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THE CORPORATION OF THE UNITED TOWNSHIPS
OF DYSART, DUDLEY, HARCOURT, GUILFORD,
HARBURN, BRUTON, HAVELOCK, EYRE AND CLYDE
BY-LAW NO. 2016-15
BEING A BY-LAW TO LICENSE, REGULATE AND GOVERN
TOURIST CAMPS AND TRAILER CAMPS
WHEREAS, Section 150 - 153 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended,
authorizes Council to license, regulate and govern businesses and events;
AND WHEREAS, Section 164 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended,
specifically permits municipalities to license and regulate and govern tourist camps and
trailer camps;
AND WHEREAS, the authority includes but is not limited to: the power to issue
licenses, to issue licenses on condition, to revoke licenses, to suspend licenses, to
regulate or govern the place used in the carrying on of such business, and to prevent
the carrying on of such business without a license;
AND WHEREAS, Section 425(1), of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended,
provides that a municipality may pass by-laws providing that a person who contravenes
a by-law of the municipality passed under the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, is guilty
of an offence.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Dysart
et al hereby enacts as follows:
1)
In this By-law:
1.1)
Applicant means a person or company applying for a license to operate a
tourist camp and who is the registered owner of the lands on which it will
be operated.
1.2)
Camp Lot means an area of land in the tourist camp designated for the
use of 1 tent, 1 trailer or 1 camping vehicle.
1.3)
Motor Home means a recreational vehicle that is self-propelled and
includes vehicles described as Class A, Class B or Class C and is
manufactured in accordance with CSA Z-240 RV.
1.4)
Operator means the owner of the lands on which the tourist camp is
located.
1.5)
Park Model Trailer means a recreational unit built on a single chassis,
mounted on wheels, is designed to facilitate relocation form time to time,
has a gross floor area of 50 m sq. and is manufactured in accordance with
CSA A-241. It is a building in accordance with the Ontario Building Code
and a Building Permit is required prior to installation.
1.6)
Tourist Camp means any land used as a camping or parking ground for
the public and includes any land where a tent or trailer is used whether or
not a fee is charged for the use. When used in this by-law, tourist camp
shall have a corresponding meaning to a trailer camp as defined in
Section 164 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended.
1.7)
Trailer means any vehicle constructed to be attached and propelled by a
motor vehicle and that is capable of being used by persons for living,
sleeping or eating, even if the vehicle is jacked up or its running gear is
removed and includes but is not limited to a travel trailer, a park model
trailer or a motor home.
1.8)
Travel Trailer means recreational vehicle deigned to be towed behind a
motor vehicle by means of a bumper or frame hitch and which is
manufactured in accordance with CSA Z -240 RV.
2.
Licensing Requirements
2.1)
No person, persons or corporation shall operate a tourist camp within the
Municipality of Dysart et al without first obtaining a Tourist Camp License.
2.2)
To obtain a license the applicant shall submit the following:
a) a completed application form;
b) a plot plan showing the location and dimensions of all campsites,
washrooms, buildings, roadways, sewage disposal facilities and the
setbacks to the property line plus any trailers, including their dimensions
that are located on any previously licensed lots that do not comply with
this by-law;
c) the sites shall be numbered for identification;
d) a license fee of $10.00 per camp lot; and
e) if a camp lot is to be made available only for a trailer that is assessed
under the Assessment Act, no license fee shall be charged by the
Municipality for that camp lot.
2.3)
A license may be refused if the application or required information is not
complete, or if the proposal does not comply with this by-law or any other
applicable law.
2.4)
Where a license has been refused, the applicant may appeal the decision
to Council, who will hold a hearing and may dismiss the appeal or issue
the license provided it complies with all other applicable law.
2.5)
A license shall be issued for a calendar year renewable on May 1 of each
year.
2.6)
A license may be transferred to a new operator.
2.7)
A license may be revoked at any time for failure to comply with the
provisions or regulations of this by-law and the licensee shall not be
entitled to a refund.
3)
Design Requirements
3.1)
Every tourist camp shall conform to this by-law, all other applicable
Municipal By-laws, including the Municipal Zoning By-law; as well as the
Ontario Building Code and all Provincial and Federal Laws.
3.2)
Every tourist camp shall be no less than 4 hectares (9.88 acres) in area.
3.3)
Every camp lot shall have a minimum area of 150 square meters (1600
sq. ft.).
3.4)
No camp lot, trailer or structure shall be located closer than 15 meters to
any street, 30 meters to any residential zone or 20 meters to any
waterbody.
3.5)
All roadways shall have a minimum width of 7 meters. Posted one-way
roadways shall have a minimum width of 3.5 meters.
3.6)
Every tourist camp shall be provided with a sanitary sewage system that
complies with the applicable legislation and regulations and shall have
facilities into which the contents of a trailer or camping vehicle holding
tank may be discharged.
3.7)
Every tourist camp shall provide suitable washroom facilities in
compliance with the current regulations.
3.8)
Separate washroom facilities shall be provided for men and women and
shall be in separate buildings or separated by a sound proof wall. The
entrance shall be screened to prevent people from seeing inside.
3.9)
Every water closet and every shower shall be situated in a private
compartment with doors that can be latched from inside.
3.10) Every tourist camp shall provide potable drinking water.
3.11) Every tourist camp shall provide an adequate number of garbage or trash
containers. The containers must be capable of being easily washed and
disinfected and must have tight fitting covers.
3.12) The undercarriage, tongue or the wheels shall not be removed from any
trailer or camping vehicle and they shall be capable of being moved at any
time.
3.13) No person shall construct any structure, storage building, addition, deck or
add-on of any kind unless it is approved by the operator and:
a) it complies with the current Municipal Zoning By-law;
b) it complies with the Ontario Building Code;
c) any building that occupies an area of more than 10 sq. meters
(108 sq. ft.) requires a Building Permit;
d) no addition including the deck shall extend more than 3.6 meters from
the trailer;
e) no addition including the deck shall exceed the length of the trailer it is
attached to;
f) lot coverage does not exceed 50% of the area of the camp lot.
3.14) Camp lots are permitted to have 1 storage building, 1 deck and an
addition to the trailer.
4)
Operation of Tourist Camp
4.1)
The operator is directly responsible to ensure that all the requirements of
this by-law have been met and shall have a responsible supervisor on site
at all times when the tourist camp is open.
4.2)
Each camp lot shall be occupied for a maximum of 180 days in each
calendar year.
4.3)
Any previously licensed camp lot that does not comply with this by-law
shall be permitted to remain provided any setbacks that do not comply are
not further reduced, the lot size is not further reduced, the lot coverage is
not increased and the setbacks for any travel trailers is not further
reduced. The Municipal Zoning By-law applies to any buildings.
4.4)
The License shall be posted in a conspicuous place so as to be visible.
4.5)
The operator shall keep a copy of this by-law and it shall be available to
the campers at all times.
4.6)
A list of emergency phone numbers shall be posted in a conspicuous
place which is visible at all times and must contain the phone numbers for
police, ambulance, hospital, fire department, poison control center, etc.
5)
Administration
5.1)
The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer shall administer and enforce this
by-law.
5.2)
The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer shall have the right to inspect the
tourist camp to ensure compliance at any reasonable time and may be
accompanied by anyone he deems to be required as an advisor.
5.3)
Any person or corporation who contravenes this by-law is guilty of an
offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as per section 425(1) of the
Municipal Act, 2001, as amended.
5.4)
That By-laws 2004-43 and 2005-17, be and are hereby repealed.
READ a first, second and third time, signed and the Corporate Seal attached hereto this
18th day of February, 2016.
__________________________
REEVE: Murray Fearrey
__________________________
CLERK: Cheryl Coulson