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JLR No.: 31653-002
Revision: As Adopted
October 5, 2022
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TOWNSHIP OF BILLINGS
15 Old Mill Road; PO Box 34
Kagawong, ON
POP 1J0
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Table of Contents
1.0
Authorization and Administration .................................................................................... 1
2.0
Interpretation .................................................................................................................. 4
2.1
General ............................................................................................................... 4
2.2
Certain Words ..................................................................................................... 4
2.3
Interpretation of Similar Permitted Uses .............................................................. 4
2.4
Technical Revisions ............................................................................................ 4
2.5
Zones .................................................................................................................. 5
2.6
Schedules ........................................................................................................... 5
2.7
Zone Boundaries ................................................................................................. 5
2.8
Closings .............................................................................................................. 6
2.9
Zoning Symbols .................................................................................................. 6
4.0
General Provisions ........................................................................................................29
4.1
Accessory Uses .................................................................................................29
4.2
Automobile Service Stations and Gas Bars ........................................................31
4.3
Building Repair and Reconstruction ...................................................................31
4.4
Buildings to be Moved ........................................................................................31
4.5
Cannabis Processing Facility .............................................................................31
4.6
Change of Use ...................................................................................................32
4.7
Corner Visibility Triangle.....................................................................................32
4.8
Dwelling Unit in Non-residential Building or Lot ..................................................32
4.9
Frontage on a Public Road or Street ..................................................................32
4.10
Height Exceptions ..............................................................................................33
4.11
Home Industries .................................................................................................33
4.12
Home Occupations .............................................................................................33
4.13
Minimum Distance Separation ............................................................................34
4.14
Multiple Uses on One Lot ...................................................................................34
4.15
Non-Conforming Uses ........................................................................................34
4.16
Non-Complying Uses .........................................................................................35
4.17
Number of Dwelling Units on One Lot.................................................................35
4.18
Properties with More than One Zone ..................................................................36
4.19
Public Uses Permitted ........................................................................................36
4.20
Short Term Rentals ............................................................................................36
4.21
Special Uses Permitted ......................................................................................36
4.22
Uses Prohibited ..................................................................................................37
4.23
Uses Restricted ..................................................................................................37
4.24
Planting Strip ......................................................................................................37
4.25
Waste Disposal Zone Setbacks ..........................................................................38
4.26
Waterfront Setbacks and Vegetative Buffer ........................................................38
4.27
Yard and Setback Encroachments Permitted .....................................................38
4.28
Yard Exception - Terrain Unsuitability ................................................................39
5.0
Parking ..........................................................................................................................41
5.1
Off-street Parking Requirements ........................................................................41
5.2
Parking Space Requirements .............................................................................41
5.3
Addition to a Building or Structure ......................................................................43
5.4
Location .............................................................................................................43
5.5
Parking Area Requirements ...............................................................................43
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5.6
Ingress and Egress ............................................................................................43
5.7
Buffer Area .........................................................................................................44
5.8
Drive Through ....................................................................................................44
5.9
Illumination .........................................................................................................44
5.10
Parking Area Surface .........................................................................................44
5.11
Use of Parking Spaces and Areas ......................................................................44
5.12
Accessible Parking .............................................................................................44
5.13
Loading Space Requirements ............................................................................46
6.0
Village Area (VA) Zone ..................................................................................................47
6.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................47
6.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................47
6.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions .........................................................................49
6.4
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................49
6.5
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................49
7.0
Shoreline Residential (SR) Zone ...................................................................................50
7.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................50
7.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................50
7.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions .........................................................................51
7.4
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................51
7.5
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................51
8.0
Residential (R1) Zone ....................................................................................................54
8.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................54
8.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................54
8.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions .........................................................................54
8.4
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................54
8.5
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................54
9.0
General Commercial (C1) Zone .....................................................................................56
9.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................56
9.2
Zoning Provisions ...............................................................................................56
9.3
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................56
9.4
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................56
10.0
Core Commercial (C2) Zone ..........................................................................................58
10.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................58
10.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................58
10.3
Accessory Use Provisions ..................................................................................59
10.4
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................59
10.5
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................59
11.0
Tourist Commercial (TC) Zone ......................................................................................60
11.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................60
11.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................60
11.3
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................60
11.4
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................60
12.0
General Industrial (M1) Zone .........................................................................................62
12.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................62
12.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................62
12.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions .........................................................................62
12.4
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................63
13.0
Agricultural (A) Zone ......................................................................................................64
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13.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................64
13.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................64
13.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions .........................................................................64
13.4
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................64
13.5
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................65
14.0
Rural (RU) Zone ............................................................................................................66
14.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................66
14.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................66
14.3
Accessory Zone Provisions ................................................................................67
14.4
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................67
14.5
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................67
15.0
Open Space Recreation (OSR) Zone ............................................................................69
15.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................69
15.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................69
15.3
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................69
16.0
Open Space Conservation (OSC) Zone .........................................................................70
16.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................70
16.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................70
16.3
Accessory Use Provisions ..................................................................................70
16.4
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................70
16.5
Special Exceptions Zones ..................................................................................70
17.0
Pit and Quarry (Q) Zone ................................................................................................72
17.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................72
17.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................72
17.3
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................72
17.4
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................72
18.0
Waste Disposal Site (WD) Zone ....................................................................................73
18.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................................73
18.2
Zone Provisions .................................................................................................73
18.3
Additional Zone Provisions .................................................................................73
18.4
Special Exception Zones ....................................................................................73
Schedules
B1
Rural Area
B2
Village of Kagawong
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1.0
Authorization and Administration
1.1
Title
This By-law shall be known as the "Zoning By-law for the Township of Billings" or By-law No.
2022-57.
1.2
Defined Area
This By-law applies to all land included on Schedules B1 to B2 to this By-law within the boundaries
of the Township of Billings, herein after known as the Township, and to the adjoining shores of
various lakes and rivers including land covered by water wherever there is or may be erected any
jetty, boathouse, pier or other building or structure.
1.3
Effective Date
This By-law shall come into effect on the day it is passed by the Township subject to the appeal
provisions of the Planning Act.
1.4
Scope
No building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected
within that portion of the Planning Area as now or henceforth legally constituted to which this By-
law applies except in conformity with the provisions of this By-law.
1.5
Administration and Enforcement
This By-law shall be administered by the CAO or such other person as the Township shall
designate, and no permit for the use of land or for the erection of any building or structure or
approval of any municipal license within the area to which this By-law applies, shall be issued
where the proposed use, building or structure would be in violation of any provision of this By-law.
1.6
Application and Plans
In addition to the requirements of this Zoning By-law, every application for a building permit shall
be accompanied by plans, drawn to an appropriate scale and based upon an actual survey and
showing:
1. the true shape and dimensions of the lot to be used or upon which it is proposed to erect
any building or structure;
2. the proposed location, height and dimensions of the building, structure or work in respect
of which the permit is applied for;
3. the location of every building or structure already erected on or partly erected on such lot,
and the location of every use, building or structure upon adjacent lots;
4. the proposed location of parking spaces, loading spaces, driveways, landscaping areas
or planting strips as may be required; and
5. other such information as may be necessary to determine whether or not every such
building, structure and work conforms to the requirements of this By-law.
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Every such application shall be signed by the owner of the lot or the owner's agent duly authorized
thereunto in writing and by the CAO and such application shall set forth in detail the current and
proposed use of the lot and any building or structure thereon, together with all information
necessary to determine whether or not every such proposed use of land, building or structure
conforms with the requirements of this By-law.
1.7
Conformity
No land to which this By-law applies shall hereafter be used and no building or structure shall
hereafter be erected or used except in accordance with the general and special provisions of this
By-law, but nothing in this By-law prevents the use of any land, building or structure for any use
prohibited by this By-law if such land, building or structure was lawfully used for such purpose on
the day this By-law comes into effect.
1.8
Licenses, Permits and Other By-laws
Nothing in this By-law shall exempt any person from complying with requirements of the building
By-law or any other By-law in force within the Township or from obtaining any permit, license,
permission, authority or approval required by this or any other By-law of the Township or by any
other law in force from time to time.
1.9
Greater Restrictions
This By-law shall not be effective to reduce or mitigate any restrictions lawfully imposed by a
governmental authority having jurisdiction to make such restrictions.
1.10
Inspection
The authority having jurisdiction to enforce this By-law from time to time is hereby authorized,
after reasonable notice to the owner or assessed owner, occupant or apparent occupant of the
property in question, to enter at all reasonable hours for the purposes of inspection.
1.11
Violation and Penalty
1. Pursuant to Section 429 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O., 2001, Chapter 25 and to Section 67
of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chapter P13, as amended respectively, every person
who contravenes any of the provisions of the Zoning By-law shall upon conviction thereof,
forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding $25,000 exclusive of costs for each offence, 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 the person was first
convicted. All of the provisions of which shall apply, except any term of imprisonment for
default of the payment of the fine and costs imposed under this By-law shall not exceed
six (6) months. The imposition of the penalty for contravention of this By-law shall not
excuse the condition or matter resulting in such contravention or permit it to continue.
2. In addition to any penalty provided by this By-law, any contravention may be restrained
by action at the instance of any ratepayer or of the Township to the provisions of Section
45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chapter P13, as amended, in that behalf.
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1.12
Repetition of Offences
The conviction of an offender upon a breach of any of the provisions of this By-Law, shall not
prevent prosecution against the same offender upon any subsequent breach of the same or any
other provision of this By-Law.
1.13
Remedies
Where any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, reconstructed, extended or
enlarged, or any building or structure or part thereof is or is proposed to be used, or any land is
or is proposed to be used, in contravention of any requirements of this By-law such contravention
may be restrained by action at the instance of any ratepayer or of the Township pursuant to the
provisions of the Planning Act.
1.14
Validity
Should any section, or part of a section, of this By-law for any reason be held to be invalid, it is
the intention that all the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect
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2.0
Interpretation
2.1
General
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this By-law shall be held to be the minimum
requirement adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, convenience or general
welfare. Whenever the requirements of this By-law are at variance with the requirements of any
other By-law, the most restrictive, or the By-law imposing the higher standards, shall govern and
apply. Nothing in this By-law shall be construed to exempt any person from complying with the
requirements of any other By-law of the Township or from any law of the Province of Ontario or
of Canada.
2.2
Certain Words
In this By-law, words used in the present tense include future; and the word "used" includes
"arranged, designed or intended to be used"; the word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary.
Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, where a regulation involves two or more items,
conditions, provisions or events connected by the conjunction "and", "or", or "either-or", the
conjunction shall be interpreted as follows:
1. "and" indicates that all connected items, conditions, provisions or events shall apply in
any combination;
2. "or" indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events may apply single
or in combination; and
3. "either-or" indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events shall apply
single but not in combination.
2.3
Interpretation of Similar Permitted Uses
Uses other than those hereinafter specifically mentioned as uses in each of the zones, may be
permitted therein, provided such uses are similar to those specifically mentioned and are, in the
opinion of Council, or a designate of Council, not more obnoxious or detrimental to the welfare of
the community, than the permitted uses specifically mentioned in the respective zone.
2.4
Technical Revisions
Revisions may be made to this by-law without the need for a zoning by-law amendment in the
following cases:
1. correction of grammar, punctuation or typographical errors, or revisions to format in a
manner that does not change the intent of a provision;
2. adding or revising technical information on maps or schedules that does not affect the
zoning of lands including, but not limited to, matters such as updating and correcting
infrastructure information, keys, legends, or title blocks; and
3. changes to appendices, footnotes, headings, indices, marginal notes, tables of contents,
illustrations, historical or reference information, page numbering, footers, and headers,
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which do not form a part of this by-law and are editorially inserted for convenience of
reference only.
2.5
Zones
For the purpose of this By-law all land within the boundaries of the Planning Area is hereby divided
and established into Zones which are shown on the attached Schedules by the accompanying
symbols:
Section
Zone
Symbol
6
Village Area
VA
7
Shoreline Residential
SR
8
Residential
R1
9
General Commercial
C1
10
Core Commercial
C2
11
Tourist Commercial
TC
12
General Industrial
M1
13
Agricultural
A
14
Rural
RU
15
Open Space Recreation
OSR
16
Open Space Conservation
OSC
17
Pit and Quarry
Q
18
Waste Disposal
WD
2.6
Schedules
Schedules B1 and B2 attached hereto, together with notations and references shown thereon,
are hereby declared to form part of this By-law.
2.7
Zone Boundaries
1. The extent and boundaries of all zones are shown on Schedules B1 and B2, and for such
zones, the provisions of this By-law shall respectively apply.
2. Boundaries between zones shall be determined as follows:
a) Where a zone boundary is indicated as following a street or lane or highway, the
boundary shall be the centre line of such street or lane or highway, and in the event
of the closing of such street or lane or highway, the zone boundary shall be the
former centre line of the said street or lane or highway;
b) Where a street or lane or highway, electrical transmission line right-of-way or water
course is included in the zoning maps, it shall be, unless otherwise indicated, be
included in the zone of the adjoining property on either side thereof;
c) Where electrical transmission line right-of-way or water course is included on the
zoning map and serves as a boundary between two or more different zones, the
line midway on such right-of-way or water course and extending in the general
direction of the long division thereof shall be considered the boundary between
zones unless specifically indicated otherwise; and
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d) Where a zone boundary is indicated as following the limits of a geographic
township, the limit shall be the zone boundary.
2.8
Closings
In the event a dedicated street or lane shown on Schedules B1 to B2 of this By-law is closed, the
property formerly in such street or lane shall be included within the zone of the adjoining property
on either side of such closed street, or lane. If a closed street or lane is the boundary between
two or more different zones, the new zone boundaries shall be the former centre line of the closed
street or lane.
2.9
Zoning Symbols
1.
The symbols listed in Section 2.5 may be used to refer to any of the uses of land,
buildings or structures permitted by this By-law (including the zoning schedules) in the
said zones, and the intent of the By-law is that the associated zone regulations apply.
a) Special Exception Zones
Where a zone symbol is followed by a dash and a number (for example "M1-1"),
the lands so designated shall be subject to all of the provisions of the zone
represented by such symbol, except as otherwise provided by the special
exception provisions. These special provisions are listed separately under the
appropriate special exception section of the parent zone (e.g. M1) in the text of this
By-law.
b) Holding Zones
Any zone classification may be placed in a Holding Zone by adding to the zone
symbol the letter "h". No development is permitted on lands where the "h" symbol
appears until the applicable conditions have been met and the "h" is lifted by an
amendment to this By-law under Section 36 of the Planning Act.
c) Temporary Use By-laws
Temporary use By-laws may have been passed by the Township to allow
temporary uses pursuant to Section 39 of the Planning Act. Temporary uses are
shown on the schedules as special exceptions and details concerning the
temporary use are included in the special exception text within the specific zone
category.
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3.0
Definitions
In this By-law, unless the context otherwise requires:
ACCESSORY BUILDING shall mean a detached building located on the same lot as the main
building, the use of which is incidental or secondary to that of the main building, and may include
a guest cabin, private garage, boathouse, tool shed, storage building, or other similar uses.
ACCESSORY USE shall mean a use that is normally incidental, subordinate and exclusively
devoted to a principal use located on the same lot therewith.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS shall mean any premises or part thereof including a retail
store, entertainment parlour, or other business in which the principal trade provided, in pursuance
of a trade, calling, business, occupation, goods, or services appeals to or is designed to appeal
to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations.
AGRICULTURAL USE shall mean the use of land, buildings or structures for:
1. The growing of crops, including cannabis in accordance with federal and provincial
regulations and licenses, including all related activities such as soil preparation, manure
or fertilizer spreading, planting, spraying, irrigating, harvesting, and also including the
storage and sale of crops;
2. The raising, boarding, keeping and sale of all forms of livestock, except domestic pets,
including all related activities such as breeding, training, feeding, and grazing, and
including the raising of fish, and poultry;
3. The production of animal and plant products such as milk, eggs, wool, fur, honey, maple
sugar bush, or woodlots including related activities such as the collection, storage, and
sale of the products;
4. A commercial greenhouse or nursery garden, including storage and sale of the products;
and/or
5. The use and storage of all forms of equipment or machinery needed to accomplish the
foregoing activities.
AGRICULTURE RELATED USE shall mean a farm-related commercial or farm-related industrial
use that is directly related to farm operations in the area, supports agriculture, benefits from being
in close proximity to farm operations, and provides direct products and/or services to farm
operations as a primary activity.
AIRFIELD shall mean land used for the purpose of the landing, storing, taxiing and taking-off of
private aircraft as the primary function or accessory to a residential use, but not an airport under
the regulation of the Ministry of Transport.
AIRPORT shall mean any land, lot of buildings used for the purpose of landing, sorting, taxiing,
and taking-off of private or commercial aircraft, pursuant o the regulations of the Ministry of
Transport.
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AIR TREATMENT CONTROL shall mean the functional use of an industrial grade multi-stage
carbon filtration system, or similar technology, to reduce and/or treat the emission of pollen, dust
and odours expelled from a facility and sized accordingly in comparison to the facility it serves as
designed by a qualified person(s).
ALTER shall mean any alteration in a bearing wall or partition, column, beam, girder or other
supporting member of a building or structure or any alteration in the area or volume of a building
or structure.
ANIMAL HOSPITAL shall mean the premises of a veterinary surgeon where animals, birds or
other livestock are treated or kept.
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION shall mean a building or premise where petroleum products
and new supplies, parts and accessories are kept for sale to service motor vehicles, snowmobiles,
farm implements and machinery, and is also used for automobile washing, automobile repairs,
the storing, sale or offering for sale at retail of any automotive fuels, lubricants and automobile
accessories.
BASEMENT shall mean that portion of a building which is located below the first storey.
BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT shall mean a dwelling unit or portion thereof, in
which the proprietor resides and supplies for hire or gain to other persons, particularly tourists, on
a temporary or day to day basis, lodging with or without meals, and shall provide for no more than
four (4) guest rooms used or maintained for the accommodation of the public and shall be clearly
secondary to the use of the dwelling unit as a private residence. A Bed and Breakfast
Establishment shall not include a boarding house, hotel, motel, or tourist establishment.
BOATHOUSE means a building or structure or part thereof located on land or water and not more
than one storey in height, used for the storage of private boats and equipment accessory to their
use and accessory to a residential use, part of may not include sleeping accommodations.
BOARDING HOUSE shall mean any house or building in which the proprietor resides and
occupies floor space for the purposes of the boarding house as his residence, and supplies for
hire or gain to other persons, lodging with or without meals in rooms furnished by the proprietor
with necessary furnishings and includes a rooming house, but does not include a hotel or
apartment house.
BREWERY shall mean a building or structure thereof that is used for the self-contained
manufacturing, production, storage, bottling, canning and shipping of beer, authorized by a
licence issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and can be associated with a
restaurant. Self-contained means that the emission of odour fumes, noise, cinder, vibration, heat,
glare or electrical interference is not possible.
MICROBREWERY OPERATION shall mean a facility at which manufacturing of
handcrafted ales and lagers beer form raw materials (malt, hops, water and yeast) are
produced on the premises with a commercial and certified brewing system. Operations
will further include the cold storage of beer products manufactured on site, and retail and
distribution sales of those beer products. The facility may include a hospitality and tasting
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area, but shall not include a restaurant, an eating establishment, tavern, bar, night club,
or takeout food service.
BUILDING shall mean any structure, whether temporary or permanent, used or built for the
shelter, accommodation or enclosure of persons, animals, materials or equipment, other than a
fence or wall.
BUILDING LINE shall mean a line lying in the interior of a lot drawn parallel to a lot line
for the purpose of establishing the minimum distance that must exist between a building
or structure erected upon the land and a lot line.
BUILDING, MAIN shall mean that building the nature of the use of which is determined
by the Zone of the lot upon which it is authorized to be constructed or upon which it is
constructed.
BUILDING SETBACK shall mean the least horizontal distance permitted between a lot
line of a lot and the nearest portions of any building envelope on such lot.
BUILDING INSPECTOR shall mean the officer or employee of the Township from time to time
charged by the Corporation with the duty of administrating the provisions of the Building By-law.
BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE shall mean an office in which business is carried on
or any profession is practiced.
CAMP shall mean one or more non-commercial buildings used for sleeping accommodation and
the preparation and servicing of food to individuals or groups engaged in sports of recreation
activities and is intended for recreation purposes on a temporary or seasonal basis.
CAMPGROUND shall mean any parcel of land used or maintained for campers who provide their
own sleeping facilities such as tents or travel trailers but such campers are provided with sanitary
and cooking facilities by the campground management.
CANNABIS PROCESSING FACILITY shall mean a building or structure or part thereof equipped
with Air Treatment Control that is used for growing, producing, processing, testing, destroying,
packaging and/or shipping cannabis authorized by a federal license or registration.
CARPORT shall mean a sheltered or covered parking area of which is partially enclosed with a
roof but open on at least one end.
CARWASH shall mean a building, or part thereof, which is used, or designed to be used, for the
washing of motor vehicles by mechanical means or by hand labour methods.
CEMETERY shall mean land that is reserved or used for interring the dead or placing or burying
the remains, or ashes of human bodies, but does not include a funeral home. A cemetery may
include a structure for the cremation of human remains and may include the facilities for storing
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ashes of human remains that have been cremated or the interment of the dead in sealed crypts
or compartments.
CHILD CARE CENTRE shall mean a place designed and operated for the purpose of temporary
care and custody of children and which falls under the jurisdiction of the Child Care and Early
Years Act, 2014, and its successors.
CLINIC shall mean a public or private building used for medical, surgical, dental,
physiotherapeutic, chiropractic or other human health treatment by one or more practitioners, the
building may include administrative offices, waiting rooms, and laboratories.
CLUB shall mean a building or part of a building used as a meeting place for members of an
organization and includes a lodge, fraternity, a sorority house and a labour union hall.
COMMERCIAL shall mean the use of land, building or structure for the purpose of buying and
selling commodities and supplying of services as distinguished from such uses as manufacturing
or assembling of goods, warehousing, transportation terminals, construction and other similar
uses.
COMMERCIAL PARKING FACILITY shall mean an area of land, other than a street or a lane,
used for the parking of motor vehicles and available for public or private use in which there may
be compensation for such use, and for the purpose of this By-law, a commercial parking facility
shall constitute the only use of a lot.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE shall mean a motor vehicle having attached thereto, a truck or delivery
body, and includes, but is not limited to, any vehicle on which is displayed commercial lettering or
commercial license plates, ambulances, fire apparatus, hearses, casket wagons, mobile food
outlets, buses, cube vans, tilt and load trucks, dump trucks, tow trucks, buses, tractors used for
hauling purposes on the highways and construction equipment which is self-propelled or designed
to be towed.
COMMUNITY CENTRE shall mean any tract of land, or building, or buildings, or any part of any
buildings used for community activities whether used for commercial purposes or not, and the
control of which is vested in the Corporation, a local board or agent thereof except that in the case
of a Community Centre located within a Mobile Home Park, the control of such use may be vested
in the owners of the Mobile Home Park.
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY shall mean an installation which transmits, receives and/or relays
communications such as a microwave relay tower, telephone or telegraph line, cellular telephone
tower, radio or television broadcast tower, or similar facility.
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COMPOSTING FACILITY shall mean an open windrow waste processing facility in which leaf
and yard waste is processed into compost through an aerobic biological process, conducted
under controlled, engineered conditions designed to produce stabilized humus.
CONCRETE PLANT shall mean a structure that combines various ingredients to form concrete.
A concrete plant shall include a ready-mix plant and central mix plant.
CONSERVATION USE shall mean the preservation and protection of the components of the
natural environment through management and maintenance for both the individual and society's
use, both in the present and in the future.
CONSTRUCTION shall mean to do anything in the erection, installation or extension or material
alteration or repair of a building or sign and includes the installation of a building unit or sign
fabricated or moved from elsewhere.
CORNER VISIBILITY TRIANGLE shall mean a triangular area free of buildings or structures,
which is formed within a corner lot by the intersecting street lines or the projections thereof and a
straight line connecting them within a distance from their point of intersection.
CORPORATION shall mean the Township of Billings.
CONFECTIONARY AND VARIETY SHOP shall mean a retail establishment which deals primarily
in goods required by the inhabitants of a residential district to meet their day-to-day needs, but
shall not include a store catering primarily to the requirements of a commercial district.
CONTRACTORS ESTABLISHMENT shall mean the business of a contractor or a construction
company used for the storage and maintenance of equipment used by the contractor or company,
and includes facilities for the administration or management of the business and the stockpiling
or storage of supplies used in the business, but does not include the wholesale or retail sale of
building supplies or home improvement supplies.
COUNCIL shall mean the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Billings.
DECK shall mean a structure with no roof or walls, except guards, which is constructed on piers,
a foundation or cantilevered above grade, attached or accessory to a dwelling unit.
DEVELOPMENT shall mean the construction, erection or placing of one or more buildings or
structures on land in the making of an addition or alteration to a building or structure that has the
effect of substantially increasing the size or usability thereof, or the laying out and establishment
of a commercial parking lot.
DRY INDUSTRY shall mean an industry which by nature of its operation, process, or fabrication
of raw materials or service rendered does not require a water supply other than that available
from within the limits of the lot upon which the use is located, does not discharge effluent from the
limits of the lot upon which the use is located or discharge effluent from the limits of said lot and
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from which the only sewage effluent to be dispersed of within the limits of the said lot will be that
produced from normal sanitary and eating facilities required for the employees.
DWELLING shall mean a building, occupied or capable of being occupied as a home, residence
or sleeping place by one or more persons, and containing one of more dwelling units.
UNIT, ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL shall mean a separate dwelling unit which is
either located in a single detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, rowhouse or an
accessory building or structure.
DWELLING, APARTMENT shall mean a building consisting of 5 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.
DWELLING, CONDOMINIUM TOWNHOUSE shall mean a townhouse dwelling unit,
as defined in this By-Law, constructed and maintained under the provisions of the
Condominium Act.
DWELLING, CONVERTED shall mean a single detached dwelling altered to contain
two or more self contained dwelling units.
DWELLING, DUPLEX shall mean a building of 2 or more storeys that is divided
horizontally into two dwelling units each of which has an independent entrance either
directly or through a common vestibule.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE shall mean a building designed, intended and used for
occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other but shall
exclude an apartment dwelling and a row-house dwelling.
DWELLING, SEASONAL shall mean a dwelling constructed as a secondary place of
residence for seasonal vacations and recreational purposes and not as a principal
place of residence of the owner or occupant thereof.
DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED shall mean a building that is divided vertically into two
dwelling units each of which has an independent entrance either directly or through a
common vestibule.
DWELLING, SINGLE DETACHED shall mean a completely detached dwelling unit.
DWELLING, ROWHOUSE shall mean a building that is divided vertically into 3 or
more dwelling units, each of which has independent entrances, to a front and rear yard
immediately abutting the front and rear walls of each dwelling unit.
DWELLING UNIT shall mean one room or a group of rooms in a building used or
designed or intended to be used only as a single, independent and separate
housekeeping establishment and,
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1. in which food preparation and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive
use of the residents of the dwelling unit, and
2. which has a private entrance from outside the building or from a common
hallway or stairway inside the building, but
3. does not mean or include a tent, or a room or suite of rooms in a boarding or
rooming house, in a hotel, motel, motor hotel, tourist establishment, bed and
breakfast establishment or a guest cabin.
GARDEN SUITE shall mean a temporary, one-unit, self-contained, and portable
detached residential structure that is clearly ancillary to and on the same lot as a single
or semi-detached dwelling, and excludes a trailer as defined herein.
MOBILE HOME shall mean any dwelling that is designed to be made mobile, and
constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent residence compliant with all
applicable standards of the Canadian Standards Association for mobile homes, and
has a maximum width of 4.5 m but does not include a travel trailer or tent trailer or
trailer otherwise designed.
MODULAR HOME shall mean a single detached dwelling which has been
manufactured in a factory remote from the site where it is intended to be used and
transported to the site for installation on a prepared foundation and which unit complies
with all applicable standards of the Canadian Standards Association, and for the
purpose of this By-Law shall be considered as a single detached dwelling.
EATING ESTABLISHMENT shall mean a building or part of a building where food is offered for
sale or sold to the public for immediate consumption therein and includes a restaurant, cafe, tea
or lunchroom, dairy bar, coffee shop or refreshment room or stand but does not include a boarding
or lodging house, or a bed and breakfast establishment.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION shall mean the use of land, building or structures for an
elementary or secondary school, private school, university or community college authorized by
the Province of Ontario.
EMERGENCY VEHICLE DISPATCH CENTRE shall mean a building or place used for the
storage, cleaning, incidental maintenance and dispatch of police, fire and ambulance vehicles
and employees.
ERECT shall mean to build, construct, reconstruct, alter and relocate, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing shall be taken to include any preliminary physical operations, such as
excavating, berming, grading, piling, cribbing, filling or draining structurally altering any existing
building or structure by an addition, deletion, enlargement or extension.
ESTABLISHED GARAGE shall mean 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 shall mean the average elevation of the finished grade of the
ground immediately surrounding such structures, exclusive in both cases of any artificial
embankment or entrenchment and when used with reference to a street, road or highway means
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the elevation of the street, road or highway established by the Corporation or other designated
authority.
EXISTING shall mean existing as of the date of the final passing of this By-law.
FARM IMPLEMENT DEALER OR DEALERSHIP shall mean a building or place used for the
storage and sale of farm-related equipment and farm-related vehicles but shall not be used for
the repair of such equipment.
FENCE shall mean a structure which forms a barrier for enclosing, bounding, delineating or
protecting land. If the elevation of the land impacts the height of the fence from one side to the
other, than the average fence height taken from the base to the top of the fence on either side of
the fence will be used as the fence height.
FINANCIAL ESTABLISHMENT shall mean a building, or part thereof, which is used to provide
for financial services in which money is deposited, kept, lent, or exchanged, including accessory
clerical functions and shall include a bank, trust company, credit union or other similar banking
service.
FLOOD PLAIN shall mean the horizontal area below the highwater mark of a watercourse
(including a drainage canal) or lake or as defined by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines,
Natural Resources and Forestry, or its successors or the area within 30 metres of the centre line
of a watercourse whichever distance is greater.
FLOOR AREA shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all the storeys of a building including
the floor area of any basement but not of any cellar, and which floor areas are measured between
the exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building at each floor level but excluding car parking
areas within the building and for the purposes of this clause, the walls of an inner court shall be
deemed to be exterior walls.
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FLOOR AREA, DWELLING shall mean the total habitable floor area within a building
which area is measured between the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the
centre line of a common or party wall, but excluding any private garage, breezeway,
porch or verandah, balcony, or unfinished sunroom, attic, basement, or cellar, except
where such areas are considered as habitable space.
FLOOR AREA, GROUND shall mean the floor area of the lowest storey of a building
approximately at or first above the average finished grade level, excluding any
basement or cellar, which area is measure between the exterior faces of the exterior
walls at the floor level of such storey, but excludes car parking areas within the
building, and for the purpose of this paragraph the walls of an inner court shall be
deemed to be exterior walls.
FLOOR AREA, RETAIL shall mean the gross floor area of a commercial building
devoted to retail purposes.
FORESTRY shall mean the general raising and harvesting of wood, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, shall include logging, the raising and cutting of fuel wood, pulp wood,
Christmas trees, and other forest products; but does not include the processing of raw material
into wood products or by-products
FUNERAL HOME shall mean a building, or part thereof, designed for the purpose of furnishing
funeral supplies and services to the public and includes facilities intended for the preparation of
the dead human body for interment or cremation.
GARAGE, PRIVATE shall mean an accessory building or portion of a building which is designed
or used for the sheltering of private motor vehicles and the storage of household equipment
incidental to residential occupancy and in which there are no facilities for repairing or servicing of
such vehicles for remuneration or commercial use.
GARDEN CENTRE shall mean retail store comprised of an outdoor or indoor area used primarily
for the display and retail sale of plants, gardening and landscaping supplies and equipment.
GASOLINE BAR shall mean one or more pump islands, each consisting of one or more gasoline
pumps, and shelter having a floor area of not more than 10 square metres, excluding washrooms,
which shall not be used for the sale of any product other than liquids and small accessories
required for the operation of motor vehicles and shall not be used for repairs, oil changes, or
greasing.
GOLF COURSE shall mean a public or private area operated for the purpose of playing golf and
includes a par 3 or larger golf course but does not include driving ranges, miniature golf courses
and similar uses.
GREENHOUSE, COMMERCIAL shall mean a building for the growing of flowers, fruits,
vegetables, plants, shrubs, trees and similar vegetation which are not necessarily transplanted
outdoors on the same lot containing such greenhouse, but are sold directly from such lot at
wholesale or retail.
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GROUP HOME shall mean residential accommodation in which up to ten persons (excluding
supervisory staff) live under responsible supervision consistent with the particular requirements
of its residents which includes support functions for daily living.
GUEST CABIN shall mean a dwelling unit for guest accommodation accessory to a seasonal
dwelling and which contains no provisions for cooking.
GUEST ROOM shall mean a room or suite of rooms used or maintained for the accommodation
of the public and which contains no provisions for cooking.
HABITABLE ROOM shall mean a room in a dwelling used or intended to be used primarily for
human occupancy.
HAZARD LANDS shall mean any land having inherent environmental hazards, such as poor
drainage, organic soils, floor susceptibility, erosion, steep slopes or any other natural or manmade
physical conditions which effectively create unsuitable or adverse conditions for construction or
development, or conditions unsafe to the public.
HEIGHT with reference to a building, height means the vertical distance between the established
grade level at the front elevation of such building to:
1. The highest point of the roof surface or the parapet, whichever is greater of the flat roof;
2. The deckline or decline of a mansard roof; or
3. The main level between eaves and ridges of a gabled, hip, gambrel, or other type of
pitched roof.
In calculating the height of a building, any construction used as an ornament or for the mechanical
operation of the building such as a chimney, tower, cupola or steeple shall not be included.
HIGH WATER MARK shall mean the normal original water mark of any body of water as
measured by an Ontario Land Surveyor unless such high water mark has been altered by the
construction of a public dam or dams, in which case the measurement shall be from the high
water mark as controlled by such dam or dams.
HOBBY FARM shall mean a parcel of land which includes the principal residence and barns,
sheds, pens, and similar accessory buildings which are used for the sole purpose of the persons
residing at the residence and are not for commercial agricultural purposes.
HOME INDUSTRY shall mean the gainful occupation conducted in whole or in part of the dwelling
or in whole or part of an accessory building by the residents and includes uses such as an animal
hospital, or an electrical, woodworking, welding, plumbing, or sheet metal machine.
HOME OCCUPATION shall mean any occupation for gain or profit as an accessory use to
a dwelling unit by one or more of the residents residing therein and may include a service or repair
shop, a personal service shop, the office of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, or a real estate agent,
insurance agent, planner, architect, or engineer, or similar occupation but a clinic, a hospital, a
nursing home, a tea room and an animal hospital shall not be deemed to be home occupations.
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HOSPITAL shall mean any institution, building or other premises established for the treatment of
persons afflicted with or suffering from sickness, disease or injury, for the treatment of
convalescent or chronically ill persons that is approved under the Public Hospitals Act as a public
hospital.
HOTEL/MOTEL/HOSTEL shall mean a building or part of a building or a group of buildings used
primarily for the purpose of providing overnight guest room accommodation to the travelling
public, with or without accessory restaurants, dining rooms or refreshment rooms, and includes
any establishment containing guest rooms which is defined as a hotel or motel in the Hotel
Registration of Guests Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.17.
HUNT CAMP shall mean a building used for sleeping accommodation, the preparation of serving
of food and/or sports or recreation facilities, and intended for use as a base camp for hunting.
The hunt camp is to be used on a temporary or seasonal basis and is not a commercial facility.
INDUSTRIAL USE shall mean the use of land, buildings, or structure for the manufacturing,
processing, fabricating or assembly of raw materials or goods, warehousing or bulk storage of
goods and related accessory uses, and shall include a cannabis processing facility.
INDUSTRIAL USE, LIGHT shall mean an industrial use engaged in, or used for:
1. Producing apparel and finished textile products, other than the production of synthetic
fibers;
2. Warehousing or storing of goods or materials indoors;
3. Printing, duplicating or bookbinding;
4. Manufacturing finished paper and allied products other than processing wood pulp;
5. Producing cosmetics, drugs and other pharmaceuticals supplies;
6. Manufacturing finished lumber products, light metal products, light machinery, computer
software, electronic products, finished plastic-ware, porcelain, earthenware, glassware or
similar articles including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, furniture,
housewares, monument, toys, musical instruments, jewelry, watches, precision
instruments, filters, radios and electronic components, but does not include a tannery or
any industrial use accessory to an extractive use; or
7. Research laboratories.
KENNEL shall mean a building or structure where animals used as domestic household pets are
bred, raised, kept or boarded.
LANDFILL SITE shall mean any land approved by the Province upon, into or in which waste may
be deposited or processed.
LANDSCAPING shall mean:
1. any combination of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass or other horticultural elements, together
with decorative stonework, paving, screening or other architectural elements, all of which
are designed to enhance the visual amenity of a property and/or to provide a screen to
mitigate any objectionable adjacent land use; and
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2. does not include parking areas, patios, walkways, driveways or ramps.
LANE shall mean a public thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means of access to
abutting lots and which is not intended for general traffic circulation.
LAUNDROMAT shall mean a building or structure where the services of coin-operated laundry
machines, using only water, detergents and additives that are made available to the public for the
purpose of laundry cleaning.
LIQUOR OR BEER OUTLET shall mean a retail store regulated by the Provincial Government
where liquor and/or beer are sold.
LOADING SPACE shall mean an unencumbered area of land which is provided and maintained
upon the same lot or lots upon which the principal use is located and which area:
1. is provided for the temporary parking of one commercial motor vehicle while
merchandise or materials are being loaded or unloaded from such vehicle, and such
parking shall not be for the purpose of sale or display;
2. is suitable for the temporary parking of one commercial motor vehicle;
3. is not upon or partly upon any street or lane; and
4. has adequate access to permit ingress and egress of a commercial motor vehicle from a
street by means of driveways, aisles, maneuvering areas or similar areas, no part of
which shall be used for the temporary parking or storage of one or more motor vehicles.
LONG TERM CARE HOME shall mean "long term care home" as defined in the Long-Term
Care Homes Act, 2007, and its successors.
LOT shall mean a parcel of land, whether such parcel is described in a registered deed or is
shown on a registered plan of subdivision including any of its parts which are subject to right-of-
way or easement that is capable of being legally conveyed.
LOT AREA shall mean the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.
LOT, CORNER shall mean a lot situated at the intersection of and abutting on 2 or
more streets provided that the angle of intersection of such streets is not more than
135 degrees.
LOT COVERAGE shall mean that percentage of the lot area, covered by all buildings
above ground level, and shall not include that portion of such lot area which is occupied
by a building or portion thereof which is completely below ground level, and for the
purpose of this definition the lot coverage in each zone shall be deemed to apply only
to that portion of such lot which is located within said zone.
LOT DEPTH shall mean the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
Where these lot lines are not parallel, the lot depth shall be the length of a line joining
the midpoints of the front and rear lot lines.
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LOT FRONTAGE shall mean the horizontal distance between the side lot lines
measured at right angles. Where the front lot line is not a straight line, or where the
side lot lines are not parallel, the lot frontage shall be measured by a line 7.5 m back
from and parallel to the chord of the lot frontage. For the purpose of this By-law the
chord of the lot frontage is a straight line joining the two points where the side lot lines
intersect the front lot lines.
LOT, INTERIOR shall mean a lot situated between adjacent lots and having access to
one street.
LOT LINE shall mean any boundary of a lot.
LOT LINE, EXTERIOR SIDE shall mean a lot line which abuts the street on a corner
lot.
LOT LINE, FRONT shall mean the lot line that divides the lot from the street, but:
1. in the case of a corner lot with two street lines of equal lengths the lot line that
abuts the wider street or abuts a Provincial Highway shall be deemed to be the
front lot line, and in the case of both streets being under the same jurisdiction,
or of the same width, the Municipality may designate either street line as the
front lot line;
2. In the case of a corner lot abutting a 0.3 metre reserve the lot so abutting the
0.3 metre reserve shall be deemed an exterior side lot line and the other line
abutting the street shall be deemed the front lot line;
3. in the case of a through lot the longer boundary dividing the lot from the street
shall be deemed to be the front lot line and the opposite shorter boundary shall
be deemed to be the rear lot line. In case each of such lot lines should be of
equal length the Municipality may designate either street line as the front lot
line;
4. in the case of a lot with frontage on a navigable stream, river or lake, or
marine road allowance the front lot line shall be either the line of the
established high water mark of such stream, river or lake, or the line of the
inner limit of the original marine road allowance along the shore of such
stream, river or lake.
LOT LINE, REAR shall mean the lot line opposite the front lot line.
LOT LINE, INTERIOR SIDE shall mean the lot line other than an exterior side, front,
or rear lot line.
LOT, THROUGH shall mean a lot bounded on two opposite sides by streets, provided
however, that if any lot qualifies as being both a "lot, corner" and a "lot, through" as
hereinbefore defined, such lot shall be deemed a "lot, corner" for the purpose of this
By-law.
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MANUFACTURING shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in the fabricating,
processing, finishing, refinishing, assembly, or similar production of various articles and
commodities, and includes custom workshops, factories, mills, industrial shops, and similar
production facilities. This definition shall include cannabis processing facilities.
MARINA shall mean a commercial establishment where a boathouse, boat storage, boat repair
facilities, boat rental, pier, dock or jetty facilities or any combination of the foregoing are available
for all types of marine - pleasure craft and may include a gasoline pump for the fueling of marine
craft and a building or structure for the sale of marine craft, accessories and/or refreshments
MARINE ROAD ALLOWANCE means an allowance around a waterbody laid out as part of an
original Township survey.
MOBILE HOME PARK shall mean an area set aside for the use of mobile homes in which
communal sewer, water and hydro resources are provided and in which community laundry,
social, local commercial and recreation facilities may be located and which is licensed for the
purpose by the Municipality.
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AREA shall mean a place comprised of land or a building or both, the
purpose of which is for the display or sale, or both, of new and/or used motor vehicles; but does
not include an automobile wrecking or salvage yard or scrap yard.
MUNICIPALITY shall mean the Corporation of the Township of Billings.
NON-COMPLYING shall mean an existing lot or building or buildings which does not comply with
one or more of the zone provisions or standards for the zone within which said lot or buildings are
located.
NON-CONFORMING shall mean a use that is not permitted in the zone in which it is located.
NURSING 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 includes a rest home or convalescent home, and any other establishment required
to operate under the appropriate statute and includes a long term care facility.
OBNOXIOUS USE shall mean an offensive use or trade within the meaning of The Public Health
Act or any use which is a nuisance by reason or emission, or the creation of odours, gases, dirt,
smoke, noise, vibration, fumes, cinders, soot, waste, or the depositing or leaving of unsightly
objects or chattels on land.
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 may include any facility park or recreation area,
owned, operated or maintained in whole or in part by any public authority for public use, and shall
include neighbourhood, community, regional and special parks or areas.
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OUTDOOR DISPLAY shall mean the merchandise or goods exhibited or advertised for immediate
sale and which is located on the lot exterior to a building.
OPEN STORAGE means the storage of goods, merchandise, or equipment outside of a building
or structure on a lot or portion thereof, including such uses as automobile and trailer sales lots,
building materials supply yards but does not include the outdoor display of a limited number of
samples of the goods, merchandise or equipment for the purpose of sales and advertisement, or
the storage of vehicles or equipment for sale or repair. This definition shall not include the open
storage of goods or equipment incidental to the residential occupancy of a lot.
PARK shall mean an area of land designed for the purposes of passive or active leisure activities
and may include thereon one or more athletic fields, field houses, bleachers, swimming pools,
wading pools, skateboarding areas, bandstands, outdoor skating rinks, or refreshment rooms.
PARKING AREA shall mean an area of land which is provided and maintained upon the same
lot or lots upon which the principal use is located and which area:
1. comprises all parking spaces of at least the minimum number required according to the
provisions of this By-law, and all driveways, aisles, maneuvring areas, entrances, exits,
and similar areas used for the purpose of gaining access to and egress from the said
parking spaces; and
2. is provided and maintained in accordance with all applicable provisions of this By-law.
PARKING LOT shall mean a parking area forming the main use of a lot.
PARKING SPACE shall mean an area of land which is provided for the temporary parking or
storage of one motor vehicle for other than the purpose of sale or display, and may include a
private garage.
PERSONAL SERVICE SHOP shall mean a building or part of a building in which persons are
employed in furnishing services and otherwise administering to the individual and personal needs
of persons, such as a barber's shop, a hairdressing establishment, a shoe-shine shop, depots for
collecting dry cleaning and/or laundry and other similar services.
PIT shall mean an opening or excavation or working of the ground for the purpose of searching
for or removal of mineral, soil, rock, quartz, limestone, earth, clay, sand or gravel, and any roast-
yard, smelting furnace, mill, work or place, used in connection with crushing, reducing, smelting,
refining, or treating any of the substances listed in this definition and all ways, works, plant,
building and premises either below or above the ground and belonging to or used in connection
with all activities listed in this definition, and also includes a quarry.
PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT means a motion picture or other theatre, arena, auditorium, public
hall, billiard or pool room, bowling alley, ice or roller skating rink, dance hall, music hall, bingo
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halls, amusement arcades, but does not include any place of assembly otherwise defined or
classified herein.
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY shall mean a building or part thereof in which facilities are provided for
such purposes as meeting for civic, theatrical, musical, political, religious or social purposes and
shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an auditorium, banquet hall, concert
hall, gymnasium, opera house, playhouse or other similar uses.
PLACES OF WORSHIP shall mean a building dedicated to religious worship and may include
such accessory uses as a nursery school, an assembly hall, a school of religious education,
covenant, monastery or parish hall.
PLANT, ASPHALT OR CONCRETE shall mean an industrial facility used for the production of
asphalt or concrete, or asphalt or concrete products, used in building or construction, and includes
the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process or of finished products
manufactured on the premises and the storage and maintenance of required equipment.
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. Such facility is not of
permanent construction and is designated to be dismantled and moved to another location as
required.
PORTABLE SHELTER shall mean a prefabricated structure usually constructed with metal,
wood, or plastic frame and covered with a tarpaulin or other similar type of fabric or plastic cover,
used primarily for the storage of a vehicle and other items, not to be used for sleeping
accommodations.
PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINER, see SEA CONTAINER
PRINCIPAL USE shall mean the primary purpose for which a lot, building or structure is used or
intended to be used.
PRIVATE HOME DAYCARE shall mean a facility for the temporary care of children for a
continuous period not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours for compensation located in a private
residence as a household occupation.
PRIVATE ROAD shall mean a private right-of-way over private property that affords access to
abutting lots and is not maintained by a public body.
PUBLIC ACCESS POINT means public land designated by the Crown and developed and
maintained as a public access to a water body.
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PUBLIC AUTHORITY shall mean the Council, a municipal corporation, or any School Board, or
other board or commission or committee of the Township established or exercising any power or
authority under any general or special statutes of Ontario with respect to any of the affairs or
purposes of the Township or a portion thereof, and includes any committee or local authority
established by By-law of the Township.
PUBLIC BUILDING shall mean any building or structure owned or leased by the municipal
corporation, the Province of Ontario or the Government of Canada and in which government
activities are carried out.
PUBLIC USE shall mean a lot, building or structure that is broadly used for public benefit.
PUBLIC UTILITY shall mean a waterworks, a water supply system, sewage works, electrical
power or energy generating transmission or distribution system, street lighting system, natural or
artificial gas works or supply system, a transportation system or a telephone system, and includes
any lands, buildings or equipment required for the administration or operation of any such system.
QUARRY shall mean a place where consolidated rock has been or is being removed by means
of an open excavation to supply material for construction, industrial or manufacturing purposes,
but does not include a wayside quarry or open pit metal mine.
RECREATIONAL FACILITY shall mean the use of lands, buildings or structures designed and
equipped for the conduct of athletic and recreational pursuits that have a similar requirement of,
or characteristic of the principal institutional use that is offered public.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE means any vehicle so constructed that it is no wider than 2.5m and
is suitable for being attached to a motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn or is self-propelled
and is capable of being used on a short term recreational basis for living, sleeping, or eating
accommodation of persons. The term "recreational vehicles" includes the following: motor homes,
travel trailers, tent trailers, campers.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT shall mean a place
comprised of land or a building or both, the purpose of which is for the display or sale, or both, of
new and/or used recreational vehicles, in conjunction with which there may be facilities for the
servicing of such vehicles.
RECYCLING CENTRE shall mean a building or an area where used material is separated prior
to shipment to others who will use those materials to manufacture new products.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATING FACILITY shall mean a system that generates electricity
from a renewable energy source, inclusive of a dam, powerhouse, solar power collectors or
installations, transmission lines, and all associated lands, improvements and infrastructure
required for its operation, for the generation and transmission of electricity therefrom.
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RENOVATION shall mean the repair and restoration of a building to good condition, but shall not
include its replacement.
RESTAURANT shall mean a building or structure or part thereof where food is prepared and
offered for sale to the public for consumption within the building or structure.
RESTAURANT CART means a building, trailer, or vehicle, that may be mobile or
stationary, used on a seasonal basis for the preparation and cooking of a limited
selection of meals and the sale of such food and refreshments to the public for
consumption on a patio, outdoor seating area, or for consumption off the premises.
RESTAURANT, TAKE-OUT means an establishment in which meals are sold to the
public, but no place for consumption of the food is provided.
RETAIL STORE shall mean a building or part thereof in which goods, wares, merchandise,
substances, articles or things are offered or kept for sale directly to the public at retail value. This
includes a gift shop and cannabis retail store, but excludes an adult entertainment business.
RIGHT-OF-WAY shall mean an area of land that is legally described in a registered deed for the
provision of private access to abutting lots and does not include a public road, street or highway.
ROAD ALLOWANCE means an allowance for a road laid out as part of the original survey of the
Township that is not a marine road allowance.
SALVAGE OR SCRAP YARD shall mean any land, building or part thereof used for the storage
or disassembly of motor vehicles, machinery, bottles and other scrap material and salvage, and,
if in conjunction therewith the crushing or scrapping of metal or the retail sale of used motor
vehicle parts or accessories.
SEA CONTAINER shall mean a reusable enclosed metal structure manufactured to be utilized in
the transporting, shipping, and storing of goods and having the original intended benefit to be
transferred from one mode of transport to another without the requirement of being unloaded.
This shall include intermodal shipping containers, sea containers, storage containers, transport
truck trailers, and straight truck trailer boxes, but does not include any vehicle defined herein. This
shall also include those containers where the original doors and/or door closures have been
removed, added or altered leaving the container not fully enclosed. Any sea container that has
been modified for habitable or occupiable purposes must conform to the Ontario Building Code.
SELF STORAGE FACILITY shall mean a building or group of buildings used for the indoor
storage of household goods, wares, substances, or articles but shall not include a cartage depot,
transportation depot or warehouse. A shipping container, truck body, bus coach, streetcar body,
railway car or other similar body or containers, whether on wheels or not, shall not be used as
part of a Self-Storage Facility.
SERVICE OR REPAIR SHOP shall mean a building or part of a building not otherwise classified
or defined in this By-law and whether conducted in conjunction with a retail establishment or not,
for the servicing, repairing or renting, of articles, goods, materials, but does not include the
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manufacture or assembly of articles, goods or materials, bicycles, wheel chairs, orthopaedic and
prosthetic appliances and articles for fabric mending, window glazing, metal replanting, painting
and refinishing furniture and other household goods and includes a key shop, hat cleaner's shop,
a custom picture framing shop, the business of renting small tools and appliances, costumes,
chairs, tables, musical instruments and public address systems and other like articles and
equipment, but shall not include the renting of automobiles, trucks, construction equipment or
other similar articles.
SENSITIVE LAND USE shall mean buildings, amenity areas, or outdoor spaces where routine or
normal activities occurring at reasonably expected times would experience one or more adverse
effects from contaminant discharges generated by a nearby major facility. Sensitive land uses
may be a part of the natural or built-up environment. Examples of sensitive land uses may include
residences, education or health facilities.
SETBACK shall mean the distance between a lot line and the nearest wall of any building or
structure and extending the full width or length of the lot.
SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION shall mean all or part of a dwelling unit or
accessory structure related to a dwelling unit used to provide sleeping accommodations, and may
or may not include cooking facilities, for any rental period that is less than 28 consecutive days in
exchange for payment. This includes B&Bs but excludes hotels and motels.
SITE PLAN shall mean a scaled drawing showing the relationship between the lot lines and the
uses, buildings or structures existing or proposed on a lot, including such details as parking areas,
driveways, walkways, landscaped areas, building areas, minimum yards, building heights, floor
areas, densities and areas for special uses.
SOLAR COLLECTOR shall mean any device or combination of devices employed in the
collection of direct solar radiation for the purpose of heating or cooling a building, heating water,
generating electricity or otherwise converting solar rays into usable forms of energy.
SPECIAL OCCASION TENT OR STRUCTURE shall mean an outdoor venue that can
accommodate a variety of special events including but not limited to concerts, festivals,
fundraising activities, ceremonies and wedding receptions and provides temporary covered open
space.
STOREY shall mean that portion of a building between any floor and the floor, ceiling or roof
above.
STREET OR ROAD shall mean a public highway as defined by The Highway Traffic Act and shall
exclude a lane or any private right-of-way or unopened road allowance, or any street which is
shown on a Registered Plan of Subdivision which has been deemed not to be a Registered Plan
of Subdivision under Section 29 of The Planning Act.
STRUCTURE shall mean anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts joined together or
any such erection fixed to or supported by the soil and/or any other structure. For the purposes
of this By-law, a fence not exceeding 1.5 metres shall not be deemed to be a structure.
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SWIMMING POOL shall mean an artificial body of water intended and used primarily for bathing,
swimming and diving but shall not include a natural, dug or dammed pond which is intended
primarily for aesthetic or agriculture purposes.
TAVERN shall mean a building or part thereof where, in consideration of payment therefore,
liquor, beer, or wine or any combination thereof, are served for consumption on the premises,
with or without food.
TEMPORARY USE shall mean the use of land or the erection or use of building or structure for
a construction camp, work camp, tool shed, scaffold, or other building or structure incidental to
and necessary for such construction work which has not been finished or abandoned.
TOURST CABIN ESTABLISHMENT shall mean an establishment comprising land and buildings
under single ownership where individual cabins are offered for rent to tourists on a short term
basis. Such cabins may include food preparation facilities. In addition, a permanent residence
for the owner or proprietor may be located on the site.
TOURIST ESTABLISHMENT shall mean commercial establishment designed for the travelling
or vacationing public, and that has facilities for accommodation and may serve meals or provide
kitchen facilities and may furnish equipment, supplies or services to persons for recreational
purposes. A permanent residence for the owner or proprietor may be located on the site.
TOURIST OR TRAVEL TRAILER PARK shall mean a tent trailer, truck camper or house trailer
that is used or intended to be used for a short term and is located or parked on a site for a
temporary or seasonal period.
TOURIST TRAILER PARK shall mean an establishment comprising land or premises under
single ownership, licensed by the Municipality and used for the parking of tourist or travel trailers
on a temporary or seasonal basis and operating under The Tourist Information Act and The Act
Respecting the Regulations of Tourist Camps and where community laundry, social, local
commercial and recreational facilities may be located.
TRAILER shall mean any vehicle so constructed that it is suitable for being attached to a motor
vehicle for the purposes of being drawn or propelled by the said motor vehicle and capable of
being used for living, sleeping or eating accommodation or the transport of a boat, tent or
materials, notwithstanding that such vehicle is jacked up or that it's running gear is removed.
TRAVEL TRAILER see RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
USE shall mean the purpose for which any land, building, structure or premises, or part thereof,
is arranged, designed or intended to be used, or is or may be occupied or maintained and the
word 'used' has a corresponding meaning.
VEHICLE shall mean a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road building machine
and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power, including muscular power, or as
otherwise defined under the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act.
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VETERINARY ESTABLISHMENT shall mean a building established for the purpose of medically
or surgically treating domestic animals, birds, livestock, or wildlife.
WAREHOUSING shall mean a building or part of a building used for the storage and distribution
of goods, wares, merchandise, substances or articles and may include facilities for a wholesale
or retail commercial outlet but shall not include facilities for a truck or transport terminal or yard.
WASTE shall mean ashes, garbage, refuse, domestic waste, industrial waste, or municipal refuse
and such other materials as are designated in regulations under the Environmental Protection
Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE shall mean any land approved by the Ministry of the Environment upon,
into or in which waste may be deposited or processed.
WATERCOURSE shall mean a natural channel for a stream and, for the purpose of this By-law,
includes a natural channel for an intermittent stream and all watercourses, whether or not shown
on the Schedules.
WAYSIDE OR BORROW PIT shall mean a temporary pit or quarry opened and used by a public
road authority solely for the purpose of a particular project or contract of road construction and
not located on the road right-of-way.
YARD shall mean an open, uncovered space on a lot adjacent to a main building, except a court,
and unoccupied by buildings or structures except as specifically permitted elsewhere in this By-
law. In determining yard measurements, the minimum horizontal distance from the respective lot
lines shall be used.
YARD, EXTERIOR shall mean the side yard of a corner lot which side yard extends
from the front lot line and the nearest main wall of any building or structure.
YARD, FRONT shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the
front lot line and the nearest wall of any building or structure on the lot.
YARD, INTERIOR shall mean a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard of
a lot between an interior side lot line and the nearest wall of any building or structure
on the lot.
YARD, REAR shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the
rear lot line and the nearest wall of any main building or structure on the lot
YARD, REQUIRED shall mean that part of a yard which is located adjacent to a lot
line, has the minimum yard depth required herein, and does not contain any buildings,
structures, or parking areas except where specifically permitted herein.
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Figure 2 Illustration of Yards and Required Yards
YURT shall mean a temporary shelter made of canvas, nylon or other such material, including
associated, poles, pegs and ropes, that may be disassembled and easily moved, and that is not
permanently affixed to the site but shall not include a recreational vehicle or any other structure
otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.
ZONE shall mean an area of district of land shown on the schedules of this By-law and which are
subject to special restrictions.
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4.0
General Provisions
4.1
Accessory Uses
1. The following provisions shall apply to permitted accessory buildings or structures in each
respective zone:
a) Accessory buildings or structures shall not be permitted prior to the principal use.
b) Accessory buildings shall not be used for human habitation except where a
dwelling is a permitted accessory use.
c) Unless otherwise noted in this By-law the accessory structure shall have the same
setbacks as the principal building, and shall not occupy more than 10% of the lot
area.
d) Accessory uses and buildings shall maintain a minimum 2 m setback from the main
building in all zones.
e) The use of any accessory building or structure for the keeping of animals, other
than domestic pets, is not permitted in the Residential (R1), Village Area (VA),
General Commercial (C1) or Core Commercial (C2) Zones, except in accordance
with by-law no. 2022-29 the Township's Backyard Chicken By-law.
f) Where the lot abuts a navigable waterway, a boathouse, dock or wharf, as an
accessory building or structure, may be erected in the front yard, interior side yard,
exterior side yard, or rear yard provided that the approval of any other
governmental authority having jurisdiction has been obtained and that it is not
located closer than 6 m to the side lot line or does not encroach on adjacent
frontage when the lot boundaries are extended into the water.
4.1.1 Additional Residential Units
1. Where these uses are permitted, they are subject to the following provisions:
a) One additional residential dwelling unit is permitted in a single detached dwelling
unit, semi-detached dwelling unit, or rowhouse dwelling unit, and one accessory
dwelling unit is permitted in a building or structure accessory to the aforementioned
units;
b) The additional residential unit is designed and located in such a manner to not
have an impact on the streetscape or character of the surrounding neighbourhood;
c) Additional residential units shall be subject to the corresponding zone provisions if
located in the principal structure;
d) Additional residential units in an accessory structure shall be subject to the general
provisions for accessory uses;
e) An additional residential unit is permitted on private services, provided it can be
demonstrated that the private sewage disposal system can accommodate the
change in use; and
f) Additional residential units are prohibited from being severed from the lot
containing the principal dwelling unit.
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4.1.2 Guest Cabin
1. A maximum of one (1) guest cabin is permitted per lot.
2. A guest cabin for human habitation is not permitted except where a dwelling is a permitted
accessory use.
4.1.3 Portable Shelters
1. Portable shelters are permitted, subject to the following provisions:
a) A maximum of two (2) portable shelters are permitted on a property
2. Portable shelters must be located a minimum of 0.6 m from the rear, interior and/or exterior
side property lines;
3. If located in the front yard the portable shelter shall be located a minimum of 5.0 m from
the front lot line and not pose any hazards for vehicular movement or human health and
safety;
4. Portable shelters shall be included in the lot coverage calculations; and
5. Portable shelters are subject to the provisions established in the Property Standards By-
law.
6. Portable shelters shall only be used for storage purposes.
4.1.4 Private Swimming Pools
1. A swimming pool erected in any zone shall be permitted in the side yard of any lot provided
that:
a) No part of such pool shall be located closer to any lot line or street line than the
minimum distance required for the principal building located on such lot; and
b) Any building or structure, other than the main building, required for changing
clothing or for pumping or filtering facilities, or other similar accessory uses, shall
be in accordance with the provisions applicable to accessory buildings on such lot.
2. A swimming pool as an accessory use to a permitted residential or rural use shall be
permitted in the rear yard of any lot provided that no part of such pool shall be located
closer to any lot line or street line than the minimum distance required for an accessory
building located on such lot.
4.1.5 Recreational Vehicles
1. Recreational trailers and vehicles must be stored and used in accordance with By-law
2021-48 Recreational Trailers/Vehicles Outside of Tent and Trailer Parks, or its
successors.
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4.1.6 Truck, Bus and Coach Bodies
1. No truck, bus, coach or street car body, or structure of any kind other than a dwelling unit
erected and used in accordance with this and all other By-laws of the Corporation shall be
used for human habitation whether or not the same is mounted on wheels.
4.1.7 Sea Containers
1. Sea containers are not permitted within the Township without an amendment to this By-
law.
4.2
Automobile Service Stations and Gas Bars
1. Where automobile service stations and gas bars are permitted in this By-law, the following
provisions shall apply:
a) No portion of any pump island on an automobile service station or gasoline bar lot
shall be located closer than 6 m from the street line of any street.
4.3
Building Repair and Reconstruction
1. Nothing in this section prevents the reconstruction of any building or structure that is
damaged or destroyed by causes beyond the control of the owner, provided that the
minimum frontage or area, or the minimum front, side or rear yards required by this section
are not further reduced or its original use altered.
2. Nothing in this section prevents the strengthening or restoration to a safe condition of any
building or structure or part of any such building or structure that is a non-complying and/or
non-conforming use provided that:
a) Such repair or reconstruction does not further contravene the provisions of this By-
law, because of a change in the height, size or volume, or by changing the use of
such building or structure.
4.4
Buildings to be Moved
In all zones, no building, residential or otherwise normally requiring a building permit for
construction shall be moved within the area covered by this By-law or shall be moved into the
limits of the area covered by this By-law without a permit from the Chief Building Official or Building
Inspector.
4.5
Cannabis Processing Facility
1. Cannabis Processing Facilities shall also be subject to the following provisions:
a) Such facilities shall be permitted as accessory to an agricultural use.
b) Setbacks for any facility shall be a minimum of 300 m from any sensitive land uses
as defined in this By-law.
c) All such facilities shall be equipped with approved Air Treatment Control as defined
in this By-law.
d) All storage shall be in a fully enclosed building.
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e) Development in relation to the establishment or expansion of a Cannabis
Processing Facility may be subject to Site Plan Control.
4.6
Change of Use
A use of a lot, building or structure which, under the provisions hereof, is not permissible within
the zone in which such lot, building or structure is located, shall not be changed except to a use
which is permissible within such zone.
4.7
Corner Visibility Triangle
On a corner lot, a fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush or tree, or any other structure or vegetation
shall not be erected or permitted to grow to a height greater than 1 m above the grade of the
streets that abut the lot within the triangular area included within the street line for a distance of 6
m from their point of intersection.
4.8
Dwelling Unit in Non-residential Building or Lot
1. No person shall use any lot, or erect, alter or use any building or structure for the purpose
of a separate dwelling unit on a lot zoned other than for residential uses, or within a portion
of a non-residential building except where permitted, in accordance with the following
regulations:
a) One single dwelling unit for use by the owner or operator shall be permitted with a
private water supply and sewage system where such have been approved by the
Ministry of the Environment, or appropriate regulatory authority.
b) The dwelling unit shall have a separate building entrance to that provided for non-
residential use; and
c) The dwelling use shall have a separate parking space as provided in Section 5 of
this By-law
2. Nothwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, no dwelling unit shall be located in a non-
residential building that is used for an Automobile Service Station defined in Section 3 of
this By-law.
4.9
Frontage on a Public Road or Street
1. No person shall erect any building or structure in any zone unless the following can be
met:
a) the lot upon which such building or structure is to be erected fronts upon an open
and maintained public road or street and has access or a legal right-of-way which
is registered on title.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a seasonal dwelling may be erected on any lot created on
an island in a Shoreline Residential (SR) Zone.
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4.10
Height Exceptions
1. Notwithstanding the height provisions, nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the
erection of a church spire, belfry, clock tower, chimney, farm building or structure other
than a dwelling, silo, water tank, windmill, radio, radar, or television tower or antenna, or
drive-in theatre screen.
4.11
Home Industries
1. Where a home industry is a permitted use, the following provisions shall apply:
a) Only one person residing in the said dwelling, plus two other people who may or
may not reside in the dwelling, may conduct the said household industry.
b) The home industry shall clearly be secondary to the main residential use.
c) The residential character of the dwelling unit shall not be changed.
d) There shall be no advertising other than a plate or sign in accordance with any by-
laws of the Township;
e) There shall be no open storage or outdoor display of materials or equipment.
f) The household industry shall not create or become a nuisance because of noise,
fumes, dust, odour and traffic or otherwise interfere with the enjoyment of the
residential amenities of the neighbourhood.
g) The lot shall be an existing lot with a minimum frontage of 60 m and minimum lot
depth of 120 m.
h) Such use shall maintain a setback that is a minimum of 15 m greater than the
setback required by this By-law for the main building of the lot.
4.12
Home Occupations
1. Where a home occupation is a permitted use, the following provisions shall apply:
a) Only one person residing in the said dwelling, plus one other person who may or
may not reside in the dwelling, may conduct the said household occupation.
b) The floor area devoted to the said household occupation shall not be more than
25% of the total floor area of the dwelling.
c) There shall be no advertising other than an unilluminated plate or sign with a
maximum area of 1sqm, to indicate to persons outside that any part of the dwelling,
dwelling unit or lot is being used for a purpose other than residential.
d) The home industry shall clearly be secondary to the main residential use.
e) The residential character of the dwelling unit shall not be changed.
f) The household occupation shall not create or become a public nuisance because
of noise, noxious odours or emission of smoke, traffic or parking.
g) Such home occupation shall not interfere with television or radio reception
h) There shall be no open storage or outdoor display of materials or finished products,
and no machinery or instrument shall be used in conducting the household
occupation that is not normally used in a residence or is not compatible with a
residential area.
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4.13
Minimum Distance Separation
Notwithstanding any other yard or setback provision in this By-law to the contrary, no building
housing livestock or manure handling facility shall be erected unless it complies with the Minimum
Distance Separation (MDS) Formulae as developed by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Affairs, as amended from time to time.
4.14
Multiple Uses on One Lot
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where any land, building or structure is used
for more than one permitted use, all provisions of this By-law shall be complied with for each use,
except in the case of lot area, lot frontage, coverage and minimum yard requirements in which
case the most restrictive or stringent requirement shall apply.
4.15
Non-Conforming Uses
1. Nothing in this By-law shall 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 day of the passing of the By-law, so long as it continues to be used
for that purpose.
2. This By-law is not intended to apply to prevent the erection or use for a purpose prohibited
by the By-law of any building or structure the plans for which have, prior to the day of
passing of the By-law, been approved by the Chief Building Official or Building Inspector,
so long as the building or structure, when erected, is used and continues to be used for
the purpose for which it was erected.
3. Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the reconstruction, renovation, repair or strengthening
to a safe condition of any building or structure or part of any such building or structure
which does not comply with the provisions of this By-law.
4. Where a building has been erected prior to the date of the passing of this By-law on a lot
having less than the minimum frontage and/or area, or having less than the minimum
setback and/or interior side yard and/or exterior 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 enlargement, reconstruction, repair or renovation does not further reduce a
minimum front yard and/or interior or exterior side yard and/or rear yard provision
established in the by-law; and
b) All other applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with.
5. A lot held as a single lot prior to the passing of this By-law may be built upon, even though
said lot is of such size that it cannot comply with the minimum frontage and/or depth and/or
area required by this By-law, provided that in the case of a lot in the Rural (RU) Zone such
lot has not less than 15 metres of frontage and not less than 900 square metres of area.
Such lot shall require the approval of the Ministry of the Environment or its designated
agent prior to the issuance of a building permit and the proposed use must comply with all
other applicable provisions of this By-law.
6. Nothing in this By-law shall apply to prevent the alteration of a residential building existing
at the date of passing of this By-law in a Commercial Zone, provided that such alteration
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does not contravene any of the provisions of this By-law for such use in the Village Area
(VA) Zone.
7. The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to prevent the reconstruction or continued
use of any building or structure that is damaged or destroyed, either by voluntary or
involuntary means, provided that:
a) Such restoration does not increase the height, size or volume or change the use
of such building or structure.
8. Nothing in this By-law shall prevent Council from acquiring or disposing of any land,
building or structure used or erected for a purpose prohibited by the By-law or for the
acquisition or disposition of any vacant land having a frontage or depth less than the
minimum prescribed for the erection of a building or structure in the defined area in which
the land is situated. Nothing in this By-law shall prevent Council from disposing of any
such land, building or structure or prevent Council from exchanging any such land for any
other land within the Township.
9. A non-conforming use of a lot, building or structure shall not be changed except to a use
which is permissible within such zone, or such other uses as may be approved under
Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P. 13.
10. A non-conforming use shall be considered to be terminated once the use ceases and the
property is used for a permitted use.
11. Portable shelters, recreational vehicles, mobile home sites, sea containers and shipping
containers are not subject to the provisions of legal non-conforming uses.
4.16
Non-Complying Uses
1. Where a legal non-complying building or structure is damaged, destroyed or demolished,
the building or structure may be reconstructed within its original location provided that:
a) The situation of non-compliance is not further increased; and
b) All other provisions of the By-law are complied with.
Efforts should be made to have the rebuilding of buildings or structures comply with all
applicable setbacks and yard provisions of the applicable zones.
2. A legal non-complying building or structure may be enlarged or extended provided the
situation of non-compliance is not further increased and it complies with all other
provisions of the By-law.
4.17
Number of Dwelling Units on One Lot
Not more than one single detached dwelling unit shall be erected on one lot except in the
Agricultural (A) Zone or Rural (RU) zone where a second residence may be erected to provide
accommodation for a farm labourer, and where additional residential units are permitted, in
compliance with Section 4.1.1.
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4.18
Properties with More than One Zone
Where a lot is divided into more than one zone, each such portion of said lot shall be considered
separately for the purposes of determining zone provisions such as lot area, lot frontage, required
front yard, required side and rear yards and each such portion shall conform to the provisions of
the appropriate zone, but no lot shall have more than one dwelling unit on the whole except as
specifically provided in this By-law.
4.19
Public Uses Permitted
1. The provisions of this By-law shall not apply to the use of any land or to the erection or
use of any building or structure for the purpose of public utility or service by the Township
and/or any Public Authority, or Ministry of the Government of Ontario or Canada, including
the Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation, or any telephone, telegraph, broadband or
cellular or gas company, provided that where such land, building or structure is located in
any zone:
a) no goods, material or equipment shall be stored in the open except as permitted in
such zone;
b) the lot coverage and yard requirements described for such zones shall be complied
with;
c) parking and loading requirements as contained in this By-law shall be complied with.
2. Nothing in this By-law shall prevent, in any zone, the installation of a watermain, sanitary
sewer, storm sewer, gas main, pipeline or overhead or underground hydro and telephone
line provided that the location of such pipe or line has been approved by the Corporation.
4.20
Short Term Rentals
1. Where short term rentals are permitted in all or part of a residential building, the following
provisions apply:
a) Parking shall be provided in accordance with Section 5.
b) The short-term rental use does not change the character of the residential dwelling,
nor become a nuisance to the area in terms of parking, noise, or other factors.
c) Such short-term rental is licenced with the Township if applicable.
4.21
Special Uses Permitted
1. The following uses are permitted in all Zones within the Corporation:
a) Temporary camps used in the construction of public works but only for so long as it
is necessary for such works as may be constructed adjacent to the camp and only
until such time as the work is completed, or abandoned, or
b) A tool shed, scaffold or other building or structure incidental to construction on the
premises where it is situated and only as long as it is necessary for the work in
progress and until the work is completed or abandoned.
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"Abandoned" in this section shall mean the failure to proceed expeditiously with the construction
of a work, specifically abeyance of construction for six (6) months.
4.22
Uses Prohibited
1. Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this By-law, the following uses are
prohibited in the Municipality:
a) No use shall be permitted which from its nature or the materials used therein is
declared by the Local Board of Health or Council of the Corporation to be a noxious
trade, business or manufacture under The Public Health Act or regulations,
thereunder, Chapter 377, R.S.O. 1970, as amended.
b) The use of any land or lot for the purpose of a tourist trailer park or the use of a
tourist trailer, or mobile home for human habitation except as specifically provided
by this By-law.
c) The use of any land or lot for the purposes of a track for the commercial racing of
animals, motor vehicles or motorcycles or go-carts or snowmobiles except by a
club or organization which is licensed by the Municipality for such uses.
d) The use of any land or lot for the purpose of a scrap or salvage yard except as
specifically provided by this By-law.
e) The use of any land or lot for the purpose of a waste disposal area, landfill site, or
dump except for public landfill sites owned and/or operated by the Township of
Billings.
f) No land, building or structure shall be used for such Commercial or Industrial
purpose as is likely to create a public nuisance or danger to health or danger from
fire or explosion, except in accordance with the provisions of or regulations under
The Gasoline Handling Act.
4.23
Uses Restricted
1. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this By-law, the following uses are
prohibited within 600 m of sensitive uses.
a) The manufacture or storage of fertilizers from human or animal wastes.
b) The slaughtering of animals.
4.24
Planting Strip
1. A planting strip/vegetative buffer or a fence shall be provided on or near any property line
where a commercial or industrial property abuts upon a residential property or zone. The
vegetative buffer/planting strip or fence shall be provided in accordance with the following
regulations:
a) Shall maintain a minimum vegetative buffer/planting strip of 3 m
b) A vegetative buffer/planting strip shall be used for no other purpose than a
continuous fence or hedge row of evergreens or shrubs, not less than one and 1.5
metres high immediately adjoining the lot line or portion thereof along which such
planting strip is required herein, provided that no fence or hedgerow shall be
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required or permitted to a height in excess of 1 metre closer to a street line than
the required yard depth.
c) In all cases where ingress and egress driveways or walks extend through a planting
strip, it shall be permissible to interrupt the strip within 3 metres of the edge of such
driveway or within one and 1.5 metres of the edge of such walk.
d) A Planting strip referred to in this subsection may form part of any landscaped open
space required by this By-law.
4.25
Waste Disposal Zone Setbacks
Residential dwellings are prohibited within 500 m of any waste disposal facility.
4.26
Waterfront Setbacks and Vegetative Buffer
1. Setbacks from Lakes
a) No building other than a marina or boathouse shall be constructed within 30 m of
a lake unless a natural yard extending back from the shore a distance of 20 m is
left in its natural state in which case the building setback may be reduced to 20 m
2. Setbacks from Lake Huron
a) No person shall erect any habitable building or structure in any zone abutting Lake
Huron less than 15 m measured horizontally from the 100 year flood elevation
contour identified on Schedules B1 to B2 of this By-law unless:
i.
The building or structure is located at least 61 m from the shoreline; and
ii.
The building or structure is flood-proofed to 179.6 m Canadian Geodetic
Vertical Datum (CGVD1928).
3. Shoreline Vegetative Buffer
a) The marine shore road allowance around all waterbodies extends 20 m from the
shoreline. The marine shore road allowance, and the required front yard setback
is to remain vegetated, and will be considered the shoreline vegetative buffer.
b) No site alteration or vegetation clearance Is permitted in the marine shore road
allowance.
c) A maximum of 25% of the shoreline vegetative buffer on private property, to a
maximum width of 15 m, may be cleared.
d) Restoration of the natural vegetation and shoreline characteristics may be required
as a condition of development or redevelopment.
4.27
Yard and Setback Encroachments Permitted
1. Except for accessory buildings, structures or uses, 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 in the following table shall be permitted to
project for the specified distances into required yards as follows:
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Structure or Feature
Applicable Yard(s)
Required setback or
Permitted Encroachment
Sills, Belt Courses,
eaves, gutters,
chimneys, awnings,
pilasters, canopies
and generators
Any yard
May encroach 0.6 m into the
required yard
Window Bays
Front, and Rear yard
May encroach 1.0 m into the
required front, rear yard
Fire Escapes, Exterior
Staircases
Rear and Side yards
May encroach 1.2 m into the
required rear and side yards
Balconies
Front, Rear and Side Yards
May encroach 1.5 m into the
required yard
Porches not
exceeding 1.8 m in
height
Front, Rear and Exterior
Side Yard
May encroach 1.5 m into the
required yards
Air Conditioners
Rear, Interior Side and
Exterior Side Yard
May encroach 0.6 m into the
required yards
Deck located at 2 feet
or above
Rear Yard
May encroach 5.0 m into the
required yard and maintain a
minimum setback of 1.5 m to
the rear lot line.
Front and Exterior Side Yard
May encroach 1.6 m into the
required yards
Interior Side Yard
No encroachment permitted.
Gate (guard) House
Front and Side Yard
In the Industrial Zone shall
maintained a 5 m front and
side yard setback
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law to the contrary, where a detached single
detached dwelling or accessory use thereto is to be erected in 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 the centre line of the road or street, 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 road or street, as the case may be, than the established building
line on the date of passing of this By-law and further provided that in no case shall any
building be erected closer than 3 meters from the front lot line and need be no greater than
setback regulations prescribed in the zone in which it is situated.
4.28
Yard Exception - Terrain Unsuitability
Where in this By-law, a front, side or rear yard is required, and part of the area of the lot is usually
covered by water or marsh or swale 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 or structure on the lot to the edge of said area covered by water or marsh, or to the rim
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of said river bank or watercourse, or to the top of the said cliff or embankment if such area is
closer than the lot line.
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5.0
Parking
5.1
Off-street Parking Requirements
In connection with the construction, erection, enlargement or increase in the volume of any
building type, provisions shall be made for off-street parking on the same lot as the building in
accordance with the following regulations and minimum parking requirements.
5.2
Parking Space Requirements
1. The owner of every building or structure erected or used for any of the purposes
hereinafter set forth shall provide and maintain for the sole use of the owner, occupant or
other persons entering upon or making use of the said premises from time to time, parking
spaces and areas as follows:
Land Use
Use of Land
Required
Number
of
Parking Spaces
Residential
Additional Residential Unit,
Garden Suite
1 space per dwelling unit
Bed and Breakfast
1 space per dwelling unit, 1
space per guest room
Boarding House
1 space for each two dwellers;
1 space for a residing owner
Group Home
1.25 spaces per dwelling unit
Short-Term Rentals
1 space per rental bed/unit
Single
Detached,
Semi-
Detached, Duplex, Seasonal
2 space per dwelling unit
Rowhouse, Apartment,
Multiple
1 space per dwelling unit
Commercial
Business or Professional
Office, including a home
occupation
1 space per 28 sqm of office
floor area
Clinic
5 parking per practitioner
Confectionary or Variety Shop 1 space for every 9.5 sqm of
total floor area
Hotel, Motel, or Tourist
Establishment
1 space per guestroom and 1
additional space for each 9.5
sqm of floor area devoted to
public use
Funeral Home, Restaurant,
Club, Place of Entertainment
or Place of Assembly
1 parking space for every 5
seats or 3 meters of bench
space. Where there are no
fixed seats, 1 space for each
9.5 sqm of floor area devoted
to public use
Marina
1 space for every 20 sqm of
total retail floor area, plus 1
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space for each boat slip
provided
Other Commercial Uses
1 space for every 19 sqm of
total floor area
Institutional
Educational Institution
1.5 spaces for each teaching
area, plus 1 separate bus
loading area per 2 teaching
areas
Emergency Vehicle Dispatch
Center
1 space per 30 sqm of gross
floor area
Hospital, Nursing Home
1 space for each 2 beds or 40
sqm whichever is greater,
plus 1 additional space for
each
resident
doctor
or
resident employee
Place of Worship
1 space per 5 seats or 3 m of
bench space OR 1 space per
20 sqm of gross floor area
devoted
to
public
use,
whichever is greater
Industrial
Building Supply Outlet, Bulk
Fuel
Storage,
Contractors
Yard, Home Industry, Motor
Vehicle
Repair
Shop,
Fabricating Shop, Processing
Establishment,
Manufacturing, Welding Shop
1 space for each 100 sqm of
floor area up to 1,850 sqm
plus 1 additional space for
every 450 sqm of floor area
over 1,850 sqm including any
basement area if used for
industrial use
Cannabis Processing Facility 1 space per 90 sqm of gross
floor area plus 1 space per 30
sqm of gross floor area of an
accessory office.
Any other use not
specified on this table
1 space per 20 sqm of gross
floor area
2. If the calculation of the required parking spaces results in a fraction, the required parking
spaces shall be the next higher whole number.
3. Where any land or building accommodates more than one use, the total parking space
requirement for such land or building shall be the aggregate sum of the requirements for
each individual use.
4. Any parking spaces required to be provided by this By-law shall be exclusive of the parking
spaces used or intended to be used for the storage or parking of motor vehicles or major
recreational vehicles for sale or rental.
5. No portion of any access driveway shall be located closer than 9.0 m to the intersections
of two street lines or their projections
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5.3
Addition to a Building or Structure
When a building or structure has insufficient parking area at the date of passing of this By-law to
comply with the requirements herein, this By-law shall not be construed to require that the
deficiency be made up prior to the construction of any addition. No addition may be built, however,
and no change of use may occur, the effect of which would be an increase in that deficiency.
5.4
Location
Notwithstanding the yard and setback provisions of this By-law to the contrary uncovered surface
parking areas, in other than residential use areas, shall be permitted in any required yard or in
the area between the road or street line and the required setback provided no part of any parking
area, other than a driveway, is located closer than 1 metre to any road or street line.
5.5
Parking Area Requirements
1. Parking areas shall conform to the following requirements:
a) The parking area shall be located on the same lot as the use it is intended to serve
except in the case of a water access lot where the parking area shall be located in
a zone where such use is permitted by this By-law;
b) each parking space shall be have a minimum width of 3 m and depth of 6 m
c) each parking space shall be provided with unobstructed access to a street by a
driveway, aisle, lane or private road
d) any parking area designed to serve water access lots shall have a minimum area
of 50 sqm for each lot to be served and no parking shall be permitted within 8
metres of the high water mark or within 3 metres of any lot line abutting a lot in a
Residential Zone;
e) for any parking area in a Commercial or Industrial Zone which is required to be
used in winter, an additional area equal to 20% of the required area shall be
provided for snow storage.
5.6
Ingress and Egress
1. Ingress and egress, to and from the required parking spaces and areas shall be provided
by means of unobstructed driveways or passageways at least 4 metres but not more than
9 metres in perpendicular width.
2. The maximum width of any joint ingress and egress driveway ramp measured along the
street line shall be 9 metres.
3. The minimum distance between a driveway and an intersection of street lines measured
along the street line intersected by such driveway shall be 8 metres.
4. The minimum angle of intersection between a driveway and a street line shall be sixty (60)
degrees.
5. Every lot shall be limited to the following number of driveways:
a) up to the first 30 metres of frontage, not more than 2 driveways; and
b) for each additional 30 metres of frontage, not more than 1 additional driveway.
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5.7
Buffer Area
Where a parking area is situated in the Village Area (VA) Zone and is designed to accommodate
more than 6 automobiles, a strip of land not less than 1 metre wide, around the periphery of the
said parking area and within the lot in which said parking area is located shall not be used for any
purpose other than landscaping but this shall not prevent the provision of entrances nor exits to
said parking area across the strip.
5.8
Drive Through
The entrance for a drive through function must provide for the progressive movement of cars and
shall be sufficient to accommodate stacking for not less than 10 cars on said lot, starting at the
last window, and that the drive through function does not inhibit the use of the necessary required
parking spaces. Stacking spaces for drive through or drive-in uses may not be counted as required
off-street parking spaces.
5.9
Illumination
Where parking areas are illuminated, lighting fixtures shall be so arranged that no part of any
fixture shall be more than nine (9) metres above the finished grade of the parking area. Fixtures
shall be so designed and installed that the light is directed downward and deflected away from
adjacent lots, roads and streets.
5.10
Parking Area Surface
In a Commercial or Industrial Zone, a parking area and driveway connecting the parking area with
a street shall be maintained with a stable surface which is treated so as to prevent the raising of
dust or loose particles. They shall, before being used, be constructed of crushed stone, slag,
gravel, crushed brick (or tile), cinders, asphalt, concrete, Portland cement binder or like material
and with provisions for drainage facilities.
5.11
Use of Parking Spaces and Areas
1. Any area where off-street parking is permitted under this By-law shall be used for no other
parking purpose than for the parking of operative passenger vehicles and commercial
vehicles used in operations incidental to the permitted uses on the lot, all bearing currently
valid licence plates.
2. For the purposes of this subsection "commercial motor vehicle" shall mean any
commercial vehicles as defined in the Highway Traffic Act.
5.12
Accessible Parking
1. Provisions of accessible parking spaces shall be compliant with the Ontario Integrated
Accessibility Standards Regulation 191/11 or its successors.
2. In the case of multiple residential (i.e., apartment dwellings), Commercial, Industrial and
Institutional uses, accessible parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the
following table:
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Total Parking
Spaces Required
Accessible Spaces Required (minimum)
Total
Type A
Type B
Up to 37
1
1
38-62
2
1
1
63-86
3
1
2
87-133
4
2
2
134-166
5
2
3
167-200
6
3
3
Each additional 50
spaces thereof
1 additional space
a) Where an even number of accessible parking spaces are provided, an equal
number of parking spaces that meet the requirements of a Type A parking space
and a Type B parking space must be provided.
b) Where an odd number of accessible parking spaces are provided, the number of
parking spaces must be divided equally between parking spaces that meet the
requirements of a Type A parking space and a Type B parking space, but the
additional parking space, the off-numbered space, may be a Type B parking space.
c) Accessible parking spaces shall be of the following two types:
i.
Type A: minimum width of 3.4 m
ii.
Type B minimum width of 2.4 m
d) An access aisle may be shared by two accessible parking spaces and must have
a minimum width of 1.5 m.
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Figure 3: Accessible parking spaces and access aisle
5.13
Loading Space Requirements
1. The owner or occupant of any lot, building or structure erected or used for any purpose
involving the receiving, shipping, loading or unloading of persons, animals, goods, wares,
and merchandise and raw materials, shall provide and maintain at the premises on the lot
occupied by the building or structure and not forming part of the street or lane, within the
zone in which such use is located 1 loading or un-loading space that conforms to the
following:
a) A minimum length of 9 m
b) A minimum width of 3.7 m
c) A minimum vertical clearing distance of 4.5 m
d) A minimum of 1 loading space for every 500 sqm of floor
2. Access to loading or unloading spaces shall be by means of a driveway with a minimum
width of 6 m
3. The driveways, loading and unloading spaces shall be constructed and maintained with a
stable surface which is treated so as to prevent the raising of dust or loose particles and
with provisions for drainage facilities.
4. The loading space or spaces required shall be located in the interior side or rear yard
unless set back from the street line a minimum distance of 25 metres.
5. When a building or structure has insufficient loading space at the date of passing of this
By-law to comply with the requirements herein, this By-law shall not be construed to
require that the deficiency be made up prior to the construction of any addition. No
addition may be built, however, and no change of use may occur, the effect of which would
be an increase in that deficiency.
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6.0
Village Area (VA) Zone
6.1
Permitted Uses
Residential
Additional Residential Unit
Apartment Dwelling
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Boarding House
Converted Dwelling
Duplex Dwelling
Group Home
Home Occupation
Seasonal Dwelling
Short Term Rental
Semi-Detached Dwelling
Single Detached Dwelling
Commercial
Automobile Service Station
Business or Professional Office
Clinic
Club
Eating Establishment
Farm Implement Dealer
Financial Establishment
Funeral Home
Hotel
Marina
Motel
Motor Vehicle Sales Area
Personal Service Shop
Place of Entertainment
Recreational Vehicle Sales and
Service Establishments
Service of Repair Shops
Retail Store
Tavern
Institutional
Cemetery
Place of Worship
Community Centre
Educational Institution
Emergency Vehicle Dispatch Center
Hospital
Nursing Home
Place pf Assembly
Playground
Park
6.2
Zone Provisions
Use
Provision
Required
Residential
Lot
Area
(min)
for
lots
serviced by municipal water
and sewer services
460 sqm
Lot
Area
(min)
for
lots
serviced by municipal water
and private sewage treatment
systems
930 sqm
Lot Frontage (min) for lots
serviced by municipal water
and sewer systems
15 m
Lot Frontage (min) for lots
serviced by municipal water
and private sewage treatment
systems
23 m
Front Yard (min)
0.5 m
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Rear Yard (min)
0.5 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m (1)
Exterior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
35%
Building Height (max)
9 m
Ground Floor Area as a % of
lot area (max)
25%
Commercial
Lot
Area
(min)
for
lots
serviced by municipal water
and sewer services
460 sqm
Lot
Area
(min)
for
lots
serviced by municipal water
and private sewage treatment
systems
930 sqm
Lot Frontage (min) for lots
serviced by municipal water
and sewer systems
15 m
Lot Frontage (min) for lots
serviced by municipal water
and private sewage treatment
systems
23 m
Front Yard (min)
0.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
0.5 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
50%
Building Height (max)
12 m
Ground Floor Area as a % of
lot area (max)
50%
Institutional
Lot
Area
(min)
for
lots
serviced by municipal water
and sewer services
460 sqm
Lot
Area
(min)
for
lots
serviced by municipal water
and private sewage treatment
systems
930 sqm
Lot Frontage (min) for lots
serviced by municipal water
and sewer systems
15 m
Lot Frontage (min) for lots
serviced by municipal water
and private sewage treatment
systems
23 m
Front Yard (min)
0.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
0.5 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m
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Lot Coverage (max)
50%
Building Height (max)
9 m
(1) 0 m setback is required for semi-detached dwelling along the adjoining wall.
6.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions
apply to accessory uses, buildings or structures within the Village Area (VA) Zone.
Use
Provisions
Required
Residential
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
0.5 m
Building Height (max)
4 m
Commercial
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
0.5 m
Building Height (max)
5 m
Institutional
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
0.5 m
Building Height (max)
4 m
6.4
Additional Zone Provisions
a) A dwelling unit is permitted as an accessory use to the principal commercial use,
building or structure identified in Section 6.1 except for an automobile service station,
motor vehicle sales area, recreational vehicle sales and service establishments, and
service of repair shop. The dwelling unit shall be located above or behind the main
commercial use.
6.5
Special Exception Zones
Section
/
Zone
Amending By-Law / Location
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
6.5.1 VA-1
By-Law 88-17; Township of
Billings, Lot 11, Con 7
A mobile home for human habitation subject to the
following conditions:
a) A continuous masonry foundation (perimeter)
to be completed within six months of passing
said by-law.
b) Axle and associated road equipment is to be
removed.
c) The mobile home must meet the requirements
set out by the Canadian Standards
Association.
d) Applicant shall be responsible to pay $100.00
plus all associated costs encountered by the
Municipality in carrying out said zoning
amendments.
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7.0
Shoreline Residential (SR) Zone
7.1
Permitted Uses
Residential Uses
Bed and Breakfast
Group Home
Home Occupation
Seasonal Dwelling, where road is not maintained year-round
Short Term Rental
Single Detached Dwelling, where a road is maintained year-round
Recreational Uses
Playground
Public Beach
Public Boat Launching Area
Public Dock Facility
7.2
Zone Provisions
Use
Provision
Required
Residential
Lot Area (min)
4,046 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
45.5 m
Front Yard (min)
7.5 m, or as per 4.26 (30m
from the shoreline)
Rear Yard (min)
3 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
3 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
20%
Building Height (max)
9 m (1)
Ground Floor Area as a % of
lot area (max)
20%
Recreational
Lot Area (min)
4,046 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
45.5 m
Front Yard (min)
-
Rear Yard (min)
-
Interior Side Yard (min)
-
Exterior Side Yard (min)
-
Lot Coverage (max)
-
Building Height (max)
-
Ground Floor Area as a % of
lot area (max)
-
(1) Where more than one tier of lots is proposed, buildings on waterfront lots shall be limited
to 1 storey.
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7.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions
apply to accessory uses, buildings or structures on lots used for residential purposes
within the Shoreline Residential (SR) zone.
Use
Provision
Required
Residential
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
3 m
Building Height (max)
5 m
7.4
Additional Zone Provisions
Reserved.
7.5
Special Exception Zones
Section / Zone
Amending By-Law /
Location
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
7.5.1 SR-1
(By-law 85-6; Billings Twp, Lot
25, Con XVIII; Lot 8, Plan M-
163)
A mobile home for human habitation subject to the
following conditions:
a) A continuous masonry foundation (perimeter)
to be completed within six months of passing
said by-law.
b) Axle and associated road equipment is to be
removed.
c) The mobile home must meet the
requirements set out by the CSA.
d) Mobile home shall be located a minimum of
15 m from any lot line.
e) Applicant shall be responsible to pay $50.00
plus all associated costs encountered by the
Municipality in carrying out said zoning
amendments.
7.5.2 SR-2
By-Law 88-16; Allan Twp, Lot
1, Con 3; Lot 11, Plan S-156
A mobile home for human habitation subject to the
following conditions:
a) A continuous masonry foundation (perimeter)
to be completed within six months of passing
said by-law.
b) Axle and associated road equipment is to be
removed.
c) The mobile home must meet the
requirements set out by the CSA.
d) Mobile home shall be located a minimum of
10 m from any lot line.
e) Applicant shall be responsible to pay $100.00
plus all associated costs encountered by the
Municipality in carrying out said zoning
amendments.
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Amending By-Law /
Location
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
7.5.3 SR-3
By-Law No. 92-09; Lot 1, Con
7, Township of Allan
i.
No
development
shall occur
below the 213.3
m. elevation
C.G.D. as
established in
plan of survey.
ii. Prior to the
issuance of a
building permit,
the Ministry of
Natural
Resources shall
review and
approve a site
plan which
identifies the
location of the
building
envelope above
the 213.3 m
elevation.
7.5.4 SR-4
Multiple locations
By-Law No. 92-21; Lot 26, Con
6, Township of Billings; Parts
1, 2, 3 & 4, Plan 31R-2369
By-law No. 2000-08; Lot 20,
Con 17, Township of Billings;
Pts. 1, 2 & 3 Plan 31R-2996
By-law No. 2005-13; Lot 27,
Con V, Township of Billings;
Pts 1- 4, 31R-3402
By-law No. 2006-08; Lot 24,
Con VII, Township of Billings;
Pts 1 to 3, Plan 31R-3372
The minimum lot
frontage and area of
each lot is as
determined by the
registered plan of
survey.
7.5.5 SR-5
By-law No. 2008-17; Lot 30,
Con XII, Twp of Billings; Part 1,
Plan 31R-325
Boarding house
7.5.6 SR-6
By-Law No. 2010-21; Lot 10,
Con A, Twp of Allan East; Lot
6, Plan S-151
Interior side yard,
easterly (minimum): 0.8
m
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Amending By-Law /
Location
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
7.5.7 SR-7
Multiple locations
By-law 85-5; Billings Twp, Lot
24, Con XVII
By-law 89-17; Township of
Allan East, Lot 7, Con 4
A mobile home for human habitation subject to the
following conditions:
a) A continuous masonry foundation (perimeter)
to be completed within six months of passing
said by-law.
b) Axle and associated road equipment is to be
removed.
c) The mobile home must meet the
requirements set out by the Canadian
Standards Association.
Applicant shall be responsible to pay a fee plus all
associated costs encountered by the Municipality in
carrying out said zoning amendments.
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8.0
Residential (R1) Zone
8.1
Permitted Uses
Residential Use
Additional Residential Unit
Bed and Breakfast
Converted Dwelling
Duplex Dwelling
Home Occupation
Group Home
Semi-Detached Dwelling
Short Term Rental
Single Detached Dwelling
Park
Playground
8.2
Zone Provisions
Use
Provision
Required
Residential
Lot Area (min)
460 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
15 m
Front Yard (min)
0.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
0.5 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m (1)
Exterior Side Yard (min)
0.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
30% (2)
Building Height (max)
10 m
Ground Floor Area as a % of
lot area (max)
30%
(1) 0 m setback is required for semi-detached dwelling along the adjoining wall.
8.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions
apply to accessory uses, buildings or structures within the Residential (R1) zone.
Use
Provisions
Required
Residential
Distance from all lot lines (min)
3 m
Building Height (max)
5 m
8.4
Additional Zone Provisions
Reserved.
8.5
Special Exception Zones
Reserved.
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9.0
General Commercial (C1) Zone
9.1
Permitted Uses
Automobile Service Station
Building Supply Establishment
Business or Professional Office
Dwelling Unit in accordance with Section 4.7 of this by-law
Eating Establishment
Existing Residential Uses
Farm Implement Dealer
Hotel
Marina
Motel
Motor Vehicle Sales Area
Personal Service Shop
Recreational Vehicle Sales and Service Establishment
Repair or Service Shop
Restaurant, Drive-In
Retail Store
Short Term Rental
Tavern
9.2
Zoning Provisions
Provision
Required
Lot Area (min)
1,858 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
30.5 m
Front Yard (min)
7.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
4.5 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
50%
9.3
Additional Zone Provisions
a) A dwelling unit is permitted as an accessory use to the principal commercial use,
building or structure identified in Section 9.1 except for an automobile service station,
farm implement dealer, and recreational vehicles sales area. The dwelling unit shall
be located above or behind the main commercial use.
9.4
Special Exception Zones
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/
Zone
Amending By-Law / Location
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
9.4.1 C1-1
By-law No. 2013-37; Lot 27, CON
XIV, Township of Billings; Part 1,
31R-2355
-
One (1) Portable
Storage Container
(±2.4 M. X ±15.8
M.), Located as
identified on
Schedule "A" to By-
law 2013-37
-
A Public Garage
(mechanical)
-
A vehicle impound
yard, and (#) self-
storage units.
9.4.2 C1-2
By-Law No. 89-21 - Pt. Lot 15,
Concession A, Sub Lot 77, Plan S-
144, Allan East (Maple Point)
-
Commercial outlet
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10.0 Core Commercial (C2) Zone
10.1
Permitted Uses
Commercial
Automobile Service Station
Business or Professional Office
Existing residential uses
Financial Institution
Funeral Home
Hotel
Laundromat
Personal Service Shop
Service Shop
Restaurant
Retail Store
Institutional
Club
Place of Assembly
Place of Entertainment
Place of Worship
Short Term Rental
Dwelling unit, accessory to a permitted use
10.2
Zone Provisions
Use
Provision
Required
Commercial
Lot Area (min)
-
Lot Frontage (min)
-
Front Yard (min)
-
Rear Yard (min)
6 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
2.5 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
-
Lot Coverage (max)
75%
Building Height (max)
12 m
Gross Floor Area as a % of lot
area (max)
150%
Institutional
Lot Area (min)
-
Lot Frontage (min)
-
Front Yard (min)
-
Rear Yard (min)
6 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
2.5 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
2.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
60%
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Building Height (max)
12 m
10.3
Accessory Use Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions apply to
accessory uses, buildings or structures within the Core Commercial (C2) zone.
Use
Provision
Required
Commercial
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
2 m
Building Height (max)
5 m
Dwelling Unit
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
2 m
Institutional
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
2 m
Building Height (max)
5 m
10.4
Additional Zone Provisions
a) In addition to those uses listed in Section 10.1 a Dwelling unit or units in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.7 of this By-law is permitted provided that the minimum floor
area per dwelling unit is 37 m² plus an additional 14 m² for each additional bedroom.
10.5
Special Exception Zones
Reserved.
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11.0 Tourist Commercial (TC) Zone
11.1
Permitted Uses
Commercial Campground
Commercial Trailer Park
Dwelling unit in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.7 of this by-law
Hotel
Marina
Motel
Restaurant
Tourist Cabin Establishment
11.2
Zone Provisions
Provision
Required
Lot Area (min)
2,325 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
76 m (1)
Front Yard (min)
7.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
4.5 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
4.5 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
30%
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this by-law where the commercial recreational use is not
on a waterfront the minimum lot frontage shall be 60 m.
11.3
Additional Zone Provisions
a) A dwelling unit is permitted as an accessory use to the principal commercial use, building
or structure identified in Section 11.1. The dwelling unit shall be located above or behind
the main commercial use.
11.4
Special Exception Zones
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Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
11.4.1 TC-1
By-law no. 2015-18; Lot 1, Con
V, Township of Allan; Parts 1 &
2, 31R-958
A dwelling unit (identified
as cottage "a") is permitted
to be located within Part 2,
Plan
31R-958,
to
have
a
minimum
front
yard
setback of 7.0 m; and
A dwelling unit (identified
as cottage "B") is permitted
to be located within Part 1,
Plan
31 R-958, to have a
minimum
front
yard
setback of 5.0 m, and a
north side yard setback of
1.0 m.
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12.0 General Industrial (M1) Zone
12.1
Permitted Uses
Automobile Service Shop
Building Supply Outlet
Cannabis Processing Facility
Contractors Yard
Custom Workshop
Dry Industry involved in the fabricating processing or manufacturing of goods or materials
Dwelling unit in accordance with the provisions of section 4.7 of this by-law
Fabricating Shop
Farm Produce Storage Area
Feed Mill
Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Repair Shop
Service or Repair Shop
Sawmill
Storage Use
Transportation Terminal
Warehousing
Welding Shop
Wood Working Establishment
Work Shop
12.2
Zone Provisions
Provision
Required
Lot Area (min)
1,858 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
30.5 m
Front Yard (min)
7.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
7.5 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
50%(1)
Building Height (max)
20 m
Ground Floor Area as a % of lot area (max)
50%
(1) This coverage factor does not restrict open storage areas.
12.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions apply to
accessory uses, buildings or structures within the General Industrial (M1) zone.
Provision
Required
Distance from all lot lines (min)
7.5 m
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Building Height (max)
6 m
12.4
Special Exception Zones
Reserved.
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13.0 Agricultural (A) Zone
13.1
Permitted Uses
Agricultural Use
Agriculture-Related Use
Bed and Breakfast
Farm Produce Storage Facility
Home Industry
Home Occupation
Nursery or a Farm Greenhouse
Private Airfield
Short Term Rental
Single Detached Dwelling accessory to an agricultural use
Single Detached Dwelling on a lot created prior to 1980
Wayside Pit or Quarry
13.2
Zone Provisions
Provision
Required
Lot Area (min)
40 ha
Lot Frontage (min)
-
Front Yard (min)
9 m
Rear Yard (min)
9 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
9 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
9 m
Lot Coverage (max)
-
13.3
Accessory Use Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions apply to
accessory uses, buildings or structures within the Agricultural (A) zone.
Provision
Required
Distance from all lot lines (min)
9 m
13.4
Additional Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding any other section of this By-law, no person shall use any land or erect,
alter or use any building or structure for the purpose of a private airfield as defined in this
By-law except in accordance with the following provisions:
i.
No lot having less than 10 hectares shall be used for a private airfield;
ii.
No person shall maintain or store more than 3 aircrafts at any private airfield;
iii.
1 accessory building for the purpose of parking or storing an aircraft shall be
permitted on a lot, but shall be separate from, and located not less than 15 m
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from any non-residential building, and 30 m from any building used for residential
purposes; and
iv.
No land used for the purpose of a private airfield shall be located closer than 200
m of any residential dwelling unit located on an adjacent property held in separate
ownership.
13.5
Special Exception Zones
Reserved.
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14.0 Rural (RU) Zone
14.1
Permitted Uses
Rural
Agricultural Use
Agricultural-Related Uses
Animal Hospital
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
Home Industry
Farm Produce Storage Facility
Forestry Use
Kennel
Nursery or a Farm Greenhouse
Parking and Servicing of School
Buses
Private Airfield
Wayside or Borrow Pit
Rural Residential
Home Occupations
Seasonal Dwellings
Short Term Rental
Single Detached Dwellings
Institutional/Recreational
Educational Institution
Cemetery
Golf Course
Hunt Camp
Park
Place of Worship
Playground
14.2
Zone Provisions
Use
Provision
Required
Rural
Lot Area (min)
40 ha for agricultural uses and
agricultural related uses, 10 ha
for other rural uses
Lot Frontage (min)
45 m
Front Yard (min)
9 m
Rear Yard (min)
3 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
3 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
9 m
Building Height (min)
9 m
Rural Residential
Lot Area (min)
1,858 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
30.5 m
Front Yard (min)
7.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
3 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
3 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Lot Coverage (max)
25%
Building Height (max)
9 m
Ground Floor Area as a % of lot
area (max)
25%
Institutional/Recreational
Lot Area (min)
1,858 sqm
Lot Frontage (min)
30.5 m
Front Yard (min)
7.5 m
Rear Yard (min)
3 m
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Interior Side Yard (min)
3 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
7.5 m
Building Height (max)
9 m
14.3
Accessory Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions apply to
accessory uses, buildings or structures within the Rural (RU) zone.
Use
Provisions
Required
Rural
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
3 m
Building Height (max)
10 m
Rural Residential
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
3 m
Building Height (max)
5 m
Institutional
Distance from all lot lines
(min)
3 m
Building Height (max)
5 m
14.4
Additional Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law to the contrary, a kennel shall be
located a minimum of 300 metres from any residential building or Residential Zone,
excluding the residential building located on the same lot as the kennel.
14.5
Special Exception Zones
Section / Zone
Amending By-Law /
Location
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
14.5.1 RU-1
By-law No. 2006-09; Lot 14,
Con XI, Township of Billings
Mobile home placed on
a permanent foundation,
either concrete piers or a
concrete foundation
with running gear and
towing mechanism
removed
Front yard (minimum):
24 m
14.5.2 RU-2
By-law 2007-09; Lot 5, Con
VII, Township of Billings
Two wind turbines
Setback from all lot
lines (minimum): 85 m
14.5.3 RU-3
By-law 2007-10; Lot 4, Con
VIII, Township of Billings
Two wind turbines
Setback from all lot
lines (minimum): 61 m
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Amending By-Law /
Location
Permitted Uses
Special Provisions
14.5.4 RU-4
By-law No. 2007-19; Lot 13,
Con VII, Township of Billings
- a sawmill
- a warehouse
- a fabricating shop
- a work shop
- an equipment or
materials storage yard
- a retail commercial
outlet, as a use
accessory to uses
permitted
Front yard setback
(minimum): 25 m
14.5.5 RU-5
By-Law No. 2011-36; Lot 13,
Con VIII, Twp of Allan East;
Part 1, Plan 31R-3666
Up to four (4) Portable Storage Containers,
accessory to the existing uses, to be located
having a minimum front yard setback of 47 m
14.5.6 RU-6
By-law No. 2012-07; Lot 29,
Con XII, Billings; Part 3, Plan
31R-1204; 818 Lakeshore
Rd
- one (1) transport trailer (16 m. X 2.45 m.) to be
located having a minimum front yard
setback of 75 m. & a minimum side yard setback
of 3 m., and
- one (1) portable storage container (6 m. X 2.5
m.) to be located having a minimum
front yard setback of 82 m. and a minimum side
yard setback of 3 m.
14.5.7 RU-7
By-law No. 2012-16; Lot 13,
Con. VIII, Allan E.; Part 2,
Plan 31R-3666; 10279 Hwy
540
One (1) Portable Storage Container, accessory to
the existing rural residential Uses, to be located
having a minimum front yard setback of 101 m
and the minimum side yard setback of 6 m
14.5.8 RU-8
By-law No. 2012-40; Lot 26,
Con XVII, Twp. Of Billings;
479 Newburn Road
One (1) Portable Storage Container, accessory to
the existing rural residential and agricultural
related uses, to be located west of the west
boundary of Part 2, Plan 31R-1360
14.5.9 RU-9
By-law No. 2013-05; Lot 2,
Con XI, Township of Allan;
Part 1, 31R-3296; 98 Lebar
Rd
One (1) Portable Storage Container, having less
than 40 sqm GFA, used for storage accessory to
the existing residential uses, located having a
minimum side yard of 42 m and a minimum front
yard of 225 m
14.5.10
RU-10
By-law 88-05
-
Restricts
buildings
Township of Billings
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15.0 Open Space Recreation (OSR) Zone
15.1
Permitted Uses
An area of land where the principal use is for public or private recreation
Club
Dwelling Unit or Units in accordance with Section 4.7 of this By-law
Educational Institution
Emergency Vehicle Dispatch Center
Golf Course
Place of Worship
Playground
Place of Assembly
15.2
Zone Provisions
Provision
Required
Front Yard (min)
9 m
Rear Yard (min)
3 m
Interior Yard (min)
3 m
Exterior Yard (min)
9 m
Lot Coverage (max)
20%
15.3
Special Exception Zones
Reserved.
Township of Billings
Zoning By-law 2022-57
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16.0 Open Space Conservation (OSC) Zone
16.1
Permitted Uses
Agricultural use, excluding buildings and structures
Conservation Area
Forestry Use, excluding buildings and structures
Nursery Garden
Outdoor Recreational Uses excluding buildings and golf courses
Flood Control and Erosion Protection Uses
Recreational Trail
Wildlife and/or Fish Management Area
16.2
Zone Provisions
Provision
Required
Front Yard (min)
9 m
Rear Yard (min)
3 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
3 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
9 m
16.3
Accessory Use Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions established in Section 4.1 the following provisions apply to
accessory uses, buildings or structures within the Open Space Conservation (OSC) zone.
Provision
Required
Distance from all lot lines (min)
3 m
Building Height (max)
10 m
16.4
Additional Zone Provisions
a) No accessory dwelling unit or units shall be permitted in any Open Space Conservation
(OSC) Zone.
16.5
Special Exceptions Zones
Section / Zone
Amending
By-
Law / Location
Permitted
Uses
Special Provisions
Township of Billings
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16.5.1 OSC-1
By-Law No.92-09,
Lot 1, Con 7,
Township of Allan
No Development shall occur below
the 213.3 m elevation C.G.D as
established in the plan of survey
Prior to the issuance of a building
permit,
the
Ministry
of
Natural
Resources shall review and approve
a site plan which identifies the
location of the building envelope
above the 213.3 m elevation
Township of Billings
Zoning By-law 2022-57
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17.0 Pit and Quarry (Q) Zone
17.1
Permitted Uses
Asphalt Plant
Concrete Batching Plant
Pit and/or Quarry
Washing, Screening, Crushing and Storage of Sand, Gravel, Ballast, Stone, Aggregates,
Clays, Brick, Peat, and other surface and subsurface resource materials
Accessory and associated operations
17.2
Zone Provisions
Provision
Required
Front Yard (min)
30 m
Rear Yard (min)
30 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
30 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
30 m
17.3
Additional Zone Provisions
a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this by-law, no pit or quarry shall be excavated so that
its edge is at a point less than 30 metres from the limit of any road right-of-way and 30
metres from any adjoining property line. However, this lot line restriction will be waived
where two extractive operations abut and are being mined at the same time thus permitting
a more efficient use of the available aggregate.
17.4
Special Exception Zones
Reserved.
Township of Billings
Zoning By-law 2022-57
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October 5, 2022
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18.0 Waste Disposal Site (WD) Zone
18.1
Permitted Uses
Dump Site for used building material
Landfill Site for garbage including organize waste but excluding chemical wastes
Recycling Centre
Salvage or Scrap Yard
18.2
Zone Provisions
Provision
Required
Lot Area (min)
10 ha
Front Yard (min)
30 m
Rear Yard (min)
30 m
Interior Side Yard (min)
30 m
Exterior Side Yard (min)
30 m
18.3
Additional Zone Provisions
a) No waste disposal site shall be located so that its edge is at a point less than 30 m from
the limit of any road right-of-way and 30 m from any adjoining property line.
18.4
Special Exception Zones
Reserved.
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