this bylaw;
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21.10.10.2
Minimum Lot Area
1.8 hectares
21.10.11
Z683-2019
21.10.11.1
Zone Symbol
M2-11
21.10.11.2
Defined Area
21.10.11.3
Permitted Uses
Cannabis Cultivation and Processing
21.10.12
Z709-2020
21.10.12.1
Defined Area
M2-12 as shown on Schedule "A" Map No. 2 to this By-law.
21.10.12.2
Permitted Uses
Rubber flooring (agricultural and automotive) manufacturing and warehousing
21.10.12.1
Maximum Building Floor Area
8,450 m2
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SECTION 22
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL (M3) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Extractive Industrial (M3) Zone except for the following purposes:
Pit;
A commercial use as an accessory use.
Minimum Yard Depths
For the excavation limit of a pit:
From a lot line:
15.0m
From a street or road allowance:
30.0m
From a residential or institutional zone:
90.0m
For buildings, plants, structures or product stockpiles accessory to the pit and
located on the pit property:
From a lot line:
30.0m
From a residential or institutional zone:
90.0m
Buffer Strip
Where an Extractive Industrial (M3) Zone abuts any Residential Zone a buffer strip
shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the Aggregate Resources
Act and the applicable development agreement.
Exceptions - Extractive Industrial (M3) Zone
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SECTION 23
URBAN INDUSTRIAL (M4) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used, or
altered in the Village Industrial (M4) Zone except for the following purposes:
Agricultural industrial establishments;
Animal hospitals;
Commercial fishing operations;
Industrial uses, general;
Industrial uses, light;
Public utility facilities and services;
Offices and retail stores as accessory uses;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use located within the main building and
intended to be used for one caretaker or one person and his family employed in
the manufacturing and industrial operations or uses permitted in this subsection.
Prohibited Uses
Abattoir;
Grain handling and storage facilities.
Minimum Lot Area
No municipal water or sewage disposal services:
2000.0m²
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply: 1000.0m²
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available: 800m²
Minimum Lot Frontage
No municipal water or sewage disposal services:
30.0m
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply: 25.0m
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available:
20.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
50 %
Maximum Building Height
12.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
Abutting a County Road:
15.0m
All other cases:
7.5m
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Minimum Side Yard Width
Abutting a residential, institutional, or open space zone:
7.5m
All other cases:
4.5m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
Abutting a residential, institutional, or open space zone:
10.5m
All other cases:
7.5m
Storage
a) No storage shall be permitted outside the building or buildings on the lot until
a fence of a minimum 1.5 metres in height is erected and maintained at all
times around the area of the lot to be used for storage.
b) No storage shall be permitted outside the building or buildings on the lot in the
front yard, or in a side or rear yard which fronts, is opposite to, or abuts any
residential or open space zone.
Regulations for Accessory Residential Uses Permitted in Section 23.1
a) Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit:
460.0 m2
b) Floor Area:
in accordance with Section 4.45
c)
Accessory Dwelling Units attached to or enclosed within a main building are
not permitted where gasoline, petroleum products, paint or any other highly
flammable, toxic or explosive products are handled in quantity.
Motor Vehicle Wrecking Yards and Scrap Metal Yards
Where land is used for the purpose of a motor vehicle wrecking yard, scrap metal
yard or similar use, the storage of derelict motor vehicles, scrap metal, junk or
similar materials shall not be carried out in that part of the land designated herein
as the "front yard", "minimum side yard width" or "minimum rear yard depth" and a
natural or artificial screen or buffer shall be provided to obscure the subject
property from the street on which the lands abut and from any properties to the
side or rear of the subject property.
Exceptions - Urban Industrial (M4) Zone
23.13.1.1
Defined Area
M4-1 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
23.13.1.2
Prohibited Uses
Animal kennel;
Truck terminal;
Well driller.
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23.13.2.1
Zone Symbol
M4-2
23.13.2.2
Permitted Uses
Adult entertainment parlour
23.13.3.1
Defined Area
M4-3 as shown on Schedule "B" to this By-law.
23.13.3.2
Permitted Uses
Metal and wood fabrication for manufacturing and repair of horse race carts.
23.13.3.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
7.0 metres
23.13.4.1
Defined Area
M4-4 as shown on Schedule "D" to this By-law.
23.13.4.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
20.0 metres
23.13.4.3
Minimum Rear Yard Setback
8.2 metres
23.13.4.4
Maximum Lot Coverage
15 %
23.13.5.1
Defined Area
M4-5 as shown on Schedule "I" to this By-law.
23.13.5.2
Prohibited Uses
Agricultural Industrial Establishments;
Animal Hospitals;
Commercial Fishing Operations;
Industrial Use, General;
Light industrial operations and services outside of existing buildings or inside
storage containers.
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23.13.5.3
Minimum Side Yard Width
Abutting the residential zone to the north: 3.0 metres
23.13.5.4
Storage
Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 23.10 b) Storage, outdoor storage
of boats, recreational vehicles, and similar recreational equipment may be
permitted in the side and rear yards abutting a residential zone where the
minimum setback to the stored material is 3.0 m and a 1.8 m high opaque fence
is constructed and maintained around the area to be used for storage.
Outdoor storage of prefabricated steel storage containers shall be permitted for
the purpose of rental to the public and shall have a minimum side yard and rear
yard setback of 4.5 m and a maximum height of 3.0 m.
23.13.6
23.13.6.1
Zone Symbol
M4-6
23.13.6.2
Defined Area
23.13.6.3
Permitted Uses
Cannabis Cultivation and Processing
23.13.7
23.13.7.1
Defined Area
M4-7 as shown on Schedule "F" (Straffordville) to this By-law
23.13.7.2
Prohibited Uses
Agricultural Industrial Establishments;
Animal Hospitals;
Commercial Fishing Operations;
Industrial Use, General, except for the warehousing and/or storage of any goods,
substance, article, or thing;
Industrial Use, Light; and,
Public Utility Facilities and Services
23.13.7.3
Minimum Lot Frontage
With no Public Water Supply: 20.1 m
23.13.7.4
Minimum Side Yard Width
1.9m abutting residential uses
1.2 m abutting Third Street
23.13.7.5
Minimum Buffer Strip
Notwithstanding Section 4.28.4:
1.9m abutting residential uses
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SECTION 24
INSTITUTIONAL (I) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used, or
altered in the Institutional (I) Zone except for the following purposes:
Cemetery;
Church with or without cemetery;
Day care centre;
Institutional use;
Library;
School;
One dwelling unit as an accessory use
Hospital;
Clinic;
Nursing home or rest home;
Public utility facilities and services;
Community centre;
Accessory uses.
Staff dwellings forming an integral part of any of the above uses, which are
necessarily located at the site of the work, as an integral part of such activities,
provided that such buildings conform to the requirements for buildings of similar
use as set out elsewhere in this By-law.
Minimum Lot Area
No public water supply or sanitary sewage disposal service: 1850 m²
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply: 1250 m²
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available: 1000m²
Minimum Lot Frontage
No public water supply or sanitary sewage disposal service: 30.0m
Public sanitary sewage disposal service, but no public water supply: 25.0m
Public water and sanitary sewage disposal services are available: 20.0m
Maximum Lot Coverage
40 %
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Maximum Building Height
12.0 metres
Minimum Front Yard Depth
Containing an accessory dwelling unit:
10.0m
Abutting a commercial or industrial zone: 15.0m All
other cases: 7.5m
Minimum Side Yard Width
Containing an accessory dwelling unit:
4.5m
Abutting a commercial or industrial zone: 7.5m All
other cases: 3.0m
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
Containing an accessory dwelling unit:
10.0m
Abutting a commercial or industrial zone:
6.0m
All other cases: 4.0m
Minimum Separation Distance
From livestock buildings and structures:
150.0 metres or the distance
determined on application of M.D.S. I, whichever is greater
Exceptions - Institutional (I) Zone
24.10.1.1
Defined Area
I-1 as shown on Schedule "F" to this By-law.
24.10.1.2
Minimum Lot Area
1800m2
24.10.1.3
Permitted Building and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
24.10.2.1
Defined Area
I-2 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 13 to this By-law.
24.10.2.2
Minimum Lot Frontage
Notwithstanding subsections 2.132, 4.18, and 24.3 of this By-law, no frontage shall
be required on a public road. Access to the subject lands shall be provided via an
existing private right-of-way that extends south from Nova Scotia Line, through Pt.
Lot 7, Concession 1, to the subject site.
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24.10.2.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses.
24.10.3.1
Defined Area
I-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 6 to this By-law
24.10.3.2
Permitted Uses
Pet Cemetery;
Accessory uses, including one (1) single-detached dwelling
24.10.3.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and Structures for the permitted uses
24.10.4
24.10.4.1
Defined Area
I-4 as shown on Schedule "I" Port Burwell to this By-law.
24.10.4.2
Minimum Rear Yard Depth
0.1 metres
24.10.4.3
Minimum Side Yard Depth
2.7 metres for the exterior side yard
1.3 metres for the interior side yard.
24.10.4.4
Additional Accessory Use Regulations
Accessory structure in the front yard and closer to the street than the main building
otherwise prohibited in Section 4.2 to this by-law.
24.10.5
24.10.5.1
Defined Area
I-5 as shown on Schedule "I": Port Burwell to this By-law.
24.10.5.2
Permitted Uses
Private School in addition to uses permitted in the Institutional zone.
24.10.6
24.10.6.1
Defined Area
I-6 as shown on Schedule "H" Vienna to this By-law.
24.10.6.2
Minimum Front Yard Depth
3.7 metres
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Z674-2018
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24.10.6.3
Additional Regulations for Accessory Buildings
Notwithstanding Section 4.2 c) the existing accessory building is permitted in the
exterior side yard.
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SECTION 25
OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE REGULATIONS
Permitted Uses
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Open Space 1 (OS1) Zone except for the following purposes:
Agricultural Uses;
Boathouses without dwelling units;
Conservation area;
Forestry use;
Marina;
Passive recreational uses;
Parking area (public);
Plant Nurseries;
Public or private parks;
Public utility facilities and services including bridges and culverts;
Water-oriented recreational uses including docks;
Accessory uses.
No land shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected, used or
altered in the Open Space 2 (OS2) Zone except for the following purposes:
All uses listed in the OS1 Zone;
Campground;
Fairgrounds;
Institutional uses or community centre;
Buildings and structures accessory to the above uses;
OS1 Zone Regulations
In the OS1 Zone, buildings and structures for the uses outlined in section 25.1
are permitted, provided that they have received written approval by the
Conservation Authority, and meet the lot and building regulations outlined for the
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OS2 Zone.
In the OS1 Zone, all habitable buildings and structures are prohibited
OS2 Zone Regulations
Minimum Lot Area:
4000m²
Minimum Lot Frontage:
30.0 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage:
20%
Maximum Building Height:
12.0 metres
Minimum Yard Depths and Widths: 7.5 metres
Minimum Distance Separation from Livestock Buildings and Structures: 150.0
metres or the distance determined on application of M.D.S. I, whichever is
greater.
Exceptions - Open Space (OS) Zone
25.4.1.1
Defined Area
OS2-1 as shown on Schedule "A" Map 7 to this By-law.
25.4.1.2
Permitted Uses
A private park including two single-detached dwellings as accessory uses and an
agricultural use notwithstanding those uses prohibited by this By-law.
25.4.1.3
Prohibited Uses
The breeding, care of, or selling of livestock.
25.4.1.4
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Existing buildings and structures for the permitted uses plus two seasonal
dwellings in accordance with the regulations of Section 4.12 of the By-law, as
amended.
25.4.2.1
Defined Area
OS2-2 as shown on Schedule "H", Map 2 to this By-law and defined as all lands
between the 660 foot contour elevation (Canadian Geodetic Datum) and the Long
Point Region Conservation Authority's established limit of the engineered
Floodway (FW) Zone of the Big Otter Creek.
25.4.2.2
Permitted Uses
Existing uses on the day of passing of this By-law.
25.4.2.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Only those buildings and structures existing on the day of passing of this By-law.
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25.4.3.1
Defined Area
OS2-3 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 14 to this By-law.
25.4.3.2
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Washroom and shower facilities and one (1) office building to be used in
association with the permitted uses in accordance with the regulations of Section
4.14 of this By-law, as amended;
One existing barn as an accessory use.
25.4.3.3
Prohibited Uses
The breeding, care of, or selling of livestock.
25.4.4.1
Defined Area
OS2-4 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
25.4.4.2
Permitted Uses
One-single detached dwelling, and accessory buildings used exclusively for the
storage of personal items and material related to permitted uses, in addition to all
other uses permitted in the OS Zone.
25.4.4.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Buildings and structures for the permitted uses in accordance with plans and
grades which have been approved in writing by the Conservation Authority.
25.4.4.4
Maximum Floor Area of Accessory Buildings
300 m2
25.4.4.5
Maximum Height for Accessory Buildings
6.7 metres
25.4.4.6
Minimum Front Yard Setback for Accessory Buildings
34.0 metres
25.4.5.1
Defined Area
OS2-5(h) as shown on Schedule "I" to this By-law.
25.4.5.2
Permitted Interim Uses
Public washrooms and concession stand.
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Consolidated December 18, 2025
25.4.6.1
Defined Area
OS2-6 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 6 to this By-law
25.4.6.2
Permitted Uses
Rifle range and trap shooting range or club in addition to all other uses permitted
in the OS Zone
25.4.7.1
Defined Area
OS2-7 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 4 to this by-law
25.4.7.2
Permitted Uses
Travel trailer park
Convenience Store as an accessory use
25.4.8.1
Defined Area
OS2-8(h) as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 4 to this by-law
25.4.8.2
Permitted Uses
Golf Course
25.4.8.3
Supplemental Regulations
No active recreational uses shall be permitted within 49 metres of the northeast
corner of the OS-8 Zone.
25.4.8.4
Holding Regulations
The "holding" symbol will prohibit development on the OS-8 Zone, and shall not be
removed until such time as a development agreement is entered into and signed
by both the developer and the Municipality.
25.4.9.1
Defined Area
OS1-9 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law and defined as all lands below the
Long Point Region Conservation Authority's established limit of the engineered
Floodway of the Big Otter Creek.
25.4.9.2
Permitted Uses
Existing uses on the day of passing of this By-law.
25.4.9.3
Permitted Buildings and Structures
Only those buildings and structures existing on the day of passing of this By-law.
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25.4.10.1
Defined Area
OS1-10 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
25.4.10.2
Permitted Uses, Buildings and Structures
Existing uses, buildings and structures as of the date of passing of this By-law;
A driveway to provide vehicular access to the R1-2 Zone.
25.4.11.1
Defined Area
OS1-11 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law.
25.4.11.2
Site, Building and Lot Regulations
c)
Permitted uses, the minimum lot area and lot frontage, the minimum front, side
and rear yard depths, the maximum lot coverage and building height, shall be
in accordance with the regulations of Section 17 - Central Business District
(C1) of this By-law.
d) The foregoing shall not apply to prevent the construction of buildings or
structures accessory thereto subject to compliance with the regulations in
Sections 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 of this By-law.
25.4.11.3
Prohibited Uses
Hospitals and nursing homes
Institutional uses
Residential uses located to the rear of a first storey commercial use.
25.4.11.4
Building Regulations
No buildings or structures may be erected, enlarged, extended, redeveloped,
constructed or altered without approval from the Long Point Region Conservation
Authority
25.4.12.1
Defined Area
OS1-12 as shown on Schedule "H" to this By-law
25.4.12.2
Permitted Uses
One (1) single-detached dwelling in addition to all other uses permitted in the FW
Zone
25.4.12.3
Holding (h) Symbol
The holding symbol shall remain on the lands until such time as a development
permit is issued by the Long Point Region Conservation Authority and a
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development agreement is executed between the owners and the Municipality
regarding driveway location, building location, minimum ground floor elevation, and
engineered foundation design.
25.4.13.1
Defined Area
OS1-13 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 to this By-law.
25.4.13.2
Extent of the OS1-13 Zone
All lands below the 195.0 metre elevation are within the OS1-13 Zone.
25.4.14.1
Defined Area
OS1-14 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 11 to this By-law.
25.4.14.2
Extent of the OS1-14 Zone
All lands below the 213.5 metre elevation are within the OS1-14 Zone.
25.4.15.1
Defined Area
OS1-15 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 7 to this By-law.
25.4.15.2
Extent of the OS1-15 Zone
All lands below the 206.0 metre elevation are within the OS1-15 Zone.
25.4.16.1
Defined Area
OS1-16 as shown on Schedule "I" to this By-law.
25.4.16.2
Permitted Uses
Storage buildings and structures associated with an industrial facility in additional
to all other uses permitted in the OS Zone
25.4.16.3
Maximum Lot Coverage
5% including outdoor storage areas.
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SECTION 26
TEMPORARY (T) ZONE
Permitted Uses
The following temporary uses will be permitted subject to a site-specific Zoning By-
law amendment for the time period ending as listed in Section 29.4:
T1: One (1) mobile home or one (1) travel trailer to be used as a site office or for
accommodation for a caretaker or watchman during a large construction project.
T2: A land use activity on a specific parcel of land which is appropriate in the short
term, but is otherwise prohibited in the Zoning By-law.
Supplementary Regulations
Temporary uses will be subject to the main use zoning provisions of this By-law
for the applicable zone in which the temporary use is located.
Expiration of Temporary Zoning
Upon expiration of a Temporary (T) Zone, the lands subject to the temporary
zoning will revert to the regulations of the underlying zone prior to temporary
rezoning.
Defined Areas and End Dates
A1/T4 as shown on Schedule "A", Map 12, a mobile home for a family member to
care for another family member, for a period not exceeding three (3) years,
ending February 21, 2016.
M2(h)/T5 as shown on Schedule "A" Map 3 permits an outdoor wind turbine
blade storage yard, for a period not exceeding three (3) years ending July 21,
2019.
A1/T2-6 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14, for a mobile home for a family
member to care for another elderly family member, for a period not to exceed ten
(10) years ending January 18, 2028.
A1/T2-7 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 6, for a mobile home for a family
member to care for another elderly family member, for a period not to exceed ten
(10) years ending June 7, 2028.
A1/T2-8 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 14 and Map No. 15, permits
conversion of an existing dwelling to secondary unit following construction of a
new primary dwelling, for a period not to exceed three (3) years ending January
17, 2022.
A1/T2-9 as shown on Schedule "A", Map No. 13, for a garden suite in the form of
a 1-storey transportable pre-fabricated dwelling unit, for a period not to exceed
ten (10) years, ending May 19, 2032.
A1/T2-10 as shown on Maps "1" and "2", for garden suite in the form of a one-
storey transportable pre-fabricated dwelling unit, for a period not to exceed
twenty (20) years, ending May 1, 2045.
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2022
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2019
Z676-
2018
Z671-
2018
Z650-
2016
Z613-
2013
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2025
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