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S E C T I O N 24 - C5 ZONE
24.1
TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
OFFICE CONSOLIDATION
SECTION 24 - RECREATIONAL COMMERCIAL (C5) ZONE
24.1
Subject to the General Provisions of Section 6 and all other applicable
requirements of this By-law, the provisions of this Section shall apply in all
Recreational Commercial (C5) Zones.
24.2
PERMITTED USES
(a)
- Bowling alleys
- Curling clubs
- Eating establishments
- Marinas
- Trailer parks and camps
- Banquet Halls
Hotels
Motels
Curling Clubs
Lodges
- Recreational Uses as defined in this By-law
(b) Dwelling units only to the extent necessary for the maintenance and security staff,
provided such residential uses are located on the same lot as such principal use and
such staff are employed on the premises;
(c) Uses, buildings and structures accessory to the foregoing permitted uses.
24.3 REGULATIONS
Minimum Lot Frontage
30m
Minimum Lot Area
1850 sq. m.
Maximum Lot Coverage
35 percent
Maximum Gross Floor Area
50 percent
Minimum Front Yard
12m
Minimum Interior Side Yard
4.5m except the minimum interior side yard
abutting any Residential Zone shall be 7.5m
Minimum Exterior Side Yard
12m
Minimum Rear Yard
7.5m except:
(i) the minimum rear yard abutting a
Residential Zone shall be 10.5m
(ii) the minimum rear yard abutting a public
street shall be 9m
Maximum Building Height
i) 3 storeys
ii) 12m
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TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
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24.4 REGULATIONS FOR TRAILER PARK AND CAMP
Minimum Lot Frontage
60m
Minimum Lot Area
2 ha
Minimum Yard Requirements
No trailer, building, or structure shall be
located within 15m of a public street nor
within 7.5m of a side or rear lot line that
does not abut a public street, nor within
15m of the boundary of any Residential
Zone
Trailer Locations
No trailer shall be permitted except upon a
trailer site
Minimum Individual Trailer Site Area
185 sq. m but in no case shall the total area
occupied by the total number of trailer sites
in a trailer camp exceed 30/ha
Minimum Individual Trailer Site Frontage
9m
Required Access
Each trailer site shall be accessible by
means of a driveway:
(a)
at least 3.5m in width where the
driveway is for one-way traffic, or
(b)
at least 7.5m in width where the
driveway is for two-way traffic
24.5
REGULATIONS FOR MARINAS
a)
Front and rear yards shall not be used for any purpose other than
landscaping
b)
Every marina establishment shall be serviced with municipally approved
piped water supply and sanitary sewers
c)
Entrance and exit ramps for automobile traffic shall not exceed two in
number and each such ramp shall have a minimum width of 7.5m.
d)
All other provisions of Section 24.3 hereof shall apply to Marinas
EXCEPTIONS TO RECREATIONAL COMMERCIAL (C5) ZONE
C5-5 (129-90) 3189 Niagara River Parkway
(Relocated to ECU-5)
C5-20 (216-1990) 3033 Townline Road
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Recreational Commercial (C5) zone to the contrary,
the use of the lands indicated as C5-20 on Schedule "A" shall be for a year round mobile
home park, and uses, building and structures accessory thereto, and the following special
regulations shall apply thereto:
a)
no mobile home shall be permitted except upon a mobile home site;
b)
no mobile home building or structure shall be located:
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TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
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(i)
within 15 metres of any public street plus any applicable distance as
specified on Schedule B.
(ii)
no mobile home, building or structure shall be located within 7.5 metres of a
side or rear lot line that does not abut a public street or within 15 metres of
the boundary of any residential zone.
c)
the minimum mobile home site area shall be 185 square metres but in no case
shall the number of mobile home sites in the mobile home park exceed 408 sites
within the park;
d)
the minimum mobile home site frontage shall not be less than 9 metres;
e)
each mobile home site shall be accessible by means of a driveway:
(i)
At least 3.5 metres in width where the driveway is for one-way traffic, or:
(ii)
At least 7.5 metres in width where the driveway is for two-way traffic.
f)
a minimum of 1.25 parking spaces per mobile home site must be provided within
the mobile home park.
C5-25 (129-1990) 3129 Niagara River Parkway (Relocated to ECU-25)
C5-28 (129-1990) Niagara Parks Marina (Relocated to OS-28)
C5-33 (129-1990) 1047 Niagara River Parkway (Relocated to ECU-33)
C5-73 (129-1990) Tatler Motel, Southwest Corner of Garrison Road and Rosehill
(Relocated to RU-73)
C5-210(H) (78-1999) 3033 Townline Road - DELETED
Deleted by Amending By-law No. 123-2003.
C5-280 (129-1990) Erie Road North Side, East of Point Abino (Relocated to ECU-
280)
C5-314 (78-1999, 78-03, 123-04) Black Creek Retirement Parks, 3033 Townline
Road
These lands are zoned "Recreational Commercial C5-314 Zone" and all of the
provisions that relate to lands zoned "Recreation Commercial C5 Zone" by this by-law
shall apply to those lands zoned "Recreational Commercial Holding C5(H)-314 Zone",
except that notwithstanding the provisions of the "Recreation Commercial C5 Zone" to
the contrary, the use of the lands indicated as C5-314 on Schedule A shall be used for a
year round mobile home park INCLUDING BOTH MOBILE HOMES AND SITE BUILT
DWELLINGS ON SLAB FOUNDATIONS, and uses, buildings and structures accessory
thereto together with the following special regulations:
i. no mobile home or site built dwelling shall be permitted except upon a mobile
home site;
ii. no building or structure shall be located within 15m of a public street;
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iii. no mobile home, site built dwelling, building or structure shall be located within
7.5 metres of a side or rear lot line that does not about a public street or within 15
metres of boundary of any residential zone.
iv. the minimum mobile home site area shall be 300 square metres but in no case
shall the number of mobile home sites on the lands exceed 31 sites.
v. the minimum mobile home site frontage shall not be less than 12 metres.
vi. each mobile home site shall be accessible by means of a driveway:
a)
at least 3.5 metres in width where the driveway is for one-way
traffic, or;
b)
at least 7.5 metres in width where the driveway is for two-way
traffic.
vii. a minimum 1.25 parking spaces per mobile home site shall be provided within the
mobile home park.
viii. no mobile home or site built dwelling shall be located closer than 5 metres to the
100 year floodline or 15 metres to the wetland boundary as shown in the Black
Creek Retirement Village Proposed Expansion, Scoped Environmental Impact
Study prepared by Natural Resource Solutions Inc. dated February 4th, 1999
whichever is greater.