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CORPORATION OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF EDWARDSBURGH CARDINAL
BY-LAW NO. 2025-22
"BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND ZONING BY-LAW NO. 2022-37"
General Amendment to
Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 2022-37
HEREAS By-law No. 2022-37, as amended , regulates the use of land and the use and
rection of buildings and structures within the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal; and
HE REAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal deems
t advisable to amend By-law No. 2022-37, as amended, as hereinafter set forth ;
OW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Edwardsburgh
ardinal enacts as follows:
1. The lands affected by this By-law include the entire corporate limits of the Township
of Edwardsburgh Cardinal.
2. Section 2 (Definitions) is hereby amended by deleting the definition of DOMESTIC
. FOWL COOP and replacing it with:
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DOMESTIC FOWL COOP shall mean an accessory residential structure
consisting of a coop and run (fixed or mobile) intended to securely house
domestic fowl.
3. Section 4.5 (Hobby Farms and Keeping of Domestic Fowl) is hereby amended by
adding the following provision immediately after Subsection 2:
3. Domestic Fowl Coop (Settlement Areas)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1 and Sections 4.5.1 and 4.5.2; a
domestic fowl coop shall be permitted accessory to a permitted single
dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or townhouse dwelling in the Residential
First Density (R1 ), Residential Second Density (R2) and Residential Third
Density (R3) zones within the Village of Cardinal, Village of Johnstown and
Village of Spencerville, subject to the following provisions:
a) The definition of Domestic Fowl within this provision shall mean a
female chicken or female duck, being a minimum of 4 months of age.
b) Fowl shall be kept in a secure coop and run with a roof structure at all
times.
c) Fowl shall be kept in a secure coop between the hours of 9:00 pm to
6:00 am
d) Maximum number of Domestic Fowl
e) Size and Height of Structure
i. Minimum floor area of Coop
ii. Minimum floor area of Run
5
0.5 m2 per fowl
0.9 m2 per fowl
iii. Maximum floor area of a combined Coop and Run 10 m2
iv. Maximum height of structure
3.0 m
f) Setbacks:
i. Interior Side Lot Line
1.2 m
ii. Rear Lot Line
1.2 m
iii. From the closest point of any dwelling
3.0 m
iv. From closest point of any well
3.0m
g) The location of a manure storage container or composter shall comply
with the same setback requirements as a coop and run.
h) Deceased fowl shall be safely taken to a livestock disposal facility and
not be placed with household garbage or buried on the premises.
i) Shall not be permitted on a lot located within a Wellhead Protection
Area (WHPA) or an Intake Protection Zone (IPZ).
j) Prohibited Uses:
i. Roosters are prohibited.
ii. The sale of eggs, or any fowl related biproduct is prohibited.
iii. The keeping of meat birds is prohibited.
iv. Free range or fowl at large are prohibited
v. Slaughtering of any domestic fowl on the premises is prohibited.
A property owner interested in learning more about the keeping and care of
Domestic Fowl, biosecurity and flock safety, can access links to
educational documents on the Township's website at www.twpec.ca
4. The By-law shall become effective on the date of passing hereof, subject to the
provisions of Section 34 (21) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended .
Read a first and second time this 29 day of April, 2025.
ead a third time and adopted this 29 day of April, 2025.
Tory Deschamps (May 6, 2025 14:49 EDT)
ayor
Clerk