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Town of Caledon Zoning By-law
Section 3 - Definitions
3-1
Revised: November 25, 2025
SECTION 3
DEFINITIONS
3.1
DEFINED TERMS
The following lists all the defined terms contained in this By-law:
Table 3.1
A
-Abattoir
-Additional Residential
Unit
-Adult Day Centre
-Adult Entertainment
Parlour, Live
-Adult Entertainment Use
-Adult Specialty Store
-Adult Video Store
-Aggregate Transfer
Station
-Agri-Tourism Use
-Agricultural-related
Commercial Uses
-Agricultural-related
Industrial Use
-Agricultural Uses
- Agricultural Uses,
Existing (ORM)
-Agricultural Sales,
Service, Repair and
Rental Establishment
-Airport
-Aisle
-Alter
-Amusement Arcade
-Animal Agricultural
(ORM)
-Animal Hospital
- Animal Kennel
-Antique and Collectibles
Store
-Archival Document
Warehouse
-Area of High Aquifer
Vulnerability
-Art Gallery
-Artisan Operation
-Artist Studio and
Gallery
-Attic
-Automotive Store
B
-Backyard Amenity Area
-Bakery
-Balcony
-Basement
-Bed & Breakfast
Establishment
-Boarding House
-Body-Rub
-Body-Rub Parlour
-Bona Fide Farmer
-Building
-Building, Accessory
-Building, Apartment
-Building, Apartment,
Senior Citizens
-Building, Mixed Use
-Building Area
-Building Envelope
-Building Height
-Building, Main
-Building Separation
-Building Setback
-Building Setback,
Private Road
-Building Setback, Public
Road
-Building Supply Outlet
-Building Width
-Bulk Storage Facility
-Bunkhouse
-Business Office
C
-Cannabis or Industrial
Hemp Use
-Cannabis-Related Use-
Indoor
Cannabis-Related Use-
Outdoor
-Camping Ground
-Carport
-Cemetery
-Clinic
-Cold Storage
Warehouse
-Commercial Motor
Vehicle Repair Facility
-Community Centre
-Communication
Equipment Outlet
-Community Recycling
Facility
-Composting Facility
-Concrete Batching Plant
-Conference Centre
-Conservation School
-Construct
-Contractor's Facility
-Convenience Store
-Corporation
-Council
-Country Inn
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-Crisis Care Facility
-Cultural Centre
-Custom Computer
Assembly and Service
Outlet
-Custom Workshop
D
-Day Care, Private Home
-Day Nursery
-Deck
-Density
-Department Store
-Department Store Type
Merchandise (DSTM)
-Detached
-Dormitory
-Drag Strip Facility
-Drive-Through Service
Facility
-Driveway
-Driveway Separation
-Driveway Setback
-Dry Cleaning or Laundry
Outlet
-Dry Cleaning or Laundry
Plant
-Drying Elevator Facility
-Dwelling, Accessory
-Dwelling, Accessory
(ORM)
-Dwelling, Back-to-Back
Townhouse
-Dwelling Unit
-Dwelling Unit,
Accessory
-Dwelling Unit, Bachelor
-Dwelling Unit, Main (or
Main Dwelling Unit)
-Dwelling, Common
Element Townhouse
-Dwelling, Detached
-Dwelling, Freehold
Townhouse
-Dwelling, Linked
-Dwelling, Main (or Main
Dwelling)
-Dwelling, Mobile Home
-Dwelling, Multiplex (or
Multiplex Dwelling)
-Dwelling, Quattroplex
Townhouse
-Dwelling, Semi-
detached
-Dwelling, Townhouse
E
-Emergency Service
Facility
-Entertainer
-Entrance
-Entrance Separation
-Entrance Setback
-Entrance Width
-Environmental
Management
-Equipment Storage
Building
-Escape Lane
-Established Building
Line
-Existing
F
-Factory Outlet
-Fairground
-Farm
-Farm-Based Alcohol
Production Facility
-Farm Equipment
Storage Building
-Farm, Existing
-Farm Produce Outlet
-Farm Vacation Home
(ORM)
-Farmers Market
-Financial Institution
-Finished Grade
-Fishing Club
-Fitness Centre
-Floor Area
-Floor Area, Dwelling
Unit
-Floor Area, Gross
-Floor Area, Gross
Leasable
-Floor Area, Net
-Floor Space Index
-Forest Management
-Front Wall
-Funeral Home
-Furniture and Wood
Stripping and
Refinishing Operation
-Furniture Showroom
G
-Garage Build-Over
-Garage Build-Over
Recess
-Garage Build-Over
Width
-Garage, Depth
-Garage, Dual
-Garage, Maintenance
Accessory
-Garage, Private
-Garage Projections,
Main Building
-Garage Projections,
Porch or Verandah
-Garage Width
-Garbage Enclosure,
Private
-Gasoline Pump Island,
Accessory
-Golf Course
-Government Office
-Gravel Pit
-Grocery Store
-Group Home
-Guest House
-Guest Room
H
-Habitable Room
-Hazardous Waste
-Hobby Farm
-Home Improvement
Centre
-Home Business (ORM)
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-Home Industry (ORM)
-Home Occupation
-Hospital
-Hotel
-Hunt Club
I
-Industrial Hemp-Related
Use - Indoor
-Industrial Hemp-Related
Use - Outdoor
-Industrial Supply Outlet
-Industrial Use
L
-Laboratory, Medical
-Laboratory, Industrial
-Landscaped Buffer
-Landscaping Area
-Landscaping, Soft
-Lane
-Laundromat
-Library
-Light Equipment Rental
Establishment
-Live-Work Unit
-Livestock Facility
-Loading/Delivery Space
-Lodge
-Lodging Facility
-Long Term Care Facility
-Lot
-Lot Area
-Lot, Corner
-Lot, Existing
-Lot Frontage
-Lot, Fully Serviced
-Lot, Interior
-Lot, Partially Serviced
-Lot, Through
-Lot, Unserviced
-Lot Line
-Lot Line, Exterior Side
-Lot Line, Front
-Lot Line, Interior Side
-Lot Line, Rear
M
-Main Dwelling (see
Dwelling, Main)
-Main Dwelling Unit (see
Dwelling Unit, Main
-Maintenance Building
-Medical Centre
-Merchandise Service
Shop
-Mezzanine
-Mobile Home
-Mobile Home Park
-Motel
-Motocross Circuit
-Motor Vehicle
-Motor Vehicle,
Commercial
-Motor Vehicle Body
Shop
-Motor Vehicle
Compound
-Motor Vehicle Gas Bar
-Motor Vehicle Race
Track
-Motor Vehicle Rental
Establishment
-Motor Vehicle Repair
Facility
-Motor Vehicle Sales
Establishment
-Motor Vehicle Service
Centre
-Motor Vehicle Towing
Facility
-Motor Vehicle Used
Sales Establishment
-Motor Vehicle Washing
Establishment
-Multiplex Dwelling (see
Dwelling, Multiplex)
-Museum
N
-Natural Area
-Nature Research Centre
-Nature Trail
-Net
-Night Club
-Non-Complying
-Non-Conforming
-Non-Food Store Retail
-Noxious Use
-Nursery
-Nursery, Commercial
-Nursery, Horticultural
O
-Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan Area
-On-Farm Diversified Use
-Open Storage Area,
Accessory
-Open Storage Use
-Open Storage -
Wellhead
-Order Station
-Outdoor Seasonal
Garden Centre,
Accessory
-Outside Display or
Sales Area, Accessory
P
-Park
-Park, Private
-Parking Area
-Parking Area,
Commercial
-Parking Area, Municipal
-Parking Area Setback
-Parking Garage
-Parking Space
-Patio, Outdoor
-Pedestrian Street
Entrance
-Person
-Personal Service Shop
-Pharmacy
-Place of Assembly
-Place of Entertainment
-Place of Worship
-Planting Strip
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-Planting Strip Width
-Play Facility Area
-Porch
-Portable Asphalt Plant
-Premises
-Printing Plant
-Printing and Processing
Service Shop
-Privacy Yard
-Private Club
-Private Road
-Product Storage
Building
-Public Authority
-Public Transit Depot
-Public Use
Q
-Quarry
-Queuing Lane
Queuing Space
R
-Rapid Infiltration Basin
-Rapid Infiltration
Column
-Recreation, Intensive
-Recreation, Non-
Intensive
-Recreational Trailers
and Vehicles
-Recreational Use, Low-
Intensity (ORM)
-Region
-Research Establishment
-Resort Complex
-Restaurant
-Retail Store
-Retail Store, Accessory
-Rooming Unit
S
-Sales, Service and
Repair Shop
-Salvage Yard
-School
-Seniors Retirement
Facility
-Service Building
-Services Designed to
Appeal to Erotic or
Sexual Appetites or
Inclinations
-Setback
-Sewage Treatment
Facility
-Sewer System, Sanitary,
Public
-Sewer System, Storm
-Shopping Centre
-Sight Triangle
-Ski Area
-Small Scale Concrete
Batching Plant
-Special Care Home
-Specialty Food Store
-Specified Body Areas
-Specified Sexual
Activities
-Sports Arena
-Storey
-Storey, First
-Stormwater
Management Facility
-Street
-Street Access
-Street Line
-Street Setback
-Structure
-Supermarket
T
-Topsoil Manufacturing
Business
-Tourist Camp
-Tourist Establishment
-Tractor Trailer Repair
Facility
-Trailer, Tourist
-Trailer, Tractor
-Trailer, Utility
-Training Facility
-Transportation Depot
U
-Use
-Use, Accessory
V
-Vehicle, Farm
-Vehicle, Motor (see
Motor Vehicle)
-Vehicle, Tourist
-Veterinary Hospital
-Video Outlet/Rental
Store
W
-Walkway, Private
-Walkway, Public
-Warehouse
-Warehouse, Public Self
Storage
-Warehouse, Retail
-Warehouse, Wholesale
-Waste Processing
Facility
-Waste Transfer Facility
-Water Supply Plant
-Water System, Public
-Wayside Pit or Quarry
-Wellhead Protection
Areas
-Wellness Centre
Y
-Yard
-Yard, Exterior Side
-Yard, Front
-Yard, Interior Side
-Yard Rear
Z
-Zone
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3.2
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply to all the lands within the limits of the Town of Caledon,
excepting those lands and areas listed in Section 1.1 of this By-law.
Abattoir means a building, structure or lot or part thereof used to accommodate the penning
and slaughtering of live animals and the preliminary processing of the animal carcasses and
may include the packing, treating, storing and sale of the product on the premises.
Additional Residential Unit means a subordinate, self-contained dwelling unit permitted in
addition to a main dwelling unit and is located within the same building, or within a detached
accessory building or private garage on the same lot, as the main dwelling. The addition of an
additional dwelling unit does not change a dwelling into any other type of residential building
typology.
Adult Day Centre means a premises, used to deliver a daily program of structured and
supervised activities and care for seniors or persons with disabilities.
Adult Entertainment Parlour, Live means any premises or part thereof in which there is
provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation, services appealing to, or
designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations. "Services" in the context of Live
Adult Entertainment Parlour includes activities, facilities, performances, exhibitions, viewings
and encounters provided by one or more entertainers in pursuance of a business.
Adult Entertainment Use means a Live Adult Entertainment Parlour, Adult Video Store, Adult
Specialty Store or Body Rub Parlour whether any such use is a primary land use or an
accessory use.
Adult Specialty Store means a retail establishment specializing in the sale of goods and
materials appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations.
"Goods" in the context of adult specialty store includes books, magazines, pictures, slides, films,
disks, phonograph records, pre-recorded magnetic tape and any other viewing or listening
matter, clothing and accessories.
Adult Video Store means an establishment where pre-recorded video tapes, video disks, films
and/or slides appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations or
depicting sexual acts are offered for rent or sale. An adult video store shall not include facilities
for the screening or viewing of such products.
Aggregate Transfer Station means an industrial facility where aggregate products are
temporarily stored prior to shipment and may include facilities for the administration or
management of the business and the storage of required equipment, but does not include the
retail sale of aggregate products.
Agri-Tourism Use means a use, located on and accessory to an active, working Farm where
patrons are invited to attend the premises for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active
participation in the activities of the Farm where the agricultural use remains as the principle
activity on the property and where the products used in the activity are produced on the property
and/or related to farming.
Agricultural-related Commercial Use means a facility dedicated to the retail sale of goods
and/or the provision of services that support the local agricultural industry and may include, but
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not be limited to, a farm supply co-op, livestock assembly yard, farm equipment sales and repair
establishment and local farm product retailer, but does not include any cannabis or industrial
hemp use defined in this By-law.
Agricultural-related Industrial Use means a facility dedicated to the fabrication, processing,
storage and distribution of farm products that support the local agricultural industry which may
include, but not be limited to, a feed mill, grain dryer, grain elevator, cold/dry storage facility,
fertilizer storage and distribution facility and food processor, but does not include any cannabis
or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Agricultural Uses means a farm and/or:
a) Growing crops, nursery stock, vegetables, fruits and horticultural crops;
b) Animal Agriculture and raising livestock and other animals, including horses, bees,
poultry and fish, for food, fur and fibre;
c) Aquaculture; and
d) Agro-forestry and maple syrup production; and
includes accessory buildings, livestock facility and uses, but does not include any cannabis-
related or industrial hemp-related use defined in this by-law. For a lot located outside of the
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, this definition also includes the limited accessory
processing, storage, promotion and selling of such products primarily produced on the farm.
Agricultural Uses, Existing (ORM) applies only to lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan Area and means an agricultural use lawfully existing on or before November
15, 2001.
Agricultural Sales, Service, Repair and Rental Establishment means a building or structure
or part thereof where goods and/or services are sold, serviced, repaired or rented that are
necessary to support agricultural uses and are required to be in close proximity to farm
operations. These include such goods as farm machinery and equipment used for tillage of soil,
the planting, spraying, harvesting, transporting, treatment, processing and storage of grain,
forage or feed, products used for the housing and husbandry of livestock, poultry and fur-
bearing animals, and the storage, handling and processing of milk, eggs and manure and the
manufacture of sub-surface drainage materials and equipment.
Agriculture-Related Uses means commercial and industrial uses that are:
a) Small-scale;
b) Directly related to a farm operation; and
c) Required in close proximity to the farm operation,
d) but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Airport means the use of land, or building or structure for facilitating the arrival, departure,
movement or servicing of aircraft and their passengers and freight and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, accessory uses may include ticket sales offices, general offices,
aircraft hangar, aircraft museum, flying school, dormitory accessory to a flying school,
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restaurants, taverns, convenience retail, luggage checking facilities, and parcel and freight
shipping facilities.
Aisle means an area of a parking area that is used to access individual parking spaces.
Alter when used in reference to a building, structure or part thereof, means:
a) to change any 1 or more of the external dimensions of such building or structure; or
b) to change the type of construction of the exterior walls or roof of such building or structure;
or
c) to change the use of such building or structure; or
d) to change the number of uses or dwelling units contained therein.
Alter, when used in reference to a lot, means:
e) to change the boundary of such lot with respect to a street or lane; or
f) to change any dimension or area, relating to such lot, which is covered herein by a zone
provision; or
g) to change the use of such lot; or
h) to change the number of uses located thereon.
"Altered" and "alteration" shall have corresponding meanings.
Amusement Arcade means a place of entertainment, used for the maintenance and operation
of four or more amusement devices for use by the general public.
Animal Agriculture (ORM) applies only to lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation
Plan Area and means growing, producing and raising farm animals including, without limitation:
a) livestock, including equines, poultry and ratites;
b) fur-bearing animals;
c) bees;
d) cultured fish;
e) deer and elk; and
f) game animals and birds
Animal Hospital, means a building, where one or more licensed veterinarians and any
associated staff provide medical, surgical or similar services solely for domestic pets. This
definition may include grooming activities but shall not include any facilities for the cremation or
disposal of dead animals.
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Animal Kennel, means a building, structure or premises used for the raising, boarding,
grooming and sale of dogs, cats or other household pets in accordance with the Town's Animal
Control By-law.
Antique and Collectibles Store means a retail store used primarily for the sale of any old
and/or authentic collectible items of personal property.
Archival Document Warehouse means a facility used for the storage of documents and
records.
Area of High Aquifer Vulnerability means an area where an aquifer's intrinsic susceptibility,
as a function of the thickness and permeability of overlying layers, to contamination from both
human and natural impact on water quality is high.
Art Gallery means a retail establishment engaged in the business of exhibiting or dealing in
artwork.
Artisan Operation means an establishment where articles or goods are produced, assembled,
processed or manufactured on a custom or individual basis by an artist, craftsman or similar
trained or skilled operator and may include the sale of such goods, including but not limited to
the operations of a painter, potter, custom dressmaker, photographer, jewelry maker,
woodworker, cabinet maker, sculptor, model builder and sign maker, but does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Artist Studio and Gallery means a building or structure, or part thereof, used for the production
and display and sale of any original/authentic works of art, but does not include any cannabis or
industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Attic means that portion of a building situated wholly within the roof. An attic may not contain a
habitable room which exceeds 50% of the floor area of the storey next below.
Automotive Store means a retail store primarily engaged in the retail sale of vehicle parts,
accessories and tools. Accessory uses may include service bays for performing repair or
maintenance work on vehicles, but excludes any auto body work.
Backyard Amenity Area means an outdoor area easily accessible from the rear of the building
and designed for the enjoyment of the outdoor environment.
Bakery means a building or part thereof used for producing, mixing, compounding or baking
bread, biscuits, buns, or any other bakery product of which flour or meal is the principal
ingredient and shall include the display and sale of baked goods produced on site, but does not
include a restaurant or any other use otherwise defined herein, but does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Balcony means a partially enclosed platform attached to and extending horizontally from one or
more main walls of a building and used as an outdoor porch or sundeck and with no access to
grade.
Basement means any storey below the first storey.
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Bed and Breakfast Establishment means a premises that provides sleeping accommodation
(including breakfast and other meals, services, facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of
guests) for the travelling or vacationing public in up to three (3) guest rooms within a detached
dwelling that is the principal residence of the proprietor of the establishment, but does not
include a country inn, hotel or motel.
Boarding House means a house which contains not more than 4 guest rooms wherein, for
remuneration, lodgings, with or without meals, are provided to the public. Lodging rooms shall
not include either bathrooms or kitchen facilities.
Body-Rub - "Body Rub" includes the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching or
stimulating by any means of a person's body or part thereof, but does not include medical or
therapeutic treatment given by a person otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered to do so
under the laws of the Province of Ontario.
Body-Rub Parlour means any premises or part thereof where body rubs are provided, offered
or solicited in pursuance of a business.
Bona Fide Farmer means an individual currently actively engaged in a farm operation with a
valid Farm Business Registration number in the Town of Caledon.
Building means a structure consisting of any combination of walls, roof and floor or any
structural system serving the function thereof, including all associated plumbing, works, fixtures
and service systems.
Building, Accessory means a detached building, the use of which is incidental, subordinate
and exclusively devoted to a main building or main use on the same lot.
Building, Apartment means a building containing five or more dwelling units that share a
common external access to the outside through a common vestibule and a common corridor
system or a combination thereof.
Building, Apartment, Senior Citizens means a building containing three or more dwelling
units that share a common external access to the outside through a common vestibule and a
common corridor system or a combination thereof, primarily for senior citizens.
Building, Mixed Use shall mean a building which contains a combination of permitted non-
residential uses and residential dwelling units.
Building Area means that portion of the lot area permitted to be covered by one or more
building envelopes.
Building Envelope means the total horizontal area of a building calculated by perpendicular
projection onto a horizontal plane. This definition shall not include:
a) sills, belt courses, chimneys, cornices, eaves, fireplaces, gutters, parapets, pilasters or
similar ornamental structures unless such structure projects more than 1.0 metre
horizontally from an outermost exterior wall of the building; or
b) unenclosed porches excavated or unexcavated, balconies or steps unless such structure
projects more than 2.0 metres horizontally from an outermost exterior wall of the building
and is more than 0.6 metres above grade at any point.
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Building Height means the vertical distance between the finished grade of the lot on which the
building is situated and:
a) the highest point of the roof surface of a flat or domed roof; or
b) the deck line of a mansard roof; or
c) the median level between eaves and ridge of a gable, gambrel or hip roof.
Building, Main means the building which contains the principal use of the lot on which such
building is located.
Building Separation means the least horizontal distance permitted between the nearest
portions of any building envelopes on a lot.
Building Setback means the least horizontal distance permitted between a lot line of a lot and
the nearest portion of any building envelope on such lot.
Building Setback, Private Road means the least horizontal distance permitted between a
private road and the nearest point of any building or structure.
Building Setback, Public Road means the least horizontal distance permitted between a
public road right-of-way and the nearest point of any building or structure.
Building Supply Outlet means a retail store from which building or construction materials, such
as lumber and shingles, as well as home improvement materials are offered for retail sale and
which includes some accessory outside storage.
Building Width shall mean the horizontal distance of the face of the building, which is parallel
to the front lot line.
Bulk Storage Facility means a premises for the bulk storage of petroleum, petroleum products,
chemicals, gases or similar substances. This definition shall not include a storage tank which is
accessory to another use on the lot where such tank is located. But does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Bunkhouse means a temporary, mobile or portable building, accessory to a farm, designed or
used during the planting, growing or harvesting season, for the accommodation of agricultural
workers and consisting of at least 1 bathroom and not fewer than 2 rooms providing therein
living, dining and sleeping accommodation in appropriate individual or combination rooms. A
bunkhouse shall not contain cooking facilities.
Business Office means a premises used for conducting the affairs of businesses, professions,
services, industries, governments, or like activities, but does not include any cannabis or
industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Cannabis or Industrial Hemp Use means a cannabis-related use - indoor, cannabis-related
use - outdoor, industrial hemp-related use - indoor and/or an industrial hemp-related use -
outdoor.
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Cannabis-Related Use - Indoor means those activities that are carried out within an enclosed
building or structure that are authorized in accordance with the Federal Cannabis Regulation
SOR-2018-144, as amended from time to time or any regulations enacted in substitution
therefor.
Cannabis-Related Use - Outdoor means those activities only involving the growing and
harvesting of cannabis outdoors that are authorized in accordance with the Federal Cannabis
Regulation SOR-2018-144, as amended from time to time or any regulations enacted in
substitution therefor.
Camping Ground means an open area provided for the use of outdoor camping in tents or
similar facilities. This definition shall not include a tourist camp or mobile home park.
Carport means a building or structure which is not wholly enclosed, and is used for the parking
or storage of one or more motor vehicles.
Cemetery means land that is set apart or used for the interment of human remains and may
include a columbarium or mausoleum but does not include any facilities for public assembly.
Clinic means a premises where members of the health profession provide medical, dental,
and/or therapeutic diagnosis and treatment to the general public.
Cold Storage Warehouse means a warehouse, or part thereof, where bulk chilled or frozen
foodstuffs, such as meats, poultry, fish and vegetables are stored, displayed and offered for sale
in bulk within chilled or frozen compartments, but does not include any cannabis or industrial
hemp use defined in this By-law.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Repair Facility means a premises used to conduct repairs of
commercial motor vehicles of a mechanical or structural nature and may include an associated
towing service.
Community Centre means a multi-purpose facility operated by or on behalf of the Town of
Caledon that provides facilities for a variety of indoor recreational, cultural, or community service
activities for use by the general public.
Communication Equipment Outlet means a sales, service & repair shop where
communication equipment, components or parts may be purchased such as telephones, cellular
phones, fax machines and pagers.
Community Recycling Facility means a building or structure intended for the collection,
storage, redistribution and sale of reusable goods and materials to the general public and may
also include a public education and/or an office facility. A recycling facility shall not include "on
site" processing or manufacturing.
Composting Facility means land, building, or structure whose primary purpose is the
composting of food waste and other organic material to create compost to be used primarily off-
site, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Concrete Batching Plant means an industrial facility used for the production of concrete, or
concrete products, used in building or construction, and includes facilities for the administration
or management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process
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or of finished products manufactured on the premises and the storage and maintenance of
required equipment, but does not include the retail sale of finished concrete products.
Conference Centre means a tourist establishment containing therein 5 or more guest rooms
which may be served by a common building entrance, or may have separate entrances directly
from outside the building. Accessory uses may include rental cabins, accommodation for
permanent staff and 1 or more beverage rooms, dining rooms, meeting rooms, recreational
facilities, commercial accessory facilities and related uses, structures and facilities.
Conservation School means land, building or structure wherein instruction is provided
respecting the preservation, protection, and improvement of components of the natural
environment and may include an accessory dormitory for both teachers and students.
Construct means to build, erect, place, reconstruct or relocate and may include:
a) any preliminary operation such as excavating, filling or draining; or
b) altering any existing building or structure by an addition, enlargement, extension or other
structural change; or
c)
any work which requires a Building Permit.
"Constructed" and "construction" shall have corresponding meanings.
Contractor's Facility means a yard and building in which the shop or assembly work of a
contractor or tradesperson is performed, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp
use defined in this By-law.
Convenience Store means a retail store that provides a variety of household necessities,
groceries and other convenience items primarily intended to serve the day-to-day needs of the
surrounding neighbourhood.
Corporation means the Corporation of the Town of Caledon.
Council means the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Caledon.
Country Inn means an establishment that provides sleeping accommodation (including
breakfast and other meals, services, facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests) for
the travelling or vacationing public with a minimum of four guest rooms and a maximum of six
(6) guest rooms within a single detached dwelling that is the principle residence of the proprietor
of the establishment. A County Inn does not include a bed and breakfast establishment, hotel or
motel.
Crisis Care Facility means a residential facility that is licensed and funded by the Province of
Ontario, Government of Canada or an appointed agency, for the short term, temporary care of
persons requiring immediate emergency shelter and aid who are living under supervision in a
single housekeeping unit and who by reason of their emotional, mental, social or physical
condition or legal status, require a group living arrangement for their wellbeing.
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Cultural Centre means a building or structure operated by a non-profit organization which
contains meeting rooms, kitchen and dining facilities, a religious sanctuary, and offices
accessory to the cultural centre.
Custom Computer Assembly and Service Outlet means a sales, service & repair shop where
computer hardware, components and parts may be assembled, repaired and serviced with
accessory sales related to computer components and related programs but shall not include a
retail store.
Custom Workshop means a building or structure or part of a building or structure used by a
trade or craft for the individual custom production of articles The sale of such products shall be
permitted as an accessory use, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use
defined in this By-law.
Day Care, Private Home means the use of a dwelling unit for the temporary care of five or
fewer children who are under ten years of age, in exchange for reward or compensation and
where such care is provided in a private residence, other than the home of a parent or guardian
of any such child, for a continuous period not exceeding twenty-four hours.
Day Nursery means a day nursery as defined in, and which is subject to the provisions of the
Day Nurseries Act.
Deck means a structure abutting a dwelling with no roof or walls except for visual partitions and
railings which is constructed on piers or a foundation above-grade with access to grade by stairs
and for use as an outdoor living area.
Density means the ratio of dwelling units to one net hectare of lot area.
Department Store means a large retail store in the general merchandise category and which is
organized into a number of individual departments selling a variety of merchandise which may
include a selection of clothing and apparel, furniture, appliances and home furnishings and
which is classified as a department store by Statistics Canada in its Retail Chain and
Department Store catalogues.
Department Store Type Merchandise (DSTM) means merchandise sold by retail stores and
department stores and includes the following retail trade categories: apparel and accessories,
hardware and home furnishings, general merchandise, semi-durable and durable goods and
other retail (excluding liquor, beer, wine, second-hand merchandise, monuments and
tombstones and mobile homes). DSTM excludes food, personal services and merchandise sold
by commercial establishments classified by Statistics Canada as wholesale operators including
lumber, home improvement materials and computers.
Detached means when used in reference to a building, means a structurally self-supporting
building which is not physically attached to any other building.
Dormitory means a building designed or used for the accommodation of students and
consisting of at least 1 bathroom and not fewer than 2 rooms providing therein living, dining and
sleeping accommodation in appropriate individual or combination rooms.
Drag Strip Facility means a purpose built facility for conducting motor vehicle acceleration
races and events and may include spectating facilities such as grandstands and concourses.
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Drive-Through Service Facility means a building or structure or part thereof where goods
and/or services are offered to the public within a parked or stationary vehicle by way of a service
window or kiosk, where goods, money or materials are exchanged. Kiosks within a parking
garage or associated with a surface parking lot are not considered to be drive-through service
uses.
Driveway means a defined area providing access for motor vehicles from a public or private
street or a lane to facilities such as a parking area, parking lot, loading space, private garage,
building or structure.
Driveway Separation means the least horizontal distance permitted between a driveway and
an adjacent driveway.
Driveway Setback means the least horizontal distance permitted between a lot line (other than
the lot line which the driveway intersects) and the nearest portion of any driveway on such lot.
Dry Cleaning or Laundry Outlet means a premises used for the purpose of receiving articles
or goods of fabric to be subjected to the process of laundering or dry cleaning at another
location and may include facilities for the pressing or ironing of such articles.
Dry Cleaning or Laundry Plant means a premises in which the business of laundry or dry
cleaning is housed and where the cleaning, drying, ironing and finishing of such goods is
conducted.
Drying Elevator Facility means a facility that weighs, receives, stores, cleans, dries, blends
and distributes grains through the use of multiple elevators as well as associated buildings and
structures.
Dwelling means a building used or intended to be used as a domicile by one or more persons,
in which any combination of a kitchen, living quarters or sanitary facilities are provided for the
exclusive use of the residents.
Dwelling, Accessory means a detached dwelling which is accessory to a permitted non-
residential use.
Dwelling, Accessory (ORM) applies only to lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation
Plan Area and means a temporary, mobile or portable detached dwelling for farm help which is
accessory to a permitted non-residential use.
Dwelling, Back-to-Back Townhouse means a building divided vertically both above and below
grade into 3 or more residential dwelling units. Each such unit must share at least one side wall
and one rear wall with adjacent dwelling units.
Dwelling, Main (or Main Dwelling) means the building containing the main dwelling unit on a
lot.
Dwelling Unit means a room or group of rooms designed, occupied, or capable of being
occupied as a single, self-contained housekeeping unit which contains separate sanitary
facilities, living quarters, and cooking facilities and has a private entrance from outside the
building or from a common hallway or stairway.
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Dwelling Unit, Accessory means a dwelling unit contained within and accessory to a permitted
non-residential use other than a motor vehicle repair facility or a motor vehicle service centre.
Dwelling Unit, Bachelor means a dwelling unit, consisting of 1 bathroom and not more than 2
habitable rooms, designed to provide living, dining, sleeping and kitchen accommodation in
appropriate individual or combination room or rooms.
Dwelling Unit, Main (or Main Dwelling Unit) means, with reference to an additional residential
unit, the dwelling unit to which the additional residential units are subordinate to.
Dwelling, Common Element Townhouse shall mean a building divided vertically both above
and below grade into 3 or more separate dwelling units, each such dwelling unit having 2
independent entrances directly from outside the building, and which fronts onto a private road.
Dwelling, Detached means a building containing only one principal dwelling unit.
Dwelling, Freehold Townhouse means a building divided vertically both above and below
grade into 3 or more separate dwelling units, each such dwelling unit having 2 independent
entrances directly from outside the building and which is located on a lot and has frontage on a
street.
Dwelling, Linked means a building divided vertically into 2 separate dwelling units above
ground, with the foundation for each dwelling unit being connected by a wall below grade to the
foundation for the other dwelling unit and with each dwelling unit having an independent
entrance from outside the building.
Dwelling, Main (or Main Dwelling) means the building containing the main dwelling unit on a
lot.
Dwelling, Mobile Home means a transportable, factory-built dwelling unit manufactured in
accordance with CSA standards that is intended to provide permanent residence but does not
include any trailer otherwise defined in this By-law.
Dwelling, Multiplex (or Multiplex Dwelling) means a residential building with multiple dwelling
units. In order to qualify as a Multiplex Dwelling, at least one dwelling unit must be entirely or
partially above or beside another. A dwelling unit within a multiplex dwelling is not a main
dwelling that can contain an Additional Residential Unit.
Dwelling, Quattroplex Townhouse means a townhouse divided vertically into 4 separate
dwelling units, with each dwelling unit having common walls with 3 adjacent dwelling units.
Dwelling, Semi-detached means a building divided vertically by a common wall above finished
grade into 2 separate dwelling units, each such dwelling unit having an independent entrance
either directly from outside the building or through a common vestibule.
Dwelling, Townhouse means a building divided vertically both above and below grade into 3 or
more separate dwelling units, each such dwelling unit having 2 independent entrances directly
from outside the building.
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Emergency Service Facility means a building that houses emergency personnel, their
supplies, equipment and vehicles and may include an ambulance response facility, fire station
or police station.
Entertainer means an individual person who provides services designed to appeal to erotic or
sexual appetites or inclinations.
Entrance when used with reference to a lot, means an unobstructed passageway used to
provide vehicular access from the traveled portion of a street or lane to a driveway or aisle.
Entrance Separation means the least horizontal distance permitted between the nearest
portions of any entrances on a lot measured at the street line.
Entrance Setback means the least horizontal distance permitted between an intersection of
two street lines and the nearest portion of any entrance, measured along the front or exterior
side lot line.
Entrance Width means the horizontal distance permitted between the extremities of an
entrance, measured along the street line.
Environmental Management means the protection, maintenance, enhancement and
restoration of ecosystem forms and functions and may include wetland restoration and creation,
vegetative planting, watercourse fencing, enhancement and rehabilitation.
Equipment Storage Building means an enclosed building used exclusively for the storage of
equipment, including tools and machinery, but shall not include the maintenance, repair, or
refurbishment of the equipment , but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use
defined in this By-law.
Escape Lane means a safe and unobstructed lane provided for vehicles to exit the queuing
lane before the last point of service.
Established Building Line means the average distance between the street line and existing
main buildings on 1 side of a continuous 300 metre strip of land where 5 or more lots having
street access upon the said side of the street have been built upon.
Existing means lawfully existing as of the effective date of this By-law, unless as otherwise
specified in this By-law. In the case of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area as
shown on Schedule A to this By-law, existing shall mean lawfully existing on or before
November 15,2001, and for greater certainty does not include a use, building or structure that is
in existence on that date without being lawful.
Factory Outlet means a premises, accessory to a permitted industrial use, where the products
manufactured by that industry are kept for wholesale or retail sale on the same lot as the
principal industrial use, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this
By-law.
Fairground means an agricultural fairground where farm produce, equipment, vehicles and/or
livestock may be displayed for judging or displayed periodically for sale, where livestock or,
other farm-related shows may be held, or sports events may be held occasionally, and which
may include crop and demonstration farm plots and conservation and education
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demonstrations, and occasionally a midway or a place of amusement, and which may be used
on occasion for auctions, social gatherings and association meetings. A Fairground shall not be
interpreted as permitting events such as rock concerts, stock car races, motocross races, or
snow mobile races.
Farm means a property used for:
a) the growing of crops, including nursery, biomass, and horticultural crops;
b) the breeding, care and/or raising of livestock including horses and bees;
c) the raising of other animals for food, fur or fibre, including poultry and fish and the selling
of such stock or the product of such stock;
d) aquaculture;
e) aviaries; and/or
f) agro-forestry and the sale of related products including but not limited to fuel wood,
Christmas trees and maple products;
but shall not include the butchering and rendering of animals raised on the premises;
but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Farm-Based Alcohol Production Facility means a building or part thereof used for the
processing of ingredients for the production of spirits, beers, wines or ciders. The fermentation,
production, bottling, aging and/or storage of such products shall be permitted and may include a
laboratory, administrative office, hospitality room, tour services and a retail outlet.
Farm, Existing means, in the case of lands within an EPA1 and EPA2 zone, a Farm lawfully
existing as of October 31, 1994.
Farm Equipment Storage Building means an enclosed building used exclusively for the
storage of farm equipment, including farm vehicle(s), tools and machinery and does not include
the parking or storage of commercial motor vehicles unless it is required to support a farm use.
Farm Produce Outlet means a use, accessory to a Farm, which consists of the retail sale of
agricultural products produced on that Farm and may also include pick-your-own produce
operations, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Farm Vacation Home (ORM) applies only to lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan Area and means an establishment that provided sleeping accommodation
(including participation in farm activities, meals, services, facilities and amenities for the
exclusive use of guests) for the travelling or vacationing public in up to three guest rooms within
a single dwelling that is located on a farm and is the principle residence of the proprietor of the
establishment.
Farmers Market means an establishment or premises where the farm related products are sold
at retail from either open air areas designated for individual retailers or within designated
buildings or structures.
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Financial Institution means a premises where financial services are offered to the public and
may include an automated banking machine.
Finished Grade means, with reference to a building, the average elevation of the finished
surface of the ground where it meets the exterior of the front wall of such building. Finished
grade is calculated by summing the elevations at each end of the front wall and dividing the sum
by two (2).
Fishing Club means land, building, or structures used by an association of persons who meet
around the common interest of the recreational activity of sport fishing and may include ponds
for the raising, stocking, and fishing of sport fish.
Fitness Centre means a building or part of a building in which facilities are provided for
recreational or health related activities including but not limited to weight training and exercise
classes and may include associated facilities and services such as a lounge, washrooms,
showers, and saunas, an administrative office and an accessory retail sales outlet for fitness-
related attire, equipment and dietary supplements.
Floor Area means the horizontal area of a storey, measured between the exterior faces of the
exterior walls at the floor level of such storey.
Floor Area, Dwelling Unit means the aggregate of the floor areas of all habitable rooms in a
dwelling unit.
Floor Area, Gross means the aggregate of all floor areas of all of the buildings or structures on
a lot.
Floor Area, Gross Leasable means the gross floor area of a building excluding:
a) any part of such building used as a dwelling unit; and
b) any part of such building used for the parking or storage of motor vehicles; and
c) any part of such building used for equipment to heat such building or a portion thereof; and
d) any part of such building used as a mall, if such mall serves as a common area between
stores; and
e) the thickness of any exterior walls of such building.
Floor Area, Net means the aggregate of the floor area of a building above or below established
grade, but excluding car parking areas within the building, stairways, elevator shafts,
service/mechanical rooms and penthouses, washrooms, garbage/recycling rooms, staff locker
and lunch rooms, loading areas, any space with a floor to ceiling height of less than 1.8 metres
and any part of a basement that is unfinished, is used solely for storage purposes and is not
accessible to the public.
Floor Space Index means the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot divided by the lot area.
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Forest Management means the management of forests for the production of maple syrup,
wood and wood products and the maintenance, protection, restoration and enhancement of
ecosystem integrity, including wildlife habitat and water quality and quantity.
Front Wall means, with reference to finished grade, the wall containing the main entrance of a
building.
Funeral Home means a premises used for the purpose of furnishing funeral services to the
public, but shall not include a crematorium.
Furniture and Wood Stripping and Refinishing Operation means an operation involving the
stripping and/or refinishing of furniture and other wood products through the use of chemicals. It
does not include antique shops where such activities may be undertaken as an accessory use.
Furniture Showroom means a retail store which has a gross floor area exceeding 460m2 and
is where household furniture and appliances are displayed, stored and offered for sale.
Garage Build-Over means a habitable space over an attached garage.
Garage Build-Over Recess means that where a habitable space is being proposed over an
attached garage, the recess shall be the horizontal distance required between the vehicle
access wall of the garage and the nearest part of the garage build-over.
Garage Build-Over Width means the minimum width of a habitable space over an attached
garage, measured at the "garage build-over, recess" along a line parallel to the vehicle access
wall of the garage.
Garage Depth means the depth of a private garage measured between the interior faces of the
front and rear walls of the private garage.
Garage, Dual means the whole of a building that is divided vertically along a lot line into 2
separate private garages.
Garage, Maintenance, Accessory means an establishment or premises where vehicles owned
or leased by the occupant of such premises are repaired or maintained and not available to the
public.
Garage, Private means an enclosed building or part thereof, designed and used for the storage
of one or more motor vehicles.
Garage Projections, Main Building means the greatest horizontal distance between the front
of the garage and the front wall of the main building.
Garage Projections, Porch or Verandah means the greatest horizontal distance between the
front of the porch or verandah and the front wall of the main building.
Garage Width means the width of a private garage measured between the interior faces of the
walls of the private garage.
Garbage Enclosure, Private means a solid opaque wall or fence comprised of concrete block,
brick, wood, stucco, or metal, with a gate, that screens a garbage container(s).
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Gasoline Pump Island, Accessory means a gasoline pump island used to dispense gasoline
solely to vehicles owned or leased by the occupant of the lot where such gasoline pump island
is located. This definition shall not include a motor vehicle service centre or any other facility for
the sale of fuels.
Golf Course means a public or private premises which is used for the purpose of playing golf.
This definition may include a par-3 golf course, a driving range, a miniature golf course or any
similar use and may also include accessory uses such as a clubhouse, restaurant and banquet
facilities, subject to the implementation of any environmental requirements, to the satisfaction of
the Town.
Government Office means a municipal, provincial, or federal building or part of a building
where government services and activities are provided.
Gravel Pit means any open excavation made for the removal of any soil, earth, clay, marl,
sand, gravel or unconsolidated rock or mineral to supply such material for construction,
industrial or manufacturing purposes. This definition shall not include:
a) any excavation incidental to the construction of a building or structure for which a building
permit has been issued; or
b) any asphalt plant, cement manufacturing plant or concrete batching plant.
Grocery Store means a retail store engaged in the business of selling groceries, meat, fruit and
vegetable products and may include accessory retail and service uses and has a minimum
gross floor area of 300 m2 and a maximum gross floor area of 2230 m2, but does not include
any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Group Home means a residence, licensed or funded under an Act of the Parliament of Canada
or Province of Ontario, that is designed for the accommodation of 3 to 10 persons, exclusive of
staff, living under supervision in a dwelling unit and whom by reason of their emotional, mental,
social, or physical condition or legal status, require a group living arrangement for their well-
being.
Guest House means a building or structure used for the purpose of accommodation by one or
more persons but not as his, her or their principal or permanent place of residence.
Guest Room means a room or suite of rooms which may contain facilities for cooking and
which is used or maintained, for gain or profit, by providing accommodation to the public.
Habitable Room means a room designed to provide living, dining, sleeping or kitchen
accommodation for persons. This definition may include a bathroom, den, library or enclosed
sun room but shall not include any private garage, carport, porch, verandah, unfinished attic or
unfinished basement.
Hazardous Waste has the same meaning as in Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of
Ontario 1990, as amended.
Hobby Farm means a small-scale farm comprised of land used for the tillage of soil or the
growing of vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, hays, tobacco or other crops. The definition may
also apply to land used for livestock raising, dairying or forest management.
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Home Business (ORM) applies only to lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan
Area and means an occupation that:
a) involves providing personal or professional services or producing custom or artisanal
products,
b) is carried on as a small-scale accessory use within a single detached dwelling by one or
more of its residents, and
c) does not include uses such as an auto repair or paint shop or furniture stripping.
Home Improvement Centre means a retail store specializing the sale of home building/design
and garden products and the provision of related services. Goods offered for sale may include
lumber, lighting, electrical and plumbing supplies, hardware, flooring, window coverings, roofing
materials, paint/wallpaper, furniture and appliances, seasonal items, lawn and garden supplies,
flowers and plants, shrubs, trees or similar vegetation, but shall not include a nursery or the bulk
storage of unpackaged sand, gravel, soil, fertilizers or similar material. Related services may
include a tool rental centre and a fast food kiosk, which is not a drive through service facility.
Do-it-yourself training facilities are permitted as an accessory use.
Home Industry (ORM) applies only to lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan
Area and means a business that:
a) is carried on as a small-scale use that is accessory to an agricultural operation,
b) provides a service such as carpentry, metalworking, welding, electrical work or
blacksmithing, primarily to the farming community,
c) may be carried on in whole or in part in an accessory building, and
d) does not include uses such as an auto repair or paint shop or any use that involves
furniture stripping.
e) but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Home Occupation means an occupation or business which is conducted entirely within a
dwelling unit and which is clearly subordinate or incidental to the principal use of the dwelling
unit for residential purposes, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined
in this By-law.
Hospital means 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 means a premises containing lodging rooms for the travelling public in accordance with
the Hotel Registration of Guests Act, as amended, includes no fewer than six (6) lodging rooms
and may include accessory meeting facilities, recreation facilities, a restaurant, banquet facilities
and retail stores which are incidental and subordinate to the primary lodging function and
located on the same lot, but does not include a bed and breakfast establishment, country inn or
motel.
Hunt Club means land, building, or structures used by an association of persons who meet
around the common interest of the recreational activity of sport hunting.
Industrial Hemp-Related Use - Indoor means those activities that are carried out within an
enclosed building or structure that are authorized in accordance with the Federal Industrial
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Hemp Regulation SOR-2018-145, as amended from time to time or any regulations enacted in
substitution therefor.
Industrial Hemp-Related Use - Outdoor means those activities only involving the growing and
harvesting of hemp outdoors that are authorized in accordance with the Federal Industrial Hemp
Regulation SOR-2018-145, as amended from time to time or any regulations enacted in
substitution therefor.
Industrial Supply Outlet means a building or part of a building where goods, wares,
merchandise, substances, articles or things primarily intended to serve industrial uses are
offered or kept for sale to such industrial uses and to the public, but does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Industrial Use means a building or structure or part thereof used primarily for the purpose of
manufacturing, processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, and incidental storage
of goods and materials and may include accessory sales and distribution of such products but
shall not include waste processing, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use
defined in this By-law.
Laboratory, Medical means an establishment where tests may be conducted as part of the
diagnosis or treatment of human patients and where x-rays and other medical screening or
monitoring procedures may be performed, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp
use defined in this By-law.
Laboratory, Industrial means a restricted access facility for the analyzing, testing or screening
of materials and which requires specialized equipment or a controlled environment, but does not
include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Landscaped Buffer means an area or an earthen berm with landscaping, having any
combination of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass or other horticultural elements, and may include a
solid board fence and landscaping rocks.
Landscaping Area means that portion of the lot area of a lot required for the growth and
maintenance of grass, flowers, bushes, trees and other landscaping. This definition may include
any surfaced walk, surfaced patio, storm water management pond, swimming pool, play facility,
deck not more than 0.6 metres above grade or similar area but shall not include any driveway or
ramp (whether surfaced or not) nor any curb, retaining wall, parking area, delivery space,
loading space, nor any open space within a building or structure.
Landscaping, Soft shall mean vegetative materials such as trees, shrubs, grass, flowers,
vegetables or any other plant material but shall not include any buildings or structures, any hard
surface areas such as, but not limited to, driveways, parking areas, decorative stonework,
walkways, patios, screening or other landscape architectural elements.
Lane means a public or private thoroughfare, whether or not improved for use, which has a
reduced right of way width and which affords a means of access for vehicular traffic to abutting
lots.
Laundromat means a premises where automated laundry machines, using only water and
detergent, are made available for use by the public.
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Library means a building containing printed, electronic and pictorial material for public use for
purposes of study, reference and recreation.
Light Equipment Rental Establishment means a premises in which light machinery,
equipment and tools are offered or kept for rent, lease or hire under agreement for
compensation.
Live-Work Unit means a dwelling unit within a building divided vertically, containing not more
than 8 units, in which the portion of the building at grade level may be used as a business
establishment and whereby each "live" and "work" component within the dwelling unit has an
independent entrance from the outside.
Livestock Facility means a building or structure where livestock are housed and kept for use,
breeding, food, fur or fibre, or intended profit or gain and may include associated manure
storage. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, livestock includes dairy and beef cattle,
horses bees, hogs, poultry, goats, sheep, mink, rabbits and fish or other animals used for
human consumption.
Loading/Delivery Space means an unobstructed area of land which is used for the temporary
parking of one or more commercial motor vehicles while merchandise or materials are being
loaded or unloaded from such vehicle.
Lodge means a premises with at least five guest rooms or cabins, that caters to the public and
may include accessory services such as restaurants, meeting facilities, recreation facilities,
banquet facilities and accommodation for staff.
Lodging Facility means a building or structure operated by a non-profit organization which
contains accommodation facilities and offices accessory to the lodging facility or cultural centre.
Long-Term Care Facility means a nursing home under the Nursing Homes Act, as amended,
an approved charitable home for the aged under the Charitable Institutions Act, as amended, or
a home under the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act, as amended.
Lot means a parcel or contiguous parcels of land in one ownership which is capable of being
legally conveyed in accordance with the Planning Act, as amended, or is described in
accordance with a registered plan of condominium. For greater clarity, where contiguous lots in
one ownership are consolidated for the purpose of development, the internal lot lines of the
original lots shall not be construed to be lot lines for the purposes of any zoning regulations
provided that all applicable regulations of this By-law relative to the consolidated lot
development and its external lot lines are complied with.
Lot Area means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.
Lot, Corner means a lot situated at the intersection of 2 street lines which contain an angle of
not more than 100 degrees. Where such street lines are curved, the angle of intersection of the
street lines shall be deemed to be the angle formed by the intersection of the tangents to the
street lines, drawn through the extremities of the interior side lot lines. In the latter case, the
corner of the lot shall be deemed to be that point on the street line nearest to the point of
intersection of the said tangents.
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Lot, Existing means a lot which lawfully existed as of the date of the passing of this By-law
except that within the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area, lot, existing means a lot
which lawfully existed on or before November 15, 2001.
Lot Frontage means the horizontal distance between the 2 lot lines which intersect the front lot
line of a lot, such distance being measured along a line which is parallel to the front lot line and
distant from the front lot line a distance equal to the minimum front yard required herein for the
specified use in the zone where such lot is located.
Lot, Fully Serviced means a lot which is served by a public water system and a public sanitary
sewer system.
Lot, Interior means a lot, other than a corner lot or a through lot, which has street access.
Lot, Partially Serviced means a lot which is served by only one of a public water system or a
public sanitary sewer system.
Lot, Through means a lot, other than a corner lot, which has street access on 2 or more street
lines.
Lot, Unserviced means a lot which is served by neither a public water system nor a public
sanitary sewer system.
Lot Line means any boundary of a lot or the vertical projection thereof.
Lot Line, Exterior Side means any lot line other than a front lot line which is also a street line.
In the case where a lot line abuts a 0.3 metre Reserve Block, which in turn abuts a street line,
such lot line shall be considered an Exterior Side Lot Line and the lot shall be considered as a
corner lot.
Lot Line, Front means, in the case of an interior lot, the lot line dividing the lot from the street.
In the case of a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street shall be deemed to be the front
lot line except, where the lot lines abutting a street are the same length, the lot line used for the
principal entrance to the lot shall be deemed to be the front lot line. In the case of a through lot,
the lot line used for the principal entrance to the lot shall be deemed to be the front lot line.
Lot Line, Interior Side means, except for corner lots, a lot line which intersects a front lot line.
For corner lots, "Interior side lot line" means a lot line, other than an exterior side lot line, which
intersects the front lot line.
Lot Line, Rear means, except for corner lots, any lot line which is not a front lot line, an exterior
side lot line or an interior side lot line. For corner lots, "Rear lot line" means a lot line which
intersects an exterior side lot line. If a lot has less than four lot lines, there shall be deemed to
be no rear lot line.
Main Dwelling see Dwelling, Main.
Main Dwelling Unit see Dwelling Unit, Main.
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Maintenance Building means a building associated with an existing permitted use where
vehicles or equipment owned or leased by the owner are maintained, repaired and stored, but
does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Medical Centre means an establishment having as the main use a clinic, which may include an
optometrist with or without an accessory optician. Such medical centre may include a
restaurant, one pharmacy and a medical laboratory only, but shall not include a hospital.
Merchandise Service Shop means an establishment wherein articles or goods such as
appliances, furniture or similar items may be repaired or serviced. This definition shall not
include any manufacturing operation or establishment used for the service or repair of vehicles,
but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Mezzanine means the floor within a building situated between the floor level of the first storey
and the floor, ceiling or roof next above such floor level and open to the first storey below. The
mezzanine shall be situated at least 3 metres above the floor level of the first storey and the
floor area of the mezzanine shall not exceed 10% of the area of the floor level of the first storey.
A mezzanine shall only be used for administrative functions and associated administrative
storage, and shall not be used for retailing or the storage of merchandise.
Mobile Home means a prefabricated building meeting CSA standards, designed to be
transported on its own chassis (notwithstanding that its running gear is or may be removed), or
by other means, and designed and equipped for year-round occupancy, containing therein
facilities for cooking or for the installation of cooking equipment as well as sanitary facilities
including a flush toilet and a shower or bathtub. This definition shall not include any tourist
vehicle nor any trailer which has a gross floor area of less than 30 square metres.
Mobile Home Park means land which has been provided and designed for the location of 2 or
more occupied mobile homes.
Motel means a premises used to provide temporary accommodation to the traveling public with
all of the rooms being accessed from the outside and may include accessory services such as
restaurants, meeting facilities, recreation facilities, banquet facilities and accommodation of
staff, but does not include a bed and breakfast establishment, country inn or hotel.
Motocross Circuit means an off-road racing facility conducted on a closed dirt circuit over
primarily natural, outdoor terrain and may include spectator facilities such as grandstands or
concourses.
Motor Vehicle means an automobile, truck, motorcycle, and any other vehicle propelled or
driven otherwise than by muscular power, but does not include the cars of electric or steam
railways, or other motor vehicles running only upon rails, or a trailer, tourist vehicle, bus, all-
terrain vehicle, motorized snow vehicle, traction engine, farm tractor, self-propelled implement of
husbandry or road building machine within the meaning of The Highway Traffic Act.
Motor Vehicle, Commercial means a motor vehicle having permanently attached thereto a
truck or delivery body that is used for commercial purposes and includes ambulances, hearses,
casket wagons, fire apparatus and buses, but does not include a pick-up truck used for personal
purposes without compensation, a motor vehicle or a tractor trailer as defined in this by-law.
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Motor Vehicle Body Shop means a premises used for the painting or repairing of motor
vehicle bodies, exterior and under-carriage, and in conjunction with which there may be a
towing service or motor vehicle rental establishment but shall not include salvage yard.
Motor Vehicle Compound means a lot containing a building or portion of a lot containing a
building, which premises are used for the temporary storage and impounding of motor vehicles
taken from a collision scene or otherwise towed or conveyed and awaiting repair or demolition,
retrieval, or disposal.
Motor Vehicle Gas Bar means a premises where gasoline or other motor fuels and oil are kept
for sale and delivery directly into a motor vehicle, and may include an accessory retail store, but
shall not include a motor vehicle repair facility, motor vehicle washing establishment or a motor
vehicle service centre.
Motor Vehicle Race Track means a purpose-built facility for the conducting of races of human-
operated motor vehicles and may include spectating facilities such as grandstands or
concourses and a racetrack that may be paved or not paved.
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment means a premises where motor vehicles are kept for
rent, lease or hire under agreement for compensation and shall also include an office used to
administer the rental of such motor vehicles and may include accessory facilities for the repair
or maintenance of motor vehicles.
Motor Vehicle Repair Facility means a premises used to conduct repairs of motor vehicles of
a mechanical or structural nature and may include an associated towing service, motor vehicle
service centre and motor vehicle rentals but does not include a motor vehicle body shop.
Motor Vehicle Sales Establishment means a premises where new motor vehicles, boats,
ATV's, RV's, and similar vehicles are kept for display, lease or sale, and may include an
associated Motor Vehicle Service Centre and the sale of used motor vehicles.
Motor Vehicle Service Centre means an establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of
fuels or lubricants for motor vehicles. Accessory uses may include a towing service and the sale
of motor vehicles provided that not more than 2 motor vehicles are kept on the premises at any
one time for such purposes, automotive accessories and minor maintenance or repair
operations for such motor vehicles, other than bodywork or painting.
Motor Vehicle Towing Facility means a building, structure or part thereof where trucks
specifically designed for the towing or hauling of disabled motor vehicles are dispatched for hire.
Motor Vehicle Used Sales Establishment means a premises including a sales office where
only used motor vehicles are kept for display, lease or sale.
Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment means an establishment having facilities for washing
motor vehicles by production line methods which may include a conveyor system or similar
mechanical devices. This definition may also include a self-service operation.
Multiplex Dwelling see Dwelling, Multiplex.
Museum means a building used for the preservation of a collection of paintings and/or other
works of art, and/or objects of natural history, and/or mechanical, scientific and/or philosophical
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inventions, instruments, models and/or designed and dedicated to the instruction and enjoyment
of the public, together with libraries, laboratories and/or other offices.
Natural Area means an area that no person shall alter the surface of the land; or alter, disturb,
destroy, remove, cut or trim any vegetation, whether living or dead, or alter, disturb, destroy, or
remove any wildlife habitat, whether in use or not.
Nature Research Centre means a building or structure used for the purpose of natural
environment research and education.
Nature Trail means an area used for walking, hiking or other similar un-motorized recreational
travel.
Net, where applied to a measurement of area or density, shall exclude any area devoted to
open space, public streets, or other public facilities.
Night Club means a place of assembly, which offers the sale of liquor in conjunction with live
entertainment and/or dancing and which is licensed in accordance with the relevant Act or
amendments thereto. A Night Club shall not include a Live Adult Entertainment Parlour. But
does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Non-Complying means a lot, building or structure which is permitted by this By-law and lawfully
existed as of the effective date of this By-law, but which does not comply with the standards of
the zone in which it is located.
Non-Conforming means a use which lawfully existed as of the effective date of this By-law, but
is not a permitted use for the zone in which it is located.
Non-Food Store Retail means a retail store, as classified by Statistics Canada pursuant to the
North American Industrial Classification System ("NAICS") which includes pharmacies and
stores selling goods in the category known as "GAFO" (general merchandise, apparel,
furnishings, home and auto supply stores and other miscellaneous retail stores). But does not
include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Noxious Use means a use which, from its nature or operation, creates a nuisance or is liable to
become a nuisance or offensive by the creation of noise or vibration, or by reason of the
emission of gas, fumes, dust or objectionable odour, or by reason of the matter, waste or other
material generated by the use, and shall include any uses which may be declared to be a
noxious or offensive trade or business under the Public Health and Promotion Act, as amended.
Nursery means land used for the growing of sod, flowers, bushes, trees, shrubs, or other
gardening, landscaping or orchard stock for use only on lands specifically zoned for such use,
and not for wholesale or retail sale, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use
defined in this By-law.
Nursery, Commercial means land used partly as a horticultural nursery but which also offers or
keeps for wholesale or retail sale other articles, goods or materials, but does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
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Nursery, Horticultural means land used for the growing of sod, flowers, bushes, trees or other
gardening, landscaping or orchard stock for wholesale or retail sale, but does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area means the area as shown on the Schedules to
this By-law and as described in Section 2 of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.
On-farm Diversified Use means a use located on and subordinate to an active farm and that is
managed by a Bona fide Farmer and/or a family member residing on the farm and may include
but Is not limited to a carpentry shop, craft shop, metal working shop, repair shop, plumbing
shop, electrical shop, welding shop, a storage building for school busses, boats and
snowmobiles or a similar use, but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined
in this By-law.
Open Storage Area, Accessory means land used for the outside storage of equipment, goods
or materials as an accessory use to a permitted non-residential use on the same lot. This
definition shall not include the parking of any motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle or tractor
trailer that bears a license plate with a currently valid sticker, a delivery space or a loading
space or any use otherwise defined in this by-law. But does not include any cannabis or
industrial hemp use defined in this by-law.
Open Storage Use means land used for the outside storage of equipment, goods or materials
forming the main use of a lot.
Open Storage - Wellhead means land in the WP5 area used for outside storage of large
quantities of pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, manure and other substances that have the
potential to contaminate groundwater. Large quantities of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers
are amounts in excess of 1000 kg. Large quantities of manure are amounts in excess of 10,000
kg.
Order Station means an ordering box, service window, display board or any other device,
including communication equipment, used by the public and operator to facilitate sales and/or
services in a drive-through service facility
Outdoor Seasonal Garden Centre, Accessory means an outdoor open space area enclosed
by a temporary fence containing one or more gates, which may be operated on a temporary
basis in conjunction with a business located within a building or structure on the same lot for the
display and sale of flowers, plants, shrubs, trees or similar vegetation and related garden
supplies, but shall not include a nursery or the bulk storage of unpacked sand, gravel, soil,
fertilizers or similar material, or the storage or sale of motorized equipment. But does not include
any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Outside Display or Sales Area, Accessory means an outdoor open space area where
produce, merchandise and/or products are displayed and/or sold and/or where services are
provided in conjunction with a business located within a building or structure on the same lot.
But does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Park means an open space area, owned, operated or maintained in whole or in part, by a public
authority as a recreational area for public use, including intensive recreation and non-intensive
recreation.
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Park, Private means an open space area not under public jurisdiction used for intensive
recreation and non-intensive recreation.
Parking Area means an open area of land, accessory to a permitted use and not located on a
public street, private road or lane which is used for the parking of motor vehicles, commercial
motor vehicles and tractor trailers that bear a license plate with a currently valid sticker, but shall
not include any area where motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles or tractor trailers for sale,
maintenance or repair are kept or stored.
Parking Area, Commercial means a parking area used for the parking of motor vehicles, other
than commercial motor vehicles with a gross registered vehicle weight of more than 2,000
kilograms, that is accessible to the general public for a fee, with such use forming the principal
use of a lot.
Parking Area, Municipal means a parking area used for the parking of motor vehicles that is
owned or controlled by a public authority.
Parking Area Setback means the least horizontal distance permitted between a parking area
and an adjacent lot line.
Parking Garage means a building or part thereof, used for the storage or parking of motor
vehicles.
Parking Space means an unobstructed space for the parking of a motor vehicle.
Patio, Outdoor means an outdoor eating area accessory to a restaurant where, on a seasonal
basis, food and/or refreshments prepared on the premises are consumed. But does not include
any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Pedestrian Street Entrance means a door designed as a fully-functional access point for
pedestrians into a building, structure or part thereof and provides a direct pedestrian access to
the street.
Person means any human being, association, firm, partnership, incorporated company,
corporation, agent or trustee, and the heirs, executor or other legal representatives of a person
to whom the context can apply.
Personal Service Shop means a premises where health and grooming services are provided
and may include a spa, a barber shop, a beauty salon, a dressmaking shop, a tailor, a pet
grooming facility, a photographic studio, or similar use. But does not include any cannabis or
industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Pharmacy means a retail store devoted primarily to the dispensing of medication and may also
include the sale of medical supplies and other sundry items.
Place of Assembly means a premises used for the gathering of groups of people and may
include facilities for the preparation and consumption of food or drink but shall not include a
place of worship or place of entertainment. But does not include any cannabis or industrial
hemp use defined in this By-law.
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Place of Entertainment means a premises where entertainment is offered for gain or profit
such as an amusement arcade, a cinema, billiard or pool rooms, bowling alley, dance hall,
public hall, theatre or similar activity for the enjoyment of the general public. But does not
include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Place of Worship means a premises used by one or more religious groups for the practice of
religious services.
Planting Strip means an area which shall be used for no purpose other than landscaping,
including decorative rock treatments or other required structural features, a row of trees or a
continuous unpierced hedgerow of evergreens or shrubs. The remainder of such planting strip
shall be used for no purpose other than landscaping features, planting trees, shrubs, flowers,
grass or similar vegetation.
Planting Strip Width means the least horizontal dimension of a planting strip measured
perpendicularly to the lot line abutting such planting strip.
Play Facility Area means that portion of a lot dedicated to children's outdoor equipment and
associated play area.
Porch means a roofed open structure projecting from an exterior wall of a building and having
at least seventy percent of the total area of the vertical planes forming its perimeter
unobstructed in any manner except by railings and stairs with access to grade.
Portable Asphalt Plant means a temporary facility, to be dismantled at the completion of a
construction project, where:
a) equipment is used to heat and dry mineral aggregate and to mix it with bituminous
asphalt to produce asphalt paving material; and
b) bulk materials used in the process described in clause a) above are kept.
Premises means the area of a building and lot occupied by a business or enterprise. In a
multiple tenancy building occupied by more than one business, each business area shall be
considered a separate premises.
Printing Plant means a building or part thereof used for the primary purpose of reproducing
material in a printed or electronic form and may also include the binding or processing of such
material.
Printing and Processing Service Shop means a building or part of a building used by one or
more persons who are employed in the management, direction or conducting of an activity,
specifically undertaken to aid an industrial or business office use including photocopying, mail
processing, receiving, distribution, document finishing, laminating, faxing, and packaging.
Accessory uses to any industrial or business office activity such as computer graphic services
and data processing may also be permitted as part of this operation. This definition shall not
include any establishment otherwise defined herein. But does not include any cannabis or
industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Privacy Yard means a yard adjoining an exterior wall of a dwelling unit or mobile home, clear
and unobstructed by any public or common pedestrian access, driveway or surface parking
area, other than a private driveway serving only such dwelling unit or mobile home.
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Private Club means a non-profit or not-for-profit, non-commercial organization which carries on
cultural, social, athletic or recreational activities and includes the premises of a fraternal or
charitable organization. But does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this
By-law.
Private Road means a private thoroughfare not under the jurisdiction of the Corporation, the
Region of Peel or the Province of Ontario and created through the registration of a plan of
condominium.
Produce Storage Building means a building or structure used for the storage of farm or
garden products especially fruits and vegetables, but shall not include the retail sale of produce,
but does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Public Authority means any department, appointed agency or commission of the Government
of Canada, Province of Ontario, Regional Municipality of Peel or Town of Caledon.
Public Transit Depot means the use of land and/or buildings for the loading and unloading of
passengers on and off of trains and/or buses and for the storage or parking of trains and buses,
including ticket offices, restaurants, luggage checking facilities, and other related uses.
Public Use means any use of land, buildings or structures by or on behalf of a public authority.
Quarry means an open excavation made for the removal of any limestone, sandstone, shale or
consolidated rock or mineral to supply such material for construction, industrial or manufacturing
purposes. This definition shall not include:
a) any excavation incidental to the construction of a building or structure for which a Building
Permit has been issued; or
b) any excavation incidental to any public works; or
c)
any asphalt plant, cement manufacturing plant or concrete batching plant.
Queuing Lane means an area of land that is used exclusively for motor vehicles whose
occupants are waiting to be provided with goods, materials or services.
Queuing Space means an unobstructed space used by a motor vehicle for the purpose of
waiting to be provided with goods, materials or services.
Rapid Infiltration Basin shall mean a basin or system of basins at or below surface grade that
is constructed in porous soil and punctures through a relatively impermeable layer to gain
access to a more permeable sand or gravel layer, so as to rapidly infiltrate into the ground, at a
single point or area of concentration, surface runoff collected from impervious surfaces.
Rapid Infiltration Column shall mean a column or system of columns at or below surface
grade that is constructed in porous soil and punctures through a relatively impermeable layer to
gain access to a more permeable sand or gravel layer, so as to rapidly infiltrate into the ground,
at a single point or area of concentration, surface runoff collected from impervious surfaces.
Recreation, Intensive means recreational and open space development and uses, including
related facilities, operations and programs, which involve a relatively high degree of human
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activity, maintenance or management and which can reasonably be expected to negatively
affect the form, function or integrity of environmentally sensitive features when assessed either
individually or cumulatively and which may include such uses as parks, playing fields,
fairgrounds, campgrounds, golf courses, ski clubs and other similar uses. But does not include
any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Recreation, Non-Intensive means recreational and open space development and uses,
including related facilities, operations and programs, involving a relatively low degree of human
activity, maintenance or management which, can reasonably be expected to have minimal
negative effects on the form, function, or integrity of environmentally sensitive areas when
assessed either individually or cumulatively and may include uses such as trails, nature viewing
and interpretative opportunities, but does not include uses primarily dependent on the use of
motorized vehicles.
Recreational Trailers and Vehicles means vehicles or trailers which provide short term
occupancy intended and used exclusively for travel, recreation and vacationing, designed to be
towed or propelled by a motor vehicle or self-propelled, and includes such vehicles commonly
known as travel trailers, camper trailers, truck campers, motor homes, boats or other similar
vehicles but does not include a mobile home.
Recreational Uses, Low-Intensity (ORM) applies only to lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan Area and means recreational uses that have minimal impact on the natural
environment, and require very little terrain or vegetation modification, and few, if any, buildings
or structures, including but not limited to the following:
a) non-motorized trail uses,
b) natural heritage appreciation,
c) accessory uses.
Region means The Regional Municipality of Peel.
Research Establishment means a building or structure or part of a building or structure used
for scientific research, tests or investigations, data collection and manipulation or technical
development of information, products or devices for scientific application. But does not include
any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Resort Complex means a destination establishment that provides accommodation throughout
all or part of the year and generally provides facilities for persons on vacation. The facility shall
be self-contained and provide guest rooms, rental villas, accommodation for permanent staff,
beverage rooms, health and therapy spa, dining rooms, meeting rooms, recreational amenities,
accessory retail facilities and related uses, structures and facilities. But does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Restaurant means a premises, not including a drive-through service facility, in which the
principal business is the preparation and serving of food and refreshments to the public for
consumption at tables within or outside the building and which may include the preparation of
food in a ready-to-consume state for consumption off the premises. But does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
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Retail Store means a building or part of a building in which goods, wares, merchandise,
substances, articles or things including antiques, collectibles and convenience items are offered
or kept for retail sale or rental to the public.
Retail Store, Accessory means a retail store accessory to a permitted non-residential use.
Rooming Unit means a room or rooms rented as sleeping and living quarters, without cooking
facilities and may include an individual bathroom. All rooming units are to be located on the first
and second storey.
Sales, Service and Repair Shop means a shop for selling, servicing, repairing, installing or
renting items and equipment, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing: radio
or television shop, locksmith shop, small appliance shop, household and carpenter tool shop,
shoe repair, a copy shop but shall not include a small engine shop. But does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Salvage Yard means an area outside of an enclosed building where scrap metal and motor
vehicles are disassembled and dismantled, or where motor vehicles in an inoperable condition
or used motor vehicle parts are stored or re-sold.
School means a Provincially-approved institution for academic instruction and shall include a
public, private or separate school, a vocational school, or a post-secondary school such as a
college or university.
Seniors Retirement Facility means a facility providing accommodation primarily for persons or
couples where each private unit has a separate entrance from a common hall. Food and
lodgings are provided, common lounges, recreation rooms and light care facilities may also be
provided.
Service Building means a building or structure used for the purpose of storing or parking
maintenance equipment or vehicles, for the purpose of a maintenance workshop, and for the
purpose of housing pumps and other works associated with a septic system. But does not
include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Services Designed to Appeal to Erotic or Sexual Appetites or Inclinations means:
a) services characterized by any person or persons involved or engaging in specific sexual
activities or by an emphasis on the display of specified body area; or
b) services in respect of which the word "nude", "naked", "topless", "bottomless", "sexy", or any
other word or any other picture, symbol or representation having like meaning or implication
is used in any advertisement, or in respect of which is advertised the availability of "table
dancing" or any other form of entertainment held out to be, by reason of its sexual content,
not suitable for minors.
Setback means the horizontal distance from a property line or defined physical feature measured
at right angles from such line or feature to the nearest part of any building or structure on the lot.
Sewage Treatment Facility means a building or structure, approved by the Ministry of the
Environment, where domestic or industrial waste is treated.
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Sewer System, Sanitary, Public means a system of underground conduits, operated by the
Region of Peel or by the Ministry of the Environment, which carries sewage to a sewage
treatment facility.
Sewer System, Storm means a sewer which carries storm surface water and storm drainage,
but does not carry sewage or industrial waste.
Shopping Centre means an integrated commercial development, the function of which shall be
to permit a wide range of retail, service and office commercial uses.
Sight Triangle means the triangular space on a lot formed by 2 intersecting street lines and a
line drawn from a point on one street line across such lot to a point in the other street line, each
such point being the required distance from the point of intersection of the street lines
(measured along the street lines). Where the 2 street lines do not intersect at a point, the point
of intersection of the street lines shall be deemed to be the intersection of the projection of the
street lines or the intersection of the tangent to the street lines.
Ski Area means land used for snow skiing and may include ski lifts, tows, maintenance shops,
ski equipment sales shops, dining rooms, beverage rooms and similar accessory uses. This
definition shall not include a tourist establishment.
Small Scale Concrete Batching Plant means an operation primarily involved with the mixing
of ingredients to produce concrete. The maximum capacity of a small scale concrete batching
plant" shall be limited to 40 cubic metres per hour, with a maximum batch hopper capacity of 1
cubic metre.
Special Care Home means a facility where persons reside for the primary purpose of receiving
24 hour supervised shelter, support, and/or treatment for psychiatric problems, memory
impairment or affective brain disorders where cooking and dining, laundry, cleaning and other
facilities are provided on a shared basis and where specialist care is provided, but not to any
persons not resident in the Special Care Home.
Specialty Food Store means a retail store engaged in the business of selling a limited range of
food products such as, but not limited to, a meat shop, a butcher, a fish shop, a cheese shop, a
shop selling baked goods, a catering shop selling frozen meals or prepared foods, and may
include accessory retail and service uses. But does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp
use defined in this By-law.
Specified Body Areas means one or more of the following:
a) in the case of a female person, her nipples and areolae; and
b) in the case of all persons, the pubic, perianal, perianal areas, the genitals, anus and the
buttocks.
Specified Sexual Activities means one or more of the following: actual or simulated sexual
intercourse, masturbation, urination, defecation, ejaculation, sodomy, including bestiality, anal
intercourse, oral sexual intercourse, direct physical stimulation of genital organs, and
flagellation, bondage or torture in the context of a sexual relationship or activity.
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Sports Arena means a building or part of a building, in which the principal facilities provide for
indoor recreational activities such as curling, skating, hockey, lacrosse, broomball, soccer,
swimming, tennis or other similar athletic activities, and which facilities may include dressing
rooms, concessions for the provision of food and refreshments to the general public, bleachers,
equipment for making artificial ice and other such accessory facilities and may include the sale
and repair of sports equipment and clothing.
Storey means that portion of a building or structure between any floor level and the floor, ceiling
or roof immediately above.
Storey, First means the storey with its floor closest to finished grade and having its ceiling at
least 1.8 metres above finished grade.
Stormwater Management Facility means an end-of-pipe management facility being a
detention or retention basin, which may include a permanent pool, designed to temporarily store
and treat collected stormwater runoff and release it at a controlled rate.
Street means a public thoroughfare under the jurisdiction of either the Corporation of the Town
of Caledon, the Region of Peel or the Province of Ontario, a private road, or lane. Street
allowance and "public thoroughfare" shall have the same meaning and includes all lands within
the dedicated right-of-way.
Street Access means, when referring to a lot, that such lot has a lot line or portion thereof
which is also a street line.
Street Line means any lot line separating a lot from a street.
Street Setback means the least horizontal distance required between the centre line of a street
allowance and the nearest part of any building envelope on a lot (measured at right angles to
such centre line).
Structure means anything constructed, the use of which requires location on or in the ground,
or attached to something having location on or in the ground. Unless otherwise specified, this
definition shall not include private septic sewage disposal systems.
Supermarket means a retail store engaged in the business of selling groceries, meat, fruit and
vegetables to the general public and having a minimum gross floor area of 2,231m2. But does
not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Topsoil Manufacturing Business means the storage, screening and sale of topsoil, mulch,
firewood, stone and related products.
Tourist Camp means an establishment providing accommodation for overnight camping in
tents or the parking of mobile camper trailers, motorized mobile homes, or other tourist vehicles
for recreational or vacation use whether or not a fee is charged or paid for such accommodation
use. This definition shall not include a mobile home park.
Tourist Establishment means a commercial establishment designed for the traveling 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, but does not include a tourist camp or park.
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Tractor Trailer Repair Facility means a premises used to conduct repairs of tractor trailers of a
mechanical or structural nature and may include an associated towing service or commercial
motor vehicle repair facility.
Trailer, Tourist means a trailer capable of being used for the temporary living, sleeping or
eating accommodation of persons (notwithstanding that its running gear is or may be removed).
Trailer, Tractor means a truck consisting of a self-propelled cab designed to have temporarily
attached thereto, a trailer on wheels consisting of one or more axles designed to be pulled by a
cab for the purpose of carrying goods or materials. Both a cab and trailer component individually
or together, licensed or unlicensed, are considered a tractor trailer for the purpose of this by-
law. Tractor trailer does not include a farm vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle.
Trailer, Utility means any portable unit so constructed as to be suitable for attachment to a
motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle and capable of being used for the transportation of
goods and/or equipment, but does not include a tractor trailer.
Training Facility means an establishment where training is conducted for profit or gain, which
is not under the jurisdiction of a Board as defined in the Education Act and which is not
otherwise defined herein. But does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in
this By-law.
Transportation Depot means a lot used principally for the parking, storage, servicing, hiring,
loading or unloading of tractor trailers, buses or other fleet vehicles such as but not limited to,
taxis, limousines and tow truck including owner-operators, and must include a building
containing a use directly related to the parking, storing, dispatching, servicing, hiring, loading or
unloading of such fleet vehicles. This may include the temporary storage of goods or wares prior
to shipment, and/or a maintenance building but does not include a tractor trailer repair facility,
motor vehicle body shop, motor vehicle compound, motor vehicle repair facility, motor vehicle
service centre or motor vehicle towing facility. But does not include any cannabis or industrial
hemp use defined in this By-law.
Use means the purpose for which any portion of a lot, building or structure is designed,
arranged, intended, occupied or maintained. Unless otherwise specified, this definition shall not
include private septic sewage disposal systems.
Use, Accessory means a use which is clearly incidental, subordinate in size and exclusively
devoted to a main building or main use and located on the same lot therewith.
Vehicle, Farm means a registered vehicle and/or trailer with farm license plates or a
commercial motor vehicle owned by a bona fide farmer that is required solely to support a farm
use and that is used to transport farm products such as livestock or hay, commodities, supplies
and equipment owned by the bona fide farmer and can be parked indoors or outdoors.
Vehicle, Tourist means a self-propelled vehicle capable of being used for the temporary living,
sleeping or eating accommodation of persons. This definition may include, but is not limited to, a
bus, motor home, truck or van if equipped as above.
Veterinary Hospital means a building or part of a building that is used by a veterinarian and
associated staff for the purpose of treatment, care or grooming of large and small animals,
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including livestock and birds. This definition shall not include any Kennel as defined in this By-
law.
Video Outlet/Rental Store means an establishment where pre-recorded video tape, video
discs, game cartridges, DVD's or other similar pre-recorded materials are offered for rent or sale
and where video cameras or video players/recorders may be offered for rent and may include
the accessory sale of snack foods, but shall not include the sale of electronic video equipment
and other electronic home entertainment products or an Adult Video Store.
Walkway, Private means a walkway created through the registration of a plan of condominium.
Walkway, Public means a walkway which is owned, operated and maintained by a public
authority for use by the general public.
Warehouse means a premises used primarily for the storage and distribution of goods, wares,
merchandise, substances or articles but shall not include facilities for a transportation depot. But
does not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Warehouse, Public Self-Storage means a warehouse where individual, indoor storage areas
are made available to the public for the temporary storage or keeping of goods. But does not
include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Warehouse, Retail means a warehouse where the entire floor area of the use is occupied by a
single user and features the integrated storage and retail sale of goods to the general public in a
warehouse format and which serves a large trade area. But does not include any cannabis or
industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Warehouse, Wholesale means a warehouse or portion thereof in which goods, wares,
merchandise or articles are stored or kept for sale in large bulk or quantity for supply from the
premises primarily to a person other than the ultimate consumer. The display of items for sale is
permitted provided it is clearly accessory to the primary warehouse or wholesale use. But does
not include any cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Waste Processing Facility means a facility that receives, stores and/or processes waste
materials for the purpose of creating new products or materials.
Waste Transfer Facility means the use of a building where waste materials are collected into
bulk containers for the further transport to a landfill site, recycling facility or other waste disposal
facility.
Water Supply Plant means a building or structure, approved by the Ministry of the
Environment, where water is treated for human consumption.
Water System, Public means a distribution system of underground piping and related storage,
including pumping and purification appurtenances, owned and operated by the Region of Peel
or by the Ministry of the Environment.
Wayside Pit or Quarry means a temporary pit or quarry opened and used by or for a public
authority solely for the purpose of a particular project or contract of road construction and not
located on the road right-of-way.
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Wellhead Protection Areas means those areas around municipal wells, as identified by the
Region of Peel, in which policies and provisions may be implemented in order to protect the
integrity of the groundwater resource. The extent of wellhead protection areas is defined by the
travel time for flows of groundwater to the municipal well. The WP5 area is that area within
which the travel time for a potential contaminant would be between 0 and 5 years. The WP10
area is that area within which the travel time for a contaminant would be between 5 and 10
years.
Wellness Centre means a premises devoted to the actively sought goal of good health and
includes the teaching and practice, in both individual and group sessions, of a range of holistic,
alternative and integrative natural health practices and may include meditation, acupuncture,
shiatsu, massage therapies, yoga, and healthy eating programs. But does not include any
cannabis or industrial hemp use defined in this By-law.
Yard means an open, uncovered space on a lot, appurtenant to a building and unoccupied by
buildings except as specifically permitted in this By-law.
Yard, Exterior Side means the yard extending from the exterior side lot line to the nearest wall
of the main building on the lot but does not include any portion of the front or rear yards.
Yard, Front means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line
and the nearest front wall of the main building located on the lot.
Yard, Interior Side means a yard extending from the interior side lot line to the nearest side
wall of the main building on the lot but does not include any portion of the front or rear yards.
Yard, Rear means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and
the nearest rear wall of the main building located on the lot but does not include any portion of
the exterior side yard.
Zone means a designated area of land use shown in Schedule A in this By-law.