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2018-043
OUR TOWN. OUR FUTURE
ZONING by-law
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Table of Contents
Part 1.0 - Interpretation And Administration ......................................................... 7
1.1
Title ............................................................................................................ 7
1.2
Conformity and Compliance With By-Law ................................................. 7
1.3
Interpretation.............................................................................................. 7
1.4
Enforcement .............................................................................................. 8
1.5
Severability ................................................................................................ 8
1.6
Repeal of Former By-Law and Effective Date ............................................ 8
1.7
References to Provincial Acts .................................................................... 8
1.8
Expansions to Legal Non-Conforming Uses .............................................. 8
1.9
Site Plan Agreements and Site Plan Approvals ......................................... 9
1.10 Minor Variances ......................................................................................... 9
1.11 Illustrations ................................................................................................ 9
1.12 Technical Revisions to the Zoning By-law ................................................. 9
Part 2.0 - Classification Of Zones ....................................................................... 12
2.1
Zones ....................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Abbreviations ........................................................................................... 13
2.3
Zone Schedules ....................................................................................... 13
2.4
Determining Zone Boundaries ................................................................. 13
2.5
Exception Zones ...................................................................................... 14
2.5.1 Oak Ridges Moraine ................................................................................ 14
2.6
Holding Zones.......................................................................................... 14
2.7
Definitions ................................................................................................ 15
2.8
Land Ownership ....................................................................................... 15
Part 3.0 - Definitions ........................................................................................... 16
Part 4.0 - General Provisions ............................................................................. 44
4.1 Accessory Apartments .............................................................................. 44
4.2
Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures .............................................. 44
4.3
Accessory Farm Employee Accommodation ........................................... 46
4.4
Adult Entertainment Uses ........................................................................ 46
4.5
Barrier-free Access Ramps and Lifts ....................................................... 47
4.6
Daylighting or Sight Triangles .................................................................. 47
4.7
Deck Regulations ..................................................................................... 48
4.8
Encroachments into Required Yards (Excluding Decks) ......................... 48
4.9
Established Building Line ......................................................................... 50
4.10 Flood Hazard Lands ................................................................................ 50
4.11 Frontage on a Street ................................................................................ 51
4.12 Group Homes .......................................................................................... 51
4.13 Height Exceptions .................................................................................... 51
4.14 Home Businesses .................................................................................... 52
4.15 Kennels .................................................................................................... 53
4.16 Legal Non Compliance and Legal Non-Conformity .................................. 53
4.17 Medical Marihuana Production Facilities ................................................. 55
4.18 Multiple Uses and Zones on one Lot ....................................................... 56
4.19 Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot .......................................................... 56
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4.20 Oak Ridges Moraine Provisions............................................................... 56
4.21 Outdoor Commercial Patios ..................................................................... 57
4.22 Outdoor Display and Sales Areas ............................................................ 58
4.23 Outdoor Storage ...................................................................................... 58
4.24 Outdoor Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs .................................................. 59
4.25 Planting Strips.......................................................................................... 59
4.26 Residential Backyard Hens ...................................................................... 60
4.27 Rooftop Mechanical Equipment and Mechanical Penthouses ................. 60
4.28 Special Setbacks ..................................................................................... 60
4.29 Temporary Uses ...................................................................................... 61
4.30 Uses Permitted in any Zone .................................................................... 64
4.31 Uses Prohibited in any Zone .................................................................... 65
4.32 Waste Storage Areas ............................................................................... 66
4.33 Wellhead Protection Areas ...................................................................... 66
Part 5.0 - Parking and Loading Standards ......................................................... 71
5.1
Applicability of this Section ...................................................................... 71
5.2
General Parking Provisions ..................................................................... 71
5.3
Permitted Locations for Required Parking Spaces .................................. 73
5.4
Parking in Residential Zones ................................................................... 73
5.5
Parking Garages ...................................................................................... 74
5.6
Landscaping in Parking Areas ................................................................. 75
5.7
Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicles in Residential Zones .................. 75
5.8
Parking of Recreational Vehicles, Trailers and Boats .............................. 75
5.9
Residential Parking Requirements ........................................................... 76
5.10 Non-Residential Parking Requirements ................................................... 77
5.11 Shared Parking ........................................................................................ 79
5.12 Accessible Parking Space Requirements ................................................ 80
5.13 Loading Spaces ....................................................................................... 81
5.14 Bicycle Parking Requirements ................................................................. 82
5.15 Drive-Through Service Facilities .............................................................. 82
Part 6.0 - Mixed Use Zones ................................................................................ 85
6.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................................ 86
6.2
Zone Standards ....................................................................................... 89
Part 7.0 - Residential Zones ............................................................................... 91
7.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................................ 92
7.2
Zone Standards ....................................................................................... 93
Part 8.0 - Commercial Zones ............................................................................. 97
8.1
Permitted Uses ........................................................................................ 98
8.2
Zone Standards ..................................................................................... 100
Part 9.0 - Employment Zones ........................................................................... 101
9.1
Permitted Uses ...................................................................................... 102
9.2
Zone Standards ..................................................................................... 104
Part 10.0 - Institutional Zones .......................................................................... 105
10.1 Permitted Uses ...................................................................................... 105
10.2 Zone Standards ..................................................................................... 106
Part 11.0 - Rural and Aggregate Resource Zones ........................................... 107
11.1 Permitted Uses ...................................................................................... 107
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11.2 Zone Standards ..................................................................................... 109
Part 12.0 - Environmental and Open Space Zones .......................................... 111
12.1 Permitted Uses ...................................................................................... 111
12.2 Zone Standards ..................................................................................... 112
Part 13.0 - Oak Ridges Moraine Zones ............................................................ 113
13.1 Permitted Uses ...................................................................................... 113
13.2 Zone Standards ..................................................................................... 115
Part 14.0 - Holding Provisions .......................................................................... 117
Part 15.0 - Temporary Uses ............................................................................. 119
Part 16.0 - Exceptions ...................................................................................... 121
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF EAST GWILLIMBURY
BY-LAW NO. 2018-XX
A By-law to enact a New Comprehensive Zoning By-law for
the Town of East Gwillimbury
WHEREAS on June 28, 2010, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of East
Gwillimbury enacted By-law 2010-084 to adopt the Official Plan for the Town of
East Gwillimbury; and
WHEREAS under Section 34(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended,
zoning by-laws may be passed to prohibit and regulate the use of land, buildings
and structures;
Now therefore, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of East Gwillimbury, in
accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, hereby enacts
as follows:
1.
The Town of East Gwillimbury Zoning By-law, consisting of text and maps
attached hereto, is hereby approved.
2.
Zoning By-law 97-50, as amended, and all previous by-laws passed under
Section 34 of the Planning Act or any predecessor thereof, are hereby
repealed in their entirety.
3.
This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final
passing thereof.
ENACTED AND PASSED THIS _____ DAY OF ___________________, 2018.
______________________________
Virginia Hackson, Mayor
______________________________
Fernando Lamanna, Municipal Clerk
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How to Use This By-law
In order to use this Zoning By-law, one should follow each of the steps listed below
to determine the Zone(s) and permissions that apply to a particular property.
STEP 1 - Locate the Property on a Map
Maps in a Zoning By-law are called 'Schedules'. The first step is to refer to the
Schedules that are contained at the back of the By-law to determine the Zone(s)
that apply to your property. The Zone will be indicated on the Schedules by a
symbol or abbreviation. For example, you may see a symbol such as "C1" that
applies to your property. This would indicate that your property is within the
'Village Core Commercial (C1) Zone'. The Zone symbols or abbreviations are
identified on the first page of Part 2.0 (Classification of Zones) of the By-law.
Part 2.0 (Classification of Zones) also provides assistance to help you identify the
Zone boundaries on the Schedules. For example, if your property appears close
to a Zone boundary and you are not sure how to determine exactly where that
boundary is located, refer to Section 2.4 (Determining Zone Boundaries) of the
By-law.
STEP 2 - By-law Amendments, Minor Variances and Exceptions
A Zoning By-law is amended over time as demands and policies governing land
use change. By-laws are commonly amended to change the zoning of a property
to permit or prohibit a use or uses. In some cases, special provisions are applied
to a property to change the Zone provisions for that property. This type of variance
is called an exception and exceptions to the By-law are contained within Part 16.0
(Exceptions). You should also verify if your property is the subject of a Holding
By-law or Temporary Use By-law. Part 14.0 (Holding Provisions) contains specific
requirements that describe what conditions need to be met in order to
develop/establish permitted uses on a property. Part 15.0 (Temporary Uses)
identifies those properties that are subject to use permissions that only last for a
specified period of time.
Also note that more recent amendments may not be included in the version of the
By-law you are using. Staff in the Town's Development Services Department will
be able to assist you to confirm if your property has been subject to a more recent
By-law Amendment or Minor Variance.
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STEP 3 - Permitted Uses and Zone Standards
The next step is to determine what uses are permitted on your property. Parts 6.0
through 13.0 of the By-law identify the permitted uses for each Zone. The
definitions in Part 3.0 (Definitions) can assist you if you are not sure of the nature
of a use or how it has been defined for the purposes of this By-law. Words that
are defined in Part 3.0 are bolded throughout the By-law. If a word is not bolded,
it is not specifically defined. Uses that are not identified as permitted uses within
a particular Zone are not permitted in that specific Zone.
Next, you can determine what standards apply to the uses on your property. Parts
6.0 through 13.0 of the By-law also identify the standards for each Zone including
minimum lot area, minimum frontage, minimum yards, maximum lot coverage for
buildings, and the maximum permitted height of buildings.
STEP 4 - General Provisions
After determining what uses are permitted and the specific standards that apply to
those uses, you should refer to Part 4.0 (General Provisions) of this By-law. Part
4.0 contains a more generic set of standards known as 'General Provisions' that
apply to all properties in all Zones throughout the Town.
STEP 5 - Parking and Loading
There is one final section of the By-law that you should review when determining
what permissions apply. Part 5.0 (Parking and Loading) provides the parking and
loading requirements for all permitted uses in the Town.
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Part 1.0 - Interpretation And Administration
1.1
Title
This By-law may be referred to as the "Town of East Gwillimbury Zoning
By-law" and applies to all lands within the Town of East Gwillimbury, as
shown on Schedules "A" to "E" and Appendices "A" to "D" of this By-law.
1.2
Conformity and Compliance With By-Law
No person shall change the use of any building, structure or land or erect
or use any building or structure or occupy any land or building except in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this shall include those
matters defined as applicable law under Section 1.4.1.3 of Ontario
Regulation 350/06 (the Building Code).
1.3
Interpretation
Nothing in this By-law shall serve to relieve any person from any obligation
to comply with the requirements of any other By-law of the Town or any
other requirement of the Region, the Province of Ontario or the
Government of Canada that may affect the use of lands, buildings or
structures in the Town of East Gwillimbury.
Conservation Authority Regulated Areas, shown on Appendix "A",
constitutes an information schedule to this by-law showing lands subject to
the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority ("LSRCA") regulations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, written approval of the
LSRCA shall be obtained and submitted with any building permit
application and prior to any site alteration or the addition or removal of fill,
whether originating on the site or elsewhere for any lands located within the
regulated areas. All uses, buildings or structures shall meet all other
provisions of this By-law.
1.3.1 Other Land Use Controls
Recognizing the many partners involved in guiding and regulating land
uses in East Gwillimbury, this By-law must be read in concert with the land
use planning policy documents and regulations of the Province of Ontario,
the Region, the Town and the LSRCA. In particular, any person who wishes
to know the complete and precise land use permissions and restrictions on
their lands should refer to the text, Schedules, and Appendices to this By-
law and the Town's Official Plan. The Schedules of this By-law identify
lands regulated by the LSRCA (Regulated Area includes watercourses,
flood hazard areas, erosion hazard areas, wetlands and apparent
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valleylands/steep slopes), lands within the Greenbelt and the Oak Ridges
Moraine, Provincially Significant Wetlands, and Regional Woodlands.
New development and/or site alteration on lands identified as being
within the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine, LSRCA Regulated Area and/or
the York Region Woodlands as shown on "Schedule E: Consultation
Schedule" of this By-law may be subject to additional approvals such as
Site Plan Control. Additional information, studies, and/or environmental
feature identification may be required to support an LSRCA permit and/or
building permit as set out in the policies of the Town's Official Plan as well
as the requirements of the Conservation Authorities Act, RSO 1990, c. 27
1.4
Enforcement
Any person or director or officer of any corporation convicted of a violation
of this By-law is liable to penalties in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 67 and 67.1 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as
amended.
1.5
Severability
A decision of a court that one or more of the provisions of this By-law are
invalid in whole or in part does not affect the validity, effectiveness or
enforceability of the other provisions or parts of the provisions of this By-
law.
1.6
Repeal of Former By-Law and Effective Date
Zoning By-law 97-50 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
This By-law shall come into force the day it was passed if no appeals are
received. If an appeal(s) is received, this By-law, or portions thereof, shall
come into force upon the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board and in
accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13,
as amended.
1.7
References to Provincial Acts
Where this By-law refers to a Provincial Act, the latest in-effect version of
that Act and any relevant section shall be relied upon as necessary.
1.8
Expansions to Legal Non-Conforming Uses
Where the Committee of Adjustment or the Ontario Municipal Board has
authorized the expansion of a legal non-conforming use, building or
structure and such a decision has become final and binding after May 20,
1997 and prior to the effective date of this By-law, the provisions of this By-
law (as they apply to such use, building or structure) are deemed to be
modified to the extent necessary to give effect to the decision.
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1.9
Site Plan Agreements and Site Plan Approvals
Where a site plan agreement has been entered into prior to the effective
date of this By-law, or where site plan approval has been granted by the
Town and a building permit for the project in either circumstance has not
been issued, the provisions of this By-law, as they apply to such land,
building or structure, are deemed to be modified to the extent necessary
to give effect to such site plan agreement or site plan approval, provided
that the building permit is issued within two (2) years of the effective date
of this By-law.
1.10 Minor Variances
Where the Committee of Adjustment or the Ontario Municipal Board has
authorized a minor variance in accordance with Section 45(1) of the
Planning Act R.S.O. 1990 c.P.13 as amended, in respect of any land,
building or structure and the decision of the Committee of Adjustment or
the Ontario Municipal Board authorizing such minor variance has become
final and binding prior to the effective date of this By-law, the provisions of
this By-law, as they apply to such land, building or structure, are deemed
to be modified to the extent necessary to give effect to such minor variance.
This provision shall apply only to minor variances that have been granted
since April 1, 2017.
This Section shall lapse and is deemed to be deleted two (2) years of the
effective date of this By-law. For clarity, this provision shall not require an
amendment to this By-law to take effect.
1.11 Illustrations
All illustrations or photos in this By-law are deemed to not be part of this
By-law and are included only to assist with the interpretation of the By-law.
1.12 Technical Revisions to the Zoning By-law
Provided that the purpose, effect, intent, meaning and substance of this By-
law are in no way affected, the following technical revisions to this By-law
are permitted without a zoning by-law amendment:
a) Changes to the numbering, cross-referencing, format and arrangement
of the text, tables, schedules and maps;
b) Additions to and revisions of technical information on maps and
schedules including, but not limited to: infrastructure and topographic
information, notes, legends, shading and title blocks;
c) Alterations of punctuation;
d) Correction of grammatical, dimensional, boundary, mathematical or
typographic errors;
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e) Changes to the illustrations or the Preamble, which are not considered
to form part of this By-law;
f) Changes to the Environmental Protection (EP) Zone limits based on an
approved Natural Heritage Evaluation; and
g) Changes to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority regulated
areas and Flood Hazard Lands as shown in Appendix A.
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Part 2.0 - Classification Of Zones
2.1
Zones
The provisions of this By-law apply to all lands within the limits of the Town
of East Gwillimbury. All lands in the Town are contained within one or more
of the following zones:
Mixed Use Zones
- Mixed Use One (MU1)
- Mixed Use Two (MU2)
- Mixed Use Three (MU3)
- Mixed Use Four (MU4)
- Mixed Use Five (MU5)
- Mixed Use Six (MU6)
- Mixed Use Seven (MU7)
Residential Zones
- Residential Private Services (RPS)
- Residential One (R1)
- Residential Two (R2)
- Residential Three (R3)
- Residential Four (R4)
- Residential Five (R5)
- Residential Six (R6)
- Estate Residential (ER)
- Hamlet Residential (HR)
Commercial Zones
- Commercial Corridor (C1)
- Commercial Marine (C2)
- Community Commercial (C3)
- Neighbourhood Commercial (C4)
Employment Zones
- Employment Prestige (M1)
- Employment General (M2)
Institutional Zones
- Institutional One (I1)
- Institutional Two (I2)
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Rural and Aggregate Resource Zones
- Rural (RU)
- Aggregate Extraction / Resource (AER)
Environmental and Open Space Zones
- Environmental Protection (EP)
- Open Space One (OS1)
- Open Space Two (OS2)
Oak Ridges Moraine Zones
- Oak Ridges Moraine Core (ORMC)
- Oak Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL)
- Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside (ORMCS)
- Oak Ridges Moraine Industrial Extractive (ORMIE)
2.2 Abbreviations
All of the Zones identified in Section 2.1 of this By-law are abbreviated in
the remainder of this By-law, and the full name of the Zone is as per Section
2.1.
2.3
Zone Schedules
The Zones and Zone boundaries are shown on Schedule "A" (which
includes Maps 1 through 15), which form part of this By-law.
2.4
Determining Zone Boundaries
When determining the boundary of any Zone as shown on any Schedule
forming part of this By-law, the following provisions apply:
a)
A boundary indicated as following a street, lane, railway right-of-way,
utility corridor or watercourse is the centre-line of such street, lane,
railway right-of-way, utility corridor or watercourse;
b)
A boundary indicated as substantially following lot lines shown on a
registered plan of subdivision follows such lot lines;
c)
Where a boundary is indicated as running substantially parallel to the
boundary of a street and the distance from the street is not indicated,
the boundary is deemed to be parallel to such a street and the
distance from the street is to be determined according to the scale
shown on the schedule(s);
d)
A boundary indicated as following a shoreline follows such shoreline
and in the event of a natural change in the shoreline, the boundary will
move with the actual shoreline;
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e)
A boundary indicated as following the limit of an environmental feature
and/or its associated buffer shall follow the limit of that feature and/or
buffer as determined through a site specific Natural Heritage
Evaluation;
f)
Where a lot falls into two or more Zones, each portion of the lot is to
be used in accordance with the provisions of this By-law for the
applicable Zone; and,
g)
Where none of the above provisions apply, the Zone boundary is to
be scaled from the Schedule(s).
In no case is a Zone boundary dividing a lot into two or more Zone
categories intended to function as a property boundary for the purposes of
calculating yards, setbacks and coverage. In all cases, the property line
must be used for the purposes of calculating setbacks, unless otherwise
specified by this By-law.
2.5
Exception Zones
Where a number within a set of brackets follows a Zone symbol on the
attached Schedules to this By-law, the number refers to a site-specific
exception that applies to the lands noted. Site-specific exceptions are listed
in Part 16.0 of this By-law. Unless specifically amended by the Zone
exception, all other provisions of this By-law apply.
2.5.1 Oak Ridges Moraine
Where a Zone symbol is followed by the letters "ORM" (for example HR
ORM) the lands so noted are subject to all the provisions of the Main Zone
represented at the beginning of such symbol except as otherwise provided
by the policies of Section 4.20.
2.6
Holding Zones
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, where a Zone symbol
is followed by the letter (H), no person can use the land to which the letter
(H) applies for any use other than the use which legally existed on the date
the by-law applying the Holding provision came into effect, or expand or
replace an existing building or structure, as the case may be until the (H)
is removed in accordance with the policies of the Official Plan.
Notwithstanding the above, this provision does not apply to the following
uses, which are permitted without the need to remove the Holding
provision:
a) Temporary construction and sales uses in accordance with Section 4.29
of this By-law;
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b) Sales offices and model homes in accordance with Section 4.29 of this
By-law;
c) agricultural uses where permitted by this By-law; and,
d) Permitted uses outlined in Part 14.0 for lands subject to an associated
holding provision.
In addition, the existence of the Holding provision does not prevent the
issuance of a building permit to make structural repairs, carry out façade
improvements, improve and/or replace plumbing and electrical systems
and/or replace openings. Site-specific or area-specific holding zones are
detailed in Part 14.0 of this By-law.
2.7
Definitions
For the convenience of the reader, all words that are bolded are defined in
Part 3.0 of this By-law.
2.8
Land Ownership
The Town makes no representation or implication, nor should any
inference be drawn from the Schedules attached to this By-law as to the
ownership of any land and/or rights of access to such land. Ownership and
access rights are legal matters that fall solely within the purview of a Court
of competent jurisdiction.
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Part 3.0 - Definitions
ABATTOIR (otherwise known as a slaughter plant): an establishment where food
animals are slaughtered and may include any part of the establishment where,
a)
Food animals are received, kept or handled before they are slaughtered;
b)
Carcasses derived from food animals are dressed;
c)
Carcasses, parts of carcasses or meat products derived from food animals
are produced, processed, packaged, labelled, handled, stored, distributed
or sold;
d)
Inedible materials are processed, packaged, labelled, handled, stored;
distributed or sold; or
(d.1) Slaughtered carcasses are skinned or farm slaughtered carcasses and
products are processed, handled, stored, packaged and labelled.
ACCESSORY APARTMENT: a separate dwelling unit that is subsidiary to and
contained within a single-detached, semi-detached, duplex, townhouse, back-
to-back townhouse, or stacked townhouse dwelling unit.
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE: a detached building or structure,
the use of which is naturally and normally incidental to, subordinate to, or
exclusively devoted to the main use or building, and located on the same lot.
ACCESSORY FARM EMPLOYEE ACCOMMODATION: buildings or
structures on a farm that are designed to be used for the accommodation of
employees of the farm on a temporary or permanent basis.
ACCESSORY USE: a use naturally and normally incidental to, subordinate to or
exclusively devoted to a main use and located on the same lot.
ACCESS RAMP: a structure that is designed to provide access to a parking
garage or a parking area by motor vehicles.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOUR: an establishment or part thereof in which
there is provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation, goods
or services appealing to, or designed to appeal to, erotic or sexual appetites or
inclinations, which includes:
a)
Goods or services of which a principal feature or characteristic is the nudity
or partial nudity of any person; and
b)
Goods or services in respect of which the word "nude", "naked", "topless",
"bottomless", "sexy", or any other word, picture, symbol or representation
having like meaning or implication is used in any advertisement.
In the context of adult entertainment uses, goods include books, magazines,
pictures, slides, films, disks, phonograph records, pre-recorded magnetic tape and
any other viewing or listening matter, clothing and accessories
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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USE: includes an adult entertainment parlour,
adult specialty store and body rub parlour, whether any such use is a primary
land use or an accessory use.
ADULT SPECIALTY STORE: an establishment specializing in the sale or rental
of goods or materials appealing to, or designed to appeal to, erotic or sexual
appetites or inclinations, which includes,
a) Goods or services of which a principal feature or characteristic is the nudity
or partial nudity of any person; and
b) Goods or services in respect of which the word "nude", "naked", "topless",
"bottomless", "sexy", or any other word, picture, symbol or representation
having like meaning or implication is used in any advertisement.
In the context of adult entertainment uses, goods may include, but are not limited
to, books, magazines, pictures, slides, films, disks, phonograph records, pre-
recorded magnetic tape and any other viewing or listening matter, clothing and
accessories
AGRICULTURAL USE: the growing of crops, including nursery, biomass, and
horticultural crops; raising of livestock; raising of other animals for food, fur or fibre,
including poultry and fish; aquaculture; apiaries; beekeeping; agro-forestry; maple
syrup production; equestrian uses; and associated on-farm buildings and
structures, including, but not limited to livestock facilities, manure storages,
value-retaining facilities. An accessory farm employee accommodation may
be permitted subject to a zoning by-law amendment, when the size and nature of
the operation requires additional employment.
AGRICULTURAL-RELATED USE: those farm-related commercial and farm-
related industrial uses that are directly related to farm operations in the area,
support agriculture, benefit from being in close proximity to farm operations, and
provide direct products and/or services to farm operations as a primary activity
and may include a brewery/winery/distillery as an accessory use.
AGRI-TOURISM USES: farm-related tourism uses that promote the enjoyment,
education or activities related to the farm operation such as farm machinery and
equipment exhibitions (on a temporary basis), farm tours, petting zoos, hay rides
and
sleigh
rides,
processing
demonstrations,
pick-your-own
produce
establishments, small-scale farm theme playgrounds and small-scale educational
establishments that focus on farming instruction, including day camps. Overnight
camping, amusement parks and recreational uses are not permitted under this
definition.
AISLE: the area used by motor vehicles for access to and from all off-street
parking spaces, but does not include an access driveway.
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AMENITY AREA: indoor or outdoor common areas used for recreational uses or
social activities and which may include, but are not limited to patios and
landscaped areas, balconies, decks, swimming pools, rooftop patios, and
communal lounges.
ANCILLARY USE: small scale supportive use to permitted uses that primarily
serve the business function on employment lands.
ANIMAL CLINIC: an establishment used by a veterinarian or group of
veterinarians where animals are evaluated and/or treated for medical conditions
and which may include the overnight care of animals (indoors) supervised by a
licensed veterinarian.
ANIMAL DAYCARE CENTRE: an establishment where the caring, grooming, or
training of household pets occurs on a short-term basis (less than 12 hours within
a 24-hour period) during daytime hours, but does not include a kennel or
an animal clinic.
APARTMENT BUILDING: a building containing four or more dwelling units that
share access to the outdoors through a common vestibule and/or a common
corridor system. A dwelling in any other type of building is not an apartment
building.
ART GALLERY: an establishment used for the preservation, exhibition and/or
sale of paintings, sculptures, photographs or other works of art.
ASPHALT PLANT: an establishment that produces and/or recycles asphalt or
similar coated road stone and has equipment designed to heat and dry aggregate
and to mix mineral aggregate with bitumen and/or tar, and includes:
a) Facilities for the administration or management of the business;
b) The stockpiling and storage of bulk materials used in the process or finished
product(s) manufactured on the premises; and/or
c) The storage and maintenance of equipment.
BALCONY: a horizontal platform that is attached to a building above the first
storey, may be partially enclosed with at least one face open to the movement of
air and is only directly accessible from within the building.
BANQUET HALL: an establishment used for catering to banquets, weddings,
receptions or similar functions for which food and beverages may be prepared
and/or served, but does not include a restaurant or a trade and convention
centre.
BARRIER-FREE: a building and its facilities, which can be approached, entered
and used by persons with physical or sensory disabilities.
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BASEMENT: the portion of a building between the first floor and any floor below
the level of the first floor.
BAY, BOX OR BOW WINDOW: a window with a projection from the outer wall of
a building, which may or may not be supported by a foundation wall.
BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT: an establishment within a single
detached dwelling 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 guest rooms within a single
dwelling that is the principle residence of the proprietor of the establishment.
BOARDING, LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSE: a building in which lodging is
provided for more than four persons other than the lessee, tenant, or owner of said
building in return for remuneration or for the provision of services or for both, and
in which the lodging rooms do not have both bathrooms and kitchen facilities for
the exclusive use of individual occupants, but does not include a hotel/motel,
hospital, long term care facility or any other dwelling defined herein.
BODY RUB: includes the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching
or stimulating, by any means, of a person's body or thereof but does not include
medical or therapeutic treatment giving by a person duly qualified, licensed or
registered to do so under the laws of the Province of Ontario
BODY RUB PARLOUR: an establishment where a body rub is performed, offered
or solicited in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation, but does not
include any premises or part thereof where body rubs are performed for the
purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment and are performed by persons duly
qualified, licensed or registered to do so under the laws of the Province of Ontario.
BREWERY/WINERY/DISTILLERY: an establishment where the main use is the
manufacturing, processing and distribution of beer, spirits, cider or wine.
Nanobreweries or the incidental brewing, distilling and making of wine or spirits
in a restaurant are not considered a brewery/winery/distillery.
BUILDING:
a) a structure, temporary or permanent, consisting of a wall, roof and floor or
any combination thereof, or a structural system serving the function thereof,
including all plumbing, works, fixtures and service systems appurtenant
thereto; or
b) structures designated in the Ontario Building Code; or
c) a tent as specified in the Ontario Building Code Act and Regulations.
BULK STORAGE TANK: a tank or container for the bulk storage of petroleum,
gasoline, diesel or other fuels, oil, gas, propane, or flammable liquid or fluid, but
does not include a container for flammable liquid, gas or fluid legally and properly
kept in a retail store or a tank for storage incidental to some other use of any
premises where such tank or container is located.
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BUSINESS OFFICE: an establishment used by an agency, business or
organization for the transaction of administrative, clerical or management
business, the practice of a profession and/or the provision of government or social
services and other similar services, but which does not include a medical office.
CAMPGROUND: an establishment used for the parking of recreational vehicles
or tents on a temporary or seasonal basis.
CANOPY: a roof-like structure projecting from the exterior face of the building.
CARPORT: a building or structure that is not wholly enclosed, is supported by
the main building and is used for the parking or storage of one or more motor
vehicles.
CATERER'S ESTABLISHMENT: an establishment in which food and beverages
are prepared for consumption off the premises.
CEMETERY:
a) Land that has been established as a cemetery under the Funeral, Burial and
Cremation Services Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, Chapter 33, a private Act or a
predecessor of one of them that related to cemeteries, or
b) Land that was recognized by the registrar as a cemetery under a
predecessor of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, S.O.
2002, Chapter 33, that related to cemeteries,
c) And includes, land that, in the prescribed circumstances, has been otherwise
set aside for the interment of human remains, and
d) A mausoleum or columbarium intended for the interment of human remains.
CENTRE-LINE: a line drawn parallel to and an equal distance from the limits of
the street or from the edges of the paved surface of a street.
CHILD CARE CENTRE: an establishment providing temporary care or guidance
for children as regulated in accordance with the Child Care and Early Years Act,
as amended.
COACH HOUSE: a separate, self-contained dwelling unit that is accessory to
and located on the same lot as an associated principal dwelling unit, but is
contained in its own building that may also contain uses accessory to the principal
dwelling (such as a detached private garage), but does not include a garden
suite.
COMMERCIAL FITNESS CENTRE: an establishment where physical fitness and
recreation equipment and/or instruction is provided for use by the general public
for compensation.
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COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE: a motor vehicle having permanently
attached thereto a truck or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses, fire
apparatus, buses and tractors used for hauling purposes.
COMMERCIAL RECREATION USE: a privately owned sports or recreation
establishment operated for use by private members and/or the general public for
compensation and includes uses such as, but not limited to a swimming pool,
tennis courts, squash courts, curling club, and volleyball courts, as well as a
commercial fitness centre.
COMMERCIAL SELF-STORAGE FACILITY: an establishment used for the
temporary storage of items, which contains secured storage areas or lockers that
are generally accessible by individual loading doors for each storage unit or locker.
COMMUNITY CENTRE: a facility owned and operated by the Town or a non-profit
community service group that provides social, recreational or other similar facilities
for use by the general public. Examples of facilities include cultural facilities,
libraries, and sports/fitness facilities (such as arenas, indoor swimming pools,
gymnasiums, tennis courts, and playing fields).
COMMUNITY GARDEN: an area of land, rooftop, or other space managed and
maintained by individuals and/or non-profit organizations, to grow and harvest:
a)
food crops; and/or
a)
non-food, ornamental crops, such as flowers for personal or group use,
consumption or donation. Community gardens may be divided into
separate plots or may be farmed collectively and may include common areas
maintained and used by community garden members.
CONCRETE BATCHING PLANT: an establishment where concrete or concrete
products used in building or construction is produced, and includes facilities for
the:
a)
Administration or management of the business;
b)
Stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process or of finished
products manufactured on the premises; and/or
c)
Storage and maintenance of required equipment, but does not include the
retail sale of finished concrete products.
CONSERVATION USE: an area of land that is generally left in its natural state
and which is used for any combination of preservation, protection, or improvement
of components of the natural heritage system and which may include, as an
accessory use, passive recreational uses (such as hiking trails and cross country
ski trails), and buildings and structures (such as nature interpretation centres,
outdoor education centres and public information centres).
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CONTRACTOR YARD: a lot used by any general contractor or builder to offer a
trade or service within a building or structure. Accessory uses may include the
storage of equipment and materials or where a contractor and/or builder performs
shop and assembly work, and/or offers a trade or service, which is not generally
open to the public, and includes, but is not limited to, landscaping services,
excavators, roofing, industrial electricians, general construction services, and
welding services, or other similar services but does not include any other use as
defined by this By-law.
DAY CAMP: a facility that admits persons for a continuous period not exceeding
24 hours for recreation, educational or institutional purposes.
DAYLIGHTING OR SIGHT TRIANGLE: an unobstructed triangular area on a
corner lot as determined by measuring from the point of intersection of street
lines, the distance required by the Town's Engineering Design Standards and
Region of York requirements, whichever is greater, along each such street line
and joining such points with a straight line. In the case of a corner lot with a
daylighting triangle, the exterior side lot line is deemed to extend to its
hypothetical point of intersection with the extension of the front lot line and/or rear
lot line for the purposes of calculating the lot frontage, front, rear and exterior
side yard setbacks, but at no point may a building or legal encroachment extend
into the daylighting triangle.
DECK: a structure without a roof that rests upon the ground or is supported by a
foundation that extends from the ground, which may be intended for use as an
outdoor amenity area and may include a pergola or canopy, but does not include
a balcony, patio or porch.
DENSE NON AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID (DNAPL): chemicals that are both
denser than water and do not dissolve readily in water. Because of these traits,
DNAPLs tend to sink below the water table and only stop when they reach
impenetrable bedrock. This makes them difficult to locate and clean up. DNAPLs
of
concern
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to:
1,
4-Dioxane,
Tetrachloroethylene/Perchloroethylene (PCE), Trichloroethylene (TCE), Vinyl
Chloride (VC) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs).
DEVELOPMENT: the creation of a new lot, a change in land use, or the
construction or enlargement of buildings or structures, any of which require
approval under the Planning Act, the Environmental Assessment Act, or the
Drainage Act, but does not include,
a)
The construction of facilities for transportation, infrastructure or utilities by
a public authority;
d)
Activities or works under the Drainage Act; or
e)
The carrying out of agricultural practices on land that was being used for
agricultural uses on the date the By-law came into effect.
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DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM: a system of infrastructure providing thermal
energy (heating and/or cooling) through a piped system, from a central plant, or
network of plants to buildings for which such infrastructure is owned, operated
and managed either by the Town or by the Town in partnership with private parties
subject to the approval of Council. Such system may include electricity generation
and distribution through the process of co-generation or combined heat and power
(CHP).
DRIVE-IN THEATRE: an outdoor place of public assembly intended for the
screening and viewing of motion pictures, consisting of a larger outdoor movie
screen, projection booth, concession stand and large parking area.
DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE FACILITY: the use of land, buildings or
structures, or parts thereof including stacking lanes, to provide or dispense
products or services, either wholly or in part, through an attendant or a window or
an automated machine, to customers remaining in motor vehicles.
DRIVEWAY: a defined area providing access for motor vehicles from a street or
a lane to a parking area, parking lot, loading space, private garage, carport,
building or structure.
DWELLING, BACK-TO-BACK TOWNHOUSE: a building containing four or
more dwelling units divided vertically above grade by common walls, including a
common rear wall without a rear yard and whereby each unit has an independent
entrance to the unit from the outside accessed through the front yard or exterior
side yard. A dwelling in any other type of building is not a back-to-back
townhouse dwelling. This may also include an accessory apartment where
permitted by the By-law.
DWELLING, DUPLEX: a building that is divided horizontally into two dwelling
units, each of which has an independent entrance either directly to the outside or
through a common vestibule or a combination of both, as well as independent
heating, cooling and electrical systems. A dwelling unit in any other type of
building is not a duplex dwelling. This may also include an accessory
apartment where permitted by the By-law.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE: a building containing three or more dwelling units
divided vertically and horizontally, or horizontally, each of which has an
independent entrance either directly to the outside or through a common vestibule
or a combination of both. A dwelling unit in any other type of building is not a
multiple dwelling.
DWELLING, SEMI-DETACHED: a building that is divided vertically into two
dwelling units that share a common wall above or below grade. A dwelling unit
in any other type of building is not a semi-detached dwelling. This may also
include an accessory apartment where permitted by the By-law.
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DWELLING, SINGLE-DETACHED: a building containing only one dwelling unit.
This may also include an accessory apartment where permitted by the By-law.
DWELLING, STACKED TOWNHOUSE: a building that is divided vertically and
horizontally into four or more dwelling units, each of which has an independent
entrance to the outside. A dwelling unit in any other type of building is not a
stacked townhouse dwelling. This may also include an accessory apartment
where permitted by the By-law.
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE: a building that is vertically divided into a minimum
of three dwelling units, each of which has an independent entrance to the outside
at the front, rear, and/or side of the building. A dwelling unit in any other type
of building is not a townhouse dwelling. This may also include an accessory
apartment where permitted by the By-law.
DWELLING UNIT: one or more habitable rooms, occupied or capable of being
occupied as an independent and separate housekeeping establishment, in which
separate kitchen and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of the
occupants.
DWELLING UNIT, ASSISTED LIVING: one or more habitable rooms, occupied or
capable of being occupied as an independent and separate housekeeping
establishment, in which separate sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive
use of the occupants. Separate kitchen facilities may or may not be provided for
the exclusive use of the occupants.
EQUESTRIAN USES: the use of land or buildings for the boarding of horses, the
training of horses and riders and the staging of equestrian events.
EQUIPMENT RENTAL ESTABLISHMENT: an establishment where residential,
industrial and/or commercial equipment is kept for rental to the general public or
contractors and includes, but is not limited to, such things as lawn and garden
tools, floor cleaning equipment, masonry tools, painting and decorating
equipment, moving tools, plumbing tools and power tools.
ESTABLISHED GRADE: the average level of the proposed or finished level of the
ground adjacent and parallel to the front wall of a building or structure, excluding
grades artificially adjusted through the placement of retaining walls adjacent to the
front wall.
EXISTING USES, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES (applies to ORM zones
only): the use of any land, building or structure for a purpose, if the land,
building or structure was legally used for that purpose on November 15, 2001
and continues to be used for that purpose.
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FARM IMPLEMENT SALES AND SUPPLY ESTABLISHMENT: an establishment
used for the purpose of the sale, maintenance, rental or repair of farm implements
and related equipment, parts and supplies. An outdoor display and sales area
is considered a permitted accessory use, subject to the provisions in Section
4.22.
FARM PRODUCE OUTLET: a retail store accessory to an agricultural use
where the products sold are produced or grown on the farm on the same lot or as
part of the farm operation.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION: an establishment such as a bank, credit union, trust
company or similar institution for monetary transactions, excluding other
businesses that offer financing for financial products sold or purchased at that
business.
FIRST STOREY: the storey that has its floor level closest to established grade
and its ceiling or underside of the roof more than 1.8 m above established grade.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS: the aggregate of the areas of each floor of a building or
structure above or below established grade, measured between the exterior
faces of the exterior walls of the building or structure, or where there are
common walls between uses or buildings or structures; measured to the centre-
line of a common wall.
FLOOR AREA, GROUND: the floor area of the first storey of a building
approximately at or above the finished grade level excluding any basement, which
area is measured between the exterior faces of the exterior wall at the floor level
of such storey.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS LEASABLE: the aggregate of the floor areas of a
building containing a number of retail and similar uses that are leased to tenants
for their exclusive use, above or below established grade. For the purposes of
this definition, common areas and parking areas that are not designed nor leased
for the exclusive use of a tenant are not included in the calculation of gross
leasable floor area.
FLOOR AREA, NET: the aggregate of the floor areas of a building above or
below established grade, but excluding:
a) Motor vehicle parking areas within the building;
b)
Stairways;
c)
Elevator shafts and other service and mechanical shafts;
d)
Service/mechanical rooms and penthouses;
e)
Washrooms;
f)
Waste/recycling rooms;
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g)
Staff locker and lunch rooms;
h)
Bicycle lockers;
i)
Loading areas;
j)
Any space with a floor to ceiling height of less than 1.8 metres; and,
k)
Any part of a basement that is unfinished.
FLOOR SPACE INDEX (FSI): the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot
divided by the lot area.
FOREST MANAGEMENT: the management of woodlands, including accessory
uses such as the construction and maintenance of forest access roads and maple
syrup production facilities,
a) For the production of wood and wood products, including maple syrup;
b) To provide outdoor recreation opportunities;
c) To maintain, and where possible improve or restore, conditions for wildlife,
and
d) To protect water supplies.
FUNERAL HOME: an establishment used for the temporary placement of human
remains which may include a funeral parlour, undertaking establishment, funeral
establishment, or similar use used for furnishing funeral supplies and services to
the public and may include facilities intended for the care and preparation of the
human body for internment or cremation and facilities for the coordination of rites
and ceremonies with respect to interment or cremation.
GARAGE, PRIVATE: an enclosed building that is detached or part of the main
building, and is designed and/or used primarily for the storage of one or more
motor vehicles.
GARDEN CENTRE: an establishment used primarily for the display and sales of
plants, gardening and landscaping supplies and equipment. An outdoor display
and sales area is considered a permitted accessory use, subject to the
provisions in Section 4.22.
GARDEN SUITE: a detached residential structure containing bathroom and
kitchen facilities that is accessory to an existing residential structure and that is
designed to be temporary.
GOLF COURSE: an area of land laid out for the purpose of playing golf with a
series of holes and may include, as an accessory use, a golf driving range, a
miniature golf course, a club house, a banquet hall, a commercial fitness
centre, a retail store selling golf equipment and accessories, and other buildings
and structures devoted to the maintenance and operation of the golf course.
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GOLF COURSE, MINIATURE: an area operated for the playing of miniature golf
on a course constructed for that purpose and includes accessory structures
devoted to the maintenance, administration and operation of the facility.
GOLF DRIVING RANGE: an area operated for the purpose of the practice of golf
by the hitting of golf balls on a large open area. This may include accessory uses
including a practice putting/chipping area, sales of golf equipment and accessories
and refreshment shop.
GREENHOUSE: a building used for the growing of flowers, fruits, vegetables,
plants, shrubs, trees and other similar agricultural products, under glass, fiberglass
or plastic, that are used as inputs on the farm or may be sold either on-site or off-
site and does not include a medical marihuana production facility.
GROUP HOME: residential accommodation in a single detached dwelling for up
to 10 people (exclusive of staff) with special needs beyond economic
requirements, including physical, social and mental needs, which require support
functions for daily living.
HEIGHT: with reference to a building or structure, the vertical distance
measured from the established grade of such building or structure to:
a)
The highest point of the roof surface or the parapet, whichever is the greater,
of a flat roof. Any roof having a flat portion that is greater than 15% of the
total roof area is deemed to be a flat roof;
b)
The deckline of a mansard roof;
c)
The mean level between eaves and the highest ridge of a gabled, hip or
gambrel roof or any other type of pitched roof;
d)
In case of a structure with no roof, the highest point of the said structure.
Notwithstanding the above, the following is not to be included in the calculation of
height for the purposes of this definition: any ornamental features including
towers, steeples, cupolas, ornamental domes and other roof structures which are
used only as an ornament and all stairways, solar panels and all heating,
ventilation and air conditioning equipment (HVAC) that is not enclosed with walls.
HOME BUSINESS: an occupation that,
a)
Involves providing personal or professional services or producing custom or
artisanal products, and
b)
Is carried on as a small-scale accessory use within a dwelling unit or,
where permitted, a structure accessory to the dwelling unit.
HOME CHILD CARE: the caring of children as an accessory use in a dwelling
unit as regulated by the Child Care and Early Years Act, as amended and which
is not a child care centre.
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HOSPITAL: a facility established for the purpose of the treatment of persons, and
that is approved and regulated as a hospital under The Public Hospitals Act,
R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P40, as amended, or any successor legislation.
HOTEL / MOTEL: an establishment containing lodging rooms for the travelling
public and may include accessory meeting facilities, recreation facilities, a
restaurant, public hall, and retail stores which are incidental and subordinate to
the primary lodging function and located in the same building.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE: a surface that does not permit the infiltration of water,
such as a rooftop, sidewalk, paved roadway, driveway or parking lot.
INDUSTRIAL MALL: a building or group of buildings held in single ownership
or by participants in a condominium corporation or cooperative and divided into
more than one unit for separate occupancy by different industrial uses and
ancillary uses for which common loading and parking facilities and other common
services may or may not be provided.
INDUSTRIAL USE: an establishment used for the indoor warehousing of goods
and materials, the assembly of manufactured goods, the manufacturing of goods,
the repair and servicing of goods, data processing, and similar uses, research
laboratories, and printing establishments, but does not include uses such as, a
motor vehicle repair garage, a motor vehicle body shop or a motor vehicle
gas bar.
INFRASTRUCTURE: physical structures (facilities and corridors) that form the
foundation for development. Infrastructure includes: sewage and water
systems, septic treatment systems, stormwater management systems, waste
management systems, electricity generation facilities, electricity transmission and
distribution
systems,
renewable
energy
systems,
communications/telecommunications, transit and transportation corridors and
facilities, oil and gas pipelines and associated facilities, and may include a district
energy system.
KENNEL: an establishment where household pets are boarded overnight (7:00
pm to 7:00 am), trained, bred or cared for in return for remuneration or kept for the
purposes of sale, and may include the operation of an animal daycare centre,
but does not include an animal clinic.
LANDING: a raised platform that forms part of a set of stairs or a slab on grade
and provides access to a principal building, but does not include a deck. A
landing shall be permitted to a maximum width of 120% of the width of the stairs.
LANE: a right of way, which may be public or private, that is not intended for
general traffic circulation and which provides motor vehicle access to an abutting
property, but does not include an aisle.
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LIBRARY: a community facility used for the collection of printed, digital and audio-
visual material for public use for the purposes of study, reference, and recreation,
and which may include space for community use, activity areas, cafeteria, and
space for recreational uses.
LOADING SPACE: an unobstructed area of land that is used for temporary
parking while merchandise or materials are being loaded or unloaded from such
motor vehicle.
LODGING ROOM: a room provided for rent or hire, which is used or designed to
be used for temporary sleeping accommodation.
LONG TERM CARE FACILITY: a facility consisting of assisted living dwelling
units, where a broad range of personal care, support and health services are
provided for elderly, disabled or chronically ill occupants in a supervised setting as
regulated by Provincial legislation, and may include one or more accessory uses,
such as common dining, lounging, kitchen, recreational or medical offices, but
does not include a retirement home.
LOT: a parcel of land that is registered as a legally conveyable parcel of land in
the Land Titles Registry Office.
LOT AREA: the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot. In the case of a
corner lot having street lines rounding at one or more corners with a radius of
6.0 metres or less, the lot area of such lot is to be calculated as if the lot lines
were projected to intersection points of these lines. In the case of a corner lot
with a daylighting triangle, the daylighting triangle is excluded from these lot
area calculations.
LOT, CORNER: a lot at the intersection of two or more streets or a 0.3 metre
reserve abutting said street(s), or upon two parts of the same street with such
street or streets containing an angle of less than or equal to 135 degrees.
LOT COVERAGE: the total horizontal area of a lot covered by the first storey of
all roofed buildings and structures on the lot, but not including unenclosed
swimming pools, decks or porches.
LOT DEPTH: the horizontal distance between the mid-point of the front lot line
and the mid-point of the rear lot line.
LOT FRONTAGE: the horizontal distance between two interior side lot lines or
between an interior side and exterior side lot line or between two exterior side
lot lines with such distance being measured perpendicularly to the line joining the
mid-point of the front lot line with the mid-point of the rear lot line at a point on
that line that is 7.5 metres from the front lot line.
In the case of a lot with no rear lot line, the point where two side lot lines intersect
is deemed to be the point from which a line is drawn to the mid-point of the front
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lot line. In the case of a corner lot with a daylighting triangle, the exterior side
lot line is deemed to extend to its hypothetical point of intersection with the
extension of the front lot line for the purposes of calculating lot frontage.
LOT, INTERIOR: a lot situated between adjacent lots and having access to one
street.
LOT LINE: a line delineating any boundary of a lot.
LOT LINE, EXTERIOR SIDE: the lot line of a corner lot, other than the front lot
line, which divides the lot from a street or a 0.3 metre reserve abutting said
street.
LOT LINE, FRONT: the lot line that divides the lot from the street or a 0.3 metre
reserve abutting said street(s).In the case of a corner lot, the shorter lot line
that abuts a street is deemed to be the front lot line and the longer lot line that
abuts a street is deemed to be an exterior side lot line. In the case of a through
lot, only one lot line shall be considered the front lot line. In the case of a
through lot or a corner lot with street lines of equal length, the Town may
designate the front lot line.
LOT LINE, INTERIOR SIDE: a lot line, other than a rear lot line that does not
abut a street.
LOT LINE, REAR: the lot line opposite to, and most distant from the front lot
line. For the purpose of this definition, a point where 2 interior side or 2 exterior
side or 1 exterior side and 1 interior side lot lines intersect shall be deemed as
a rear lot line.
LOT, THROUGH: a lot that is not a corner lot but has frontage on more than one
streets or a 0.3 metre reserve abutting said street(s).
LOW INTENSITY ACCESSORY USES: includes, but not limited to, trails,
boardwalks, footbridges, fences, docks and picnic facilities.
LOW INTENSITY USES: 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)
Unserviced camping on public and institutional land;
d)
Accessory uses.
LSRCA: Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.
MAIN BUILDING: the building from which the main use of a lot is conducted.
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MAIN FACE: the exterior front wall of the first storey of a building as measured
by the average setback of the building or porch from the front lot line, exclusive
of an attached private garage.
MAIN USE: the principal use of the lot.
MAIN WALL: the exterior front, side and/or rear wall of a building and all
structural components essential to the support of a fully enclosed space.
MARINA: an establishment where a boat house, boat storage, boat repair facility,
boat rental, pier, dock, or jetty facility or any combination of the foregoing are
available for all types of marine pleasure craft and may include a gasoline pump
for the fueling of marine craft and a building or structure for the sale of marine
craft, accessories, and/or refreshments.
MECHANICAL PENTHOUSE: a room or enclosure on the roof of a building
exclusively used for mechanical equipment, a stair or elevator tower, elevator
equipment, or any combination thereof.
MEDICAL MARIHUANA PRODUCTION FACILITY: a building used for growing,
producing, packaging, testing, destroying, storing or distribution of medical
marihuana or cannabis authorized by a license under the Marihuana for Medical
Purposes Regulations, SOR/2013-119, under the Controlled Drugs and
Substances Act, SC 1996, c 19, as amended.
MEDICAL OFFICE: an establishment used for the medical, dental, surgical and/or
therapeutic treatment of human beings including clinics operated by a number
and/or variety of medical professionals, but does not include a hospital.
MINERAL AGGREGATE: gravel, sand, clay, earth, shale, stone, limestone,
dolostone, sandstone, marble, granite, rock or other material prescribed under the
Aggregate Resources Act, but does not include metallic ores, asbestos, graphite,
kyanite, mica, nepheline syenite, talc, wollastonite, or other material prescribed
under that Act.
MINERAL AGGREGATE OPERATION: means,
a)
An operation, other than a wayside pit, conducted under a licence or permit
under the Aggregate Resources Act; and
b)
Associated facilities used in the extraction, transportation, beneficiation,
processing or recycling of mineral aggregate or the production of related
by-products.
MOBILE HOME: a dwelling unit designed to be mobile and constructed or
manufactured to provide a permanent residence for one or more persons in
accordance with the applicable Canadian Standards Association standard.
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MODEL HOME: a building which is used on a temporary basis as a sales office
or as an example of the type of dwelling that is for sale in a related development
and which is not occupied or used as a residential dwelling prior to the date of
registration of the subdivision, condominium, or similar development agreement.
MOTOR VEHICLE: an automobile, a motorcycle, a motor-assisted bicycle, and
any other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power, but does
not include a street car or other motor vehicle running only upon rails, a power-
assisted bicycle, a motorized snow vehicle, a traction engine, a farm tractor, or a
road-building machine, as defined in the Highway Traffic Act.
MOTOR VEHICLE BODY SHOP: an establishment used for the painting and/or
repairing of the exterior and/or the undercarriage of motor vehicle bodies.
MOTOR VEHICLE GAS BAR: an establishment used for the sale of motor
vehicle fuels and motor vehicle accessories, and may also include accessory
retail sales of convenience foods and beverages, car washes, propane filling
station, but does not include a motor vehicle repair garage.
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR GARAGE: an establishment where services are
performed on motor vehicles for compensation and may include the installation
of exhaust systems, repair of the electrical systems, transmission repair, brake
repair, radiator repair, tire repair and installation, rustproofing, motor vehicle
diagnostic centre, major and minor mechanical repairs, oil changes or similar use.
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES / RENTAL ESTABLISHMENT: an establishment
where new and/or used motor vehicles are kept for sale, lease or rent and may
include a motor vehicle repair garage as accessory thereto. Outdoor display
and sales area is considered a permitted accessory use.
MOTOR VEHICLE WASHING ESTABLISHMENT: an establishment in which the
mechanical or hand washing of motor vehicles is carried out.
MUSEUM: an establishment 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 inventions, instruments, models and/or designs and
which may also include libraries, reading rooms, laboratories and accessory
offices.
NANOBREWERY: a building or part thereof used for the small-scale production
of beer, wine, cider, and/or spirits in conjunction with and ancillary to a restaurant.
NET DEVELOPABLE AREA: the area of a site, less any area that is within a key
natural heritage feature or hydrologically sensitive feature.
NOISE BARRIER: a structure designed to minimize the impact of noise pollution
on inhabitants of the adjacent lot.
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NON-COMPLYING: a building, structure or lot that does not comply with this
By-law.
NON-CONFORMING: a use that is not a permitted use in the zone in which the
said use is situated in accordance with this By-law.
NURSERY: land, buildings or structures used for the purpose of growing plants,
bushes, trees, and other vegetation for commercial purposes, which may be sold
either on-site or off-site and may include a greenhouse. An outdoor display and
sales area is considered a permitted accessory use, subject to the provisions in
Section 4.22.
OAK RIDGES MORAINE: the designated area on Schedule "A", Zoning Maps, to
this By-law.
ON-FARM DIVERSIFIED USE: uses that are secondary to the principal
agricultural uses of the property, and are limited in area. On-farm diversified
uses include, but are not limited to, home businesses, agri-tourism uses, and
uses that produce value-added agricultural products.
ORGANIC SOLVENT: a substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another
liquid. Organic solvents include, but are not limited to carbon tetrachloride,
chloroform, methylene chloride (dichloromethane) and pentachlorophenol.
OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALES AREA: an outdoor open space area, used in
conjunction with and ancillary to a business within the main building on the same
lot, for the accessory display and/or sale of produce, merchandise in association
with the main use of the lot or supply of services, but does not include a motor
vehicle sales / rental establishment. Such a display and/or sales area may be
wholly or partially contained within a temporary structure.
OUTDOOR STORAGE: an area of land used for the outdoor storage of goods
and materials in the open air or in portable objects, such as shipping containers,
in association with the main use of lot and does not include an outdoor display
and sales area or an outdoor storage use.
OUTDOOR STORAGE USE: an establishment where outdoor storage forms the
main use of a lot, but does not include a contractor yard or equipment rental
establishment as defined by this By-law.
PARK, PRIVATE: an open space or recreational area other than a public park,
operated on a commercial and/or private member basis, and which includes one
or more recreational uses.
PARK, PUBLIC: any area of land under the jurisdiction of a public authority that
is designed and/or maintained for recreational purposes. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, a park may include municipal parks and playgrounds,
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trails, swimming pools, trails, tennis courts, bowling greens, arenas, boating
facilities and sports fields and ancillary retail uses.
PARKING AREA: an open area of land not located within a public road or lane
that is intended for the use of parking of motor vehicles in marked parking
spaces, but does not include a driveway or any area where motor vehicles for
sale, rent or repair are kept or stored.
PARKING GARAGE: a building, or part thereof, intended to be used for the
parking of motor vehicles.
PARKING LOT: an area of land used for the parking of motor vehicles.
PARKING SPACE: an unobstructed space for the parking of a motor vehicle.
PARKING SPACE, TANDEM: a parking space that is located behind another
parking space and which, if used, prevents the other space from being accessed
by a motor vehicle.
PARTIAL SERVICE: connections linking a building to,
a)
a communal sewage or water service or a full municipal sewage or water
service, and
b)
an individual on-site sewage or water system.
PATIO: a structure with or without a roof not more than 0.3 metres above the
lowest adjacent ground level to the finished top elevation of the patio. Vertical
enclosure of the patio area is permitted up to 50 percent of the perimeter of the
patio, excluding the main wall of the building.
PIT: an opening or excavation in or working of the ground for the purpose of
searching for or removal of mineral, soil, rock, quartz, limestone, earth, clay, sand
or gravel, and any smelting furnace, mill, work or place, used for or in connection
with crushing, reducing, smelting, refining, or treating any of the substances listed
in this definition and all ways, works, plant, buildings and premises either below
or above the ground and belonging to or used in connection with any activities
listed in this definition, and also includes a quarry.
PLACE OF AMUSEMENT: an establishment that contains facilities that offer
games for the amusement of the public, such as a bowling alley, motion simulation
rides, virtual reality games, video games, computer games, laser games and
similar types of uses, and bingo halls but does not include casinos or any other
establishment accommodating gambling or gaming activities, wagering or betting,
video lottery or gaming machines or any other gambling use.
PLACE OF WORSHIP: a facility used for the practice of religion and faith-based
spiritual purposes wherein people assemble for religious worship, faith-based
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teaching, fellowship and community social outreach, but does not include a
private school.
PLANTING STRIP: an area of land that is used exclusively for landscaping and
can be crossed by driveways and walkways accessing a lot from the street.
POOL, SWIMMING: any artificially enclosed body of water, including a hot tub,
not less than 0.4 m deep, that is intended for recreational or competitive swimming,
diving, or other bathing activities, but does not include a farm pond.
PORCH: a structure with a roof and at least one side that is open and unenclosed
that may be accessed by stairs from grade.
PORTABLE ASPHALT PLANT: a temporary building or structure, 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) are kept.
PORTABLE CONCRETE PLANT: a temporary building or structure to be
dismantled at the completion of a construction project, where:
a)
With equipment designed to mix cementing materials, aggregate, water and
admixtures to produce concrete, and includes stockpiling and storage of bulk
materials used in the process; and,
b)
Which is not of permanent construction, but which is designed to be
dismantled at the completion of the construction project.
PRIVATE CLUB: an establishment used as a meeting place for community, social
or cultural purposes, but is not a place of worship.
PUBLIC AUTHORITY: any commission, board, or authority or any quasi-public
body that is controlled by the Federal and/or Provincial governments and/or any
commission, board, or authority or any quasi-public body that is controlled by the
Region of York and/or Town of East Gwillimbury, provided it is owned or operated
by or for, or under the authority of, the Region of York or the Town of East
Gwillimbury.
PUBLIC USE: any use of land, buildings or structures by or on behalf of a
public authority.
RAPID INFILTRATION BASIN: a basin or system of basins at or below surface
grade that is constructed on 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.
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RAPID INFILTRATION COLUMN: 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.
RECONSTRUCTION:
a)
The rebuilding or replacement of more than 50 percent of an existing
building or structure above the footings or foundation walls;
b)
The rebuilding or repair of an existing building or structure that has
suffered damage by any cause whatsoever to at least 50 percent of the
building or structure, to the extent that such damage has rendered that
portion unusable or unsafe; or
c)
Making structural alterations or changes to more than 50 percent of an
existing building or structure.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:
a) a motor vehicle that is primarily designed to provide temporary living
quarters for recreational camping, travel or seasonal use, whether it has its
own motor power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle, and
includes motorized homes, travel trailers, fifth wheel travel trailers, tent
trailers and campers whether or not the camper is or is not attached to a
truck or other motor vehicle and does not include a mobile home or a
manufactured home; and/or,
b) Personal watercraft, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and other similar
vehicles used for recreational purposes.
REGION: the Regional Municipality of York.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM: The production of electrical power from an
energy source that is renewed by natural processes including, but not limited to,
wind, water, a biomass resource or product, solar and geothermal energy, or as
more specifically defined by the Green Energy Act.
REPAIR OR SERVICE SHOP: an establishment used for the servicing or repair
of, but not limited to, radio and television receivers, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators,
washing machines, sewing machines, and other domestic appliances; musical
instruments, sound and public address systems, hosiery, shoes, cameras, toys,
jewelry, watches, clocks, safes and locks, bicycles, wheel chairs and orthopedic
appliances, as well as accessory retail.
RESERVE: a strip of land abutting a street and owned by a public authority
having jurisdiction over such street.
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RESTAURANT: an establishment in which the main use is the preparation and
serving of food and beverages to the public for consumption within or outside the
building and which may include the preparation of food in a ready-to-consume
state for consumption off the premises.
RETAIL, ACCESSORY: an area of manufacturing or warehousing use which is
devoted to the sale of goods to the general public which are either manufactured
or warehoused on the site, provided that such area be no greater than 20 percent
of the gross floor area of the building or unit in which the manufacturing use or
warehouse is located.
RETAIL STORE: an establishment in which goods, wares, merchandise,
substances, articles or things are displayed, rented or sold directly to the public
but does not include adult specialty store or any use otherwise defined by this
By-law.
RETIREMENT HOME: a building in which,
a)
Common kitchen and dining facilities are provided for the residents; and,
b)
Common lounges, recreation rooms and health care facilities and services
may also be provided for the residents; or
c)
Accommodation may be provided through assisted living dwelling units.
SALVAGE YARD: 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 PORTABLE: a temporary building or structure designed to serve as
a classroom on a lot that is also the site of a public school.
SCHOOL, POST-SECONDARY: a university or college of applied arts and
technology, and may include a dormitory, restaurant, financial institution, and
service commercial establishment as accessory uses.
SCHOOL, COMMERCIAL: an establishment where instruction, training, or
certification in a specific trade, service, or skill is provided, including, but not limited
to, a dance studio, an art school, a business or trade school and any other
specialized school.
SCHOOL, PRIVATE: a building or part of a building, which may also include
ancillary outdoor areas, used as an academic school. For the purposes of this
definition, school portables are only permitted on the same lot as the main
building used for the private school.
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SCHOOL, PUBLIC: a building or part of a building, which may also include
ancillary outdoor areas, used as an academic school under the jurisdiction of a
Provincially approved educational institution. For the purposes of this definition,
school portables are only permitted on the same lot as the main building used
for the public school.
SERVICE COMMERCIAL USE: an establishment providing services related to the
grooming and non-medical care of persons (such as, but not limited to, a barber
or salon), or the maintenance of a residence or business (such as, but not limited
to, private mail box, photocopying, or custodial services).
SETBACK: the distance between a lot line and the nearest point of any building
or structure for which a setback is required. For a corner lot with a daylighting
triangle, the exterior side lot line is deemed to extend to its hypothetical point of
intersection with the extension of the front lot line and/or rear lot line for the
purposes of calculating the front, rear and exterior side yard setbacks, but at
no point may a building or legal encroachment extend into the daylighting
triangle.
SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION: a dwelling unit or structure of
any part thereof that operates or offers a place of temporary residence, lodging or
occupancy by way of concession, permit, lease, license, rental agreement or
similar commercial arrangement for any period less than thirty (30) consecutive
calendar days, throughout all or any part of a calendar year. Short term rental
accommodation shall not mean or include a hotel/motel, bed and breakfast
establishment, tourist cabin or cottage, hospital, commercial resort unit or similar
commercial or institutional use.
SIGNIFICANT THREAT AREA '1': the geographic location of the 100 metre
pathogen zone within a wellhead protection area with a Vulnerability Score of 10
as identified in the Source Protection Plan for the purposes of describing a
vulnerable area.
SIGNIFICANT THREAT AREA '2': the geographic location of the area containing
portions of a wellhead protection area with a Vulnerability Score of 10 as
identified in the Source Protection Plan for the purposes of describing a vulnerable
area.
SIGNIFICANT THREAT AREA '3': the geographic location of the area containing
portions of a wellhead protection area with a Vulnerability Score of 8 as identified
in the Source Protection Plan for the purposes of describing a vulnerable area.
SIGNIFICANT THREAT AREA '4': the geographic location of the area around a
wellhead described as Wellhead Protection Area C (WHPA-C) as identified in
the Source Protection Plan for the purposes of describing a vulnerable area.
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SITE ALTERATION: activities such as filling, grading and excavation that would
change the landform and natural vegetative characteristics of land, but does not
include,
a)
The construction of facilities for transportation, infrastructure and utilities
by a public authority, or
b)
Activities or works under the Drainage Act; or
c)
The carrying out of agricultural practices on land that was being used for
agricultural uses on the date the By-law came into effect.
SITE RESTORATION: the treatment of land from which aggregate has been
excavated so that the use or condition of the land is restored to its former use or
condition.
STACKING LANE: a continuous on-site queuing lane that includes stacking
spaces for motor vehicles that is separated from other vehicular traffic and
pedestrian circulation by barriers, markings or signs.
STACKING SPACE: a rectangular space that may be provided in succession and
is designed to be used for the temporary queuing of a motor vehicle in a stacking
lane.
STOREY: a level of a building, other than a basement, located between any floor
and the floor, ceiling or roof immediately above it.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY: an end-of-pipe, managed 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 or
direct it for an intended reuse.
STREET: a public thoroughfare available for use by vehicular and pedestrian
traffic which is assumed or dedicated by/under the jurisdiction of the Town of East
Gwillimbury, Region of York or Province of Ontario, but does not include an
unopened road allowance. A private road in a registered plan of condominium is
also a street for the purposes of this By-law, but does not include a lane.
STREET LINE: the boundary between a street and a lot.
STRUCTURE: anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts joined together
and attached or fixed permanently to the ground or any other structure. For the
purpose of this By-law, a fence, a light standard, transformers, an antenna and a
sign are deemed to not be structures. For the purpose of setback calculations,
natural gas or electricity meters, dog houses, freestanding mail boxes, driveway
entrance pillars, statues, storage lockers under 1m high, pool pumps and filters
not inside accessory buildings, flag poles, free standing trellises, shopping cart
enclosures, waste receptacles, school bus shelters, composters, planters, and
barbeques are not considered structures for the determination of setbacks.
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TEMPORARY FARMERS MARKET: an area of outdoor food stands using
temporary structures to sell food products to the public.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE: a structure that is not attached to or fixed
permanently to the ground or any other structure and is only permitted for up to
a maximum of 30 days per calendar year. For the purpose of this By-law items
such as, storage containers, storage bins for refuse and temporary tents (less than
60 metres in area) may be considered temporary structures.
THEATRE: a place of public assembly intended for the production and viewing of
the performing arts or the screening and viewing of motion pictures, and consisting
of an auditorium with permanently fixed seats intended solely for a viewing
audience.
TOWN: the Corporation of the Town of East Gwillimbury, and includes its Council
and any tribunal, licensing officer or employee of the Town responsible for, or
whose duties include, the administration or enforcement of this By-law, or the
exercise of any duty or power to which this By-law relates.
TRADE AND CONVENTION CENTRE: an establishment where facilities are
provided for the displaying of goods and/or services for the general public, such
as an auto show or a computer trade show, or where groups of people meet for
civic, educational, political, religious or social purposes, but is not a place of
worship.
TRANSPORT TERMINAL: an establishment used for the purpose of storing,
servicing, washing, repairing or loading of trucks or transport trucks with
materials or goods that are not manufactured, assembled or processed on the
same lot and may include a warehouse.
TRANSPORT TRUCK: a motor vehicle having attached thereto a delivery body
and includes ambulances, hearses, casket wagons, fire apparatus, buses and
tractors used for hauling purposes.
TRUCK REFUELING STATION: an establishment used only for the sale of motor
vehicle fuels for transport trucks and motor vehicle accessories, and may also
include accessory retail sales of convenience foods and beverages, but does not
include a motor vehicle repair garage.
TRUCK RENTAL OR STORAGE FACILITY: an establishment where trucks or
transport trucks are rented, leased, kept for hire, or stored or parked for
remuneration, or from which trucks or transport trucks, stored or parked on the
property, are dispatched for hire as common carriers, and which may include a
warehouse.
USE: the purpose for which any land, building or structure is arranged, designed,
intended, operated, occupied or maintained.
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USE, DRY: those uses that do not use water for processing, cooling or washing
and do not generate more than 4,500 litres per day of employee waste.
UTILITY(IES): An essential public service, such as electricity, gas, or
communications/ telecommunications networks that is provided by a regulated
company or government agency.
WAREHOUSE: a building or part thereof, which is used primarily for the housing,
storage, adapting for sale, packaging or wholesale distribution of goods, wares,
merchandise, food stuff substances and articles, but does not include a transport
terminal, commercial self-storage facility or a fuel storage tank.
WASTE: a material licensed or included within an Environmental Compliance
Approval issued by Federal, Provincial, or Regional Governments which is not
hazardous and not needed by the generator of that material, that is destined for
either final disposal or for reprocessing to create a usable product or material, but
does not include a by-product of a manufacturing process that is used unaltered
in another manufacturing process.
WASTE, HAZARDOUS: any substance or material licensed or included within an
Environmental Compliance Approval issued by Federal, Provincial, or Regional
Governments that, by reason of its toxic, caustic, corrosive or otherwise injurious
properties, may be detrimental or deleterious to the health of any person handling
or otherwise coming into contact with such material or substance.
WASTE PROCESSING STATION: a facility within an enclosed building whose
primary purpose is the sorting and processing of waste to create a new product
or raw material on site.
WASTE TRANSFER STATION: a facility within an enclosed building whose
primary purpose is the collection and storage of waste or hazardous waste for
shipment, and which may include limited sorting or preparation of that waste to
facilitate its shipment for final disposal or to a waste processing station, but does
not include salvage yards or scrap metal yards.
WAYSIDE PIT: a temporary pit opened or used by or for a public authority solely
for the purpose of a particular project of road construction and not located on the
road right of way.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA: the surface and subsurface area surrounding
a water well or well field that supplies a municipal water system and through which
contaminants are reasonably likely to move so as eventually to reach the water
well or well field.
WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT: a building or structure used for the sale and
distribution of goods or materials for resale purposes only and may include a
warehouse.
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WORSHIP AREA: means the net floor areas within the walls of sanctuary(s),
hall(s) or meeting room(s) that a religious group uses for the practice of its religious
rites, including any balcony or other area that, by the removal or opening of any
walls or partitions, can expand the area of the sanctuary, hall or meeting room(s),
and any choir or musicians area. Net floor areas intended solely for the use of
the worship group leader, such as altar or pulpit areas are not included in the
worship area.
WORSHIP AREA CAPACITY: means the number of persons for whom the
worship area(s) is designed, and is determined by adding the total of (i) and (ii)
below: (i) Where there are fixed seats in the worship area(s): The number of fixed
seats in the worship area(s), (where fixed seating is provided in the form of open
benches each 0.5 metres bench width shall be considered as one seat); and (ii)
Where there are no fixed seats in the worship area(s): The number of square
metres of worship area floor area(s) divided by 0.75.
YARD: an open, uncovered space on a lot pertaining to a building and
unoccupied by buildings or structures except as specifically permitted in this By-
law.
YARD, EXTERIOR SIDE: the yard of a corner lot extending from the front yard
to the rear yard between the exterior side lot line and the nearest main walls of
the main building or structure on the lot.
YARD, FRONT: a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front
lot line and the nearest main walls of the main building or structure on the lot.
YARD, INTERIOR SIDE: a yard other than an exterior side yard that extends
from the front yard to the rear yard between the interior side lot line and the
nearest main walls of the main building or structure on the lot.
YARD, MAXIMUM: the maximum distance of a yard from a lot line. In calculating
the maximum yard, the minimum horizontal distance from the respective lot line
is to be used.
YARD, MINIMUM: the minimum distance of a yard required from a lot line. In
calculating minimum yards, the minimum horizontal distance from the respective
lot lines is to be used.
YARD, REAR: a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear
lot line and the nearest main walls of the main building or structure on the lot.
ZONE: a designated area of land use shown on the Schedules of this By-law.
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Part 4.0 - General Provisions
4.1 Accessory Apartments
Where permitted in a single detached, semi-detached or townhouse
dwelling, a maximum of one accessory apartment is permitted per
dwelling unit provided that:
a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no more than one
entrance is permitted into the front yard, including below grade
walkouts.
b)
An accessory apartment is not permitted on a lot where there is a
garden suite or coach house also situated; and,
c)
Notwithstanding the above, an accessory apartment is not permitted
in the Environmental Protection (EP), Oak Ridges Moraine Core
(ORMC), Oak Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL), or the Oak
Ridges Moraine Countryside (ORMCS) Zones.
4.2
Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures
4.2.1 Accessory Uses
Unless otherwise specified, accessory uses are permitted in all zones.
4.2.2 Accessory Buildings and Structures
Unless otherwise specified, accessory buildings and structures are
permitted in all zones. All accessory buildings and structures are subject
to the following provisions:
a) No accessory building or structure can be erected on a lot prior to
the erection of the main building on the lot.
b) No accessory building or structure can be used for human habitation
or as a home business, unless expressly permitted by this By-law.
c) Coach houses are regulated by Section 4.2.3, and not this Section.
d) No accessory building or structure or part thereof can be located:
i)
Within an easement;
ii)
Any closer to the front or exterior side lot line than the main
building, except on any lot in a Rural (RU), Oak Ridges Moraine
Core (ORMC), Oak Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL) or
Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside (ORMCS) Zone that is 0.4
hectares or greater in size;
iii)
Within any daylighting or sight triangle;
iv)
Within the minimum front and exterior side yards; or
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v)
Within 1.0 metre from any building or structure on the lot or as
permitted by the Ontario Building Code.
e) Accessory buildings and structures must be located no closer than
1.0 metre from the rear lot line and interior side lot line.
f) The maximum height of accessory buildings or structures in all
zones except the Rural (RU), Oak Ridges Moraine Core (ORMC), Oak
Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL) or Oak Ridges Moraine
Countryside (ORMCS) Zones is 4.5 metres.
g) The maximum height of accessory buildings or structures in a Rural
(RU), Oak Ridges Moraine Core (ORMC), Oak Ridges Moraine Core
Linkage (ORMCL) or Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside (ORMCS)
Zones is 11.0 metres.
h) The maximum lot coverage of all accessory building and structures
(including a detached private garage) on a lot is 10 percent and is
included as part of the total lot coverage permitted in the zone.
Notwithstanding the above, the total maximum ground floor area of all
detached private garages on a lot shall not exceed 120 square metres.
i) A structure is not considered an accessory structure if attached to the
main building in any way. For the purposes of this Section, where a
breezeway connects a private garage to the main building on the lot,
forming part of the main building, the following criteria must be met:
a. The breezeway is structurally connected to both buildings;
b. The breezeway is a roofed structure with more than 60% of the
total perimeter of the breezeway enclosed by walls, doors or
windows;
c. The breezeway is at least 1.8 metres in width to a maximum of
2.5 metres in width, and no more than 9 metres in length.
j) No more than three detached accessory buildings or structures are
permitted on a lot in any Residential Zone, unless otherwise permitted
by this By-law.
k) A boathouse, dock or wharf may be located in a yard adjoining a body
of water provided that the approval of any other governmental authority
having jurisdiction has been obtained and provided that the boathouse,
dock or wharf is located no closer than 3.0 metres to the interior or
exterior side lot line and will not encroach into the area underwater
that would be in front of an abutting lot when the lot lines are extended
into the waterbody.
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4.2.3 Coach Houses
Where permitted, coach houses are subject to the following provisions:
a) The living area of a coach house is located entirely on the second
storey above a detached private garage on a townhouse dwelling lot
with rear lane access.
b) Coach houses must be located no closer than 1.0 metre from the rear
lot line and interior side lot line.
c) The maximum height of coach houses in all zones is 7 metres.
d) The lot must be serviced by municipal water and wastewater.
4.3
Accessory Farm Employee Accommodation
An accessory farm employee accommodation may be permitted subject
to a zoning by-law amendment, when the size and nature of the operation
requires additional employment. Where permitted by this By-law,
accessory farm employee accommodation shall be subject to the
following provisions:
a)
Minimum lot area - 20 hectares;
b)
Access to the accessory farm employee accommodation shall be
provided by way of the same driveway and entrance-way as the
dwelling unit in the main building.
c)
The accessory farm employee accommodation shall be located
within 100 metres of the dwelling unit in the main building; and,
d)
The accessory farm employee accommodation is located on a lot
that is the site of a commercial farm.
4.4
Adult Entertainment Uses
Where permitted by this By-law, adult entertainment parlours, body rub
parlours, or adult specialty stores are subject to the following provisions:
a)
The minimum distance between any adult entertainment parlour or
body rub parlour and:
i)
A provincial highway, major arterial, or collector road right-of-way,
as identified in the Town's Official Plan is 100 metres; and,
ii)
Any Institutional or Residential Zone boundary, a dwelling unit
in any zone or a school is 200 metres.
b)
The minimum distance between any adult entertainment parlour or
body rub parlour and another adult entertainment parlour or body
rub parlour is 500 metres.
c)
Adult entertainment parlours are only permitted on an interior lot.
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d)
An adult entertainment parlour must be located within a free-
standing, single storey building and must be the sole use on a lot.
e)
A body rub parlour or adult specialty store shall be located in a
multi-occupancy building and shall occupy no more than 15 percent
of the total gross floor area of the building or 150 square metres,
whichever is less.
f)
Accessory uses are not permitted in conjunction with any adult
entertainment parlour.
g)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, in no case shall an
adult entertainment parlour or a body rub parlour be considered
an accessory use.
h)
Adult entertainment parlours are only permitted on lots that are
connected to full municipal services.
4.5
Barrier-free Access Ramps and Lifts
Nothing in this By-law prevents the establishment of barrier-free entrances
and ramps in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Building
Code. In addition, nothing prevents the location of barrier-free entrances
and ramps in a private garage that is attached to a dwelling unit provided
the required number of parking spaces can still be provided.
4.6
Daylighting or Sight Triangles
a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, buildings or structures are
prohibited within a daylighting or sight triangle.
b) Landscaping, street furniture and/or walkway features may be permitted
within a daylighting or sight triangle up to a maximum height of 1.0
metre, measured from the adjacent street line elevation, provided it does
not obstruct the vision of drivers of motor vehicles or cyclists approaching
the intersection.
c) For the purposes of measuring front and exterior side yard setbacks for
a lot which abuts a daylighting triangle, setbacks shall be measured from
the front and exterior side lot lines, not the daylighting triangle, but at
no point may a building, structure or legal encroachment extend into the
daylighting triangle.
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4.7
Deck Regulations
Decks are subject to the following provisions:
a)
Decks that have a floor height of 3.0 metres or less measured from
the average grade level adjacent to the deck are permitted in the
interior side, exterior side and rear yard provided that the decks
are:
i) No closer than the minimum required yard for the main building
from the front, interior and exterior side lot line;
ii) No closer than 3.0 metres from the rear lot line.
b)
Decks that have a floor height of more than 3.0 metres measured
from the average grade level adjacent to the deck are only permitted
in the rear yard provided that the deck is no closer than the required
minimum interior side yard and is no closer than 5.0 metres from the
rear lot line.
c)
Notwithstanding the above provisions, stairs used to access decks
shall be setback at least 0.5 metres from any lot line or meet the
minimum yard setback, whichever is lesser.
4.8
Encroachments into Required Yards (Excluding Decks)
Encroachments of the following structures or features shall be permitted
in accordance with Table 4A below, but at no point may an encroachment
extend into the daylighting triangle or easement:
Structure or Feature
Yards in which
Structure or
Feature is Permitted
Required Setback or Permitted
Encroachment
Accessibility ramps
All yards
No required setback
Air conditioners and
heat pumps
Interior side and rear
yard
Must be set back a minimum of 0.3
metres from the interior and rear
lot lines
Exterior side yard
Must be set back a minimum of 1.5
metres from the exterior side lot
line
Front yard
Not permitted in front yard
Cornices, coves, belt
courses, eaves,
gutters, pilasters, sills,
or weather-shielding
structures
All yards
May encroach by no more than 0.6
metres into any minimum yard
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Structure or Feature
Yards in which
Structure or
Feature is Permitted
Required Setback or Permitted
Encroachment
Balconies
Front and exterior
side yards
Must be set back 1.2 metres from
the exterior side lot line and the
front lot line
Rear yard
May encroach by no more than 1.8
metres into the minimum rear yard
Interior side yard
No encroachment permitted into the
minimum interior side yard
Bay, box and bow
windows that are
supported by the main
wall or not, with a
maximum width of 3.0
metres
Front, rear and
exterior side yard
May encroach by no more than 1.0
metres into any minimum yard
Interior side yard
No encroachment permitted into
minimum interior side yard
Chimneys and gas
fireplace projections
and chases with a
maximum width of 1.8
metres
All yards
May encroach by no more than 0.6
metres into any minimum yard and
must be set back a minimum of 0.6
metres from the lot line
Fire escapes
All yards
May encroach by no more than 1.5
metres into any minimum yard and
must be set back a minimum of 0.6
metres from the interior side lot
line
Stairs and landings
that access any part of
the main building at
or above grade, which
may include stairs
associated with a
porch
Rear yard
May encroach by no more than 3
metres into minimum rear yard
Front and exterior
side yards
No part of the stairs or landing may
be closer than 0.5 metres from the
front and exterior side lot lines
Interior side yard
Must be set back a minimum of 0.5
metres from the interior side lot
line or meet the minimum interior
side yard, whichever is lesser.
Stairs that access the
main building below
grade
Rear yard
May encroach by no more than 1.5
metres into minimum yard
Front yard
Not permitted in front yard
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Structure or Feature
Yards in which
Structure or
Feature is Permitted
Required Setback or Permitted
Encroachment
Exterior and interior
side yards
No encroachment permitted in to
minimum exterior and interior
side yards
Porches, Canopies
(above doorways and
not supported by the
ground) and porticos
Front, interior and
exterior side yards
No part may be closer than 1.2
metres from the front lot line or
exterior side lot line and no closer
than the required interior side yard
for the main building
Rear yard
May encroach by no more than 3.0
metres into the required rear yard
Eaves and gutters
associated with a
porch
All yards
May encroach an additional 0.6
metres beyond what is permitted by
this section into any minimum yard
Patio
All yards
Must be set back a minimum of 0.5
metres from all lot lines or meet the
minimum yard setbacks,
whichever is lesser.
4.9
Established Building Line
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, where a vacant lot
exists or is created between two developed lots or where an addition to a
legally existing building is proposed, and where the buildings on the
abutting lots on either side are located closer to the front lot line than is
required by this By-law, the minimum front yard shall be the average of the
front yard of the two abutting lots.
4.10 Flood Hazard Lands
The Flood Hazards Lands as identified in Appendix "A" to this By-law are
lands within a Regional Floodplain or are subject to erosion, loose soils or
steep slopes as identified by the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation
Authority. In addition to the underlying Zone standards, the regulations of
the Conservation Authority may further restrict development and the use
of the lands. Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, written
approval of the Conservation Authority shall be required and submitted with
any building permit application and prior to the addition or removal of fill,
whether originating on the site or elsewhere for any lands located within the
regulated areas. All uses, buildings or structures shall meet all other
provisions of this By-law. Appendix "A" may be amended without the need
for a zoning by-law amendment.
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4.11 Frontage on a Street
Unless otherwise specified by this By-law, no person can erect or use any
building or structure in any Zone unless the lot to be used, or upon which
the building or structure is situated or proposed to be erected:
a)
Abuts or fronts on a street or a 0.3 metre reserve abutting said street.
For the purpose of this section, a street does not include an unopened
road allowance; or,
b)
Is being constructed pursuant to a Subdivision, Site Plan or
Condominium Agreement with a public authority; or,
c)
Has legal access to a public street. For the purpose of this Section, a
lot with legal access to a public street is deemed to meet the lot
frontage requirements of the applicable zone.
4.12 Group Homes
Where a group home is permitted in a zone, the following provisions shall
apply:
a)
Only 1 group home shall be permitted per dwelling unit;
b)
The minimum distance between a group home and any other group
home shall be 500 metres measured in a straight line from lot line to
lot line;
c)
The minimum required gross floor area per resident is 23.0 square
metres.
4.13 Height Exceptions
a)
The height requirements of this By-law shall not apply to:
i)
Place of worship belfries and spires;
ii)
Clock towers and flagpoles;
iii)
Communication towers and antennas;
iv) Water storage tanks;
v)
Any ornamental roof construction features including but not
limited to domes, towers, cupolas, and steeples;
vi) Aggregate processing facilities;
vii) Solar panels;
viii) Storage tanks and silos associated with an industrial use in an
Employment Zone;
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ix) Buildings and structures associated with a public or municipal
works depot; and,
x)
Agricultural buildings and structures, including silos and grain
elevators.
b)
The following ornamental features are permitted to project a maximum
of 5.0 metres above the highest point of the roof surface, regardless
of the height of the building, provided they do not occupy more than
30% of the area of the roof:
i)
Skylights;
ii) Vents;
iii) Chimneys; and
iv) Bulkheads.
c)
All heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment (hvac) that
may or may not be enclosed in a mechanical penthouse may be permitted
to project subject to Section 4.27.
4.14 Home Businesses
Where a home business is permitted in a zone, the following provisions
shall apply:
a) Not more than one non-resident employee, shall be engaged in the
home business;
b) The use is entirely restricted to the dwelling unit and/or an accessory
building or structure or private garage where permitted;
c) An accessory building or structure may only be used for the purpose
of a home business if the lot is a minimum of 2.5 hectares in size and
the home business does not occupy more than 50 square metres of
the accessory building or structure;
d) The maximum gross floor area dedicated to the home business shall
be 25 percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit or 50 square
metres whichever is the lesser;
e) The home business use shall be clearly secondary to the main use of
the dwelling unit and there is no change in the external character of
the dwelling unit or lot as a private residence, with the exception a
legal sign erected in accordance with The Town of East Gwillimbury
Sign By-law;
f) There shall be no outdoor storage or outdoor display and sales area
of materials or goods in conjunction with the home business;
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g) A home business shall not create noise and dust that is detectable
outside of the dwelling unit, or any odorous, toxic or noxious matters
or vapours;
h) An animal daycare centre with 5 or less household pets may be
permitted as a home business;
i) Uses that shall not be permitted as a home business, include, but are
not limited to, the following:
i)
Adult entertainment use;
ii)
Animal clinic;
iii)
Dating/escort services;
iv)
Contractor yard;
v)
Kennel;
vi)
Taxi service depot and limousine businesses;
vii)
Paint shop or furniture stripping; and,
viii) The on-site storage, repair, maintenance sale, and/or towing of
motor vehicles, recreational vehicles or engines.
4.15 Kennels
Where permitted by this By-law, a kennel is subject to the following
provisions:
a) Maximum gross floor area, inclusive of outdoor exercise areas and
pens - 100 square metres.
b)
Minimum setback from any lot line for all kennel related facilities -
60 metres.
c)
Minimum separation distance between kennels on separate lots -
500 metres.
4.16 Legal Non Compliance and Legal Non-Conformity
4.16.1 Non-Complying Buildings and Structures
a)
A non-complying building or structure that does not comply with
this By-law, but which was legally erected/altered in accordance with
a Zoning By-law that was in effect in accordance with Section 34 of
the Planning Act R.S.O. c. P. 13 as amended at the time of
construction
and/or
alteration
may
be
enlarged,
repaired,
reconstructed or renovated provided that the enlargement, repair,
reconstruction or renovation:
i)
Does not further encroach into a minimum required setback;
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ii)
Does not increase the amount of floor area or volume in a
minimum required setback;
iii)
Does not in any other way increase a situation of non-
compliance; and,
iv) Complies with all other applicable provisions of this By-law.
b)
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the continuation of existing
buildings or structures within the Oak Ridges Moraine provided the
building or structure was legally in existence as of November 15,
2001.
c)
The replacement or reconstruction within the same location and
dimensions of a legally existing building or structure that is
damaged or destroyed by causes beyond the owner's control is
permitted and the reconstructed building or structure shall be
deemed to be an existing building or structure if there is no change
in use.
4.16.2 Non-Complying Lots
A lot in existence prior to the effective date of this By-law that does not
meet the lot area and/or lot frontage requirements of the applicable zone,
may be used and buildings and structures thereon may be erected,
enlarged, repaired or renovated provided the use conforms with the By-law
and the buildings or structures comply with all of the other provisions of
this By-law.
4.16.3 Non-Compliance as a Result of Land Acquisition by a Public Authority
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, where, as a result of an
acquisition of land by the Town, Region, the Province of Ontario, the
Government of Canada or any department, board, commission or agency
thereof, and where such acquisition results in a contravention of this By-
law, the following applies:
a)
If the acquisition results in a contravention of this By-law with respect
to minimum lot frontage and lot area requirements, the remaining lot
frontage and/or lot area shall be deemed to be legal non-complying;
b)
If the acquisition results in a contravention of this By-law with respect
to parking, loading, planting strip, front yard, interior side yard,
exterior side yard, rear yard, lot coverage or landscaped open
space requirements, the lands so affected are deemed to comply with
this By-law to the extent it complied with this By-law on the day before
the acquisition was finalized; and
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c)
Notwithstanding subsection (b), no new building, structure or
addition to a legally existing building or structure shall be erected
or located except in accordance with all the provisions of this By-law,
excluding subsection (a).
4.16.4 Non-Conforming Uses
a)
No lands can be used and no building or structure can be used
except in conformity with the provisions of this By-law unless such use
legally existed before the date of passing this By-law and provided
that it has continued and continues to be used for such purpose, and
that such use, when established, was not contrary to any By-law in
force at that time.
b)
Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the continuation of existing uses
within the Oak Ridges Moraine provided the use was legally in
existence as of November 15, 2001.
4.17 Medical Marihuana Production Facilities
Where medical marihuana production facilities are permitted in this By-
law, the following provisions shall apply:
a)
Medical marihuana production facilities are prohibited in dwelling
units.
b) Medical marihuana production facilities are prohibited from locating
within 70 metres, measured property line to property line, of the
following uses:
i)
Community centres;
ii)
Child care centres;
iii)
Dwelling units in any zone;
iv) Public parks and private parks; and,
v)
Public and private schools.
Notwithstanding the above, no medical marihuana production
facility legally established under these provisions shall be deemed to
be in violation under this section by the subsequent erection of the
above uses constructed on another lot.
c)
No store fronts or onsite retail distribution shall be permitted in
conjunction with a medical marihuana production facility
d)
No outdoor signage or advertising shall be permitted.
e)
No part of a medical marihuana production facility including
storage and accessory uses, may be located outside.
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4.18 Multiple Uses and Zones on one Lot
a)
Where any building, structure or lot is used for more than one
purpose as provided by this By-law, the said building, structure or
lot must comply with the provisions of this By-law relating to each use,
unless otherwise specified in this By-law.
b)
Where a lot is divided into more than one zone, each portion of the
lot must be used for a purpose that is permitted within each applicable
zone.
c)
In no case shall the zone boundary function as a lot line for the
purposes of determining required setbacks and minimum yards.
Notwithstanding the above, the maximum permitted lot coverage
shall apply only to the portion of the lot that is within each respective
zone, as required.
d)
Notwithstanding subsection (b) above, parking spaces and stacking
spaces required by this By-law may be provided anywhere on a lot
that falls into two or more zones except that portion of a lot in an
Environmental Protection (EP) Zone.
4.19 Number of Dwelling Units on a Lot
Unless specifically permitted by this By-law, no more than one dwelling
unit is permitted on a lot.
4.20 Oak Ridges Moraine Provisions
4.20.1 General
a)
The policies of this Section apply to lands within the Oak Ridges
Moraine as shown on Schedule "A" to this By-law.
b)
New rapid infiltration basins and new rapid infiltration columns
are prohibited on lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine, as shown on
Schedule "A" to this By-law.
c)
The construction or expansion of partial services is prohibited within
the Oak Ridges Moraine.
4.20.2 Areas of High Aquifer Vulnerability
Except for where specifically permitted in this By-law, the following uses
are prohibited within an Area of High Aquifer Vulnerability as indicated by
the corresponding overlay zone on the Maps comprising Schedule "B"
hereto:
a)
Generation or storage of hazardous or liquid industrial waste;
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b)
Waste disposal sites and facilities, organic soil conditioning sites, and
snow storage and disposal facilities;
c)
Underground or above-ground bulk storage tanks that are not
equipped with a secondary containment device; and,
d)
Any other contaminant listed in Schedule 3 (Severely Toxic
Contaminants) to Regulation 347 as amended from time to time.
4.20.3 Landform Conservation Areas
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, except for existing
uses, buildings and structures as defined in Part 3.0 and the provisions
of Section 4.20.1 of this By-law, development or site alteration on
Category 1 and 2 lands as indicated on Schedule "C" shall also be subject
to the following provisions. Buildings or structures that are greater than
500 square metres may only be permitted in accordance with the Oak
Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan.
(Category 1)
Within any Landform Conservation Area (Category 1) as indicated on
Schedule "C" attached hereto and forming part of this By-law:
a)
The net developable area of the site that is disturbed shall not exceed
25 percent of the total site area; and
b)
The net developable area of the site that has impervious surfaces
shall not exceed 15 percent of the total site area.
(Category 2)
Within a Landform Conservation Area (Category 2) as indicated on
Schedule "C" attached hereto and forming part of this by-law:
a)
The net developable area of the site that is disturbed shall not exceed
50 percent of the total site area; and
b)
The net developable area of the site that has impervious surfaces
shall not exceed 20 percent of the total site area.
4.21 Outdoor Commercial Patios
Where an outdoor patio is located on a lot in conjunction with a restaurant
on the same lot, the following provisions apply:
a)
The outdoor patio must be set back a minimum of 12 metres from a
Residential Zone boundary.
b)
The outdoor patio must be located outside of any required parking
spaces and required planting strips.
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c)
The patio must be located outside of any required daylighting or
sight triangle.
d)
The outdoor patio shall not exceed more than 50 percent of the gross
floor area of the restaurant to which the outdoor commercial patio is
associated.
e)
Rooftop outdoor patios shall be designed to prevent seating or
standing within 1 metre of the edge of the building.
4.22 Outdoor Display and Sales Areas
Where an outdoor display and sales area is permitted on a lot, the
following provisions apply:
a)
The outdoor display and sales area must be set back a minimum of
12 metres from a Residential Zone boundary.
b)
The outdoor display and sales area must be located outside of any
required parking spaces, daylighting or sight triangles and
required planting strips.
c)
Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the outdoor sales and display
area is temporary, it may occupy up to 10 percent of the parking
spaces required by this By-law for the uses that exist on the same
lot.
d)
For the purposes of this Section, temporary shall mean a period of
time not to exceed 90 days in a calendar year.
e)
The outdoor display and sales area must not obstruct pedestrian
and vehicular traffic.
4.23 Outdoor Storage
Where outdoor storage is permitted in conjunction with a building or
structure on the same lot and is not an outdoor storage use, the following
provisions apply:
a)
Outdoor storage is only permitted on a lot if there is also a building
or structure on the same lot. Outdoor storage cannot exceed the
total ground floor area of all buildings and structures on the lot.
b)
Outdoor storage is only permitted in a rear or interior side yard and
must not be located any closer than 20 metres to any lot line abutting
a street.
c)
Outdoor storage shall be screened by opaque fencing or a masonry
wall with a minimum height of 1.8 metres or a berm with a minimum
height of 3.0 metres.
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d)
No materials (other than machinery and equipment) in an outdoor
storage area shall exceed 6.0 metres in height.
e)
Outdoor storage is not permitted within any yard abutting a
Residential Zone boundary.
4.24 Outdoor Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs
The following regulations apply to outdoor swimming pools and hot tubs:
a)
Outdoor swimming pools and hot tubs are permitted in the interior
side, rear and exterior side yards, provided they are set back a
minimum of 1.2 metres from the interior side and rear lot lines and
1.5 metres from the minimum required exterior side yard for the
main building, with the setback measured from the water's edge of
the swimming pool or hot tub.
b)
The maximum height of a swimming pool or hot tub is 1.5 metres
above grade.
c)
Swimming pool pumps, filters and heaters, are permitted in the
interior side, rear and exterior side yards, provided they are set
back a minimum of 0.6 metres from the interior side and rear lot
lines and 1.5 metres from the minimum required exterior side yard
for the main building.
4.25 Planting Strips
a)
A minimum 3.0 metre wide planting strip abutting the full length of a
lot line is required on a lot in any Mixed Use, Institutional, Commercial
or Employment Zone that abuts an interior side or rear lot line of a
lot in any Residential Zone.
b)
Where there is a wall or fence having a height of 1.5 metres or more
along an interior side or rear lot line, the width of the planting strip
established in subsection (a) can be reduced to 1.5 metres in width.
c)
Planting strips required by this section of the By-law can be counted
as part of any landscaped open space requirement of this By-law.
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4.26 Residential Backyard Hens
a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, the keeping or
raising of hen(s) may be permitted in a Residential Zone for lots with a
lot area greater than 1 acre and only in the rear yard.
b) A rooster is not permitted in any Residential Zone.
4.27 Rooftop Mechanical Equipment and Mechanical Penthouses
The following provisions apply where rooftop mechanical equipment or
mechanical penthouses are located on a roof:
a)
Mechanical equipment or a mechanical penthouse, including any
appurtenances thereto, shall not exceed 5.0 metres in height;
b)
Rooftop mechanical equipment, including any appurtenances thereto,
that exceeds 2.0 metres in height shall be fully enclosed within a
mechanical penthouse; and,
c)
Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be set back a minimum of 5.0
metres from all edges of a roof if it is not fully enclosed within a
mechanical penthouse or screened by an architectural feature.
4.28 Special Setbacks
4.28.1 Railway Right of Way Setback
Notwithstanding any other provision in this By-law, all residential,
commercial, and institutional buildings and structures, with the exception
of parking garages, must be located no closer than 30 metres from a
railway right-of-way.
4.28.2 Provincial Highway Setback
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, all buildings and
structures must be located no closer than 14 metres from a Provincial
highway right-of-way. Any development or proposed access within a
Provincial Permit Control Area or Controlled Access Highway area will
require the appropriate Provincial approvals in accordance with Provincial
policies and guidelines.
4.28.3 Watercourse Setback
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, all buildings and
structures, other than water-related buildings and structures, such as
boathouses and marina buildings, must be located no closer than 30
metres from the top of bank of any watercourse. This provision shall not
prevent the expansion or replacement of a building or structure that
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existed within the setback area on the effective date of this By-law, provided
the expansion or replacement does not have the effect of reducing the
setback from the top of bank of any watercourse or increasing the volume
or floor area of a building or structure in a minimum yard.
4.28.4 Minimum Distance Separation
Notwithstanding any other provision of this by-law, the following shall apply:
a) No building or structure associated with any residential,
institutional, commercial, industrial, or recreational use shall be
constructed or used on a lot unless it complies with Minimum
Distance Separation Formulae (MDS I) for all nearby livestock
facilities.
b) No building or structure to be used for the purpose of housing
livestock or manure shall be erected or expanded unless it complies
with the Minimum Distance Separation (MDS II) Formulae.
4.29 Temporary Uses
4.29.1 Construction Uses
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, uses incidental to
construction such as a construction camp or other such temporary work
camp, a tool shed, a scaffold or other building or structure incidental to
the construction, and the parking or storage of any construction equipment
or construction vehicle are permitted in all zones, subject to the following
provisions:
a)
Such uses are permitted only for so long as they are necessary for
work in progress that has neither been finished nor discontinued for a
period of 60 days;
b)
A valid building permit or site alteration permit for the construction
remains in place, if such a permit was required; and,
c)
Uses incidental to construction may be undertaken on the lot prior to
the erection of the main building.
4.29.2 Model Homes
Model homes are permitted in all Residential and Mixed Use Zones on
lands that have received draft plan of subdivision or condominium or site
plan approval for residential purposes provided that:
a)
The model home is built within a lot defined by the draft approved
plan of subdivision or condominium or approved site plan;
b)
Not more than the lesser of 5 dwellings or 10 percent of the total
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number of residential units contained in the approved draft plan or site
plan are constructed as model homes;
c)
The model home complies with all other requirements of this By-law
for the applicable type of dwelling unit; and,
d)
The buildings are used for the purpose of model homes only and
must not be occupied prior to the date of registration of the
subdivision, condominium, site plan, or similar development
agreement.
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4.29.3 Temporary Sales Offices
Temporary sales offices used for the sale of residential, employment or
commercial lots or units in a plan of subdivision, condominium or site plan
are permitted in Commercial zones or in any zone within 120 metres of the
approved development, subject to the following provisions:
a)
The temporary sales office is not permitted until an applicable plan of
subdivision or condominium has received draft plan approval or the
Site Plan has received Town approval or the property is in a Zone that
permits the proposed development.
b)
Any temporary sales office is removed within 60 days after occupancy
of the last unit or dwelling unit as the case may be.
c) The temporary sales office must comply with the minimum yards,
height and parking standards for the applicable zone.
4.29.4 Garden Suites
A garden suite may be permitted by way of a Temporary Use By-law.
Where permitted by this By-law, the following provisions shall apply to
garden suites:
a)
The maximum height is the lesser of 4.6 metres or one storey.
b)
The garden suite shall be located no closer to the front lot line than
the main dwelling unit.
c)
The garden suite shall be located no closer than 2.5 metres from the
rear lot line and be set back no closer to the interior side and
exterior side lot lines than what is required for the main building on
the lot.
d)
The garden suite shall be set back a minimum of 1.2 metres from any
other building on the lot.
e)
The garden suite shall be accessed by the same driveway that
accesses the main building on the lot.
f)
The maximum floor area of a garden suite shall not exceed 65
percent of the gross floor area of the main building on the lot.
g) On lots not serviced by municipal water and sewage systems, a garden
suite may only be permitted on lots with a minimum lot size of 0.8
hectares.
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4.30 Uses Permitted in any Zone
4.30.1 Public Uses and Infrastructure
a)
Public uses are permitted in all Zones, with the exception of the Oak
Ridges Moraine Zones. Infrastructure is permitted in all Zones.
b)
Where a public use and infrastructure are permitted, the following
provisions apply:
i)
Such public use and infrastructure must comply with all
applicable zone standards, and parking requirements of the
zone in which it is located.
ii)
No outdoor storage or outdoor storage use is permitted
unless specifically permitted in the zone in which the public use
is located.
iii)
Any accessory use to a public use must be clearly incidental
and accessory to the main use.
c)
Notwithstanding 4.30.1(a), all new transportation, infrastructure and
utility uses listed below, and all upgrading or extension of existing
transportation, infrastructure and utilities uses, including the
opening of a road within an unopened road allowance, may be
permitted to cross lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine Core
(ORMC) and Oak Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL) zones as
shown on Schedule "A" to this By-law, provided such use is in
accordance with the policies in the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan:
i)
Public highways and streets;
ii)
Transit lines, railways and related facilities;
iii)
Gas and oil pipelines;
iv) Sewage and water service systems and lines and stormwater
management facilities;
v)
Power transmission lines;
vi) Telecommunication lines and facilities, including broadcasting
towers;
vii) Bridges, interchanges, stations, and other structures, above
and below ground, that are required for the construction,
operation or use of the facilities listed in clauses i) to vi) above;
and
viii) Rights of way required for the facilities listed in clauses i) to vii)
above.
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4.30.2 Other Uses
Other uses permitted in any Zone are listed below:
a)
Community gardens;
b)
Temporary farmers markets;
c)
Low intensity uses and low intensity accessory uses;
d)
Accessory uses;
e)
Accessory buildings and structures.
4.31 Uses Prohibited in any Zone
The following uses are not permitted by this By-law:
a)
The use of any tent, trailer, recreational vehicle or motor vehicle
for human habitation, except where such tent, trailer, recreational
vehicle or motor vehicle is located in a campground, a trailer park
or in a mobile home park, that is expressly permitted by this By-law;
b)
The use of any accessory building or structure for human
habitation, unless such uses are specifically permitted by this By-law;
c)
The use of a truck, bus, coach body or rail car for human habitation or
for storage purposes;
d)
The storage of disused rail cars, streetcars, buses, truck bodies or
trailers without wheels;
e)
The parking or storage of trailers or commercial motor vehicles on
a vacant lot unless outdoor storage use is specifically permitted on
the lot by this By-law;
f)
The parking or storage of trailers or commercial motor vehicles on
a lot for the sole purposes of advertising;
g)
The outdoor storage of partially dismantled or unplated motor
vehicles or trailers or motor vehicle or trailer parts unless otherwise
specifically permitted by this By-law;
h)
The manufacturing, refining, rendering or distillation of acid, ammonia,
ammunition, chlorine, coal, creosote, explosives, fireworks, glue,
petroleum or tar; and
i)
The extraction of peat in all wetlands.
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4.32 Waste Storage Areas
a)
All waste generated by the occupants of 6 or more dwelling units
on a lot or from any commercial, industrial or institutional use must
be stored inside a building or structure on the same lot or deposited
in purpose built fully enclosed, stationary receptacle(s) that are
designed for that purpose and which can only be moved by a motor
vehicle or machine provided the waste storage building or
structure or purpose built fully enclosed, stationary receptacle:
i) Is located within the interior side or rear yard;
ii) Is located no closer to any lot line than required for an accessory
building or structure by this By-law;
iii) Does not occupy any required parking spaces and the access to
parking and loading spaces; and,
iv) Is located outside of any required planting strip.
b)
Where a waste storage building or structure is provided in
accordance with subsection (a) above, the building or structure must
be surrounded on all sides by masonry, concrete, or wooden walls in
order to provide screening. This provision does not apply to a purpose
built fully enclosed, stationary receptacle.
c)
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) above, the temporary storage
of waste in any type of container or receptacle is permitted anywhere
on a lot if construction, demolition, or site alteration works are
occurring on the same lot, and only as long as these activities are
occurring.
4.33 Wellhead Protection Areas
The following uses are designated Restricted Land Uses for the purposes
of Section 59 under the Clean Water Act, 2006, where the Risk
Management Official will determine if a Risk Management Plan is required,
under Section 58, within Wellhead Protection Area C:
a) Agricultural outdoor confinement or farm animal yards where the
number of confined animals would generate more than 300 nutrient
units/hectare/year
b)
Agricultural Storage Buildings used for agricultural source material
(ASM) which includes, but is not necessarily restricted to the following
materials:
i) Animal manure including bedding materials
ii) Milk house wash water
iii) Mushroom compost
iv) Regulated compost
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4.33.1 General Provisions
a) The following provisions apply to all lands shown as Significant Threat
Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Schedule "D" to this By-law.
i)
Where this is a conflict between this By-law, the Official Plan or
the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plans,
the more restrictive provisions shall prevail.
ii)
Where a use is prohibited in STA-1, STA-2, STA-3 and STA-4 and
the use exists and was legally established prior to the effective
date of this By-law, the use shall continue to be permitted in
accordance with the use provisions of the underlying Zone, but
no expansion of any building or structure for a use listed in
Section 4.33 of this By-law shall be permitted.
4.33.2 Source Water Protection Significant Threat Area 4 (STA-4)
a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law to the contrary, the
following uses are prohibited within Significant Threat Area 4 (STA-4)
as shown on Schedule "D" of this By-law:
i)
Establishments or facilities for the handling, storage, processing
and manufacturing of dense non-aqueous phase liquids
(DNAPLs) including, but not necessarily restricted to the
following:
1. Dry Cleaning and Laundry Plants which utilize DNAPLs
in the cleaning process;
2. Automotive Sales and Service Establishments which
use degreasers, paints, enamels, cleaners and
adhesives that contain DNAPLs;
3. Printing, Publishing and Allied Industrial Establishments
which use DNAPLs as part of the printing process;
4. Establishments
selling
paints,
enamels,
furniture
strippers, paint thinners, lacquers which contain
DNAPLs;
5. Establishments which store, use or sell cleaning
supplies and glass cleaners which contain DNAPLs;
6. Manufacturing Industrial Establishments that utilize
DNAPLs as part of the manufacturing and or
processing.
4.33.3 Source Water Protection Significant Threat Area 3 (STA-3)
a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law to the contrary, the
following uses are prohibited within Significant Threat Area 3 (STA-3)
as shown on Schedule "D" of this By-law:
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i) All of the prohibited uses in Significant Threat Area 4,
ii) Waste Storage Sites, Waste Processing Stations, Waste
Transfer Stations and Facilities for the Landfilling of Municipal
Waste and/or Solid Non-hazardous Industrial or Commercial
Waste, and
iii) Waste Disposal Sites where Liquid Industrial Waste is injected
into a Well.
4.33.4 Source Water Protection Significant Threat Area 2 (STA-2)
a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law to the contrary, the
following uses are prohibited within Significant Threat Area 2 (STA-
2) as shown on Schedule "D" of this By-law:
i) All of the prohibited uses in Significant Threat Areas 3 and 4,
ii) Waste Water Treatment Plant & Disposal Facilities (includes
lagoons, communal/municipal sewage treatment facilities, large
sewage vaults at sewage pumping stations) but exclude facilities
regulated under the Nutrient Management Act,
iii) Waste Storage and Disposal Sites & Facilities for hazardous
liquid industrial waste at landfills and transfer stations,
iv) Waste Storage and Disposal Sites and Facilities for wastes
described in the clauses for p, q, r, s, t and u of the definition of
hazardous waste (O.Reg 347) at landfills and transfer stations
as outlined in the Assessment Reports,
v) Waste Storage and Disposal Sites for PCB Waste,
vi) Waste Storage, Treatment and Disposal Sites & Facilities for
Tailings from Mines,
vii) Petroleum Refining Waste Sites and Facilities for Landfarming,
viii)Hazardous Waste Storage, Treatment and Disposal Sites and
Facilities.
ix) Road Salt Storage Facilities where the quantity is more than
5,000 tonnes,
x) Snow Storage Facilities and Disposal Sites (includes parking
lots): at or above grade where the storage area is more than 1
hectare in area, except in emergency scenarios or below grade
where the storage area is more than 0.01 hectares in area.
xi) Non-residential, Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, Agricultural
and Multi-residential Liquid Fuel and Fuel Oil Storage Facilities
where the fuel is stored partially or below grade where the fuel
quantity is more than 250 Litres or 2,500 Litres above grade
which includes, but is not necessarily restricted to the following
establishments:
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1. Permanent or mobile fuel or gasoline retail outlets
2. Gasoline stations
3. Bulk plants
4. Marinas
5. Private fuel outlets
6. Farms
b)
Establishments or Facilities for the handling, storage and processing
of Organic Solvents which includes, but not necessarily restricted to
the following:
i)
Motor vehicle sales / rental establishments and motor
vehicle repair garages which use degreasers, paints, enamels,
cleaners and adhesives containing organic solvents
ii)
Establishments which store, use or sell cleaning supplies and
glass cleaners which contain organic solvents
c)
Agricultural Storage Buildings used for agricultural source material
(ASM) which includes, but is not necessarily restricted to the following
materials:
i. Animal manure including bedding materials
ii. Milk house wash water
iii. Mushroom compost
iv. Regulated compost
v. Animal yard run-off and manure
d)
Commercial Fertilizer Storage Facilities for retail sale or storage
where the total mass in any form (liquid or solid) is more than 2,500
kg
e)
Residential dwelling units where fuel oil storage of more than 250 L
of fuel oil is located partially or below grade
f)
Agricultural uses which include livestock grazing and pasturing that
generates nutrient units at an annual rate that is greater than 0.5
nutrient units/acre
g)
Storage Facilities which contain pesticides for retail sale or storage in
relation to its use in extermination where the total mass in any form
(liquid, solid or gas) is more than 250 kg, and
h)
Establishments where pesticides are manufactured, processed or
wholesaled for retail and extermination where the total mass is more
than 2,500 kg.
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4.33.5 Source Water Protection Significant Threat Area 1 (STA-1)
a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law to the contrary, the
following uses are prohibited within Significant Threat Area 1 (STA-
1) as shown on Schedule "D" of this By-law:
i)
All of the activities prohibited in Significant Threat Areas 4, 3
and 2, and
ii)
Agricultural outdoor confinement or farm-animal yards where the
number of confined animals would generate more than 300
nutrient units/hectare/year, and
iii)
Storage Facilities for Non-Agricultural Source Material (NASM) -
Category 1.
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Part 5.0 - Parking and Loading Standards
5.1
Applicability of this Section
a)
The parking and loading space requirements of this By-law apply to
all new uses, buildings, and structures, a change of use and
additions to legally existing buildings and structures on the effective
date of this By-law.
b)
Notwithstanding 5.1(a), the parking and loading space requirements
of this By-law do not apply to any legal use, building or structure in
existence at the date of passing of this By-law so long as the floor area
that existed on that date, is not increased and there is no change in
use.
5.2
General Parking Provisions
5.2.1 Restriction on Use of Land and Buildings
No person can use any land or building in any zone for any purpose
permitted by this By-law, unless the minimum number of parking spaces
required are provided as specified by this By-law.
5.2.2 Calculation of Parking Requirements
Where the minimum number of parking spaces is calculated on the basis
of a rate or ratio, the required number of parking spaces must be rounded
up to the next whole number.
5.2.3 More than One Use on a Lot
The parking requirements for more than one use on a lot or for a building
containing more than one use, must be the sum total of the parking
requirements for each of the component uses, unless otherwise specified
in this By-law.
5.2.4 Exclusive Use of a Parking Space
All required parking spaces must be unobstructed and available for
general parking purposes and used for that purpose at all times, unless
otherwise specified in this By-law.
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5.2.5 Surface Treatment
a)
All parking spaces and parking areas and all driveways to any
parking area in any Zone must be surface treated with asphalt,
concrete, concrete pavers, interlocking brick or similar hardscaped
material and/or similar materials that provide stability and prevent
erosion, usable in all seasons, and where possible, allow infiltration of
surface water.
b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the surface treatment of
parking spaces, parking areas and driveways in the Rural (RU),
Oak Ridges Moraine Core (ORMC), or Oak Ridges Moraine
Countryside (ORMCS) Zones, may be loose sand and/or gravel.
5.2.6 Size of Parking Spaces
a)
Where parking spaces are provided in a parking area, private
garage or in a parking garage, each parking space must have an
unobstructed width of not less than 2.75 metres and an unobstructed
length of not less than 5.8 metres, except for accessible parking
spaces as prescribed in Section 5.12 of this By-law.
b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, parking areas, private
garages and parking garages that existed on the effective date of
this By-law or subject to an approved Site Plan under Section 1.9 are
exempt from the parking space minimum size requirement set out in
subsection (a).
c)
Where parking spaces are angled, each parking space must have
an unobstructed width of not less than 2.75 metres and an
unobstructed length of not less than 6.0 metres.
d)
A parallel parking space shall have a minimum width of 2.75 metres
and a minimum length of 6.5 metres.
e)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, within a private garage, stairs
are permitted to encroachment into the required parking spaces
provided that the size of each parking space is no less than 5.5
metres in length and 2.6 metres in width.
5.2.7 Parking Area Setback from Buildings
Parking areas must be set back a minimum of 1.5 metres from any
building on the same lot.
5.2.8 Width of Parking Aisles
a)
The minimum width of a parking aisle within a parking area or
parking garage shall be 6.0 metres.
b)
Notwithstanding the above, parking areas and parking garages that
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legally existed on the effective date of this By-law or subject to an
approved Site Plan under Section 1.9 are exempt from the minimum
aisle width requirements set out in subsection (a).
5.2.9 Width of Access Ramps and Driveways to a Parking Area or Parking
Garage
a)
Access ramps and driveways accessing a parking area or parking
garage must be a minimum of 3.8 metres in width for one-way traffic
and a minimum of 6.5 metres in width for two-way traffic.
b)
Notwithstanding the above, a two-way driveway may be reduced to
4.0 metres in width when accessing a parking area or parking
garage with 10 parking spaces or less.
5.3
Permitted Locations for Required Parking Spaces
a)
All parking spaces required by this By-law must be located on the
same lot as the use that requires the parking.
b)
Notwithstanding 5.3(a), within Mixed Use and Commercial Zones,
parking spaces may be located within 90 metres of the lot it is
intended to serve and within the same Zone, as long as an
appropriate parking agreement is registered on title.
c)
Parking spaces must not extend into any part of a lot that is required
to be used for planting strips as specified by this By-law.
5.4
Parking in Residential Zones
a)
The parking of motor vehicles associated with a residential use in a
Residential Zone is only permitted:
i)
In a parking garage;
ii)
In a parking area;
iii)
In a private garage;
iv)
In a carport;
v)
On a driveway.
b)
Where a private garage is detached from the main building and is
accessed by a driveway crossing the front lot line, the driveway
must be located no closer to the interior side lot line than the
minimum setback required for accessory buildings or structures
from the interior side lot line.
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c)
Where a private garage is detached from the main building and is
accessed by a driveway crossing the exterior side lot line, the
driveway must be located no closer to the rear lot line than the
minimum setback required for accessory buildings or structures
from the rear lot line.
d)
Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) above, the setback for the
driveway may be less to match the setback of a private garage that
legally existed on the effective date of this By-law.
e)
The maximum width of an attached private garage or carport that
faces the front or exterior side lot line is:
i)
No more than 55% of the width of a lot with a lot frontage of
12.0 metres or less;
ii)
No more than 6.5 metres wide on a lot that has a lot frontage of
greater than 12.0 metres and less than 18 metres; or,
iii)
No more than 9.0 metres wide for a lot having a lot frontage
equal to or greater than 18.0 metres.
f)
The width of the private garage specified in subsection (e) above is
the greatest distance between the interior wall(s). In the case of a
carport, the width is measured from the wall of the main building to
the outside of the post supporting the roof of the carport.
g)
The width of a driveway can be 0.5 metres wider than the attached
private garage.
h)
If there is no private garage or carport, the driveway can have a
maximum width of 6.0 metres and must be located no closer than 0.3
m from the interior side lot line.
i)
Notwithstanding the above, driveways, attached private garages
and carports that legally existed on the effective date of this By-law
are exempt from the requirements set out in subsection (e).
5.5
Parking Garages
a) Parking garages must comply with the provisions for the main
building in accordance with this By-law.
b) Notwithstanding the above, the portion of a parking garage that is
entirely below established grade are permitted to extend to within 1.0
metre of any lot line. This exemption also applies to external ventilation
shafts, and other similar facilities.
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5.6
Landscaping in Parking Areas
a) Parking areas that have 20 parking spaces or more must contain a
minimum of 5 percent of their area as landscaping area. Landscaping
areas must be calculated on the basis of the net parking facilities, which
includes parking stalls, access drives, aisles, and walkways, but does
not include required landscaping adjacent to streets.
b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, parking areas that legally
existed on the effective date of this By-law are exempt from the
minimum landscaping area requirements set out in subsection (a).
c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, parking areas for public
school sites that have 20 parking spaces or more must contain a
minimum of 3 percent of their area as landscaping area.
5.7
Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicles in Residential Zones
The following provisions apply to the parking of commercial motor
vehicles in Residential Zones:
a)
The commercial motor vehicle must be parked in a private garage
or on a driveway.
b)
Commercial motor vehicles are not permitted on any lot unless a
main building has been constructed on that same lot.
c)
The commercial motor vehicle must be no more than 6.6 metres in
length (exclusive of hitch/tongue).
d)
The commercial motor vehicle must be no more than 3 metres in
height, measured from the ground to the highest point of the vehicle.
e)
The commercial motor vehicle must not be used for human
habitation purposes while parked on the lot.
5.8
Parking of Recreational Vehicles, Trailers and Boats
The following provisions apply to the outdoor parking or storage of any
recreational vehicle, trailer or boat:
a)
The recreational vehicle, trailer or boat must not be used for human
habitation purposes while parked on the lot, except where expressly
permitted by this By-law.
b)
For lots greater than 0.4 hectares in size within the Rural (RU), Oak
Ridges Moraine Core (ORMC), Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside
(ORMCS) or Oak Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL) Zones, the
total number of recreational vehicles, trailers and boats stored on a
lot at any time shall not exceed 3. For all other Zones, only one
recreational vehicle or trailer and only one boat are permitted on a
lot, unless expressly permitted by this By-law.
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c)
The recreational vehicle, trailer or boat must be parked in the
interior side or rear yards only, and/or on a driveway extending from
a private garage or carport to the street.
d)
Only one driveway on a lot can be used for the parking of
recreational vehicles, trailers and boats.
e)
A recreational vehicle, trailer or boat must not occupy required
parking spaces.
f)
A recreational vehicle, trailer or boat must be located no closer than
0.5 metres from any lot line.
g)
Where a recreational vehicle is kept on a trailer, the recreational
vehicle and the trailer together shall be counted as one (1)
recreational vehicle.
5.9
Residential Parking Requirements
The number of parking spaces required for residential uses must be
calculated in accordance with the standards set out in Table 5A, below:
Table 5A - Residential Parking Requirements
Use
Minimum Parking Space
Requirement
Accessory apartment
1 in addition to the required parking for
the dwelling unit (1)
Apartment building (2)
1 per dwelling unit plus 0.25 per
dwelling unit for visitors
Bed and breakfast establishment
1 per lodging room in addition to the
required parking for the dwelling unit
Boarding, lodging or rooming
house
1 per lodging room
Dwelling unit in a non-residential
building
1 per dwelling unit
Garden suite
1 in addition to the required parking for
the dwelling unit (1)
Group home
No requirement beyond required
parking for dwelling type
Home business
No requirement beyond required
parking for dwelling type
Multiple dwelling
1 per dwelling unit, plus 0.25 per unit
for visitors in cases where the multiple
dwelling units do not front on a street
Long term care facility
0.25 per assisted living dwelling unit
Retirement home
0.40 per assisted living dwelling unit
plus 0.20 per assisted living dwelling
unit for visitors
Single detached, semi-detached,
duplex and townhouse dwelling
2 per dwelling unit (1)
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Use
Minimum Parking Space
Requirement
Townhouse dwelling with rear
lane access, subject to a Plan of
Condominium
2 per dwelling unit (1) plus 0.25 per
unit for visitors
Special Provisions:
(1)
The required parking space can be a tandem parking space.
(2)
A minimum of 50% of the minimum required parking spaces for the
apartment buildings shall be provided within a parking garage, if
the dwelling units are located within 500 metres of the East
Gwillimbury GO station.
5.10 Non-Residential Parking Requirements
5.10.1 Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required
The number of parking spaces required for non-residential uses must be
calculated in accordance with the standards set out in Table 5B, below:
Table 5B - Non-Residential Parking Requirements
Use
Minimum Parking Space
Requirement (net floor area unless
otherwise noted)
Adult entertainment use
1/20 m2
Agricultural use
No requirement
Animal clinic
1/20 m2
Art gallery
1/20 m2
Asphalt plant
1/30 m2 for office component
Banquet hall
1/10 m2
Business office
1/30 m2
Cemetery
No requirement
Concrete batching plant
1/30 m2 for office component
Commercial fitness centre
1/20 m2
Commercial school
1/30 m2
Community centre
1/20 m2
Child care centre
1.5 per classroom plus 1/30 m2
Equipment rental
establishment
1/30 m2 for office and retail components
Farm implement sales and
supply establishment
1/30 m2 for office and retail components
Financial institution
1/25 m2
Funeral home
Minimum 10 plus 1/13 m2
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Use
Minimum Parking Space
Requirement (net floor area unless
otherwise noted)
Garden centre
1/30 m2
Golf course
3 per hole plus 1/50 m2 of net floor area
of clubhouse
Golf course, miniature
1.5 per tee
Hospital
3 per every 4 beds
Hotel / Motel
1.3 per lodging room plus 1/10 m2 for
banquet hall or conference centre
Industrial use in a building
with 2 or more industrial uses
1/50 m2
Industrial uses in a single-use
building
1/100 m2 for the first 10,000 m2 of floor
area and
1/200 m2 for any floor area after the first
10,000 m2
Kennel
1/30 m2 for office component
Marina
1/20 m2 of total retail floor area
and
1/boat slip
Medical marihuana production
facility
1/100 m2 for the first 10,000 m2 of floor
area and 1/200 m2 for any floor area after
the first 10,000 m2
Medical office
1/20 m2
Mineral aggregate operation
No requirement
Model home
No less than 10
Motor vehicle body shop
1/20 m2 for office and retail components
Motor vehicle gas bar
1/30 m2
Motor vehicle repair garage
1/30 m2
Motor vehicle sales / rental
establishment
1/30 m2
Motor vehicle washing
establishment
1/30 m2
Outdoor display and sales
area
No requirement
Outdoor storage
1/30 m2 for office component
Place of amusement
1/20 m2
Place of worship
Must be the greater of:
(i) 1 per 4 persons of the worship area
capacity; or
(ii) 1 per 9 m2 of the net floor area of the
worship area(s)
and any accessory use areas, excluding
any residential uses.
The number of parking spaces required
for all other uses in association with a
place of worship shall also be provided in
accordance with Table 5B.
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Use
Minimum Parking Space
Requirement (net floor area unless
otherwise noted)
Portable asphalt plant
No requirement
Portable concrete plant
No requirement
Private club
1 per 4 persons of permitted Building
Code capacity
Repair or service shop
1/20 m2 for the first storey and 1/40m2 in
any storey above the first storey
Restaurant
1/15 m2
Retail store or accessory retail 1/20 m2 in first storey and 1/40m2 in any
storey above the first storey
Salvage yard
1/30 m2 for office component
Post-secondary school
1/20 m2
School, private
School, public
1.5 per classroom for elementary schools
4.0 per classroom for secondary schools
Self-service storage building
1/5 m2 for office component
Service commercial use
1/20 m2
Short Term Rental
Accommodation
1 per bedroom (1)
Theatre
1/20 m2
Trade and convention centre
1/10 m2
Transport terminal
1/30 m2 for office component
Warehouse
1/185 m2 plus the requirement for office
and retail components
Other uses not listed above
1/30m2
Any place of assembly not listed
above
1 space per 4 persons of permitted
Building Code Capacity
(1)
The required parking spaces can be included as part of the parking
space requirements in Table 5A and can be tandem parking
spaces. This requirement is not applicable for short term rental
accommodations within apartment buildings or dwelling units in
non-residential buildings.
5.11 Shared Parking
a)
Notwithstanding the minimum non-residential parking space
requirements set out in Table 5B, where there are two or more
dwelling units and one or more non-residential uses in the same
building, the number of parking spaces provided for non-residential
uses may be reduced by 20% of what is required.
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b)
Notwithstanding the minimum parking space requirements set out in
Table 5B, the number of parking spaces required for non-residential
uses within 500 metres of the East Gwillimbury GO Station may be
reduced by 25% of what is required.
c)
Notwithstanding the minimum non-residential parking space
requirements set out in Table 5B, where a building or a group of
buildings containing at least three individual commercial uses, which
has been designed and developed as a single, comprehensively
planned shopping centre development, the number of parking
spaces required may be calculated using a ratio of 1 parking space
per 25 m2 of total gross leasable floor area to a maximum of 1
parking space per 20 m2 of total gross leasable floor area. Where
restaurants occupy more than 20% of the gross leasable floor area
of the development, the parking standard of 1 space per 15.0 m2 of
gross leasable floor area shall apply to that portion of restaurants
that are above the 20% level.
5.12 Accessible Parking Space Requirements
a)
Accessible parking spaces are required for apartment buildings in
Table 5A and for all non-residential uses in Table 5B, in accordance
with Table 5C.
b)
The minimum dimensions of an accessible parking space shall be as
follows:
Type
Width
Length
Type A
3.4
5.8 m
Type B
2.4
5.8 m
c)
A minimum distance separation of 1.5 metres is required abutting the
entire length of one side of an accessible parking space. The
minimum distance separation may be shared by two accessible
parking spaces.
d)
Where the minimum number of accessible parking spaces required
is an even number, an equal number of Type A and Type B accessible
parking spaces shall be required.
e)
Where the minimum number of accessible parking spaces required
is an odd number, the additional accessible parking space shall be a
Type B accessible parking space.
f)
Where there are twelve (12) or fewer required parking spaces, a
Type A accessible parking space is required.
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g)
Where the minimum required parking spaces is equal to or less than
twelve (12), the minimum required accessible parking spaces shall
be inclusive of the required parking spaces.
h)
Where the minimum required parking spaces is greater than twelve
(12), the minimum required accessible parking spaces shall be
additional to the total provided parking spaces.
Table 5C - Accessible Parking Space Requirements
Number of Parking Spaces
Required by Tables 5A and 5B
Required Number of
Accessible Parking Spaces
1 - 12
1
13 - 100
4% of the total number of
parking spaces provided
101 - 200
1 + 3% of the total number of
parking spaces provided
201 - 1,000
2 + 2% of the total number of
parking spaces provided
1,000 or greater
11 + 1% of the total number of
parking spaces provided
5.13 Loading Spaces
Where a loading space is provided, the following regulations apply:
a)
The minimum dimensions of a loading space must be 3.5 metres in
width and 12.0 metres in length, with a minimum vertical clearance of
4.2 metres.
b)
A loading space must abut the building for which the loading
space is provided.
c)
A loading space must be set back 7.5 metres from any Residential
Zone boundary, except if it is located entirely within a structure. This
subsection does not apply to a loading space located in a
Residential Zone.
d)
A loading space is not permitted:
i)
In any minimum required yard;
ii)
Between the main wall closest to the exterior lot line and the
exterior lot line; and,
iii)
In any front yard.
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e)
Access to loading spaces must be by means of a driveway that is
at least 6 metres wide contained within the lot on which the loading
spaces are located.
f)
All vehicular movements required to access the loading space must
be on private property.
5.14 Bicycle Parking Requirements
a)
Bicycle parking spaces that are a minimum of 60 centimetres wide
and 1.8 metres long are required for the uses listed in Table 5D, below
in addition to any required parking spaces for motor vehicles:
Table 5D - Bicycle Parking Requirements
Use
Required Parking Standards
(per net floor area)
Retail, service commercial,
institutional
The greater of 3 spaces or 3.0
spaces/1000 m2
Elementary and secondary
school
1 /10 students of design capacity & 1
space/35 employees
Multi-unit residential buildings
with more than 6 dwelling
units
1 space per 3 dwelling units or 2
spaces for the first 6 units plus 2
spaces for each additional 6 units or
fraction thereof
Post-secondary school
1 /20 students of design capacity
b)
For multi-unit residential buildings with more than 6 dwelling units,
required bicycle parking spaces shall be provided within:
i)
A building or structure; or
ii)
An enclosure with secure entrance; or
iii)
Bicycle lockers.
c)
Motor vehicle parking requirements may be reduced in the
Employment Zones at the rate of 1 motor vehicle parking space
required for every 5 bicycle parking spaces provided.
5.15 Drive-Through Service Facilities
Where drive-through service facilities are permitted, the provisions of
this Section apply.
5.15.1 Stacking Lane Requirements
Stacking lanes are required and must be exclusive of any other parking
space and loading space and aisle requirements contained within this By-
law and must be provided in accordance with Table 5E.
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Table 5E - Minimum Number of Ingress and Egress Spaces
Required
Use Associated with Drive-
Through Service Facility
Minimum
Required
Ingress Spaces
Minimum
Required
Egress Spaces
Restaurant
7
3
Motor vehicle washing
establishment
5
1
Financial institution and all other
uses
4
1
5.15.2 Location of Ingress and Egress Spaces
a) Required ingress spaces must be located and calculated from the
entrance of the stacking lane to the product pick-up window.
b) The required egress spaces must be located after the service product
pick-up window or dispensing machine.
c) The vehicle space at the product pick-up window will count towards the
minimum egress spaces.
5.15.3 Size of Stacking Space
All stacking spaces must be rectangular in shape, with a minimum length
of 6.0 metres and a minimum width of 3.0 metres.
5.15.4 Setbacks from Residential Zone Boundary
Stacking lanes and all order boxes using voice communication to order
must be located no closer than 15.0 metres from any Residential Zone
boundary.
5.15.5 Location of Stacking Lanes, Order Boxes, and Wall Openings Associated
with a Drive-through Service Facility in Relation to Front and Exterior Side
Lot Lines
No stacking lanes, order boxes, or wall openings associated with a drive-
through service facility can be located in any minimum required yard, or
in front of a wall facing the front or exterior side lot line unless all of the
components of a drive-through service facility are located a minimum of
10 metres from the front and exterior lot lines.
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Part 6.0 - Mixed Use Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Mixed Use Zones. It is provided
for the purposes of assisting readers.
-
Mixed Use One (MU1) Zone is based on the existing Commercial General
Zone (C1) but is modified to implement the Village Core Areas designation
in the OP.
-
Mixed Use Two (MU2) Zone implements the 2nd Concession/Green Lane
Major Local Centre identified in the OP where a mix of commercial,
residential and major office uses are planned with building heights ranging
from 4 to 12 storeys.
-
Mixed Use Three (MU3) Zone implements the Yonge Street/Green Lane
Major Local Centre identified in the OP where a mix of commercial,
residential and office uses are also planned with higher mid-rise buildings
in key locations.
-
Mixed Use Four (MU4) Zone implements the Queensville Centre
designation identified in the OP where a mix of commercial, residential and
office uses are also planned with a maximum building height of 6 storeys.
-
Mixed Use Five (MU5) implements the Residential Mixed Use designation
permitting a mix of retail and service commercial, institutional, office,
medium and high density residential, recreation and community facility
uses.
-
Mixed Use Six (MU6) Zone implements Regional Corridors identified in the
OP.
-
Mixed Use Seven (MU7) Zone implements Local Corridors identified in the
OP.
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6.1
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Mixed Use Zone are denoted by the symbol 'X' in the
column applicable to that Zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific permitted use in Table 6A. A number(s) following the symbol 'X'
or identified permitted use, indicates that one or more special provisions
apply to the use noted or, in some cases, to the entire zone. Special
provisions are listed below Table 6A (if applicable).
Table 6A - Permitted Residential Uses in Mixed Use Zones
USE
MU1
MU2
MU3
MU4
MU5
MU6
MU7
Residential Uses
Accessory
apartment
X
X
Boarding,
lodging or
rooming house
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Building
apartment
X
X
X
X
X
X
Coach house
X
X
Dwelling, duplex
X
Dwelling,
multiple
X
X
X
X
X
X
Dwelling, single-
detached (3)
X (3)
X (3)
Dwelling,
townhouse
X
Dwelling,
townhouse with
rear lane access
X (3)
X
Dwelling, back-
to-back
townhouse
X
Home business
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Home child care
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Long term care
facility
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Retirement
home
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Short term
rental
accommodation
(5)
X (5)
X (5)
X (5)
X (5)
X (5)
X (5)
X (5)
Dwelling unit
within a non-
residential
building
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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USE
MU1
MU2
MU3
MU4
MU5
MU6
MU7
Non-Residential Uses
Animal clinic
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Animal daycare
centre
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Art gallery
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Banquet hall
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Business office
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Caterer's
establishment
X
X
X
X
Child care
centre
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Commercial
school
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Commercial
fitness centre
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Community
centre
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Financial
institution
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Financial
institution with a
drive-through
service facility
X
Funeral Home
X
Garden Centre
(1)
X (1)
X (1)
X (1)
X (1)
X (1)
X (1)
Hotel / Motel
X
X
X
X
X
Library
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medical office
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Museum
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Nanobrewery
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Outdoor display
and sales area
(4)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Place of
amusement
X
X
X
X
Place of worship
X
X
X
X
Private club
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Restaurant
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Restaurant with
a drive-through
service facility
X
Retail store
X (2)
X
X
X
X
X
X
Service
commercial use
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
School, private
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
School, public
X
X
Theatre
X
X
X
X
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USE
MU1
MU2
MU3
MU4
MU5
MU6
MU7
Trade and
convention
centre
X
X
X
Special Provisions:
(1)
A temporary garden centre is permitted as an accessory use
subject to the requirements of Section 4.22.
(2)
Maximum gross floor area per individual use is 500 m2.
(3)
Permitted only where the use legally existed on the lot on the
effective date of this By-law, subject to the R1 zone provisions
outlined in Table 7C.
(4)
Subject to the requirements of Section 4.22.
(5)
Subject to Site Plan approval.
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6.2
Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 6.1 are set out in Table 6B. A
number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or description of the
standard, indicates that one or more special provisions apply. These
special provisions are listed below Table 6B.
Table 6B - Standards for Mixed Use Zones
STANDARD
MU1
MU2
MU3
MU4
MU5
MU6
MU7
Maximum front yard for
buildings that have a net
floor area that is 500 m2 or
less (1)
-
3.0 m
-
Minimum rear yard
adjacent to any Residential
Zone
3.0 m (2)
6.0 m
3.0 m (2)
Minimum interior side
yard adjacent to any
residential Zone boundary
-
2.0 m
Minimum exterior side
yard
-
1.0 m
-
1.0 m
Maximum exterior side
yard buildings that have a
net floor area that is 500
m2 or less (1)
-
3.0 m
5.0 m
3.0 m
5.0 m
Minimum height within
15.0 metres of the front
and exterior side lot lines
16.5 m
13.5 m
-
Maximum height - duplex,
back-to-back
townhouses, and
townhouse dwellings
12.0 m
Maximum height (except
duplex, back-to-back
townhouses, and
townhouse dwellings)
16.0 m
37.5 m
37.5 m 19.5 m 30.0 m 19.5 m 13.5 m
Minimum first storey
height (1)
4.5 m
Special Provisions:
(1)
Does not apply to: duplex, multiple and townhouse dwellings;
group homes; long term care facilities; and retirement homes.
(2)
Townhouse dwellings are subject to appropriate residential zone
standards.
(3)
Single detached dwellings are subject to the R1 zone provisions
outlined in Table 7C.
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Part 7.0 - Residential Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Residential Zones. It is provided
for the purposes of assisting readers.
-
The Residential Private Services (RPS) Zone replaces the portions of the
existing Residential Urban (R1) Zone for lots serviced with municipal water
only or entirely on private services. The RPS Zone also replaces the
existing Residential Urban (R2) Zone.
-
The Residential One (R1) Zone replaces the portions of the existing
Residential Urban (R1) Zone for lots with full municipal services and the
existing Residential Urban (R3) Zone.
-
The Residential Two (R2) Zone (and Sub-zones R2-1, R2-2, R2-3 and R2-
4) replace the Residential Urban (R4), (R5) and (R6) Zones, and the
portions of the existing Residential Urban (R7) Zone related to single
detached dwellings.
-
The Residential Three (R3) Zone replaces the portions of the existing
Residential Urban (R7) Zone related to semi-detached dwellings and the
Residential Urban (R8) Zone.
-
The Residential Four (R4) Zone permits townhouses, replacing the existing
Residential Urban (R9) Zone and the Multiple Residential (RM1) Zone. The
new R4 Zone also permits duplexes, multiples and retirement homes.
-
The Residential Five (R5) Zone replaces the existing Multiple Residential
(RM2) Zone and implements the Medium Density Residential designation
in the Queensville, Yonge Street/Green Lane and 2nd Concession/Green
Lane Centres and Regional and Local Corridors identified in the OP. The
R5 Zone permits townhouses and low-rise apartment buildings.
-
The Residential Six (R6) Zone also replaces the existing Multiple
Residential (RM2) Zone and implements the High Density Residential
designation in the Yonge Street/Green Lane and 2nd Concession/Green
Lane Centres and Regional Corridors identified in the OP. The R6 Zone
permits apartment buildings.
-
The Estate Residential (ER) Zone replaces the existing Estate Residential
(ER) Zone.
-
The Hamlet Residential (HR) Zone replaces the existing Hamlet Residential
(HR) Zone.
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7.1
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Residential Zone are denoted by the symbol 'X' in the
column applicable to that Zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific permitted use in Table 7A. Note that the R2 Zone consists of R1-
1, R1-2, R1-3 and R1-4 Sub-Zones for the purposes of Zone standards set
out in Section 7.2.
A number or numbers following the symbol 'X', or following the Zone
heading, or following the name of a permitted use, indicates that one or
more special provisions apply to the noted use or Zone. Special provisions
are listed at the end of each table. If a use is not listed on the table, it is
not permitted.
Table 7A - Permitted Uses in Residential Zones
USE
RPS
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
ER
HR
Accessory
apartment
X
X
X
X
X(1)
X(1)
X(1)
X
X
Bed and
breakfast
establishment
X
X
X
Building,
apartment
X
X
X
Coach house
X
X
X
Dwelling,
back-to-back
townhouse
X
X
X
Dwelling,
duplex
X
Dwelling,
multiple
X
Dwelling,
semi-
detached
X
Dwelling,
single-
detached
X
X
X
X
X
Dwelling,
townhouse
X
X
Dwelling,
townhouse
with rear lane
access
X
X
X
Group
home(2)
X(2)
X(2)
X(2)
X(2)
X(2)
Home
business
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Home child
care
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Long term
care facility
X
X
X
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USE
RPS
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
ER
HR
Retirement
home
X
X
X
Special Provisions:
(1)
Permitted in townhouse dwellings only.
(2)
Subject to Section 4.12.
7.2
Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 7.1 are set out in Tables 7B, 7C
and 7D. A number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or
description of the standard, indicates that one or more special provisions
apply. These special provisions are listed below Tables 7B, 7C and 7D (as
applicable).
Table 7B - Standards for RPS Zone
Minimum lot frontage
(with municipal water)
(with no municipal water or
sewer)
18.0 m
30.0 m
Minimum lot area
(with municipal water)
(with no municipal water or
sewer)
695 m2
1,300 m2
Minimum front yard
7.0 m
Minimum rear yard
7.0 m
Minimum interior side yard
1.2 m
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 m
Maximum height
10.0 m
Maximum lot coverage (for all buildings and structures)
40%
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Table 7C - Standards for R1, ER and HR Zones
STANDARD
R1
ER
HR
Minimum lot frontage
15.0 m
45.0 m
30.0 m
Minimum lot area
450.0 m2
0.6 ha
1,858 m2
Minimum front yard
6.0 m (1)
15.0 m
11.0 m
Minimum rear yard
7.0 m
23.0 m
12.0 m
Minimum interior side yard
1.2 m
9.0 m
1.5 m
Minimum exterior side yard
6.0 m
7.0 m
Maximum height
10.0 m
Maximum lot coverage (for
all buildings and structures)
40%
15%
30%
Maximum ground floor area
of all buildings per lot
500 m2
Special Provisions:
(1)
If the main face of the dwelling unit is greater than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line, a private garage is permitted to project a maximum
of 1.0 metres closer to the front lot line than the main face of the
dwelling unit or porch facing the front lot line, but no closer than
the minimum required setback for a private garage.
Table 7D - Standards for R2 Sub-Zones
STANDARD
R2-1
R2-2
R2-3
R2-4
Minimum lot frontage
13.7 m
12.0 m
10.7 m
9.0 m
Minimum front yard
4.0 m
Minimum rear yard
7.0 m
Minimum interior side
yard
1.2 m on one side and
0.6 m on the other side
Minimum exterior side
yard
3.0 m
Maximum height
12.0 m
Minimum setback for a
private garage from
front lot line
6.0 m (1)
Special Provisions:
(1)
If the main face of the dwelling unit is greater than 6.0 metres from
the front lot line, a private garage is permitted to project a
maximum of 1.0 metres closer to the front lot line than the main
face of the dwelling unit or porch facing the front lot line, but no
closer than the minimum required setback for a private garage.
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Table 7E - Standards for R3, R4, R5 and R6 Zones
Dwelling Types (where permitted)
Semi-
detached Duplex
Townhouse
Townhouse
with rear
lane access
Back-to-Back
Townhouse Multiple
Apartment
(R4 & R5
zones)
Apartment,
long term
care
facility and
retirement
home
Minimum
lot
frontage
7.0 m
(2)
15.0
m
6.0 m (2)
7.0 m (2)
6.0 (2)
20.0
m
30.0 m
Minimum
front yard
4.0 m
(1)
4.0 m
(1)
4.0 m (1)
3.0 m
4.0 m (1)
3.0 m
(1)
3.0 m
Minimum
rear yard
7.0 m
1.0 m to
garage (3)
0 m
7.0 m
7.5 m
Minimum
interior
side yard
1.2 m /
0.0 m
(2)
1.5 m
/
0.6 m
(2)
End
Unit
1.2
m /
0.0
m
Inside
Unit
0.0 m
End
Unit
1.2
m /
0.0
m
Inside
Unit
0.0 m
End
Unit
1.2
m /
0.0
m
Inside
Unit
0.0 m
3.0 m
7.5 m
Minimum
distance
between
the
detached
private
garage &
the
interior
side yard
1.0 / 0.0 (2)
Minimum
exterior
side yard
2.4 m
Minimum
height
n/a
13.0 m
Maximum
height
12.0 m
13.0 m
40.0 m
Minimum
first
storey
height
n/a
4.5 m
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Special Provisions:
(1)
The minimum front yard for the face of the attached or detached private
garage facing the street is 6.0 metres. If the main face of the dwelling unit
is greater than 6.0 metres from the front lot line, a private garage is
permitted to project a maximum of 1.0 metres closer to the front lot line than
the main face of the dwelling unit or porch facing the front lot line, but no
closer than the minimum required setback for a private garage.
(2)
Per dwelling unit.
(3) The minimum separation between the detached private garage and the
main dwelling unit shall be 5.0 metres. Decks may encroach from the rear
of the main dwelling unit a maximum of 2.0 metres.
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Part 8.0 - Commercial Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Commercial Zones. It is
provided for the purposes of assisting readers.
-
Commercial Corridor (C1) Zone is intended to recognize any properties
currently zoned Commercial Highway (C2) Zone.
-
The existing Commercial Local (C3) and Commercial Shopping Centre (C4)
Zones have been incorporated into other Commercial or Mixed Use
categories.
-
Commercial Marine (C2) Zone replaces existing Commercial Marine (C5)
Zone.
-
Community Commercial (C3) Zone to implement Community Commercial
designation in OP.
-
New
Neighbourhood
Commercial
(C4)
Zone
to
implement
the
Neighbourhood Commercial designation in the OP.
-
The existing Commercial Business Park (C6) Zone is deleted and replaced
with the Employment Prestige (M1) Zone with some special provisions as
required.
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8.1
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in a Commercial Zone are denoted by the symbol 'X' in the
column applicable to that Zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific permitted use in Tables 8A.
Table 8A - Permitted Uses in Commercial Zones
Use
C1
C2
C3
C4
Adult specialty store
X
X
Animal clinic
X
X
X
Animal daycare centre
X
X
X
Art gallery
X
X
Banquet hall
X
X
Business office
X
X
Caterer's establishment
X
X
Child care centre
X
X
Commercial school
X
X
Commercial fitness
centre
X
X
Commercial recreation
use
X
X
X
Community centre
X
X
Dwelling units in a non-
residential building (4)
X(4)
X(4)
X(4)
Equipment rental
establishment
X
Farm implement sales
and supply
establishment
X
Financial institution
X
X
X
Financial institution with
drive-through service
facility
X
X
Funeral home
X
X
Garden centre (5)
X (5)
X(5)
X(5)
Golf course, miniature
X
Golf driving range
X
Hotel / Motel
X
Library
X
X
Marina
X(1)
Medical office
X
X
Motor vehicle body shop
X
Motor vehicle repair
garage
X
Motor vehicle sales /
rental establishment
X(1)
Motor vehicle washing
establishment
X
Museum
X
X
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Use
C1
C2
C3
C4
Nanobrewery
X
X
X(3)
Outdoor display and
sales area (6)
X (6)
X (6)
X (6)
Place of amusement
X
X
Place of worship
X
X
Private club
X
X
Repair or service shop
X
Restaurant
X
X
X(3)
Restaurant with drive-
through service facility
X
X
Retail store
X(2)
X(2)
X(3)
School, private
X
X(3)
Service commercial use
X
X(3)
Theatre
X
X
Special Provisions:
(1) The sale and service of snowmobiles shall also be permitted.
(2) Maximum gross floor area per individual use is 1,000 m2
(3) Maximum gross floor area per individual use - 500 m2.
(4) Dwelling units only permitted if located above non-residential uses on
first storey.
(5) A temporary garden centre is permitted as an accessory use subject
to the requirements of Section 4.22.
(6) Subject to the requirements of Section 4.22.
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8.2
Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 8.1 are set out in Table 8B. A
number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or description of the
standard, indicates that one or more special provisions apply. These
special provisions are listed below Table 8B (as applicable).
Table 8B - Standards for the C1, C2, C3 and C4 Zones
Standard
C1
C2
C3
C4
Minimum lot
frontage
23.0 m
60.0 m
nil
Minimum lot area
nil
5 ha
1 ha
Maximum lot area
nil
15 ha
5 ha
Minimum front
yard
7.5 m
7.5 m
3.0 m
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m
7.5 m
3.0 m (1)
Minimum interior
side yard
6.0 m
6.0 m
3.0 m (1)
Minimum exterior
side yard
6.0 m
6.0 m
3.0 m
Maximum height
12.0 m
Special Provisions:
(1)
Increased to 7.5 metres where abutting Residential Zone boundary.
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Part 9.0 - Employment Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Employment Zones. It is
provided for the purposes of assisting readers.
The following Employment Zones would replace all existing zones that currently
apply, as follows:
-
The Employment Prestige (M1) Zone is a new Zone that implements the
Prestige Industrial designation in the new OP.
-
The Employment General (M2) Zone replaces the existing Industrial
Restricted (M1), General Industrial (M2) and Industrial Storage (M4) Zones,
and implements the General Employment designation in the new OP.
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9.1
Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in an Employment Zone are denoted by the symbol 'X' in
the column applicable to that Zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific permitted use in Table 9A.
Table 9A - Employment Uses Permitted in Employment
Zones
Use
M1
M2
Abattoir
X
Accessory retail
X (1)
X (1)
Adult entertainment
parlour
X (3)
Body rub parlour
X
Brewery/winery/
distillery
X
X
Business office
X
X
Commercial self-
storage facility
X
X
Contractor yard
X
Equipment rental
establishment
X
Hotel / Motel
X
Industrial mall
X
X
Industrial use
X
X
Medical marihuana
production facility
X
X
Motor vehicle body
shop
X
Motor vehicle gas bar
X (2)
Motor vehicle repair
garage
X
Outdoor Display and
Sales Area (5)
X (5)
X (5)
Outdoor storage
X (6)
Trade and convention
centre
X
Transport terminal
X
Warehouse
X
X
Waste processing
station
X
Waste transfer station
X
Wholesale
establishment
X
X
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Special Provisions:
(1) Total gross floor area of all accessory uses shall not exceed 10%
of the total floor area of the main employment use(s) on a lot and shall
be located within the same building as the main use on the lot.
(2)
A motor vehicle gas bar shall not be permitted on any lot less than
0.6 hectares in size.
(3)
Only permitted in locations established by the Official Plan and subject
to the requirements of Section 4.4 of this By-law.
(4)
Ancillary uses are only permitted:
i. within an industrial mall and shall have a net floor area that does
not exceed 300 m2; or
ii. within a building that is at least two storeys in height. The
combined floor space occupied by all ancillary uses shall not
exceed the total ground floor area of the building.
(5)
Subject to the requirements of Section 4.22.
(6)
Only permitted as an accessory use subject to the requirements of
Section 4.23.
Ancillary Uses Permitted
Animal daycare centre
X(4)
Child care centre
X (4)
Commercial fitness
centre
X (4)
Commercial school
X (4)
Financial institution
X (4)
X (4)
Restaurant
X (4)
X (4)
Service commercial
use
X (4)
X (4)
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9.2
Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 9.1 are set out in Table 9A. A
number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or description of the
standard, indicates that one or more special provisions apply. These
special provisions are listed below Table 9B (as applicable).
Table 9B - Standards for Employment Zones
USE
M1
M2
Minimum lot frontage
15.0 m
Minimum front yard
6.0 m
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m (15 m abutting residential or institutional Zone)
Minimum interior side
yard
3.0 m (15 m abutting residential or institutional Zone)
Minimum exterior
side yard
7.5 m
Minimum
landscaping area
10%
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Part 10.0 - Institutional Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Institutional Zones. It is provided
for the purposes of assisting readers.
-
The Institutional One (I1) Zone is a new Zone to implement the Institutional
designation in the new OP.
-
The Institutional Two (I2) Zone is a new Zone that consolidates the existing
Institutional (I1) and Institutional Elementary School (I2) Zones, and
implements the Elementary and Secondary School designations in the new
OP.
10.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Institutional Zone are denoted by the symbol 'X' in
the column applicable to the Zone and corresponding with the row for a
specific permitted use in Table 10A.
Table 10A - Permitted Uses in Institutional Zone
USE
I1
I2
Art gallery
X
Cemetery
X (1)
Community centre
X
X
Child care centre
X
X
Funeral home
X
Hospital
X
Library
X
X
Long term care facility
X
Museum
X
Place of worship
X
Retirement home
X
School, post-secondary
X
X
School, private
X
School, public
X
X
Special Provisions:
(1) Permitted only where the use legally existed on the lot on the effective
date of this By-law.
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10.2 Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 10.1 are set out in Table 10B. A
number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or description of the
standard, indicates that one or more special provisions apply. These
special provisions are listed below Table 10B (as applicable).
Table 10B - Standards for Institutional Zones
STANDARD
I1 & I2
Minimum front yard
6.0 m
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m
Minimum interior
side yard
3.0 m
Minimum exterior
side yard
6.0 m
Maximum building
height
15.0 m
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Part 11.0 - Rural and Aggregate Resource Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Rural and Aggregate Resource
Zones. It is provided for the purposes of assisting readers.
-
The Rural (RU) Zone applies to lands designated Prime Agricultural Area,
Holland Marsh Specialty Crop Area, Rural Area, Agricultural/Long Term
Growth Area and Environmental Protection Area in the Town's new OP.
The RU Zone also applies to future development lands within the settlement
area boundary that are designated for development purposes, but require
additional zoning approvals. The Rural (RU) Zone replaces the existing
Rural (RU) zone.
-
The Aggregate Extraction / Resource (AER) Zone implements the
Aggregate Extraction and Resource Areas designation in the OP and
replaces the existing Industrial Extractive (M3) Zone.
11.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Rural and Aggregate Resource Zones are denoted
by the symbol 'X' in the column applicable to that Zone and corresponding
with the row for a specific permitted use in Table 11A.
Table 11A - Permitted Uses in Rural and Aggregate Resource
Zones
Use
RU
AER
Accessory apartment
X
Agricultural use
X
X
Agricultural-related use
X
Agri-tourism uses
X (2)
Animal clinic
X
Asphalt plant
X
Bed and breakfast
establishment
X
Commercial fill operation for the
purpose of site restoration
X
Concrete batching plant
X
Conservation use
X
Dwelling, single-detached
X
Equestrian Uses
X
Farm implement sales and
supply establishment
X
Farm produce outlet
X(1)
Forest management
X
X
Greenhouse
X
Group home
X(4)
Home child care
X
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Use
RU
AER
Home business
X
Kennel
X (3)
Mineral aggregate operation
X
Nursery
X
On farm diversified use
X
Portable asphalt plant
X
Portable concrete plant
X
Special Provisions:
(1)
Maximum gross floor area of retail sales per lot - 500 m2.
(2)
Buildings and structures shall not exceed 250 m2 of gross floor area.
(3)
Subject to Section 4.15.
(4) Subject to Section 4.12.
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11.2 Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 11.1 are set out in Table 11B. A
number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or description of the
standard, indicates that one or more special provisions apply. These
special provisions are listed below Table 11B (as applicable).
Table 11B - Zone standards for the RU and AER Zones
STANDARD
RU
AER
Minimum lot frontage
60.0 m
-
Maximum lot area for legally
existing single detached
dwelling unit deemed surplus
to farming operation
2.0 acres
-
Minimum front yard
7.5 m
15.0 m
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m
Minimum interior side yard
7.5 m
Minimum exterior side yard
7.5 m
Maximum building height
11.0 m (1)
-
Maximum lot coverage
15 %
-
Special Provisions
(1)
In accordance with Section 4.13, maximum height shall not apply to
buildings and structures used for:
i.
Agricultural uses;
ii.
Agricultural-related uses;
iii.
Agri-tourism uses;
iv.
Equestrian uses; and,
v.
Greenhouse.
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Part 12.0 - Environmental and Open Space Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Environmental and Open Space
Zones. It is provided for the purposes of assisting readers.
-
The Environmental Protection (EP) Zone would prohibit development and
site alteration in the Town's significant environmental features. It would
apply to the Town's Core Areas shown in the new OP.
-
The Open Space One (OS1) Zone would apply to lands designated Parks
and Open Space in the new OP.
-
The Open Space Two (OS2) Zone would apply to lands designated
Recreation Area in the new OP.
12.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Environmental and Open Space Zones are denoted
by the symbol 'X' in the column applicable to that Zone and corresponding
with the row for a specific permitted use on Table 12A.
Table 12A -Permitted Uses in Environmental and Open Space
Zones
Use
EP
OS1
OS2
Agricultural use (existing on the
effective date of the By-law)
X
X
X
Campground
X
Conservation use
X
X
X
Day Camp
X
X
Forest Management
X
X
X
Golf course
X
Golf driving range
X
Miniature golf course
X
Park, private
X
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12.2 Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 12.1 are set out in Tables 12A.
A number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or description of
the standard, indicates that one or more special provisions apply. These
special provisions are listed below Table 12B (as applicable).
Table 12B - Zone standards for the EP, OS1 and OS2 Zones
STANDARD
EP
OS1, OS2
Minimum front yard
7.5 m
7.5 m
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m
7.5 m
Minimum interior side yard
7.5 m
7.5 m
Minimum exterior side yard
7.5 m
7.5 m
Maximum building height
11.0 m
11.0 m
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Part 13.0 - Oak Ridges Moraine Zones
Description: The following is a description of the Oak Ridges Moraine Zones.
It is provided for the purposes of assisting readers.
-
The Oak Ridges Moraine Core (ORMC) Zone replaces the existing Oak
Ridges Moraine Core and Core Buffer Zones.
-
The Oak Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL) Zone replaces the
existing Oak Ridges Moraine Core Linkage (ORMCL) Zone.
-
The Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside (ORMCS) Zone replaces the existing
Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside (ORMCS) Zone.
-
The Oak Ridges Moraine Industrial Extractive (ORMIE) Zone replaces the
existing Oak Ridges Moraine Industrial Extractive (ORMM3) Zone.
13.1 Permitted Uses
Uses permitted in the Oak Ridges Moraine Zones are denoted by the
symbol 'X' in the column applicable to that Zone and corresponding with
the row for a specific permitted use on Table 13A.
Table 13A - Permitted Uses in Oak Ridges Moraine Zones
Use
ORMC ORMCL
ORMCS
ORMIE
Existing agricultural uses,
buildings or structures
(which existed on November
15, 2001)
X
X
X
X
New agricultural uses
X
X
New agriculture buildings or
structures
X (4)
X (4)
X (3)
X (3)
Farm produce outlet (3)(5)
X
X
Fish, wildlife and forest
management
X
X
X
X
One single detached
dwelling (1)
X
X
X
Accessory uses, buildings
and structures (2)
X
X
X
X
Bed and breakfast
establishment (2)
X
X
X
Home business (2)
X
X
X
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Use
ORMC ORMCL
ORMCS
ORMIE
Mineral aggregate
operation
X
Commercial fill operation for
the purpose of site
restoration
X
Special Provisions:
(1)
The establishment of one new dwelling unit on an existing vacant lot
of record (existing as of November 15, 2001), expansion,
reconstruction or replacement of a legally existing dwelling unit is
permitted subject to Site Plan approval in accordance with Section 41
of the Planning Act, as amended, wherein the application shall
demonstrate to the extent possible the use, erection and location will
not adversely effect the ecological integrity of the effected area.
(2)
Accessory uses, buildings and structures, including swimming
pools, home businesses and bed and breakfast establishments,
related to a legally existing residential use, are permitted in
accordance with any other applicable regulations of this By-law,
subject to Site Plan approval in accordance with Section 41 of the
Planning Act, as amended, wherein the application shall demonstrate
to the extent possible the use, erection and location will not adversely
effect the ecological integrity of the effected area.
(3)
New agricultural buildings and structures are permitted in
accordance with any other applicable regulations of this By-law,
subject to Site Plan approval in accordance with Section 41 of the
Planning Act, as amended, wherein the application shall demonstrate
to the extent possible the use, erection and location will not adversely
effect the ecological integrity of the effected area.
(4)
New agricultural buildings and structures are only permitted if
related to an existing agricultural use and in accordance with any
other applicable regulations of this By-law, subject to Site Plan
approval in accordance with Section 41 of the Planning Act, as
amended, wherein the application shall demonstrate to the extent
possible the use, erection and location will not adversely effect the
ecological integrity of the effected area.
(5)
Maximum gross floor area - 500 m2
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13.2 Zone Standards
Regulations for uses permitted in Section 13.1 are set out in Tables 13A.
A number(s) following the Zone standard, Zone heading or description of
the standard, indicates that one or more special provisions apply. These
special provisions are listed below Table 13B (as applicable).
Table 13B - Zone standards for the ORMC, ORMCS, ORMCL and
ORMIE Zones
STANDARD
ORMC, ORMCL,
ORMCS
ORMIE
Minimum lot frontage
60.0 m
In
accordance
with the
Aggregate
Extraction /
Resource
(AER) Zone
Minimum lot area
40 ha
Minimum front yard
7.5 m
Minimum rear yard
7.5 m
Minimum interior side yard
7.5 m
Minimum exterior side yard
7.5 m
Maximum building height
11.0 m (1)
Maximum total ground floor area of
all buildings per lot
500 m2 (2)
Special Provisions:
(1)
Maximum height shall not apply to buildings and structures used
for agricultural uses in accordance with Section 4.13.
(2)
Additional ground floor area may be permitted for buildings used
for agricultural uses subject to the requirements of the Oak Ridges
Moraine Conservation Plan, in accordance with the following
provisions:
a. For lots 5 acres or less, the maximum total ground floor
area for all buildings shall be 1,000 m2;
b. For lots greater than 5 acres, the total ground floor area for
all buildings shall be the lesser of 5% lot coverage or 0.4
ha.
The maximum total ground floor area of all non-agricultural uses
is limited to 500 m2.
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Part 14.0 - Holding Provisions
Lands subject to a Holding (H) provision are listed in Table 14A in accordance with
Section 2.6 of this By-law.
Table 14A: Holding Provisions
Conditions for Removal
H1
The Region and the Town have confirmed that servicing allocation is available
and that the Town has allocated sufficient capacity to this development.
H2
The Town has approved a Site Plan application in accordance with Section 41
of the Planning Act.
H3
The Town has approved a Natural Heritage Evaluation.
H4
The Town has confirmed that full municipal servicing is available and that the
Town has allocated sufficient allocation to this development. In the interim,
only the following uses are permitted:
- Animal clinic
- Animal daycare centre without grooming
- Art gallery
- Business offices
- Commercial school
- Financial institution
- Library
- Medical office
- Museum
H5
No person shall use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structures for
large-format retail stores until the submission and approval of a market impact
study which demonstrates the proposal is justified and viable and which
assesses to the satisfaction of the Town the impact of the proposed large-
format retail store on commercial uses in the Town and on the planned
function of the Village Core Areas. Such study is to be undertaken at the
expense of the applicant by a qualified consultant. In the interim, all uses
permitted in Exception (142) shall be permitted, with the exception of retail
store.
H6
No person shall use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structures for
large-format retail stores until the submission and approval of a traffic impact
study which assesses, to the satisfaction of the Town and/or the Region, the
traffic impact and appropriate measures to handle traffic from the proposed
use. Such study is to be undertaken at the expense of the applicant by a
qualified consultant. In the interim, all uses permitted in Exception (142) shall
be permitted, with the exception of retail store.
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Part 15.0 - Temporary Uses
Where on Schedules to this By-law, a Zone symbol is followed by the letter "T" and a number, one or more additional uses
are permitted on the lands noted until the permission granted by the site specific Temporary Use By-law expires Table 15A
identifies where temporary uses are permitted.
Table 15A: Temporary Uses
Zone
Property/
Legal
Description
Temporary
Use(s)
Special Provisions
Date
Enacted
Date Expires
T1
Rural (RU)
18565 Bathurst
Street
Garden Suite
November 4,
2013
November 3,
2033
T2
Rural (RU)
132 Park
Avenue
Garden Suite
March 17,
2014
March 16,
2034
T3
Rural (RU)
Pt. Lot 102,
Conc. 1 WYS
Two single
detached
dwellings
November 2,
2016
November 1,
2019
T4
Rural (RU)
18326 Leslie
Street
i. Temporary
Sales Office
ii. Business
Office
iii. Accessory
Parking Lot
Sales office and business
office uses to be contained
within the existing sales
office structure.
October 2,
2018
October 1,
2021
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Zone
Property/
Legal
Description
Temporary
Use(s)
Special Provisions
Date
Enacted
Date Expires
T5
Rural (RU)
20120 East
Townline
Garden Suite
November 5,
2012
November 4,
2032
T6
ORMCS
17569 Centre
St
i. Indoor farm-
related
commercial
playground as
an agri-
tourism use;
ii. Accessory
uses to the
foregoing
including, but
not limited to,
a seating area
with tables and
a parking lot.
Total ground floor area of all
buildings and structures on
the property shall be 0.4 ha,
subject to the requirements
of the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan.
All agricultural-related uses
and on-farm diversified
uses, including associated
parking areas, shall occupy
no more than 1 hectare of the
property and the gross floor
area of all associated
buildings used for such uses
shall be limited to 800 m2.
June 5, 2018 June 4, 2021
T7
RU
19794
Highway 48
i. Day
Camp/Child
Care Centre
A maximum of 100 campers
per day at any one time is
permitted.
June 19,
2018
June 18, 2021
T8
T9
T10
T11
T12
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Part 16.0 - Exceptions
The provisions of this By-law are modified as set out in Table 16A below, as
follows:
a) The first column sets out the exception number of each Zone exception
which corresponds to an area of the Town identified on the Schedules
by the same number, preceded by a dash and the letter "E", denoting
an exception;
b) The second column identifies the Zone subject to the exception;
c) The third column sets out the additional uses permitted in the Zone
exception, if applicable;
d) The fourth column sets out the prohibited uses in the Zone exception,
if applicable;
e) The fifth column sets out the new or modified standards for the Zone
exception, if applicable;
f) The sixth column sets out the location and/or address of the exception,
as well as the corresponding Map on which the exception can be
found; and,
g) The seventh column sets out the site specific By-law Number through
which the exception was approved, if applicable.
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Table 16A: Exceptions
Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
1
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Accessory Farm
Employee
Accommodation
No future severance shall
be permitted.
Pt. Lot 22, Conc. 6 (Map 9)
76-27
Pt. Lots 22 & 23, Conc. 5
(Map 9)
77-24
Pt. Lot 25, Conc. 4 (Map 9)
78-25
Pt. Lots 13 & 14, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
79-44
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
80-14
Pt. Lot 4, Conc. 3 (Map 15)
80-18
Pt. Lot 24, Conc. 3
(Map 8)
81-54
Pt. Lot 3, Conc. 5 (Map 15)
82-53
Pt. Lot 8, Conc. 8 (Map 14)
83-26
Pt. Lot 6, Conc. 8 (Map 14)
84-68
Pt. Lot 17, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
86-113
Pt. Lot 27, Conc. 2
(Map 8)
88-80
Pt. Lot 27, Conc. 2
(Map 14)
88-125
Pt. Lot 24, Conc. 4
(Map 9)
91-27
Pt. Lot 29, Conc. 3
(Map 8)
95-63
Pt. of Lot 11, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
2005-
54
Part of Lot 22, Conc. 5
(Map 9)
2006-
98
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
2
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Accessory Farm
Employee
Accommodation
A separate driveway may
be used for accessory
farm employee
accommodation.
No future severance shall
be permitted.
Pt. Lot 9, Conc. 8 (Map 14)
89-70
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2010-
001
3
C1
Limited to:
i. Golf driving
range
ii. Miniature golf
course
iii. Garden centre
iv. Commercial
recreation use
v. Equipment
rental
establishment
vi. Retail store
vii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct
retail sales on
the same lot
i. Outdoor
display and
sales area
associated
with additional
permitted
uses (vi)
through (vii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 19, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
20287 Woodbine Ave
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 2 (Map 4)
893 Mount Albert Rd
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 3
(Map 15) 2238 Davis Dr
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 3
(Map 15) 2220 Davis Dr
4
RU
Limited to:
i. Motor vehicle
repair garage
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
18928 Warden Ave
86-110
2002-
57
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
5
RU
Limited to:
i. Motor vehicle
repair garage
ii. Motor vehicle
sales (maximum
5 motor
vehicles at one
time)
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 7
(Map 12)
19652 Highway 48
82-46
95-79
86-110
6
RU
Limited to:
i. Existing outdoor
truck parking
area to only be
used for the
parking of
commercial
trucks.
i. Buildings,
structures
or outdoor
storage
Pt. Lot 35, Conc. 5
(Map 7B)
3689 Ravenshoe Rd
99-62
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
7
C1
Limited to:
i. Golf driving range
ii. Miniature golf
course
iii. Garden centre
iv. Commercial
recreation use
v. Equipment rental
establishment
vi. Retail store
vii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct retail
sales on the same
lot
viii. Restaurant
ix. Dwelling unit
within a non-
residential building
i. Outdoor
display
and sales
area
associated
with
additional
permitted
uses (vi)
through
(viii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores and
restaurants: 1,000 m2
Minimum front yard:
7.4 m
Pt. Lot 20, Conc. 8
(Map 12)
20473 Highway 48
8
RU
i. All uses permitted in
the RU zone
ii. Children's mental
health centre for day
treatment school
purposes licensed
under the Children's
Mental Health
Services Act for no
more than 30
students, excluding
staff.
Minimum interior side
yard: 3.0 m
Pt. Lot 20, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
2417 Queensville Sdrd
84-17
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
9
HR
i. All uses
permitted in the
HR zone
ii. Retail store
Pt. Lot 35, Conc. 5
(Map 7B)
22741 Catering Rd
10
C1
Limited to:
i. Restaurant
ii. Golf driving
range
iii. Miniature golf
course
iv. Garden centre
v. Commercial
recreation use
vi. Equipment
rental
establishment
vii. Retail store
viii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct
retail sales on
the same lot
i. Outdoor
display and
sales area
associated
with
additional
permitted
uses (i), (vii)
through (viii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 19, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
20215 Woodbine Ave
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
11
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Haulage and
excavating
business and
accessory
uses, including
a garage for
mechanical
repairs and
storage
iii. Business
office
iv. Outdoor
storage of
topsoil, gravel
and similar
materials;
excavating
machines and
trucks
Total floor area of
buildings and areas used
for additional permitted
uses (ii) to (iv) shall be
limited to buildings and
areas existing at the time
of passing By-law 97-50
and as indicated in the
site plan agreement for
this property dated August
13, 1997.
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
19658 Centre St
97-82
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
12
M2
Limited to:
i. Industrial use
within a wholly
enclosed
building
Industrial use ground
floor area maximum:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 22, Conc. 7
(Map 10)
20672 Highway 48
Pt. Lot 103, Conc. 1 EYS
(Map 15) 18599 Yonge St
Pt. Lot 103, Conc. 1 EYS
(Map 15) 18581 Yonge St
Pt. Lot 103, Conc. 1 EYS
(Map 15) 18563 Yonge St
Pt. Lot 115, Conc. 1 WYS
(Map 3)
20451 Bathurst St
13
M2
Limited to:
i. Industrial use
within a wholly
enclosed
building
ii. Single detached
dwelling
Total floor area for
industrial uses shall be
limited to buildings
existing as of the date of
passing of this By-law.
Pt. Lot 16, Conc. 3
(Map 5)
19757 Leslie St
14
C1
Limited to:
i. Storage, repair
and sale of
household
goods, fixtures,
furnishings,
appliances, and
used farm
machinery and
equipment.
ii. Outdoor
display and
sales area.
Total floor area shall be
limited to buildings
existing as of August 3,
1982.
Pt. Lot 17, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
19937 Woodbine Ave
78-54
82-59
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
15
RU
Limited to:
i. Single detached
dwelling
ii. Business office
Total floor area of
business office use shall
be limited to buildings
existing as of February 4,
2002.
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13) 2768 Davis Dr
2002-
11
16
C1
Limited to:
i. Business
office
ii. Medical office
iii. Service
commercial
use
iv. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct
retail sales on
the sale lot
v. Restaurant
vi. Retail store
vii. Private club
Total floor area of
service commercial
uses, retail stores
restaurants and private
club shall be limited to
buildings existing as of
the effective date of this
By-law. An addition to the
existing building may be
permitted provided such
expansion does not
exceed 25% of the total
floor area of the existing
building as of the
effective date of this By-
law.
Pt. Lot 6, Conc. 3
(Map 15)
18335 Leslie St
2018-
065
17
C1
Limited to:
i. Motor vehicle
gas bar
ii. Restaurant
with drive-
through
service facility
Outdoor
storage
A retaining wall less than
2 m in height shall be
deemed not to be a
structure.
Pt. Lot 6, Conc. 3
(Map 15)
18273 Leslie St
94-62
2003-
12
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
18
M2
Limited to:
i. Machine or
welding shop;
ii. Single
detached
dwelling subject
to the RU zone
provisions.
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
2261 Doane Rd
76-32
19
C1
Limited to:
i. Motor vehicle
repair garage
ii. Motor vehicle
gas bar
iii. Motor vehicle
sales/rental
establishment
iv. Motor vehicle
washing
establishment
Pt. Lot 35, Conc. 2
(Map 7A)
22746 Leslie St &
22740 Leslie St
87-71
20
C1
Limited to:
i. Drive-in
theatre
ii. Restaurant
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
893 Mount Albert Rd
77-35
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
21
C1
Limited to:
i. Motor vehicle
repair garage
ii. Golf driving
range
iii. Miniature golf
course
iv. Garden centre
v. Commercial
recreation use
vi. Equipment
rental
establishment
vii. Retail Store
viii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct
retail sales on
the same lot
i. Outdoor
display and
sales area
associated
with permitted
uses (vii)
through (viii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
983 Mount Albert Rd
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No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
22
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Group home
with no more
than 25
residents.
iii. Recreational
facilities and
accessory
uses, including
a locker room
and change
area
iv. Solarium
v. Administrative
offices
Residential uses
or dwellings,
except for those
associated with
the Group Home
facility.
No more than a maximum
of 8 staff members, who
are not ordinarily
residents of the Group
Home, may be provided
with overnight
accommodation.
Pt. Lots 14 and 15, Conc.
3 (Map 4)
19601 Leslie St
89-41;
94-77;
96-70
23
C4
i. All uses
permitted in the
C4 zone
ii. Group home
with no more
than 5 residents.
Pt. Lot 14, Conc. 3
(Map 4)
19591 Leslie St
2001-
62
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
24
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Group home
iii. Transitional
housing on a
short-term basis
often in
emergency
situations
iv. Business office
associated with
the foregoing
Pt. Lot 104 & 105, Conc. 1,
WYS (Map 1)
18838 Highway 11
95-88;
2002-
116
25
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Group home
with no more
than 20
residents.
Pt. Lot 115, Conc. 1, EYS
511 Queensville Sdrd
(Map 3)
82-36
2004-
16
26
M2
Limited to:
i. Bus storage area
Pt. Lot 6, Conc. 3
(Map 15)
1590 Green Lane E
27
I1
ORM
i. All uses
permitted in the
I1 zone
ii. Legion hall
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
31 Princess St
83-67
28
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Farm produce
outlet
Pt. Lot 19, Conc. 3
(Map 5)
20278 Woodbine Ave
78-15
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
29
C1
Limited to:
i. Hotel/motel
ii. Golf driving
range
iii. Miniature golf
course
iv. Garden centre
v. Commercial
recreation use
vi. Equipment
rental
establishment
vii. Retail Store
viii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct
retail sales on
the same lot
i. Outdoor
display and
sales area
associated
with permitted
uses (i), (vii)
and (viii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 103, Conc. 1 EYS
(Map 15) 18667 Yonge St
30
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Garden and
nursery sales
and supply
establishment
Pt. Lot 116, Conc. 1, EYS
(Map 3)
402 Queensville Sdrd
80-81
31
RU
Recognition of a former
waste disposal site,
subject to the policies of
the Official Plan.
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
32
R1
Minimum rear yard for a
corner lot: 3 m
Pt. Lots 104, 105 and 106,
Conc. 1, EYS
(Map 2)
75-56
33
MU1 i. All uses
permitted in the
MU1 zone
ii. Apartment
building
containing a
maximum of 6
dwelling units.
Pt. Lot 107, Conc. 1, EYS
(Map 2)
88-55
34
RPS i. All uses
permitted in the
RPS zone
ii. A furniture
upholstery repair
shop and sale of
household
furniture
iii. Business office
Total floor area for
additional permitted uses
(ii) to (iii) shall be limited
to the building existing as
of November 6, 1978.
Pt. Lot 19, Conc. 3
(Map 5)
78-77,
79-68 &
80-67
35
R1
An accessory building
with a maximum gross
floor area of 55 m2 may
be used for the purpose of
a home business.
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
82-49
36
R1
i. All uses
permitted in the
R1 zone
ii. A converted
dwelling with a
maximum 5
dwelling units.
Pt. Lot 107, Conc. 1 WYS
86-69
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
37
RPS
Minimum front yard: 3 m
Pt. Lots 116 & 117, Conc.
1 WYS (Map 3)
94-22
38
R1
Minimum front yard: 3 m
Pt. Lot 107, Conc. 1 WYS
(Map 1)
39
RPS
Minimum lot area:
2300 m2
Minimum lot frontage: Nil
Section 4.11 does not
apply.
Pt. Lot 108, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 1)
2003-
107
40
R1
Minimum lot area:
1600 m2
Minimum lot frontage:
20 m
Minimum front yard:15 m
Minimum rear yard: 15 m
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2009-
75
41
RPS
i. All uses
permitted in the
RPS zone
ii. Medical clinic
A minimum of 8 parking
spaces shall be provided.
A gravel parking lot may
be permitted.
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2014-
140
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
42
RPS
i. All uses
permitted in the
RPS zone
ii. Business
office.
Permitted uses on
full municipal
servicing:
iii. financial
institution
iv. medical or dental
clinic
v. restaurant
vi. retail store
vii. service
commercial
use.
Pt. Lot 12, Conc.3
(Map 4)
2015-
047
43
R2-1
Minimum lot frontage:
18 m
Minimum rear yard: 10 m
Pt. Lot 9, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2010-
091;
2014-
039
Pt. Lot 8, Conc. 2
(Map 2)
2010-
092;
2012-
017
44
R2-1
Minimum lot frontage:
18 m
Minimum rear yard: 10 m
Minimum front yard: 6 m
Minimum setback for a
private garage from front
lot line: 7.5 m
Pt. Lots 8 & 9, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2010-
095;
2014-
040
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
45
R2-2
A single storey private
garage, attached or
unattached to the main
building, may encroach
into the required interior
side yard to a maximum
of 0.6 m from the interior
side lot line, and may
encroach into the required
exterior side yard to a
maximum of 2.6 m from
the exterior side lot line.
The minimum required
setback for a private
garage from the front lot
line is 5.8m.
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2015-
057
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
46
R2-3
Minimum interior side
yard: 1.0 m / 0.6 m
A single storey private
garage, attached or
unattached to the main
building, may encroach
into the required interior
side yard to a maximum
of 0.6 m from the interior
side lot line, and may
encroach into the required
exterior side yard to a
maximum of 2.6 m from
the exterior side lot line.
Notwithstanding the
above, the minimum
required setback from the
common lot line between
attached units shall be nil
for the main building and
private garage.
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2015-
057
47
R5
Minimum lot frontage:
5.5 m
97-62A;
2011-
138
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
48
R2-3
i. All uses
permitted in the
R2-3 zone
ii. Commercial
service use
iii. Business office
iv. Child care
centre
v. Convenience
store
Maximum gross floor
area for non-residential
uses shall be 200 m2.
Pt. Lot 100, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 15)
2006-
63
2007-
66
49
R2-3
Minimum rear yard:
6 m to main building and
1.5 m to attached private
garage and portion of
building above.
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2014-
142
50
R2-3
Minimum depth of porch:
1.2 m
Pt. Lots 16-19, Conc. 2
(Map 5)
2015-
027
Pt. Lots 5, 6 & 7, Conc. 2
(Map 15)
2015-
080
51
R2-3
Minimum rear yard: 6 m
Decks with a floor height
of more than 3.0 m may
be no closer than 4.5 m
from the rear lot line.
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2016-
026
52
R2-4
Minimum depth of porch:
1.2 m
Pt. Lots 5, 6 & 7, Conc. 2
(Map 15)
2015-
080
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
9Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
53
R2-4
Limited to:
i. Single detached
dwelling with
rear lane access
ii. Accessory
Apartment
iii. Coach house
iv. Home Business
v. Home child care
Minimum lot frontage
(interior): 7.6 m
Minimum lot frontage
(corner lot): 9.4 m
Minimum front and
exterior side yard:
3 m to dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
0.5 m to private garage
Driveway cannot cross
front lot line.
The private garage can
only be attached to the
dwelling unit via a
breezeway with a
maximum width of 2.5 m.
The minimum separation
between the detached or
attached private garage
and the main dwelling unit
shall be 5 m. Decks may
encroach from the rear of
the main dwelling unit a
maximum of 2 m.
Maximum interior private
garage width: 6 m
Maximum driveway width:
6.5 m
Minimum interior side
yard for private garage:
0.6 m
Minimum depth of porch:
1.2 m
Pt. Lots 5, 6 & 7, Conc. 2
(Map 15)
2015-
080
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
54
R3
Minimum lot frontage:
5.5 m per dwelling unit
97-62A;
2011-
138
55
R3
Minimum distance
between dwellings: 1.8 m
A single storey private
garage, attached or
unattached to the main
structure, may encroach
into the required interior
side yard to a maximum
of 0.6 m from the lot line,
and may encroach into the
required exterior side
yard to a maximum of 2.6
m from the lot line.
Notwithstanding the
above, the minimum
required setback from the
common lot line between
attached units shall be nil
for the main building and
private garage.
Deck(s) may encroach
1.5 m into the minimum
required front and
exterior side yards.
The minimum required
setback for a private
garage from the front lot
line is 5.8m.
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2015-
057
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
56
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
5.5 m per dwelling unit
Pt. Lots 9-10, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2010-
90;
2010-
091;
2014-
037;
2014-
039
97-62A;
2011-
138
57
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
6.7 m per dwelling unit
Minimum front yard:
3.0 m
Minimum rear yard:
0.25 m to private garage
Minimum distance
between the private
garage and the interior
side yard:
0.6 m / 0.0 m
The private garage can
only be attached to the
main dwelling unit via a
breezeway with a
maximum width of 2.5 m.
Pt. Lots 10-11, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2010-
090;
2010-
093;
2012-
017;
2014-
037
58
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
6.0 m per dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
6.0 m
Pt. Lot 20, Conc. 3
(Map 5)
2012-
146
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
59
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
5.0 m per dwelling unit
Minimum exterior side
yard when abutting a
lane: 1.2 m
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2014-
038
60
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
6.25 m per dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
0.6 m
A private garage
accessed by a lane may
be detached or attached
to the dwelling unit.
There shall be no
minimum distance from a
dwelling unit to private
garage.
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2014-
038
61
R3
Minimum lot frontage:
6.5 m per dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
5.5 m
Minimum exterior side
yard: 2.19 m for Lot 2
Decks with a floor height
of more than 3.0 m may
be no closer than 4.0 m
from the rear lot line.
Pt. Lot 13, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2014-
133
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
62
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
6.5 m per dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
5.5 m
Minimum number of
visitor parking spaces: 6
Decks with a floor height
of more than 3.0 m may
be no closer than 4.0 m
from the rear lot line.
Pt. Lot 13, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2014-
133
63
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
5.5 m per dwelling unit
Minimum porch depth:
1.2 m
Pt Lots 16-19, Conc. 2
(Map 5)
2015-
027
64
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
5.5 m per dwelling unit
Maximum driveway width
for townhouse with rear
lane access: 6.5 m
The private garage can only
be attached to the main
dwelling unit via a
breezeway with a maximum
width of 2.5 m.
The minimum separation
between the detached or
attached private garage
and the main dwelling unit
shall be 5 m. Decks may
encroach from the rear of
the main dwelling unit a
maximum of 2 m.
Minimum porch depth:
1.2 m
Pt Lots 16-19, Conc. 2
(Map 5)
2015-
027
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
65
R4
Minimum rear yard:
5.35 m
Minimum exterior side
yard: 2.0 m
A parking space shall
have a minimum area of
15.0 m, measuring a
minimum of 6.0 m by 2.50
m exclusive of any aisles
or ingress and egress
lanes.
Decks with a floor height
of more than 3.0 m may
be no closer than 4.0 m
from the rear lot line.
Pt. Lot 107, Conc. 1 EYS
(Map 2)
2015-
061
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OFFICE CONSOLIDATION - OCTOBER 2020
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
66
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
5.5 m per dwelling unit
Minimum front yard:
3.0 m
Minimum rear yard:
5.35 m
0.3 m to private garage
10.4 m from main
building
Minimum exterior side
yard: 2.0 m
Private garages shall
only be attached to the
main building via a
roofed or enclosed
breezeway with a
maximum width of 2.5 m.
Minimum separation
between a detached
private garage and main
building shall be 4.0 m.
A parking space shall
have a minimum area of
15.0 m, measuring a
minimum of 6.0 m by 2.50
m exclusive of any aisles
or ingress and egress
lanes.
Decks with a floor height
of more than 3.0 m may
be no closer than 4.0 m
from the rear lot line.
Pt. Lot 107, Conc. 1 EYS
(Map 2)
2015-
061
TOWN OF EAST GWILLIMBURY ZONING BY-LAW
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
67
R4
Minimum rear yard:
6.0 m
A parking space shall
have a minimum area of
15.0 m, measuring a
minimum of 6.00 m by
2.50 m exclusive of any
aisles or ingress and
egress lanes.
Part of Registered Plan 98
(Map 2)
2015-
061
68
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
6.0 m per dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
0.5 m to private garage
Private garages shall
only be attached to the
main building via a
roofed or enclosed
breezeway with a
maximum width of 2.5 m.
For townhouses with
rear lane access, the
maximum driveway width
is 6.5 m.
Minimum porch depth:
1.2m
Pt Lots 5, 6 & 7, Conc. 2
(Map 15)
2015-
080
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
69
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
5.49 m per dwelling unit
Minimum front yard:
2.7 m
Minimum rear yard:
5.5 m
A deck is permitted on
the second storey,
projecting up to 4.5 m into
the rear yard, 1.2 m on
the interior side yard,
3.0 m on the exterior
yard, and 0.0 m to a
common lot line.
A roof deck is permitted.
Pt Lot 15, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2016-
026
70
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
6.0 m
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2016-
026
71
R4
Minimum lot frontage:
6.0 m
Minimum rear yard: 6.0 m
Decks with a floor height
of more than 3.0 m may
be no closer than 4.5 m
from the rear lot line.
Pt. Lot 15, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2016-
026
72
R4
Minimum rear yard:
6.0 m
Pt Lots 12 & 13, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2004-
122
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
73
R4
An attached private
garage may project up to
a maximum of 3.0 m in
front of the main face or
porch, but shall be
setback a minimum of 6.0
m from the front lot line.
Pt Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2008-
92
74
R4
A single storey private
garage, attached or
unattached to the main
structure, may encroach
into the required interior
side yard to a maximum
of 0.6 m from the lot line,
and may encroach into
the required exterior side
yard to a maximum of 2.6
m from the lot line.
Notwithstanding the
above, the minimum
required setback from the
common lot line between
attached units shall be nil
for the main building and
private garage.
The minimum required
setback for a private
garage from the front lot
line is 5.8m.
Pt Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2015-
057
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OFFICE CONSOLIDATION - OCTOBER 2020
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
75
R4
Limited to:
i. Townhouse
dwelling with
rear lane access
ii. Home business
Minimum lot frontage:
5.75 m per dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
0.70 m to private garage
Minimum exterior side
yard: 1.2 m
Minimum landscaped
open space: 12.5% lot
coverage
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2017-
135
76
R4
Limited to:
i. Townhouse
dwelling
ii. Home business
Minimum lot frontage:
6.1 m per dwelling unit
Minimum rear yard:
4 m
Minimum exterior side
yard: 1.2 m
Minimum landscaped
open space: 8% lot
coverage
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2017-
135
77
R5
Minimum landscaped
area: 20%
Parking shall be permitted
in the exterior side yard
on Thompson Drive.
There shall be a treed
planting strip having a
minimum width of 1.5 m
between Thompson Drive
and any parking areas
abutting Thompson Drive.
Pt. Lot 108, Conc. 1 EYS
(Map 2)
90-78
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
78
ER
Minimum front yard:
8.0 m
Minimum rear yard:
11.0 m
Minimum side yard:
3.0 m
Pt. Lot 104, Conc. 1, EYS
(Map 2)
80-24
79
ER
i. All uses
permitted in the
ER zone
ii. Group home for
up to 11 residents
No enlargement or
extension to the existing
residential building, as it
existed as of July 7, 2003,
shall be permitted.
Pt. Lot 107, Conc. 1, EYS
(Map 2)
2003-
67
80
RPS
i. All uses
permitted in the
RPS zone
ii. Dwelling unit
for owner or staff
iii. Private nursing
home and rest
home
Minimum front yard:
30.0 m
Minimum rear yard:
20.0 m
Minimum side yard:
(i) north side only: 1.8 m
(ii) all other sides: 15.0 m
Maximum floor area:
700.0 m2
Pt. Lot 112 & 113, Conc. 1
WYS (Map 3)
80-49
92-102
81
MU1
i. All uses
permitted by the
MU1 zone
ii. Motor vehicle
washing
establishment
iii. Laundry mat
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
82
MU1
i. Child care
centre is also
permitted under
the H4 holding
symbol
The required planting strip
in the front yard and
southern interior side
yard may be surfaced
with an asphalt, concrete
or other impermeable
paving material provided
an opaque fence is
erected thereon.
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 3
(Map 4)
87-121
83
C1
A maximum of six
dwelling units may be
permitted in a non-
residential building with a
private water supply and
sewage system.
All commercial uses shall
be of a dry nature.
Pt. Lot 116, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 3)
91-28
84
MU5
i. All uses
permitted in the
MU5 zone
ii. Townhouse
dwelling
iii. Townhouse
dwelling with
rear lane access
iv. Back-to-back
townhouse
dwelling
v. Hotel/motel
Pt. Lots 5, 6 & 7, Conc. 2
(Map 15)
2015-
080
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
85
MU1
A planting strip of 0.5 m
is permitted along the
westerly property line.
A minimum parking
space length of 5.7 m is
permitted.
Pt. Lot 108, Conc. 1 WYS
(Map 1)
2016-
003
86
HR
ORM
i. All uses
permitted in the
HR zone
ii. Motor vehicle
repair garage
iii. Repair or
service shop
Outdoor
storage
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 7
(Map 7D)
88-81
87
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Motor vehicle
gas bar
iii. Financial
institution
iv. Hotel / Motel
v. Service
commercial use
vi. Retail store
vii. Retail
showroom
accessory to a
warehousing
use within an
enclosed
building
Outdoor
storage
A strip of land not less
than 4.6 metres in width
along the Woodbine
Avenue frontage shall be
used for no purpose other
than landscaping. The
provisions herein shall not
apply to prevent the
provision of a road access
or pedestrian walkway
across the said
landscaped strip.
Pt. Lots 9 and 10, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
18879 and 18917
Woodbine Ave
90-18
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
88
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Financial
institution
iii. Commercial
school
iv. Retail
showroom
accessory to a
warehousing
use within an
enclosed
building
Pt. Lots 9 and 10, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
18879 and 18917
Woodbine Ave
90-18
89
MU6
i. All uses
permitted in the
MU6 zone
ii. Motor vehicle
sales / rental
establishment
iii. Motor vehicle
repair garage
iv. Motor vehicle
gas bar
v. Motor vehicle
washing
establishment
For the purpose of this
zone, a "public street"
shall include a private
driveway.
Pt. Lot 100, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 15)
2001-
110
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
90
I1
Children's play
equipment/structures
accessory to the
Montessori school shall
be permitted in the front
yard.
A 1.5 m planting strip
adjacent to north lot line
is required.
Pt. Lot 22, Conc. 2
(Map 5)
2004-
063
91
C1
A maximum of 4 dwelling
units may be permitted in
a non-residential building
with municipal water
supply and private
sewage system
Pt. Lot 116, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 3)
84-85
92
C4
i. All uses
permitted in the
C4 zone
ii. Motor vehicle
gas bar located
immediately east
of the future
north-south local
collector road
right-of-way and
adjacent to the
Queensville
Sideroad right-
of-way
iii. Restaurant with
drive-through
facility
Motor vehicle
washing
establishment
A maximum of three gas
bar islands are permitted.
One gas bar canopy
structure with an area of
no more than 384 m2 is
permitted.
An accessory
convenience retail
structure with a ground
floor area of no more
than 290 m2 is permitted.
Pt. Lot 20, Conc. 3
(Map 5)
2012-
146
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
93
MU3
Maximum height: 58 m
Recreational Amenity
shall be provided at a rate
of 2.5 m2 per dwelling
unit. For purposes of this
provision, Recreational
Amenity shall mean
indoor or outdoor
common areas provided
for the use of the
occupants of the dwelling
units and may include but
not be limited to such
areas as swimming pools,
fitness and recreation
facilities, meeting rooms,
gardens, roof top
terraces, lounges, etc.
Pt. Lot 101, Conc. 1, EYS
(Map 15)
75-33,
75-59,
2010-
041,
2012-
071
94
C4
i. All uses
permitted in the
C4 zone
ii. Repair or
service shop
Maximum gross floor area
of grocery store: 1,750 m2
Maximum gross floor area
for restaurant, retail
store, service
commercial use, repair or
service shop:
755 m2 per individual use
Minimum interior side
yard: Nil (increased to 3.0
m abutting a Residential
zone boundary)
Pt. of Lot 11, Conc. 3
(Map 4)
19101 Leslie St
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Minimum setback for
outdoor display and
sales areas:
4 m from any lot line
Notwithstanding Section
5.6(a), the parking area
must contain a minimum of
3% of the area as
landscaping.
Notwithstanding Section
5.11(c), the number of
parking spaces required
may be calculated using a
ratio of 1 parking space
per 24 m2 of total gross
leasable floor area to a
maximum of 1 parking
space per 20 m2 of total
gross leasable floor area.
Where restaurants occupy
more than 20% of the
gross leasable floor area
of the development, the
parking standard of 1
parking space per 15 m2
of gross leasable floor
area shall apply to that
portion of restaurants that
are above the 20% level.
95
C4-6
ORM
Maximum height:
17.2 metres
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2017-
042
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
96
C2
i. All uses
permitted in the
C2 zone
ii. Hotel/motel or
tourist cabins
iii. One dwelling
unit on the
second storey of
a building used
for storage of
boats, provided
the building
shall not be used
to service boats
or motorized
vehicles or to
store gasoline of
other flammable
materials or
substances.
Pt. Lot 119, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 8)
75-57
76-29
97
C2
i. All uses
permitted in the
C2 zone
ii. Single detached
dwelling
Pt. Lot 121, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 8)
76-49
98
C3
ORM
i. All uses
permitted in the
C3 zone
ii. Warehouse
iii. Outdoor
storage
Maximum gross floor
area for retail store:
2,000 m2
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
6 Princess Street and
19219 Highway 48
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
99
C4
ORM
Limited to:
i.
Equipment
rental
establishment
ii. Business
office
iii. Garden Centre
iv. Restaurant
v. Retail store
vi. Financial
institution
vii. Medical office
viii. Commercial
School
ix. Commercial
fitness centre
x. Animal
daycare
Minimum front yard:
1.5m
Minimum width of access
ramp(s) and driveway(s)
accessing a parking area
or parking garage: 6.0m
for two-way traffic
A loading space is
permitted within the
minimum required
interior side yard.
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2 Don Rose Blvd.
100
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Single
detached
dwelling
Pt. Lot 112, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 3)
90-94;
2009-
94
101
M1
i. All uses
permitted in the
M1 zone
ii. Motor vehicle
sales / rental
establishment
Outdoor
storage of any
goods or
materials which
are obnoxious,
visually or
otherwise,
Minimum interior side
and rear yard for
outdoor storage: 3 m
Maximum lot coverage
for outdoor storage: 25%
19752 Holland Landing Rd
Pt. Lot 110, Conc. 1 WYS
(Map 1)
2000-
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iii. Outdoor
storage
iv. Bulk storage
tank facility
limited to
propane
including derelict
or scrap vehicles
or machinery,
and worn-out
appliances or
equipment.
Minimum landscaping
area around the perimeter
of the property: 6 m
Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
102
M2
i.
All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Financial
institution
iii. Garden Centre
iv. Hotel / Motel
v. Trade and
convention
centre
vi. Restaurant
vii. Restaurant with
drive through
facility
viii. Service
commercial use
ix. Place of
amusement
x. Retail store
xi. Animal clinic
xii. Commercial
recreation use
xiii. Motor vehicle
sales/rental
establishment
Maximum height: 16 m
Pt. Lot 5, Conc. 3
(Map 15)
2005-
082;
2005-
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xiv. Motor vehicle
washing
establishment
xv. Child Care
Centre as an
ancillary use
Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
103
M2
Minimum rear yard: 6 m
Minimum exterior side
yard: 4.8 m
Maximum lot coverage
for outdoor storage:
25%
Section 4.23(c) does not
apply to the exterior lot
line.
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2740 Davis Dr
2013-
020
104
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Concrete
batching plant
iii. Accessory uses,
which shall
include a hopper,
silo, conveyor
belt, truck
washing pad,
outdoor storage
of aggregate and
the parking of
commercial
Minimum rear yard and
interior side yard
setback: Nil
Minimum exterior side
yard: 6 m
Maximum lot coverage for
outdoor storage: 60%
Section 4.21 shall not
apply.
Section 4.23(c) does not
apply to the exterior lot
line.
Section 5.6 shall not apply.
Notwithstanding Table 9B,
the minimum landscaping
area shall be as approved
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2696 Davis Dr
2012-
065;
2013-
127
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machinery and
equipment.
through the Site Plan
application.
A retaining wall may be
permitted within a
minimum yard as
approved through the Site
Plan application.
Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
105
M2
Maximum lot coverage
for outdoor storage is
60%
Minimum rear yard for
outdoor storage: 6 m
Minimum rear yard: 6 m
A retaining wall may be
permitted within a
minimum yard as
approved through the Site
Plan application.
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2696 Davis Dr
2012-
065;
2013-
127
106
M2
Maximum lot coverage
for outdoor storage is
30%
Minimum rear yard for
outdoor storage: 6 m
Minimum exterior side
yard: 6 m
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2696 Davis Dr
2012-
065;
2013-
127
107
M1
i. All uses
permitted in the
M1 zone
ii. Motor vehicle
gas bar
Pt. Lot 16, Conc. 3
(Map 5)
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iii. Restaurant with
drive-through
facility
108
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Truck storage
facility
Pt. Lot 112, Conc. 1 WYS
(Map 3)
83-48
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
109
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Concrete
batching plant
iii. Accessory
uses, which
shall include a
hopper, silo,
conveyor belt,
truck washing
pad, outdoor
storage of
aggregate and
the parking of
commercial
machinery and
equipment.
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2005-
44
110
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Motor vehicle
sales / rental
establishment
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2006-
111
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
111
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Truck storage
facility
iii. Boat and marine
supply, storage,
repair, and/or
sales
establishment
Pt. Lot 112, Conc. 1 WYS
(Map 3)
2007-
92
112
M2
i. All uses
permitted in the
M2 zone
ii. Truck storage
facility
iii. Boat and marine
supply, storage,
repair, and/or
sales
establishment
Minimum front yard:
5 m
Minimum exterior side
yard: 5 m
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2012-
061
113
I1
i. All uses permitted
in the I1 zone
ii. Single detached
dwelling
Pt. Lot 9, Conc. 2 (Map 4)
80-17
114
I1
Minimum front yard:
3.5 m
Minimum rear yard:
3.5 m
Maximum height: nil
Pt. Lot 10, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
78-65
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
115
I1
Limited to:
i. Child care
centre and
associated
accessory
structures
Maximum height: 9 m
Minimum width of
planting strip: 2 m
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2006-
081
116
I1
Limited to:
i. Agricultural use
ii. Conservation
use
iii. A residential
care facility
iv. Associated
parking area
with 67 parking
spaces
v. Business office
vi. Private park
Pt. Lot 103, Conc. 1, WYS
(Map 15)
2009-
087
117
I1
Minimum planting
strip:
-
North lot line: nil
-
South lot line: 1 m
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
2012-
131
118
RU
Minimum side yard:
2.4 m
Pt. Lot 35, Conc. 2
(Map 7A)
87-71
119
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. The processing
of poultry and
poultry
products.
Pt. Lot 22, Conc. 2
(Map 5)
89-86
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
120
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Cemetery
Pt. Lots 8 and 9, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
74-30;
96-25;
96-61;
96-98
121
RU
Minimum interior side
yard: 3.0 m
Pt. Lot 21, Conc. 4
(Map 9)
97-45
122
RU
One detached private
garage shall be
permitted to have a
maximum floor area of
167.0 m2
Pt. Lot 109, Conc. 1 WYS
(Map 1)
98-91
123
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. A kennel
accessory to an
animal clinic;
iii. Municipal cat
pound facility
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
124
RU
Minimum interior side
yard: 1.5 m / 3.0 m
Maximum lot coverage:
30%
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
2000-
83
125
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Accessory Farm
Employee
Accommodation
Accessory farm
employee
accommodation shall
not be used for
residential purposes
between the last day of
November and March
15th.
Pt. Lots 34 & 35, Conc. 2
(Map 8)
2000-
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
126
RU
i. Single detached
dwelling
ii. Accessory farm
employee
accommodation
Pt. Lot 26, Conc. 2
(Map 8)
2012-
031
127
RU
i. All uses
permitted in the
RU zone
ii. Storage of farm
machinery,
implements and
rental
equipment;
iii. Farm related
commercial and
industrial uses
including
fertilizer sales,
mulch sales, and
feed and seed
sales;
iv. Sale of seasonal
produce or
goods, primarily
grown or made
on local farms.
Pt. Lot 34, Conc. 3
(Map 8)
22517 Leslie St
2014-
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
128
M2
Notwithstanding Table
9B, the minimum
landscaping area shall
be 8%.
Minimum interior side
yard and rear yard for
retaining walls: 0 m
Pt. Lot 5, Conc. 3
(Map 15)
125 Corcoran Crt
129
AER
i. All uses
permitted in the
AER zone
ii. Trucking
operation
Building associated
with trucking operation
cannot exceed 920 m2
of ground floor area.
22481 Kennedy Rd
130
I1
Limited to:
i. Post-secondary
institution
Pt. Lots 21 and 22, Conc.
3.
(Map 5)
131
OS2
i. All uses
permitted in the
OS2 zone
ii. Single detached
dwelling
iii. Recreational
uses, including
volleyball courts
iv. Clubhouse
i. Golf course
ii. Swimming
pool
iii. Indoor skating
rink
iv. Day camp
v. Community
centre
vi. Marina
Pt. Lot 19, Conc. 6
(Map 12)
78-57
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
132
OS2
i. Maximum number of
recreational vehicle
sites: 295
ii. Minimum lot area of
recreational vehicle
each site: 370.0 m2
iii. Minimum lot
frontage of
recreational vehicle
each site:
9.5 m
iv. Setback of
recreational vehicle:
7.5 m from adjacent
property held in
separate ownership
Pt. Lot 27, Conc. 8
(Map 10)
86-135
133
OS2
i. All uses
permitted in the
OS2 zone
ii. Restaurant
iii. 20-unit hotel
Restaurant cannot
exceed 250 m2
Pt. Lot 27, Conc. 8
(Map 10)
86-135
134
OS2
i. All uses
permitted in the
OS2 zone
ii. One apartment
dwelling unit for
caretaker/ owner
Pt. Lot 102, Conc. 1,
WYS, (Map 15)
94-55
135
EP
One right-of-access,
driveway, or street or
road shall be permitted
to provide access to
lands subject to this
exception.
97-62A;
2011-
138
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
136
ORMC
Single detached
dwelling
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 8
(Map 14)
2013-
088
137
ORMCS
Single detached
dwelling
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 8
(Map 14)
2013-
088
138
ORMCL
Minimum lot area: 0.6
ha
Minimum lot frontage:
30.0 m
Maximum lot coverage:
15%
Pt. Lot 6, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2003-
64
139
ORMCL Limited to:
i. Conservation
use
ii. Passive
recreation
iii. Stormwater
management
facility
No part of any building,
structure or accessory
use, including, but not
limited to, driveways,
patios, swimming
pools, fences,
landscaping shall be
erected or allowed to
encroach on these
lands. Notwithstanding
the above, a reserve
septic bed area may be
permitted subject to the
approval of the Town.
Any land may be
included in the
calculation of any zone
provisions for the same
lot which is in the
registered plan of
subdivision
Pt. Lot 6, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
2003-
64
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Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
140
ORMCL Limited to:
i. Conservation
use
ii. Stormwater
management
facility
A fence or other suitable
structure, as
determined by the
Town, shall be erected
and maintained on the
boundary to clearly
demarcate its
boundaries within the
lots.
Any land may be
included in the
calculation of any zone
provisions for the same
lot which is in the
registered plan of
subdivision
2003-
64
141
C2
Limited to:
i. All uses
permitted in the
EP zone
ii. Marina
Pt. Lot 6, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
142
M1
i. All uses permitted in
the M1 zone
ii. Motor vehicle or
recreational vehicle
sales / rental
establishment
iii. Garden Centre
iv. Equipment rental
establishment
v. Motor vehicle gas
bar
vi. Restaurant
vii. Restaurant with
drive through
facility
viii. Theatre
ix. Commercial
recreational use
x. Retail store (subject
to H5 and H6 holding
provisions)
Pt. Lot 108, Conc 1
WYS (Map 1)
97-62A;
2011-
138
143
MU1 i. All uses permitted in
the MU1 zone
ii. Single detached
dwelling subject to
the R2-1 zone
provisions
Pt. Lot 9, Conc 2
(Map 4)
2010-
091;
2014-
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
144
MU1 i. All uses permitted in
the MU1 zone
ii. Motor vehicle repair
garage
Pt. Lot 12, Conc 8
(Map 6)
145
C1
Limited to:
i. Golf driving range
ii. Miniature golf
course
iii. Garden centre
iv. Retail store
v. Commercial
recreation use
vi. Equipment rental
establishment
vii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct retail
sales on the same
lot
viii. Outdoor display
and sales area
associated with
additional permitted
uses (iii) through
(vii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Maximum lot
coverage: 25%
Maximum ground floor
area of outdoor
display and sales
area: 20 m2 as per
approved Site Plan
Pt. Lot 5, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
18237 Woodbine Ave
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
146
MU1
i. All uses permitted
in the MU1 zone
ii. Group home with
no more than 12
residents and 2 live-
in staff
Pt. of Lot 11, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
19111 Centre St
147
RU
i.
All uses permitted
in the RU zone
ii.
Electrical
contracting
business
Pt. of Lot 23, Conc. 3
(Map 8)
20894 Woodbine Ave
148
MU1 i.
All uses permitted
in the MU1 zone
ii.
Group home with
no more than 26
residents
Pt. of Lot 107, Conc. 1
EYS (Map 2)
9 School Street
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
149
C1
Limited to:
i. Golf driving range
ii. Miniature golf
course
iii. Garden centre
iv. Commercial
recreation use
v. Equipment rental
establishment
vi. Retail store
vii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct retail
sales on the same
lot
viii. Motor vehicle gas
bar
ix. Restaurant with
drive through
facility
Outdoor display
and sales area
associated with
permitted uses
(vi) through (vii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 103, Conc. 1
WYS (Map 15)
18582 Yonge St
150
M2
i. All uses permitted
in the M2 zone
ii. Outdoor storage of
boats, trucks, buses
and recreational
vehicles
Pt. of Lot 110, Conc. 1
WYS (Map 1)
19715 Bathurst St
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
151
ORM
CS
i.
All uses permitted
in the ORMCS
zone
ii.
Contractor yard
iii.
Business office
iv.
Outdoor storage
Maximum lot coverage
for outdoor storage:
10%
Outdoor storage shall
be fully enclosed by a
1.8 m fence.
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 7
(Map 12)
4894 Mount Albert Rd
152
C1
Limited to:
i. Motor vehicle
repair garage
ii. Motor vehicle
body shop
There shall be no
mechanical repair of
motor vehicles, auto
body repairs and spray
painting performed
outside of the building.
Pt. Lot 35, Conc. 8
(Map 7C)
5401 Ravenshoe Rd
77-71
80-35
83-46
153
M2
Limited to:
i. Motor vehicle
repair garage
ii. Single detached
dwelling subject to
the RPS provisions
Total floor area for
motor vehicle repair
garage use shall be
limited to buildings
existing as of the
effective date of this
By-law.
Pt. Lot 110, Conc. 1
WYS
(Map 1)
141 Toll Rd
154
M2
Limited to:
i. Industrial use
ii. Accessory retail
iii. Business office
Pt. Lot 110, Conc. 1
WYS (Map 1)
34 Centennial Avenue
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
155
RU
i. All uses permitted
in the RU zone
ii. Golf driving range
iii. Miniature golf
course
iv. Garden centre
v. Commercial
recreation use
vi. Equipment rental
establishment
vii. Retail store
viii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct retail
sales on the same
lot
Outdoor display
and sales area
associated with
additional
permitted uses
(vii) through (viii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 18, Conc. 7
(Map 12)
20122 Highway 48
156
C3
ORM
Maximum gross floor
area for retail store:
2,000 m2
Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 8
(Map 6)
19263 Highway 48
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
157
M1
Limited to:
-
Brewery/winer
y/distillery
-
Business
office
-
Commercial
self-storage
facility
-
Hotel/motel
-
Industrial mall
-
Industrial use
-
Trade and
convention
centre
-
Warehouse
Ancillary uses may only
be permitted in
accordance with the
special provisions of
this exception and shall
be limited to the
following uses:
-
Service
commercial
uses
-
Restaurants
and
restaurants
with drive-thru
service facility
-
Financial
Ancillary uses may
also be permitted in
single-storey
standalone buildings
provided that any
individual ancillary
use or unit does not
exceed a maximum
gross floor area of
1,000m².
Ancillary uses shall
only be permitted
once a building
permit has been
obtained for the
5,900m² industrial
mall. The total gross
floor uses shall not
exceed 2,300m².
An additional 3,750m²
of single-storey
standalone ancillary
uses may be
permitted upon
completion of the
industrial mall with a
floor area not less
Pt. Lot 1, Conc. 4
(Map 13)
17611 Woodbine
Avenue
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institutions
-
Commercial
schools
-
Commercial
fitness centres
-
Child care
centres
-
Retail stores
than 5,900 m².
For the purposes of
this By-law, the west
property line abutting
Woodbine Avenue
shall be deemed the
Front Lot Line.
The arrangement of
buildings, parking,
landscaping and
phasing shall be in
general conformity
with the site plan
included as Appendix
1 of this By-law.
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
158
C1
Limited to:
i. Single detached
dwelling
ii. Golf driving range
iii. Miniature golf
course
iv. Garden centre
v. Commercial
recreation use
vi. Equipment rental
establishment
vii. Retail store
viii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct retail
sales on the same
lot
ii. Outdoor
display and
sales area
associated with
additional
permitted uses
(vii) through
(viii).
Maximum gross floor
area for retail stores:
1,000 m2
Pt. Lot 35, Conc. 8
(Map 7C)
22625 Highway 48
Pt. Lot 11, Conc. 2
(Map 4)
947 Mount Albert Rd
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
159
C1
Limited to:
i. Golf driving range
ii. Miniature golf
course
iii. Garden centre
iv. Commercial
recreation use
v. Equipment rental
establishment
vi. Retail store
vii. Wholesale
establishment
which conduct retail
sales on the same
lot
viii. Financial
institution
ix. Business office
x. Commercial school
xi. Farm implement
sales and supply
establishment
xii. Medical office
xiii. Private club
xiv. Service commercial
use
xv. Taxi service depot
Pt. Lot 18, Conc. 4
(Map 11)
20091 Woodbine Ave
2018-0
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
160
M1
and
M2
Notwithstanding Table
5B, the minimum
required number of
parking spaces for the
Operations Centre with
a ground floor area of
5,320 m2 is 110
spaces.
Pt. Lot 16, Conc. 3
(Map 5)
19850 Woodbine Ave
2018-
071
161
C1
-
All uses in the
C1 zone
-
Medical Office
-
Business
Office
-
Minimum
interior side
yard: 0m
-
Minimum
number of
required
parking spaces
is inclusive of
the required
accessible
parking
spaces.
-
Minimum width
of access
ramp(s) and
driveway(s)
accessing a
parking area or
parking
garage: 6.0m
for two-way
traffic.
Pt. Lot 80, Judge's Plan
402 (Map 5) 20415
Leslie Street
0
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Exception
No.
Zone Permitted Uses
Uses Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-
Law
No.
162
R6-
162,
R6-
162(H
1)
i. All uses permitted
in the R6 Zone
ii. Dwelling,
Townhouse
iii. Dwelling, Stacked
Townhouse
i.
Notwithstanding
Section 5.2.9(a),
the minimum
width of a
driveway
accessing a
parking area
shall be 6.0
metres for two-
way traffic.
ii.
Notwithstanding
Section
4.7(a)(ii), decks
are permitted
within a rear
yard to a point
no closer than
1.5 metres from
the rear lot line.
iii.
Notwithstanding
section 4.8, a
porch may
encroach to a
point no closer
than 0.60
metres from an
interior side
yard abutting an
end unit.
Townhouse:
iv.
Minimum Front
Yard setback to
Pt. Lot 12, Concession 2
(Map 4)
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the face of an
attached private
garage: 5.8
metres
v.
Minimum Rear
Yard: 4.2
metres
Townhouse with rear
lane access:
i.
For the
purposes of this
By-law, the
front lot line of
a through lot
shall be that lot
line which is not
traversed by a
driveway.
ii.
Minimum Lot
Frontage: 5.7
metres per unit
iii.
Minimum Front
Yard: 2.4
metres
iv.
Minimum Rear
Yard to a
building with an
integral garage:
1.0 metres
v.
Minimum
Exterior Side
Yard: 1.40
metres
Stacked Townhouse:
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i.
Stacked
Townhouse
Dwellings shall
only be
permitted on
lands to a point
not more than
60 metres north
of the Mount
Albert Road
property line.
ii.
Minimum Lot
Frontage: 6.0
metres
iii.
Minimum Front
Yard: 3.0
metres
iv.
Minimum Rear
Yard: 1.0
metres
v.
Minimum
Interior Side
Yard: 1.2
metres
vi.
Minimum
Exterior Side
Yard: 1.2
metres
vii.
Maximum
Height: 14.0
metres
viii.
Minimum
setback to a
building with an
attached private
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garage: 1.0
metres
ix.
Minimum
separation
distance
between
buildings: 2.4
metres
x.
The Multiple
Dwelling
parking
requirements of
Table 5A shall
apply to this
use.
Retirement Home:
i.
For the
purposes of this
By-law, the
front lot line
shall be the lot
line abutting
Regional Road
13.
ii.
Maximum
number of
assisted living
dwelling units:
204
iii.
Minimum Front
Yard: 1.5
metres
iv.
Minimum Front
Yard setback to
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a canopy: 0.0
metres
v.
Minimum Front
Yard setback to
a Patio Wall
Enclosure: 0.0
metres
vi.
Minimum Rear
Yard: 6.0
metres
vii.
Minimum
Interior Side
Yard: 3.0
metres
viii.
Notwithstanding
the
requirements of
Section 5.9, a
total parking
supply of 90
parking spaces
shall be
provided on the
subject
property,
inclusive of 4
accessible
parking spaces
ix.
A minimum of 4
bicycle parking
shall be
required
x.
Notwithstanding
Section 5.13,
the minimum
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dimensions of a
loading space
shall be 3.5
metres by 10.1
metres
Exception
No.
Zone
Permitted Uses
Uses
Prohibited
Special Provisions
Location
By-Law
No.
163
R4
(163)
Minimum frontage: 6
metres
Minimum rear yard
setback to the
garage: 0.6 metres
Maximum building
height: 13.0 metres
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Appendix 1
Part of Lot 1, Concession 4
Town of East Gwillimbury, Regional Municipality of York
As it relates to Section 16, Exception No, 157